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Jacksonville council adopts ordinance regulating industrialized and modular homes
Summary
Council approved an ordinance setting local standards for modular homes allowed under state code, requiring consistency with nearby home values, setbacks, foundations and design standards the city may apply.
The Jacksonville City Council voted to adopt an ordinance regulating industrialized (modular) homes, adopting the restrictions the city may impose under state law.
City staff described modular homes as factory-built units assembled on site and distinguished them from HUD-built manufactured homes. “Modular homes look much like mobile or manufactured homes as many would call them,” staff said, and explained the key difference is construction to the international building code or locally adopted standards rather than HUD standards.
Under the ordinance, modular homes installed in Jacksonville must comply with local zoning, building setbacks, subdivision controls, architectural and landscaping standards, be fixed to a permanent foundation and be of a value equal to the average value of single-family homes within 500 feet of the subject property. The ordinance applies only to the extent permitted by state law; staff told the council the city cannot outright prohibit modular homes but may place these restrictions.
Councilman Tim McCray moved to approve the ordinance as presented; Councilman Rob Goin seconded. The mayor called for the vote and the motion carried with no recorded opposition.
Staff said the city currently has at least two modular homes and possibly another pending. The ordinance aims to ensure new modular installations are generally consistent with surrounding neighborhoods and city codes.
