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Committee advances bill to treat qualified manufactured homes like site‑built houses; local cosmetic control preserved
Summary
The House Standing Committee on Local Government voted to advance House Bill 160, sponsored by Representative Susan Whitten, to require that qualified manufactured homes be treated the same as site‑built houses for local planning and zoning when they meet defined standards.
The House Standing Committee on Local Government voted to advance House Bill 160, sponsored by Representative Susan Whitten, to require that qualified manufactured homes be treated the same as site‑built houses for local planning and zoning purposes, subject to local cosmetic compatibility standards.
Representative Whitten said the bill responds to a statewide shortage of starter and working‑class homes and that the Kentucky Housing Corporation estimates a shortfall of about 206,000 homes; without changes that shortfall could grow. Whitten said manufactured housing can provide…
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