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Council approves planned-development rezoning for land-lease manufactured community after altering pad and carport requirements
Summary
Kennedale approved PC case 2520 to rezone R‑1 land to a planned development for a manufactured‑housing community with two modifications: strike the concrete-pad mandate and allow 20x20 carports; vote was 3–1.
The Kennedale City Council voted to approve a rezoning to a planned development for PC case 2520 after debate about engineering standards and homeowner setup requirements. The motion approved two developer-requested modifications: removing a Planning & Zoning condition that pads for manufactured homes be concrete foundations and allowing 20-by-20 carport/drive slabs rather than the smaller size originally listed.
Crawford McMacklin, who identified himself as representing manufactured‑housing interests, supported the project but argued against the P&Z condition requiring concrete pads. He said manufactured homes come with setup guides (DAPIA) and that concrete pads can increase cost and complicate water-vapor management, and he warned that compacted-earth alternatives with proper anchoring can be preferable in some soil conditions.
City staff and the developer confirmed the site has challenging soil (previous sand extraction and backfill), explained anchoring alternatives such as driven or concrete-wrapped steel piers, and said state installer standards and anchoring details can ensure safety if concrete pads are not required. The civil engineer working with the developer said the project will include substantial off‑site and on‑site infrastructure work: adding a lane to the primary access road, improving a gravel side road (Green Circle), and extending roughly 4,000 feet of waterline to the city limit.
The applicant described the proposal as a land-lease community with roughly 340–350 units in the concept plan; these would be privately owned homes sited on leased lots and offered for sale as personal property rather than real estate. Staff told council that current water and sewer capacity is adequate for the development, and the developer said the PD would include site and landscape plans as enforceable attachments.
Council approved the rezoning with the two modifications after a motion and second; a recorded tally showed the measure passed by a 3–1 margin.
The council directed staff to make the specific PD language reflect the struck/modified items (removing the concrete-pad requirement and allowing 20x20 carports) so the ordinance matches the motion on the record.
