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Poulsbo residents urge council to protect manufactured‑home parks, request moratorium and overlay zoning
Summary
Three residents urged the Poulsbo City Council to adopt protections for manufactured‑home parks, asking for a moratorium on redevelopment and an overlay zone; city staff announced a small, off‑site meeting on the issue for the coming Sunday.
Three residents of Viking Park and other manufactured‑home communities told the Poulsbo City Council on Jan. 8 that the city should adopt protections for manufactured‑home parks to preserve an important source of affordable housing.
The callers urged the council to adopt a temporary moratorium on redevelopment while the city develops an overlay zoning option that would restrict conversions of parks to market‑rate housing or commercial uses. “Please consider a moratorium on mobile home park redevelopment in our city while a protection overlay ordinance is being developed and approved,” Irene Bowie said during the public‑comment period, identifying herself as a member of the Washington Association of Manufactured Homeowners and a resident of Viking Park.
A local needs‑and‑policy context helps explain why residents sought protections: manufactured‑home parks are often the longest‑standing…
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