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Hopkinsville approves zoning changes to regulate manufactured homes
Summary
Council passed Ordinance 15-2026 on second reading to amend Chapter 158 (zoning) to align with KRS 100.348 and set standards for placement, definitions, and RMH-1 residential manufactured housing district requirements.
Hopkinsville City Council approved Ordinance 15-2026 on second reading June 16, adopting a suite of zoning text amendments to Chapter 158 that revise definitions and set compatibility and placement standards for manufactured homes within single-family residential districts.
The ordinance updates definitions (for example, anchoring systems, manufactured home qualified/non‑qualified, permanent foundation and roof pitch), creates compatibility standards (including a minimum 5:12 roof pitch requirement and foundation/skirting standards), revises the RMH‑1 Residential Manufactured Housing District rules, and amends sections on nonconforming uses, off‑street parking, buffering and landscaping to replace legacy “mobile home” terminology with “manufactured home.” The ordinance also modifies Appendix A (schedule of uses) to specify where manufactured homes and manufactured home parks are permitted.
The summary in the ordinance cites alignment with KRS 100.348. The full ordinance text is on file in the City Clerk’s office at 715 South Virginia Street during business hours. Council performed a roll-call vote and the ordinance passed on second reading.
