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OCT-10-1997 10:24 FROM CITY OF BLOOMINGTON TO 97819323 P.02
<br /> ARTICLE IV. MANUFACTURED HOME PARK CLOSINGS
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<br /> Added by Ord. No. 89-57, 10-30-89
<br /> SE-Q-15,559, PURPOSE_
<br /> In view of the peculiar nature and problems presented-by the closure or conversion of manufactured home
<br /> parks, the City Council finds that the public health, safety:and general welfare will be promoted by requiring
<br /> compensation to displaced residents of such parks. The purpose of this Article is to require park owners to pay
<br /> displaced residents reasonable relocation costs and purchasers of manufactured home parks to pay additional
<br /> compensation, pursuant to the authority granted under Minnesota Statutes, Section 3270.095.
<br /> (Added by Ord. No. 89-57, 10-30-89)
<br /> SEC. 15.70. DEFINIIlOi!1S.
<br /> The following words and terms when used in this Article shall have the following meanings unless the context
<br /> clearly indicates otherwise:
<br /> Closure statement - a statement prepared by the park owner clearly stating the park is closing, addressing
<br /> the availability, location and potential costs of adequate replacement housing within a 25 mile radius. of the park
<br /> that Is closing and the probable relocation costs of the manufactured homes located in the park.
<br /> PiWaced resident- a resident of an owner-occupied manufactured home who rents a lot in a manufactured
<br /> home park, Including the members of the resident's household, as of the date the park owner submits a closure
<br /> statement to the City's Planning Commission.
<br /> -an area within a manufactured home park, designed or used for the accommodation of a manufactured
<br /> home.
<br /> 1A anwfiS W20 home- a structure, not afrixed to or part of real estate, transportable in one or more sections,,
<br /> which in the traveling mode, is 8 body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or,when erected on
<br /> site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling
<br /> with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing,
<br /> heating, air conditioning, and electrical system contained in it.
<br /> Manufactured home park-any site, lot, field or tract of land upon which two or more occupied manufactured
<br /> homes are located, either free of charge or for compensation, and.includes any building, structure, tent, vehicle or
<br /> enclosure used or intended for use as part of the equipment of the manufactured home park. This definition does
<br /> not include facilities which are open only during three or fewer seasons of the year.
<br /> park cwnpr- the owner of a manufactured home park and any person acting on behalf of the owner in the
<br /> operation or management of a park.
<br /> Person - any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, incorporated and unincorporated association or any
<br /> other legal or commercial entity.
<br /> (Added by Ord. No. 89-67, 10-30-89)
<br /> SEC, 15.71, NOTICE OF CLOSING,.
<br /> If a manufactured home park Is to be closed, converted in whole or part to another use or terminated as a use
<br /> of the property, the park owner shall, at least nine months prior to the closure, conversion to another use or
<br /> termination of use, provide a copy of a closure statement to a resident of each manufactured home and to the
<br /> City's Planning Commission.
<br /> (Added by Ord. No. W57, 10-30-89)
<br /> SFC_ 15.72, NOTigF.OF PUBLIC HEARING.
<br /> The Planning Commission shall submit the closure statement to the City Council and request the City Council
<br /> to schedule a public hearing. The City shall mail a notice at least ten days prior to the public hearing to a resident
<br /> • of each manufactured home in the park stating the time, place and purpose of the hearing. The park owner shall
<br /> provide the City with a list of the names and addresses of at least one resident of each manufactured home in the
<br /> park at the time the closure statement Is submitted to the Planning Commission.
<br /> (Added by Ord. No. 89-57, 10-30-89)
<br /> SEC. 15.73. PUBLiC_HEARING-
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