East Harbor Hills LLC: Manufactured Homes and Planned Unit Developments

Proposal

City-initiated1 and Private Amendment Request submitted by East Harbor Hills, LLC to amend Blaine Municipal Code Chapter 17.68 – Planned Unit Developments (PUD) to: 

  1. Amend BMC 17.68.120.A.1 to eliminate the exclusion of manufactured and mobile homes to remedy an inconsistency with RCW 35.21.312; and 
  2. Amend Table 17.68.C to include mobile/manufactured and modular homes and manufactured home parks, and show those as a permitted use in a PUD located in the Planned Residential zone, consistent with the standards for manufactured homes contained in BMC 17.112 and with the permitted uses in the Planned Residential Zoning District as listed in BMC 17.42.020.

Per Resolution 1929-23 adopted by the City Council at their September 11, 2023 meeting, the CDS Department has been directed to reinstate the text amendment process for manufactured home park regulations as both a citizen initiated text amendment and a Council initiated text amendment

Background

The Residential PUD Standards (BMC 17.68.120) exclude manufactured home parks and manufactured homes as a housing type within a PUD. This means that even though manufactured homes and home parks are allowed within the Planned Residential (PR) zone (BMC 17.42.020), this same housing type is specifically prohibited as an option within a PUD. The applicant has submitted a zoning text amendment request to modify the Residential PUD Standards so that they better aligned with the PR permitted uses.

Public Hearing - October 9, 2023

Notice of Public Hearing

Public Hearing - September 14, 2023

Meeting Recording

Notice of Public Hearing

Staff Memorandum

Attachments:

  1. Public Notice - Publishing
  2. Public Notice - Interested Parties
  3. Public Comments
  4. Planning Commission Materials
  5. Applicant Information regarding feasibility of Manufactured Home Park on property less than 5 acres

Additional public comments submitted after staff memorandum was issued:

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Background Materials

* THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED * Public Hearing (April 13, 2023)

Comments submitted after Staff Memo issued

Staff Memo

Notice of Public Hearing

Planning Commission Deliberations (February 9, 2023)

Staff Memo

Meeting Minutes

Public Hearing (December 8, 2022)

Presentations

Staff Report

At the December 8, 2022 meeting, the Planning Commission will accept public testimony and deliberate on a citizen request and application for a Zoning Text Amendment to amend the Title 17 of the Blaine Municipal Code as follows: Amend Blaine Municipal Code Chapter 17.68 – Planned Unit Developments (PUD) to allow manufactured home parks and manufactured homes as an allowed use within a PUD in the Planned Residential zone. 

Staff Report and Attachments

Note: The following additional comments were received after issuance of the staff report:

Notice of Public Hearing - December 8, 2022 at 6pm

Notice

SEPA Determination

  1. Determination of Non-Significance
  2. State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Environmental Checklist 

Revised Application Materials

  1. Proposed Amendment Language
  2. Reasons for the Request
  3. Response to Questions at August 11, 2022 Planning Commission Study Session

Planning Commission Study Session

August 11, 2022

Application Materials

Application