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HomeMy Public PortalAbout160 Affidavit of PublicationAFFIDAVITT OF PUBLICATION CROW RIVER NEWS Rockford and Osseo, Minnesota State of Minnesota County of Hennepin } SS. County of Wright , DON R. LARSON, being duly sworn, on oath says: that he now is and during all the time herein stated has been DON R. LARSON, the publisher and printer of the newspaper known as the Crow River News, and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated. That for more than one year immediately prior to the publication therein of the printed ..2i0' %C.9..0 ;t2 9f M44414 Ordinance No. 160-Mobile Home Parks hereto attached, said newspaper was printed and published in the English language from its known office of publication within the County of Hennepin and County of Wright, State of Minnesota, on Wednesday and Saturday of each week in column and sheet form equivalent in space to 450 running inches of single column 21/2 inches wide; has been issued from a known office established in said place of publication equipped with skilled workmen and the necessary material for preparing and printing the same: THE CROW RIVER NEWS has had in its makeup not less than twenty-five percent of its news column devoted to local news of interest to said community it purports to serve, the press work of which has been done in its known place of publication; has contained general news, com- ments and miscellany; has not duplicated any other publication; has not been entirely made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements; has been circulated at and near its said place of publication to the extent of 240 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers; has been entered as second class mail matter in local post office of its said place of publication; that there has been on file in the office of the County Auditor of said county the affidavit of a person having first hand knowledge of the facts constituting its qualifications as a newspaper for publication of legal notices; and that its publishers have complied with all demands of said County Auditor for proofs of its said qualification. A copy of each issue has been filed with the State Historical Society, St. Paul. That the printed Notice City of Medina Ordinance No. 160--Mobile Home Parks hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper; was published therein in the English language once i,kveek for......i.. f successive week§§; that it was first so published on the if day of rrtt&Y 19.7.b.and thereafter on of each week to and including the day of , 19 ; and that the following is a copy of the lower case alphabet which is acknc vlle aed to1ave been the size and kind of type used in the publication of said PI a bcdef ghijklmnopgrstu Don R • Larson, Publisher Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , 19 ',AAAAAAAA A AAAAAAgna �w1A.aAa C aaX C� Rn�FJ. La.R,^�J f NOTICE CITY OF MEDINA ORDINANCE NO. 160 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING MOBILE HOME PARKS AND THE OCCUPANCY THEREOF IN THE CITY OF MEDINA THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDINA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: Medina Ordinances No's. 132, 137, and Section 915 regulating Mobile Home Parks and the occupancy thereof, and all amend- ments thereto, are hereby repealed. SECTION 2: Section 1. DEFINITIONS. Subd. 1. Mobile Home, Trailer, or Unit: Means a factory built structure or structures, used for occupancy and equipped with the necessary service connections and made so as to be readily moveable as a unit or units on its own running gear or designed to be a relocatable structure or structures without a permanent foundation. It may be mounted on wheels and used as a conveyance on highways, propelled by its own power or drawn by other motive power. Subd. 2. Singlewide Unit. Means one self contained mobile home designed to be a complete dwelling unit with dimensions no greater than 14 ft. wide and 70 ft. long. Subd. 3. Doublewide Unit or Multiple Unit. Means two or more segments of one mobile home designed to be transported separately and attached to each other at the Mobile Home Park to form one multiple home, with dimensions no greater than 28 ft. wide and 70 ft. long. Subd. 4. Mobile Home Park. Means any park, court, lot, parcel or tract of land, designed, improved, maintained or intended for the purpose of supplying a location for mobile home units or upon which any mobile homes are parked. It shall include all buildings used or intended for use as part of the equipment thereof, whether a charge is made for the use of the Mobile Home Park or not. "Mobile Home Park" shall not include mobile home sales lots on which unoccupied mobile homes are parked for purposes of inspection and sale. Subd. 5. Lot. Means a section of ground in a Mobile Home Park of not less than 7500 sq. ft. of otherwise unoccupied space designated as the locaticn of one singlewide mobile home unit, and all other recessary im- y:air,ili,ii::�Ze.:ag.la�cu e.sy ,ati�. ♦..iliagutl'r:. Subd. 6. Special Width Lot. Means a section of ground in a Mobile Home Park of not less than 11,250 sq. ft. of unoccupied space designated as the location for one doublewide unit. Section 2. LOCATION OF MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS. Subd. 1. Parking and Placement Prohibited. It shall be unlawful within the limits of the City of Medina for any person to park any mobile home on any street, alley or highway, or other public place, or on any tract of land owned by any person, occupied or unoccupied, except as provided in this Ordinance. Subd. 2. Emergency Parking Per- mitted. Emergency or temporary stopping or parking is permitted on any street, alley or highway for not longer than three (3) hours subject to any other and further prohibitions, regulations, or limitations imposed by the traffic and parking regulations or ordinances for that street, alley or highway. Subd. 3. • lacement Outside a Mobile Home Park Prohibited; Exceptions. No person shall park or occupy any Mobile Home on either the premises of any occupied dwelling or on any lot which is not a part of the premises of any oc- cupied dwelling which is situated outside of an approved Mobile Home Park; except the parking of no more than one unoccupied trailer in an ac- cessory private garage building, side yard, or rear yard is permitted provided no living or sleeping quarters shall be maintained nor any business practiced in said mobile home while such mobile home is so parked or stored. Subd. 4. Temporary Placement. Temporary special permits may be issued by the City Council for use of a trailer as an office or residence by persons directly