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The most problematic issue is the ten foot setback from the <br />adjoining lot's designated parking area. (The units we have <br />allowed recently can comply with this requirement, but there <br />are a number of lots which currently do not comply!) <br />* Ramsey County became responsible for enforcing State <br />licensing requirements for mobile home parks on January 1, <br />1993. Mr. Joe Hibbard of their Health and Safety Department <br />informs me that they will not require conformance for units <br />placed before that date. However, they do intend to <br />require compliance for any units placed subsequent to <br />1/1/93. (It should be noted that they only do annual <br />inspections of the parks. Therefore, placement could occur <br />without their knowledge which may lead to abatement problems <br />when they discover the violation. This would seem to <br />necessitate building permit issuance by the City to try to <br />avoid this problem in the first place.) <br />My recommendation to remedy this issue would allow the <br />continuation of the non - conforming uses within the respective <br />zoning districts through a text amendment to Section 903 of our <br />zoning code. (See Attachment 7) As you will note, units could <br />be replaced under this amendment subject to compliance with State <br />Statutes. However, should a catastrophe stike a park to the <br />extent more that 50% of the units are destroyed, then the park <br />would need to be brought into conformity. <br />While this proposal will not satisfactorily address all of <br />the existing non - conformities, it is consistent with Ramsey <br />County's enforcement objectives. As a text amendment, it does <br />not require any formal action on the part of the park owners. <br />Furthermore, it does create standards we can enforce to govern <br />the issuance of building permits. <br />The Fire Marshal has informed me that he is comfortable with <br />the standards imposed by State Statute. <br />Page 38 <br />