Bloomington, Minn., Code of Ordinances § 14 § 14.539

The purpose of this Division E is to protect the public health, safety and the general welfare of the residents of and visitors to the city by accepting a delegation of authority from the State’s Department of Health pursuant to M.S. § 145A.07, subd. 1, as it may be amended from time to time, for the inspection and regulation of manufactured home parks
, recreational camping areas
and youth camps
within the city. The general objectives include:


(a) To prevent and correct living conditions that adversely affect, or are likely to adversely affect, the life, safety, general welfare and health of persons
occupying manufactured homes
, recreational camping areas
and youth camps
and their adjoining neighbors;


(b) To require manufactured home parks
, recreational camping areas
and youth camps
and their facilities and equipment within the city to be maintained in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition;


(c) To safeguard life and property within the city from the hazards of fire and its spread by requiring manufactured home parks
, recreational camping areas
and youth camps
to maintain, at a minimum: adequate unobstructed fire lanes; properly installed and maintained utility service lines and connections, separation between manufactured homes
, tents, recreational camping vehicles
, their accessory buildings and attachments
; visible street and unit identification; and emergency shelters;


(d) To enforce those standards for cooking, heating and sanitary equipment necessary to the health and safety of the manufactured home park
, recreational camping area
and youth camp
occupants and their adjoining neighbors;


(e) To enforce those standards of light and ventilation necessary to health and safety;


(f) To enforce those standards for the maintenance of manufactured homes
, unit sites
and manufactured home parks
, youth camps
and recreational camping areas
necessary to prevent blight; and


(g) To preserve the value of land and buildings throughout the city.


(Ord. 2010-13, passed 5-17-2010; Ord. 2017-9 , passed 5-1-2017)