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9 <br /> 1 Commissioner Dorosin said the land banking may not be to build another mobile home <br /> 2 park, but rather used for other ideas. <br /> 3 Commissioner Pelissier referred to page 21,and the listing of future amendments. She <br /> 4 asked if there is a reason to limit tiny homes to a mobile home park, as opposed to a cluster of <br /> 5 homes. <br /> 6 Craig Benedict said tiny homes that have wheels are considered recreational vehicles <br /> 7 (RV), and cannot be in standard mobile homes. He said a mixed-use property could be <br /> 8 designated for cottage homes, tiny home RVs, and mobile homes. <br /> 9 Craig Benedict said one way to create more mobile homes lots in existing mobile home <br /> 10 parks is to provide infrastructure, as many are on well and septic. He said by removing the well <br /> 11 and septic systems, and putting the property on public utilities, a park could possibly grow from <br /> 12 15 to 25 lots. He said this idea could be enacted in a park that is near public utilities and <br /> 13 transportation. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Use of County Owned Property <br /> 16 Discussion Question #4- page 18—slide <br /> 17 Staff is ready to move to next steps for use of some of county owned land and prepare <br /> 18 request for proposals (with the exception of the two largest properties, the Greene tract <br /> 19 and Southern Human Services Campus); is the Board in agreement with staff <br /> 20 proceeding? <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Chair McKee asked if the Board is ready to have staff to move forward on this. <br /> 23 The Board agreed by consensus. <br /> 24 Bonnie Hammersley said there will be criteria that will have to be met, and their team will <br /> 25 look at parcels, and make some requests/options on what the Board may want to put on these <br /> 26 properties. She said staff will bring a progress report back to the Board. <br /> 27 Commissioner Dorosin said it is important to maximize the available space, getting the <br /> 28 most housing possible. <br /> 29 Bonnie Hammersley agreed. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Planning Initiatives that Further Affordable Housing <br /> 32 Summary of Planning actions taken to date, being considered or regulations that currently exist <br /> 33 to further affordable housing: <br /> 34 • UDO does not set minimum square footage requirements for residential <br /> 35 structures <br /> 36 • Variety of housing types allowed for residents in the general use, economic <br /> 37 development and conditional zoning districts by right <br /> 38 • Two family dwellings (duplexes) and manufactured housing permitted by right in <br /> 39 several zoning districts <br /> 40 • Group care facilities currently permitted in nine residential zoning districts, six general <br /> 41 commercial zoning districts, and one conditional zoning district <br /> 42 • Rehabilitative care facilities are permitted by right in general, economic development <br /> 43 and conditional zoning districts. <br /> 44 • Rooming houses (also known as boarding houses) are permitted by right in four <br /> 45 residential and one general commercial district (s). <br /> 46 • Efficiency apartments/accessory dwelling units up to 800 square feet are permitted <br /> 47 as an accessory use to a single-family dwelling unit in several residential, general <br /> 48 commercial, economic development, and conditional zoning districts. <br /> 49 • Up to five persons who are not related may reside together in a residential dwelling <br /> 50 unit, which could promote co-housing. <br />