Bill > HB655

This bill amends existing laws to expand the requirements for localities regarding manufactured housing, ensuring they are treated similarly to site-built homes in zoning regulations. Specifically, it mandates that localities must permit manufactured homes in all zoning districts where site-built single-family homes are allowed, not just agricultural areas, provided certain conditions are met. These conditions include the manufactured home being converted to real property, having a certificate of occupancy issued within five years of its manufacture date, and being placed on an individual lot. The bill also prohibits localities from enforcing any zoning, land-use, or development regulation that treats manufactured homes more restrictively than single-family site-built dwellings in the same district. Furthermore, it removes the authority of localities that do not have a zoning ordinance to designate where manufactured homes can be located. The bill incorporates provisions from two other bills, HB 418 and HB 801, to achieve these changes.

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https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB655