CHESTER — To bring the city’s mobile home legislations on the book closer in-line with others across the state, Chester mayor Ed Wedgewood led city council in tweaking their laws.

During last week’s regular council meeting, Wedgewood announced the timing was perfect considering increased interest in mobile homes and trailers due to the need for temporary crews at Ergon, which is in midst of a shutdown of sorts right now.

To secure a mobile home permit, city clerk Tara Ayers said each mobile home is required to have its own separate, individual lot; meet certain setback requirements and have its own water and sewer.

Several years ago, Sunset Development LLC filed suit against the city alleging an ordinance passed in 2017 was invalid and unenforceable regarding the regulation of travel trailers, fold-down camping trailers and motor homes –after the Hancock County Circuit Court issued an order prohibition him from further development of his mobile home park.

Eventually, Ayers said that Sunset abandoned the park plan and was able to acquire individual tenant mobile home permits.

As of Monday, Ayers’ office has been ordered to decline all request for permits to use a mobile home, recreational vehicle (RV), trailer, camper or houseboat for a place of residence per Resolution 2025-04, citing “the negative impact … within city limits.”

It appears that the several current active permits (including those Sunset individual permits) will be exempt from the resolution, according to the legislation’s language.