The New Haven Independent in Connecticut asserts that Garden Homes Management Corporation has plans to develop two manufactured home communities in Oxford. The filing with the Planning and Zoning Commission for the first proposal, called Oxford Commons, would have 99 multi-section manufactured homes on 32 acres. The second project, Donovan …
Bartlesville Radio reports that the City Council in Dewey, OK received a request for a zoning variance to put two modular homes on lots in the city. Two people in this northeastern Oklahoma town, including the petitioner, spoke in favor of the variance, and four opposed it. Council members voiced …
The Times Leader reports the Kuttawa, Kentucky, City Council in northwestern Kentucky is updating its zoning ordinance concerning manufactured homes. State law prohibits banning manufactured homes from inside a city, but the city council zoning proposal is requiring homes to have either brick or masonry skirting around the bottom. Another …
The Times and Democrat reports from Orangeburg, South Carolina, residential property that once held two factory-built homes that were demolished reverted to site-built construction, according to the zoning commission. It is located in an RS district, which means single-family site-built homes only. The owner died and his son now wants …
The joint report recently published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on “Safety and Health in Manufactured Structures” says a great deal about HUD and the manufactured housing industry – though not what its authors likely intended. MHARR …
Following up on an article we published May 24 regarding Cordova, Alabama, Mayor Jack Scott’s insistence on keeping Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) homes out of Cordova, The Birmingham News reports that 200 people showed up for a city council meeting to protest the ban, many venting their frustrations. Mayor …
Tempers Flare at Cordova, Alabama, City Council Meeting Read More
With 19 years in the industry, Jay Hamilton has become the new executive director of the Georgia Manufactured Housing Association. In a conversation with MHMSM, he indicated he has held numerous sales positions, first with Champion Homes, and more recently with Fleetwood Homes as Regional Sales Manager until they sold …
In a follow-up to our story published May 2, the Daily News reports the Salisbury, Massachusetts, Town Council voted to ask the state legislature to amend the Chapter 40B housing law so factory-built homes that have not moved in 20 years can be counted towards the town’s inventory of affordable …
Town Wants to Include LLC Homes in Affordable Housing Inventory Read More
The Somerville Patch of Somerville, Massachusetts, reports a 15,000 square-foot vacant lot will soon be home to a nine unit modular housing building on Cedar Street. Plans have been approved by both the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the foundation will be poured once the city …
Modular Housing Building Going Up in Suburban Boston Read More
APRIL 28, 2011 VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS Regulations DivisionOffice of General CounselU.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentRoom 10276451 Seventh Street, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20410-0500 Re: Docket No. FR-5506-N-01 Reducing Regulatory Burden — Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563 Dear Sir or Madam: The following comments are submitted on behalf of the …
MHARR Comments on HUD’s Failure to Implement Obama’s Regulatory Fairness Order Read More
MAY 6, 2011 by Danny Ghorbani — Capping a process that began a decade ago with an MHARR Petition for Rulemaking, HUD has published proposed revisions to its Subpart I notice and correction regulations. That proposal, which is the subject of comprehensive MHARR comments, presents, at best, a mixed …
Following up on a post from April 22, The Republican, of Massachusetts, reports that the dwelling on former City Councilor Angela Plassmann’s Northampton property that drew neighborhood complaints has been removed. Despite her attorney’s insistence that the structure was a properly licensed RV, neighbors said it was “a manufactured home …
Structure Removed from Property Ends Investigation Read More
Earlier this week, MHI submitted comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) recent request for information regarding Executive Order (E.O.) 13563. The E.O. requires federal agencies to seek more affordable, less intrusive ways to achieve policy goals and give careful consideration to the benefits and costs of …
Gazettenet reports from Northampton, Massachusetts, that a structure on the property of now former city councilwoman Angela Plassman may be in violation of the city’s building code. City Building Commissioner Louis Hasbrouck says if it is manufactured housing rather than a recreational vehicle, it would be in violation of the …
Alleged Manufactured Home May Be in Violation of Ordinances Read More
APRIL 14, 2011 TO: MHARR MANUFACTURERS MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG) MHARR AFFILIATED STATES FROM: DANNY D. GHORBANI RE: MHARR COMMENTS ON HUD PROPOSED SUBPART I RULE Attached for your review and information is a copy of MHARRs comprehensive comments on HUDs February 15, 2011 proposed rule to amend …
The Wilmington News Journal (wnewsj) says elected officials in New Vienna, Ohio, are developing a zoning ordinance that would prevent single-section manufactured homes from being sited in town outside existing manufactured home communities. Debate continues over the option of a multi-sectional home inside town limits, and pre-existing homes inside town …
Ohio Town May Ban Single-Section Manufactured Homes Read More
From Sedalia, North Carolina, The News-Record.com reports that after two public hearings, the town council voted four to one to permit multi-sectional homes in three designated areas of town. Reporter Tiffany Jones says the three areas equal a total 37 acres of one-time farmland, and the new zoning ordinance allows …
PR Newswire reports from Tampa, Florida, that with tight credit and higher down payments required for home buyers, the rental market is increasing in factory-built communities across the Sunshine State, driving up their value. Because of the real estate boom, some communities have been converted to other commercial use, leaving …
Riverine Development, Inc. first proposed this manufactured homes project near Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2004, according to AnnArbor.com. After numerous battles involving Superior Township officials and residents, judges, the developer, state environmental quality control and the state attorney general, the outcome is still in doubt. The focus has been on …
Strong Opposition to Build 1,950-Unit Community in Michigan Read More
From Illinois, the Commercial News reports the Danville Area Planning and Zoning Commission will consider approving a special-use permit request by Sandra and Connie Reynolds for a manufactured home in a rural residential zoning district. The residents want to replace a home destroyed by fire with a manufactured home. The …
