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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2440 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 6, by striking lines 3 through 10 and 1 3 inserting the following: 1 4 "Sec. 100. Section 335.30A, Code Supplement 1997, 1 5 is amended to read as follows: 1 6 335.30A LAND-LEASED COMMUNITIES. 1 7 A county shall not adopt or enforce zoning or 1 8 subdivision regulations or other ordinances which 1 9 disallow or make infeasible the plans and 1 10 specifications of land-leased communitiessolely1 11because the housing within the land-leased community1 12will be modular or manufactured housing. 1 13 "Land-leased community" means any site, lot, field, 1 14 or tract of land under common ownership upon which ten 1 15 or more occupied manufactured homesor modular homes1 16 are harbored, either free of charge or for revenue 1 17 purposes, and shall include any building, structure, 1 18 or enclosure used or intended for use as part of the 1 19 equipment of the land-leased community. The term 1 20 "land-leased community" shall not be construed to 1 21 include homes, buildings, or other structures 1 22 temporarily maintained by any individual, educational 1 23 institution, or company on their own premises and used 1 24 exclusively to house their own labor or students." 1 25 #2. Page 7, by inserting after line 28 the 1 26 following: 1 27 "Sec. 101. Section 414.28A, Code Supplement 1997, 1 28 is amended to read as follows: 1 29 414.28A LAND-LEASED COMMUNITIES. 1 30 A city shall not adopt or enforce zoning or 1 31 subdivision regulations or other ordinances which 1 32 disallow or make infeasible the plans and 1 33 specifications of land-leased communitiessolely1 34because the housing within the land-leased community1 35will be modular or manufactured housing. 1 36 "Land-leased community" means any site, lot, field, 1 37 or tract of land under common ownership upon which ten 1 38 or more occupied manufactured homesor modular homes1 39 are harbored, either free of charge or for revenue 1 40 purposes, and shall include any building, structure, 1 41 or enclosure used or intended for use as part of the 1 42 equipment of the land-leased community. The term 1 43 "land-leased community" shall not be construed to 1 44 include homes, buildings, or other structures 1 45 temporarily maintained by any individual, educational 1 46 institution, or company on their own premises and used 1 47 exclusively to house their own labor or students. 1 48 Sec. 102. Section 435.1, subsection 4, Code 1 49 Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows: 1 50 4. "Mobile home park" means a site, lot, field, or 2 1 tract of land upon which three or more mobile homes,2 2 or manufactured homes,or modular homes,or a 2 3 combination of any of these homes are placed on 2 4 developed spaces and operated as a for-profit 2 5 enterprise with water, sewer or septic, and electrical 2 6 services available. 2 7 Sec. 103. Section 435.22, unnumbered paragraph 1, 2 8 Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 2 9 The owner of each mobile home,or manufactured 2 10 home, or modular home,located within a mobile home 2 11 park shall pay to the county treasurer an annual tax. 2 12 However, when the owner is any educational institution 2 13 and the home is used solely for student housing or 2 14 when the owner is the state of Iowa or a subdivision 2 15 of the state, the owner shall be exempt from the tax. 2 16 The annual tax shall be computed as follows: 2 17 Sec. 104. Section 435.26, subsection 1, paragraph 2 18 a, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 2 19 a. A mobile home, modular home,or manufactured 2 20 home which is located outside a mobile home park shall 2 21 be converted to real estate by being placed on a 2 22 permanent foundation and shall be assessed for real 2 23 estate taxes. A home, after conversion to real 2 24 estate, is eligible for the homestead tax credit and 2 25 the military tax exemption as provided in sections 2 26 425.2 and 427.3." 2 27 #3. Page 8, by inserting before line 1 the 2 28 following: 2 29 "Sec. 105. Section 435.27, subsection 1, Code 2 30 1997, is amended to read as follows: 2 31 1. A mobile home,or manufactured home, or modular2 32homeconverted to real estate under section 435.26 may 2 33 be reconverted to a home as provided in this section 2 34 when it is moved to a mobile home park or a dealer's 2 35 inventory. When the home is located within a mobile 2 36 home park, the home shall be taxed pursuant to section 2 37 435.22, subsection 1. 2 38 Sec. 106. Section 435.29, Code 1997, is amended to 2 39 read as follows: 2 40 435.29 CIVIL PENALTY. 2 41 The person who moves the mobile home,or 2 42 manufactured home, or modular homewithout having 2 43 obtained a tax clearance statement as provided in 2 44 section 435.24 shall pay a civil penalty of one 2 45 hundred dollars. The penalty money shall be credited 2 46 to the general fund of the county. 2 47 Sec. 107. NEW SECTION. 435.34 MODULAR HOME 2 48 EXEMPTION. 2 49 For the purposes of this chapter a modular home 2 50 shall not be construed to be a mobile home and shall 3 1 be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. 3 2 However, this section shall not prohibit the location 3 3 of a modular home within a mobile home park. 3 4 This section does not apply to mobile home parks in 3 5 existence on or before January 1, 1998. If a modular 3 6 home is placed in a mobile home park which was in 3 7 existence on or before January 1, 1998, that modular 3 8 home shall be subject to property tax pursuant to 3 9 section 435.22. 3 10 Sec. 108. Section 435.35, Code 1997, is amended to 3 11 read as follows: 3 12 435.35 EXISTING HOME OUTSIDE OF MOBILE HOME PARK 3 13 – EXEMPTION. 3 14 A taxable mobile home,or manufactured home, or3 15modular homewhich is not located in a mobile home 3 16 park as of January 1, 1995, shall be assessed and 3 17 taxed as real estate. The home is also exempt from 3 18 the permanent foundation requirements of this chapter 3 19 until the home is relocated." 3 20 #4. Page 10, by inserting after line 11 the 3 21 following: 3 22 "Sec. 111. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. Sections 3 23 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, and 108 of 3 24 this Act apply retroactively to the assessment year 3 25 beginning January 1, 1998, and all subsequent 3 26 assessment years." 3 27 #5. By renumbering as necessary. 3 28 3 29 3 30 3 31 DIX of Butler 3 32 HF 2440.702 77 3 33 sc/sc/28
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