(A) Generally. All regulations prescribed by the State Board of Health or other authority having jurisdiction and the regulations of the Building Code of the city shall be complied with in addition to the regulations set forth in this section.
(B) Size. Any manufactured home park established after the effective date of this chapter shall contain not less than 20 manufactured home lots and shall be at least three acres in area.
(C) Access. Each manufactured home park shall abut upon a public street and shall have no less than two ingress and egress locations abutting the public street.
(D) Setback requirements. Structures in manufactured home parks shall be set back 20 feet from front and rear property lines and 12 feet from side perimeter property lines.
(E) Interior requirements. The following requirements shall apply to the interior of the manufactured home park:
(1) Interior streets. The minimum roadway width of interior one-way streets with parking permitted on one side shall be 21 feet. The minimum roadway width of two-way streets with parking permitted on one side shall be 30 feet. The minimum width of two-way streets without parking shall be 20 feet. The streets shall be paved according to city specifications for residential streets, maintained in good condition and lighted at night.
(2) Lot area. The minimum lot area per manufactured home site shall be 5,000 square feet.
(3) Utilities. Each manufactured home shall be equipped with one electric outlet and hookups for municipal water and sewer. Metering shall follow M.S. § 327C.04. Fire hydrants shall be located in accordance with generally accepted practices as determined by the City Fire Marshal and City Engineer.
(4) Distance between manufactured homes. The minimum distance between neighboring manufactured homes shall be 12 feet.
(5) Setback from interior streets. No manufactured home shall be located closer than ten feet to the traveled portion of an interior street.
(6) Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall be provided at the ratio of two spaces for each manufactured home lot.
(F) Required improvements. In order that a manufactured home park may be harmonious within itself and with the surrounding area, the following improvements shall be required:
(1) Provisions per city standards for the control of surface drainage, approved by the City Engineer, must be incorporated on the site.
(2) All areas not used for access, parking, circulation, buildings and service shall be completely and permanently landscaped and the entire area maintained in good condition.
(3) Screening a minimum of 12 feet wide and meeting the standards of § 151.04.36 shall be located and maintained along all exterior boundary lot lines not bordering a street.
(4) Skirting for manufactured homes is required.
(a) Skirting shall be a permanent exterior material color coordinated to match the decor of the manufactured home.
(b) All skirting shall be firmly attached and maintained in good repair.
(c) No other buildings or structures shall be attached to a manufactured home, as specified by the Building Code. This shall not prevent the use of an awning of aluminum, canvas or fiberglass, which may be enclosed by mesh screen, and which shall not be larger than 120 square feet in floor area.
(5) Accessory structures allowed shall be one utility building per lot no larger than 120 square feet and one automobile storage garage no larger than 8% of the lot or 300 square feet, whichever is greater.
(a) No accessory structure shall be placed less than two feet from any lot line; less than six feet from the main structure and/or closer to the street than the front of the main structure.
(b) Automobile storage garages shall be constructed in strict compliance with the State Building Code and must be approved by the City Building Official and the park owner(s) or their authorized representative.
(6) There shall be provided within each manufactured home park, a recreation site or sites, for the exclusive use of the park occupants. The recreation site shall have a minimum area of 10,000 square feet for each 50 units or fraction thereof. Where possible, the area shall be configured so it is no longer than two times its width. The recreational sites shall be provided with equipment as approved by the City Council.
(G) Commercial operations restricted. No commercial operation shall be conducted within the park other than those necessary for the operation thereof. A common laundering facility is an allowed use. Commercial sales lots for manufactured homes are prohibited.
(H) Parking restrictions. Except as may be authorized by general traffic and parking regulations or ordinances, no person shall park or occupy any recreational vehicle in a manufactured home park.
(I) New application required for enlargement, extension or transfer of permit. Any enlargement or extension to any existing manufactured home park or transfer of an existing permit shall require a new application for a conditional use permit as if it were a new establishment.
(J) Storm shelter facilities. There shall be provided within each manufactured home park that has ten units or more, except a park for travel trailers, suitable storm shelter facilities constructed to withstand a free field of wind of 200 mph, a 1.2.PSI drop in four seconds, of any type of missile projections. Storm shelter facilities shall comply with the most recent State Building Code requirements and State Health Department standards. The area of the shelter facilities shall be equal to seven and one-half square feet per manufactured home lot.
(K) Promulgation of additional regulations. In addition to the foregoing, the city may impose other conditions, requirements or limitations concerning the design, development and operation of the manufactured home park it may deem necessary for the protection of adjacent properties and the public interest.
(Ord. 20220120-01, passed 1-20-22)