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HomeMy WebLinkAbout#147 Mobile Home Court . STATE OF MINNESOTA for fowing by another vehicle and unfolding at the campsite To provide COUNTY OF RAMSEY Temporary living quarters for recreaTional, camping or Travel use. VILLAGE OF ARDEN HILLS 3.2( 8) "Double Wides.° - Two (or more) mobile home uonits, separafely towable Ordinance No. buT designed withouT a permanenT foundation To be ioined into one inTegral 147 uni/, capable of being again separated for repeaTed fowing (see also Sec- AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE LOCATION OF MOBILE HOMES Tional House, and "Expandables"). AND ESTABLISHING STANDARDS.AND RULES OF OPERATION FOR 3.2( 9) "Expandables" - A mobile home containing a collapsible or Telescoping ~ MOBILE HOME COURTS, AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR V10- unit which meeTS highway towing sTandards when "closetl;" expanded at LATION. sife ("pulled out like a bureau drawer To form a bay or an ell") for added The Village Council of the Village of Arden Hills does hereby ordain as fol- living space. lows: 3.2(10) Motor Home (Motorized Home). A vehicular siructure built on a self-pro- SECTION 1.0 SHORT TITLE pelled moTOr vehicle chassis, primarily designed to provide temporary This Ordinance shall be known, cited and referred To as the Arden Hills Mo- living quarTers for recreational, camping or travel use, bile Home Court, Ordinance, except as referred To herein, where it shall be known 3.2(11) Prefabricated Housing. Conventional-Type housing for permanenT founda- as ihis Ordinance. Tions, assembled and "finished" on site, from factory pre-consTructed sep. SECTION 2.0 INTENT AND PURPOSE arate sections of walls, roofs, etc., typically lifted from Trucks into place The intent and purpose of ihis Ordinance is to assure quality developmeni with the aid of cranes. equal fo ihat found in other types of re5idenTial areas ihroughout the Village. Ex- 3.2(12) Sectional House. A factory-prefinished house designed for a permanent cellence of design, development and mainTenance of mobile homes and mobile foundation which can include a full-depTh basemenf, shipped in (normally home courts is the desired oblective. The Village Council has the authority to vary tWO) completedsections,fastenedTOgetherand"finished"atihesite. any of the requiremenis of ihis Ordinance, providetl it acts wiThin the intenT of the 3.2(13) Trailer, Dependent. A travel Trailer which is depentlent upon a service variance provisions as established in Ordinance No. 99, the Arden Hills Zoning building for ToileT and lavatory facilities. - Ordinance, as amended. 3.2(14) Travel 7railer. A vehicular porTable sTructure, mounTed on wheels, of such SECTION 3.0 - RULES AND DEFINITIONS size or weighf as not to require special highway movement permits when 3.1 RULES drawn by a stock passenger auTOmobile, primarily designed and consiruct- 3.1( 1) No person, firm or corporation shall develop, operate any mobile home ed to provide temporary living quarTers for recreational, camping or court wiThout having obtained a special use permit, pursuant to fhis Ordi- iravel use. nance. 3.2(15) Truck Camper. A portable siructure, designed to be ioaded onTo, or affixed 3.1( 2) No person shall park or occupy a mobile home on any land siTuaTed out- to, the bed or chassis of a iruck, consiructed To provide temporary living sideanapprovedmobilehomecourT,subiecttoihefollowingexceptions: quarTers for recreation, camping or iravel use. (a) Temporary meintenance of a mobile home for business purposes on the SECTION 4.0 MOBILE HOME COURT REQUIREMENTS business premises or adiacent property where the mobile home is used 4.1 A mobile home court shall contain area sufficienT to accomodaTe at leasT in connecfion with work on the premises. 150 mobile home loTS, plus recreaTional areas and sireets as required by (b) Use of the mobile home as a Temporary dwelling on premises where this Ordinance. Prior to occupancy of any mobile home in such court aT the occupants of the home are consirucTing, reconsirucTing or altering leasf 50 malbile home stands musT be fully developed as required by the a permanent siructure. , provisions of fhis Ordinance, including all requiretl auxiliary buildings and (c) Permits for such excepted mobile home use may be issued by the other areas. Building InspecTOr for a period not to exceed 90 days if the conditions 4.2 AlI utilities, such as sewer, water, fuel, eleciric, telephone and television staTed herein appear To his reasonable satisfaction, but any renewal of antenna lead-ins, shall be buried To a depth specified by the Village En. such a permit shall require approval of the Village Council, it being gineer, and fhere shall be no overhead wires. Allutility connecTions shall the inTent of the Council ihaT exTensions should be granted only in un- be approved by the Village prior to connection. Plans for the disposal W usual and emergency situations requiring a brief extension. surface storm water shall be approved by the Village Engineer. 3.1( 3) The following are prohibited with respecT To a mobile home properly lo- 4.3 All land areas shall be adequately drained and properly maintained free of caTed, either temporarily or permanently: dust, refuse, garbage, rubbish or debris. The proposed method of garbage, removal of wheels iherefrom, consiruction of a pe[manent foundation or Waste and trash disposal musT be approved by the Village and must con- enclosure ihereunder. form to the regulations of the STate PolluTion Conirol Agency. Refuse col. lection sTands shall be provitled for all refuse conTainers. Such stands shall In addifion, construction of any additions To the mobile homes to pro- be so designed so as To prevent containers from being tipped, To minimize vide exira floor space is prohibiTed unless the additions are provided by a spillage and conTainer deterioraTion, and to faciliTaTe cleaning around ihem. manufacturer and specifically designed for use with mobile homes, but The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobile home courT subject to the other provisions of this Ordinance and other applicable ordi- shall be so conducTed as to create no healih hazards, rodenT harborage, nances with respect to setback and similar matTers. insecibreedingareas,accidenTOrfirehazardsorairpollution. 3.1( 4) A mobile home shall not be used as a permanent place of abode or as a 4,4 All mobile home courts shall have one or morerecreational areas which permaneni dwelling unless. iT is properly connected to a municipal water shall be easily accessible to all court residents. Recreational areas shall supply and a municipal sanitary sewer system. AIl water and sewer sys- be so located as to be free of iraffic hazards and should, where the top- Tems shall be consTructed in accordance wiih plans and specifications ap- ography permits, be cenirally located. The recreaTional area shall be a proved by the Village Engineer. minimum of 10 percenT of the lantl area of the entire courT. All equipment The ordinances of Arden Hills with respect To required Time of connecTions installed in such an area shall be owned and maintained by the owner or either to the municipal water system or the municipal saniTary sewer sys- operator aT his own expense. tem are superseded by This provision, iT being the intent of the Council 4.5 All waTer supply and sanitafion faciliTies must conform to the current - ihaf municipal water and sanitary sewer connections to mobile home recommendations of the Minnesota Depariment of Health. Fire hydranis courisshallbemadeasaparTOfiheiroriginal -consirucfion. shall be provided as required by the Village Engineer, antl approved by 3.2 DEFINITIONS the Fire Chiei. 3.2( 1) Mobile Home. Any type of iransportable siructure or vehicle not drawn by 4.6 All mobile home courfs shall have an area or areas seT aside for dead its own power with permanently attached untlercarriage and wheels which storage. The storage area shall be screened. . is designed, consTructed, and equipped for use as a single family dwelling 4.7 A landscaped area with minimum depih of 50 feet shall be maintained place, living abode, or living quarTers, suiTable for occupancy during the around the perimeter of each mobile home courT. In addition thereto, all entire year, which contains the same water supply, waste disposal, and mobile home courTs shall be provided with five foot (5') high fences and elecTrical conveniences as immobile housing. IT is the inTenfion of the natural growTh along the properTy boundary lines, not less than 2'6" at Council fhat ihis definition shall include "mobile homes" as defined in the Time of planTing. Sec. 327.14, Subd. 2 of MinnesoTa StatuTes Annotated. 