A. Location: No manufactured home park or recreational camping area shall be located so that drainage from the park or camp area will endanger any water supply. All such parks and camps shall be well drained and no portion of the park or camp located in an area subject to flooding, except that recreational camps may be located in flood plain which has been approved for recreational use. No waste water from manufactured homes or recreational camping vehicles shall be deposited on the surface of the ground.
B. Spacing:
1. Distance From Lot Lines: No manufactured home or recreational camping vehicle shall be parked closer than three feet (3') to the side lot lines of a manufactured home park if the abutting property is improved property or closer than ten feet (10') to a public street or alley.
2. Facing; Roadways: Each individual manufactured home site shall abut or face on a driveway, roadway or clear unoccupied space of not less than sixteen feet (16') in width, which space shall have unobstructed access at all times to a public road. Roads provided shall be maintained in good condition to be free of holes and depressions.
3. Open Space: There shall be an open space of at least ten feet (10') between the sides of adjacent manufactured homes or recreational camping vehicles including their attachments, and at least three feet (3') between manufactured homes and or recreational camping vehicles when parked end to end. The space between manufactured homes or recreational camping vehicles may be used for parking of motor vehicles or other property provided such vehicle or other property is parked at least ten feet (10') from the nearest adjacent manufactured home or recreational vehicle position.
4. Accessory Structure: Any accessory structure such as attached awnings, carports or individual storage facilities shall, for the purpose of this separation requirement, be considered to be part of the mobile home and/or recreational camping vehicle.
5. Recreational Camping Vehicles: All recreational camping vehicles shall be located at least twenty five feet (25') from any camping area property boundary line abutting upon a public street or highway and at least ten feet (10') from other park property boundary lines.
C. Lot Size: All new manufactured home parks constructed after January 1, 1970, and additions to existing manufactured home parks constructed after January 1, 1970, shall allot the following minimum site sizes for each manufactured home: four thousand (4,000) square feet, if sewage from the park is discharged into a soil absorption system; two thousand eight hundred (2,800) square feet, if any other acceptable method of sewage disposal is used. A minimum site size of two thousand (2,000) square feet shall be provided for each recreational camping vehicle in camping areas constructed after January 1, 1970.
D. Water Supply:
1. Approval By Department: Every manufactured home park and recreational camping area shall obtain a safe, adequate supply of water from a public community water supply system, a public noncommunity water supply system or a source of supply and system which is located, constructed and operated in accordance with the provisions of the rules of the Commissioner of Health governing public water supplies (Minnesota Rules parts 4720.0100 through 4720.4600) and wells (Minnesota Rules parts 4725.0100 through 4725.7600). The source of the water supply shall first be approved by the Department.
2. Minimum Quantity Required: In manufactured home parks, the water supply shall be capable of supplying a minimum of two hundred (200) gallons per day per manufactured home, and in recreational camping areas, the water supply shall be capable of supplying seventy five (75) gallons per site per day for all sites lacking individual water connections, and one hundred (100) gallons per site per day for all spaces provided with individual water connections. In recreational camping areas, water from the drinking water supply shall be available within at least four hundred feet (400') of every campsite.
3. Water Piping System:
a. Backflow Protection: The water piping system shall not be connected with nonpotable or questionable water supplies and shall be protected against the hazards of backflow and back siphonage.
b. Minimum Pressure: The system shall be so designed and maintained as to provide a pressure of not less than twenty pounds per square inch (20 psi) under normal operating conditions at service buildings and other locations requiring a potable water supply.
c. Riser Pipes: In manufactured home parks and on recreational camping sites provided with individual water service connections, riser pipes shall be so located and constructed that they will not be damaged by the parking of manufactured homes or recreational camping vehicles. Water riser pipes shall extend at least four inches (4") above the ground elevation, and the minimum pipe size shall be three-fourths inch (3/4").
d. Protection Against Freezing: Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent freezing of service lines, valves and riser pipes.
e. Stop And Waste Valves: If underground stop and waste valves are installed, they shall be at least ten feet (10') from the nearest buried portion of the sewage system.
f. Unoccupied Sites: Water risers on unoccupied sites shall be valved off.
g. Water And Sewer Pipes: There shall be a horizontal distance of at least ten feet (10') between water and sewer pipes; provided, that where the sewer pipe and the water pipe are constructed of an approved material, the distance between may be less than ten feet (10').
