HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2022-014-A Resolution endorsing the county wide manufacured homes action plan RES- 2022 -014 (,c �11 � Attachment 4
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE COUNTY-WIDE
MANUFACTURED HOMES ACTION PLAN
WHEREAS , Orange County and the towns of Carrboro , Chapel Hill , and Hillsborough
have a long history of collaboration on housing topics ; and
WHEREAS , manufactured housing is an important source of naturally occurring
affordable housing serving diverse populations and vulnerable community members ; and
WHEREAS , in 2016 , a number of manufactured home communities in our County were
identified for redevelopment by property owners triggering the potential displacement of current
residents ; and
WHEREAS , the towns and County formed a work group with local housing partners to
understand the risks , and potential remedies associated with this redevelopment issue, and
strategies for improving and maintaining the quality of the manufactured home communities ; and
WHEREAS , the work group generated a report on its findings and an inventory of
manufactured housing communities in the County; and
WHEREAS , the environment for redevelopment has not abated and remains a constant
threat for manufactured home parks in our community; and
WHEREAS , considering the prior work and continued need for a strategy to preserve
manufactured home communities , minimize resident displacement due to redevelopment, and
provide meaningful relocation assistance options to be in place moving forward , and
WHEREAS , engagement with residents in communities at risk was conducted to
understand their concerns and preferences to guide the creation of the strategies included in the
plan ; and
iders , advocates , residents , and other stakeholders were
WHEREAS , service prov
consulted on development of the plan and staff incorporated feedback from the Orange County
Local Government Affordable Housing Collaborative , the Carrboro Affordable Housing
Commission, the Chapel Hill Housing Advisory Board, the Orange County Affordable Housing
Advisory Board , the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition, the Manufactured Homes
Committee of the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition ;
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by Orange County that the Board of
Commissioners endorses the Manufactured Homes Action Plan and commits to working
cooperatively with the Carrboro , Chapel Hill , and Hillsborough to implement the strategies noted
in the plans and