4.8 No mobile home lot shall have direcT access to a public sireet. Each mo- 3.2( 2) Mobile Home Lot. A parcel of land for the placement of a single mobile bile home lof within a mobile home courT shall abuT on and have ac- homeforiheexClusiveuseofiheoccupantsofsaidmobilehome. cess to a private road used by.The inhabitanTs of the courT and built and 3.2( 3) Mobile Home Court. Any premises on which are parked iwo or more oc- maintained by the owner thereof. This road shall have a paved surface cupied mobile homes, buT This definition shall exclude sales lots on which aT least ihirTy feeT (30 ft.) in widih from curb to curb and lead to and automobiles or unoccupied mobile homes, wheTher new or used, are parked furnish ingress and egress from a public sTreet ihrough conirolled drive- for purposes of inspection or sale. - ways which shall not be less than TwenTy-four (24) feet in widih. The pri- 3.2( 4) Mobile Home Stand. The part of an individual mobile home IoT which has vate roads shall be paved with a concreTe or bituminous material comply- been reserved for placement of the mohile home, appurtenant sirucTures, ing with the specifications for the consfruction of any village residential or additions. slreeT. 3.2( 5) Trailer. Any vehicle or structure designed antl used for human living The operation of motor vehicles-on such private roads within a mobile quarTers which meets all of the following qualifications: home court shall be subiect To the Highway Traffic Regulation Act of the a. IsnotusedasihepermaneniresidenceofTheowneroroccupant; StaTe of Minnesota as adopted by Ordinance of the Village of Arden Hills, b.ls used for temporary living quarters by the owner or occupant while not withstanding the provision iherein excluding its operation upon private engaged in recreational or vacation activities; roads. (c) Is towed or otherwise transported, by its own or by oTher moTOr pawer All such private roads shall be adequaTely lighted for the purpose of pro- actipublicviTies. sTreets or highways incidental To such recreaTional or va- TecTing vehicular traffic Thereon and pedesirian use ihereof. cation on the .9 Street righT-of-ways shall noT be less ihan sixTy (60) feet inwidih. 3.2( 6) Trailer Parks. A park, court, camp site, lot, parcel or TracT of lantl design- 4 ed, maintainetl or intended for the purpose of supplying the IocaTion or 4.10 A concrete curb and gutter shall be consTructed on each side of the road. accommodaTions for any irailers, as deiined herein, and upon which said The curb and gutter shall comply with all applicable Village ordinances. irailers are parked. The term "irailer park" shall include all buildings 4.11 A concrete sidewalk not less ihan forty-eight (48) inches wide shali be con- used or intended for use as a part of the equipment Thereof whether a structed adlacent to the concreTe curb (or a curb and sidewalk combina- chargeismadeforiheuseoftheparkanditsfacilitiesornoT. tion, forty-eight (48) inches in width). This sidewalk shall be connected 3.2( 7) Camping Trailer. (or Folding Tent Trailer) - A vehicular porTable siruc- to each uniT enirance by a concreTe walk not less ihan ihirty-six (36) ture mounTed on wheels and consiructed with collapsible partial side walls inches in widih. . of fabric, plastic or other pliable maTerial which are adapted for folding 4.12 Each mobile home courT must have one or more cenTral community build- i ings with ceniral heating which must be maintained in a safe, clean and 6.4 IT is the purpose of this Ordinance to resirict occupancy of mobile homes saniTary condition. Said buildings shall be adequately lighTed during all - to-the owners of such mobile homes, on the basis That owner-otcupancy hours of darkness and shall contain laundry washers, dryers and drying is more likely fo result in a well-mainTained mobile home. Accordingly,- areas and public Telephones, in addiTion to public toilets and lavatory. Toi- all mobile hames in Arden Hills shall be owner-occupied and no mobile let facilities shall comply with requiremenis of the Minnesota DeparTment home may be inhabited by more Than one family. Unoccupietl mobile of Healih. homes must be removed from the courT wiThin ninety (90) days after they Each courT shall have a building for the use of the operator disTincTly become unoccupied. • marked "office" and such marking shall be illuminaTed during all hours oi , 6.5 Village employees, including parTicularly police, building inspectors, healih darkness. An illuminaTed map of the courT shall be displayed at the office. inspecTOrs, and the like, shall be permiTTed in the mobile home court at all All of said buildings must be construcTed To meet existing Village codes reasonable times for the purposes of making any inspecTions under ihis and shall provide below-grade storm shelTers To hause all mobile home Ordinance or other applicable ordinances or sTate laws. court residenTS, providing fifteen (IS) square feei for each mobile home 6.6 The area beneaTh all mabile homes shall be enclosed with a normal exter- (minimum). ior maTerial Thaf shall be generally uniform through the entire mobile home court except ihaT such an enclosure must be so consiructed ihat it Portable fire extinguishers, as approved by-the Fire Chief, shall be kept is sublect to reasonable inspecfion. in all service buildings. 6.7 Campers, camping Trailers, moTOr homes, prefabricaTed homes, secTional 4.13 Fire extinguishers, as approved by the Fire Chief, shall be provided, houses, fent ireilers, dependenT Trailers, Travel irailers, or truck campers maintained and locaTed in each mobile home. shall notbe located on any mobile lot. 4.14 A caretaker must be on duty aT all times in the mobile home court. The SECTION 7.0 . ADMINISTRATION operator of every mobile home courT shall mainTain a regisfer in the of- .7.1 Procedure . . fice of the court, indicating the name and atldress of eacli current The procedural requiremenis of This Ordinance shall be the same as Those resident of said court and the make, type, license and serial number of established in Ordinance No. 99; Section V, subsecTion C., for the consid- each mobile hame and automobile of each current resitlent, and the date eration of a Special Use PermiT. of arrival of each mobile home on the premises. The corners of each lot 7,2 Applications shall be marked with surveyor's irons, and each lot shall be numbered. The application for a Special Use Permit under the provisions of this Ord- 4.15 In addition to the required off-sireeT parking for each mobile home 1oT, inance shall include the name and address of the developer and a descrip- The mobile home court shall provide and maintain a paved off-street park- tion of the consiruction schedule and consTruction cost. The application ing loT for guesis of occupanis. shall be accompanied by six (6) copies of all plans and shall indicate: 4.16 No dogs or animals shall be permitted To run aT large within a mobile 7.2( 1) Location and size of mobile home courT. h6me court. No public address or loud speaker system shall be permitted. 7.2( y) Location, size, and topography of all mobile home lots, mobile home There shall be no outtloor camping anywhere in the mobile home court and - sfands, storage areas, recreation areas, roadways, parking spaces and sites no tenis shall be erected or occupied. and all setback dimensions. 4.17 No trailers shall occupy any lot in a mobile home park. 7.2( 3) Detailed landscaping plans and specifications. 4.18 Advertising of the mobile home court on the premises shall be limited to . 7,2( d) LocaTion and width of sidewalks. one name plate sign conTaining the court name, which plaTe shall not ex- 7,2( 5) Plans for sanitary sewage disposal, surface drainage, waTer sysfem5, eiec- ceed -iwenty-five (25) square feet, wiTh lighting, heighis and location as I irical service, telephone service and gas service. approved by the Village with a iwenTy-five (25) foot seT-back from any 7.2( 6) Plans for an overhead sireet lighting system shall be submitted for ap- loT line. proval by the Village Engineer. . SECTION 5.0 MOBILE HOME SITE REQUIREMENTS 7.2( 7) The method of disposing of garbage and refuse. 5.1 Minimum Requiremenis . 7.2( 8) LocaTion and size of all sireets abutTing the mobile home court and all Lot Area per dwelling unit: 9000 square feet driveways from such sireets to the court. - LotWidih: 75feet 7.2( q) plans and specifications for all road consTrucTion eiTher wiThin the courT Lot DepTh: 100feet or directly related To court operation. Front Yard Setback: 30feet 7.2(10) Floor plans and elevations of all buildings To be constructed wiThin the Side Yard Sefback: 10 feet mobile home court. Rear Yard Setback: 25feef 7,2(11) DeTailed description of maintenance procedures and grounds supervision. 5.2 . An accessory strucTure, including but not limited To, awnings, storage cab- 7.2(12) Complete data as fo dwelling unit sizes and ratios of unifs To toTal lot inets, carporTs or porches, shall be considered to be part of the mobile space. home for the purposes of all seTback requirements. 