North Carolina County and Code Starting Points

Nash County Manufactured Home Starting Points

In unincorporated Nash County a single-wide mobile home is allowed in one zoning district: A-1. A double-wide is allowed in A-1 and in the R-40, R-30, R-20, R-15, R-10 and R-6 districts, and in those R districts the county says it needs a masonry curtain wall of brick, block or stone instead of vinyl skirting. The four RA districts allow no manufactured home at all, and no manufactured home may be placed in a floodway.

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Common Questions

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

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

Which zoning districts in Nash County allow a mobile home?

A single-wide goes in one district. A double-wide goes in seven. The ordinance never uses the words single-wide or double-wide. It sorts homes into Class A and Class B, and the county's written answer on 2026-09-08 put it in plain terms. Source: Nash County Unified Development Ordinance, reviewed 2026-09-08.

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

In an R district, the county says the curtain wall is brick, block or stone. A Class A home — the only kind allowed in the R districts — has four appearance rules in the ordinance. The ordinance does not name a skirting material. The county's written answer does. Source: Nash County Unified Development Ordinance, reviewed 2026-09-08.

What happens if the land is in a flood zone in Nash County?

No manufactured home may be placed or moved in a floodway. Sec. 12-2.2 of the ordinance says it without an exception. Many North Carolina counties allow a replacement home in an existing park or subdivision inside a floodway. Nash County's rule does not. Source: Nash County Unified Development Ordinance, reviewed 2026-09-08.

Do I need a septic or well permit in Nash County?

A-1 is 40,000 square feet, 100 feet wide, and 50 feet from the road. These are the numbers in Table 9-4-1 for a single-family home. They are the county's minimums; a lender, a septic layout or a deed restriction can ask for more. Source: Nash County Unified Development Ordinance, reviewed 2026-09-08.

Manufactured Home Placement Questions

Start with what the sources actually support.

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

A single-wide allowed in the A-1 district only

A double-wide allowed in A-1, R-40, R-30, R-20, R-15, R-10 and R-6

No manufactured home in RA-40, RA-30, RA-20 or RA-15 — a modular home is allowed there

A masonry curtain wall on a double-wide in an R district; vinyl skirting in A-1

Roof pitch of at least 3 in 12 with shingles, and the tongue and axles removed, for a double-wide

Replacing an existing single-wide in an R district within 180 days

No manufactured home placed or moved in a floodway

A temporary manufactured home for a caregiver, with a doctor's certification

A permit from building inspections, issued only after the health department approves the land

Town rules instead of county rules inside a town or its ETJ

Nash 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.

Single-wide or double-wide

A single-wide goes in one district. A double-wide goes in seven.

The ordinance never uses the words single-wide or double-wide. It sorts homes into Class A and Class B, and the county's written answer on 2026-09-08 put it in plain terms.

Class A needs a width of at least 20 feet as set up on the site and two or more sections. A single-wide cannot meet either, so a single-wide is Class B.
Class A is allowed in A-1, R-40, R-30, R-20, R-15, R-10 and R-6.
Class B — a single-wide — is allowed as a home in A-1 and nowhere else.
The county's answer adds one exception: an existing single-wide in an R district that has not been gone more than 180 days may be replaced with another single-wide. Where several single-wides share one lot and one has been gone longer, it may still be replaced while at least one other remains.
A home built before 1 July 1976 is neither Class A nor Class B, so it is not allowed in any district.

The RA districts

In Nash County, RA means no manufactured homes.

In most counties an RA district is the rural one where a manufactured home is most welcome. Nash County uses the letters the other way.

RA-40, RA-30, RA-20 and RA-15 have the same lot sizes and setbacks as R-40, R-30, R-20 and R-15.
The one difference is that a manufactured home is not allowed in the RA version.
A modular home, built to the North Carolina State Building Code, is allowed in all four RA districts. Two homes can arrive on the same trailer and get opposite answers.
The agricultural district in Nash County is A-1.

Skirting and appearance

In an R district, the county says the curtain wall is brick, block or stone.

A Class A home — the only kind allowed in the R districts — has four appearance rules in the ordinance. The ordinance does not name a skirting material. The county's written answer does.

A continuous, permanent curtain wall under the home, unpierced except for vents and access.
The county's answer: every double-wide in an R district needs a masonry curtain wall of brick, block or stone, not vinyl skirting or underpinning.
Single-wides, and double-wides in A-1, may use vinyl skirting.
A roof pitch of at least 3 in 12, finished with asphalt or fiberglass shingles.
The tongue, axles, transport lights and towing hitch removed after the home is placed and before anyone moves in.
A Class B home needs skirting of brick, masonry, vinyl or a similar outdoor material, and steps, porches and ramps built to NC Department of Insurance standards and anchored.

