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Planning commission recommends zoning text changes to allow certain manufactured homes in single‑family districts
Summary
The commission unanimously recommended that City Council adopt ZT2026‑0002, which creates Manufactured Home A and B categories to align local zoning with recent state-code changes and allows Manufactured Home B on single‑family lots if the unit receives a certificate of occupancy within five years of its data-plate date.
Nyoka Hall, the staff presenter, told the commission ZT2026‑0002 revises Chapter 45 to align the city's rules with recent changes to the Code of Virginia by recognizing two categories—Manufactured Home A (HUD‑built, transportable on permanent chassis) and Manufactured Home B (manufactured home converted to real property). Hall said the amendment would permit Manufactured Home B where detached single‑family dwellings are allowed and requires a certificate of occupancy within five years of the manufacturer's date on the home's data plate.
Commissioners asked whether the change goes beyond state minimums and whether design controls would apply in historic districts; Hall said the amendment implements state law and that district-specific design standards (for example in Hillsdale Village) would still apply. The regulations committee reviewed the amendment on July 15, 2026, and recommended approval. The commission voted unanimously to recommend adoption to City Council; staff noted the council hearing will be on Sept. 22, 2026.
The amendment is framed as an affordable‑housing measure to broaden placement options for newer manufactured homes while limiting older models by the certificate‑of‑occupancy timing.
