Clark County is again looking for ways to protect residents of manufactured and mobile home parks from losing their housing. On Tuesday, the council will hold a public hearing about whether to extend a rule that prevents the parks from being redeveloped.
An existing moratorium is set to expire on March 14. The proposed extension could last for up to one year. During that time, the county would explore new land use rules to preserve these parks, which serve as one of the few forms of natural, non-government-created, low-income housing in Clark County.
There are 2,033 manufactured homes in parks across unincorporated Clark County, according to county documents prepared for Tuesday’s meeting. Many more people live in these communities in Vancouver city limits and in other nearby cities, though the county has no authority over the land use rules within city limits…