HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975 07-15 Maplewood adopts mobile home tie-down ordinance, starts Sept. 1 REVIEW Maplewood adopts mobile home
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by Scott Carlson extra cost to buy tie-down equipment for Murdock said he had no desire to adopt
Starting Sept. 1 all new installations of mobile home owners would cause a a burdensome ordinance"but I think it's
mobile homes in Maplewood will be financial burden. And Councilman John a necessity to protect the people."
required to be tied-down,the city council Greavu, who dissented on the council's Murdock said he read that tie-downs cut
decided 4-1 last Thursday night. vote, agreed. down on damage to mobile homes.
The council's vote on the controversial "I'd hate to require tie-downs and be
issue came after about an hour and a half the only community that required them,"
But one citizen said that, with a real
discussion with a full audience watching. Greavu said. He added that "I have severe wind,"I'l have a platform truck."
The new ordinance, which is patterned nothing against tie-downs.' Another said that tie down bands are
after state regulations on tie-downs,was a But Greavu added, "If it's so damn nothing more than "rubber bands."
"damned-if-we-do and damned-if-we- important then the state should pass Councilman Wiegert said that the tie
don't" proposition, one council member legislation." down may prevent placing the city with
admitted. That prompted Councilman Burton
"I know it(a tie-down ordinance) is not Murdock to respond, "I don't care what additional burdens to rescue mobile home
a popular thing with mobile the state or other communities do. . . . I owners in cases of emergency.
homeowners," Councilman Donald think we should protect the citizens."
Wiegert said. ". . .But I think we have a Greavu countered, "But people in In a related action the council passed a
responsibility not only to them but to the mobile homes can't afford them." resolution on a 3-2 vote, Councilmen
rest of the citizens of the community." As it turned out the council's decision Wiegert and Murdock dissenting, which
Citizens at the meeting stated that the was a compromise between Murdock's asks the state to work with mobile home
tie-downs do not provide for any extra plea to extend the tie-down to all mobile manufacturers in designing better
protection against high winds and are homes and thecitizens'wishes for no tie- regulations and specifications for tie-
worthless during tornadoes. "We're only down ordinance. downs.
buying$400 of false security," one man
said. He suggested, instead, that the
mobile home park owners be required to
provide underground weather shelters for
the citizens.
Other citizens also pointed out that the