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. ##
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