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Macon County Manufactured Home Starting Points

Macon County publishes its ordinances one at a time, and the list has eighteen of them - nuisance, airport hazard, animals, building height, cable, flood damage prevention, high-impact land uses, adult businesses, signs, soil erosion, solid waste, subdivisions, telecommunications, watershed, farmland preservation and the greenway. There is no zoning ordinance on that list and no manufactured home ordinance, so no county district table says yes or no to a mobile home on your own land outside the towns. What the county does have is a permit packet with teeth. A penetrometer test is required on every mobile home permit unless the home goes on cast-in-place footings, and the county will not do the test for you. A site plan has been required since February 1, 2003, and the packet says in capital letters that your septic or well permit is not a site plan. The driveway is cut in before the 9-1-1 address is assigned, and the address is posted before a certificate of occupancy. In a Special Flood Hazard Area the home sits at the base flood elevation plus 2 feet. Inside the city limits of Franklin or Highlands, you need a zoning certificate from the town.

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Common Questions

Mobile homes in Macon County, answered from the county's own sources.

Can I put a mobile home on my land in Macon County?

Macon County publishes its ordinances one at a time, and the list has eighteen of them - nuisance, airport hazard, animals, building height, cable, flood damage prevention, high-impact land uses, adult businesses, signs, soil erosion, solid waste, subdivisions, telecommunications, watershed, farmland preservation and the greenway. There is no zoning ordinance on that list and no manufactured home ordinance, so no county district table says yes or no to a mobile home on your own land outside the towns. What the county does have is a permit packet with teeth. A penetrometer test is required on every mobile home permit unless the home goes on cast-in-place footings, and the county will not do the test for you. A site plan has been required since February 1, 2003, and the packet says in capital letters that your septic or well permit is not a site plan. The driveway is cut in before the 9-1-1 address is assigned, and the address is posted before a certificate of occupancy. In a Special Flood Hazard Area the home sits at the base flood elevation plus 2 feet. Inside the city limits of Franklin or Highlands, you need a zoning certificate from the town. Source: Macon County Mobile Home Application packet, effective 8/31/09 for the application page (PDF, 12 pages), reviewed 2026-09-19.

Is there anything in Macon County that could stop a mobile home on this land?

A penetrometer test on every mobile home permit, unless you pour footings. A county memo dated March 14, 2002 is in the permit packet: 'On all Mobile Home permits issued after this date, a penetrometer test is required unless the mobile home is to be placed on cast-in-place footings. We will not perform the test, but a copy must be supplied to us before an inspection will be performed.' Your septic permit is not a site plan. A notice in the packet, in capitals: 'AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2003 A SITE PLAN WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING MOBILE HOMES AND MODULAR HOMES. YOUR SEPTIC/WELL PERMIT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS A SITE PLAN.' In a flood hazard area, the base flood elevation plus 2 feet. The Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance defines the Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation as 'the Base Flood Elevation plus the Freeboard. In Special Flood Hazard Areas, this elevation shall be the BFE plus two (2) feet of freeboard.' Article 5, Section B(3)(a) applies it to new and replacement manufactured homes. Source: Macon County Mobile Home Application packet, effective 8/31/09 for the application page (PDF, 12 pages), reviewed 2026-09-19.

Do county or town rules apply to my land in Macon County?

No county zoning. That is not the same as no rules. Macon County's county manager's office publishes a list of county ordinances. It has eighteen entries and none of them is a zoning ordinance or a manufactured home ordinance. The Building Height Ordinance, Chapter 159, tells you what a county ordinance reaches here: 'all unincorporated areas of Macon County lying outside of the corporate limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction of any municipality.' Source: Macon County Mobile Home Application packet, effective 8/31/09 for the application page (PDF, 12 pages), reviewed 2026-09-19.

Does Macon County set rules on the home itself — width, skirting or roof?

Cap blocks stop being acceptable at 3 feet by 3 feet. The same 2002 memo sets the line for landings and decks, and the packet's set-up sheet sets the line for steps. Source: Macon County Mobile Home Application packet, effective 8/31/09 for the application page (PDF, 12 pages), reviewed 2026-09-19.

What permits does a mobile home need in Macon County?

What the application asks for before a permit is issued. The header of the Macon County Mobile Home Application reads 'INFORMATION IS REQUIRED BEFORE A PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED.' Collect it before you go. Source: Macon County Mobile Home Application packet, effective 8/31/09 for the application page (PDF, 12 pages), reviewed 2026-09-19.

