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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 126-69 MOBILE HOME PARKS AND 126-79
QUALIFIED MANUFACTURED HOMES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
WHEREAS, the Paducah Planning Commission held a public hearing on June 1, 2026
after advertisement pursuant to law; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission adopted a Resolution recommending an
amendment to Sections 126-69 and 126-79 of the Paducah Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission now desires to accept the recommendation of the
Paducah Planning Commission by amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY -
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, is hereby
amended as follows:
Sec. 126-69. Mobile home parks Land -lease communities.
Mobile home HaYks or Ifni er Harks Land -lease communities shall be conditional uses only the
R 3 and n n neside.,tial Zones in all residential zones and shall be principally permitted in the 13-
1, B-3, H13Z. M-1, M-2 and M-3 Zones eemply ..4th t'1e following e e e~t Zones not
mentioned herein are expressly prohibited from land -lease community development The
following provisions shall apply.
1. Minimum area requirements. No mobile home p land -lease community shall be permitted
on an area of less than five (5) acres; however, the developer may develop the pate stages
as long as the developer eamplies iNith an overaf:plan community in stages as long as an
approved overall plan is complied with.
2. Let Minimum yard requirements. Individual lots within wmobile oma p shall not be less
than four thousand (4,000) square feet in area with only one (1) mobile manufactured home
per lot. Minimerrt The minimum lot width shall be forty (40) feet.
3. Setback. No mobile manufactured home ori shall be located closer than the rrrirtimum
front ,_._ .._t..w_._ provision .,_ the 7.,.._ .4i vdiish it .., leea4ed twenty-five (25) feet to the
street. No mobile manufactured home shall be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to any
building iN thin the par -k of to any property line of the pafk community.
4. Spacing. No mobile manufactured home shall be located within twenty (20) feet of another
mobile home except that a minimum end-to-end clearance of not less than fifteen (15) feet
shall be permitted.
5. Screening. The entire per-imetef of the mobile home park- of tfailer park, exeept for- designated
entranee and exit ways, shall be provided with a landseape ser-een. The landseape sereen sha4
be as i3fevided in seetien 126 3 m4th a planting Nkidth of at least five (5) feet. The planting
sereen shall be set baek at least fifteen (15) feet fTom any propefty line whiek abuts a p4lie
thoroughfitfe or stfeet. Where sereening is fequired, building sethaek lines shall be eompfft
f�om the interior edge of the sereen. in the ease of a planting sereen, the interief edge of the
sereen is defined as a line located two (2) feet on eenter toward the ipAerior 40M the most
sereenv. A land -lease community shall be
- planting
accordancescreened in -
6. Streets. All mobile Lome spaces lots shall abut upon a street of not less than thirty (30) feet in
width. All streets shall have a pavement width of not less than twenty (20) feet, end-awess-ia
~••'n lies4reet. All streets within a YMobile home NeM' shall be hard -surfaced and well lighted
lit.
7. Utilities. All lots wifhi~ fhe m -A -h -]l„ Lome Had shall be provided with all required facilities, to
include,—as at a minimum;; water, sewer and electrical facilities meeting standards specified
by city City and State regulations. Each n;Rhile manufactured home shall be properly
connected with said utilities.
Accessory structures. No accessory buildings r stru,.+,,,.os structure, including patios and
pads, shall be located within five (5) feet of any individiial interior lot (Mobile Lome .,pace`
line; or closer than ten (10) feet to any property line of the park community.
10. 9. Storage of trailers or boats. Trailers used exclusively for the purpose of traveling or
camping and which do not exceed the dimensions of eight (8) feet by twenty-four (24) feet, as
well as boats which do not exceed these dimensions, may be stored in the rear yard of any lot
provided yard requirements are maintained and that the trailer is not used as a dwelling.
Sec. 126-79. Qualified manufactured homes.
Qualified manufactured homes are shall be permitted i +he D 2 n 3 and n n Zeiies for single-
family residential purposes with the following provisions which shall be made prior to occupancy.
Qualified manufactured homes shall be subject to the zone requirements performance standards
for single-family residential structures in residential zones in addition to the following:
1. 1`.' apii aetu,ca homes must be a q�i. ifiea fnafta&etwed h, that et Qualified
manufactured homes shall meet the following criteria:
a. Is manufactured on or after- Tiny 15, 2a_date not to exceed five (5) years prior to the
date of installation and has all parts that operate only during transport removed.
b. Is affixed to a permanent foundation, is connected to the appropriate facilities and is
installed in compliance with KRS 227.570. The term "permanent foundation" means a
system of supports that is:
1. Capable of transferring, without failure, into soil or bedrock, the maximum design load
imposed by or upon the structure and complies with KRS 227.570.
2. Constructed of eenerete with materials that are compatible with surrounding residential
structures so long as the materials do not compromise the structural engineering of f the
home in conflict with KRS 227.570.
3. Placed at a depth below grade adequate to prevent frost damage in accordance with the
manufacturer's installation requirements and KRS 227.570.
c. Has a width of at least twenty (20) feet at its smallest width measurement or is two
(2) stories in height.
d. Theme home must be oriented on the lot or pareel so that its main entrance
door faces the street. In the case of a corner lot, any new home shall face the street
of which a majority of the homes on the same block face are oriented.
f. The structure home is compatible, in terms of assessed value, with single-family
housing stock located within a one-eighth (1/8) mile or less radius.
2. Compatibility standards. Pfopesed qt�alified marntfaetwed hemes shall meet the fellewing
eampatibilit�, standaMs as the), felate te single family housing stoek within a one eiglAh (LL84
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10. 9. Storage of trailers or boats. Trailers used exclusively for the purpose of traveling or
camping and which do not exceed the dimensions of eight (8) feet by twenty-four (24) feet, as
well as boats which do not exceed these dimensions, may be stored in the rear yard of any lot
provided yard requirements are maintained and that the trailer is not used as a dwelling.
