Manufactured Home Park Preservation Strategies

Overview:

The City of Bellingham’s Long-Range Planning Division is currently engaged in developing strategies to preserve existing manufactured home parks (MHPs).

On June 7, 2019, City Council passed a twelve-month moratorium (Ordinance 2019-06-021) on development applications and permits relating to the redevelopment of existing MHPs to allow the City to review options and draft regulations for the preservation of existing MHPs.

On December 23, 2019, City Council adopted amendments to the 2016 Bellingham Comprehensive Plan (Ord. 2019-12-044) that added a goal and policy relating to the preservation of existing MHPs. The specific comprehensive plan goal, policy, and text included:

  • Goal H-5 Existing manufactured home parks (MHPs) should be preserved.
  • Policy H-55 Identify and evaluate methods to encourage the preservation of existing manufactured home parks to ensure their continued provision of affordable housing.

On December 14, 2020, City Council docketed staff’s request to potentially add a zoning designation for MHPs

On April 25, 2022, City Council will vote on a 6-month extension to the moratorium on development applications and permits relating to the redevelopment of existing MHPs.

May Community Meetings Summary (pdf)

City Council Public Hearing: September 12, 2022

The City Council will hold a public hearing on September 12, 2022 to consider proposed amendments to the Bellingham Municipal Code (BMC) to establish a Manufactured Home Park (MHP) overlay and regulations related to the change of use, ownership, and closure of a MHP. Detailed information can be found at: meetings.cob.org five days prior to the public hearing.

Anyone wishing to comment on this item is invited to do so. Advanced testimony is encouraged and can be presented to the Council online (https://cob.org/ccsignup), by telephone (360-778-8200), or by mail (210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA 98225). Comment received prior to 10:00 AM on September 7, 2022, will be included in the agenda packet. Comment received after that will be distributed to Council but not included in the published packet. Anyone wishing to testify live during the public hearing can do so by registering at the following link: https://cob.org/ccsignup. Pre-registration is encouraged. Anyone wishing to join the public hearing on September 12, 2022 may do so via the following link: https://cob.org/cczoom.

Those who would like to listen in by phone can do so using any of the following phone numbers:

• (253) 215-8782

• (346) 248-7799

• (669) 900-6833

• (301) 715-8592

• (312) 626-6799

• (929) 205-6099

Meeting ID: 919 5742 8832

Password: 9

Planning Commission Work Session: July 7, 2022

Planning Commissioners continued to discuss the manufactured home park preservation strategies at this work session. The meeting can be viewed at meetings.cob.org.

Planning Commission Public Hearing: June 16, 2022

To watch the 6/16/22 Planning Commission public hearing, please visit meetings.cob.org and search for the meeting date under the “recent” tab.

We want to hear about your experiences with housing in Bellingham! Residents of manufactured home parks are encouraged to participate in the City’s Housing Equity & Access Survey. We thank you in advance for your time and participation.

Estrategias de preservación de parques para casas prefabricadas

Resumen:

La división de planificación a largo plazo de la ciudad de Bellingham está desarrollando actualmente estrategias para preservar los parques de casas prefabricadas existentes (MHP, por sus siglas en inglés).

El 7 de junio de 2019, el Ayuntamiento aprobó una moratoria de 12 meses (Ordenanza 2019-06-021) sobre las solicitudes y permisos de desarrollo relacionados con la reurbanización de los MHP existentes para que la Ciudad pudiera analizar las opciones y el borrador de las regulaciones para la preservación de los MHP existentes.

El 23 de diciembre de 2019, el Ayuntamiento aprobó enmiendas al Plan Integral de Bellingham de 2016 (Ordenanza 2019-12-044) que agregó un objetivo y una política relacionados con la preservación de los MHP existentes. El objetivo, la política y el texto específicos del plan integral incluyeron:

  • Objetivo H-5 Los parques para casas prefabricadas (MHP) existentes deben ser preservados.
  • Política H-55 Identificar y evaluar los métodos para fomentar la preservación de los parques para casas prefabricadas existentes a fin de garantizar su provisión continua de viviendas asequibles.

El 14 de diciembre de 2020, el Ayuntamiento incluyó la solicitud del personal de agregar potencialmente una designación de zonificación para los MHP.

El 25 de abril de 2022, el Ayuntamiento votará sobre una extensión de 6 meses de la moratoria sobre las solicitudes y permisos de desarrollo relacionados con la reurbanización de los MHP existentes.

¡Queremos conocer sus experiencias respecto a la vivienda en Bellingham! Invitamos a los residentes de los parques de casas prefabricadas a participar en la encuesta sobre equidad y acceso a la vivienda de la ciudad. Agradecemos de antemano su tiempo y participación. Responder encuesta: City’s Housing Equity & Access Survey

Preguntas o comentarios

Para más información sobre las estrategias de preservación de parques para casas prefabricadas de la ciudad, por favor, contacte a: McKayla Dunfey, Planificador II, mjdunfey@cob.org, (360) 778-8355

Contact

Questions or Comments:
For more information about the City’s Manufactured Home Park Preservation Strategies, please contact: McKayla Dunfey, Planner II, mjdunfey@cob.org, (360) 778-8355

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