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Owner urges council to re-examine 20‑year manufactured‑home age limit, cites affordable housing concerns
Summary
A mobile‑home park owner, speaking remotely, asked the council to reconsider a proposed 20‑year minimum age requirement for homes, saying structurally sound older units can help preserve affordable housing; he described plans to remove 5–7 dilapidated homes and to refinance parks within 2–3 months.
Zach Dixon, speaking by phone, urged the council to examine flexibility in an ordinance proposal that would limit manufactured homes allowed in Hot Springs to those 20 years old or newer. Dixon said some homes from the 1990s have "good bones" and can be made attractive and affordable rather than discarded by strict age rules. He asked council to allow older but well‑maintained units to qualify for placement.
Dixon described operational steps his companies plan to take: he said they have identified "somewhere between 5 and 7" dilapidated homes they plan to remove as an initial cleanup step and, following refinancing, hope to bring in improved homes within "the next 2 to 3 months." He also acknowledged broader concerns — including local drug‑use and tenant screening challenges — that complicate park operations and affordable‑housing outcomes. The council thanked Dixon for providing a five‑minute public comment and asked staff to follow up with planning and zoning as needed.
