What is the difference between a mobile home and a manufactured home? May I have either one on a residential property?
A mobile home is something that can be easily moved from one place to another, is over 32-feet in length or over 8-feet wide. It can be towed on its own chassis and can be installed with or without a permanent foundation and used for living purposes. A manufactured home also defined as an “off-site constructed dwelling unit” in the Zoning Ordinance is a mobile home which has been built on or after June 15, 1976, according to the standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Mobile homes can only be located in mobile home parks. A manufactured home is allowed in a residential district when approved by the Planning Hearing Officer (PHO). Thus, in order to have a manufactured home in a residential district, a person must go through a public hearing process. The Planning Hearing Officer will determine if the proposed unit is compatible with other homes in the surrounding neighborhood. There is required documentation to apply for this hearing and the Planning Depa
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