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Everett council adopts manufactured-housing-community zone to protect mobile-home parks
Summary
The Everett City Council on May 6, 2026, voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance establishing a manufactured-housing-community (MHC) zoning designation intended to preserve seven mobile-home parks and reduce displacement risk for roughly 1,000 homes and an estimated 1,500 residents.
The Everett City Council voted on May 6, 2026, to adopt Council Bill 2604-23, creating a manufactured-housing-community (MHC) zoning designation intended to protect several mobile-home parks from redevelopment. Council members approved the ordinance on third and final reading by roll-call vote.
Supporters at the public hearing urged the council to act to preserve long-standing communities. Ross Angelus, an Everett resident who said he has lived in the city since 1978 and serves on local nonprofit boards, told the council that mobile-home park residents were “a step away from homelessness” when lease costs rise and that allowing the parks to remain zoned for manufactured housing would help older residents keep affordable homes. Another speaker, identified as Ken, said the planning commission recommended the NR-MHC designation and that the seven parks cover approximately 1,000 mobile homes and about 1,500 resident voters.
Council members framed the measure as a pragmatic, if imperfect, way to balance resident protections, land-use limits and state law. Council member Zarlingo praised the planning staff and resident engagement and described the proposal as “a moderate and nuanced solution.” Council President Schwab thanked planning staff and other council members for their work on the comprehensive-plan item.
The ordinance amends multiple sections of the Everett Municipal Code and repeals several prior ordinances as part of the zoning change. The council closed the public hearing and adopted the measure by unanimous vote of the members present. The ordinance will be incorporated into the city comprehensive plan and the zoning map as the city moves forward with implementation.
The city did not provide an immediate implementation timeline at the meeting; details about property-specific outcomes, rent regulation authority and enforcement under state law were discussed as constrained by state statutes and existing land-use rules.
