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City Council Minutes September 7, 1982 Page Seven ordinance amendment to the City's zoning ordinance which deals with two specific issues that can apply to all dwellings within the City, with the intent to preserve what the City now has as their zoning ordinance. The City Administrator indicated that the proposed zoning ordinance amendment requires that all dwellings in the City be located on a permanent foundation, which is consistent with that required in the Uniform Building Code, that the foundation must be solid for the whole cir- cumference of the dwelling, and that all dwellings in the City average at least 16 feet in width over a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the entire dwelling. Mr. Gary Santwire asked if a mobile home complied with the requirements in the proposed zoning ordinance amendment, would a garage be required. The City Administrator indicated that the City's zoning ordinance requires that all single family homes have a garage. Councilman Engstrom indicated his concern of the requirement to anchor down a mobile home onto the permanent foundation. The City Administrator indicated that if a mobile home is in a mobile home park, the ordinance requires that the mobile home be tied down, but if the construction is an R-1 zone, it must be done accord- ing to the State Building Code. General discussion was carried on regarding the impact of weather conditions on a mobile home. Mr. Cliff Lundberg suggested that in Section 12a. of the zoning ordinance amendment, the language could be changed to read "shall be permanently affixed to,the foundation." The City Administrator indicated that this language change could be done in the proposed zoning ordinance amendment. General discussion was carried on regarding the current mobile home park within the City and what type of restrictions could be placed upon that park, as it was in existence prior to the adoption of the City's zoning ordinance. The City Ad- ministrator indicated that the City's zoning ordinance requires 8 acres for a mobile home park and should the current mobile home park expand, they may have to comply with the City's zoning ordinance. General discussion was carried on between the City Council and the public with re- gard to the average width of a dwelling as proposed in the zoning ordinance amend- ment. Mr. Gary Santwire indicated that he did have a problem with the language "an average width. of sixteen feet minimum". Councilman Engstrom indicated that he felt most homes were between twenty-two and twenty-four feet in width. The City Administrator indicated that the City Council could change the width to twenty or twenty-four feet if they would so choose. Mr. Cliff Lundberg questioned the language "average width of sixteen feet". The City Administrator indicated that due to various designs of homes by architects, it was decided that the word "average" should be included in the language. Mayor Hinkle closed the public hearing. Councilman Duitsman indicated that he was in favor of the zoning ordinance amend- ment with three changes which are as follows: The language shall read "shall be permanently affixed to a foundation", remove the word "average", and change the