connected with new construction in the City, providing that such person has obtained a building permit for said construction and is proceeding with said work. Such temporary special permits shall be limited to periods of not more than 10 days following completion of the project or for 6 months, whichever is less. Subd. 5. Special Use Permit Required. No person shall construct, locate, operate or maintain a Mobile Home Park within the City of Medina without first obtaining a Special Use Permit, and all such other permits and licenses as shall be required and described herein. Subd. 6. Zoning and Sewerage Requirements. No person shall con- struct, locate, operate, or maintain a Mobile Home Park in the City of Medina unless the proposed area is served by a public, municipal sanitary sewer, and the property is zoned for multiple residential occupancy. Section 3. APPLICATION FOR A MOBILE HOME PARK SPECIAL USE PERMIT. Subd. 1. Information Required. Application for a Special Use Permit for a Mobile Home Park shall be made to the Zoning Administrator, and shall contain the following information: a. Name and address of applicant. b. Location, legal description, and boundary survey of the property proposed for the Mobile Home Park. c. Proof of ownership of all land within the boundaries of the proposed park. d. Existing zoning classification of the subject property, and for all property within 500 ft. of the proposed park, and present uses of such land. e. Name and address of all property owners within 1,000 ft. of the proposed park. - f. A Soils Map for the area proposed for the Mobile Home Park, prepared by the Hennepin County Soil Conservation District. Subd. 2. Plans Required. Six (6) copies of complete engineering plans and specifications of the proposed park, showing at least the following, and drawn to the design standards set forth in Section 6: a. The area and dimensions of the tract of land. b. Location of abutting existing streets and highways, and any future proposed right-of-way. c. The existing topography and the proposed or finished topography, both at intervals of two feet, together with the corresponding hydrological data. d. Proposed disposition of surface drainage, including any necessary storm sewers. e. The number, location, and dimensions of all proposed Mobile Home lots, together with the location of all setback lines, sidewalks, patios, and on -site parking areas. f. Location of all service and em- ergency shelter buildings, laundry drying areas, overload parking and storage areas, and guest parking areas. g. Plans and specifications for all buildings to be constructed within the Mobile Home Park. h. The location and size of all recreational areas and the type and quantity of recreational equipment proposed. i. Plans and specifications for all proposed roadways, parking areas, and walkways. j. Plans and specifications for th.: water supply, refuse and sewage disposal facilities, electrical service, gas lines and -or fuel supply and storage, TV cables, and any other utilities, and the location of all utility easements and the location of all fire hydrants. k. Plans and specifications for land- scaping and fencing. 1. Plans, specifications, and location of the lighting system. m. Location and design of any signs. n. Location of mobile ;some display lots, if any, accompanied by an ap plication for a special use permit for surh lots ar required in See`ion 6, Subd. o. Any other information requested by the Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission or City Council. Subd. 3. Filing Fees. The applicant shall pay a fee in the amount of $500.00 at the time the application is filed. If and when a permit is granted hereunder, the applicant shall pay an additional amount equal to $5.00 per mobile home lot. This fee is imposed for the purpose of defraying expenses incurred by the City in the ad- ministration of this ordinance and such fee shall not be construed to be a license. Subd. 4. Incurred Costs. The ap- plicant shall pay, in addition to the filing fees, all reasonable costs in- curred in excess of said filing fees, by the City for review and inspection, including preparation and review of plans, specifications, plats and other data by the City Planner, City Engineer, City Attorney, and the costs of any other legal, professional, or staff services of a similar nature, upon receipt of a statement therefor from the City Clerk. Nonpayment of the amount specified in said statement for a period of 14 days from the mailing date thereof shall result in the automatic tabling of the application. This cost plus the filing fees shall not exceed $2,500.00 without the approval of the applicant. Subd. 5. Investigation. The Planning Commission shall require such in- vestigation of the applicant, the plans, the site, and any other related matters as it may deem necessary and proper. For the purpose of this investigation, the Planning Commission may use the services of regular City staff and of- ficers, or may employ the services of such outside consultants and experts as it deems necessary. The Planning Commission shall receive written reports and recommendations from the staff and -or experts, evaluating the proposal with respect to the requirements of Section 6 of this or- dinance, and all other applicable provisions. Subd. 6. Medina Fire Marshall. Plans shall also be submitted to the Medina Fire Marshall or the Fire Chief of the district in which the park is to be located. The Fire Marshall shall evaluate the design of the park and the road layout from the standpoint of emergency access, approve the type and location of all fire hydrants for adequate fire protection, and advise the Planning Commission on fire protection problems. Subd. ?.plan Review or Approval By Other Governmental Units. The ap- plicant shall submit to the City such additional sets of plans as shall be required to supply plans to such other Governmental Units as may be affected by the proposal. Such units may include but are not limited to the following: Minnesota Department of Health, Metropolitan Council, the Metro Waste Commission, Hennepin County High- way Department, and neighboring municipalities. The City shall request the comments or approvals, as needed, from these agencies in writing and it shall be the duty of the applicant to provide to such Governmental Units the information necessary to process Plan Review. Subd. 8. Partial Development. In the event that the applicant proposes developing the park in several stages, the following additional requirements are imposed: a. Information Required. The plans for the later stages must show the in- formation required by Section 3, Subd. 