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El Mirage council permits modular homes in mixed-use and suburban zones, bars manufactured homes downtown
Summary
The council amended the zoning code (land use volume 2, chapter 154.052) to prohibit traditional manufactured homes in mixed-use (downtown) areas while allowing modular homes in mixed-use and suburban neighborhoods; the motion removed a conditional-use requirement recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission.
The El Mirage Common Council voted unanimously May 6 to amend the zoning code (land use volume 2, chapter 154.052) to prohibit manufactured homes in the city’s mixed-use (downtown) areas while allowing modular homes in both mixed-use and suburban neighborhood zones as a permitted use. The change takes effect 30 days after adoption.
City planning staff presented background showing that modular, manufactured and mobile homes are distinct under state and local rules: mobile homes and older manufactured units differ from modular homes, which are…
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