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Washington County approves two rezoning requests to allow manufactured/modular homes
Summary
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved two separate rezoning requests — near Larwood Lane and Lee Highway — allowing applicants to site manufactured or modular homes; staff emphasized septic and frontage questions and noted planning commission recommendations in both cases.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve two rezoning requests that will allow properties near Larwood Lane and Lee Highway to be used for single-family residences sited as manufactured or modular homes.
Planning staffer Richard (Mr. Richardson) told the board the Larwood Lane application, filed by Heather Langston and Kathy Woodson, sought to rezone roughly 17 acres from R1 (Residential Limited) to A2 (Agricultural General) to provide flexibility for siting a manufactured home and necessary septic systems. Richardson described steep, wooded terrain and shale soil that could complicate septic placement and said the planning commission recommended approval, 5-0. No public speakers testified for or against the Larwood request; Supervisor Hernandez, whose district includes the property, moved for approval, and the motion passed 7-0.
On a separate request, Micky Blankenship asked to rezone about 2.025 acres along Lee Highway from R2 (Residential General) to A2 so he could place a modern manufactured home on a permanent foundation. Supporters, including contractor Jeffrey Monday and property owner Melanie Carter, told the board the home meets federal (FHA) standards and that the owners intend to occupy the two-acre lot themselves. At the planning commission some neighbors expressed concern that a manufactured home could depress nearby property values. In discussion the board compared modular and manufactured construction, with Monday explaining modular units follow state and local code inspection while manufactured homes carry a factory tag and are set on permanent foundations in the field. Citing existing mobile homes in the area and local context, Supervisor Ball moved to approve the rezoning; the board voted 7-0.
Both approvals were framed by planning staff as land-use decisions about compatibility with surrounding uses rather than changes to the county’s broader zoning map. The board noted permitting and septic placement will still need to satisfy health and building-code requirements before homes are occupied.