1, (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), together with Section 3, Subd. 2, (a) and (b); together with existing topography at 2 ft. intervals; together with preliminary street, lot, and sewer layouts. Such information shall be shown for all proposed stages. If the plans at time of initial development, do not show the above information, then each request for an addition to the initial stage shall be treated as a new proposal and subject to the entire Special Use review procedure. b. Minimum Development. The initial stage of development shall be for no less than 50 lots. Subsequent stages must be for no less than 25 lots. c. Service Facilities Required. The plans must show that all necessary and required service buildings and facilities are included, and that the other requirements of this ordinance are met in the initial stage of installation, and all subsequent stages. d. Independent Approvals Required. Approval for prior stages of develop- ment of the park do not mandate ap- proval for subsequent stages. e. Subsequent Development. Plans submitted for all development after initial stage must meet all standards and requirements of the Ordinance. Subd. 9. Fees, Partial Development. Filing fees for partial development, shall be as cited in Subd. 4 of this Section for the initial stage, with the per lot fee of $5.00, applying only to the lots proposed for the initial stage. Sub- sequent applications for additions shall be accompanied by a $200.00 filing fee, and the per lot fee shall pertain to the new lots proposed. SECTION 4. NOTIFICATION, PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION. Subd. 1. Initial Hearing. Upon receipt of an application, the Zoning Ad- ministrator shall determine whether the plans submitted meet the requirements of Section 3 of this or- dinance. If the application does not meet said requirements, the applicant shall be so notified. If the application meets the said requirements, the Zoning Administrator shall present said application to the Planning Commission at the Initial Hearing, together with such staff reports as are necessary for a preliminary evaluation of the application. a. Fublic Hearing. No permit for a Mobile Home Park shall be issued until a public hearing has been held by the Planning Commission. Notice of this hearing shall be published in the official newspaper of the City at least once, which publication shall be at least 10 days prior to the public hearing. In addition, the City shall notify by U.S. mail all property owners within 1000 feet of the proposed park. However, failure on the part of any property owner to receive such notification shall not invalidate the proceedings. b. Responsibility of Applicant. The applicant shall be present at the Public Hearing and he or his agent (s) shall be prepared to answer questions. Subd. 2. Land Use Standards for Special Use Permit. No Special Use Permit shall be recommended by the Planning Commission or granted by the City Council unless the applicant demonstrates location is consistent with sound land use planning and zoning principles as follows: a. Injury to Surrounding Lands. The Mobile Home Park will not be injurious to the use and enjoynient of other property in the vicinity for the purposes already permitted, nor substantially diminish and impair the property values within the vicinity; b. Orderly Development Impeded. The Mobile Home Park will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding property for uses predominant in the area or permitted under applicable ordinances; c. Health, Safety and Welfare. That adequate measures have been or will be taken to protect the health, safety and welfare of all occupants of the proposed Mobile Home Park and all persons occupying the vicinity of the Mobile Home Park. d. Nuisance. That adequate measures have been or will be taken to prevent or control offensive odor, fumes, dust, noise, and vibration, to the end that no nuisance will be created thereby. e. Other Applicable Regulations. That the Mobile Horne Park meets all other requirements of the Zoning District in which it is located. Subd. 3. Design and Construction Standards for Special Use Permits. No Special Use Permit shall be recom- mended by the Planning Commission nor granted by the City Council unless the applicant demonstrates that the establishment of the Mobile Home Park at the proposed Location is consistent with sound design and construction principles as follows: a. Utilities Provided. That adequate sewer, water, roadways, service facilities, lighting, drainage, parking areas, and all other necessary utility requirements have been or are being provided. b. Other Design Standards. That all the design standards of this ordinance have been met. c. Construction Standards. That the construction standards of all applicable ordinances and statutes have been met. 1' Subd. 4 Other Considerations. The Planning Commission, in conducting the Public Hearing, shall also consider the following: a. Staff Reports. The staff and -or professional reports and recom- mendations following the investigation of the application. b Reports of Other Governmental Units. The reports of other Govern- mental Units having regulatory or advisory review powers over any factors involved in the establishment of a Mobile Home Park at the proposed location shall be considered. In the case where connection is sought to any sewage facility operated or owned by any governmental agency other than the City of Medina, no Special Use Permit may be issued until and unless written approval to connect to the sewage facility has been obtained and submitted as part of the application. c. Fire Safety Report. Report of the Medina Fire Marshall or Fire Chief for the district shall be considered. Subd. 5 Planning Commission and City Council Action. Following the Public Hearing, the Planning Com- mission shall, within 60 days, submit its report and recommendations to the City Council. Upon receiving the report and recommendation of the Planning Commission, the City Council shall act to grant or deny the application for a Special Use Permit. Such Special Use Permits shall be granted by a majority vote of all City Council members and may be denied by a simple majority of members present and voting. Subd. 6. Action and Approval of Partial Development or Additions. In cases of partial development, the action and approval procedure for the initial stage shall be as stated in Section 4 hereof. Later requests for the development of subsequent stages of an established Mobile Home Park, which stages previously met the requirements of Section 3, Subd. 9 (a) hereof, shall receive Planning Commission and City Council action as set forth in Section 4, Subd. 5 hereof. No