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GA HB516

Bill

Status

Passed

5/20/2010

Primary Sponsor

Jon Burns

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Origin

House of Representatives

2009-2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redefines "industrialized building" to explicitly require design and construction in compliance with state minimum standards codes, covering factory-built structures assembled off-site that cannot be fully inspected without disassembly
  • Creates a new definition for "residential industrialized building" as a dwelling unit built to Georgia's One and Two Family Dwelling Code, affixed to a permanent load-bearing foundation without a permanent metal chassis, and explicitly excluding manufactured homes under federal law (42 U.S.C. § 5401)
  • Industrialized and residential industrialized buildings bearing the commissioner's insignia of approval are deemed to comply with both state minimum standards codes and all applicable local ordinances and regulations
  • Prohibits counties and municipalities from excluding residential industrialized buildings from residential zoning districts solely because the building is a residential industrialized building
  • Reserves local government authority over land use, zoning, building setbacks, side and rear yard requirements, utility connections, subdivision regulations, and architectural and aesthetic requirements for the county or municipality where the building is sited

Legislative Description

Industrialized buildings; comply with local ordinances and resolutions; provisions

Last Action

Effective Date

5/20/2010

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Consumer Affairs3/12/2009
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs2/24/2009

Full Bill Text

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