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Commission updates mobile-home code year, sets accessory-building threshold
Summary
Owen County commissioners voted to update the technical reference year for mobile-home construction standards (from 1976 to 2000) and adopted a 200-square-foot cap for excluded accessory storage buildings; motions passed unanimously and staff will update ordinance text.
The Owen County planning commission voted to modernize technical references in the mobile-home park standards and to set a size threshold for accessory storage buildings.
Speaker 6 moved to change the construction-code reference for mobile homes from 1976 to 2000, arguing it would discourage poor-quality, older units from being placed into parks; Speaker 1 seconded and the motion carried unanimously (6-0).
Separately, commissioners discussed setbacks and the proper handling of small outbuildings. Speaker 3 proposed excluding small auxiliary storage buildings from setback restrictions and suggested a square-foot threshold. Commissioners settled on 200 square feet as an exclusion threshold for accessory storage, and the change was approved by voice vote.
During the discussion, commissioners weighed public-health and infrastructure concerns for new mobile-home parks: minimum acreage requirements (5 acres), density guidance (the document cited six units per acre in one clause), and the need for public utilities rather than long-term reliance on private wells and septic systems for higher densities.
Staff was directed to incorporate the adopted changes into the draft ordinance and to return the revised text for formal adoption at a future meeting.
