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November 4, 1999 Page 2 ordinance has a direct nexus or connection to the interest of lessening the economic devastation imposed on displaced residents. Other cities' ordinances. In 1997, the City of Burnsville passed its own park closing ordinance, similar to Bloomington's ordinance. The League of Minnesota Cities confirmed that Hopkins passed its park closing ordinance several years ago - Hopkins currently has no manufactured home parks in the city limits. Apple Valley is scheduling public hearings to review its park closing ordinance. The contact person is Richard Kelly, Apple Valley's community development director. Our office understands you have some familiarity with the aforementioned community. Roseville proposed ordinance. The proposed ordinance IS similar to Bloomington's ordinance. I make the following specific observations: 1. In Section 12, Payment of Additional Compensation, last sentence, require ninety (90) days in contrast to the thirty (30) days length of time used in both the Burnsville and Bloomington ordinances. The financial burden on the park owner is substantially affected by the time period selected in this Section. 2. Section 14, Payment of Relocation Cost to Renters. Neither the state statute nor the Bloomington and Burnsville ordinances compensate renters of manufactured homes. Renters and owners are not similarly situated. Requiring compensation of both the renter and the owner will cause the park owner to pay twice for the displacement of one home. 3. The proposal does not contain the following provision: The total compensation to be paid to displaced residents by the park owner and purchaser of the park shall not exceed twenty percent of the purchase price of the park. Both the Burnsville and Bloomington ordinances contain a twenty percent limitation on total compensation. This helps to protect a park owner's investment. Attached for your review are the following: 1. State statute, 2. Minnesota laws enacting the original statute and amendments in 1991 and 1997, 3. Burnsville ordinance, 4. Bloomington ordinance, and 5. Court of Appeals opinion in Arcadia Development. Please contact us if you have any further questions or wish us to prepare a draft ordinance for Council consideration.