Item B: Ordinance Concerning Manufactured Dwelling Park Regulations

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closure is given. A person who rents, but does not own the manufactured dwelling located in a manufactured dwelling park is not an “affected tenant” for purposes of this section. Alternative housing. A manufactured dwelling or other housing which is reasonably similar to the manufactured dwelling owned and occupied by the affected tenant, or a manufactured dwelling space which is reasonably similar to the space then occupied by the affected tenant in terms of location, price, proximity to services, general amenities, and any other factors identified in administrative rules issued hereunder. Housing, or a manufactured dwelling space, is not reasonably similar if it is located in a manufactured dwelling park for which a notice of park closure has been given or for which reasonable evidence exists that the owner is contemplating conversion to other uses. City manager. The city manager or the manager’s designee. Conversion. The termination of a rental agreement for a manufactured dwelling and/or manufactured dwelling space by the manufactured dwelling park owner for the purpose of ending manufactured dwelling residential uses of the park and either beginning different land uses or selling the property, which conversion is not required by the exercise of eminent domain or by order of state or local agencies; or, the obtaining of a building permit for a structure located on a site previously used as a manufactured dwelling park within the past two years. Hearings officer. A person appointed by the city manager to decide contested issues arising under this section 2.1086. Manufactured dwelling. Includes: a manufactured home constructed for movement on the public highways that has sleeping, cooking and plumbing facilities, that is intended for human occupancy, that is being used for residential purposes and was constructed in accordance with federal manufactured housing construction and safety standards and regulations in effect at the time of construction; a residential trailer, a structure constructed for movement on the public highways that has sleeping, cooking and plumbing facilities, that is intended for human occupancy, that is being used for residential purposes and was constructed before January 1, 1962; a mobile home meeting the above requirements that was constructed between January 1, 1962 and June 15, 1976 and met the construction requirements of Oregon mobile home law in effect at the time of construction, and a manufactured home meeting the above requirements. A “manufactured dwelling” does not mean any building or structure constructed to conform to the State of Oregon Structural Specialty Code or the One and Two Family Dwelling Code adopted pursuant to ORS 455.100 to 455.450 and 455.610 to L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070611\S070611B.doc