Manufactured Home Placement Questions

Start with what the sources actually support.

Do I need a permit for a mobile home in Macon County?

No zoning ordinance on the county's published ordinance list, so no county district table rules a mobile home in or out

A penetrometer test is required on every mobile home permit unless the home is placed on cast-in-place footings

The county does not perform the penetrometer test, and a copy must reach the inspector before an inspection is performed

A site plan has been required for a mobile home since February 1, 2003, and a septic or well permit does not count as one

The site plan shows no less than 25 feet from the well and no less than 5 feet from any part of the septic system, drain lines included

Permanent steps at a minimum of two doors, on a concrete base, not attached to the home; stacked blocks are not steps

A landing larger than 3 feet by 3 feet needs cast-in-place footings; cap blocks are not accepted for one that size

Do not underpin until final inspections

In a Special Flood Hazard Area the reference level sits at the base flood elevation plus 2 feet

In a flood hazard area, a chassis more than 36 inches above grade needs an engineering certification

Erosion control plans are required at half an acre of land disturbance, and ground cover goes back within 21 days of finishing a grading phase

A North Carolina trout stream carries a 25-foot buffer, and a stream crossing needs a state permit

The driveway is cut in before the 9-1-1 address is generated, and the address is posted before a certificate of occupancy

Inside the city limits of Franklin or Highlands, the application asks for a zoning certificate from the town

No permit is issued without a current workers' compensation certificate on file, for the contractor and for subcontractors carrying their own

Macon County Local Process Guide

Official-source-backed starting points and questions to verify.

These sections organize the public source links already reviewed for this page. Where a source does not answer a project-specific question, the item is framed as something to ask the county, AHJ, utility company, licensed professional, dealer, setup contractor, or responsible provider.

The finding

No county zoning. That is not the same as no rules.

Macon County's county manager's office publishes a list of county ordinances. It has eighteen entries and none of them is a zoning ordinance or a manufactured home ordinance. The Building Height Ordinance, Chapter 159, tells you what a county ordinance reaches here: 'all unincorporated areas of Macon County lying outside of the corporate limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction of any municipality.'

  • The list: nuisance, airport hazard, animal control, building height, cable television, flood damage prevention, high-impact land uses, sexually oriented businesses, sign control, soil erosion and sedimentation control, solid waste, a solid waste franchise, subdivision regulations, wireless telecommunications, water supply watershed protection, voluntary farmland preservation, and use of the Little Tennessee River Greenway.
  • No county district map, no minimum width, no minimum roof pitch, no masonry skirting requirement and no age cutoff was found in the county sources named on this page.
  • Franklin and Highlands are separate. The county's own mobile home application asks: 'If Inside the City Limits of Franklin or Highlands, do you have a Zoning Certificate?'
  • A private subdivision's restrictive covenants can bar a mobile home on a lot the county does not regulate at all. Read the deed and the covenants before you buy.

Adverse finding

A penetrometer test on every mobile home permit, unless you pour footings.

A county memo dated March 14, 2002 is in the permit packet: 'On all Mobile Home permits issued after this date, a penetrometer test is required unless the mobile home is to be placed on cast-in-place footings. We will not perform the test, but a copy must be supplied to us before an inspection will be performed.'

  • The report must carry the owner's name, the location of the home, and the name, title and signature of the person who ran the test, with the readings.
  • It can be faxed in, brought to the office, or handed to the inspector at the inspection. The memo says results will not be taken by telephone or word of mouth.
  • This is a real line item. Ask the set-up contractor, in writing, whether the test is in the quote and who orders it.
  • The packet also says: 'If Footers, We Need To Look At Before They Are Poured.' A poured footing that is already covered is a footing the inspector did not see.

Adverse finding

Your septic permit is not a site plan.

A notice in the packet, in capitals: 'AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2003 A SITE PLAN WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING MOBILE HOMES AND MODULAR HOMES. YOUR SEPTIC/WELL PERMIT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS A SITE PLAN.'

  • The site plan has to show lot lines, elevation above sea level, and all streams or bodies of water.
  • It has to show existing and proposed structures, driveways, wells and the septic system.
  • It has to show the distance from the structure to the well and the septic: 'no less than 25' from well, no less than 5' from any part of the septic system including the drain lines.'
  • The 9-1-1 office asks for a drawing of the home and the driveway as well, and points you at the county parcel viewer at gis.maconnc.org to make it.

