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Indiana Code 36-7-4-1106 — Manufactured Housing Anti-Exclusion (IN)

Tracked preemption from the Indiana overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1981-01-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:IN
Other Indiana preemptions
Indiana HB 1001 (2026) — Statewide Housing-and-Zoning Reform (Default By-Right with Annual Local Opt-Out)Indiana HEA 1210 (2025) — Strengthened STR Preemption / No Numeric Rental CapsIndiana HEA 1005 (2025) — RIF Loan Priority Conditioned on Pro-Housing Land-Use PoliciesIndiana Code 5-1.2-15.5 — Residential Housing Infrastructure Assistance Program (RHIAP / RIF, created by HEA 1005 of 2023)Indiana Code 32-31-1-20 — Rent Control & Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning PreemptionIndiana Code 36-1-24 — Short-Term Rental Preemption (Owner-Occupied as Permitted Residential Use)Indiana Code 13-19 — Environmental Management Generally / IFA Brownfields ProgramIndiana Code 13-18-22 — State Regulated Wetlands Permit (IDEM)

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • project.is_manufactured_home == True
  • project.occupied_sf ≥ 950

Preempted fields

3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[category=res_sf].allowed_usesaddmanufactured_home_950sf_or_greaterComprehensive plans / zoning ordinances may not preclude manufactured homes >950 sf occupied space from any lot where another type of dwelling is allowed.
design_standards.aestheticcap_atpermanent_foundation_onlyAesthetic standards on the home structure may only address the permanent foundation system; cannot require >1 foundation system or a foundation incompatible with structural design.
design_standards.size_or_agewaive—Companion statute IC 36-7-2-12 prohibits regulating size or age of the home as such (distinct from generally applicable district minimums).

Citation

Authority source
Ind. Code § 36-7-4-1106 (1100 Series miscellaneous provisions); companion Ind. Code § 36-7-2-12
§ §36-7-4-1106 + §36-7-2-12
https://iga.in.gov/laws/2025/ic/titles/36#36-7-4-1106

Research notes

Use-class + standards preemption. federal_conflict_check flagged because IC 36-7-4-1106 interacts with the federal HUD National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act (42 U.S.C. §5415) on construction standards. preemptions.md notes the task brief's '§36-7-4-1103' was a numbering error — the operative section is 1106.