SB659 SUB HFA Phillips 2-26 #1

Wilkinson 3909

Delegate Phillips moves to amend the Senate Committee Substitute on page 2, section §8-40-1, line 26, by beginning a new paragraph after subsection (f) and inserting the following text:

g) “Manufactured home” means a structure constructed in compliance with the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, 42 U.S.C. §5401 et seq., and installed on a permanent foundation;

And,

On page 3, section §8-40-2, line 38, by beginning a new paragraph after subdivision (9) and inserting the following text:

e) A manufactured home may be used as an accessory dwelling unit by right on a lot or parcel that contains a single family dwelling in any zoning district where accessory dwelling units are permitted.

(f) A municipality may not prohibit or unreasonably restrict the use of a manufactured home as an accessory dwelling unit, provided that the manufactured home is installed on a permanent foundation and complies with applicable building, fire, and safety codes and any other requirements in this article.

(g) A municipality may not impose design, aesthetic, age of construction, or prior use requirements on a manufactured home used as an accessory dwelling unit that are more restrictive than those imposed on site built accessory dwelling units of comparable size.

(h) A manufactured home used as an accessory dwelling unit shall be assessed and taxed as real property.

(i) A manufactured home used as an accessory dwelling unit may share water, sewer, and utility connections with the primary single family dwelling. Separate utility connections or meters may be required only where necessary to protect public health and safety and where such requirements are applied uniformly to all accessory dwelling units.

Adopted

Rejected