Flood

No manufactured home may be placed or moved in a floodway.

Sec. 12-2.2 of the ordinance says it without an exception. Many North Carolina counties allow a replacement home in an existing park or subdivision inside a floodway. Nash County's rule does not.

The words are: no manufactured home shall be permitted nor relocated in a floodway. Moving a home within the floodway is covered too.
Outside the floodway but inside a flood zone, vinyl or sheet metal skirting does not count as an enclosure and needs no flood openings.
Masonry or wood underpinning does count as an enclosure and needs flood openings. A double-wide in an R district that needs a masonry curtain wall and sits in a flood zone needs both.

Lot size and setbacks

A-1 is 40,000 square feet, 100 feet wide, and 50 feet from the road.

These are the numbers in Table 9-4-1 for a single-family home. They are the county's minimums; a lender, a septic layout or a deed restriction can ask for more.

A-1 and R-40: 40,000 sq ft, 100 ft wide. Road 50 ft, side 15 ft, rear 30 ft.
R-30: 30,000 sq ft, 100 ft wide. Road 40 ft, side 15 ft, rear 30 ft.
R-20 and R-15: 20,000 and 15,000 sq ft, 100 ft wide. Road 35 ft, side 12 ft, rear 25 ft.
R-10: 10,000 sq ft, 75 ft wide. Road 30 ft, side 10 ft, rear 20 ft. R-6: 6,000 sq ft, 60 ft wide. Road 25 ft, side 10 ft, rear 20 ft.
On a corner lot the street-side setback is half the road setback. A lot with a road on both ends has two road setbacks and no rear setback.
Where half or more of the homes on the same side of the road in a recorded subdivision sit closer than the rule, the average of the two nearest homes becomes the setback. That one has to be measured on the ground.
Every lot must front a publicly maintained road, with a short list of exceptions, and must have an approved water supply and sewage system.
Three water supply watershed districts — Toisnot Swamp, and the Tar River Reservoir critical and protected areas — can change the minimum lot size and how much of the lot can be covered.

More than one home on the land

A second home is possible if the land could be split into lots that meet the rules.

The ordinance allows one principal building on a lot and then lists exceptions. Two of them matter to a family.

Two or more single-family homes on one parcel are allowed with a site plan approved by the Planning Director showing the parcel could be divided so each home sits on its own lot that meets the district's size and setbacks.
A temporary hardship manufactured home is allowed in A-1, every residential district, OI and every commercial district, for a caregiver looking after someone who is physically or mentally impaired.
The hardship home must be a Class B home. It needs a written certification from a North Carolina-licensed physician that the person needs help with two or more daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating or moving around, and a caregiver 18 or older living on the lot. Financial hardship does not qualify.
One hardship home per lot, placed only after the main house is occupied, and it keeps the main house's setbacks.
On a bona fide farm, a house for someone working the farm is outside the ordinance. A home for a family member who does not work the farm is not.
More than three manufactured homes on one lot is a manufactured home park. A park needs a special use permit, is allowed only in A-1, R-20, R-15, R-10 and R-6, and cannot hold a home that has neither public or community water nor public or community sewer.

Who writes the rules for your address

An address that says Nash County may be under a town's rules.

The county ordinance applies outside town limits and outside each town's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). The county's permit requirement reaches further.

Nash County has eleven towns. Seven have an ETJ: Middlesex, Nashville, Spring Hope, Bailey, Sharpsburg, Rocky Mount and Momeyer.
Inside a town or its ETJ, the town's zoning decides whether a manufactured home is allowed. This page does not cover any town's rules.
Chapter 6 of the county code requires a permit from county building inspections to place a mobile home anywhere in the county outside town limits — which includes the ETJ.
That permit is issued only after the county health department approves the land as suitable.

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.

Well Plumbing

Water/sewer availability

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

Plumbing Septic Well

Utility service availability

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

Electrical HVAC Propane / Gas

Zoning or land-use review

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

Engineering

Driveway or access

Driveway, access, or delivery-route questions belong in the library only where county or source-backed process notes make them relevant.

Driveway Improvement Grading and Site Preparation Transport and Setup

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.

What district is the parcel zoned? A-1 is the only district where a single-wide is allowed, and the four RA districts allow no manufactured home.

Is the parcel inside a town or a town's ETJ? The county ordinance does not apply there, and seven of Nash County's towns have an ETJ.

