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Greene County planning staff outline ordinance changes to treat manufactured homes like stick‑built houses
Summary
To comply with a new state law effective July 1, Greene County staff recommended updating local code so manufactured homes are allowed where conventional single‑family homes are permitted; the commission discussed criteria, ADU impacts and mobile‑home park lot rules.
Planning staff briefed the commission on upcoming amendments to align the county code with a state requirement that manufactured homes be treated the same as stick‑built homes wherever single‑family dwellings are permitted.
Staff explained two main changes: allowing manufactured homes on individual lots in districts that already permit single‑family homes, and clarifying that lots inside existing manufactured‑home parks can be filled even if prior nonconformity rules would have blocked replacement after two years. "The state code change starting July 1 requires that you treat manufactured homes the same way that you treat stick built homes," staff told the commission.
Commissioners asked about limits and safeguards: criteria requiring manufactured homes to be no more than five years old at placement, conversion timelines before a unit can be treated as real property, and how covenants or homeowner association rules might still restrict placement. Staff said the county's ADU standards will govern accessory dwelling units and that manufactured homes meeting ADU rules should be allowed.
The commission asked staff to publish the proposed edits and bring the ordinance back for public hearing next month.
