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Planning, Development & Transportation
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 1, 2020
TO: Mayor Troxell and City Councilmembers
THRU: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Jeff Mihelich, Deputy City Manager
Caryn Champine, Director of Planning, Development & Transportation
Tom Leeson, Community Development & Neighborhood Services Director
FROM: JC Ward, Senior City Planner
Ryan Mounce, City Planner
RE: April 28, 2020 Work Session Summary – Manufactured Housing Zoning &
Residents’ Rights Update
At the April 28th City Council Virtual Work Session, Ryan Mounce and JC Ward provided an
update on work underway to develop a new manufactured housing zone district and information
about recently completed and forthcoming residents’ rights and livability strategies, including the
potential for a manufactured housing licensing system. All councilmembers were present for the
discussion via video conferencing.
The new manufactured housing zone district and additional resident rights and livability strategies
are intended to advance Council priorities to preserve manufactured housing, prevent resident
displacement, and improve livability and protections available to residents in manufactured
housing communities.
General discussion and direction from the work session included:
Manufactured Housing Zone District & Rezoning Criteria
Continuing to develop and bring forward Land Use Code changes to implement a new
manufactured housing zone district as a preservation strategy.
General support for ‘Option A’ for the types of permitted uses that should be included in
the new zone district. Discussion reaffirmed the focus of the zone district to specifically
preserve manufactured housing and minimize resident displacement, which could remain
a partial outcome under ‘Option B.’
Some types of permitted land uses, such as extra occupancy rental houses and primary
short term rentals, may not be appropriate in the zone district or create new business
models that result in resident displacement.
Review and refine the types of criteria staff may use to recommend sites for inclusion in
the new zone district. Criteria such as infrastructure condition could be punishing to
residents in certain communities who would otherwise not benefit from the goals of the
new zone district.
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April 28, 2020 Council Work Session Summary Page 2
Manufactured Housing Zoning & Residents’ Rights Update
Several questions or requests for additional information were raised on how the zone
district could impact the potential for resident owned communities, as well as how new
technologies (3D printing or new modular home systems) could supplement the zone
district to improve energy efficiency, building conditions, and levels of overall affordability.
Residents’ Rights Strategies & Licensing
General support for research into mobile home community licensing system with additional
information and detailed options for Council’s consideration to define the specific livability
issues to address, responsible parties, and penalties.
Exploration of mobile home community licensing programs will include analysis of
analogous programs in Colorado communities as well as successful regional models.
Initial research into mobile home community licensing in Colorado indicated programs akin
to business licensing with minimum enforcement authorization rather than a
livability/habitability focus supported by compliance staff.
Licensing and other strategies should seek to minimize the pass-thru of costs and fees to
residents. Licensing and inspection fee rates should be informed by current costs to
residents or park management for addressing livability issues.
The forthcoming mobile home community licensing Council Memo will describe the
process Staff will propose to vet licensing program options that will include input from
external stakeholders, mobile home community residents, and community partners.
Mobile home neighborhood liaisons and community partners are establishing
communication and engagement networks to support discussions of resident owned
community models.
Mobile Home Livability and Community-Building Mini-Grant round two funding is currently
on hold at the recommendation of PDT Finance as the City assesses 2020 budget and
anticipated shortfalls.
Next Steps & Follow-up
Staff will resume and continue stakeholder outreach on both the manufactured housing
zone district and livability strategies following a pause due to the initial response to COVID-
19.
The new zone district will continue to move towards implementation. Staff anticipates
presenting Land Use Code changes for Council’s consideration in early summer following
the resumption of Board and Commission meetings and remote quasi-judicial hearings.
Additional residents’ rights and livability strategies and municipal code changes are
scheduled for Council consideration in Q3 2020. Draft proposed language was included
in Council’s work session documents.
Staff will prepare a memo for Council regarding options and research for a licensing
program and additional resident owned community strategies.
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