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The Home on the Customer's Lot, Permit-Ready.

A drawn, to-scale site plan with dimensioned property lines, setbacks, existing structures and the driveway is a near-universal requirement for a manufactured home installation permit. It is also the step that stalls the sale, because the customer cannot draw it and the dealer has never had a tool for it. PlotForge™ loads the customer's lot from the address or the parcel number, you drop the home at its size, and the setbacks and the drive are on the sheet in minutes. Many offices want the plan drawn to scale rather than sketched by hand; this is that drawing.

What does a site plan for a manufactured home permit need to show?

A site plan for a manufactured or mobile home installation shows the lot's property lines with dimensions, the home drawn to scale at its real length and width, the distances from the home to each property line, the driveway from the road, any existing structures, the septic area or sewer connection, the well or water line, and the electrical service. Most offices want it drawn to scale, not hand-sketched.

What the permit office looks for on a manufactured home site plan

The installation permit is reviewed on the lot first: is the home inside the setbacks, can a truck reach the pad, where do the utilities come from. The checklist is the same in nearly every county:

The lot, dimensioned — the recorded property lines with every side's length, by address or by parcel ID on a rural lot

The home at its size — a rectangle at the exact length × width of the single-wide or double-wide, with the hitch end noted

Setbacks on every side — the distances to each property line label themselves; corner-to-road-centerline distances on rural roads

Driveway and access — the drive traced from the road to the pad at full width, so the reviewer sees the delivery route

Existing structures — the old home to be removed, the shed, the barn: placed from public records in one click, labeled

Septic, well and service — a labeled zone for the drainfield, a well symbol with its separation note, a pointer for the meter pole

How a dealer draws the installation site plan

Load the customer's lot

Type the address, or search by parcel ID on a rural lot with no address yet. The recorded lines load to scale.

Place the home

Drop a rectangle at the home's length × width, rotate it to the orientation, and read the setback distances to every line.

Add the rest

Trace the drive from the road, mark the septic zone and the well, note the service, place any existing buildings.

Export for the permit

The to-scale PDF with north arrow, scale and title block, plus the cover sheet. Attach the installation manual pages as their own sheets.

The tools dealers use

Address → parcel, automaticallyThe customer's lot by address, or by parcel ID, PIN or APN on a rural lot with no address, every side dimensioned.How it works → Structure builderThe home as a rectangle at its exact length × width, rotated to the orientation; the dimensions label themselves.How it works → Automatic setbacksDistances to every property line label themselves and update as you move the home.How it works → Roads & road setbacksCorner-to-road-centerline distances the county asks for on rural lots, dimensioned automatically.How it works → Driveway & sidewalk ribbonsThe drive traced from the road to the pad at full width, the delivery route on the sheet.How it works → Attach your own sheetsThe installation manual pages, the pier layout or the engineer's letter as their own sheets in one permit PDF.How it works →

Which plan fits a manufactured home dealer

A sales lot moving homes every month

Contractor, $199/mo

Twenty permit-ready plans a month at about $10 each, every customer's lot saved in your account, the title block filled with your dealership. Higher-volume plans include team seats for the sales floor; ask us.

A few installs a month

Job Pack, 12 plans for $144

Twelve clean exports at $12 a plan, no subscription, credits that never expire. Compare plans.

Check the land before the contract

Site Feasibility Report

Flood zone, wetlands, soils with septic suitability, slope and road frontage on the customer's parcel from public data, one plan credit. See the report.

▶ Watch the lessonHow to Find Your Property Lines by Address ▶ Watch the lessonHow to Draw a House Footprint for a Site Plan ▶ Watch the lessonHow to Draw a Driveway on a Site Plan ▶ Watch the lessonSite Plan Title Block: Type Your Info Once

Manufactured and mobile home dealers FAQ

Does a manufactured home installation need a site plan?

Nearly everywhere, yes. A to-scale site plan showing the property lines, the home, the setbacks, existing structures and the driveway is part of the installation or placement permit in virtually every jurisdiction, and a number of offices state outright that hand-drawn plans are not accepted. A few jurisdictions go further and require a plan sealed by a licensed professional for certain placements; check the county's checklist.

The customer's land is rural and has no street address. Can I load it?

Yes. Use Search by Parcel ID: pick the state and county and enter the parcel number from the tax bill or the deed. The lot loads with its recorded lines the same way an address does.

Can I show the septic system and the well?

Yes. Trace the drainfield as a labeled zone, drop a well as a small round feature, and note the separation distances the health department asks for. The Site Feasibility Report also reports the soil's septic suitability rating from public data for lots without sewer.

Can the salesperson do this at the desk?

Yes. Save your dealership's information once in My Info and the title block fills itself on every sheet. Loading the lot, placing the home and tracing the drive are a few clicks each, and every drawing tool is included on every plan.

Can I include the manufacturer's installation drawings?

Yes. Upload the pier and anchor layout, the installation manual pages or the engineer's letter as PDFs or images and each becomes its own title-blocked sheet in one multi-page permit PDF, indexed on the cover sheet.

Is a PlotForge™ site plan a survey?

No. The property lines are the recorded parcel lines from public records, drawn to scale over an aerial photo. That is what most building departments accept for a permit site plan, and it is not a boundary survey or an engineered drawing. If your office requires a sealed survey for this project, PlotForge can trace that recorded survey as the boundary and the sheet prints a notice saying so.

Does it work where I am?

PlotForge™ covers all 50 states and Washington, D.C.; the only exceptions in the country are named on the coverage page. It is also expanding into Canada, starting with select counties in Ontario and Alberta. The most reliable check is free: sign up, type the address, and watch the lot load.

Draw the installation site plan in minutes

Load the customer's lot, place the home, trace the drive, read the setbacks. Free for 30 days, no credit card required; a clean, permit-ready export is $29.

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