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Commission recommends Board of Aldermen review potential rezoning of manufactured-home parcels
Summary
The commission discussed long-standing issues in a manufactured-home area (scattered mobile homes, aging units, floodplain constraints) and voted to send the topic to the Board of Aldermen to determine whether the board will initiate outreach to property owners or act as the applicant for rezoning.
The Planning and Zoning Commission discussed potential rezoning of a swath of parcels currently occupied by scattered manufactured/mobile homes and directed that the topic be sent to the Board of Aldermen so the board can decide whether to pursue rezoning or engage property owners.
Staff briefed commissioners on existing code (chapter 400 manufactured-home park provisions) and on the area’s mixed zoning pattern: commercial and industrial parcels border ribbons of R-2 zoning that include manufactured/mobile homes. Staff noted past litigation tied to enforcement of manufactured-home regulations, a 2008 code change that limited legal occupancy of older manufactured homes (units manufactured before June 15, 1976 are not legal for re-occupancy), and prior flood-buyout efforts that produced limited results.
Commissioners and staff discussed property-ownership patterns: a continuous loop at the south end (Tulip/Lake Circle Drive) is largely owned by a single owner; other smaller pads are individually owned and rented. Staff described enforcement challenges for scattered-site older units and said rezoning to commercial or industrial could help address long-term redevelopment and code-enforcement goals. City engineer comments referenced floodplains and rail corridor constraints, which, staff advised, make multifamily/residential zoning imprudent in parts of the area.
After discussion, the commission voted to send the matter to the Board of Aldermen for the board to determine whether to approach property owners for feedback or to be the applicant if a rezoning is appropriate. Commissioners asked staff and the aldermen to consider the potential for future road realignments/overpasses in area planning and whether rezoning could help with code enforcement and long-term redevelopment.
The motion to send the topic to the Board of Aldermen was made by Commissioner Weimer, seconded by Commissioner Marhinka (name appears in the transcript with variant spellings), and carried unanimously among those present. Staff will report the commission’s discussion to the Board of Aldermen at the next meeting and the aldermen will decide next steps.