If a single-wide is already on the lot, when was it removed, or when will it be? The county allows a replacement single-wide in an R district if the old one has not been gone more than 180 days.

For a double-wide in an R district, is the curtain wall brick, block or stone? The county says vinyl is not enough there.

Is any part of the parcel in a floodway or flood zone? A manufactured home may not be placed in a floodway, and masonry underpinning in a flood zone needs flood openings.

Will the parcel need a septic permit and a well permit? The building permit is issued only after the health department approves the land.

Does the lot front a publicly maintained road? The ordinance requires it, with a short list of exceptions.

Dealer Quote Responsibility Questions

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

Has anyone confirmed the parcel's zoning district is A-1 before a single-wide is sold for it?

Is the home at least 20 feet wide as set up, if the parcel is in an R district?

Is a brick, block or stone curtain wall in the price for a double-wide in an R district?

Who removes the tongue, axles and hitch, and who builds the steps and porches to NC Department of Insurance standards?

Who pulls the building permit, and has the health department approved septic and well first?

If this replaces an existing single-wide, who is tracking the 180-day window?

What To Gather

Better details make county and provider questions clearer.

Property address, parcel identification number and zoning district.

Whether the parcel is inside a town's limits or its ETJ.

Whether the home is a single-wide or a multi-section home, its width as set up, and its year of manufacture.

Whether a single-wide is already on the lot, and the date it was or will be removed.

The FEMA flood zone for the parcel, and whether any part of it is in a floodway.

Whether water and sewer are private well and septic or public utilities.

Related provider types

Transport and Setup Grading and Site Preparation Septic Well Electrical Plumbing HVAC

Related project stages

Preparing Your Land Permits, Septic, and Utilities Setup and Installation Purchasing or Acquiring Land

Source notes

The district rules, lot sizes, setbacks, appearance rules, park rules and floodway rule are read from the Nash County Unified Development Ordinance on Municode, codified through the ordinance of 2022-12-05, read 2026-09-07.

The single-wide replacement rule and the brick, block or stone curtain wall for double-wides in R districts come from the county Planning & Inspections office's written answer to our questions, received 2026-09-08. The ordinance itself names no curtain-wall material for a Class A home.

WHETHER THE COUNTY HAS ADOPTED CHANGES SINCE 2022-12-05 THAT ARE NOT YET ON MUNICODE IS UNKNOWN. A rewrite of the ordinance is in public meetings and is not law. Ask the county which version is current.

Town ordinances were not read. Everything on this page applies outside town limits and ETJs only, except the county building permit.

This page carries the offices, not staff names.

No zoning determination, permit outcome, flood determination, septic approval, or inspection result is implied.

Helpful Next Steps

Move from Nash 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.

Land readiness checklist

Organize the land, access, utility, septic, and site questions before a home is chosen.

Manufactured-home permit order

Separate land-use, Environmental Health, permit, setup, trade, and utility-release lanes.

Source Hierarchy

State installation guidance first, then local process.

The NC Installation Manual sets how a home is installed statewide. Nash 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

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

local process source

Local process source: Nash County Unified Development Ordinance

Appendix A of the Nash County Code of Ordinances, published by Municode, Supplement 10, codified through the ordinance of 2022-12-05. The use table (Table 9-3-1), the lot and setback table (Table 9-4-1), the Class A and Class B definitions (Sec. 2-4.93 and 2-4.94), the park standards (Sec. 11-4.46), the temporary hardship home (Sec. 11-4.77) and the floodway rule (Sec. 12-2.2) are all in it. Read 2026-09-07.

Responsible authority / official host: library.municode.com
Purpose and coverage: local process source
Last verified: 2026-09-08
Link health: Verified when reviewed; reconfirm the current page or form before relying on it.
Fallback status: Direct local-process starting point

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Local process source: Nash County Permit Portal

The permit portal linked from the county's home page. Chapter 6 of the county code, Sec. 6-4(b), says no person shall locate a mobile home without first getting a permit from the building inspection department.

Responsible authority / official host: countyofnashnc.portal.opengov.com
Purpose and coverage: local process source
Last verified: 2026-09-08
Link health: Verified when reviewed; reconfirm the current page or form before relying on it.
Fallback status: Direct local-process starting point

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Local process source: Unified Development Ordinance Update

The county's page for a rewrite of the ordinance that is still a proposal. A public meeting on 2026-06-24 covered lot sizes, setbacks, accessory dwellings and floodplain elevation. Nothing on this page relies on the proposal.

Responsible authority / official host: nashcountync.gov
Purpose and coverage: local process source
Last verified: 2026-09-08
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 Nash 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.

Check this land