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County staff to revise zoning text to reflect state rules allowing manufactured and modular homes where single‑family homes are permitted
Summary
Staff said the amendment adopts state definitions and requires permitting manufactured homes where single‑family dwellings are allowed; planning commission recommended unanimous approval. Commissioners closed the hearing after public comment.
Washington County planning staff presented a proposed zoning text amendment on Sept. 23 to update county code with the terminology and placement rules for manufactured homes and modular dwellings adopted by the Maryland General Assembly during the 2024 session (bill 538). Staff said the change replaces the term “mobile homes” with “manufactured homes,” adds the state’s definitions, and confirms that manufactured homes must be permitted wherever…
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