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May 25,2021 Page 4 of 8 Motion by Councilmember Axberg,seconded by Councilmember Abdulle to accept all bids and adopt a Resolution Awarding a contract for City Project 21-1, 2021 Street Rehabilitation to the lowest responsible bidder, GMH Asphalt Corporation, in the amount of $1,450,170.40. A roll call vote was taken. 5 Ayes,0 Nays-Motion Carried 2. Consider Approval ofOrdinance 884:An Ordinance to Rezone Properties to MHC and to 2.Consider approval of � l p oninance gs4:an Update Regulations Relating to Manufactured Homes. Ordinance to Rezone Properties to MHC and to City Manager Massopust indicated Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola would uRertireg" `to be presenting this item to the Council. Homes. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola reported in April, the Planning Commission and City Council were introduced to a host of problems in the City Ordinance relating to existing and future manufactured home parks. Existing codes had guided the City's manufactured home parks for decades without issue, but a recent complaint prompted an in- depth examination of our regulations, and staff agreed that historic practices could not continue given how code was written. Without immediate action, this discovery was poised to have a significant impact on ALL manufactured home owners (over 360 homes) in the form of increased permit costs ($350+) and permit review times (+40 days). To protect these residents and to maintain past practices, staff immediately published notice for Ordinance 881 to update the City Code and Zoning Code as needed to eliminate the newly identified problems. On April 27, 2021, Ordinance 881 was approved,but will not be effective until the City's Manufactured Home Parks are rezoned to the newly created Manufactured Home Community(MHC) zoning district. Ordinance 884 will complete the rezonings, and will make minor amendments to the language approved in Ordinance 881 in response to feedback from the Planning Commission and Council last month. It was noted the Lakeside Manufactured Home Park will be rezoned from R-3B to MHC. The Oak Grove Manufactured Home Park will be rezoned from R-2 to MHC. Chapter 16 is being further updated to ensure development of new parks or expansion areas of existing parks results in overall densities consistent with historic expectations. Staff provided further comment on the Ordinance and recommended approval based on the following rationale: • Ordinance 884 will implement the changes approved by Ordinance 881, and will ensure our oversight of manufactured homes remains unchanged from previous decades. • Failure to approve this ordinance essentially ends activity within our manufactured home parks unless variances are both applied for and granted, thereby increasing both cost and review time to complete projects within the existing parks. • Resident requests to create new standards for manufactured home parks can be considered as part of the upcoming zoning code rewrite project. Adding new regulations is not the intent of Ordinance 884. Councilmember Allen discussed the differences in the layout and design of the Oak Grove and Lakeside Manufactured Home parks. He questioned how someone within Oak Grove would be impacted if they wanted to replace their trailer and they were not going to meet the 10 foot setback rule.Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola explained the way the rules were crafted for both parks was to assist them with avoiding a special review process.He commented on the area within Oak Grove that had existing non-conforming lots. He explained the City would work with the park owner to properly locate these