(A) Permitted uses. The following are permitted uses in an “MH” District: mobile home park (independent or dependent).
(1) General provisions.
(a) No mobile home for residential purposes shall be permitted on any site within the city unless said site is part of an approved mobile home court or unless it is located on land purchased by the mobile home owner served by utilities as required by state law, and such land has been, prior to passage of this chapter, specially developed and formally platted for the placement of mobile homes.
(b) Mobile homes shall not be used for residential purposes in the city if they:
1. Do not conform to the requirements of Minn. Stat. §§ 327.14 et seq., 327B.01 et seq. and 327C.01 et seq.;
2. Are in an unsanitary conditions or have an exterior in bad repair;
3. Are structurally unsound and do not protect the inhabitants against all elements; and
4. Do not have adequate sewage facilities as required by the City Council in accordance with State Pollution Control Agency regulations.
(c) All land areas shall be:
1. Adequately drained;
2. Landscaped to control dust;
3. Clean and free from refuse, garbage, rubbish or debris;
4. No tents shall be used for other than recreational purposes in a mobile home park;
5. There shall be no outdoor camping anywhere in a mobile home park;
6. No public address or loudspeaker system shall be permitted in such park;
7. Dogs and animals shall not run at large within the mobile home park;
8. Access to mobile home parks shall be as approved by the city;
9. The operator of every mobile home park shall maintain a registry of the mobile home park showing:
a. The name and address of each resident mobile home owner;
b. The make, type and license number of each mobile home and automobile;
c. Forwarding address of all mobile units leaving the park; and
d. Date of arrival and departure of each mobile home.
10. All structures (storage, cabana, or other) shall require a building permit from the City Building Inspector;
11. The area beneath a mobile home coach shall be enclosed; except that, such enclosure must have access for inspection;
12. No more than 10% of all trailer sites in a dependent mobile park shall be occupied by transient (less than seven days’ occupancy) coaches;
13. No building, cabana, carport, awning, storage closet, cupboard or other structure shall be permitted on a transient trailer site except plumbing and electrical service connections;
14. a. Where the mobile home court is dependent, it shall have an adequate central community building with the following features:
i. Laundry drying areas and machines;
ii. Laundry washing machines;
iii. Showers; and
iv. Public toilets and lavatories.
b. Such buildings shall have central heating and be maintained in a safe, clean and sanitary condition.
15. In parks exceeding 50 lots, an attendant, caretaker or responsible park employee shall be readily available at all times; and
16. 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 shall be developed.
(2) Site plan requirements.
(a) Legal description and size in acres of the proposed mobile home court;
(b) Location and size of all mobile home sites, dead storage areas, recreation areas, laundry drying areas, roadways, parking sites and all setback dimensions (parking spaces, exact mobile home sites and the like);
(c) Detailed landscaping plans and specifications;
(d) Location and width of sidewalks;
(e) Plans for sanitary sewage disposal, surface drainage, water systems, electrical service and gas service;
(f) Location and size of all streets abutting the mobile home park and all driveways from such streets to the mobile home park;
(g) Road construction plans and specifications;
(h) Plans for any and all structures;
(i) Such other information as required or implied by these mobile home court standards or requested by public officials;
(j) Name and address of developer or developers;
(k) Description of method of disposing of garbage and refuse;
(l) Detailed description of maintenance procedures and grounds supervision; and
(m) Details as to whether all of the area will be developed at once or whether it will be developed a portion at a time.
(3) Design standards.
(a) Site.
1. Each mobile home site shall contain at least 4,000 square feet of land for the exclusive use of the occupant:
a. Width: no less than 40 feet; and
b. Depth: no less than 100 feet.
2. Each mobile home site shall have frontage on an approved roadway and the corner of each mobile home site shall be marked and each site shall be numbered.
3. The minimum lot area for a mobile home court shall be 48,000 square feet.
(b) Setbacks.
1. No unit shall be parked closer than five feet to its side lot lines nor closer than 20 feet to its front lot line, nor closer than ten feet to its rear lot line.
2. No unit, off-street parking space or building shall be located within 30 feet for the exterior boundary of any mobile home court.
(c) Parking.
1. Each mobile home site shall have off-street parking space for two automobiles.
2. Each mobile home site shall maintain a hard-surfaced, off-street parking lot for guests of occupants in the amount of one space for each five coach sites.
3. Access drives off roads to all parking spaces and coach sites shall be hard surfaced.
(d) Utilities.
1. All mobile homes shall be connected to a public water and sanitary sewer system or a private water and sewer system approved by the State Department of Health.
2. All installations for disposal of surface storm water must be approved by the city.
3. All utility connections shall be as approved by the city.
4. The source of fuel for cooking, heating or other purposes at each mobile home site shall be as approved by the city.
5. All utilities shall be underground; there shall be no overhead wires or supporting poles, except those essential for street or other lighting purposes.
(e) Internal roads and streets.
1. Roads shall be hard-surfaced as approved by the city.
2. All roads shall have a hard-surfaced (mountable, roll type) curb and gutter.
3. All streets shall be developed with a roadbed of not less than 24 feet in width. If parking is permitted on the streets, then the roadbed shall be at least 36 feet in width.
(f) Recreation. All mobile home courts shall have at least 10% of the land areas developed for recreational use (tennis courts, children’s play equipment, swimming pool, golf green and the like), developed and maintained at the owner/operator’s expense.
(g) Landscaping.
1. Each site shall be properly landscaped with trees, hedges, grass, fences, windbreaks and the like.
2. A compact hedge, redwood fence or landscaped area shall be installed around each mobile home park and be maintained in first class condition at all times as approved.
3. All areas shall be landscaped in accordance with landscaping plan approved by the City Council.
(h) Lighting.
1. Artificial light shall be maintained during all hours of darkness in all buildings containing public toilets, laundry equipment and the like.
2. The mobile home park grounds shall be lighted as approved by the city from sunset to sunrise.
(B) Permitted accessory uses. The following are permitted accessory uses in an “MH” District:
(1) Garages, carports, storage sheds, recreational vehicles and equipment, home occupations, essential services; and
(2) Weather shelter, community center/swimming pools and other recreational facilities which are operated for the exclusive use by residents and their guests.
(Ord. 827, passed 4-19-1983)