North Carolina County and Code Starting Points

Pasquotank County Manufactured Home Starting Points

Pasquotank County's zoning ordinance, amended through January 20, 2026, splits homes into three kinds. A manufactured home is a single-section home built to the federal standards - a single-wide. A Class A manufactured home is a multi-section home - a double-wide or larger. A mobile home is one built before June 15, 1976. Its table of permitted uses then sets where each may go. A single-wide is permitted in the three RMH districts and the two agricultural districts, A-1 and A-2. A multi-section home is permitted there and also in R-15 and R-25. A home built before June 15, 1976 is permitted only in the three RMH districts. R-15A, R-25A and R-35A take no manufactured home of any kind. A house or modular home is permitted in all ten of those residential and agricultural districts. On its own lot, a multi-section home must sit on a continuous masonry curtain wall, installed before the Certificate of Occupancy. A single-wide may use masonry or the ventilated manufactured skirting the ordinance describes, fastened by its stake-and-screw rules.

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Common Questions

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

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

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

R-15A, R-25A and R-35A take no manufactured home at all. Three residential districts exclude every kind of manufactured home. The ordinance says it plainly in each one: 'Mobile homes, manufactured homes, and manufactured homes Class A are not permitted.' A house or modular home is permitted there. A manufactured home, single or multi-section, is not. A multi-section home on its own lot needs a masonry wall. If a Class A home is on a single lot, its perimeter must have 'a continuous, permanent masonry curtain wall, unpierced except for required ventilation and access,' installed before the Certificate of Occupancy. Vinyl or other manufactured skirting is accepted for a Class A home only in a mobile home park registered with the county tax office. Source: Pasquotank County Zoning Ordinance, amended through January 20, 2026 (PDF, 117 pages), reviewed 2026-09-19.

Which zoning districts in Pasquotank County allow a mobile home?

A single-wide fits five districts of sixteen. Pasquotank County's Table of Permitted Uses lists sixteen zoning districts. A single-family house or a modular home is permitted by right in ten of them. A single-wide is permitted in five, and a multi-section home in seven. Source: Pasquotank County Zoning Ordinance, amended through January 20, 2026 (PDF, 117 pages), reviewed 2026-09-19.

Can I move an older mobile home onto land in Pasquotank County?

A single-wide's skirting has its own fastening rules. A single-section home or a pre-1976 mobile home may use a permanent masonry curtain wall, or continuous, opaque manufactured skirting made for manufactured homes, ventilated, pre-packaged and installed to the maker's written instructions. Wood and corrosive materials such as aluminum and steel are not allowed. The skirting goes on before the Certificate of Occupancy. Source: Pasquotank County Zoning Ordinance, amended through January 20, 2026 (PDF, 117 pages), reviewed 2026-09-19.

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

Lot size and setbacks where a manufactured home is permitted. These are the Article 8 minimums. The septic figure applies in every district. Source: Pasquotank County Zoning Ordinance, amended through January 20, 2026 (PDF, 117 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 Pasquotank County?

The ordinance names three kinds of home: a manufactured home (one section), a manufactured home Class A (multiple sections) and a mobile home (built before June 15, 1976)

A single-section manufactured home is permitted by right in RMH-15, RMH-25, RMH-35, A-1 and A-2

A Class A multi-section home is permitted by right in R-15, R-25, RMH-15, RMH-25, RMH-35, A-1 and A-2

A mobile home built before June 15, 1976 is permitted by right in RMH-15, RMH-25 and RMH-35 only

R-15A, R-25A and R-35A permit no mobile home, manufactured home or Class A manufactured home

A single-family house and a modular home are permitted by right in all ten residential and agricultural districts

A manufactured home park is permitted in the three RMH districts only

On a single lot, a Class A home needs a continuous, permanent masonry curtain wall, unpierced except for ventilation and access, before the Certificate of Occupancy

A single-section home or a mobile home may use a masonry curtain wall or continuous, opaque, ventilated manufactured skirting - not wood, aluminum or steel - staked and screwed as the ordinance specifies

A Class A home's siding must be wood, hardboard or aluminum comparable to standard house siding, no shinier than gloss white paint

A 4-by-4-foot landing at every exterior door is preferred, not required

One principal building per residential lot

A manufactured home may not be an accessory building or an accessory dwelling unit

A lot on a septic system needs 43,000 square feet in every district

A nonconforming single-wide may be replaced by a double-wide, if the replacement creates no new setback problem

Paperwork before the building permit includes an address from the County GIS Department, a site plan and Environmental Health septic approval

Pasquotank 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

A single-wide fits five districts of sixteen.

Pasquotank County's Table of Permitted Uses lists sixteen zoning districts. A single-family house or a modular home is permitted by right in ten of them. A single-wide is permitted in five, and a multi-section home in seven.