7.2(13) Such other infOrmation as may be required or requesTed by the Village. 5.3 The area occupied by siructures shall not exceed iwenty-five (25) percent 7.3 Permit Fees. - of the total area of a mobile home lot. The lot may be occupied by a mo- 7.3( 1) The fee for the Special Use Permit on a mobile home court shall be the bile home, an accessory building, a carport, an awning, and a storage standard fee established by Ordinance No. 99, the Zoning Ordinance, as closet or cupboard, all within said iwenty-five (25) percent limitation. - amended, plus a development fee of $10 for each mobile home IoT in 5.4 Each mobile home site shall have twa paved (concrete or bituminous) off- the court, based upon the capacity of the court as shown on the approved street parking spaces for automobiles. Each parking space shall be aT least plans when the Special Use Permit is issued. This fee shall be paid before 300 square feet in size and shall not be locaTed within five (3) feet of the . issuance of the Special Use PermiT and before any grading, excavation or side of any mobile home or within five (5) feeT of any lot line: Thedrive- consiructionofanykindisstarTedonihecourisite. ways shall also be paved in similar sTyle. 7.3( 2) In acldition To the Special Use PermiT fee as provided herein, the owner or 5.5 Except for the areas used for the mobile home, paTio, sidewalk and off- operator of a mobile home courT shall pay a IocaTion fee of 810 for each - . sfreet parking space, the enTire remaining arAa of the mobile home lot mobile home prior to the parking of said mobile home in any mobile shall be sodded and maintained with grass. At least two (2) shade frees home court: This fee shall be paid upon issuance of a completed location with a minimum diameTer of two (2) inches aT the Time of planting shall permit for the mobile hame pursuant fo applications iherefor filed at the be planTed and mainfained on each mobile home IoT. Clerk-AdminisTrator's Office. 5.6 The mobile home stand shall consisT of reinforced concrete slab, 2 feet 7.3( 3) InaddiTiontofheabovefees,Thenormalinspectionfeesshallbecharged. longer and 2 feet wider Than the mobile home and shall be consTrucTed in SECTION 8.0 VIOLATIONS ANDPENALTIES such a way That it will not heave, shift, or settle unevenly under the 8,1 Violation of ihis Ordinance shall be a misdemeanor and upon convicTion weight oi the mabile home, due to frost action, inatlequate drainage, vi- ihereof shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed 8300 or imprison- bration or other forces acting upon the sTand. (Piers shall also be consid. menT for a period of noT To exceed nineTy (90) days for each offenseor - ered suitable). - both. Each day That the violaTion is permitTed to exist shall constitute a 5.7 The mobile home sTand shall be provided with anchors and tie-downs, such SeparaTe offense. as cast-in-place cancrete foundations or runways, screw augers, arrowhead- 8.2 In the evenT of a violaTion or a ThreaTened violation of ihis Ordinance, anchorsorotherdevicesprovidingforsTabilityofthemobilehome. the Council, or any member ihereof, in addifion to other remedies, may - 5.8 Anchors and tie-dawns shall be placed aT IeasT at each corner of the mobile institufe appropriate actions or proceedings ta prevent, resTrain, correct, home stantl and each anchor shall be able to sustain a minimum tensile or abate such violations of ihreaTened violations. sirengih af two ihousand eight hundred (2800) pounds. SECTION 9.0 EFFECTUATION 5.9 Each mobile home lot shall be served by a central fuel supply system, 9.1 Separability such as nafural gas or a cenTral L.P. system. No separate or private fuel 9.1( 7) If any courf of competent jurisdicTion shall adiudge any p[ovision of this containers, such as fuel oil Tanks or L.P. tanks, shall be allowed in the Ordinance To be invalid, such judgment shall not affecT any other provi- mobile home court. Periodic inspecTions by Village personnel of the enTire sionsoflhisOrdinancenoTspecificallyincludedinsaidludgment. court and all its facilities may be acquired. UTiliTy and heating facilities 9.1( 2) If any courT of compefenT jurisdiction shall adiudge invalid the application shall be inspected at leasT once every six months. of any portion of This Ordinance to aparticular sTructure or locafion, such SECTION 6.0 STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS ludgmenT shall noT affect the application of said provision to any other 6.1 Every siructure shall be developed and maintainetl in a safe, approved, - sTructureorlocationnoTSpecificallyincludedinsaidludgment. and subsfantial manner. The exterior of each sirucTure in a mobile home 9.2 Other Ordinances. This ordinance shall be considered supplementary to the court shall be kept in good repair, and shall be repainTed or refinished at Zoning Ordinance - Ord. No. 99, and the Building Code - Ord. No. 93, as such reasonable times and in such reasonable manner as may be required boTh have been amended to-date. In case of inconsistency between ihis by the Village, iT being the inTent of ihis provision that the court shall not ordinance and any other ordinance, including ihose iust cited, This ordi- be permiTted fo present a run-down or shabby appearance. nance shall govern. 6.2 All siructures, other than the mobile home, shall require a building per- 9.3 Effeetive Dete. . mit. It is not the intent to This Ordinance fa repeal or abrogate any partThis Ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage of the Village Building Code. The provisions of This Ordinance shall be en- and publication and passed by ihe Council ihi530 day of August, 1971. farced in addiTion to and in conjunction wiTh the provisions of said Building Henry J. Crepeau, Jr. . Code. Mayor of the Village of Arden Hills 6.3 Mobile homes shallnot be located, or permiTted to remain in Arden Hills ATtesT: unless They (a) conform to all requiremenis of the statuTes of Minnesota, Lorraine E. Siromquist - including parTicularly those in Chapter 327 of Minnesota StaTuTes Annotated Clerk Adminisirafor as amended; (b) are in saniTary condition; (c) are sTructurally sound, (Bulletin: SepT. 16, 1971) particularly wiTh respect to the safeTy and welfare of their occupants. • t STATE OF MINNESOTA for towing by another vehicle and unfoiding aT the campsite To provide COUNTY OF RAMSEY temporary living quarters for recreatianal, camping or travel use. VILLAGE OF ARDEN HILLS 3.2( 8) "Double Witles." - Two (or more) mobile home uonits, separately towable Ordinance No. but designetl withouf a permanent foundafion to be joined into one integral 147 uniT, capable of being again separated for repeaTed towing (see also Sec- AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE LOCATION OF MOBILE HOMES tional House, and "Expantlables"). AND ESTABLISHING STANDARDS AND RULES OF OPERATION FOR 3.2( 9) "Expandables" - A mobile home coniaining a collapsible or telescoping MOBILE HOME COURTS, AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR VIO- unif which meeTS highway towing standards when "closed;" expanded at LATION. sife ("pulletl out like a bureau drawer to form a bay or an ell") for added The Village Council of the Village of Arden Hills does hereby ordain as fol- living space. lows: 3.2(10) Motor Home (Moforized Home). A vehicular strucfure builT on a seli-pro- SECTION 1.0 SHORT TITLE - pelled motor vehicle chassis, primarily designed To provide Temporary This Ordinance shall be known, cited and referred To as the Arden Hills Mo- ' living quarTers for recreationat, camping or travel use. bile Home Court, Ordinance, except as referred fo herein, where it shall be known 3.2(11) Prefabricated Housing. Conventional-type housing for permanenT founda- a Ordinance. Tions, assembled and "finished" on site, from facTOry pre-consirucTetl sep- N 2.0 INTEN7 AND PURPOSE arate sections of walls, roofs, etc., fypically lifted from irucks inTo place ' e intenT and purpose of this Ordinance is to assure quality developmenT with the aid of cranes. - equal to ihaT found in oTher fypes of residential areas throughouT the Village. Ex- 3.2(12) SecTional House. A facTOry-prefinished house designed for a permanenT cellence of design, development and maintenance of mobile homes and mobile foundation which can include a full-depth basemenT, shipped in (normally home couris is the desired oblective. The Village Council has the auThority to vary iwo) compleTedsecTions,fastenedfogetherand"finished"atlhesiTe. any of the requirements of This Ordinance, provided iT acis wiThin the intent of the 3.2(13) Trailer, Depentlent. A Travel irailer which is dependenT upon a service variance provisions as esTablished in Ordinance No. 99, the Arden Hills Zoning building for foileT and IavaTOry facilities. Ordinance, as amended. 