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DEC-08 -1996 1108 NBC MEMORANDUM WIC ATTACHMENT 7 612 595 9837 P.02/07 NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS COMMUNITY PLANNING - DESIGN - MARKET RESEARCH TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: December 6, 1996 RE: Little Canada - Mobile Home Ordinance Amendments FILE NO: 758.10 - 96. This memorandum is intended to update the Planning Commission members as to the status of the Citys activities in the Mobile Horne Parks. As you may recall, nearly all of the Citys mobile home parks are non-conforming as to zoning district. At issue is whether the park owners may continue to replace individual units in Tight of the City's non - conforming use section of the Zoning Ordinance. In order to facilitate the City's ability to be sure that public health, safety, and welfare are not being jeopardized by crowding or other problems in the mobile home parks, the City has developed an Ordinance amendment which refers to state standards for spacing, setback, and other requirements. The Ordinance suggests that units will be allowed to be replaced if these standards are complied with. It further suggests that in the event of a catastrophic event which damages more than 50 percent of the individual unit capacity, the land use must be made to conform to the applicable district. The rationale for the first clause (replacement of units in conformance to state standards) reflects the fact that the only standards in place at the time of original park development were state standards, and that a recent state law change limits the ability of the City to enforce more restrictive standards, in many cases. The second clause conforms the mobile home parks to the 50 percent standard which applies to all non - conforming uses and/or buildings. cc: Kathy Glanzer Greg Schmidt 5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 555 ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA 5541 6 PHONE 612-595-9636 FAX 612-595-0637 Page 49