(A) Purpose. This district is established to provide for the development of manufactured home parks, as well as establish requirements governing the location and density of the development. This section shall not be applicable to existing facilities or existing manufactured home parks, but shall have application to all new manufactured home park developments which are hereafter constructed. All improvements of the land, including buildings and all appurtenances thereto, shall conform to all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations (including deed restrictions and covenants of the land). The minimum standards established herein shall not be construed as lowering the standards established by the local laws, ordinances, or regulations. Whenever the local standards contain more stringent provisions than any of the minimum standards contained herein, the more stringent standards shall govern. No manufactured home shall be admitted to any park unless it can be demonstrated that it meets the requirements of all state, county, and city codes governing installation of plumbing, heating, and electrical systems.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Manufactured homes when placed in manufactured home parks as defined in § 150.03; and
(2) Public open space.
(C) Conditional uses.
(1) Manufactured home parks as defined in § 150.03;
(2) Public and private schools having a regular course of study accredited by the State Department of Education;
(3) Churches, chapels, temples, synagogues, convents, seminaries, monasteries, and nunneries; and
(4) Publicly owned buildings or structures, utility building, telephone exchange, transformer stations and substations, but not including storage yards or similar facilities.
(D) Accessory uses.
(1) Uses incidental or accessory to the operation of a manufactured home park, provided the uses are only for the benefit and convenience of the occupants of the manufactured home park and approved by the Planning Commission. The uses shall not occupy more than 10% of area of the park;
(2) Privately owned recreation facilities such as swimming pools or tennis courts for the use of residents;
(3) Garages, private; and
(4) Tool houses and sheds or similar buildings for the storage of domestic supplies.
(E) Required lot area, lot density, and lot setback requirements.
(1) The minimum site sizes for each manufactured home shall be 4,000 square feet.
(2) There shall be an open space of at least 10 feet between the sides of adjacent manufactured homes including their attachments.
(3) There shall be a minimum setback of 10 feet from all public streets or alleys.
(4) No manufactured home shall be parked closer than 10 feet to the side lot lines of a manufactured home park if the abutting property is improved property.
(5) Other requirements governing manufactured home parks are outlined in the regulations of the Minnesota State Board of Health.
(F) General regulations. Additional requirements applicable to the R-2 Mobile Home Park District are set forth in § 150.11.
(Ord. 106, passed 3-13-1995) Penalty, see § 150.99