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Commissioners approve UDO change to allow on-site sales offices in manufactured-home parks
Summary
The board approved a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (Plan 2606CR001) allowing sales offices as an accessory use inside manufactured-home parks under four limiting provisions, enabling on-site dealer licensing for park owners who sell homes.
HARNETT COUNTY — Commissioners adopted a text amendment to the county’s Unified Development Ordinance to permit sales offices as an accessory use within manufactured-home parks, a change staff said will enable owners to obtain dealer licenses from the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles.
Sarah Arber of Development Services explained the amendment (Plan 2606CR001) would add provisions that: limit sales to existing permitted lots; require proper permitting of manufactured homes; prohibit display of model homes and surplus inventory; and prohibit sale or display of vehicles other than manufactured homes on-site.
Arber said the change responds to applicants who operate parks that both rent and sell manufactured homes and that, under current UDO language, maintaining an on-site sales office is classified as a nonresidential use and therefore prohibited in manufactured-home parks. Planning Board recommended approval 5–0; an applicant representative said the change would support affordable housing and compliance with dealer licensing rules.
The board approved the amendment by voice vote. Staff said it will return final text for codification and will work with applicants on compliance and permitting steps.
Commissioners noted the text amendment includes guardrails (no model-home displays, sales limited to permitted lots) intended to prevent a broader commercial conversion of park land.
