5.3.2 Residential Use Standards

Commercial dorms shall be permitted in accordance with the use table in Sec. 5.1, Use Table, subject to the following:

1. The site plan shall include an approved floor plan showing the number of rooms and the proposed number of tenants. The floor plan shall be kept on file with the Inspections Department.

Congregate living facilities shall be permitted in accordance with the use table in Sec. 5.1, Use Table, subject to the following:

1. Residential suites or assisted living units without cooking facilities shall be permitted to be constructed at the same density as the base density for dwelling units with each room or suite considered a dwelling unit.

2. Facilities with the following on-site common use facilities dining, recreation, health care, a convalescent center, and multifamily units; shall not exceed 1½ times the allowed multifamily base density of the district, with each unit counted separately, except in the DD District where there is no limit on the multifamily base density.

3. Facilities with the following on-site common use facilities dining, recreation, health care, and a convalescent center; shall not exceed two times the allowed base density for the district, with each room or suite considered a dwelling unit, except in the DD District where there is no limit on the multifamily base density.

4. Density limits indicated above may be exceeded with approval of a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

Family care and group home facilities shall be permitted in accordance with the use table in Sec. 5.1, Use Table, subject to the following:

a. Family care home facilities shall be separated by a minimum of 1,125 linear feet.

b. Measurements shall be made as a straight line measurement from the closest point on the property line of each family care home facility.

a. The facility shall meet all State requirements, and all applicable housing and building code requirements.

b. The facility shall be separated by a minimum 1,125 linear feet from a group home or family care home facility. Measurements shall be made as a straight line measurement from the closest point on the property line of each facility.

Class A and Class B manufactured homes shall be permitted in accordance with the use table in Sec. 5.1, Use Tables, subject to the following:

Class A Manufactured Homes shall meet or exceed the following criteria:

a. The manufactured home shall have a length not exceeding four times its width, with length measured along the longest axis and width measured at the narrowest part of the other axis.

b. The manufactured home shall have a minimum of 960 square feet of enclosed and heated living area per dwelling unit.

c. The pitch of the roof of the manufactured home shall have a minimum vertical rise of three feet for each 12 feet of horizontal run and the roof shall be finished with a type of shingle that is commonly used in standard residential construction.

d. All roof structures shall provide an eave projection of no less than six inches, which may include a gutter.

e. The exterior siding shall consist predominantly of vinyl or aluminum horizontal siding (whose reflectivity does not exceed that of gloss white paint), wood, or hardboard, comparable in composition, appearance and durability to the exterior siding commonly used in standard residential construction.

f. The manufactured home shall be set up in accordance with the standards set by the North Carolina Department of Insurance. Except as otherwise required per NCGS § 160D-910, screening of the foundation area shall be by a continuous, permanent masonry foundation or masonry curtain wall in accordance with NC Building Code and Durham Minimum Housing Code regulations, unbroken except for required ventilation and access, and which shall be installed under the perimeter of the manufactured home.

g. Stairs, porches, entrance platforms, ramps, and other means of entrance to and exit from the manufactured home shall be installed or constructed in accordance with the standards set by the North Carolina Building Code, freestanding or attached firmly to the primary structure and anchored securely to the ground.

h. The moving hitch, wheels and axles, and transporting lights shall be removed.

Class B Manufactured Homes shall meet or exceed the following criteria:

a. The manufactured home shall meet requirements of the North Carolina Department of Insurance for installation and tie-downs.

b. The manufactured home shall be skirted with a durable material that encloses the area between the chassis and the ground. Durable material includes but is not limited to vinyl or masonry.

c. Stairs, porches, entrance platforms, ramps, and other means of entrance and exit to and from the manufactured home shall be installed or constructed in accordance with the standards set by the North Carolina Building Code, free standing or attached firmly to the primary structure and anchored securely to the ground.

d. The moving hitch, wheels and axles, and transporting lights shall be removed.

Manufactured Home Parks or Subdivisions shall be permitted in accordance with the use table in Sec. 5.1, Use Table, subject to the following:

1. Only Class A or Class B manufactured homes shall be allowed.

2. Any manufactured home sites shall be specified on the approved Development Plan and manufactured homes shall be permitted only where they have been expressly indicated on the approved Development Plan.

3. Manufactured house subdivisions shall show the orientation of the house to the street in the Development Plans.

4. Manufactured homes in parks shall maintain a distance of at least 16 feet between manufactured homes. For the purposes of this section, added on rooms, porches, and other structures attached to the manufactured home shall be considered part of the manufactured home.

5. Supporting uses within a manufactured home park shall maintain a side yard of at least 10 feet.

6. Development Plans for manufactured home parks and subdivisions shall show lot layouts, and pedestrian walkways that connect the house with any support facilities.

Co-living shall be permitted in accordance with the use table in Sec. 5.1, Use Table, subject to the following:

1. For the CN, OI, and CG districts, a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit, shall be required only for sites within a single-family or two-family residential subdivision.