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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 331.301, Code 1999, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 15. a. A county shall not adopt or 1 4 enforce an ordinance requiring the construction of a storm 1 5 shelter at a mobile home park which exists on July 1, l999. 1 6 However, a county may adopt and enforce an ordinance requiring 1 7 an owner of a mobile home park which exists on July 1, 1999, 1 8 to provide an evacuation plan for the park residents if a safe 1 9 place of shelter is available for use by the park residents 1 10 within a reasonable distance of the mobile home park or an 1 11 ordinance requiring the construction of a storm shelter at a 1 12 mobile home park constructed after July 1, 1999, or at a 1 13 mobile home park existing on July 1, 1999, which is expanded 1 14 by fifty or more mobile home spaces after July 1, 1999. In 1 15 lieu of requiring construction of a storm shelter, a county 1 16 may require a park owner to provide a plan for the evacuation 1 17 of park residents to a safe place of shelter in times of 1 18 severe weather including tornadoes and high winds if the 1 19 county determines that a safe place of shelter is available 1 20 within a reasonable distance of the mobile home park for use 1 21 by park residents. If construction of a storm shelter is 1 22 required, an ordinance adopted or enforced pursuant to this 1 23 subsection shall not include any of the following 1 24 requirements: 1 25 (1) That the storm shelter be placed at a certain location 1 26 in the mobile home park. 1 27 (2) That the size of the storm shelter be larger than the 1 28 equivalent of five square feet for each mobile home space in 1 29 the mobile home park. 1 30 (3) That the storm shelter include a restroom if the 1 31 shelter is used exclusively as a storm shelter. 1 32 (4) That the storm shelter at a mobile home park existing 1 33 on or before July 1, 1999, be completed before the additional 1 34 fifty mobile home spaces are completely occupied. 1 35 (5) That the storm shelter exceed the construction 2 1 specifications approved by a licensed professional engineer 2 2 and presented by the owner of the mobile home park. 2 3 b. For the purposes of this subsection: 2 4 (1) "Mobile home park" means a mobile home park as defined 2 5 in section 562B.7. 2 6 (2) "Storm shelter" means a single structure or multiple 2 7 structures designed to provide persons with temporary 2 8 protection from a storm. 2 9 Sec. 2. Section 364.3, Code 1999, is amended by adding the 2 10 following new subsection: 2 11 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. a. A city shall not adopt or enforce 2 12 an ordinance requiring the construction of a storm shelter at 2 13 a mobile home park which exists on July 1, 1999. However, a 2 14 city may adopt and enforce an ordinance requiring an owner of 2 15 a mobile home park which exists on July 1, 1999, to provide an 2 16 evacuation plan for the park residents if a safe place of 2 17 shelter is available for use by the park residents within a 2 18 reasonable distance of the mobile home park or an ordinance 2 19 requiring the construction of a storm shelter at a mobile home 2 20 park constructed after July 1, 1999, or at a mobile home park 2 21 existing on July 1, 1999, which is expanded by fifty or more 2 22 mobile home spaces after July 1, 1999. In lieu of requiring 2 23 construction of a storm shelter, a city may require a park 2 24 owner to provide a plan for the evacuation of park residents 2 25 to a safe place of shelter in times of severe weather 2 26 including tornadoes and high winds if the city determines that 2 27 a safe place of shelter is available within a reasonable 2 28 distance of the mobile home park for use by park residents. 2 29 If construction of a storm shelter is required, an ordinance 2 30 adopted or enforced pursuant to this subsection shall not 2 31 include any of the following requirements: 2 32 (1) That the storm shelter be placed at a certain location 2 33 in the mobile home park. 2 34 (2) That the size of the storm shelter be larger than the 2 35 equivalent of five square feet for each mobile home space in 3 1 the mobile home park. 3 2 (3) That the storm shelter include a restroom if the 3 3 shelter is used exclusively as a storm shelter. 3 4 (4) That the storm shelter at a mobile home park existing 3 5 on or before July 1, 1999, be completed before the additional 3 6 fifty mobile home spaces are completely occupied. 3 7 (5) That the storm shelter exceed the construction 3 8 specifications approved by a licensed professional engineer 3 9 and presented by the owner of the mobile home park. 3 10 b. For the purposes of this subsection: 3 11 (1) "Mobile home park" means a mobile home park as defined 3 12 in section 562B.7. 3 13 (2) "Storm shelter" means a single structure or multiple 3 14 structures designed to provide persons with temporary 3 15 protection from a storm. 3 16 Sec. 3. Section 427.1, Code 1999, is amended by adding the 3 17 following new subsection: 3 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 30. MOBILE HOME PARK STORM SHELTER. A 3 19 structure constructed as a storm shelter at a mobile home 3 20 park. If the structure serves a use in addition to use as a 3 21 storm shelter, the exemption shall apply only to that portion 3 22 of the structure which serves as a storm shelter. 3 23 Sec. 4. APPLICABILITY. Section 3 of this Act applies 3 24 retroactively to January 1, 1999, for property tax assessment 3 25 years beginning on or after January 1, 1999. 3 26 EXPLANATION 3 27 This bill provides that a city or county shall not enact or 3 28 enforce an ordinance requiring a storm shelter in a mobile 3 29 home park which exists on July 1, l999, unless a mobile home 3 30 park is enlarged by 50 or more mobile home spaces after July 3 31 1, 1999. However, a city or county may enact and enforce an 3 32 ordinance requiring a storm shelter in mobile home parks 3 33 constructed and in new additions of 50 or more spaces 3 34 constructed to an existing mobile home park after July 1, 3 35 1999. For mobile home parks existing on July 1, 1999, a city 4 1 or county may require the park owner to provide an evacuation 4 2 plan. For mobile home parks constructed or expanded by 50 or 4 3 more units after July 1, 1999, an evacuation plan for the 4 4 mobile home parks is an alternative to constructing a storm 4 5 shelter if approved by the city or county. 4 6 This bill also provides a property tax exemption for the 4 7 mobile home park storm shelters retroactive to property tax 4 8 assessments made on or after January 1, 1999. 4 9 LSB 1881HV 78 4 10 tj/gg/8
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