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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 331.301, subsection 15, paragraph a, 1 2 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2001, is amended to read as 1 3 follows: 1 4 A county may adopt and enforce an ordinance requiring the 1 5 construction of a storm shelter at a mobile home parkwhich is1 6constructed after July 1, 1999.In lieu of requiring1 7construction ofIf a storm shelter is not required at a mobile 1 8 home park, a countymayshall require a park owner to provide 1 9 a plan for the evacuation of park residents to a safe place of 1 10 shelter in times of severe weatherincluding tornadoes and1 11high winds if the county determines that a safe place of1 12shelter is available within a reasonable distance of the1 13mobile home park for use by park residents. Each evacuation 1 14 plan prepared pursuant to this subsection shall be filed with, 1 15 and approved by, the local emergency management agency. If 1 16 construction of a storm shelter is required, an ordinance 1 17 adopted or enforced pursuant to this subsection shall not 1 18 include any of the following requirements: 1 19 Sec. 2. Section 331.301, subsection 15, paragraph a, 1 20 subparagraph (3), Code 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 21 (3) That the storm shelter exceed the construction 1 22 specifications approved by a licensed professional engineer 1 23 andpresented bytheowner of the mobile home parklocal 1 24 emergency management agency. 1 25 Sec. 3. Section 364.3, subsection 8, paragraph a, 1 26 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2001, is amended to read as 1 27 follows: 1 28 A city may adopt and enforce an ordinance requiring the 1 29 construction of a storm shelter at a mobile home parkwhich is1 30constructed after July 1, 1999.In lieu of requiring1 31construction ofIf a storm shelter is not required at a mobile 1 32 home park, a citymayshall require a park owner to provide a 1 33 plan for the evacuation of park residents to a safe place of 1 34 shelter in times of severe weatherincluding tornadoes and1 35high winds if the city determines that a safe place of shelter2 1is available within a reasonable distance of the mobile home2 2park for use by park residents. Each evacuation plan prepared 2 3 pursuant to this subsection shall be filed with, and approved 2 4 by, the local emergency management agency. If construction of 2 5 a storm shelter is required, an ordinance adopted or enforced 2 6 pursuant to this subsection shall not include any of the 2 7 following requirements: 2 8 Sec. 4. Section 364.3, subsection 8, paragraph a, 2 9 subparagraph (3), Code 2001, is amended to read as follows: 2 10 (3) That the storm shelter exceed the construction 2 11 specifications approved by a licensed professional engineer 2 12 andpresented bytheowner of the mobile home parklocal 2 13 emergency management agency. 2 14 EXPLANATION 2 15 This bill provides that a county or a city may adopt and 2 16 enforce an ordinance requiring the construction of a storm 2 17 shelter at a mobile home park. Currently, such a county or 2 18 city ordinance applies only to mobile home parks constructed 2 19 after July 1, 1999. If a storm shelter is required, the 2 20 construction specifications of the storm shelter need not 2 21 exceed those specifications approved by a licensed 2 22 professional engineer and the local emergency management 2 23 agency. 2 24 If a storm shelter is not required at a mobile home park, a 2 25 county or city shall require a mobile home park owner to 2 26 provide a plan for the evacuation of park residents to a safe 2 27 place of shelter in times of severe weather. The evacuation 2 28 plan shall be filed with, and approved by, the local emergency 2 29 management agency. 2 30 LSB 1050SS 79 2 31 tj/cf/24.1
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