Single-wide (manufactured home, one section): permitted in RMH-15, RMH-25, RMH-35, A-1 and A-2.
Multi-section home (manufactured home, Class A): permitted in R-15 and R-25 as well as those five.
Home built before June 15, 1976 (mobile home): permitted in RMH-15, RMH-25 and RMH-35 only.
House or modular home: permitted in R-15, R-15A, R-25, R-25A, R-35A, the three RMH districts, A-1 and A-2.
The district descriptions in Article 5 say the same thing in words: 'Mobile homes and manufactured homes on individual lots are permitted' in each RMH district.

Adverse finding

R-15A, R-25A and R-35A take no manufactured home at all.

Three residential districts exclude every kind of manufactured home. The ordinance says it plainly in each one: 'Mobile homes, manufactured homes, and manufactured homes Class A are not permitted.' A house or modular home is permitted there. A manufactured home, single or multi-section, is not.

Check the parcel's district on the county's zoning map before you put money down on the land or the home.
R-15 and R-25 - without the A - take a multi-section home but not a single-wide.

Adverse finding

A multi-section home on its own lot needs a masonry wall.

If a Class A home is on a single lot, its perimeter must have 'a continuous, permanent masonry curtain wall, unpierced except for required ventilation and access,' installed before the Certificate of Occupancy. Vinyl or other manufactured skirting is accepted for a Class A home only in a mobile home park registered with the county tax office.

Ask whether the masonry curtain wall is in the quote. It is often a separate trade and a separate price.
A Class A home's siding must be wood, hardboard or aluminum - vinyl-covered or painted - comparable to the siding on a standard house, and no more reflective than gloss white paint.

The skirting rule

A single-wide's skirting has its own fastening rules.

A single-section home or a pre-1976 mobile home may use a permanent masonry curtain wall, or continuous, opaque manufactured skirting made for manufactured homes, ventilated, pre-packaged and installed to the maker's written instructions. Wood and corrosive materials such as aluminum and steel are not allowed. The skirting goes on before the Certificate of Occupancy.

A 2-by-2-by-12-inch salt-treated stake behind the channel within 12 inches of each corner, and more stakes at least every 4 feet along the channel.
A 2-inch self-tapping screw through the channel and the panel into each stake.
Each panel fastened top and bottom with a No. 8, 1-inch self-tapping screw.
If the finished floor is 40 inches or more above grade, an extra support of salt-treated 2-by-2 or channel to stop the panels bowing.

The numbers

Lot size and setbacks where a manufactured home is permitted.

These are the Article 8 minimums. The septic figure applies in every district.

Lot on a septic system: 43,000 square feet and 140 feet wide at the front setback line, in every district.
Lot on central sewer: 15,000 square feet in RMH-15, 25,000 in RMH-25 and R-25, 35,000 in RMH-35, 15,000 in R-15. A-1 and A-2 list only the septic figure.
Setbacks in RMH-15, RMH-25, RMH-35, A-1, A-2 and R-25: front 40 feet, side 10, rear 30. In R-15: front 30, side 10, rear 30. A corner lot keeps 20 feet from the side street.
A lot recorded before the ordinance was adopted may use a 25-foot front, 5-foot side and 20-foot rear yard, if it meets the county sanitarian's requirements.
The 43,000-square-foot rule does not apply to a site approved for a septic system by Albemarle Regional Health Services before July 19, 2004; that note sets a smaller minimum instead - 15,000 square feet in RMH-15 and R-15, 25,000 in RMH-25, R-25 and A-1, 35,000 in RMH-35 and 40,000 in A-2.

The order of steps

Address, site plan and septic approval come before the permit.

The county's permit page says a manufactured home needs a building permit, and lists the paperwork required before one is issued.

A completed permit application and an address assigned by the County GIS Department.
A site plan showing the property-line setbacks, existing structures and roads, the driveway and the home's location and size.
Environmental Health septic approval for new construction, from Albemarle Regional Health Services.
A CAMA permit if building over the water or within 75 feet of it, and an elevation certificate in an AE flood zone.
An NCDOT driveway permit may be needed on a state-maintained road.
The county's inspection outline runs from footing to final, and the Certificate of Occupancy follows the final inspection. It is written for all new construction, not for manufactured homes alone.

What is not written down

Not found is not a yes.

Each item below was looked for in the Pasquotank County sources named on this page and was not found there.

No minimum width, floor area or roof pitch for any kind of home.
No pier, footing or anchoring dimensions. The state's set-up standards apply.
No manufactured-home inspection list separate from the county's outline for all new construction.
No septic setback or lot-size rule from Albemarle Regional Health Services. Its pages were not read for this page.
No fee schedule and no review time. Neither was read for this page.
No rule for tree cutting, landscaping or gutters on a home's own lot.

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.

Which zoning district is my parcel in, and is it under the county's zoning or Elizabeth City's?

Is my parcel in RMH-15, RMH-25, RMH-35, A-1 or A-2 - the districts where a single-wide is permitted?

If my parcel is R-15A, R-25A or R-35A, is there any way to place a manufactured home on it?

Does the county count the home I am buying as a manufactured home (one section) or a Class A manufactured home (multiple sections)?

