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Bryan Lloyd Attachment G <br />From: Don Munson <br />Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 10:38 AM <br />To: Bryan Lloyd <br />Subject: FW: Living in RV's at Single-Family Homesites <br />-----Original Message----- <br />From: Don Munson <br />Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 10:32 AM <br />To: Bryan Lloyd <br />Cc: Gerry Proulx; Tom Trooien; Thomas Paschke <br />Subject: Living in RV's at Single-Family Homesites <br />Concerns regarding approving Interim Use Permits that will allow Roseville residents to <br />live in a Recreational Vehicle, parked on a single-family property, while they perform <br />construction on their principal dwelling: <br />Building Division staff are strongly opposed to this practice for the following reasons: <br />- Health and safety: <br />- Recreational vehicles are designed for short occupancies, not extended, month(s) <br />long stays. <br />- Sewage disposal is a concern. Will they properly pump the sewage holding tank? <br />Staff has no way to verify. Temporary connections to the city sewer lines are not allowed <br />because they don't guarantee sanitation. Residents don't want to pay for proper <br />connections (RV Park type) because of cost. In winter these systems freeze and do not <br />function properly. <br />- Safe water is a concern. Typically the water connection is from a garden hose <br />laying over the ground. These connections and hoses are often damaged over time by th <br />construction activities on-site and can result in polluted water within the RV. In th <br />winter time these hoses get wrapped in unsightly insulation blankets or they freeze. <br />- Electrical connections are typically wires laying on the ground. These wires <br />be run over and damaged by construction activities resulting in dangerous conditions <br />residents, workers and children. <br />- Most RV's are not built to operate during Minnesota winters and should not <br />occupied at these times. The heaters are not adequate and sanitation facilities will <br />function. <br />can <br />for <br />not <br />- RV's are not as safe as homes. They typicall_y do not have smoke detectors, escape <br />size windows and they are not anchored to withstand ro11-over from strong winds. <br />- Neighborhood Impact: <br />- City staff receives complaints about these situations (as we did a;:�out the person <br />on Parker Avenue last year who was given permission to live on-site in an RV). This <br />results in additional time commitments by an already busy staff. Both the building <br />inspector and the landuse inspector spent a considerable amount of time fielding <br />complaints and discussing the situation with the resident as he did not remove the RV wheri <br />anticipated (as construction took longer than anticipated, which is usually the case). <br />- If these are approved, other residents will see this occurring and will also wisYi <br />to follow this practice. We will see more and more of these occurrences, resulting in more <br />complaint calls and additional burdens on staff time. <br />- If these are approved, residents will feel it is allowed to have relatives and <br />others visit and live on-site in motor homes for extended periods. Again resulting in <br />complaints and staff commitments. <br />- Other options available to residents: <br />- Residents who wish to vacate their home to perform construction always have the <br />option to rent an apartment nearby. This has been the standard practice in years past. <br />Their wish to save money comes at the expense ot addiCionsl City co-n�li,;nents and the <br />comfort and livability of the neighborhood. <br />• i • <br />