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City of Little Canada 2-16 Land Use Plan <br /> <br />Council. <br />The land use plan map includes locations where zoning would change from lower -density <br />housing to medium- or higher-density housing in Planning Districts 4, 5 and 10. <br />The plan states emphatically that the City will not promote and does not advocate for the <br />redevelopment of any of the three manufactured housing communities in Little Canada, <br />which total 450 affordable housing units. <br />The City’s zoning regulations for medium- and higher density housing conform to the <br />regional standards: <br /> Medium-density housing (R-2 zoning): 5 to 10 housing units per net acre <br /> Higher-density housing (R-3 and Downtown zoning): 10 to 29 units per net acre. <br />The City cooperates with the Ramsey County and the Metropolitan Council Housing and <br />Redevelopment Authorities in programs to build affordable housing and accept housing <br />rental assistance vouchers. <br />Effect on the Manufactured Housing Parks <br />There are three manufactured housing parks in Little Canada, totaling 450 housing units: <br />Table 2-7: Manufactured housing Parks in Little Canada <br /> <br /> <br />Name <br /> <br />Address <br />Current <br />Land Use Plan <br />Current <br />Zoning <br />North Star Estates <br /> <br />3001 Country Dr <br /> <br />Industrial Industrial Park and <br />Planned-Unit Development <br />3020 Estates 3020 Rice Street Commercial B-3, General Business <br />Terrace Heights 2442 Rice Street Commercial B-3, General Business and <br />R-4, Mobile Home Park <br />These parks are a land use planning issue for the City because the homes are a major local <br />source of affordable housing for very low income residents, and there may be market pressure <br />to convert the land to other uses. <br />The two parks along Rice Street are in locations desirable for other uses, such as medium-to- <br />high density multiple-family housing, retail shops or office buildings. The options for North Star <br />Estates may be more limited because of the poor soil conditions; however, there are some <br />small industrial buildings on similar soil just to the north. <br />North Star Estates and Terrace Heights are both under corporate ownership, while 3020 is <br />privately owned. The manufactured home units are privately owned by residents and the lots <br />are leased by the property owner. Each of the manufactured housing parks have regulations <br />against renting individual manufactured homes. The homes range in assessed value from a few <br />thousand dollars to around $100,000. <br />State Law <br />Minnesota Statute 327C governs manufactured home parks rentals and balances rights and <br />responsibilities for both the residents and the park land owners. Covered are the terms of <br />rental agreements, renting homes, screening buyers and tenants, park rules, fees, rent