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Local housing group asks council to begin zoning process for manufactured homes as affordable option
Summary
Jaylen, president of the OAHD, asked the council to authorize the zoning-notification process for placing modern manufactured homes on a city-owned lot; council agreed to start the notification and zoning-change process so options remain open.
Jaylen, president of the OAHD, asked the council to allow consideration of modern manufactured homes on a secured site as a potential affordable-housing option. He described modern manufactured homes as higher-quality than older mobile homes and said the most affordable path currently identified (the governor's home program) has an 18-month wait and restrictive eligibility, prompting OAHD to pursue alternative pathways. "It's not a 1980s trailer home anymore," Jaylen said while describing construction and foundation options.
Council members advised that beginning the formal zoning-notification process (mailing notices within 250 feet and publishing required notices) would not commit the city to placing homes but would preserve options; staff said the zoning procedure typically takes about six weeks and two publications. The council authorized staff to send required notices and start the zoning-change process to allow OAHD to continue exploring the site.
