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AMENDING YOUR ZONING ORDINANCE TO BRING IT INTO CONFORMANCE iA. I I I I Definitions Zoning ordinances should be amended-to include~the definition of manufactured homes (Minnesota Statutes, Section 327.3): "A structure, transportable in one or more.sections, Which in the traveling mode is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and included the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein, except that the term included any structure which meets all the requirements,'~and with respect to which the manufacturer ~voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary~and 'complies ~with the standards established under this chapter" Permitted Uses The 1982 law requires that manufactured homes that are HUD certified must be treated like other single family dwellings Anywhere your ordinance allows single family homes, manufactured homes should also be listed as a permitted use. Manufactured homes cannot be considered by special use permit or conditional use permit unless all single family dwellings are placed in that category. The law clearly Pro- hibits cities and counties from forcing HUD certified manufactured housing into mobile home (manufactured home) parks or speCial districts. District Requirements 1. Width/Square Footage' ' ~ . Manufactured housing can be regulated by the.zoning code standards applied to all single family dwellings, i.e. setbacks, height. With the amendments in the 1982 legislation cities establish minimum width and square footage requirements, again, communities must apply these standards equally to both site-built homes and manu- factured homes. As a reminder the creation of new standards in regard to width and square footage mightlresult in a portion of your existing housing stock becoming non-conforming if. they do not meet those standards. Also, increased width and square footage requirements might prohibit the construction of stick built "affordable" homes. Rather than developing a set of arbitrary standards it is suggested that cities examine current site-built building dimensions in each residential zoning district and develop standards based on established practice. Thus, asSuring communities of consistent development standards and compatibility of new structures to existing dwellings.