2006 Minnesota Statutes

327.20 RULES.
    Subdivision 1. Rules. No domestic animals or house pets of occupants of manufactured
home parks or recreational camping areas shall be allowed to run at large, or commit any
nuisances within the limits of a manufactured home park or recreational camping area. Each
manufactured home park or recreational camping area licensed under the provisions of sections
327.10, 327.11, 327.14 to 327.28 shall, among other things, provide for the following, in the
manner hereinafter specified:
(1) A responsible attendant or caretaker shall be in charge of every manufactured home park
or recreational camping area at all times, who shall maintain the park or area, and its facilities and
equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition. In any manufactured home park containing
more than 50 lots, the attendant, caretaker, or other responsible park employee, shall be readily
available at all times in case of emergency.
(2) All manufactured home parks shall be well drained and be located so that the drainage
of the park area will not endanger any water supply. No wastewater from manufactured homes
or recreational camping vehicles shall be deposited on the surface of the ground. All sewage
and other water carried wastes shall be discharged into a municipal sewage system whenever
available. When a municipal sewage system is not available, a sewage disposal system acceptable
to the state commissioner of health shall be provided.
(3) No manufactured home shall be located closer than three feet to the side lot lines of a
manufactured home park, if the abutting property is improved property, or closer than ten feet to a
public street or alley. Each individual site shall abut or face on a driveway or clear unoccupied
space of not less than 16 feet in width, which space shall have unobstructed access to a public
highway or alley. There shall be an open space of at least ten feet between the sides of adjacent
manufactured homes including their attachments and at least three feet between manufactured
homes when parked end to end. The space between manufactured homes may be used for
the parking of motor vehicles and other property, if the vehicle or other property is parked at
least ten feet from the nearest adjacent manufactured home position. The requirements of this
paragraph shall not apply to recreational camping areas and variances may be granted by the state
commissioner of health in manufactured home parks when the variance is applied for in writing
and in the opinion of the commissioner the variance will not endanger the health, safety, and
welfare of manufactured home park occupants.
(4) An adequate supply of water of safe, sanitary quality shall be furnished at each
manufactured home park or recreational camping area. The source of the water supply shall first
be approved by the state Department of Health.
(5) All plumbing shall be installed in accordance with the rules of the state commissioner
of health and the provisions of the Minnesota Plumbing Code.
(6) In the case of a manufactured home park with less than ten manufactured homes, a plan
for the sheltering or the safe evacuation to a safe place of shelter of the residents of the park in
times of severe weather conditions, such as tornadoes, high winds, and floods. The shelter or
evacuation plan shall be developed with the assistance and approval of the municipality where
the park is located and shall be posted at conspicuous locations throughout the park. The park
owner shall provide each resident with a copy of the approved shelter or evacuation plan, as
provided by section 327C.01, subdivision 1c. Nothing in this paragraph requires the Department
of Health to review or approve any shelter or evacuation plan developed by a park. Failure of a
municipality to approve a plan submitted by a park shall not be grounds for action against the
park by the Department of Health if the park has made a good faith effort to develop the plan and
obtain municipal approval.
(7) A manufactured home park with ten or more manufactured homes, licensed prior to
March 1, 1988, shall provide a safe place of shelter for park residents or a plan for the evacuation
of park residents to a safe place of shelter within a reasonable distance of the park for use
by park residents in times of severe weather, including tornadoes and high winds. The shelter
or evacuation plan must be approved by the municipality by March 1, 1989. The municipality
may require the park owner to construct a shelter if it determines that a safe place of shelter is
not available within a reasonable distance from the park. A copy of the municipal approval and
the plan shall be submitted by the park owner to the Department of Health. The park owner
shall provide each resident with a copy of the approved shelter or evacuation plan, as provided
by section 327C.01, subdivision 1c.
(8) A manufactured home park with ten or more manufactured homes, receiving a primary
license after March 1, 1988, must provide the type of shelter required by section 327.205, except
that for manufactured home parks established as temporary, emergency housing in a disaster area
declared by the President of the United States or the governor, an approved evacuation plan may
be provided in lieu of a shelter for a period not exceeding 18 months.
(9) For the purposes of this subdivision, "park owner" and "resident" have the meaning given
them in section 327C.01.
    Subd. 2. Health and safety. The state Department of Health may prescribe such rules for the
operation and maintenance of manufactured home parks or recreational camping areas and for
safeguarding the health and safety of persons occupying licensed manufactured home parks and
recreational camping areas as the department shall deem to be necessary and expedient. Such
rules pertaining to health and safety shall have the force and effect of law.
    Subd. 3. Streets and roadways. A manufactured home park owner shall maintain streets and
roadways in the park so as to permit passage of emergency vehicles and normal resident travel.
History: 1951 c 428 s 7; 1965 c 668 s 11; 1969 c 427 s 12; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1979 c 264 s 1;
1981 c 365 s 9; 1982 c 526 art 3 s 5; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1987 c 195 s 1; 1993 c 206 s 22; 1993 c
286 s 30; 1994 c 592 s 2; 1997 c 203 art 2 s 29