(a) Purpose and Application. This chapter is necessary in order for the City to more specifically address the special requirements and regulations associated with the on-site placement of manufactured housing to assure favorable comparison with site-built housing. However, it shall apply to all single-family dwellings.
(b) Location. The siting of a single-family dwelling may occur on any lot located in a district that permits such use, provided the dwelling meets the requirements established for that particular district and the requirements of this chapter.
(c) General Requirements.
(1)
A single-family dwelling shall have a minimum first floor area of 450 square feet and a minimum width of twenty feet on the shortest side and a minimum internal height of seven and one-half feet.
(2) The building shall be located and constructed so as to meet the minimum off-street parking and loading requirements set forth in Chapter 1261, and conform to the Schedule of Regulations set forth in Chapter 1241, if located in an R District, any accessory buildings and uses shall meet the residential district requirements set forth in Section 1260.01.
(3) Construction of site-built and manufactured houses without mobile chassis shall be in compliance with the latest adopted Building Code of the City. Manufactured houses with mobile chassis, shall meet the requirements of the HUD Code.
(4) The dwelling shall be attached to a permanent foundation as required in the latest adopted Building Code of the City. Manufactured houses shall be supported and anchored as required by the latest adopted Building Code of the City, or as required by the Michigan Mobile Home Commission rules.
(5) When setting on a permanent foundation, wheels shall be removed from manufactured houses so equipped, and the screening of the towing mechanism, undercarriage or chassis shall be done with non-load bearing, fire-resistant skirting materials of similar or the same composition as the home's outside surface. Such screening shall be installed in a manner so as to resist damage under normal weather conditions, shall be vented and shall have an access panel provided for in accordance with the Michigan Mobile Home Commission rules.
(6) The dwelling shall be connected to a public sanitary sewer system if such exists within 200 feet of the structure or, if no public sewer is so available, a private septic tank may be established if it is approved by the County Health Department. The dwelling may be connected to a public water system if such is available, or to a private well approved by the County Health Department.
(7) Additions to dwellings shall be built in conformity with the latest adopted Building Code of the City, and shall be constructed with similar materials, be similar in appearance and be of similar quality of workmanship as in the original structure.
(8) Dwellings must include storage area, either in the basement, in an attic area, in closet areas or in a separate fully enclosed structure. Such storage area shall be at least 5% of the total square footage of interior living area of the dwelling or 525 cubic feet, whichever is less.
(9) Sixty percent of the roof configuration shall be a minimum of 2.5 inches per every twelve inches of run-slope and shall meet or exceed all applicable roof snow load and strength requirements.
(d) Design Standards.
(1) The dwelling shall be aesthetically compatible in design and appearance with adjacent existing residential buildings. Aesthetic compatibility shall not be construed to prohibit innovative design concepts involving, nor limit such matters as solar energy, view, unique land contour or relief from the common or standard designed home.
(2) The aesthetic compatibility of design and appearance shall be determined by the Planning and Zoning Administrator upon review of the plans submitted for a particular dwelling.
(3) Determination of incompatibility of a particular dwelling may be appealed by an aggrieved party to the Zoning Board of Appeals within a period of fifteen days of the receipt of notice of the Planning and Zoning Administrators decision.
(e) Exemption for Mobile Home Parks. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a mobile home located in a licensed mobile home park, except to the extent required by State or Federal law.
(Ord. 10-2020. Passed 11-24-20; Ord. 03-2023. Passed 5-2-23; Ord. 12-2023. Passed 10-17-23.)