3.2(14) Travel Trailer. A vehicular porTable sirucTure, mounted on wheels, of such SECTION 3.0 RULES AND OEFINITIONS size or weight as not to require special highway movement permits when 3.1 RULES . drawn by a stock passenger automobile, primarily designed and consiruct- 3.1( 1) No person, firm or corporation shall develop, operaTe any mobile home ed fo provide temporary living quarters for recreaTional, camping or court wifhout having obtained a special use permit, pursuant To ihis Ordi- Travel use. nance. 3.2(15) Truck Camper. A portable strucTUre, designed to be loaded onTO, or affixed 3.1( 2) No person shall park or occupy a mobile home on any land siTuated out~ to, the bed or chassis of a Truck, consirucTed to provide Temporary living side an approved mobile home court, subjecT to the following excepTions: quarters for recreation, camping or Travel use. (a) Temporary mainfenance of a mobile home for business purposes on the SECTION 4.0 MOBILE HOME COURT REQUIREMENTS business premises or adiacent property where the mobile home is used 4.1 /1 mobile home court shall contain area sufficienT To accomodaTe at least in connection wiTh work on the premises. 150 mobile home lots, plus recreaTional areas and sTreeTS as required by ~ (W Use of the mobile home as a Temporary dwelling on premises where ihis Ordinance. Prior To occupancy of any mobile home in such court at the occupants of the home are consiructing, reconsirucTing or altering leasT m home s an 5 mus eveiopea a quire b_ ihe a permanent siructure. . ~rovisions of This Or inance,, mc u mg a r v i i i y ui dmgs and r .P?her area3,_ ~ (U Permits for such excepted mobile home use may be issued by the Building Inspector for a period not to exceed 90 days if the conditions 4.2 AIl utilifies, such as sewer, waTer, fuel, electric, telephone and television sTated herein appear to his reasonable satisfaction, but any renewal of anTenna lead-ins, shall be buried to a depih specified by the Village En- such a permit shall require approval of the Village Council, it being gineer, and There shall be no overhead wires. Ally.tilitv connections shall the intent of the Council ihat extensions should be granted only in un- be a rovetl by the Villa r' c ection. Plans for the disposal W usual and emergency situations requiring a brief extension. rfacesTOrm s beapprovedbyTheVi IageEngineer. 3.1( 3) The following are prohibited with respect To a mobile home properly lo. 4.3 All land areas shall be atlequately drained and properly maintained free of cated, either temporarily or permanenTly: dust, refuse, garbage, rubbish or debris. The proposed method of garbage, removal of wheels iherefrom, consirucTion of a pe[manent foundation or waste and trash tlisposal mush be approved by the Village and must con- enclosure fhereunder. ° form to the regulations of the StaTe PolluTion Conirol Agency. Refuse col- lection sTands shall be provided for all refuse containers. Such stands shall In addition, consiruction of any additions fo the mobile homes to pr0- be so designed so as To prevent containers from being Tipped, To minimize vide exira floor space is prohibited unless the additions are provided by a spillage antl container deterioration, and to facilitate cleaning around ihem. manufacturer and specifically designed for use with mobile homes, but The sTorage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobile home court subject to the ather provisions of ihis Ordinance and other applicable ordi- shall be so conducfed as To creaTe no healih hazards, rodent harborage, ,nances wifpxvs~, ect -mettevs:-...~,r . inseci breeding areas, accitlent or fire hazards or air pplluTion. 3.1( 4 A mobile home shll not be used as a permanent place of abode or as a~~ 4,4 All mobile home courTS shall have one or more recreational areas which permanent dwelling unless.it is4ro,Qerly connecfed to a municipal water shall be easily accessible to all caurt residents. RecreaTional areas shall ' supply and a municipal sanitary sewer system. AIl water and sewer sys- be so locaTed as fo be free of traffic hazards and should, where the top- tems shall be consiructed in accordance wiTh plans and specifications ap-, ography permits, be cenirally located. The recreational ar a proved by the Village Engin~ee~r. um of 10 percent of the land area of-The e court. All equipmenT The-o(dinairCes of en HiRSwith respecT to requiretl Time of connecT'ions inst~in suc an area s a e owne an m~iiT3~rt2tlby the owner or either to the municipal water system or the municipal saniTary sewer sys- operator at his own expense. tem are superseded by This provision, it being the intent of the Council 4.5 All fer sup I s itat' faciliTies must conf m To e currenT - ihat municipal water and saniTary sewer connections to mobile home -rec ion~of the Minneso a De ~tm nt o eal . Fire y ranis courisshallbemadeasapartoftheiroriginalconsiruction. shall be provided as require by e Vilage ngineer, and approved by 3.2 DEFINITIONS the Fire Chief. 3.2( 1) Mobile Home. Any type of iransportable siructure or vehicle noT drawn by 4.6 All mobile home couris Shall have an area or areas set aside for dead its own power with perrriane TTaCheO un e ria9e and wheels °Which sforage. The sTOrage area shall be screened. is-de5igttUd;'f8TS3TuTl and equippecTfor use as a single family dwelling 4.7 A landscaped area with minimum depih of 50 feet shall be maintained place, living abode, or living quarTers, suitable for occupancy tluring the around the perimeter of each mobile home courT. In addiTion ihereto, all entire year, which canTains the same water supply, waste disposal, and mobile home couris shall be provided with five foot (51) high fences and elecirical conveniences as immobile housing. If is the inTention of the natural growih along the property boundary lines, noT less Than 2'6" aT Council ihaT This definition shall include "mobile homes" as defined in the time of planting. Sec. 327.14, Subtl. 2 of Minnesota Statutes Annotated. 4.8 No mobile home loT shall have direct access to a public sireet. ach mo- 3.2( 2) Mobile, Home Lot. A parcel of land for the placement of a single mobile bile,~ home within a mobile home courT shall abuf on and have ac- homeforTheexclusiveuseofTheoccupantsofsaidmobilehome. cess to a privat~use i o uilt and 3.2( 3) Mobile Home Court. Any premises on which are parked iwo or more oo rr~ain--fained .IheGGl. -TFis a'S-4Wa-liFFave a pav-'ea -sur#ace cupied mobile homes, but ihis definiTion shall exclude sales lots on which at'feas ihirty feeT (30 ft.) in width from curb to curb and lead to and automobiles or unoccupied mobile homes, whether new or used, are parked furnish ingress and egress from a public sireef Through conTrolled drive- for purposes of inspection or sale. ways which shall nof be less ihan fwenty-four (24) feeT in witlih. The pri. 3.2( 4) Mobile Home Stand. The part of an individual mobile home lot which has vate roads shall be ved wiTh a co bituminous material comply- been reserved for placemeni of the mobile home, appurtenant sfructures, ing wiTh the specificaTions for the construcTion of any vi age residential or additions. sfreeT--"~'"3.2( S) Trailer. Any vehicle or sTructure designed and used for human living The operaTion of motor vehicles on such private rodds wiThin a mobile quarters which meets all of the following qualifications: home courT shall be sublect to the Highway Traffic Regulation Act of the a. Isnotusedasihepermaneniresidenceofiheowneroroccupant; STate of Minnesota as adopted by Ordinance of the Village of Arden Hills, b. Is used for temporary living quariers by the owner or occupant while noT withstanding the provision therein excluding its operaTion upon privaTe engaged in recreational or vacation acTivities; roads. (c) Is fowed or otherwise iransported, by its own or by other moTOr power on the public sfreeTs or highways incidenTal To such recreaTional or va- AIl such private roads shall be adequately lighted for the purpose of pro- cation activities. - Tecting vehicular traffic thereon and petlestrian use Thereof. 