Which manufactured skirting products does the county accept for a single-section home?

Has Albemarle Regional Health Services approved this lot for a septic system, and how large must the lot be?

Does my parcel have an address from the County GIS Department yet?

Is the lot in an AE flood zone, or within 75 feet of water, so an elevation certificate or a CAMA permit is needed?

Which inspections will the county call for on a manufactured home, and in what order?

Dealer Quote Responsibility Questions

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

Is this home one section or multiple sections - a manufactured home or a Class A manufactured home under Pasquotank County's definitions?

Have you confirmed the lot's zoning district allows this kind of home?

If this is a multi-section home going on its own lot, is a continuous masonry curtain wall in this quote, or only vinyl skirting?

If this is a single-wide, will the skirting be staked and screwed the way the county's ordinance spells out?

Is the siding wood, hardboard or aluminum comparable to standard house siding, if this is a Class A home?

Who arranges the address, the site plan and the septic approval before the permit?

What To Gather

Better details make county and provider questions clearer.

The parcel's address, parcel number and zoning district, and whether it is inside Elizabeth City

Whether the lot is on a septic system or central sewer, and its size in square feet

The Albemarle Regional Health Services septic approval for the lot, if there is one, and its date

The home's number of sections, manufacture date and siding, from the manufacturer's specification

Whether the foundation will be a masonry curtain wall or manufactured skirting

Whether the lot is in an AE flood zone or within 75 feet of water, and whether it fronts a state-maintained road

Related provider types

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

Related project stages

Purchasing or Acquiring Land Permits, Septic, and Utilities Preparing Your Land Setup and Installation After Installation / Move-In

Source notes

Every quotation on this page was read cold on 2026-09-19 from the Pasquotank County Zoning Ordinance, adopted June 21, 2021 and amended through January 20, 2026 (117-page PDF linked from the county's Official Plans and Documents page). The county's ordinance brief in the research record was used only to find the sections; no brief wording was carried onto this page. Amendments after January 20, 2026, if any, were not checked.

The headline finding rests on the Section 7.01 Table of Permitted Uses, rows Manufactured Home, Manufactured Home Class A, Mobile Home, Manufactured Home Park, Modular Home and Single Family Dwelling, read from the rendered table page so each P sits under its district. The Article 5 district descriptions (Sections 5.02 to 5.04B) state the same result in words.

The kinds of home are the Section 4.02 definitions, items 72 (Manufactured Home), 73 (Manufactured Home, Class A) and 75 (Mobile Home), each amended 11-2-09, including their skirting and landing rules and the Class A siding rule.

The accessory-building and accessory-dwelling exclusions are Section 7.03, Note 1. The one-principal-building rule is Section 6.02. The replacement rule is Article 12, paragraph 7, subject to Section 12.06.

The lot and setback numbers are the Article 8 Table of Area, Yard and Height Requirements and its Section 8.02 Notes 2, 3(a) and 7.

The permit paperwork and the inspection outline are from the county's Building Inspections page, read on 2026-09-19.

Whether the bona fide farm exemption in Section 3.01 reaches a manufactured home is not answered here: the section names residences 'constructed to the applicable residential building code', and a manufactured home is built to the federal standard. Ask the county.

No written answer from Pasquotank County Planning and Inspections or Albemarle Regional Health Services is on file for this page, and no staff confirmation is claimed. No staff names appear here, and no project approval, inspection result or utility-release outcome is implied.

Helpful Next Steps

Move from Pasquotank 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 Pasquotank County's district and skirting rules.

How to check zoning for a manufactured home

In Pasquotank County a single-wide fits five districts; this is how to ask which district yours is.

Manufactured-home site plan checklist

The county asks for a site plan with setbacks and the driveway before it issues the permit.

Source Hierarchy

State installation guidance first, then local process.

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

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

local process source

Local ordinance source: Pasquotank County Zoning Ordinance, amended through January 20, 2026 (PDF, 117 pages)

The whole ordinance, linked from the county's Official Plans and Documents page. Every rule on this page is quoted from it: the definitions of Manufactured Home, Manufactured Home Class A and Mobile Home in Section 4.02 (items 72, 73 and 75), the district descriptions in Article 5, the Table of Permitted Uses in Section 7.01, the accessory-use notes in Section 7.03, the Table of Area, Yard and Height Requirements in Article 8 with its notes in Section 8.02, the one-principal-building rule in Section 6.02 and the nonconforming replacement rules in Article 12. Read cold on 2026-09-19.

Responsible authority / official host: pasquotankcountync.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 process source: Pasquotank County Building Inspections

The county's permit page. It says a manufactured home needs a building permit, lists the paperwork required before the permit is issued - including an address assigned by the County GIS Department and Environmental Health septic approval - and outlines the inspections for new construction, ending with a final inspection before the Certificate of Occupancy. Read on 2026-09-19.

Responsible authority / official host: pasquotankcountync.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 Pasquotank 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