154.142 HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT (HOD).

(A) Vision/Goals. The Historic Overlay District (HOD) is a district created with the purpose of protecting and conserving the heritage of the Town of Waynesville. The HOD is applied in areas where it is deemed important to safeguard the heritage of the town by preserving the district as a whole and individual property therein embodying important elements of Waynesville's social, economic, political or architectural history. The Historic Overlay District is established pursuant to NCGS ?160A-400 which permits cities and counties to establish historic districts for the above mentioned goals. Additionally, the HOD is established in order to promote the conservation of such districts for the education, pleasure and cultural enrichment of residents of the town, county, and state as a whole and to stabilize and enhance the property values throughout the areas to which it is applied. The adopted HODs are described in the Appendices of this chapter.

(B) Development Standards.

(1) Historic Overlay District - General Requirements.

? Historic districts overlay land development district(s).

? Development within the historic districts shall meet all requirements of the applicable underlying land development district in addition to those set forth in this section and those set forth in the Appendix and other applicable sections of this chapter.

? When the provisions of this section and the guidelines and regulations established for each individual HOD, impose higher standards than are required for that land development district, the provisions of this section and the applicable guidelines and regulations shall govern.

? In cases of authentic restoration or reconstruction, where approved by the Historic Preservation Commission of Waynesville, variances shall not be required from the development standards of the underlying land development district. The use of the property must, however, be one which is allowed by this chapter.

(2) Certificate of Appropriateness.

? No exterior feature of any building or other structure in an HOD (including masonry walls, fences, light fixtures, utility structures, steps, pavement, signs, landscape and color or other appurtenant features), shall be erected, altered, restored, moved or demolished until after an application for a certificate of appropriateness has been submitted to and approved by the Historic Preservation Commission.

? Procedures for obtaining a certificate of appropriateness are set forth in Sec. 154.086

? Exterior features shall include the architectural style, general design, and general arrangement of the exterior of a building or other structure. It shall also encompass the kind, texture and color of the building materials, the size and scale of the building and the type, color and style of all windows, doors, light fixtures and important landscape and natural features of the lot on which the building or other structure is located. 

? Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the ordinary maintenance or repair of any exterior architectural feature in a HOD that does not involve a substantial change in design, material, or outer appearance thereof.

? Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the construction, reconstruction, alteration, restoration or demolition of any such feature which an authorized government official certifies in writing to the Historic Preservation Commission is required by the public safety because of an unsafe or dangerous condition. 

(3) Relocation, Demolition,

? Any application for a certificate of appropriateness authorizing the relocation, demolition, or destruction of a building or structure within a HOD may not be denied. 

? However, the effective date of such a certificate of appropriateness may be delayed for a period of up to three hundred and sixty-five (365) days from the date of approval of the certificate of appropriateness. During such period the Historic Preservation Commission may negotiate with the property owner and any other parties in an effort to find a means of preserving the building, structure or site. 

(C) Permitted Uses.

? All uses permitted in the applicable land development district underlying a historic overlay district are permitted in the HOD. 

154.143 MANUFACTURED HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT (MHOD).

(A) Vision/Goals. The Manufactured Housing Overlay District (MHOD) is a district created with the purpose of providing sufficient land area for the provision of manufactured housing in accordance with NCGS ? 160A-383.1and to expand the range of housing opportunities in the Town of Waynesville. Within a MHOD, manufactured homes may be located on individual lots subject to the standards set forth in this section. The standards are designed to ensure the compatibility of the manufactured housing with surrounding development.

(B) Permitted Uses.

? In addition to the uses permitted in the underlying zoning district, individual manufactured homes located on individual lots shall be permitted in the Manufactured Housing Overlay District provided that such manufactured housing complies with the standards set forth in this section.

(C) Development Standards.

(1) Construction, Placement and Foundation Standards.

? Manufactured homes must comply with the standards established by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. ? 5401, et seq.

? The tongue, axles, running lights and removable towing apparatus must be removed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. 

? The manufactured home shall be attached to a permanent foundation of brick, stone, concrete, framing or block that is unpierced except for required ventilation and access as required by the North Carolina State Building Code. 

(2) Design Standards.

? Any manufactured home on an individual lot shall conform to the development standards applicable to single-family detached dwellings in the underlying land development district.

? The roof pitch for the manufactured home shall have a minimum vertical rise of three (3) feet for each twelve (12) feet of horizontal run. 

? The roof shall be finished with a type of shingle that is commonly used in standard residential construction. Aluminum or metal roofing is not permitted unless standing seam metal roofing or metal shingles are utilized.

? All roof structures shall provide an eave projection of no less than ten (10) inches, which may include a gutter. 

? Exterior siding shall be of a material customarily used on site-built dwellings which does not have a high gloss finish, such as wood, conventional vinyl or metal siding, brick, stucco or similar materials. Smooth, ribbed or corrugated metal or plastic panels are not permitted. 

? The length of the home shall not exceed four (4) times the width, excluding additions.

? Architectural and aesthetic standards specified in this section shall be applicable to all additions.

? Between the street and the unit there shall be a porch of at least twenty (20) square feet, preferably roofed. If a unit is located with its narrow end to the street, the porch must encompass the majority of the end of the unit.

154.144 RESERVED.