Since the 1960’s Haines has not allowed mobile homes or RVs as residences outside of permitted mobile home or RV parks. Why? Because they do not age well. They are impermanent. Yet, all these years, Borough code has allowed impermanent structures such as tents, teepees, and yurts as residences. This inconsistency in code was the reason the Planning Commission wrote an ordinance that would have prohibited impermanent structures as primary residences in the Townsite. Unfortunately,…
