0681 RESOLUTION NO. 681 (#07-2012)
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DECLARING A MORATORIUM UPON
ENTRY AND USE OF MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES MANUFACTURED
PRIOR TO 1976 AND/OR ANY OTHER MOBILE HOME(S) UNLESS SAID
HOME(S) MEET OR EXCEED CURRENT CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS OF THE
ARKANSAS MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION (AMHC) AND ALL OTHER
APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS, RULES,
AND REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING
THERETO;DECLARING AN EMERGENCY;AND, FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the City has a number of mobile/manufactured homes, with many
having been manufactured Fifty to Sixty (50-60) years ago. As a result, a number of
said home(s) within the City are aging and non-compliant with current standards due to
a lack of maintenance by owner(s)/tenant(s), and some mobile/manufactured home(s)
have attempted to be brought into the City in non-compliant condition(s) from
surrounding communities. Such conditions have and create additional problems and
unnecessary expenses for the City and create unsightly and hazardous housing for our
citizens, all of which is not in compliance with the terms of the City's Affordable Housing
Overlay District (AHOD), created by this City Council in 1998; and,
WHEREAS,to prevent continued deterioration of affordable housing available to
citizens of Jacksonville, the Council seeks to develop and obtain detailed plans
addressing such non-compliant home(s), with appropriate public input, to insure such
placements throughout the City are appropriate, long-term in nature, beneficial for both
citizens and business(es) alike, and continue to meet the goals established by the City's
AHOD. As a result, City officials, including the Jacksonville Planning Commission, hereby
request a moratorium on entry of and continued use of any mobile/manufactured
home(s) manufactured prior to 1976 and/or any other mobile home(s) that do/does not
meet or exceed current construction standards of the AMHC into the City until the
expiration of Six (6) months or until the City Council completes more definitive plans and
provisions as to continued use of aging mobile/manufactured home(s) within
Jacksonville and City officials have sufficient time to analyze and adequately address the
issue of appropriate affordable housing units within the City of Jacksonville.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE,ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION ONE; A moratorium is hereby enacted within the City of
Jacksonville prohibiting entry of and/or continued use of mobile/manufactured home(s)
manufactured prior to 1976 and/or other mobile home(s) that do not meet current local,
state, and federal construction and housing regulations and standards is hereby declared
for a minimum period of Six (6) months or until the City Council provides more definitive
plans as to proposed changes to the continued use of and entry of such
mobile/manufactured home(s) in the City. City officials are hereby tasked with
conducting a thorough analysis of aging non-compliant home(s) to adequately address
protection of the citizens and balancing such with the need for affordable housing within
the City of Jacksonville. The Council does so to allow for development of definitive plans
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for any modifications to existing regulations and requirements in the City of Jacksonville
so as to avoid and prevent continued inappropriate use of and/or inappropriate
placement of such housing unit(s) in conflict with established goals and plans to allow
and provide for affordable housing. The Council believes that doing so is conducive to
good planning for continued organized development and growth of Jacksonville.
SECTION TWO; The Mayor of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, is
authorized to execute such writings and take such actions as may be appropriate to
carry out the terms of this Resolution. Action heretofore taken by the Mayor and/or his
authorized representative(s) consistent with the purposes of this Resolution is hereby
ratified and approved.
SECTION THREE: It has hereby found that a moratorium for a
minimum of Six (6) months is required for approval of the use of and entry of
mobile/manufactured home(s) manufactured prior to 1976 and/or other such home(s)
that do not meet current local, state, and federal construction and housing regulations
and standards into the City of Jacksonville is plainly in the interest of the City. Thus,
passage of this Resolution is essential to the proper development of areas of the City
included in the AHOD. Therefore, it is hereby declared that an emergency exists and
this Resolution, being necessary for the immediate preservation of public health and
safety, shall take effect and be enforced from and after its adoption.
SECTION FOUR: Any and all other Resolutions in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict. This Resolution shall be in effect from
and after its date of passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 6TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2012.
CITY OFIACKSONVILLE,ARKANSAS
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