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Neighbors resist plan to allow single-wide mobile homes at 840 McKinley Road
Summary
A rezoning request to permit single-wide mobile homes at 840 McKinley Road drew neighbor opposition over safety and density concerns; County Manager James Shubert clarified that a formal mobile home park requires at least 12 units and different lot and construction standards. The commission discussed tabling the item until the applicant could attend and added it to the regular agenda.
Interim Planning Director Dustin Minchew presented a request to rezone 840 McKinley Road from R-75 to R-75MH to allow single-wide mobile homes to be placed on the property for rent. Minchew said the surrounding parcels are already zoned R-75MH and that the applicant intended to place three or four single-wide units facing Beauregard Street.
Neighbors spoke in opposition. Stephen Leach of 852 McKinley Road said he opposed moving "several mobile homes" back into the area because of previous criminal activity when multiple mobile homes were present, though he said he would be amenable to just a few. Alex Pittman of 2295 Bell Street urged caution, saying he did not want what he described as "50 trailers" moved in because of theft concerns; he said the applicant told him he wanted to place as many mobile homes as possible but that two or three would be acceptable.
County Manager James Shubert addressed the commission’s questions and clarified the difference between a rezoning to R-75MH and a formal mobile home park. He said a mobile home park requires a minimum of 12 mobile homes and specific lot-size and infrastructure standards; the existing R-75 zoning requires Class A double-wide homes with brick or block skirting, water and sewer hookups and a typical lot size of roughly 9,000 square feet. Because the applicant, identified in the minutes as Dongray Johnson, was not present to clarify his intentions, commissioners discussed tabling the item until he could attend.
Commissioners did not take a final vote on the rezoning at the public hearing; the matter was added to the regular meeting agenda for further consideration when the applicant can provide clarifying plans.
