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I' - MAY 12 19-8% BOOK 8 F�, `66 The Code Enforcement Board's concern is exemplified by a code enforcement case that was reviewed by the Board at their March meeting. Lorenzo Lattimore, residing off of 8th Court S.W., was cited in May 1986 as having an illegal mobile home on his property. The subject property is zoned RS -6, Single Family - Residential District. Mr. Lattimore was originally ordered by the Board to remove the mobile home by June 20, 1986. The compliance date. was subsequently extended on three occasions, and Respondent Lattimore is presently under order to remove the mobile home by June 19, 1987 (see attached minutes). At his appearances before the Code Enforcement Board, Mr. Lattimore admitted that the mobile home was placed on the site illegally, without permits being obtained. He testified that he and his family have nowhere else to go, and that he was unsuccessful in finding another affordable place to live. He explained that he had gone to the Housing Authority, which said it could not help him. He also indicated that there are other trailers in the Oslo area, and that his situation is not unique. The staff's position and recommendation to the Code Enforcement Board has been to enforce County ordinances, informing violators of possible assistance from other sources. As directed last September by the Code Enforcement Board, staff reviewed the Lattimore situation and performed an existing land -use analysis in the Oslo area. The land use inventory revealed that there are approximately thirteen (13) mobile homes in the vicinity, some of which were established prior to enactment of present ordinances. Code Enforcement staff policy has been to initiate code enforce- ment action primarily as a response to zoning complaints about illegal mobile homes. Staff also acts only after it can be verified that the mobile home is not a permitted "grandfathered" use and therefore is in fact illegal. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS: There are presently three (3) zoning classifications in the - area of concern off Oslo Road: RS -6, Single -Family Residen- tial; RM -6, Multiple -Family Residential; and CL, Limited Commercial. North of Oslo Road, a CL District extends to a depth of approxi- mately 300 feet, followed by an RM -6 District (approx. 300 feet in depth). The RS -6 District extends throughout the rest of the surrounding area, beginning approximately 600 feet north of Oslo Road (see attach map). South of Oslo Road, an RM -6 District extends to a depth of approximately 600 feet, becoming RS -6. The Comprehensive Land Use designations for the area are MXD (directly along Oslo Road) and LD -2. In an effort to assess options for addressing the issue of mobile homes in the Oslo area, three (3) alternatives are presented: - 1) Enforce present zoning district regulations, coordi- nating with the Housing Authority. 2) Maintain existing zoning classifications, but allow all existing mobile homes to remain as permitted nonconformities; or �3) Rezone the Oslo area tb allow mobile homes as a permitted use. 26