Public Hearing shall be required for such subsequent stages but may be held at the discretion of the Planning Commission or the City Council. SECTION 5. BUILDING PERMITS AND FEES. Subd. 1 Application. Upon receipt of the Special Use Permit, the applicant shall apply for a building permit, provided that the applicant has applied for and received approval for all other such procedures, permits, or action as may be required in each case: rezoning of property, platting, 41 variances, land alteration permits, Special Use Permit for display lots, and such other approvals which are required by statute or ordinance. Subd. 2. Detailed Plans Required. Each application for a building permit must be accompanied by detailed building plans for all structures and cons..i a%a:aio i, stamped and dated by a registered architect or engineer. The plans must be approved by the Min- nesota Department of Health, and shall meet the requirements of the Min- nesota State Building Code, and all applicable provisions of the Zoning Code of the City of Medina, except as provided herein. Subd. 3 Building Permit, Sewer Permit and Other Fees. The Building Permit fees for the Mobile Home Park shall be determined by the rate table in the Minnesota State Building Code, based upon valuation. The valuation shall be determined by the City Engineer's appraisal of total con- struction costs for the project. The permit fees for such other charges as are required by law, such as SAC charges, and sewer and water unit charges in districts subject to these charges, shall be paid before a building permit is issued. All permit fees for any sewer and water units shall be com- puted on a per lot basis for all lots proposed, in addition to those required for park service facilities. Permit fees for all lots in the Mobile Home Park or all lots to be developed in any one stage of building are due and payable at the time of application for Building Permit. Subd. 4 Certificate of Occupancy Fees. No Mobile Home shall be oc- cupied for dwelling purposes until a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued pursuant to Section 7 of this ordinance. The fee for the inspections required for a Certificate of Occupancy shall be $40.00. Subd. 5. Approval. Approval of any Building Permit shall be limited to the number of mobile home lots shown on the approved plan, and any departure from the original plan at any later date must be recommended by the Planning Commission and approved by the City Council. Subd. 6. Bond. At the time of ap- plication for Building Permit, the applicant shall also file a bond or cash deposit in an amount equal to 150 percent of the cost of improvements for landscaping, concrete curbs and gut- ters, streets, street lighting, emergency shelter, and any other facilities specified by the City Council, for the total park development or any section thereof that is planned to be developed under each application. The amount of bond shall be determined by City p Council upon recommendation of City Engineer and form of bond shall be determined by City Council upon recommendation of City Attorney. SECTION 6. DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MOBILE HOME PARKS. Subd. 1 Development Standards. All Mobile Home Parks shall conform to the following minimum standards for development of the park. a. Minimum Size. Every Mobile Home Park shall have a minimum of 10 acres and a minimum width of 500 ft. and shall have a maximum area of no more than 60 acres. No Mobile Home Park shall be contiguous to any other Mobile Home Park. b. Surface Drainage. Every Mobile CROW RIVER NEWS MAY 12, 1976 Home Park shall be located on a well drained area and the premises shall be properly graded and equipped with storm sewers if necessary so as to prevent the accumulation of storm or other waters on the lots. However, runoff to adjacent properties shall not be increased. Where there is water ponding on the site, provisions shall be taken to retain the natural ponding features of the land and provide for the same amount of water storage in some manner at the site. c. Parks and Recreation. A minimum of 15 percent of the total Mobile Home Park area shall be devoted to park and recreation ac- cording to the following standards: One tot lot for every 15 lots or less on one side of a street, furnished with playground equipment; one or more general park areas with tennis courts, shuffleboard, badminton or horseshoe courts, or other similar features and games for the entire park. Any cooking shelters, barbecue pits, or outdoor fireplaces planned for the park shall be located in the general park areas and be so located and constructed as to minimize fire hazards and smoke. All areas required for park setback areas shall not be utilized nor computed as park and recreation areas. d. Setbacks and Buffer Zones. There shall be a minimum setback of 80 ft. between the park outside boundary line and any use within the Mobile Home Park; such setback area shall be landscaped and screened by a fence and -or screen plantings of sufficient size and density to permit complete privacy for the residents of both the Mobile Home Park and adjacent properties. In cases where the park abuts industrial or commercial zoned property or a major highway, the City may require a 6 ft. high masonry wall circumscribing the entire boundaries within the above mentioned setback except for main entrance to park, to permit greater privacy, security, and safety for the residents of the park. e. Landscaping. Every Mobile Home Park shall be landscaped and main- tained with cultured sod on the entire park except for areas used for streets, sidewalks, patios, Mobile Home Parking areas, or vehicle parking areas. Subd. 2. Lot Standards. All lots in the Mobile Home Park are subject to the following regulations. a. Size, Single Lot. Each lot in a Mobile Home Park intended as the location for one singlewide unit shall contain, not less than, 7500 sq. ft. of unoccupied space and shall have a minimum width of 60 ft. except corner lots which shall have a minimum width of 70 ft. and shall have a minimum depth of 125 ft. measured from the curb face to the rear lot line. b. Size, Double Lot. Each Special Width Lot in a Mobile Home Park in- tended as the location for one doublewidth unit shall contain not less than 11,250 sq. ft. of unoccupied space anu shall ha; "i .. y ti:..._ . width of 94r ft. and a minimum depth of 125 ft. Applicant may designate lots for doublewidth units in the original plans or may recombine single lots to achieve the necessary width, to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector. No doublewide unit may be installed on any but a special width lot. c. Front