Council advances single-family manufactured/modular homes measure after committee discharge

Councilmember Jefferson Patterson moved to discharge Introductory 339 from committee for full-council consideration; the motion was seconded and the item was approved for floor consideration and then adopted by the council.

During discussion Patterson described touring a modular-housing manufacturer and said he was impressed with the construction quality, comparing it favorably to "stick" site-built homes and noting lower expected sale prices. Patterson said the city’s role in the proposal is to sell land only and that the houses would be built and sold by private developers without additional city subsidy. He said the state offers incentives for this type of housing and that the city is "a little ahead of the game" in considering the approach.

Selected quote from the floor: "I was blown away," Patterson said after describing the factory-built construction and finishes he observed.

What the council decided: Introductory 339 was discharged from committee, considered on the floor and approved (motion and vote recorded in the meeting transcript). The transcript does not include the full ordinance text; where the motion text was not read the description above uses the committee report language as recorded in the meeting.

Next steps: the council’s action moves the proposal into whatever subsequent implementation steps are specified in the ordinance or by the administering department (the transcript does not record departmental implementation details).