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Council discusses state action to address local zoning barriers to mobile home parks
Summary
Members urged state-level solutions after describing many towns that effectively prohibit new manufactured-home parks; members referenced Connecticut statutes (including 8-2 and 8-30g) and possible AG review or new legislation to prevent local discrimination.
Council members spent an extended portion of the meeting discussing zoning barriers that limit development and expansion of mobile manufactured home parks. Members described a pattern in many towns where zoning regulations or omissions effectively prevent new parks or the expansion of existing ones.
Several council members argued that addressing zoning at the state level may be necessary. Rafi (Raffy), a council member and attorney, said the existing statute, often cited as Section 8-2, prohibits discrimination against…
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