Commission forwards state-driven zoning updates; staff flags Faith and Housing Act timing
Staff presented amendments required by recent General Assembly action (House Bill 1212 small‑lot standards and House Bill 655 manufactured‑home allowances). Commissioners asked for clarification on the population threshold (staff corrected a earlier misstatement); the commission recommended forwarding the package to the Board of Supervisors for Oct. 14.
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Planning staff described a slate of ordinance changes required by recent state legislation and recommended the commission forward them to the Board of Supervisors. Staff said the changes include creating a 3,000‑square‑foot small‑lot standard to comply with House Bill 1212 (applicable to localities meeting the population threshold) and removing an exclusion so modern manufactured homes would be permitted in districts where site‑built housing is allowed under House Bill 655, subject to foundation and public‑utility connection requirements.
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