Setback. Front setback of the Mobile Home shall be no less than 30 ft. from curb face. On corner lots the setback shall be observed on both frontages. d.Rear Setbacks. Rear setback of the Mobile Home shall be not less than 20 ft. from the rear lot line. e. Side Yard. The side yard setback shall be no less than 15 ft. from the lot line. f. Minimum Distance. There shall be no less than 30 ft. between Mobile Homes in all directions. g. Area Occupied. No more than 25 percent of each lot may be occupied by a dwelling or structure. Subd. 3 Street Standards and Parking Requirements. a. Access to Public Thoroughfare Required. All Mobile Home Parks must have adequate and direct access to a public thoroughfare. No access roads will be permitted through residential subdivisions. b. Paving Required. All streets, parking spaces, and overload parking areas within the Park and any access road to the Park shall be paved with bituminous or concrete surfacing material to 5 ton specifications or specifications recommended by the City Engineer and approved by the City Council. c. Street Access Required. Each lot shall abut on and have access to a street within the Mobile Home Park. d. Minimum Street Width Required. Each street in the Mobile Home Park shall have a minimum of 40 ft. of width and street layout and design shall conform to the other provisions of the subdivision street standards to the City of Medina, adopted November, 1962. e. Street Construction Required. All streets shall have concrete curb and gutters, where necessary, so as to provide drainage away from any and all Mobile Home lots and park facilities. f. Off -Street Parking Required and Regulated. Two off-street parking spaces providing a minimum of 440 sq. ft. of parking area shall be provided for each Mobile Home lot. No off-street parking shall be closer than 5 ft. to the Mobile Home nor closer than 5 ft. to any int fine g. Sidewalks Required. Sidewalks of at least thirty-six (36) inches in width and 4 inches in thickness shall be constructed on both sides of all streets, parallel with streets, and on the unit side of the curb. h. Guest Parking Required. Each Mobile Home Park shall maintain a paved, off-street parking lot for guests of occupants in the amount of one space for each two Mobile Home lots, and located within 300 ft. of the lot to be PAGE 14 served. i. Overload Parking Required. Each Mobile Home Park shall have not less than 7500 sq. ft. of area for overload parking and dead storage, for every 50 mobile home lots or major fraction thereof. This area shall be completely enclosed with a security fence and screened from view by dense shrub- bery. Subd. 4. Additional Lot Regulations. a. Concrete Patio Required. Each lot shall have a concrete patio adjacent to each home in addition to the off-street parking area. Each patio shall be not less than 300 sq. ft. and a minimum of 4 inches thick. b. Adjoining Sidewalk Required. Each patio shall be connected to the front sidewalk by a concrete sidewalk of a minimum of 24 inches in width and 3 inches in thickness. c. Shade Tree Required. Each lot shall have at least one shade tree with a minimum trunk diameter of 2 - 22 inches at the time of planting and shall be planted and permanently main- tained on each Mobile Home Lot. d. Anchors Required. Each Mobile Home Lot shall be provided with an- chors and tie -downs, such as cast in place concrete foundations or runways, screw augers, arrowhead anchors, or other devices providing for stability of the Mobile Home. e. Anchor Locations. Anchors and tie -downs shall be placed at each corner of the Mobile Home site, and midway on the longest sides of each Mobile Home site, and each anchor or tie -down shall be able to sustain a minimum tensile strength of 2800 pounds. f. Individual Site Preparation. Every Mobile Home lot shall have a base of at least 4 inches of compacted gravel or aggregate on the site where the home is to be parked, in addition to whatever foundation structures are necessary to secure the mobile home anchors and tie -downs. Subd. 5. Emergency Shelters. a. Shelter Required. Every Mobile Home Park shall provide one or more tornado and wind storm emergency shelters capable of seating comfortably and collectively all of the occupants of the park. Each shelter shall be con- structed so as to be dry, well ventilated, to have more than one exit, to be en- tirely below ground level, and to be capable of withstanding the impact of a mobile home propelled by winds of tornado force. b. Storm Warning Device Required. Every Mobile Home Park shall have a warning device for providing tornado or serious wind storm warning to its t residents. c. Emergency Electrical Generator Required. Every Mobile Home Park shall have an emergency electrical power generator in case of power failure to provide power for the storm warning device, the inside and outside lights of the emergency smelter, and sufficient street lights for residents to find their way to the shelter at night. Subd. 6 Service Building and Service Facilities. Each Mobile Home Park shall have one or more service buildings to provide space for the park office, laundry facilities, sanitation facilities, and indoor community meeting and recreational space. a. Manager's Office Required. Every Mobile Home Park shall have a central office for the Manager or Caretaker of the Park. b. Laundry Facilities Required. Laundry facilities shall be provided at the following ratio —one clothes washer for every 8 lots, and one clothes dryer for every 16 lots in the park, or section thereof to be served by the laundry building. The park shall also provide space adjacent to the laundry for the exterior drying of clothes. c. Indoor Recreation Room Required. In door recreational or community meeting space shall be provided..at the minimum ratio of 25 sq. ft. of space for every lot in the Mobile Home Park, or section thereof served by the building. Space provided for such requirements as emergency shelters, laundry facilities, and other public service facilities shall not be deemed to meet the requirements of this section. d. Central Kitchen. The Mobile Home Park may provide a central kitchen in the service building for use by park residents for group gatherings. e. Lavatory Facilities Required. The Mobile Home Park shall provide complete lavatory facilities for park residents if the park is designed to accommodate trailers without full baths. f. Service Building Parking Required. In addition to the off-street parking spaces required elsewhere in this ordinance, there shall be provided parking spaces for the service building(s) in the following ratio: (1) One parking space for every 200 sq. ft. of building space planned for use by