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CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. SECTION 1010 MANUFACTURED HOME PARK CLOSINGS SEI~TION 1010.00. PURPOSE. In view of the peculiar nature and problems presented by the closure or conversion of manufactured home parks, the City Council finds that the public health, safety and general welfare will be promoted by requiting compensation to displaced residents of such parks. The purpose of this Section is to require park owners to pay displaced residents reasonable relocation costs and purchasers of manufactured home parks to pay additional compensation, pursuant to the authority granted under Minnesota Statutes, Section 327C.095. SECTION 1010.02. DEFINITIONS. The following words and terms when used in this Section shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Closure statement - a statement prepared by the park owner clearly stating the park is closing, addressing the availability, location and potential costs of adequate replacement housing within a 25-mile radius of the park that is closing and the probable relocation costs of the manufactured homes located in the park. Displaced resident - a resident of an owner-occupied manufactured home who rents a lot in a manufactured home park, including the members of the resident's household, as of the date of park owner submits a closure statement to the City's Planning Commission. Lot - an area within a manufactured home park, designed and used for the accommodation of a manufactured home. Manufactured home - a structure, not affixed to or part of real estate, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode, is 8 feet or more in width or 40 feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical system contained in it. Park owner - the owner of a manufactured home park and any person acting on behalf of the owner in the operation or management of a park. Person - any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, incorporated and unincorporated association or any other legal or commercial entity.