POTSDAM VILLAGE CODE ON HOUSE-TRAILERS NEEDS CHANGE, OFFICIALS SAY—Code Enforcement Officer Timothy O'Brien told the Village Planning Board Thursday code needs to be amended to read “mobile home-manufactured home”. The state defines “mobile home” as a factory built housing unit constructed before June 15^th, 1976.  A “manufactured home” is defined as a factory-built housing unit meeting HUD standards on or after that date. Therefore, O'Brien says a single-wide trailer that qualifies as a “manufactured home” under the definition must be considered a valid residence if placed in a properly-zoned area, and the Village cannot stop it. Planners are expected to forward the code amendment to Trustees, who must pass it in the form of a Local Law that requires a public hearing before they vote.

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