A manufactured home has been sited in Stuttgart, Arkansas in an area zoned residential R-2, which does not allow manufactured homes (MH), creating a conundrum for the Stuttgart City Council. At an April 19 meeting Code Enforcement Officer Gary Norris said the home was modular and meets the city building standards. No building permit was issued for the home, as stuttgartdailyleader informs MHProNews.

Now, the mayor and two commissioners agreed they cannot ask the owner to move the home, but they want to remedy this problem, and develop ordinances and regulations to prevent this from happening in the future.

At a special meeting Thurs., June 16, called to discuss this MH, City Council Vice Chairman Phillip Edwards said, “I don’t think we can rezone his particular property — I think we’re going to have to rezone the whole area that he sits on unless he petitions us.

Mayor J. W. Green said he will ask Norris to review a zoning map so he can offer the planning commission suggestions about rezoning and avoiding this predicament in the future. Commissioner Lana Roth agreed that the planning commission would likely need to make amendments to their rules and regulations.

Another meeting is scheduled for Tue., June 28 to further discuss the issue, although Norris will present his recommendations at a later date, with a voting date set then. ##

(Photo credit: kristv–manufactured home in George West, Texas)

Article submitted by Matthew J Silver to Daily business News-MHProNews.