park residents, or (2) One parking space for every 5 lots in the park, located conveniently to such service buildings, whichever yields the greater number of spaces. g. Setbacks Required. Setbacks from internal streets for all service buildings shall conform to the City's residential setback requirements. Subd. 7 Mobile Home Display Lots Permitted; Sales Lots Prohibited. The establishment of a commercial sales lot for selling mobile homes is prohibited. A mobile home display may be established within the Mobile Home Park by Special Use Permit at the time the park is approved, or later by recommendation of the Planning Commission and approval of the City Council, based upon the same criteria as set forth in Section 4, Subd. 2 of this Ordinance. Such approval shall regulate the size, number and location ---9 1.1 display lots. No Mobile Home iy may exceed one mobile home ►obile home lot. The display lots _.,au be landscaped by an approved design and maintained. No Mobile Home Park shall have more than 6 display lots. The Special Use Permit for establishing the display lots shall be an annual contractual agreement which shall expire on January 1st of each succeeding year. Subd. 8. Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Systems. a. Central Water System Required. All Mobile Home Parks must have a ' central water system serviced either by a municipal water system, or a central deep well of adequate capacity as approved by the City Engineer and the Minnesota Department of Health. b. Public Municipal Sanitary Sewer Required. All Mobile Home Parks shall have a sanitary sewer system con- nected to either a public municipal sewer system, or an appropriate public regional sewer system. The design and specifications of the sewer system shall meet the approval of the City Engineer and the Minnesota Department of Health. c. Underground Utilities Required. All sewer and water system lines shall be underground. Subd. 9. Utilities, Fuel Supply, Storage, and Lighting. a. Underground Utilities Required. All utility lines for electricity, telephone, TV cable, gas or fuel oil must be underground. There shall be no overhead wires or supporting poles except poles for street lights or other lighting purposes. b. Fuel Storage Regulated. All fuel supply and storage systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable state codes and regulations governing such systems. c. General Illumination Required. The Mobile Home Park shall provide overhead lights to adequately illuminate the streets and sidewalks of the park and all service building parking areas and entrances. Such lighting will be shielded to prevent any light to be directed at traffic, nearby mobile homes, or neighboring residential property in such brilliance as to constitute a danger or a nuisance. Subd. 10. Refuse, Receptacle Required. The Mobile Home Park shall provide at least one individual sunken garbage receptacle for each lot, or suitable receptacles at a central collection point, no further than 200 ft. from any unit, with suitable screening. Section 7. CERTIFICATE OF OC- CUPANCY REQUIRED. Subd. 1. Certificate of Occupancy Required for Mobile Home Park. No Mobile Home shall be occupied for residency in any Mobile Home Park in the City of Medina until Certificates of Occupancy have been issued as follows: a. Certificate of Occupancy Required for Mobile Home Park. Upon com- pletion of all construction and im- provements required under all ap- plicable ordinances, for the entire Mobile Home Park or portion to be completed in any one stage of con- struction, such completion shall be certified by the City Engineer and approved by the Zoning Administrator and the Building Inspector. Upon fin- ding that said construction and im- provements have been completed in accordance with applicable ordinance requirements and the Special Use Permit issued, the City Council shall approve the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the Mobile Home Park by the Building Inspector. Subd. 2. Certificate of Occupancy Required for Mobile Homes. A Cer- tificate of Occupancy for each in- dividual mobile home shall be issued by the Building Inspector upon his finding that: a. Placement Is Complete. The Mobile Home Park operator has cer- tified in writing that the mobile home is installed in place and that the anchors and tie -downs provided for the Mobile Home are correctly installed; b. Utilities Connected. All necessary service and utility connections have been properly installed and are in operating condition; c. Fit for Human Habitation. The Mobile Home has been properly in- stalled, is in good repair, is in a sanitary condition, is structurally sound, and is fit for human habitation. Section 8. ANNUAL INSPECTION FEES. Subd. 1. The Mobile Home Park owner shall pay an annual fee to the City to cover the aggregate cost of such inspections as may be required by this ordinance. a. Building Inspector. All Mobile Home Parks shall be inspected quar- terly by the City Building Inspector to ascertain that all provisions of this ordinance, all other applicable City ordinances, and the provisions of any Special Use Permit are being observed. The fee for such quarterly inspections shall be $200.00 per year. b. Fire Marshall. All Mobile Home Parks shall be inspected no less than annually, and more frequently if deemed necessary, by the Medina Fire Marshall, to ascertain that no fire hazards are present, to ascertain that fire hydrants and fire extinguishing equipment are in working order, and to ascertain that all provisions of this ordinance and other applicable codes and ordinances pertaining to fire protection and prevention are being observed. The fee for such inspection shall be $30.00 per inspection. c. Water System Inspection. All Mobile Home Parks shall have the Water System inspected once a month by a designated City Inspector, to in- sure that all hydrants and other water facilities are in proper working order. The fee for such inspections shall be $240.00 per year. Subd. 2. All fees hereunder are due and payable in advance on January 1st of each year following the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the Mobile Home Park as provided in Section 7 of this ordinance. SECTION 9. OPERATION REQUIREMENTS. Subd. 1. General Operation and Maintenance. a. Manager. Every Mobile Home Park shall have an adult manager or caretaker on duty in or about the Mobile Home Park at all times, to keep the park, its facilities, and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition, and to be available in case of emergencies. The manager or caretaker shall be answerable with said owner for the violations of any provisions of this ordinance. b. Office. Each