Printable Format12-763. Same; exclusion of manufactured homes prohibited, when. (a) The governing body shall not adopt or enforce zoning regulations which have the effect of excluding manufactured homes from the entire zoning jurisdiction of the governing body. In addition, the governing body shall not adopt or enforce zoning regulations which have the effect of excluding residential-design manufactured homes from single-family residential districts solely because they are manufactured homes.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding the establishment of architectural or aesthetic standards applicable to manufactured homes so as to ensure its compatibility with site-built housing in the same zoning district.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt or supersede valid restrictive covenants running with the land.
(d) The provisions of this section shall become effective on and after January 1, 1992.
History: L. 1991, ch. 56, ยง 19; July 1.
Cross References to Related Sections:
Shake shingle or wooden shingle roofing material, restrictive covenants, see 31-171.
Racial or other discriminatory restrictive covenants, see 44-1017a.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
"What Can They Do? Limitation on the Power of Local Zoning Authorities," Patrick B. Hughes, 76 J.K.B.A. No. 1, 28 (2007).
Attorney General's Opinions:
Cities and municipalities; planning and zoning; manufactured homes. 92-8.