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• City of Mounds View Staff Report May 2, 1997 • Page 2 The Mounds View Zoning Code requires: -30 foot setback from abutting properties -30 foot setback from each street or roadway(we assume from public roads along the periphery of the park) -5 feet from side,20 feet from front and rear"lot lines"i.e.the boundary of the space for each mobile home -open space of at least 10 feet between the side of adjacent mobile or manufactured homes • -off-street parking spaces shall be no closer than 5 feet from"lot lines" -each space shall have one off-street parking space -each space shall have a 160 square foot concrete slab or surface patio -each"lot"or space for a mobile home shall have 4,950 square feet;minimum width of 45 feet, minimum depth of 110 feet -each"lot"shall front on an approved roadway -sheds shall be a minimum of five feet from property lines and six feet from other structures Our standards require less than State standards with respect to the setback for parking areas from side lot lines (5 feet versus 10 feet). The State specifies that attachments(stairs, decks) must be outside the 10 foot setback required between mobile homes whereas Mounds View only specifies, 10 feet without addressing attachments. The 10 foot area must be open or"green" space under State standards. We require larger rear setbacks than the State(20 feet versus 3 feet), larger • setbacks to abutting properties (30 feet versus 3 feet), and larger setbacks to public streets (30 feet versus 10). Colonial Village meets the perimeter setback requirements on three sides, but not the north side. Mounds View Mobile Home Park does not meet the perimeter setback requirements. Towns Edge Terrace does not meet these requirements on the north and south sides. Below is a list of items which staff feels need attention in the R-5 district. If City Council agrees that the R-5 District needs attention, we would proceed to develop an ordinance revision and take this ordinance amendment through Planning Commission and City Council. Section# Item 1110.03 Subd. 1 Under detached accessory building,list the specific standards for construction,i.e.: -maximum 216 square feet -maximum 15 feet to peak of roof -limited to one per lot -shall not be located in any easements unless permission granted Consider changing setback requirements to allow sheds to be placed next to mobile homes if fire protected and egress windows not obstructed. Current requirements are at least 6 foot separation from other buildings,5 foot from"lot lines". These requirements make it difficult to fit sheds onto lots. • 1110.03 Subd. 2 List accessory uses for mobile home parks,rather than refer to R-5 (which in turn refers to R-1) Limit these uses to airlocks,one accessory building no more than 216 square feet,decks,patios,room additions up to 200 square feet,bearing the State