E. Toilet, Bathing, Laundry Facilities:
1. Schedule Of Fixtures Required: In dependent recreational camping areas, one or more central buildings equipped with such facilities shall be provided. The number of fixtures shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
SCHEDULE OF FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS | |||||||
Number Of Dependent Sites | Toilets | Urinals | Lavatories | Showers | |||
Men | Women | Men | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
SCHEDULE OF FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS | |||||||
Number Of Dependent Sites | Toilets | Urinals | Lavatories | Showers | |||
Men | Women | Men | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
1 to 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
16 to 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
31 to 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
46 to 60 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
61 to 80 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
81 to 100 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
101 to 130 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
131 to 160 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
161 to 190 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
191 to 220 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
221 to 250 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
251 to 280 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
281 to 310 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
311 to 340 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
341 to 370 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
371 to 400 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
2. Primitive Recreational Camping Areas: In primitive recreational camping areas only the toilet facilities shall be required in the above ratio. These camps must be advertised as "primitive". Privies and other toilets not connected to water-carried systems may be used in recreational camping areas when approved by the Department.
3. Laundry And Bathing Facilities: In manufactured home parks and recreational camping areas where laundry and bathing facilities are provided, such facilities shall be in buildings which are well constructed, in good repair and have adequate heating and ventilation, good lighting and floors of impervious material sloped to drain. Walls shall be of washable material. There shall be no exposed studs or rafters.
4. Toilet Facilities: Toilet facilities shall not be more than four hundred feet (400') from the furthest recreational camping site to be served and shall be plainly marked according to sex.
5. Dressing Area: In conjunction with bathing facilities, there shall be provided a dressing area or dressing compartment, the floor of which shall be impervious and well drained. Mats, grids and walkways made of cloth or other absorbent material shall not be used; provided, that single service mats may be used.
6. Clothes Drying Lines: Where clothes drying lines are provided, they shall be located in areas out of the regular pedestrian traffic patterns and where they will generally not be a hazard to the safety of the occupant of the camping area. No laundry trays, washing machines, dryers or extractors shall be located in any toilet, bath or dressing area.
7. Sanitary Station For Disposal Of Wastewater:
a. Required: Recreational camping areas accommodating recreational camping vehicles having a self-contained liquid waste system with a waste reservoir shall provide a sanitary station for the disposal of wastewater.
b. Specifications: Such sanitary stations shall be equipped with a four inch (4") sewer riser pipe surrounded at the inlet by a concrete apron sloped towards the inlet drain and provided with a suitable hinged cover.
c. Water Outlet: A water outlet with the necessary means to prevent backflow of contamination into the camp water supply system shall be provided to permit periodic washdown of the immediate adjacent areas.
d. Number Required: Each recreational camping area accommodating self-contained camping vehicles shall provide sanitary stations in the ratio of one station per one hundred (100) recreational camping vehicle sites or fraction thereof.
e. Screens Required: Sanitary dumping stations shall be screened from other activities by visual barriers such as fences, walls or natural growth and shall be separated from any recreational camping vehicle site by a distance of at least fifty feet (50').
