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Public hearing held on conditional-use application for a mobile home at 410 Firetower Road
Summary
Brandi and Phillip Spillers sought a conditional-use permit to place a mobile home on 15 acres at 410 Firetower Road; Planning and Zoning recommended approval, while at least one nearby resident voiced opposition to mobile homes on aesthetic and vacancy grounds.
A public hearing before the Board of Commissioners on May 27 considered a conditional-use request from Brandi and Phillip Spillers to place a mobile home on a 15-acre parcel at 410 Firetower Road and establish it as their primary residence.
Planning and Zoning recommended approval and staff advised the parcel is zoned R‑R and that required checklist items had been completed. Mr. Spiller said the couple currently resides in Columbus and that, because they cannot afford to build a house, placing a manufactured home on a concrete slab is the practical choice. "They would like to place a mobile home on 15 acres and establish a primary residence," Chairman Charles Coffey summarized when opening the hearing.
Mark Henson, an adjoining resident, spoke in opposition, saying he has concerns about mobile homes becoming vacant and degrading the appearance of the county: "I just isn't for mobile homes at all ... Mobile homes depreciate, and when they get vacant and abandoned it makes the county look ugly," he said. The chairman noted a text from another adjoining property owner raising concerns about CUVA status on an adjacent parcel, but that owner's land was not slated for development under the application.
The hearing record shows Planning and Zoning's favorable recommendation; the minutes do not record a final vote on the conditional-use application at that session. The commission closed the public hearing after statements and will take further action at a subsequent agenda item or meeting when a formal vote is scheduled.