Adverse finding

In a flood hazard area, the base flood elevation plus 2 feet.

The Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance defines the Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation as 'the Base Flood Elevation plus the Freeboard. In Special Flood Hazard Areas, this elevation shall be the BFE plus two (2) feet of freeboard.' Article 5, Section B(3)(a) applies it to new and replacement manufactured homes.

  • The reference level is the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor, not the floor surface.
  • The home is anchored to resist flotation, collapse and lateral movement, either by a certified engineered foundation system or under the state's Regulations for Manufactured Homes.
  • If the elevation is met with the chassis 36 inches or less above the grade at the site, the chassis rests on reinforced piers or an engineered foundation.
  • 'When the elevation of the chassis is above thirty-six (36) inches in height, an engineering certification is required.' That is an engineer's fee nobody quotes by accident.
  • Skirting below the lowest floor becomes a flood enclosure: flood-resistant materials, no heating or cooling, and flood openings on at least two different sides totalling at least one square inch for every square foot enclosed, with the bottom of each opening no higher than one foot above grade.

Steps, decks and skirting

Cap blocks stop being acceptable at 3 feet by 3 feet.

The same 2002 memo sets the line for landings and decks, and the packet's set-up sheet sets the line for steps.

  • A landing no larger than 3 feet by 3 feet may sit on cap blocks, with penetrometer readings supplied for the landing supports.
  • Larger than that, the NC Residential Code footing sizes apply: 'cap blocks are not considered pre-cast concrete, and therefore are not acceptable for decks of this size.' A roof over it makes it a porch, and the code's porch footings apply.
  • Permanent steps at a minimum of two doors, in pressure treated wood, concrete or steel - 'Concrete (not stacked blocks)' - on a concrete base and not attached to the home.
  • Stairs at least 3 feet clear, risers no more than 8 1/4 inches, treads at least 9 inches, a handrail on open sides of stairs to a door or platform more than 30 inches up, and closed risers above three steps.
  • 'Do Not Underpin Until Final Inspections!!!' The skirting notice also asks for vents front, rear and sides, ground cover of asphalt paper or plastic sheeting, and the ground graded to run water away from the home.

The order of steps

What the application asks for before a permit is issued.

The header of the Macon County Mobile Home Application reads 'INFORMATION IS REQUIRED BEFORE A PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED.' Collect it before you go.

  • Parcel number and township, the power company, and the home's year, make, size, deck size, bedrooms, value and serial number.
  • Whether the home replaces a mobile home on the exact same site, whether the property is in a watershed, whether it is in a flood plain, and the elevation above sea level.
  • Set-up, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and gas contractors, each with a licence number.
  • The name the septic approval is in and the year it was approved; the name the well approval is in and the year it was drilled; or, on city sewer, the receipt for the tap fee.
  • Since May 1, 2005 the county cannot issue a permit without a current workers' compensation certificate on file, including for a subcontractor carrying their own policy.
  • Since May 1, 2005, an inspection must be requested by the person or company doing that work - the electrician requests the electrical inspection - 'THIS INCLUDES ROUGH-IN AND FINAL INSPECTION REQUESTS. NO EXCEPTIONS.'
  • The 9-1-1 office: 'The driveway must be cut in on the property before the address can be generated,' and 'The assigned address must be posted on your home or at your driveway before a Certificate of Occupancy can be issued.'

Moving dirt

Half an acre disturbed is the line for an erosion control plan.

The land disturbance permit application is in the same packet, and a pad, a driveway and a drain field add up faster than people expect.

  • 'Erosion Control Plans are required @ 21,780 sq. ft. (1/2 Acre) Disturbed.'
  • Ground cover: revegetate within 21 calendar days of completing any phase of grading.
  • Cut slopes 1.5:1, fill slopes 2:1. A land disturbance involving a slope steeper than 1:1, or 45 degrees, requires plans.
  • Road grade standards: 16 percent paved, 10 percent gravel, 6 percent grass. A mountain driveway that fails these is a driveway you pay to rebuild.
  • A North Carolina trout stream requires a 25-foot buffer zone, and a stream crossing requires a permit from the state.

Who pulls the permit

The state says the permit is the set-up contractor's responsibility.