Sec. 126-79. Qualified manufactured homes.
Qualified manufactured homes are shall be permitted i +he D 2 n 3 and n n Zeiies for single-
family residential purposes with the following provisions which shall be made prior to occupancy.
Qualified manufactured homes shall be subject to the zone requirements performance standards
for single-family residential structures in residential zones in addition to the following:
1. 1`.' apii aetu,ca homes must be a q�i. ifiea fnafta&etwed h, that et Qualified
manufactured homes shall meet the following criteria:
a. Is manufactured on or after- Tiny 15, 2a_date not to exceed five (5) years prior to the
date of installation and has all parts that operate only during transport removed.
b. Is affixed to a permanent foundation, is connected to the appropriate facilities and is
installed in compliance with KRS 227.570. The term "permanent foundation" means a
system of supports that is:
1. Capable of transferring, without failure, into soil or bedrock, the maximum design load
imposed by or upon the structure and complies with KRS 227.570.
2. Constructed of eenerete with materials that are compatible with surrounding residential
structures so long as the materials do not compromise the structural engineering of f the
home in conflict with KRS 227.570.
3. Placed at a depth below grade adequate to prevent frost damage in accordance with the
manufacturer's installation requirements and KRS 227.570.
c. Has a width of at least twenty (20) feet at its smallest width measurement or is two
(2) stories in height.
d. Theme home must be oriented on the lot or pareel so that its main entrance
door faces the street. In the case of a corner lot, any new home shall face the street
of which a majority of the homes on the same block face are oriented.
f. The structure home is compatible, in terms of assessed value, with single-family
housing stock located within a one-eighth (1/8) mile or less radius.
2. Compatibility standards. Pfopesed qt�alified marntfaetwed hemes shall meet the fellewing
eampatibilit�, standaMs as the), felate te single family housing stoek within a one eiglAh (LL84
a. The square feet of living space shall be k4thin one thetisand (1 nnm square ret of li
space on the ground floor as et4er hettsing steek, but in no ease shall -be less than R -a -e
thousand ( nnm square feet in the n 2 Zone and nine hundred (nnm square feet in the u
3 and R 4zares the same as prescribed for the zone in which the qualified manufactured
home is proposed, subject to a minimum of nine hundred (900) square feet.
b. The roof pitch shall follow the performance standards of the R-1 and R-2 Zones or be
within two (2) inches of rise as other housing stock in the R-3 and R-4 Zones but in no case
shall be less than -342 4:12.
c. The exterior finishing materials shall be consistent with other single-family housing stock
within a one-eighth (1/8,) mile.
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5. The foundation shall be screened with masonry bleek er brick, stone, block, concrete or other
materials commonly used of which a majority of the homes in the same block face uses.
6. If no single-family structures exist within one-eighth (1/8) of a mile or if the home ;s proposed
in a eannnereial of ndustfial zone-, the following minimum standards shall apply:
a. The structure shall have a gable or hipped roof pitched at least three (3) inches of rise over
twelve (12) inches of run, covered with shingles,~i'-,-=ooed Metal or staff metal.
b. The structure shall be sided with wood, aluminum, vinyl, brick, hardi-plank or stucco.
7. One (1) qualified manufactured home shall be located on one (1) lot. However, if a qualified
manufactured home is proposed to abridge one (1) or more property lines due to limited space,
a deed must be recorded at the McCracken County Clerk's office showing each lot er-par-sel
as lot er pame-1 A, B, C, etc. within one (1) legal description. A copy of said deed shall be
submitted to the Departmei t ^'� g Planning Department within three (3) months of
applieatienetp ition approval. In no case shall a qualified manufactured home abridge a
property line if it can fit onto one (1) lot.
8. No type E) manufactured housing shall be permitted in any existing or pending historic district
including, but not limited to; Wallace Park, Northside or Jefferson Street - Fountain Avenue
or the following non-residential or mixed-use zones: R 1 Low Density Residential Zone, NSZ
Neighborhood Services Zone, NCCZ Neighborhood Commercial Corridor Zone, H-1 Historic
Commercial Zone, H-2 Historic Neighborhood Zone, POP Planned Office Park, HM Hospital
Medical Zone, MU Mixed -Use Zone, B -2-T Downtown Business Townlift Zone and A-1 Civic
Center Zone.
9. A manufactured home that does not meet the minimum width of twenty (20) feet or minimum
total living area of nine hundred (900) square feet may be treated as a qualified manufactured
home within this section if it cannot conform to the minimum lot size requirements for the
zone in question. A qualified manufactured home may be permitted, subject to Section 126-
64 (d) of the Paducah Zoning Ordinance. All other requirements for a qualified manufactured
home must be met
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, paragraph or provision of this Ordinance shall
be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such
section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Compliance with Open Meetings Laws. The City Commission hereby
finds and determines that all formal actions relative to the adoption of this Ordinance were taken
in an open meeting of this City Commission, and that all deliberations of this City Commission
and its committees, if any, which resulted in formal action, were in meetings open to the public,
in full compliance with applicable legal requirements.
SECTION 4. Conflicts. All ordinances, resolutions, orders, or parts thereof in conflict
with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed, and the
provisions of this Ordinance shall prevail and be given effect.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will
become effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
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George Bray, ayo
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say Parish, 1�Clerk
Introduced to the Board of Commissioners, June 23, 2026
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, July 14, 2026
Recorded by Lindsay Parish, City Clerk, July 14, 2026
Published by The Paducah Sun, July 18, 2026
ORD\PLAN\126-79 Qualified Manufactured Homes