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Commission recommends standards for placement of manufactured homes; HUD seal and building-code issues raised
Summary
The commission voted to recommend amending Chapter 125 to add minimum construction and placement standards for manufactured homes on individual lots; speakers and commissioners discussed HUD code seals, data plates, roofing materials, and a text correction changing a parish name.
The Livingston Parish Planning & Zoning Commission on Jan. 9 voted to recommend that the parish council adopt amendments to Chapter 125 of the parish code establishing minimum construction and placement standards for manufactured homes placed on individual lots.
WSP staff presented the package, noting the draft had been provided to the commission on Dec. 5 and that no additional amendments were proposed at the hearing. Commissioners voted to forward the amendments as a recommendation to the council.
Why it matters: The proposed amendments would add standards for manufactured homes, including requirements meant to ensure homes meet federal manufactured-home construction standards and local safety considerations. Commissioners and contractors questioned how the draft addresses homes missing the small external HUD code seal and whether the code should reference the internal data plate instead.
During public comment, a resident with experience in the mobile-home business asked how enforcement should proceed if the small HUD metal seal on the home’s exterior is missing after repair or remodeling. WSP staff said they would look into the concern and noted that manufactured homes have an internal data plate that records construction standards and wind-zone information. Staff also clarified that issues around HUD seals and whether a unit qualifies as manufactured housing versus a recreational vehicle largely fall under building-code enforcement rather than zoning. Commissioners agreed that some language or cross-references could be refined.
Commissioners also discussed roofing material language that listed “wood tile composition shingles” as an option; a commissioner with mobile-home experience said wood shingles are unusual on manufactured homes and recommended removing or revising that example. WSP staff acknowledged the building-code overlap and said items could be adjusted where appropriate.
The draft also contained a typographical error naming “Ascension Parish” in one paragraph; Commissioner Farris asked that it be corrected to “Livingston Parish,” and staff said that change will be made before the council packet is prepared.
Votes at a glance: Motion to recommend amendment to Chapter 125 (manufactured-home placement standards) — mover: not specified; second: not specified; tally: yes 7 (Norman, Clemons, Wax, Dana, Burns, Farris, Long); outcome: approved for recommendation to council.
WSP and planning staff will revise draft language as needed to address the HUD seal/data-plate point, roofing-material examples, and the parish-name typo prior to the council hearing.
