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Polk County OKs interim permit for temporary manufactured home for disabled family member
Summary
The board approved an after-the-fact interim-use permit permitting a manufactured home on a landlocked parcel for a disabled family member, subject to a septic installation meeting zoning standards and a requirement that the unit be removed within 120 days after it is no longer occupied by the qualified family member.
Polk County commissioners voted to approve an interim-use permit allowing a temporary manufactured home to be placed on a parcel so a family member with documented disabilities can live there.
Staff presented the application from Elena and Clemente Buenoff, noting the applicant provided documentation that the occupant is disabled and that the placement was identified during aerial review as an after-the-fact installation (placed in 2024). Staff said the county's zoning ordinance allows temporary placement of manufactured homes for disabled family members if conditions are met.
Conditions listed by staff and adopted by the board include: an on-site sewage treatment system installed to ordinance standards; removal of the manufactured home within 120 days after the permanent residence is no longer occupied by the family member; and that the interim-use permit is granted to the family only and is not transferable. Staff also noted the applicants paid triple the normal fee because the placement was after-the-fact.
The board approved the staff recommendation and the permit by voice vote. Commissioners asked staff to monitor compliance with the septic and removal conditions and to advise the board if enforcement action is required.
No financial subsidy or variance was granted; the permit was approved as a temporary zoning exception under existing ordinance provisions.