Macon County includes a 1999 memo from the North Carolina Department of Insurance in the packet it hands out. It is about who is supposed to get the permit, and it is worth reading before you agree to 'go by the inspection department' yourself.

  • 'Since dealers and set-up contractors are licensed by the State to set-up manufactured homes, we consider permitting and all associated costs to be your direct responsibility unless specifically contracted otherwise in writing.'
  • 'Your license name and number should be on the permit for every home that you contract to set-up.'
  • The memo allows a homeowner to pick up the permit if they can supply the dealer's or set-up contractor's name and licence number, provided the permit comes before the home moves and the cost is not shifted to the buyer without a written agreement.
  • So: ask whose name goes on the permit, and ask whether the permit fee is in the price you were quoted.

What is not written down

Not found is not a yes.

Each item below was looked for in the Macon County sources named on this page and was not found there. A missing rule is a question for the county, not a permission.

  • No county zoning ordinance on the published ordinance list. The county may still administer land rules this page did not reach; ask before you rely on the absence.
  • No minimum width, minimum roof pitch, age cutoff or skirting material for a mobile home on its own lot.
  • No county setback distances from property lines, because there is no zoning ordinance setting any.
  • No manufactured home park ordinance, and no park spacing or density numbers.
  • The Water Supply Watershed Protection Ordinance and the Subdivision Regulations are on the county's list and were not read for this page, although the application asks whether the property is in a watershed.
  • No fee schedule, no review time and no inspection sequence in order. None was read for this page.
  • No Health Department septic rule beyond the 25-foot well and 5-foot septic separations the site plan notice states.

Local Prerequisites To Verify

Environmental health, utilities, zoning, and access may shape the sequence.

Septic approval or existing-system review

County sources often require septic approval, construction authorization, or existing-system authorization before or alongside manufactured-home permitting.

Septic

Well or water availability

County sources may require well, public water, or water-sewer tap documentation before a permit can move forward.

WellPlumbing

Water/sewer availability

Some county sources ask for sewer approval, tap receipts, or public water documentation when applicable.

PlumbingSepticWell

Utility service availability

Some county sources connect power release or final readiness to completed trade inspections or utility-provider steps.

ElectricalHVACPropane / Gas

Zoning or land-use review

County sources may require zoning, municipal zoning, watershed, floodplain, or land-use review before manufactured-home placement.

Engineering

Inspection-Related Scopes

Limited to source-backed manufactured-home scopes.

Grading and Site Preparation

Use only where source-backed county or state guidance ties grading to pad, drainage, foundation readiness, access, footers, or setup readiness.

Several county sources reference site grading, drainage, footings, setup readiness, or documents needed before power or final signoff.

Transport and Setup

Core manufactured-home installation scope for delivery, setup, pier/blocking, anchoring, tie-downs, setup contractor information, and inspection readiness.

The NC Installation Manual is the primary statewide installation source; county manufactured-home process pages may add local setup contractor, permit, and inspection steps.

Electrical

Electrical service, site-installed electrical work, utility handoffs, and inspection readiness when source-backed.

County sources commonly separate electrical permits or inspections for mobile/manufactured-home setup.

Plumbing

Plumbing connections, water and waste lines, pressure or water tests, and final readiness where source-backed.

County sources commonly separate plumbing permits or inspections for mobile/manufactured-home setup.

HVAC

Mechanical systems, heat pump or air-conditioning work, ducting, and final readiness where source-backed.

County sources commonly reference mechanical permits or inspections for mobile/manufactured-home setup.

Propane / Gas

Use only when official guidance mentions gas service, gas appliance connections, LP systems, fuel-gas inspection, pressure testing, shutoffs, or installation-manual requirements.

Onslow County explicitly groups gas fuel work with prescriptive code and NC manufactured-home regulations for manufactured-home permits.

Decks / Stairs / Landings / Handicap Ramps

Egress, steps, landings, handrails, ramps, deck thresholds, and final access readiness where source-backed.

County manufactured-home guides may reference stoops, steps, landings, handrails, and deck-size thresholds.

Masonry / Block / Foundation

Footings, piers, blocking, masonry skirting/foundation presentation, soil bearing, anchorage, and foundation readiness where source-backed.

County sources reference footings, piers, blocking, anchorage, soil bearing, tie-downs, or foundation-related items in inspection processes.

Vinyl Skirting

Skirting or underpinning only where source-backed guidance connects it to inspection timing, access, ventilation, appearance, or placement requirements.

