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Planners recommend updating manufactured‑home rules to align with new state law
Summary
Oldham County staff consolidated manufactured‑home definitions, added a 'qualified manufactured home' category consistent with KRS 100.348, and proposed that non‑qualified units remain subject to conditional‑use permits; the commission voted 10–0 to forward the ordinance changes to fiscal court.
Oldham County planners recommended a package of ordinance updates on May 26 to align local rules with state law changes that take effect July 1.
Anna Barge, assistant director, said the county consolidated several scattered manufactured‑home provisions into one section and adopted the state definition of a "qualified manufactured home" so that modern manufactured housing could be placed where a stick‑built single‑family home is permitted. "If we don't update ours before then, then our manufactured home regs are null and void," Barge warned, explaining the July 1 deadline.
The proposed code creates three categories: qualified manufactured homes (meeting KRS criteria including recent manufacture and permanent foundation standards), non‑qualified manufactured homes (which would continue to be processed through the conditional‑use permit route), and manufactured homes supporting agricultural uses. The changes also add CO‑1 to the list of zoning districts where qualified manufactured homes are permitted by right.
Commissioners asked whether deed restrictions or homeowners associations could still prohibit manufactured homes; staff said private deed restrictions and HOA covenants remain enforceable and would continue to limit placement in subdivisions where those restrictions apply.
The commission voted 10–0 to forward the clean copy of the ordinance to fiscal court and the legislative bodies for final action.
