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Chair Nichols-Matkaiti stated if the City has stricter standards, the manufactured home park <br /> owners could still enforce their own setback standards. Assistant Director of Community Assets <br /> and Development Gozola reported this is the case. He explained the owners of the <br /> manufactured home park have every right to enforce their own rules and regulations. He <br /> stated this was similar to the actions taken by HOA's within single family residential <br /> developments. He indicated the City does not get involved with regulating these matters. <br /> Curt Williams, Regional Manager for Riverstone Communities, reported his company owns and <br /> operates the Lakeside North. He spoke to several of the issues that were brought up. He <br /> explained Riverstone purchased the community in 2016 from the previous owners. He indicated <br /> the previous owners conducted manufactured home sales and had large equipment to move <br /> the homes. He stated Riverstone Communities owns 80 properties across the country. He <br /> commented he did not want the overall aesthetic of the Lakeside community to be changed. He <br /> wanted to see the spacing maintained in order to protect the yards and greenspace. He <br /> discussed the location of the utility and sewer hookups for his 245 addresses within Lakeside <br /> and stated it would not make financial sense to move these hookups. He reported he would not <br /> be expanding the Lakeside community but rather would maintain the existing 245 addresses. <br /> He then reviewed several photographs of the homes and spacing within the Lakeside <br /> community. <br /> Chair Nichols-Matkaiti thanked Mr. Williams for his presentation and for sharing photos with <br /> the Commission. <br /> Mr. Barns commented he appreciated how the new owners were following the same guidelines <br /> as the previous owners. He hoped the park would continue to have the same look and feel. He <br /> supported the 25 foot setbacks within Lakeside be kept in place, and that each lot have one <br /> tree. <br /> Mr. Williams discussed the notes he received from the previous owners and how it was held to <br /> a very high standard. He understood the City did not require one tree per lot, but he would <br /> keep this in place. <br /> Commissioner Biedenfeld asked how legal non-conformities were be managed by the City and <br /> what would happen if the City were to adopt a 25 foot setback requirement within <br /> manufactured home parks. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola <br /> described how every property owner within the Oak Grove community would have to apply for <br /> a variance in order to be allowed to remain in their current location. He noted the variance <br /> process was $350 and was a 40+ day process. <br /> Mr. Barns questioned how many permits were pulled by manufactured home owners each <br /> year. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola stated he did not have <br /> that data in front of him, but noted when permits are pulled, the properties are inspected by <br /> the City. <br /> 4 <br />