Pikewood Manor in Elyria clears hurdle in proposed expansion – The Morning Journal

Elyria City Council voted Dec. 7 to rezone land for an expansion of a mobile home park.

During a Planning Commission meeting in October, Pikewood Manor representatives brought forward its tentative plans to expand and bring in new mobile homes.

The Pikewood Manor is located off of state Route 57 and has been in the city for several decades.

The property came under new ownership in 2018.

John Monroe, who represented the owners, said there will be about 160 houses and a convenient access to Griswold Road.

The company he represents, UMH, is a 50 years old and has never sold a park, Monroe said.

It owns 122 parks, mainly in the northeast United States, and have 23,000 developed home sites under its management.

A bulk of the expansion will take place behind Lowes, 646 Midway Blvd., Monroe said.

Individuals can lease the houses, he said.

However, the designs could change in the future as the company goes further into the planning and rezoning process, Monroe said.

The property owner does own the strip that goes up to Griswold," he said.

Monroe said he cautions people that these are preliminary plans because they are not final in terms of engineering or construction.

"Right now, the plan is to Griswold," he said. "We think a majority of the existing park will still go out the existing entrance.

"The expansion could go out onto Midway Boulevard and onto Griswold.

Monroe said it's common to lose pads due to stormwater, potential wetlands and other issues.

The process to expand is just continuing as Council approved the rezoning to a residential-mobile home park designation.

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