Code Interpretation on Manufactured Home Development Standards

Riverside Home Park requested an interpretation of Section 5-5.2 of the John Day Development Code (Non-conforming Uses and Developments) regarding the placement of non-conforming manufactured homes on vacant lots within the Riverside Home Park and whether the non-conforming criterion apply to individual developments within the Park or to the Park itself.

The Planning Commission held a public hearing on November 3rd, 2016 to review and make a determination. The Commission ruled that the Riverside Home Park is a compliant land use for manufactured homes, but that any new homes relocated to the Park must comply with the development code, including the provisions in Section 5-2.2.100F "Manufactured Homes" and Section 5-2.2.100G "Manufactured/Mobile Home Parks".

The Commission approved a Class B variance for the floor plan requirements of Section 5-2.2.100F to allow the Riverside Home Park to place single-section manufactured homes on individual lots, provided the homes are at least 600 square feet in size and are made to comply with all other aspects of the Code.