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SEP 2 41975 CHAIRMAN LOY SAID YOU ARE INDICATING THAT THESE WILL FALL UNDER PRIVATE OWNERSHIP. MR. HOFMANN AGREED AND STATED THAT THEY WILL HAVE THE $5,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. HE CONTINUED THAT THESE ARE ALL ON PERMANENT FOUNDATIONS AND THE WHEELS ARE REMOVED. THE HOMES WILL RANGE FROM $15,000 TO $20,000 INCLUDING THE LOT, CHAIRMAN LOY ASKED FOR THE COMMENTS OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. VAL BRENNAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR, NOTED THAT THE ZONING COMMIS- SION HAS RECOMMENDED DENIAL. HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT IF THESE WERE MODULAR HOMES YOU WOULDN'T NEED ANY CHANGE OF ZONING, BUT THESE ARE MOBILE HOMES AND COME IN ON WHEELS WHICH ARE THEN REMOVED AND THEY BECOME.PERMANENT IN PLACE. ROBERT BERG, ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR, EXPLAINED THAT A MODULAR HOME IS CONSTRUCTED COMPLETELY ACCORDING TO THE BUILDING CODE WHILE MOBILE HOMES ONLY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH STATE REGULATIONS WHICH ARE QUITE DIFFERENT. MR, BRENNAN FURTHER STATED THAT HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE MOBILE HOMES AS MEETING THE NEED FOR LOW COST HOUSING EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN GET THE FINANCING. HE CONTINUED THAT AT THE ZONING MEETING THE SUBJECT OF AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES WAS DISCUSSED AS A SUBDIVISION OF THIS SIZE WILL REQUIRE MORE SHERIFF SERVICE AND FIRE PROTECTION, ETC. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE NUMBER OF MOBILE HOME SITES NOW AVAILABLE. IT DEVELOPED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS MOBILE HOME SITES PRESENTLY AVAILABLE, BUT THESE ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY RENTAL SITES. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT 26 AVAILABLE SPACES IN THE COUNTY FOR A PERMANENT TYPE MOBILE HOME SITE AND SOME OF THESE MAY NOT BE FOR SALE. COMMISSIONER MASSEY ASKED IF THIS IS IN A WATER RESERVOIR AREA. ROBERT BERG SAID THAT ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SHOWS THAT 95% OF THE SITE IS IMPROVED PASTURE; THE LAND IS LOW AND SANDY AND WILL RE- QUIRE MUCH FILL AND YOU WOULD HAVE A DRAINAGE PROBLEM. -73- flax 23 ., :.39O