County manufactured-home inspection documents may reference skirting timing, access panels, or underpinning requirements.

Trim-Out / Carpentry

Use only where official guidance touches final trim-out, marriage line completion, close-up, access panels, finish details, weatherproofing, or readiness for final inspection.

Onslow County references marriage wall inspection for multi-wide homes and close-up type items within manufactured-home setup inspections.

Questions To Ask The County

Bring better questions to the right local office.

Does Macon County have any zoning that applies to my parcel, and is the parcel inside Franklin or Highlands or their extraterritorial jurisdiction?

Who will run the penetrometer test on this lot, what does it cost, and who delivers the report to the inspector?

If the soil readings come back low, what does the county require instead - cast-in-place footings, or an engineered foundation?

Is any part of the lot in a Special Flood Hazard Area, and what is the base flood elevation there?

Is the lot in a water supply watershed, and what does the county's watershed ordinance require of it?

Will the land disturbance for the pad and driveway reach half an acre?

Is there a trout stream, spring, branch, pond or lake on the property?

Is the subdivision the lot sits in covered by the county's subdivision ordinance, and are there private restrictive covenants on the deed?

Which inspections will Macon County call for on a mobile home, and in what order?

Dealer Quote Responsibility Questions

Ask who owns each step before the project depends on it.

Whose licence name and number goes on the Macon County permit, and is the permit fee in this price?

Is the penetrometer test in this quote, and who orders it and delivers the report to the inspector?

If the soil readings are low, what is the price of the cast-in-place footings instead?

Is the site plan the county requires in this quote, and who draws it?

Are permanent steps at two doors, on a concrete base and not attached to the home, in this quote?

If the lot is in a flood hazard area, who pays for the engineering certification when the chassis sits above 36 inches?

What To Gather

Better details make county and provider questions clearer.

The parcel number and township, and whether the parcel is inside Franklin or Highlands

The septic approval name and year, or the well approval name and year, or the sewer tap fee receipt

The home's year, make, size, deck size, bedrooms, value and serial number

Licence numbers for the set-up, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and gas contractors

Whether the property is in a watershed or a flood plain, and its elevation above sea level

A site plan showing lot lines, streams, structures, driveway, well and septic with the distances marked

Whether the driveway is cut in, so the 9-1-1 address can be generated

Related provider types

Transport and SetupSepticWellElectricalPlumbingHVACGrading and Site PreparationDriveway Improvement

Related project stages

Purchasing or Acquiring LandPermits, Septic, and UtilitiesPreparing Your LandSetup and InstallationAfter Installation / Move-In

Source notes

Every quotation on this page was read cold on 2026-09-19 from Macon County's own documents: the 12-page Mobile Home Application packet and the county manager's office list of county ordinances, both fetched directly, and the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance and Building Height Ordinance linked from that list.

The headline finding rests on the ordinance list itself, which names eighteen county ordinances and includes no zoning ordinance and no manufactured home ordinance. That is evidence of what the county publishes, not a statement that no land rule exists anywhere; Franklin and Highlands have their own zoning, and the application asks about it.

The penetrometer, landing and deck rules are the March 14, 2002 memo bound into the application packet. The site plan rule is the February 1, 2003 notice in the same packet. The inspection-request rule and the workers' compensation rule are the two May 1, 2005 notices. The county's own effective-date line on the application page reads 'Effective 8/31/09 replacement to all previous applications'; none of these legacy notices carries a later date, so ask the county whether each is still enforced as written.

The flood numbers are Article 5, Section B(3) and B(4) of the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance of Macon County, amended and restated December 14, 2021, with Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation and Reference Level defined in Article 2. The file is a 37-page scan with no text layer, so the pages were rendered and read; printed pages 10, 26, 27 and 28 carry the provisions quoted here. Other articles were not certified.

The land disturbance numbers are the Macon County Land Disturbance Permit Application in the same packet. The full Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance was not read for this page.

The 1999 permit-responsibility memo is from the North Carolina Department of Insurance, Manufactured Housing Division, and is reproduced in the county's packet. It is quoted as the state's written position, not as a claim about any dealer.

The 9-1-1 rules are the Macon County 9-1-1 Office address request form in the packet. Contact details on that form are the county's, published on its own document.

