Town of Granby

GRANBY RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT ABOUT CONTROVERSIAL ZONING AMENDMENTS:

Even more controversial, though, is the council's proposal to modify the zoning restrictions that apply to mobile homes. If the new regulations pass, single-wide mobile homes (or those that are less than 24 feet wide) can only be established in “manufactured housing communities,” or trailer parks. Double-wide manufactured homes will be allowed in R-1 districts, which are mainly rural, but not in R-2 districts, or residential areas, unless they are in a subdivision specifically designated for modular homes.

When the section about modular home sub-divisions was read aloud by Duncan, a shout came up from the crowd saying “it's still a trailer park!” Duncan clarified that a trailer park was where a single owner rented out lots for people to live on in a mobile home, and a sub-division meant that the people owned the land that their mobile-home was on.

Some people brought signs to the meeting that read slogans like: “Where do we live Cuba?” and “Help Wanted for the Granby Town Board.”