3.2( 6) Trailer Parks. A park, courT, camp siTe, lot, parcel or Tract of land design- 4.9 Sireet righT-of-ways shall not be less Than sixTy (60) feeT in widTh. ed, maintained or intended for the purpose of supplying the locaTion or 4.10 A concrete curb and gutTer shall be consTructed on each side of the road. . accommodations for any irailers, as definetl herein, and upon which said ThecurbantlguttershallcomplywilhallapplicableVillageordinances. trailers are parked. The term "irailer park" shall include all buildings 4.11 A concreTe sidewalk not less ihan forty-eight (48) inches wide shall be con- used or infended for use as a part of the equipment ihereof wheiher a siructed adjacenT to the concreTe curb (or a curb and sidewalk combina- hargeismadeforiheuseoftheparkanditsfacilitiesornot. tion, forty-eight (48) inches in widTh). This sidewalk shall be connected Camping Trailer. (or Folding Tent Trailer) - A vehicular portable sTruc- To each unit enirance by a concrete walk not less Than fhirty-six (36) fure mounted on wheels and consiructed with collapsible partial side walls inches in widih. _ of fabric, plasTic or oTher pliable material which are adapted for folding 4.12 Each mobile home court must have one or more ceniral community build. ings with ceniral heating which must be maintained in a Safe, clean and 6.4 It is the purpose of ihis Ortlinance To resirict occupancy of mobile homes saniTary condition. Said buildings shall be adequaTely lighted during all - fo-ihe owners of such mobile homes, on the basis ThaT owner-occupancy hours of darkness and shall contain laundry washers, tlryers and drying is more likely to result in a well-maintained mobile home. Accordingly,areas and public Telephones, in addiTion to public toilets and lavatory. Toi- all mobile homes in Arden Hills shall be owner-occupied and no mobile let facilities shall comply with requirements of the Minnesota Depariment home may be inhabited by more Than one family. Unoccupied mobile of Health, homes must be removed from the courT within ninety (90) days after ihey Each court shall have a building for the use of the operaTOr disTinctly become unoCCUpied. . marked "office" and such marking shall be illuminated during all hours of . 6.5 Village employees, including particularly police, building inspecTOrs, health darkness. An illuminated map of the court shall be displayed at the office. inspecfors, and the like, shall be permitted in the mobile home courT aT all - All of said builtlings must be constructed To meeT exis}ing Village codes reasonable times for the purposes of making any inspections under ihis and shall provide below-grade sTOrm shelfers to house all mobile home Ordinance or other applicable ordinances or state laws. courT residents, providing fifTeen (15) square feeT for each mobile home 6.6 The area beneath all mobile homes shall be enclosed wiTh a normal exter- (minimum). ior maferial That shall be generally uniform ihrough the entire mobile PorTable fire extinguishers, as a - - - home courT except ihat such an enclosure must be so consirucTed ihat it ~ pproved by the Fjre Chief, shall be kePt is subject to reasonable inspection. in all service builtlings. 6.7 Campers, camping Trailers, motor homes, prefabricated homes, sectional Fire extinguishers, as_approved by the Fire Chief, shall be provided, houses, tent frailers, depentlent irailers, travel trailers, or iruck campers maintained and located in each mobile home. shall notbe located on any mobile loT. 4.14 A caretaker must be on duty ai all times in the mvbile home courT. The SECTION 7.0 . ADMINISTRATION operator of every mobile home courT.shall mainTain a regisfer in the of- ,7.1 procedure . fice of the courT, indicating the name and address of each currenT The rocedural requiremenis of ihis Ordinance shall be the same as ihose resident of said court and the make, type, license and serial number oi esfabl~shed m r~nance 7-~et7i3Y~V"'SY165SetYOrt_f.~for the consfd- each mo ile hame and auTomobile of each current resitlent, and the date eration of a Specia se ermiT. of arrival of each mobile hame an the premises. TDe co rner Jg} 7,2 qPpi . shall be markedwi~ rvPyor•s'rons aneaarh lotsha enum rl"b bered The application for a Special Use Permit under the provisions of this Ord- 4.15 In addFtion-Fo-he required off-sireet parking for each mobile home loi, inance shall include the name and address of the developer and a descrip- the mobile home court shall provide and maintain a paved off-streeT park. Tion of the consiruction schedule and construction cost. The application ing loT for guesis of occupanis. - shall be accompanied by six (6) copiesof all plans and shall indicate: 4.16 No dogs or animals shall be permitted to run at large within a mobile 7.2( 7) LocaTion antl size of mobile home court. - home court. No public address or loud speaker system shall be permitTed. 7.2( 2) Location, size, and topography of all mobile homelots, mobile home There shall be no oufdoor camping anywhere in the mobile home courT and - sTands, storage areas, recreation areas, roatlways, parking Spaces end sites no tenTS shall be erecTed or accupied. - and all seTback dimensions. 4.17 No frailers shall occupy any lot in a mobile home park. 7.2( 3) Detailed landscaping plans and specificaTions. 4.18 AdverTising of the mobile home court on the premises shall be IimiTed to . 7,2( 4) LocaTion and widTh of sidewalks. one name plate sign conTaining the court name, which plaTe shall not ex- 7.2(15) Plans for saniTary sewage disposal, surface drainage, water systems, eiec- ceed -iwenty-five (25) square feet, with lighting, heighis and lotation as irical service, felephone service and gas service. approved by the Village with a iwenty-five (25) tooT set-back from any 7.2( 6) Plans for an overhead sireeT lighting sysfem shall be submitted for ap- lot line. . proval by the Village Engineer. . SECTION 5.0 MOBILE HOME SITE REQUIREMENTS 7.2( 7) The method of disposing of garbage and refuse. 5.1 Minimum Requirements . 7.2( 8) Location and size of all sTreets abutTing the mobile home court and all LoTAreaperdwellingunit: 9000 square feet driveways from such sTreeTS to the courT. Lot Widih: 75feet 7.2( 9) Plans and specifications for all road consTruction either wi}hin the court Lot Depih: 100feet or direcfly related to court operaTion. FronT Yard Setback: 30feet 7.200) Floor plans and elevations of all buildings To be consTructed within the SideYartlSeTback: lOfeet mobile home courT. Rear Yard SeTback: 25feef 7.2(11) Detailed description of maintenance procedures and grounds supervision. 5.2 . An accessory siructure, including but not limited To, awnings, sTOrage-ceb- 7.2(12) CompleTe daTa as fo dwelling unit sizes and ratios of units To Total lot inets, carporis or porches, shall be considered To be part of the mobile space. - home for the purposes of all setback requiremenTS. 7.2(13) Such ofher information as may be required or requested by the Village. 5.3 The area occupied by siructures shall nof exceed TwenTy-five (25) percent 7,3 Permit Fees. of the toTal area of a mobile home lot. The lot may be occupied by a mo- 7.3( 1) The fee for the Special Use Permit on a mobile home courT shall be the bile hame, an accessory building, a carport, an awning, and a storage standard fee esTablished by Ordinance No. 99, the Zoning Ordinance, as closet or cupboard, all within said twenty-five (25) percenT limitation. amended, plus a development fee of E10 for each mobile home lot in 5.4 Each mobile home siTe shall have two paved (concreTe or bituminous) off. the courf, b s 130- e ca aci o e c ur 5 sireet parking spaces for auTOmobiles. Each parking space shall be aT least a'Tns'wFen e pecial Use ermiT is issue . i fe. sh~ a_e p~ e re 300 square feeT in size and shall noT be IocaTed within five (5) feet of the issu _ e °ec,lr'!~. S,e ermi e~gfgJan~grei~g` ex`cava n or side of any mobile home or within five (5) feet of any IoT line: Thedrive- construc'tlOnof~l~in[~i5~.torted4R.iliecourisite. ways shall also be pavetl in similar style. 7.3( 2) YR"'a-dMi}ion to the Special Use PermiT fee as provided herein the owner or 5.5 Except for the areas used for the mobile home, patio, sidewalk and off- operator of a mobile home courT shall pay a locaTion fee of E10 for each sTreet parking space, the entire remaining area of the mobile home lot mobile home prior to the parking of saitl mobile home in any mobile shall be sodded and maintained wiTh grass. PL le,g,st Two (2) shade Trees home courT: This. fee shall be paid upon issuance of a completed lowfion with a minimum diameTer of Two (2) inches at the time of planting shall permit for the mobile home pursuant fo applications iherefor filed aT the be planTe- d-Tancl rR3TR't~ne on each mo i e e o. Clerk-AdminisireTOr's Oifice. 