Mesa staff brief council on proposed text amendment to allow conventional construction in manufactured-home and RV subdivisions
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City staff told the Mesa City Council that a proposed zoning text amendment would allow conventional (site-built) construction within manufactured-home and recreational-vehicle subdivisions and that a petition from Venture Out supports the change; council did not take formal action.
Mesa City Council members heard a staff briefing May 19 on a proposed zoning text amendment that would permit conventional (site-built) construction within manufactured-home and recreational-vehicle subdivisions and in subdivisions where homeowners own individual lots.
City planning staff said the proposed change would not expand conventional construction into manufactured-home parks where lots are rented; it would apply to subdivisions where residents own individual lots. The petition submitted by residents of the Venture Out neighborhood was circulated in support of the amendment and, according to staff, was signed by a majority of homeowners in that neighborhood.
The planning staff said the proposal grew out of the city’s Balanced Housing Plan as a way to expand housing types within Mesa. Under current city rules, staff said conventional construction is not permitted in manufactured-home or RV subdivisions or in parks. Staff presented the amendment as a legislative text change to zoning regulations; council members asked clarifying questions but did not vote on the amendment at the study session.
Council members asked whether Venture Out would be allowed to build conventional housing under the proposed amendment; planning staff answered that, if enacted, the amendment would permit conventional construction in subdivisions where homeowners own their lots and that Venture Out had submitted the petition in support.
The staff briefing did not include an ordinance number or a staff recommendation to adopt on first reading; nor did the council take formal legislative action at the study session. Council discussion focused on the scope of the change (owner-occupied lots versus rental parks) and the connection between the amendment and the Balanced Housing Plan.
Council members and staff indicated the item will return for formal consideration in the ordinance process; no vote or adoption occurred at this meeting.