f. Final Disposal Of Sewage: Final disposal of sewage from such dumping stations shall be by a method acceptable to the Department and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
F. Plumbing: All systems of plumbing in manufactured home parks and recreational camping areas shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of the rules of the Commissioner of Health entitled the Minnesota Plumbing Code (parts 4715.0100 through 4715.5600). (Ord., 12-11-1984)
G. Sewage Treatment And Disposal:
1. System Used For Discharge: All sewage and other water-carried wastes shall be discharged into a public sewage system which is being operated under a valid national pollution discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit. When such a system is not available, a sewage disposal system which is designed, constructed and operated in accordance with the rules of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency entitled Individual Sewage Treatment System Standards (parts 7080.0010 through 7080.0240) and Clay County Sewage Ordinance shall be provided. (Ord., 12-11-1984; amd. 2000 Code)
2. Location Of Sewer Lines: All sewer lines shall be located in trenches of sufficient depth to be free of breakage from traffic, or other movements and shall be separated from the park water supply system by at least ten feet (10'), unless special acceptable construction of sewer and water lines is provided.
3. Individual Site Sewer Connections: Individual site sewer connections shall be at least a four inch (4") diameter sewer riser pipe. The sewer connections shall consist of one pipeline only, without branch fittings. All joints shall be watertight. All materials used for sewer connections shall be corrosive resistant, nonabsorbent and durable. The inner surface shall be smooth.
4. Unoccupied Site: The sewer riser pipe shall be properly capped when a manufactured home or recreational camping vehicle does not occupy the site. Surface drainage shall be directed away from the riser; the rim of the riser pipe shall extend to at least four inches (4") above ground elevation.
5. Discharge To Bodies Of Surface Water Or Surface Land Application: Systems of sewage disposal utilizing the discharge of effluents to bodies of surface water or surface land application must receive the approval and comply with the water quality and effluent standards, and system design criteria established by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
H. Insect And Rodent Harborage, Infestation Control: Manufactured home parks and recreational camping areas including storage areas, shall be maintained free of accumulations of debris or other materials, which may provide rodent harborage or breeding places for flies, mosquitoes and other pests. Any firewood piles shall be neatly stacked in a manner which does not provide for rodent harborage. Lumber, pipe and other building materials shall be stored at least one foot (1') above the ground. Areas shall be so maintained as to prevent the growth of noxious weeds considered detrimental to health.
I. Garbage And Refuse; Handling And Disposal:
1. Storage, Collection, Disposal: The storage, collection and disposal of refuse and garbage in the manufactured home parks and recreational camping areas shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards, or air pollution.
2. Containers: All refuse and garbage shall be stored in flytight, watertight, rodentproof containers which shall be located convenient to any manufactured home and/or recreational camping vehicle site; provided, that on days of collection, plastic garbage and refuse bags may be used for outside storage as long as no nuisance conditions are created.
3. Number Of Containers: In recreational camping areas, garbage and refuse containers shall be provided on the ratio of at least one to every four (4) sites or centrally located facilities may be provided.
4. Collection: Refuse and garbage collection shall be made at least once each week and more often where necessary to prevent nuisance conditions.
5. Final Disposal: Final disposal of refuse and garbage shall be accomplished in accordance with the criteria and standards established by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
J. Night Lighting: The walkways, drives and other used portions of manufactured home parks shall be lighted during the hours of darkness.
K. Community Kitchen And Dining Rooms: When community kitchens and dining rooms are provided, such facilities and equipment shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times.
L. Barbecue Pits, Fireplaces, Stoves, Incinerators: When provided, cooking shelters, barbecue pits, fireplaces, wood burning stoves and incinerators shall be so located, constructed, maintained and used as to minimize fire hazards and smoke nuisance, both on the property on which used and on neighboring property. Incinerators shall be of a type acceptable to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. No open fire shall be permitted except in facilities provided. No open fire shall be left unattended. No fuel shall be used or no material burned which emits dense smoke or objectionable odors.
M. Domestic Animals:
1. Running At Large Prohibited: No domestic animals or house pets shall be allowed to run at large or commit any nuisance within the limits of a manufactured home park or recreational camping area.
2. Kennels; Pens: Any kennels, pens or other facilities provided for such pets shall be maintained in a sanitary condition at all times.