5.6 The rced concreTe slab, 2 feet 7.3( 3) InadditionToTheabavefees,th n li cTio II har ed. longer and 2 feet wider ihan the mobile home and shall be conslrucTeq in SECTION 8.0 VIbL T NS A OPENALTIES such a way thaT it will not heave, shift, or setTle unevenly under the 8.1 ViolaTion of ihis Ordinance shall be a misdemeanor and upon conviction weighf of the mobile home, due fo frosT action, inadequate drainage, vi- fhereof shall be punishable by a fine of not To exceed 8300 or imprisOn- bration or other forces acTing upon the stand. (Piers shall also be consid- menf for a period of noT to exceed nineTy (90) days for each offenseor ered suiTable). both. Each day ihat the violation is permi}Ted to exist shall conslituTe a 5.7 The mobile home stand shall be provided with anchors and tie-downs, such SeparaTe offense. as casT-in-place concrete foundations or runways, screw augers, arrowhead- 8.2 In the evenT of a violation or a ihreatened violaTion of This Ordinance, anchorsoraTherdevicesprovidingforsTabilityofihemobilehome. the Council, or any member Thereof, in addition To other remedies, may - 5.8 Anchors and tie-downs shall be placed atleast at each corner of the mobile instiTUte appropriate acfions or proceedings to prevenT, restrain, correcT, home sTand and each anchor shall be able to susTain a minimum tensile or abaTe such violations of Threatened violaTions. sirengih of Two ihousand eighT hundred (2800) pounds. SECTION 9.0 EFFECTUATION 5.9 Each mabile home IaT shall be served by a central fuel supply sysTem, 9.1 SeparabiliTy - such as naTural gas or a cenTral L.P. system. No separate or privaTe fuel 9.1( 1) If any court of compeTent jurisdicTion shall adludge any provision of This containers, such as fuel oil tanks or L.P. tanks, shall be allowed in the Ordinance to be invalid, such iudgment shall not affect any oTher provi- mobile home court. Periodic inspecTions by Village personnel of the enTire sionsofihisOrdinancenotspecificallyincludedinsaidludgment. court and all its facilities maV be acquired. UtilitV and heaTing facilities 9.1( 2) If any court of compeTent IurisdicTion shall adlutlge invalid the application shallbeinspecTedatleastonceeverysixmonihs. of any portion of ihis Ordinance to aparTicular sirucTUre or locafion, such SECTION 6.0 - STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS iudgment shall not affect the application of said provision to any oTher 6.1 Every sTructure shall be developed and maintained in a safe, approved, sirucfureorlocaTionnotspecificallyincludedinsaidludgment. and substantial manner. The exterior of each strucTure in a mobile home 9.2 OMer Ordinances. This ordinance shall be considered supplemenTary to the court shall be kept in goodrepair, an i aT Zoning Ordinance - Ord. No. 99, and the Building Code - Ord. No. 93, as such reasona e i n - uc reasona e manner 'red both have been amended to-daTe. In case of inconsistency between this . by The` i age, II not ordinance and any other ordinance, including Those lust ciTed, This ordi- be permRfeffippearance. nance shall govern. 6.2 All siructures~ o e ihan the mobile home shall require a building per- 9.3 Effeetive DaTe. . M.[ IT is not e in en is a roga e any parT ~ This Ordinance shall be in force and effect from and affer its passage of the Village Building Code. The provisions of This Ordinance shall be en- and publication and passed by ihe Council fhis 30 day of August, 1971. forced in addiTion to a of said Building Henry J. Crepeau, Jr. , Mayor of the Village of Arden Hills LQd- .._,e . Mobile homes shallnot be locaTed, or permiTted To remain in Arden Hills AfTest: unless they (a) conform to all requiremenis of the sTatuTes af Minnesota, Lorraine E. Siramquist induding particu os in_ ap er 327 of Minnesota Sfatutes Annotated Clerk Adminisirafor , I as ~amcntfe$i are in saniTary condiTion; (c) A~e _sfructurally sound, (BUlletin: SepT. 16, 1971) . 1 parTicularly ' e a e,~an _welfareoftheir occupanfs. ~_u` STATE OF MINNESOTA for towing by anoTher vehicle and unfoitling at the campsite To provide - COUNTY OF RAMSEY temporary living quarTers for recreational, camping or Travel use. VILLAGE OF ARDEN HILLS 3.2( 8) "Double Wides." - Two (or more) mobile home uoniTS, separately towable Ordinance Na. but designed wiThout a permanenT foundaTion to be ioined inTO one integral 147 unit, capable of being again separated for repeaTed fowing (see also Sec. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE LOCATION OF MOBILE HOMES tional House, and "Expandables"). AND ESTABLISHING STANDARDS AND RULES OF OPERATION FOR 3.2( 9) "Ezpandables" - A mobile home containing a collapsible or Telescoping - MOBILE HOME COURTS, AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR VIO- uniT which meets highway towing sTandards when "closed;" expanded aT LATION. site ("pulled out like a bureau drawer To form a bay or an ell") for added The Village Council of the Village of Arden Hills does hereby ordain as fol- living space. lows: 3.2(10) Motor Home (Motorized Home). A vehicular siructure built on a self-pro- SEC710N 1.0 SHORT TITLE - pelled motor vehicle chassis, primarily designed to provide temporary This Ordinance shall be known, cited and referred To as the Arden Hills Mo- ' living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use. bile Home CourT, Ordinance, except as referred fo herein, where it shall be known 3.2(11) Prefabricated Housing. Conventional-Type housing for permanenT founda- as ihis Ordinance. tions, assembled and "finished" on site, from facTOry pre-canstructed sep- SECTION 2.0 INTENT AND PURPpSE arate secTions of walls, roofs, eTC., Typically lifted from-Trucks into place The intent and purpose of this Ordinance is to assure quality tlevelopmenT wiTh the aid of cranes. equal To that found in other Types of residenTial areas ihroughout the Village. Ex- 3.2(12) Sectional House. A factory-prefinished house designed for a permanent cellence of design, development and maintenance of mobile homes and mobile foundation which can include a full-depih basement, shipped in (normally home couris is the tlesired objective. The Village Council has the authority To vary two) completedsections,fastenedtogetherantl"finished"aTThesiTe. any o( the requiremenis of this Ordinance, provided iT acis wiThin the intent of the 3.2(13) Trailer, DependenT. A travel irailer which is depentlenT upon a service variance provisions as established in Ordinance No. 99, the Arden Hills Zoning 6uilding for toileT and lavatory facilities. . Ordinance, as amended. 3.2(14) Travel Trailer. A vehicular portable siructure, mbunTed on wheels, of such SECTION 3.0 - RULES AND DEFINITIONS size or weighT as noT To require special highway movemenT permits when 3.1 RULES drawn by a sTOCk passenger automobile, primarily designed and consiruct- 3.1( 1) No person, firm or corporation shall develop, operafe any mobile home ed to provide temporary living quarters for recreaTional, camping or court withouT having obtained a special use permiT, pursuant to }his Ordi- travel use. - nance. 3.2(15) Truck Camper. A portable structure, designed To be loaded onto, or affixed 3.1( 2) No person shall park or occupy a mobile home on any land situated out- to, the bed or chassis of a truck, consirucTed fo provide temporary living sideanapprovedmobilehomecourT,subiectTOthef011owingexceptions: quarters for recreafion, camping or Travel use. (a) Temporary maintenance of a mobile home for business purposes on the SECTION 4.0 MOBILE HOME COURT REQUIREMENTS business premises or adjacent property where the mobile home is used 4.1 A mobile home court shall contain area sufficient to accomodate at least in connectian wifh work on the premises. 150 mobile home lots, plus recreational areas and sireeTS as required by (b) Use of the mobile home as a temporary dwelling on premises where ihis Ordinance. Prior To occupancy of any mobile home in such court at - the occupanis of the home are consTructing, reconsiructing or alTering least 50 mqbile home stands must be fully developed as required by the a permanenT siructure. provisions of This Ordinance, including all required auxiliary builtlings and . (c) Permits for such excepted mobile home use may be issued by the other areas. Building Inspector for a period noT to exceetl 90 days if the conditions 4.2 All uTilities, such as sewer, water, fuel, eleciric, Telephone and television stated herein appear to his reasonable saTisfaction, but any renewal of antenna lead-ins, shall be buried To a depih specified by the Village En- such a permiT shall require approval of the Village Council, iT being 9ineer, and ihere shall be no overhead wires. Allutility connections shall the intenT of the Council ThaT extensions should be granTed only in un- - be approved by the Village priar ta connecTion. Plans for the disp05al of usual and emergency situations requiring a brief exTension. surfacestormwaTershallbeapprovedbylheVillageEngineer. 3.7( 3) The following are prohibited with respecT to a mobile home properly lo- 4.3 A111and areas shall be adequately drained and properly maintained free of caTed, eifher temporarily or permanently: tlust, refuse, garbage, rubbish or debris. The proposed method of garbage, removal of wheels Therefrom, consTruction of a pe[manent foundation or waste and Trash disposel must be approved by the Village and musT con- endosure Thereunder. ° form to the regulaTions of the State PolluTion ConTrol Agency. Refuse col- lection stands shall be provided for all refuse conTainers. Such stands shall In addition, consTruction of any additions to the mobile homes to pro. be so designed so as to prevent containers from being tipped, to minimize vide exira floor space is prohibited unless the atldiTions are provided by a spillage and container deterioration, and to faciliTaTe cleaning around ihem. manufacturer and specifically designed for use with mobile homes, but The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobile home court subject to the ofher provisions of ihis Ordinance and other applicable ordi. shall be so conducfed as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, nances wiTh respecT to seTback and similar maTters. insectbreedingareas,accidentorfirehazardsorairpolluTion. 