Colorado’s Manufactured Housing Parks – Inventory and Mapping Project

Housing Colorado NOW! Annual Conference

Beaver Creek, Colorado October 6, 2016

Rick Hanger, Program Manager

Colorado Department of Local Affairs Division of Housing

Housing Technology and Standards Section

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Division of Housing – What We Do

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• HUD State Administrative Agency (Consumer Complaints) and In-Plant Inspection Agency (IPIA)

• Manufactured Housing Installation Program (MHIP) • Factory-built Structures (Residential and Non-residential) • Manufactured Housing Dealer Registration Program • Hotels, Motels, and Multi-family Structures in areas of

Colorado with no local adopted building codes • Affordable Housing Funding • Housing Authority • Home Modification Program Technical Oversight • Energy Code Adoption/Compliance • Healthy Homes Initiatives • Flood Recovery

Division of Housing – What We Do Not Do

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• No direct role in the administration of the Mobile Home Park Act (tenant/landlord responsibilities)

• No regulatory authority concerning manufactured housing parks: • Ownership • Maintenance • Zoning/Planning/Development & Redevelopment

Division of Housing – Our Interest

• Manufactured Home Parks offer housing to households that have similar demographics and issues as others that are served by the Division

• Manufactured Homes and Parks have been underserved by the Division in the past

Project Purpose

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• To inform the Division of Housing, the affordable housing industry, and local communities of the scope and location of manufactured housing parks in Colorado in order to: • Understand the role of existing manufactured housing

within individual counties and communities • Provide insight into the opportunities that the

manufactured home industry offer to address the need for additional affordable housing

• Create a updatable database of park information, including mapping coordinates for all Colorado parks

• Guide state and local policy makers concerning manufactured housing parks

Key Findings

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• There are over 1,320 manufactured housing parks in Colorado that contain approximately 63,000 housing sites

• The number of homes in manufactured housing parks exceeds the number of deed-restricted housing units in several communities

• Local governments have a wide range of regulations, planning strategies and interest in regards to manufactured housing parks

• There is a wide range of quality and livability in Colorado manufactured housing parks

• There are a number of barriers to expanding the role of manufactured housing as an affordable housing choice; • Financing for homes and parks • Enduring negative stereotypes of homes and parks • Local planning and zoning regulations • Strong market value for existing parks and/or land

Key Findings

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Top Ten Counties by Parks and Sites

# or Parks Number of Sites El Paso 82 Adams 12,400 Larimer 79 El Paso 6,888 Adams 73 Larimer 5,622 Weld 73 Weld 4,810 Mesa 61 Boulder 3,917 Fremont 58 Mesa 3,317 La Plata 57 Jefferson 2,795 Delta 55 Pueblo 2,473 Garfield 51 Arapahoe 1,963 Boulder 50 Garfield 1,929 *estimates based on site counts obtained from satellite imagery

Key Findings

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Colorado Parks by Location and Size

Key Findings

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• Manufactured housing today can be part of the solution to the affordable housing shortfall in Colorado; • National efforts are underway to improve manufactured home

lending practices • Enhancements to the HUD manufactured home building code

(HUD 3280) are creating a more refined product • Industry is interested in developing new models/floor plans that

are focused on meeting the objectives of home buyers and the affordable housing industry

• The manufactured housing industry has excess production capacity that can deliver quality housing at a reasonable price point

• Land prices and geography make new park creation a possibility particularly in non-metro areas of the state

• Offers a unique alternative to multi-family housing

Next Steps

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• Distribute inventory information to local communities and the affordable housing industry • Assist local governments in their consideration of the role of

manufactured housing parks in their communities

• Consider statewide policies and guidance in regards to manufactured home parks

• Provide technical and financial assistance to local communities to preserve and develop manufactured housing parks

Next Steps

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• Consider additional inventory data needs and uses Additional use of the mapped MH Park data in relation to other

considerations (besides flood areas, other ways that mapping can

enhance the understanding of the role of MH parks)

Age/quality of homes in MH Parks (renovation programs/ability to

be moved)

Age/condition of MH Park infrastructure (renovation programs/life

expectancy)

Use/understanding of County Assessor and DMV titled home data

(how to access in real time, what data is available)

Link of HUD shipments of new units to Colorado MH Parks (new

home placements in Colorado)

Link of DOH MH installation inspections to MH Parks (homes that

have had their installation inspected)

Next Steps

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• Consider additional inventory data needs and uses: • Understanding of the development issues surrounding individual

MH Parks (which parks are at risk of closing) • Understanding of local jurisdiction zoning and planning policies

surrounding existing MH Parks (how local jurisdictions view their MH Parks)

• Tracking of foreclosed homes by park (impact on existing household)

• Manufactured Home Park Vacancy and Lot Rent Survey – similar to current Rental Vacancy Survey (use to track affordability and market)

• Tracking of previous home liens and current household obligation to pay (impact on existing households)

• Tracking of manufactured housing parks for sale and sold in Colorado (understanding of market side – costs, activity, and who is purchasing)

Thanks!

rick.hanger@state.co.us 303.864.7833 12