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I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> ! <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br />I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />2. Roof Pitch <br />Ordinances that establish minimum roof pitch aimed at circomventing <br />the law and prohibiting manufactured homes in a commUnity would <br />probably be unacceptable to the courts. If your ordinance contains <br />language that requires a minimum roof pitch for all residential <br />buildings, it should be examined to make sure that minimum roof <br />pitch does not exclude manufactured housing. Care should be taken <br />to re]ate any adoption of roof pitch standards to zoning concerns <br />because roof pitch is a construction standard handled by the building <br />code and not typically the zoning code. Transporting manufactured <br />housing under interstate bridges restricts roof pitch to just under <br />a 3/12 pitch. <br /> <br />3. Basements... <br />As with the dimension'standards, requirements fOr basements or storm <br />shelters must be applied'without respect't~' the method of home con- <br />struction. .if~your ordinance now requires basements.f°r~;site-built <br />single'family homes, the' requirement wonld also aPPly to (,lanufactured <br />homes. If your community permits slab:conS{ru6tion for Site-'built ~ <br />homes, it must also permit manufactured homes to be'placed on slabs. <br /> <br /> Removing Ordinance Language That Prohibits <br /> <br />If your zoning ordinance contains.language that specifically prohibits <br />manufactured homes (or mobile homes) from locating in single-family <br />residential districts and/or permits them only in certain districts <br />(mobile home parks) your ordinance will need to be amended to bring <br />it into conformance with Minnesota Statutes. This is clarified by <br />the attached Attorney General's Opinion, 'issued November 10, 1982. <br /> <br />The 1982 law does not prohibit mobile home (manufactured housing) parks <br />or local ordinances that regulate such parks, but it does prohibit <br />language that would force all manufactured homes into such parks. <br />One effect of the 1982 law is likely to be a reduCed need'for mobile <br />home (manufactured home) park ordinances. Future~development of <br />manufactured housing subdivision can now possibly-Be processed under <br />a city's PUD ordinance and subdivision regulations. <br /> <br /> As a reminder, existing mobile home park ordinances and the statute <br /> regarding those ordinances was not amended because of the need to <br /> facilitate mobile homes constructed prior to June 15, 1976 that do <br /> not have the HUD certification. Since there are still a large <br /> number of pre-~976 units in good condition throughout the state, <br /> cities will still have to have ordinances regarding their placement <br /> location, etc. ' <br /> <br /> <br />