3.1( 4) A mobile home shall noT be used as a permanenT place of abode or as a 4.4 All mobile home courts shall have one or more recreafional areas which permanent dwelling unless iT is properly connected fo a municipal wafer shall be easily accessible to a!I court resitlenTS. Recreafional areas shall supply and a municipal sanitary sewer sysTem. AIl water and sewer sys- be so located as To be free of iraffic hazards and should, where the top- - tems shall be consTructed in accordance with plans and specificaTions ap- ography permiTS, be cenirally locaTed. The recreational area shall be a proved by the Village Engineer. minimum of 10 percent of the land area of the enTire courT. All equipment The ordinances of Artlen Hills wifh respect to required Time of connections insTalled in such an area shall be owned and maintained by the owner or either To the municipal water system or the municipal sanitary sewer sys- operaTOr aT his own expense. tem are superseded by This provision, it being the inTent of the Council 4.5 All water supply and sanitation facilities musT conform to the current - That municipal water and sanitary sewer connections to mobile home recommendations of the Minnesota Depariment of Health. Fire hydranTs couris shall be made as a part of iheir original consirucTion. shall be provided as required by the V illage Engineer, and approved by 3.2 DEFINITIONS the Fire Chief. 3.2( 1) Mobile Home. Any type ofTransportable structure or vehicle nof drawn by 4.6 All mobile home courts shall have an area or areas set aside for dead iTS own power with permanently aTTached undercarriage and wheels which storage. The sTOrage area shall be screened. is designed, consiructed, and equipped for use as a single family dwelling 4.7 A landscaped area with minimum depth of 50 feeT shall be maintained place, living abode, or living quarters, suiTable for occupancy during the around the perimeter of each mobile home court. In addition Thereto, all entire year, which canTains the same waTer supply, waste disposal, and mobile home couris shall be provided wiTh five foot (59 high fences and electrical conveniences as immobile housing. It is the intention of the natural growih along the properTy boundary lines, not less Than 2'6" at Council That ihis definition shall include "mo6ile homes" as defined in the Time of planting. Sec. 327.14, Subd. 2 of Minnesota Statutes Annotatetl. 4.8 No mobile home lot shall have direcT access to a public street. Each mo- 3.2( 2) Mobile Home Lot. A parcel of land for the placement of a single mobile bile home lot within a mobile home courT shall abut on and have ac- homeforTheexclu5iveuseofiheoccupanTSOfsaidmobilehome. cess To a privaTe road used by.ihe inhabitanis of the court and built and 3.2( 3) Mobile Home Court. Any premises on which are parked two or more oc- mainTained by the owner ihereof. This road shall have a paved surface cupied mobile homes, but This definition shall exclude sales lots on which aT leasT ihirty feet (30 ft.) in width from curb To curb and lead To and automobiles or unoccupied mobile homes, whether new or used, are parked furnish ingress and egress from a public STreeT Through controlled drive- for purposes of inspecTion or sale. ways which shall not be less Than twenty-four (24) feeT in widTh. The pri- 3.2( 4) Mobile Home Stand. The part of an individual mobile home loT which has vate roads shall be paved wiTh a concrete or biTUminous material comply- been reserved for placement of the mobile home, appurTenant sTructures, ing wiTh the specificaTions for the construction of any village residenTial - or addiTions. sireet. 3.2( 5) Trailer. Any vehicle or siructure designed and used for human living The operation of motor vehicles on such private roads wiThin a mobile quarters which meeTS all of the following qualifications: home couri shall be subiect to the Highway Traffic Regulation Act of the a. IsnotusedasfhepermanenTresidenceoftheowneroroccupant; StaTe of MinnesoTa as adopTed by Ordinance of the Village of Arden Hills, b. Is used for temporary living quarters by the owner or occupanT while not withstanding the provision Therein excluding iTs operation upon private engaged in recreational or vacation acTiviTies; roads. (c) Is towed or ofherwise TransporTed, by its own or by other motor pawer on the public sfreets or highways incidenTal to such recreational or va qll such private roads shall be adequately lighted for the purpose of pro. - cation activities. tecting vehicular iraffic Thereon and pedestrian use ihereof. •3.2( 6) Trailer Parks. A park, court, camp siTe, lot, parcel or TracT of land design- 4.9 Sireet righT-of-ways shall not be less ihan sixTy (60) feet in widih. ed, maintained or intended for the purpose of supplying the IocaTion or 4.10 A concreTe curb and gutTer shall be consirucTed on each side of the road. accommodations for any irailers, as defined herein, and upon which said ThecurbandgutTershallcomplywilhallapplicableVillageordinances. irailers are parked. The Term "irailer park" shall include all buildings 4.11 A concrete sidewalk noT less fhan forty-eight (48) inches wide shall be con- used or inTended for use as a part of the equipment ihereof whether a siructed adjacent to the concrete curb (or a curb and sidewalk combina- chargeismadeforiheuseoftheparkanditsfacilitiesornot. tion, forty-eight (48) inches in width). This sidewalk shall be connecTed 3.2( 7) Camping Trailer. (or Folding Tent Trailer) - A vehicular portable siruc- to each unit enirance by a concrete walk not less ihan thirty-six (36) ture mounted on wheels and consiructed wiTh collapsible partial side walls inches in widTh. , of fabric, plastic or oTher pliable material which are adapted for falding 4.12 Each mobile home courT musf have one or more central communiTy build- _J ings with ceniral heating which must be maintained in a Safe, clean and 6.4 It is the purpose of ihis Ordinance to restrict occupancy of mobile homes saniTary condition. Said buildings shall be adequately IighTed during all to-ihe owners of such mobile homes, on the basis ihat owner-occupancy hours of darkness and shall contain laundry washers, dryers and drying is more likely to result in a well-maintained mobile home. Accordingly, areas and public telephones, in addiTion fo public toilets and lavatory. Toi- all mobile homes in Arden Hills shall be owner-occupietl and no mobile let faciliTies shall comply with requiremenTs of the Minnesota Deparim¢nt home may be inhabited by more Than one family. Unoccupied mobile of Health. homes musT be removed feom the court wiThin nineTy (90) days afTer ihey Each court shall have a building for the use of the operator distinctly become unoccupied. . marked "office" and such marking shall be illuminated during all hours Of , 6.5 Village employees, in[luding particularly police, building inspectors, healTh darkness. An illuminaTed map of the court shall be displayed at the offlCe. inspecTOrs, and the like, shall be permittetl in the mobile home court at all • Times for the purposes of making any inspections under ihis AIl ot said buildings must be consirucTed to meet exisiing Village code& reasonable Ordinance or other aI~cable ordinances or sTate laws. and shall provide below-grade storm shelters to house all mobile home 6.6 The area beneath allpmobile homes shall be enclosed with a normal exter- (mcouirtnimum). residenTs, providing fifteen (15) square feet for each mobile home ior material ihaT Shall be generallY uniform Through the entire mobile home courT except ihat such an enclosure musT be so consiructed ihat iT PorTable fire extinguishers, as approved by the Fire Chief, shall be kept is sublect to reasondhle inspecTion. in atl service buildings. 6.7 Campers, camping Trailers, moTOr homes, prefabricated home5, sectional 4.13 Fire extinguishers, as approved by the Fire Chief, shall be provided, houses, TenT irailers, dependent irailers, Travel irailers, or truck campers maintained and locaTed in each mobile home. - shall rmT be located 6n any mobile IoT. 4.14 A careTaker musT be on duTy aT all times in the mobile home court. The SECTION 7.0 . ADMINISTRATION operator of every mobile home court.shall maintain a regisfer in the of- , 7,1 Procedure - fice of the court, indicating the name and address of each current The procedural requiremenis of this Ordinance Shall be the same a5 fhose resident of said courT and the make, type, license and serial number of established in Ordinance No. 99; SecTion V, subsection C., for the consid- each mobile home and automobile of each currenT residenT, and the daTe eration of a Special Use Permit. of arrival of each mobile home on the premises. The corners of each lot 7,2 ppplications shall be marked with surveyor's irons, and each lot shall be numbered. The applicaTion for a Special Use Permit under the provisions of this Ord- 4.15 In addition fo the required off-sireet parking for each mobile home IoT, inance shall include the name and address of the developer and a descrip- ihe mobile home court shall provide and mainTain a paved off-sireef park- Tion of the consfruction schedule and consTruction cost. The application ing lot for guesis of occupanis. shall be accompanied by six (6) copies of all plans and shall indicaTe: 4.16 No dogs or animals shall be permitted to run at large wifhin a mobile 7,2( 1) Locafion and size of mobile home court. home court. No public address or loud speaker sysTem shall be permitted. 