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future use of said structure or land shall be made to conform with the provisions of this Ordinance. I. Normal maintenance of a building or other structure containing or related to a lawful non - conforming use is permitted, including necessary non - structural repairs and incidental alterations which do not physically extend or intensify the non - conforming use. J. Alterations may be made to a building containing lawful non - conforming residential units when they will improve the livability thereof, provided they will not increase the number of dwelling units or the non - conformity. K. Non - conforming, non - income producing, residential units may be expanded to improve livability as a conditional use, provided that the non - conformity of the structure will not be increased. L. Any proposed structure which will, under this Ordinance, become non - conforming but for which a building permit has been lawfully granted prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, may be completed in accordance with the approved plans; provided construction is started within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this Ordinance, is not abandoned for a period of more than one hundred twenty (120) days, and continues to completion within two (2) years. Such structure and use shall thereafter be a legally non - conforming structure and use. M. For the purposes of applying Subsections 903.010.D. and 903.010.G. to Mobile Home Parks which are made non - conforming by land use zoning district, such Mobile Home Parks shall be required to adjere to the following standards: 1. A mobile home in a non - conforming mobile home park may be moved, relocated, or replaced on condition that the replacement mobile home shall comply with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 327.20 Subdivision 1, paragraph (3), or the following standards, whichever is more restrictive: No manufactured home shall be located closer than three feet to the side lot lines of a manufactured home park, if the abutting property is improved property, or closer than ten feet to a public street or alley. Each individual site shall abut or face on a driveway or clear unoccupied space of not less than 16 feet in width, which space shall have unobstructed access to a public highway or alley. There shall be an open space of at least ten feet between the sides of adjacent manufactured homes including their attachments and at least three feet between manufactured homes when parked end to end. The space between manufactured homes may be used for the parking of motor vehicles and other property, if the vehicle or other property is parked at least ten feet from the nearest adjacent manufactured home position. The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply to recreational camping areas and variances may be granted by the State Commissioner of Health in manufactured home parks when the variance is applied for in writing and in the opinion of the Commissioner the variance will not endanger the health, safety, and welfare of manufactured home park occupants. 2. A non - conforming mobile home park shall be permitted to replace individual mobile home units which are damaged as a result of catastrophic destruction from fire, weather, or natural disaster, providing that no more than fifty (50) percent of the capacity of the mobile home park is so destroyed. If at any time, an event of destruction damages more than fifty - 6 0 -