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Lancaster planners begin drafting zoning changes after state law widens placement of manufactured homes
Summary
At their April meeting, Lancaster County planning commissioners reviewed Senate Bill 346 and discussed how the new Virginia language, which requires manufactured homes to be treated like site-built single-family dwellings under certain conditions, will force local zoning updates and raise design and waterfront concerns.
At the April 2026 meeting, the Lancaster County Planning Commission reviewed recent Virginia legislation and staff materials about manufactured homes, concluding the county will need to revise parts of its zoning code to comply.
A county staff member summarized the bill’s effect: “The bill provides that localities shall not adopt or enforce any zoning, land use, or development regulation that treats manufactured homes differently or more restrictively than a single family site built dwelling allowed in the same zoning district,” the staff member said. Staff provided copies of the prior and newly passed code language and a report identifying county code sections that may require amendment.
Why it matters: the change broadens where qualifying manufactured homes may be placed by requiring parity with site-built single-family…
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