Mobile Home Park shall maintain a central office for the use of the owner or manager, distinctly marked OFFICE and such marking shall be illuminated during all hours of darkness. c. Map. A map of the Mobile Home Park, with all lots clearly numbered, shall be displayed at the Mobile Home Park office. The lots themselves shall also be numbered in a manner visible from the frontage street. The Mobile Home Park shall be open at reasonable times to the visiting public, and directory shall be readily available to visitors. d. Lighting. The Mobile Home Park grounds shall be lighted as approved by the City during all hours of darkness. e. Public Address Prohibited. No public address or loud speaker system shall be permitted. f. Rules. Each Mobile Home Park shall adopt a set of rules and regulations for orderly operation of the Park in conformance with this or- dinance, and these rules shall be clearly posted in the park office and made available to the residents of the park. g. Pets. No domestic animals or house pets of park occupants shall be allowed to run at large, or commit any nuisances within the limits of the Park. h. Clothes Drying. No exterior clothes drying shall be permitted upon any lot or any other area of the Mobile Home Park except in an area specifically provided. i. Transient Occupancy. The use of any lot or other area within a Mobile Home Park for tent sites, camper trailers, pickup campers, or any other transient occupancy use is prohibited. Subd. 2. Lot Regulations. a. Placement Restricted. No more than one Mobile Home shall be parked upon any lot. b. Occupancy Regulated. No Mobile Home may be inhabited by a greater number of occupants than that for which it was designed. c. Skirts Required, The base of all Mobile Homes shall be enclosed with skirting, such skirting to be installed within 10 days from the date of in- stallation of the unit. Such enclosure must be accessible for inspection and no obstruction shall be permitted that impedes the inspection of the Mobile Home, plumbing, electrical facilities, and related equipment. No storage shall be permitted beneath the mobile home. d. Use Restrictions. All Mobile Home Lots shall be used for residential purposes only, or for the display and sale of mobile homes for residential purposes for said park, pursuant to a Special Use Permit as provided in Section 6, Subd. 7 hereof. Subd. 3. Lot Display Regulations. No Mobile Home owner nor prospective mobile homeowner shall be required to purchase a mobile home from the owner or operator of the Mobile Home Park in which said owner desires to locate, or from someone designated by said owner of the Mobile Home Park. This provision, however, shall not prevent the owner of the Mobile Home Park from establishing certain minimal standards and conditions of quality and design as to mobile homes permitted in a Mobile Home Park owned by him. Subd. 4. Street Maintenance and Regulations. a. Snow Removal. The Mobile Home Park operator shall remove snow from all streets, guest parking areas and sidewalk areas within the park after each snowfall, and these areas shall be kept sanded and -or free of ice and snow. b. Maintenance and Repair. All streets within the park shall be kept in good repair, and kept clean and free of litter. c. Speed Limit. A speed limit of 15 m.p.h. shall be maintained within the park limits and signs shall be posted accordingly. The operator may use raised bumps or ridges across the road surfaces to assure compliance with the posted limits. Subd. 5. Storage and Parking. a. On Site Parking Restricted. No more than two vehicles may be parked on any mobile home lot. b. On Site Storage Prohibited. All boats, boat trailers, hauling trailers, and all other equipment not stored within the mobile home nor the utility enclosure that may have been provided shall be stored in the overload parking area, and not upon the lots occupied by the mobile homes, nor upon the streets within the Mobile Home Park, nor upon any other City streets. Subd. 6. Registration Required. It shall be the duty of the owner or manager of the Mobile Home Park to maintain a register containing a record of all mobile home owners and oc- cupants residing within the park. The register shall contain the following information: (1) Name and address of each Mobile Home occupant. (2) Name and address of the owner of each Mobile Home motor vehicle by which it is towed. (3) The make, model, year, and license number or serial number of each mobile home or motor vehicle. (4) The date of arrival and departure of each mobile home. b. Records Required. The Mobile Home Park management shall keep the register available for inspection at all times by law enforcement officers, public health officials, and other of- ificials whose duty necessitates acquisition of the information con- tained in the register. The register record for each registered occupant shall not be destroyed for a period of three years following the date of departure of the occupant from the park. c. Registration of Mobile Homes Required. All mobile homes occupied or stored or displayed in the Mobile Home Park shall be registered with the Motor Vehicle Division, State of Min- nesota, and shall display license plates IF for the current year. Subd. 7. Fire and Police Protection. a. Fire Alarm System Required. Every mobile home occupied in a Mobile Home Park shall have a UL approved automatic fire alarm system installed and in operating condition. b. Fire Extinguisher Required. Every mobile home occupied in a Mobile Home Park shall be equipped with a fire extinguisher in usable condition and approved by the Medina Fire Marshall. The occupant of the mobile home shall be responsible for providing such extinguisher for his mobile home. c. Fire Extinguisher Required in Servince Buildings. Portable fire ex- tinguishers rated for classes B and C fires, with a capacity of 10 pounds dry powder, shall be kept visible in service buildings and at other locations as approved or required by the Medina Fire Marshall, for convenient access by all of the occupants of the Mobile Home Park. Such fire extinguishers shall be maintained in good operating condition. d. Open Burning Prohibited. No fire shall be kindled or maintained except in a stove, fireplace, barbecue pit, in- cinerator, or other equipment intended for such purpose. No such fire shall be left unattended. No fuel shall be used and no material burned which emits dense smoke or objectionable odors. Open burning is prohibited. e. Storage of Flammable Liquids Prohibited. Storage of flammable liquids or materials or gases within or under a mobile home is expressly forbidden. f. Litter and Rubbish Storage Prohibited. All areas of the