(A) Compliance. No person shall park or occupy a manufactured home on the premises of a lot with any occupied dwelling or on any land in the city except as provided for in this section.
(B) Care facilities. A manufactured home may be permitted in an A, AP or RR Zoning District if the Zoning Administrator finds the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The manufactured home will be an accessory dwelling unit to be occupied by persons who:
(a) Are infirm to the extent that they require extraordinary care;
(b) Need care that can only be provided, without great economic hardship, by family members residing in the principal dwelling on the premises; and
(c) Have a written statement of a physician stating the infirmity and the need for care required by divisions (B)(1)(a) and (B)(1)(b) above.
(2) The administrative permit is so conditioned that it will expire and terminate at a time when the care facility is no longer the residence of the person suffering from the infirmity who requires care, or at a time as this care is no longer required.
(3) At the time of termination of the administrative permit, the manufactured home care facility shall be removed from the premises within 30 days.
(4) The administrative permit is so conditioned so as to be reviewed annually by the Zoning Administrator.
(5) Pursuant to authority granted by M.S. § 462.3593, subdivision 9, as it may be amended from time to time, the city opts out of the requirements of M.S. § 462.3593, as it may be amended from time to time, which defines and regulates temporary family health care dwellings.
(C) Temporary farm dwelling. A manufactured home may be permitted by administrative permit in an A or AP Zoning District if the Zoning Administrator finds the following conditions are satisfied.
(1) The manufactured home will be an accessory dwelling unit located on a farm of at least 75 acres.
(2) The manufactured home will be occupied by persons who are:
(a) Members of the family of the persons occupying the principal dwelling on the premises; and/or
(b) Engaged in the occupation of farming on the premises as partners or other business associates of the persons living in the principal dwelling on the premises and who earn 50% or more of their annual gross income for federal income tax purposes from farming on the premises.
(3) The administrative permit is so conditioned that it will expire and terminate at a time as the persons occupying the manufactured home are no longer engaged in farming on the premises as required by division (C)(2)(b) above.
(4) At the time of termination of the administrative permit, the manufactured home temporary farm dwelling shall be removed from the premises within 30 days.
(5) The administrative permit is conditioned so as to be reviewed annually by the Zoning Administrator.
(D) Temporary construction office. A manufactured home may be permitted by a administrative permit in any zoning district if the Zoning Administrator finds the following conditions are satisfied.
(1) The manufactured home will be utilized as a field headquarters for directing the ongoing construction of a project.
(2) Only one manufactured home shall be permitted on each project.
(3) The manufactured home shall have adequate sanitary facilities or the site shall have temporary sanitary facilities installed.
(4) The manufactured home and parking spaces shall adhere to all setback requirements for the zoning district and shall only utilize the permitted driveway access.
(5) The manufactured home shall not be used as a dwelling unit.
(6) The administrative permit is issued only after the building permit has been issued. The manufactured home shall not be placed on the construction site until both a administrative permit and a building permit have been issued.
(7) The permit shall expire 90 days from the date of issuance and may be renewed for one additional 90-day period.
(8) The applicant shall execute a contract with the city agreeing to remove the manufactured home temporary construction office from the city prior to the expiration of the permit, secured by a certified check or cash deposit in an amount set by the Zoning Administrator, and authorizing the city to remove the manufactured home immediately upon expiration of the permit should the applicant fail to do so, and to charge all costs of removal including a reasonable attorney’s fee against the security deposit.
(E) Temporary dwelling unit during construction. A manufactured home may be permitted by administrative permit in any Residential or Agricultural Zoning District if the Zoning Administrator finds the following conditions are satisfied.
(1) The manufactured home will be utilized as a temporary dwelling unit by the present or potential occupant of a single-family residence during the construction, reconstruction or alteration of the residency by the present or potential occupant.
(2) The manufactured home shall have adequate sanitary facilities as prescribed by Ch. 154 of this code.
(3) The administrative permit shall be issued only after the building permit has been obtained for the proposed construction.
(4) The manufactured home and parking spaces shall adhere to all setback requirements for the zoning district and shall utilize the permitted driveway access.
(5) The permit shall expire 180 days from the date of issuance and may be renewed for one additional 180-day period.
(6) The applicant shall execute a contract with the city agreeing to remove the manufactured home temporary dwelling unit from the city prior to the expiration of the permit, secured by a certified check or cash deposit in an amount set by the Zoning Administrator, and authorizing the city to remove the manufactured home immediately upon expiration of the permit should the applicant fail to do so, and to charge all costs of removal including a reasonable attorney’s fee against the security deposit.
(F) Technical code requirements. All manufactured homes permitted under this section shall meet or exceed the current manufactured homes Building Code as defined in M.S. § 327.31, subdivision 3, as it may be amended from time to time. The manufactured home shall have a sanitary sewer treatment and disposal system in compliance with Ch. 154 of this code, the state’s Pollution Control Agency and the Health Department.
(G) Location. When a manufactured home is utilized as allowed by this section, the placement of the manufactured home is subject to the same zoning district dimensional setbacks as a principal structure.
(H) Additional requirements. Manufactured homes utilized as accessory dwelling units shall:
(1) Use the existing driveway access of the principal dwelling unit;
(2) Be separated by a minimum horizontal distance of 40 feet from any other structure; and
(3) Have ground anchors or tie downs as approved by the state’s Manufactured Home Building Code.
(Prior Code, § 12-213) (Ord. 6-2006, passed 6-6-2006; Ord. 09-2016, passed 9-20-2016)