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Ashland staff outline how new Kentucky law limits and enables manufactured homes, and how tiny homes fit into zoning
Summary
City director Chris Pullum explained KRS 100.348 and said it allows qualified manufactured homes in single-family zones only if they meet standards (built within five years of placement, 20-ft width minimum, 900 sq ft) and local compatibility rules; he also said tiny homes are allowed if they meet modern building codes and go through permitting and, if a community, a PUD and planning review.
Chris Pullum, Ashland’s director of community development, told the Board of City Commission on March 26 that a 2024 change in state law (KRS 100.348) requires local governments to adopt compatibility standards if they want to regulate where “qualified manufactured homes” may be placed in single-family residential zones. “That statute gives us the ability to set our own compatibility standards,” Pullum said, adding that cities can address roof pitch, exterior materials, minimum square footage and foundational skirting so manufactured homes “fit into the aesthetic theme of that neighborhood.”
Pullum read key elements of the statute and described the technical thresholds officials must consider: to qualify under the…
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