1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to housing; providing certain manufactured
1.3 	home park exclusions; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.4 	2004, section 327.23, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 327.23, is
1.7 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 2a.Seasonal agricultural operations. The term
1.9 	"manufactured home park" shall not be construed to include up to
1.10 	four manufactured homes maintained by an individual or a company
1.11 	on premises associated with a seasonal agricultural operation,
1.12 	in an area zoned agricultural, and used exclusively to house
1.13 	individuals or families performing labor as defined in section
1.14 	3121(g) of the Internal Revenue Code if:
1.15 	(1) the manufactured homes are equipped with indoor
1.16 	plumbing facilities and the standards for water and sanitation
1.17 	established in Minnesota Rules, parts 4630.0600, subpart 1;
1.18 	4630.0700; 4630.1200; 4630.3500; and 4715.0310 are met;
1.19 	(2) the manufactured homes provide at least 80 square feet
1.20 	of indoor living space per inhabitant of each home;
1.21 	(3) the manufactured homes and their installation comply
1.22 	with Minnesota Statutes, section 327.34, subdivision 1, and
1.23 	Minnesota Rules, chapter 1350;
1.24 	(4) the individual or company maintaining the manufactured
1.25 	homes, with the assistance and approval of the city or town
2.1 	where the homes are located, develops and posts in conspicuous
2.2 	locations near the homes, a shelter or safe evacuation plan in
2.3 	the event of severe weather conditions, such as tornadoes, high
2.4 	winds, and floods; and 
2.5 	(5) the individual or company maintains the homes in a
2.6 	clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.

2.7 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.8 	Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.