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Planning panel recommends allowing certified RVs as an emergency‑ready housing option inside mobile home parks

Manatee County Planning Commission · December 12, 2025
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Summary

In response to 2024 hurricane damage to mobile‑home communities, the commission recommended a text amendment allowing parks to opt in to permit move‑ready recreational vehicles as permanent dwellings if strict evacuation, hookup and mobility rules are met.

The Planning Commission recommended approval of a county‑initiated text amendment to the Land Development Code that would permit certified recreational vehicles (RVs) to be used as permanent dwellings inside mobile‑home parks only if the park elects to allow them and meets specified safeguards. The change responds to requests from mobile‑home communities after the 2024 hurricane season, when many manufactured homes suffered damage and residents sought alternatives that…

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