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County reports major backlog on manufactured‑home substantial‑damage reviews; permits rising for single‑family and condos
Summary
Building‑review staff said manufactured and mobile homes show very high initial substantial‑damage designations and described a tailored reassessment and permitting process. County staff also reported hundreds of permits issued for single‑family homes and a resumption of condominium permitting.
Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services told commissioners on Jan. 28 that manufactured homes are the largest technical challenge in the county’s substantial‑damage and reassessment process after recent storms.
Kevin McCandrew, director of Building and Development Review Services, said the county processed roughly 3,900 residential structures through FEMA estimator tools in the initial phase, then broke that total into single‑family, condominium/townhouse and manufactured/mobile home categories to clarify results.
Key numbers: McCandrew said just under 3,000 single‑family homes were processed through the FEMA estimator tool and that about 430 single‑family properties (roughly 14%) initially were identified as substantially damaged. By contrast, of about 823 manufactured homes processed, roughly 95% — about 782 units — received initial substantial‑damage…
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