Restrictions Lifted on Manufactured Homes Siting

mhc_sunrise_village__castanet__credit__british_columbia_canadaThe appeal to people who cannot afford traditional built homes is leading the city of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada to alter its land use rules for manufactured and modular homes so that any singe-detached home can be classified as a dwelling and sited anywhere in town.

Planning Commission Chairman Brian Varga says the amendments are adapting to the evolution of the industry.

We’re changing with the times,” Varga told the News in May. “With new developments coming in, new technology, you have to stay up on that.

The current ordinance restricts off-site built homes to certain areas, primarily in medium-density residential zones. The new amendments would require the homes to have pitched roofs and either a concrete foundation or skirting, according to medicinehatnews. In existing communities the appearance must be compatible with existing homes.

Don Sandford, of Landsdowne Development, says allowing manufactured and modular homes n new subdivisions is “very innovative,” said, There is a move toward off-site constructed housing that has all the familiar characteristics of a home rather than a trailer. Unfortunately there is an unconscious bias.

He tells MHProNews utilizing several different styles of off-site construction could make a subdivision very attractive, adding that manufactured home communities are becoming popular in the province. ##

(Photo credit: castanet–Sunrise Village MHC, British Columbia, Canada)

matthew-silver-daily-business-news-mhpronews-comArticle submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.

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