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Ordinance Language SECTION 9.0 MANUFACTURED HOMES, MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS, AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. 9.1 Manufactured Homes: New manufactured home parks and expansions to existing manufactured home parks are prohibited in any floodplain district. For existing manufactured home parks or lots of record, the following requirements apply: 9.11 Placement or replacement of manufactured home units is prohibited in the Floodway District. 9.12 If allowed in the Flood Fringe District, placement or replacement of manufactured home units is subject to the requirements of Section 5 of this ordinance and the following standards. (a) New and replacement manufactured homes must be elevated in compliance with Section 5 of this ordinance and must be securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system that resists flotation, collapse and lateral movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not limited to, use of over -the -top or frame ties to ground anchors. This requirement is in addition to applicable state or local anchoring requirementsfor resisting wind forces. (b) New or replacement manufactured homes in existing manufactured home parks must meet the vehicular access requirements for subdivisions in Section 7.22. 9.2 Recreational Vehicles: New recreational vehicle parks or campgrounds and expansions to existing recreational vehicle parks or campgrounds are prohibited in any floodplain district. Placement of recreational vehicles in existing recreational vehicle parks or campgrounds in the floodplain must meet the exemption criteria below or be treated as new structures meeting the requirements of this ordinance. 9.21 Recreational vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this ordinance if they are placed in any of the following areas and meet the criteria listed in Section 9.22: (a) Individual lots or parcels of record. (b) Existing commercial recreational vehicle parks or campgrounds. (c) Existing condominium -type associations. 9.22 Criteria for Exempt Recreational Vehicles: (a) The vehicle must have a current license required for highway use. (b) The vehicle must be highway ready, meaning on wheels or the internal jacking system, attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities commonly used in campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks. (c) No permanent structural type additions may be attached to the vehicle. (d) The vehicle and associated use must be permissible in any pre- existing, underlying zoning district. (e) Accessory structures are not permitted within the Floodway July 2015 15 Commentary This subsection is mandatory; the remainder of Section 9.0 is optional but recommended if manufactured home parks are located in any floodplain districts. Section 9 is revised to recognize MN Department of Health rules (Section 4630.0200), which prohibit mobile home parks and recreational camping areas in flood -prone areas. Placement or replacement of manufactured home units may be allowed in existing manufactured home parks or on lots of record. These exemption criteria are required if recreational vehicles are allowed within any floodplain district. If this section is not used, recreational vehicle placement must be explicitly prohibited in floodplain districts. 9.22(e) is optional. Recreational vehicles in existing campgrounds may be allowed within the Floodway District, if defined as a Commented [TG38]: 117-187