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Danville approves zoning text amendment to allow 'qualified manufactured homes' where single-family homes are allowed
Summary
The Danville City Commission voted May 26 to adopt a planning commission recommendation to amend the joint zoning ordinance to implement a state rule allowing qualified manufactured homes in single-family residential zones; deed restrictions and HOAs remain enforceable and a formal ordinance will be prepared for final consideration.
The Danville City Commission on May 26 approved a recommendation from the Danville-Boyle County Planning and Zoning Commission to amend the city—s joint zoning ordinance so that "qualified manufactured homes" may be placed where single-family residences are allowed.
Miss Grady, the planning commission—s representative, told the commission the planning body met March 25 and voted 6-0 to recommend the text change. "Following a public hearing, the planning commission voted 6 yays and 0 nays to unanimously recommend approval of this text amendment," she said. The change updates Articles 2 and 4 and is intended to bring the ordinance into compliance with a state law that takes effect July 1, 2026.
Supporters and several commissioners emphasized that the amendment is not a blanket pass to place any manufactured structure. Miss Grady explained the regulation distinguishes between older factory-built housing and newer units built to HUD and Kentucky building-code standards: "There—s a difference between manufactured and qualified manufactured homes—based on building codes and materials," she said, adding that local rules still allow the commission to regulate features such as roof pitch to keep new units consistent with neighborhood character.
Commissioners asked whether deed restrictions or homeowners associations could block such placements; staff clarified that private deed restrictions and HOA covenants would still apply and that the planning commission does not have authority to override recorded deed restrictions. The mayor and commissioners directed staff to prepare a formal ordinance spelling out the text amendments and return it for the next commission meeting.
The motion to approve the planning commission—s text-amendment recommendation was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
What happens next: staff will draft the formal ordinance language to be presented at a subsequent commission meeting for final reading and formal adoption.
