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MzNUTFs Ci.ty Council Peb. 9, 1983 Manufactured Mr. Porsber~ asked i.f there ~aas an engineered system approved £or a Homes (Cont.) sticlc built home. The }3uilding Inspector repliedthat ther.e was. Mr< Loclce stated Chat the City presentLy has such a system i.n Ryan's Industrial Park on one of. the buildings. Mrs. Nardini aslced what type of. system is used for a~dausau home. Mr. I,ocl<e replied that Che 7dausau home was noC designed f.or a tie down system. Mr. Loclce replied that there was li.ttle d:ifference between a double-wide manuf:actured home and a Wausau home. Mrs. Scalze astced about the "R" rati.ngs in a manutactured home. Mr. Locke repli.ed that the "R" ratings will meet or exceed the Ci.ty Code r.equirements< Mr. Locke also commenCed that a manuLactured home probably is better inspected Chan a stick-bui.lt home. Mrs.Scalze stated that she felt that the Mz;~lewood ordinance covers everything the Ci.ty eaould need, however, the HtJD certificaCion shouLd be added. Mr. Pahey stated that he would l.ilce. to see a f.oundation requi.rement in the ordi.nance. Mr. Locke aslced iE this ordinance would apply to the City's trailer parks. Mrs. Scalze srated that it would apply to the Ci.ty's R-1, R-2, and R-3 a.oning d:istricts. The moUil.ehome parks should be excluded. Mr. B'ahey pointecl out that the Maple~aood ordi.nance has a 21 f.oot wi.dth requi.rement. P1rs. Scalze commented that she ioould lilce the Maplew~od orrlinance adopted, with the t-IUD requirement, but i.s still noC cerL-ain on what width requirement should be made. Mr. Pahey stated that anyone meeting the 1~IllD r.equirements would exceed bui.lding code. Anythi.ng l.ess than State code coul.<1 not be in the Cit:y. Mrs. Scalze stated that with a sticlc-bui1C home, it must conform Co the present Code and the city is not allowing sticlc-Uuilt homes to be buil.t under the 1940 Code. Therefore, Scalze did not £ee1 that a manufactured home should be broup,ht in that ~aas Coo o1d. Mrs. Nardini staCed that an o1<t manufactured home would not be wide enou~;h< Mr. L'ahey stated that the City could require the HUD cerCi.fication anci that he would not have a problem with this. Mr. I.ocke stated that Joan Archer of the Minnesota Manufactured klomes As,ociaCion does not oppose these requirements. Mr. I.,oclce aslced what the City wanCed to do about a mobilehome used for an office set-u~. Mrs. Scalze aslced i.f there was anythin~ in the City's ordi.nance about thi.s. Page -9-