3. Number Of Animals Allowed: Unless a different number is prescribed by local ordinance or park rule, the maximum number of dogs and cats allowed per manufactured home and/or recreational camping vehicle is two (2). In the case of new litters the above numbers may be exceeded for ten (10) weeks.
N. Prohibited Practices:
1. Slop-Creating Practices: No animal washing, car washing, or other slop-creating practices shall be carried on in any building, structure or other place not designated for such purposes.
2. Animals In Buildings: No pets or domesticated animals shall be allowed to enter the buildings containing the sanitary or washing facilities for a manufactured home park or recreational camping area.
O. Fire Protection; Fire Extinguishers: Fire protection shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the State Fire Marshal. Each manufactured homeowner shall provide each manufactured home with a Fire Marshal approved type extinguisher kept in constant usable condition. No manufactured home may be parked in a manufactured home park more than three (3) days without a usable fire extinguisher in the manufactured home.
P. Bottled Gas: Where bottled gas is used, the container shall be firmly connected to the appliance by tubing of copper or other suitable metallic material. Cylinders containing bottled gas shall not be located within five feet (5') of any manufactured home or recreational camping vehicle door. The container shall not be installed or stored even temporarily inside any manufactured home or recreational camping vehicle. No container may be permitted to stand free, but must be firmly mounted in an upright position.
Q. Fuel Oil Supply Systems: All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders to manufactured homes or recreational camping vehicles shall be permanently installed and securely fastened in place. All fuel oil storage tanks or cylinders shall be securely fastened in place and shall not be located inside or beneath any manufactured home or recreational camping vehicle or less than five feet (5') from any mobile home or recreational camping vehicle exit. All fuel oil containers shall be mounted upon a stand or rack constructed of a noncombustible material.
R. Skirting: Manufactured homes shall be skirted between the bottom of the manufactured home and the ground with a fireproof material harmonious with the appearance of the manufactured home within three (3) months of the placement of the manufactured home. Plywood, hardboard, cardboard or baled hay or straw shall be prohibited.
S. Speed Limit: It shall be unlawful for any type vehicle to travel at a rate in excess of ten (10) miles per hour while within the limits of a manufactured home park or recreational camping area. The ten (10) miles per hour limit shall be clearly posted throughout the manufactured home park or recreational camping area and may be enforced by the municipality in which the park or area is located. A municipality may, by ordinance, set and enforce in a manufactured home park a speed limit which is higher than ten (10) miles per hour, but which is not higher than thirty (30) miles per hour. The local speed limit shall be clearly posted throughout the manufactured home park.
T. Park Shelter: In the case of a manufactured home park, a plan for the sheltering or the safe evacuation to a safe place of shelter of the residents of the park in times of severe weather conditions, such as tornadoes, high winds and floods shall be developed with the assistance and approval of the municipality where the park is located, and shall be posted at conspicuous locations throughout the park. Nothing in this subsection requires the Department to review or approve any shelter or evacuation plan developed by a park. Failure of a municipality to approve a plan submitted by a park shall not be grounds for action against the park by the Department, if the park has made a good faith effort to develop the plan and obtain municipal approval.
U. Caretaker: A responsible attendant or caretaker shall be in charge of every manufactured home park or recreational camping area at all times, and the duty of said attendant shall be to maintain the park, its facilities and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition. The caretaker or attendant shall be the owner or operator of the park or camping area, or his appointed representative. In any manufactured home park containing more than fifty (50) lots, the attendant and/or caretaker, or other responsible park employee shall be readily available at all times in case of emergency.
V. Plan Review Or Future Construction: When an establishment in the County, licensed or to be licensed under the provisions of this Chapter is hereafter constructed or extensively remodeled, a plan showing all work to be done and materials to be used shall be submitted to and approved by the Department before such work is begun. The plans and specifications shall be drawn to scale, shall be legible and complete in all details. The Department shall review such plans and report its findings within a reasonable amount of time of the date plans are received. (Ord., 12-11-1984)