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Applicant told modular home may not meet Thayne ordinance; council asks for manufacturer specs
Summary
Trey Andrews applied for a building permit for a duplex made of two modular units. Mayor Simpson said the submitted information appears not to meet the town's modular-home definition (multi-sectional, at least 1,000 sq ft, 4/12 pitch) and may qualify as a mobile home, which is restricted to mobile-home parks; the council requested manufacturer specs and will take an email vote.
Trey Andrews applied to place a duplex consisting of two modular homes connected by garages on Lot #5 on Franklin. Andrews told the council he will initially install one unit for personal use and later add the second as a rental.
Mayor Simpson read the town’s ordinance definition of a modular home — that it must be multi-sectional, at least 1,000 square feet, and have a 4/12 pitched roof — and said the general information Andrews provided appears not to meet those specifications and could fall under the town’s mobile-home definition, which the town restricts to mobile‑home parks. Andrews said he had only submitted general product information from the manufacturer and could not produce the exact specifications at the meeting.
The council requested that Andrews submit the manufacturer’s specifications, including dimensions and roof pitch, and noted that with the addition of attached garage space the unit might meet the 1,000‑square‑foot threshold if properly documented. The council said it will consider the application by email once the required documentation is received; no final vote or permit issuance was recorded in the transcript.
The transcript records the ordinance language read aloud and the council’s request for documentation; it does not record a final determination or permit approval.
