LEAVENWORTH – The Planning Commission moved forward with proposed amendments to manufactured home standards and denied a proposed administrative deviation during its Jan. 8 meeting.
The Planning Commission unanimously approved proposed amendments to the city’s manufactured home standards. The changes aim to eliminate regulatory barriers to producing manufactured homes, which, according to the Housing Action Plan, “offer a pathway toward homeownership due to the lower cost of the structure.” The city has only issued one permit for siting a manufactured home since 2015.
According to Community Development Director Maggie Boles, the most notable proposed amendment was the removal of Section D in 18.36.028 – Manufactured home standards, which required a manufactured home to meet the requirements of a “designated manufactured home.”…