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10/18/96 10:17 CITY OF BLOOMINGTON ADMIN DEPT a 94419425 N0.066 P002
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<br />bloomington, minnesota
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<br />ARTICLE IV. MAI~IUFACTUREO'HOME PARK CLOSINGS
<br /> Added by Ord. No. 89-57, 10-30-89
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<br />SEC. 15.6_9. PURPOSE.
<br /> In view of the peculiar nature and problems presented by the dc)sum or conversion of manufactured home
<br />parks, the City Council finds that the public health, safety and general welfare will be promoted by requiring
<br />compensation to displaced residents of such parks. The purpose of this Article is to require park owners to pay
<br />displaced residents reasonable relocation costs and purchasers of manufactured home parks to pay additional
<br />compensation, pursuant to the authority granted under Minnesota Statutes, Section 327C.095.
<br />(Added by Ord. No. 89-57, 10-30-89)
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<br />SEC. 15,70, DEFINITIONS.
<br /> The following Words and terms when used in this Article shall have the following meanings unless the
<br />context clearly indicates othen~ise:
<br /> Closure statement - a statement prepared by the park owner cleady stating the park is closing, addressing
<br />the availability, location and potential costs of adequate replacement housing within a 25 mile radius of the park
<br />that is dosing and the probable relocation costs of the manufactured homes located in the park.
<br /> Displaced resident - a resident of an owner-occupied manufactured home who rents a lot in a manufactured
<br />home park, including the members of the reSident's household, as of the date the park owner submits a closure
<br />statement to the City's Planning Commission.
<br /> L~t - an area within a manufactured home park, designed or used for the accommodation of a manufactured
<br />home.
<br /> M{il~ufact.ured ho~m_~ - a structure, not affixed to or part of real estate, transportable in one or more sections,
<br />whi~ in the traveling mode, is 8 body feet or mom in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected
<br />on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a
<br />dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the
<br />plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and e~ectrical system contained in it.
<br /> Manufact~lred home oark - any site, lot, field or tract of land upon which two or more occupied manufactured
<br />homes are located, either free of charge or for compensation, and includes any building, structure, tent, vehicle
<br />or enclosure used or intended for use as part of the equipment of the manufactured home park. This definition
<br />does not include fadlities which are open only during three or fewer seasons of the year.
<br /> P~.rk own~ - the owner of a manufactured home park and any person acting on behalf of the owner in the
<br />operation or management of a park.
<br /> person - any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, incorporated and unincorporated association or any
<br />other legal or commercial entity.
<br />(Added by Ord. No. 89-57, 10-30-89)
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<br /> ~EC. 15.71. NOTICE ,OF CLOSING.
<br /> If a manufactured home park is to be closed, converted in whole or part to another use or terminated as a
<br /> use of the property, the park owner shall, at least nine months prior to the c{osure, conversion to another use or
<br /> termination of use, provide a copy of a closure statement to a resident of each manufactured home and to the
<br /> City's Planning Commission.
<br /> (Added by Ord. No. 89-57, 10-30-89)
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<br /> ~EC. 1~r72. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING.
<br /> The Planning Commission shall submit the closure statement to the C~ty Council and request the City
<br /> Council to schedule a public hearing. The City shall mail a notice at least ten days prior to the public hearing to
<br /> a resident of each manufactured home in the park stating the time, place and purpose of the hearing. The park
<br /> owner shall provide the City with a list of the names and addresses of at least one resident of each
<br /> manufactured home in the park at the time the closure statement is submitted to the Planning Commission.
<br /> (Added by Ord. No. 89-57, 10-30-89)
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<br />,,SEC, 15,73. PUBLIC HEARING.
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