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PLANNING COMMISSION/COUNCIL MEETING, DECEMBER 13, 1982 -5- 3. MANFACTURED HOUSING - Continued: --Moe - presented an example of a passive solar manfactured unit that would cost $31,000. The. -unit is 16' wide and 80' long - 1200-1 300 sq. ft. KristineMoe - 61 Cimarron - present ordinance would not permit the junky appearance, abandoned cars, excess of animals, etc. that the preconcieved idea of mobile homes has had in the past. Nor would the new ordinance permit this. --Whittaker - issue is how much of a difference does housing style make within a zoning district - does it make a difference - should therei!be discrimination between various type of housing or con- struction. In the past, aside from mobile home, there has been none. Presently people can build whatever type of home they want but the ordinance does not permit the typical mobile home in residential neighborhoods. This is the starting point for this discussion.- an idea session. --Charles Clausen, 63 Cimarron - statement -on behalf of the Cimarron Homeowners Association - did a survey two years ago of mobile home parks - comments on a proposed change in the present City Ordinance on_oompliance with State regulations for having an attendent on duty within a mobile home park. Against the proposed change - need a manager or someone in charge at Cimarron Park more hours than is presently provided. Survey of 32 parks in the metro area indicated that 83.7 of the parks surveyed had a 24 hour manager - 16.3 did not have a manager on duty 24 hours/day - Cimarron has 504 homes and such a large area should have someone on duty at all times. Gave an example of why a manager should always be on the premises. City should not change the exisiting ordinance, but retain and enforce it. --Mike Ahrens - explained Cimarrons present policy. --Charles Clausen - when did the survey asked if there was a resident manager, on duty, 24 hours a day - Cimarron does not have a resident manager on duty 24 hours a day. --Whittaker - verified the language of the State and City regulations. City cannot have something diffenent than State law mandates - question is how it is enforced. Does a responsible attendent or caretaker mean, someone is in residence at all times or that the attendent or caretaker just have to be able to be reached. in the past, it has been interpreted that the management have someone on call available to come for emergencies. City could be more specific and require someone on the premises 24 hours a day. City ordinance says " a person in charge" State law says "attendent". State law does not specifically state the attendent has to be physically on the site. --Stephen Taylor, Cimarron Owner - read the State Code and further explained their procedure for handling emergencies. The Washington County Sheriff has several numbers of park representatives to call after hours when the park attendent is not on duty. Believe this system works, complies with State law, and a 24 hour on duty is overly restrictive and an unnecessary burden.. --Charles Clausen - reported that the Sheriff's Department has informed residents that have called in emergency situations to call the park manager, they do not handle these problems. -Don Moe - reported that he has talked to Captain Green of the Sheriff's department, who indicated that his department is not set-up to handle problems that arise in Cimarron other than those endangering the residents (murder, robbery, domestics, etc.) --Whittaker - will follow-up with the Sheriff's Department. Additional discussion was deferred until 9 p,m.