7.2( 2) Location, size, and fopography of all mobile home lots, mobile home There shall be no outdoor camping anywhere in the mobile home couFt and stands, storage areas, reereation areas, roadways, parking spaces and siTes no tenis shall be erected or occupied. - and all 5etback dimensions. 4.17 NofrailersshalloccupyanyloTinamobilehomepark. 7.2( 3) Detailed lantlscaping plans and specificaTions. - 4.18 AdverTising of the mobile home court on the premises shall be limited to . 7,2( 4) Location and width of sioewalks. one name plate sign conTaining the court name, which plate shall not ex- 7,2( 5) Plans for sanitary seWd9e disposal, surface drainage, waTer systems, eiec- ceed -TwenTy-five (25) square feet, wiTh lighiing, heighTs and location as irical service, telephone 5ervice and gas service. approved by the Village wiTh a twenty-five (25) foot set-back from any 7,2( 6) Plans for an overhead sireet IighTing system shall be submitted for ap- lot line. proval by the Village Engineer. SECTION 5.0 MOBILE HOME SITE REQUIREMENTS 7.2( 7) The meTbod of disposing of garbage and refuse. 5.1 Minimum Requiremenis . 7.2( 8) Lowtion and size of all streeTS abutTing the mobile home court and aN Lof Area perdwelling unit: 9000squarefeeT driveways from sucM sireets to the courT. - Lot WidTh: 75feeT 7,2( q) Plans and specificaiions for all road consTrocTion eiTher within the court - LotDepih: 100feet or directly related fo eourt operation. Front Yard Seiback: 30feet 7.2(10) Floor plans and elevations of all buildings To be consTructed within the Side Yard Setback: 10 feet mobile home couri. Rear Yard Setback: 25feef 7,2(11) Detailetl descripTipn of maintenance procedures and grounds supervision. 5.2 . An accessory sfructure, incfuding but not IimiTed to, awnings, sTOrage cab. 7.2(12) Complete data as TQ dwelling unit sizes and ratios of uniTs to total lot inets, carporis or porches, shall be considered to be part of the mohile Space. home for the purposes of al I seTback requirements. 7.2(13) Such other information as may be required or requesfed by the Village. 5.3 The area occupied by sTrucTUres shall not exceed Twenty-five (25) percent 7.3 PermiT Fees. of the Total area of a mobile home loi. The lot may be occupied by a mo- 7,3( 7) The fee for the Special Use PermiT on a mobile home-court shall be the bile home, an accessory building, a carport, an awning, and a sTOrage - standard fee established by Ordinance No. 99, the Zoning Ordinance, as closef or cupboard, all wiihin said iwenty-five (25) percent limitation. amended, plus a development fee of $10 for each mobile home lot in 5.4 Each mobile home siTe shall have iwo paved (concreTe or biTuminous) eff- the court, based upon the capacity of the courT as shown on the approved streeT parking spaces for automobiles. Each parking space shall be 71 Iedsf plans when the Specidl Use Permit is issued. This fee shall be paid before 300 square feet in size and shall not be locaTed within five (5) feet of the , issuance of the Special Use Permit and before any grading, excavation or side of any mobile home or wiThin five (5) feet of any lot line: The-drive. consiructionofanykilldisstartedonihecourisiTe. ways shall also be paved in simifar style. 7.3( 2) In addiTion to the Special Use Permit fee as provided herein, the owner or 5.5 Except for the areas usetl for the mobile home, patio, sitlewalk and off- operaTOr of a mobile home court shall pay a IocaTion fee of $10 for each sTreeT parking space, the entire remaining area of the mobile home lot mobile home priar t0 the parking of said mobile hOme in any mobile shall be sodded and maintained wiTh grass. At least Two (2) shade irees home court: This fee Shall be paid upon issuance af a completed location wiTh a minimum diameter of iwo (2) inches at the time of planTing shall permit for the mobile home pursuanT fo applications Therefor filed aT the be planted and maintained on each mobile home lot. Clerk-Adminisirator's pffice. 5.6 The mobile home STand shall consisT of reinforcetl concrete 51a4, 4 feet 7.3( 3) Inadditiontotheabovefees,ihenormalinSpecTionfeesshallbechargetl. longer and 2 feet wider ihan the mobile home and shall be con5lrucTed in SECTION 8.0 VIOLATIONS ANDPENALTIES such a way thaT it will not heave, shift, or settle unevenly under the 8,1 ViolaTion of ihis Ordinance shall be a misdemeanor and upon convicTion weighT of the mobile home, due to frost acTian, inadequate 9rainage, vi- ihereof shall be punishable by a fine of noT fo exceed 8300 or imprison- braTion or other force5 acting upon the sTand. (Piers shall also be consid- ment for a period of noT to exceed ninety (90) days for each offense or - ered suitable). both. Each day ihat the violation is permittetl to exisT shall cOnstiTute a 5.7 The mobile home stand shall be provitled wiTh anchors and fie-downs, such Separate offense. as casT-in-place concreTe foundations or runways, screw augers, arrowhead 8.2 In the event of a Violation or a threatened violation of This Ordinance, anchorsoroTherdevicesprovidingforsfabilityofihemabilehome. the Council, or any member thereof, in addiTion to oTher remedies, may - 5.8 Anchors and tie-downs shall be placed at leasT at each Corner of the mobile institute appropriaTe actions or proceedings to prevenT, resirain, correcT, home stand and each anchor shall be able to sustain a minimum tensile or abate such violations of Threatened violaTions. sirengih of Two ihousand eight hundred (2800) pounds. SECTION 9.0 EFFECTUATION 5.9 Each mobile home lot shall be served by a cenTral fuel supply system, 9.1 SeparabiliTy ' - such as natural gas or a cenTral L.P. sysfem. No separafe or private fuel 9.1( 7) If any court of tompetent IurisdicTion shall adludge any provision of this containers, such as fuel oil Tanks or L.P. fanks, shall be allowed in the Ordinance fo be invalid, such judgmenT shall not affect any other provi- mobile home court. Periodic inspecTions by Village personnel of the enTire sionsofihisOrdinancenatspecificallyincludedinsaidludgment. courT antl all iis facilities may be-acquired. Utility and heaTing facilities 9.1( 2) If any court of compeTent jurisdicTion shall adjudge invalid the applicafion shall be inspecTed at least once every six months. of any porTion of this Ordinance To a parTicular siructure or location, such SECTION 6.0 - STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS iudgment shall not affect the applicaTion of said provision to any other 6.1 Every sTructure shall be developed and maintained in a safe, approved, sTructureorlocationnatspecificallyincludedinsaitlludgment. and substantial manner. The exterior of each sTructure in a mobile home 9.2 Other Ordinances. This ordinance shall be considered supplementary To the court shall be kept in good repair, and shall be repainted or refinished at Zoning Ordinance - Ord. No. 99, and the Building Code - Ord. No. 93, as such reasonable times and in such reasonable manner as may be required both have been amended to-daTe. In case of inconsisTency between ihis . by the Village, iT being the intenT of ihis provision that the court shall not ordinance and any other ordinance, including Those just cited, ihis ordi- be permitted to present a run-down or shabby appearance. nance shall govern. 6.2 All siructures, oTher than the mobile home, shall require a building per- 9.3 Effective Date. mit. It is noT the inTent to ihis Ordinance to repeal or abrogate any part- 7his Ordinance shall be in force and effect from and affer its passage of the Village Building Code. The provisions of ihis Ordinance shall be en- andpublicationandpassedbyTheCOUncilthis30dayofAUgust, 1971. forced in addition to and in coniunction with the provisions of said Building Henry J. Crepeau, Jr. _ Code. - Mayor of the Village af Arden Hills 6.3 Mobile homes shallnot be located, or permitted To remain in Arden Hills ATtesT: unless ihey (a) conform to all requiremenis of the sTaTUTes of Minnesota, Lorraine E. StromquiST including particularly those in Chapter 327 of Minnesota Statutes AnnotaTed Clerk Adminisfrafor as amended; (b) are in sanitary condition; (c) are sirucTurally sound, (Bulletin: SepT. 16, 1971) particularly with respect to the safeTy and welfare of their occupants.