Everett planners weigh options to protect manufactured housing communities

City planning staff asked the Everett Planning Commission on Aug. 19 to give direction on possible protections for manufactured housing communities after policies in Everett 2044 called for protecting mobile and manufactured housing from redevelopment. York Stevens Wojc, the planning director, told commissioners the state has tightened protections in recent years—staff cited state measures on notice, relocation and rent controls—and that Everett is exploring whether to protect some or all of the city’s manufactured housing communities by applying either a site-specific zone or an overlay. "The state structure just as, I I think in simple terms, rent increases are limited," York Stevens Wojc said, summarizing recent state action on notice, relocation and rent caps. Why it matters: Everett has 10 manufactured housing communities containing about 924 homes, and commissioners said those communities provide housing for seniors and other potentially vulnerable residents. Staff said protections could keep parks operating as long-term manufactured…