No written answer from Macon County Planning, Permitting and Development, the inspections office or the Health Department is on file for this page, and no staff confirmation is claimed. No project approval, inspection result or utility-release outcome is implied.

Helpful Next Steps

Move from Macon County questions into the right My Manufactured Home Guide path.

Use these pages to organize the next question by stage, responsibility, utility path, setup readiness, or private project summary. They do not replace county, utility, AHJ, or professional confirmation.

Do I need a permit for a mobile home in North Carolina?

The statewide permit question, before Macon County's penetrometer test and site plan.

How to check zoning for a manufactured home

Macon County publishes no zoning ordinance; this is how to ask the county and the town anyway.

Manufactured-home site plan checklist

Macon County has required a site plan since 2003, and says a septic permit is not one.

Source Hierarchy

State installation guidance first, then local process.

The NC Installation Manual sets how a home is installed statewide. Macon County's own offices set the permit steps, zoning, septic and inspections.

NC installation guidance

primary statewide installation source

Primary statewide installation source: NC Installation Manual

Primary statewide installation source for North Carolina manufactured-home installation requirements, published as the State of North Carolina Regulations for Manufactured Homes.

state program authority

State program authority: NC OSFM Manufactured Homes

Official state manufactured-homes program landing page and document hub; use the NC Installation Manual for installation-specific requirement details.

state program authority

State program authority: NC OSFM Manufactured Building

Official NC OSFM manufactured building division page for manufactured and modular housing resources.

local process source

Macon County local process sources

County and local AHJ sources explain local process layers; they do not replace statewide installation guidance or project-specific authority.

County Links and Source Notes

Official source links reviewed for this page.

We organize Macon County's own sources. Rules change — confirm them with the county before you rely on them.

local process source

Local process source: Macon County Mobile Home Application packet, effective 8/31/09 for the application page (PDF, 12 pages)

The packet a homeowner or set-up contractor fills in: the application itself, the workers' compensation affidavit, the land disturbance permit application, the on-site wastewater affidavit under NCGS 160D-1110(h)(1), the 2002 penetrometer and deck memo, the 2003 site plan notice, the 2005 inspection-request and workers' compensation notices, the set-up and steps sheet, the skirting notice, a 1999 NC Department of Insurance memo on who is responsible for the permit, and the 9-1-1 address request form. Read cold on 2026-09-19.

Responsible authority / official host
gis.maconnc.org
Purpose and coverage
local process source
Last verified
2026-09-19
Link health
Verified when reviewed; reconfirm the current page or form before relying on it.
Fallback status
Direct local-process starting point

local process source

Local ordinance source: Macon County's published list of county ordinances

The county manager's office page that links every county ordinance. Eighteen entries, each with its amended-and-restated date. This page is the evidence for what Macon County does and does not regulate. Read on 2026-09-19.

Responsible authority / official host
gis.maconnc.org
Purpose and coverage
local process source
Last verified
2026-09-19
Link health
Verified when reviewed; reconfirm the current page or form before relying on it.
Fallback status
Direct local-process starting point

local process source

Local ordinance source: Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance of Macon County, amended and restated December 14, 2021 (scanned PDF, 37 pages)

The manufactured home rules are Article 5, Section B(3); the skirting and enclosure rules are Article 5, Section B(4); the Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation is defined in Article 2. Adopted August 7, 2000 and restated to match G.S. 160D. Read on 2026-09-19 from the rendered pages, because the file is a scan with no text layer.

Responsible authority / official host
gis.maconnc.org
Purpose and coverage
local process source
Last verified
2026-09-19
Link health
Verified when reviewed; reconfirm the current page or form before relying on it.
Fallback status
Direct local-process starting point

local process source

Local ordinance source: Building Height Ordinance of Macon County, amended and restated March 8, 2022 (scanned PDF, 4 pages)

Chapter 159 of the county code. Section 159.03 says it applies to all unincorporated areas outside the corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction of any municipality - the clearest statement of what 'county rules' reach in Macon County. Read on 2026-09-19.

Responsible authority / official host
gis.maconnc.org
Purpose and coverage
local process source
Last verified
2026-09-19
Link health
Verified when reviewed; reconfirm the current page or form before relying on it.
Fallback status
Direct local-process starting point

Manufactured Home Land Check

Will this Macon County land take a manufactured home? Find out before you commit to buying the land, or the home.

Buying land, already own it, or selling it — one report on what the county and the land will allow.

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