Resident urges flexibility on foundation rules, warns $40,000 cost will affect affordability
A prospective Wheeler Estates resident told the board that requiring concrete exterior foundation walls for mobile homes in master‑planned communities can add about $40,000 to costs and make homes unaffordable; staff and commissioners said those design standards were adopted by the community and apply to site‑built homes as well.
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Christie Scheele, a resident purchasing property in Wheeler Estates, urged the board to allow alternative foundation types for off‑site constructed homes so that homes remain affordable. Scheele said the permanent slab foundation being required would increase the price beyond what many families can afford.
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