Bloomington, Minn., Code of Ordinances § 14 § 14.542

The following words and terms, when used in this Division E , shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.


ATTACHMENT. Decks, porches, additions or other structures attached to or related to a particular manufactured home unit.


CARETAKER. The person
or persons
appointed by the licensee to act as the licensee’s representative and assigned by the licensee the responsibility of managing the licensed premises on a permanent, day-to-day basis, including the duties of maintaining the real property, its facilities and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition, managing the behavior of all residents and guests on the licensed premises in a peaceful, orderly manner in compliance with all applicable laws and enforcing lease conditions relating to unit and unit site
maintenance.


CHILDREN’S CAMPS. Synonymous with YOUTH CAMPS .


CLOSURE STATEMENT. A statement prepared by the park owner
clearly stating the park is closing, addressing the availability, location and potential costs of adequate replacement housing within a 25-mile radius of the park that is closing and the probable relocation costs of the manufactured homes
located in the park.


DISPLACED RESIDENT. A resident of an owner-occupied manufactured home
situated on a rental lot in a manufactured home park as of the date the park owner
submits a closure statement
to the city’s Planning Commission.


ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. The City of Bloomington Community Development Department shall have the authority to enforce all of the zoning, planning, building and environmental health provisions of this Division E in consultation with the issuing authority
.


ISSUING AUTHORITY. The City of Bloomington License Section in consultation with the Director of Community of Development.


MANUFACTURED HOME. 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 a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. A recreational camping vehicle
is not a MANUFACTURED HOME .


MANUFACTURED HOME PARK. Any site, lot, field or tract of land upon which two or more occupied manufactured homes
are located, either free of charge or for compensation, and includes any building, structure, tent, vehicle or enclosure used or intended for use as part of the equipment of the manufactured home
park.


MOBILE HOME. Synonymous with MANUFACTURED HOME .


PARK OWNER. The owner of a manufactured home park
and any person
acting on behalf of the owner in the operation or management of a park.


PERSON. One or more natural persons; a partnership, including a limited partnership; a corporation, including a foreign, domestic or non-profit corporation; a trust; a political subdivision of the state; or any other business organization.


RECREATIONAL CAMPING AREA. Any area, whether privately or publicly owned, used on a daily, nightly, weekly or longer basis for the accommodation of five or more tents or recreational camping vehicles
free of charge or for compensation. RECREATIONAL CAMPING AREA excludes: children’s or youth camps ; industrial camps; migrant labor camps, as defined in Minnesota Statutes and State Commissioner of Health rules; United States forest service camps; state forest service camps; state wildlife management areas or state-owned public access areas which are restricted in use to picnicking and boat landing; and temporary holding areas for self-contained recreational camping vehicles
created by and adjacent to motor sports facilities, if the Chief of Police determines that it is in the interest of public safety to provide a temporary holding area.


RECREATIONAL CAMPING VEHICLE. Includes the following:


(a) Any vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses;


(b) Any structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation;


(c) Any portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation and vacation, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle; and


(d) Any folding structure, mounted on wheels and designed for travel, recreation and vacation use.


SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER. Any material change in, or expansion in size or number of the physical outlay or footprint of any buildings, unit sites
, parking areas or the location of utility service lines from that set forth in the site plan
.


SITE PLAN. The site plan most recently approved by the city for the real property described as the licensed premises detailing the proposed and existing location and dimensions of all features listed in § 14.543 . The SITE PLAN is used to determine if the new, expanded or remodeled manufactured home
, recreational camp area or youth camp meets the requirement of this Division E and state code. The SITE PLAN may be part of the final site and building plan review as required by zoning and building regulations of the city code.


SPECIAL EVENT RECREATIONAL CAMPING AREA. A recreational camping area which operates no more than two times annually and for no more than 14 consecutive days.


UNIT SITE. A defined area for the placement of a single, individual manufactured home
, recreational camping vehicle
, tent or other structure together with appurtenances thereon, including adjacent grounds within the control of the unit’s residents.


YOUTH CAMP. A parcel or parcels of land with permanent buildings, tents or other structures together with appurtenances thereon, established or maintained as living quarters where both food and beverage service and lodging or the facilities therefor are provided for ten or more people, operated continuously for a period of five days or more each year for educational, recreational or vacation purposes, and the use of the camp is offered to minors free of charge or for payment of a fee. YOUTH CAMPS may also be known as children’s camps.


(Ord. 2010-13, passed 5-17-2010; Ord. 2015-33 , passed 11-16-2015)