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0012 d) Has a minimum of seven hundred (700) square feet of enclosed and heated living area; e) Has the towing apparatus, wheels, axles, and transporting lights removed, and not included in length and width measurements; f) Has the longest axis oriented parallel or within a ten (10) degree deflection of being parallel to the lot frontage, unless other orientation is permitted by the Board of Adjustment following a public hearing; g) Is is set up in accordance with the standards established by the North Carolina Department of Insurance. In addition, a continuous, permanent masonry foundation or masomy curtain wall constructed in accordance with the standards of the North Carolina Uniform Residential Building Code for. One- and'IWo- Family Dwellings, unpierced except for required ventilation and access, shall be installed under the perimeter. h) Has exterior siding, comparable in composition, appearance durability to the exterior siding commonly used in standard residential construction, consisting of one or more of the following: I )vinyl or aluminum lap siding (whose reflectivity does not exceed that of flat white paint); 2) cedar or.other wood siding; 3)wood grain, weather resistant press board siding; 4) stucco siding; or 5) Brick or stone siding; i) Has a roof Pitch minimum vertical rise of three and one-half (3 112) feet for each twelve (12) feet of horizontal rum; j) Has a roof finished with a Class C or better roofing material that is commonly used in standard residential construction; k) All roof structures shall provide an cave projection of no less than six inches, which may include a gutter, and I) Stairs, porches, entrance platforms, ramps and other means of entrance and exit are installed or constructed in accordance with the standards set by the North Carolina State Building Code- attached firmly to the primary structure and anchored securely to the ground. Wood stairs shall only be used in conjunction with a porch or entrance platform with a minimum or twenty-four (24) square feet. 'The use of wood stairs only is prohibited at any entrance. 2) Class A: A manufactured home constructed after July L 1976 that meets or exceeds the construction standards promulgated by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that were in effect at the time of construction and that meet or exceed criteria (a). (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (k), and (1) for Class AA manufactured dwellings above. 3) Class B: A manufactured home constructed after July 1, 1976 that meets or exceeds the construction standards promulgated by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that were in effect at the time of construction, and that meet or exceed criteria (e), (g) and (h) for Class AA manufactured dwellings above. 4) Class C: Any manufactured home that does not meet the definitional criteria of a Class AA, Class A or Class B manufactured dwellings above.. . (E) MODI I A R D WET i ING. A dwelling constructed in accordance with the standards set forth in the N.C. State Residential Building Code and composed of components substantially assembled in a manufacturing plant and transported to the buil ding site for final assembly on a permanent foundation. (F) Mt T TI-FAMTLY DWELT TNG. A building or portion thereof used or designed as a residence for three (3) or more families living independently of each other with separate housekeeping and cooking facilities ffor each, and includes apartment, townhouses and residential condominiums. (G) PRINCTPAL DWELLING. Any principal building or structure which is used and designed for human habitation including living, sleeping, cooking and eating activities excluding dormitories, hotels, motels, shelters for the homeless or other structures designed for transient residents. (H) ROOMING A room designed. occupied, or intended forocc upancyas separate living quarters with sleeping, but not necessarily cooking and sanitary facilities provided therein. JANUARY 1, 1994 page 2-6