Mobile Home Park shall be kept free of litter, rubbish, and other flammable material. g. Open to Police, Fire and Emergency Vehicles. The Mobile Home Park shall be open to fire, police and other emergency vehicles and per- sonnel at all times, and the City Police Department and area Fire Depart- ments shall be provided with a current directory showing the names and lot numbers of the occupants. Subd. 8. Storage Protection. a. Storm Warning Device Required. The storm warning device required for the Mobile Home Park shall be kept in good operating condition and tested once a week at a designated time in a manner approved by the City. b. Weather Alerts Required. The Mobile Home Park manager shall be responsible for obtaining weather warning information from the ap- propriate media, and for alerting residents to the hazards of a storm via the warning device when any storm with damaging winds is imminent. c. Emergency Shelter Maintained. The emergency shelter area or building shall be kept open 24 hours a day. Entrances shall be illuminated during all hours of darkness. The manager shall keep the shelter area clean and sanitary, and stocked with emergency supplies and first aid equipment. d. Generator Required. The emergency electrical power generator shall be tested once a week at the same time as the storm warning device, to assure good working order. Subd. 9. Refuse Handling. a. Management Responsible. The Mobile Home Park shall provide for the collection and disposal of all refuse and garbage generated within the Mobile Home Park. The park may contract with private garbage haulers or provide the service itself. All refuse handling must adhere to the following standards: (1) Nuisance Prohibited. The storage, collection, and disposal of refuse in the Mobile Home Park shall be so conducted so as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding, accident or fire hazards, or air pollution. (2) Garbage Collection Required. Garbage and refuse shall be collected and disposed of as frequently as may be necessary to insure that garbage receptacles shall not overflow. Subd. 10. Sewer and Water. a. Maintenance Required. All sewer and water systems within the Mobile Home Park shall be kept in good operating condition in conformance with regulations of the Minnesota Department of Health, and the City of Medina. Any maintenance of water and sewer systems within the Park shall be at the owner's expense, but shall be under the supervision of an official designated by the City, who shall have authority to initiate necessary repairs. b. Water Pressure Maintained. If the City deems it necessary, auxilliary pumps to boost water pressure shall be installed at the expense of the park owner to maintain needed pressure for fire protection. c. Service Charges. For sewer ser- vice, and water service when available, the City will charge the service rates established in the appropriate district. All charges will be computed on a per unit basis, and charged to the Mobile Home Park. Section 10. ADMINISTRATION. Subd. 1. Enforcement by the Building Inspector. Except as otherwise provided herein, this ordinance shall be administered and enforced by the Building Inspector, who is hereby designated as enforcing officer. The Building Inspector may institute in the name of the City of Medina any ap- propriate actions or proceedings against a violator as provided by law. Subd. 2. License Required. Before any person shall operate and maintain a Mobile Home Park in the City of Medina, said person shall first obtain a license to do so as hereinafter provided. An application for a license shall be filed with the City Clerk on forms furnished by the municipality. The fee for each license shall be $150.00 per year. The Clerk shall submit said license application to the City Council for its approval. Licenses shall expire on January 1st following the date of issuance unless sooner revoked or forfeited. Subd. 3. License Standards. The City Council shall have the power to deny or revoke the Mobile Home Park license of any person who fails to conform to the requirements of this ordinance or df any other municipal or state law that is applicable. Subd. 4. Variance. The City Council shall have the right to vary or modify the strict application of any of the regulations or provisions contained in this ordinance in cases in which the strict application thereof would create unnecessary hardship to the owner of the property, provided that all of the following conditions have been met: a. Uniqueness. The conditions upon which the application for a variance is based are unique to the parcel of land for which the variance is sought, and are not generally applicable to other property within the same zoning classification. b. Injury to Surrounding Land. The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other land or im- provements in the neighborhood in which the parcel of land is located, nor be injurious to any occupant of the Mobile Home Park. c. Conditions and Restrictions. 'lne City Council may impose such con- ditions and restrictions on the granting of a variance so as to insure compliance with both the letter and the intent of this ordinance and so as to insure the protection of affected properties. Section 11. EXISTING MOBILE HOME PARKS. Mobile Home Parks in existence, or for which Special Use Permits have already been issued as of the effective date of this ordinance, may continue to operate for a period not to exceed three (3) years from the effective date of this ordinance, at which time all of the provisions contained herein shall be met, except lot size and border setback requirements, which may be permitted as a variance in the event that com- pliance would work an undue hardship upon the owner thereof. Section 12. PENALTY. Any person who shall violate any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $300.00 or by im- prisonment not to exceed 90 days or both. Section 13. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance shall be declared void or of no effect, for any reason whatsoever, such decision shall not affect the validity of any other provision of this ordinance. Section 14. OTHER ORDINANCES. It is the intention of the City Council and it is declared to be the purpose of this ordinance that if any provision of this ordinance conflicts with the provisions of any other ordinance, then the provision of the ordinance which provides the greater restriction shall be in force and effect. SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be effective upon adoption and publication. Adopted this 16th day of March, 1976. Wayne Neddermeyer, Mayor ATTEST: Donna Roehl, Clerk Published in the Crow River News MAY 12, 1976