(a) The mobile home park shall be developed with sites averaging five thousand five hundred (5,500) square feet per mobile home unit. This five thousand five hundred (5,500) square feet for any one (1) site may be reduced by twenty (20) percent provided that the individual site shall be equal to at least four thousand four hundred (4,400) square feet. For each square foot of land gained through the reduction of a site below five thousand five hundred (5,500) square feet, at least an equal amount of land shall be dedicated as open space. This open space shall be in addition to that required under R 125.1946, Rule 946, and R 125.1941 and R 125.1944, Rules 941 and 944, of the Michigan Administrative Code.
(b) There shall be not less than seven hundred twenty (720) square feet of floor area within each mobile home. The floor area of any porch, sun deck, or other structure shall not be used to meet the seven hundred twenty (720) foot requirement.
(c) The placement of mobile homes within a mobile home park shall observe the following internal setback requirements:
(1) Twenty (20) feet from any part of an attached or detached structure of an adjacent mobile home which is used for living purposes.
(2) Ten (10) feet from an on-site parking space of an adjacent mobile home site.
(3) Ten (10) feet from a detached structure or accessory building which is not used for living purposes.
(4) Fifty (50) feet from a permanent building.
(5) Ten (10) feet from the edge of an internal road.
(6) Seven (7) feet from a parking bay.
(7) Seven (7) feet from a common pedestrian walkway.
(d) Mobile home parks shall be landscaped as follows:
(1) If the mobile home park abuts an existing residential development, the park shall be required to provide screening along the park boundary abutting the residential development.
(2) If the park abuts a non-residential development, the park need not provide screening.
(3) In all cases, however, a park shall provide screening along the park boundary abutting a public right-of-way.
The landscaping shall consist of evergreen trees or shrubs a minimum of three (3) feet in height which are spaced so they provide a continuous screen at maturity. Alternative screening devices may be utilized if they conceal the mobile home park as effectively as the required landscaping described above.
(e) Open space shall be provided as required by Rule 946 of the Mobile Home Commission and shall be designated on the site plan. Should recreational areas also be proposed, these shall also be shown on the plans.
(f) All roadways or streets within the park shall be constructed and paved in accordance with American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) specifications specified in Rule 922 of the Mobile Home Commission.
(g) The mobile home park shall be provided with a walk system consisting of thirty-six (36) inch minimum width concrete sidewalks parallel to and along one (1) side of all collector streets within the park and connecting to the park, recreation, and service facilities. Walks connecting the entrance of each mobile home to the balance of the park walk system shall be designed per Mobile Home Commission rules.
All such walks shall be constructed in accordance with and in conformance with Rule 928 of the Mobile Home Commission.
(h) Each mobile home site shall conform with Mobile Home Commission requirements of Rule 602 for installation of mobile homes.
(i) The grounds of a mobile home park shall be graded to drain properly.
All storm sewers shall be constructed in accordance with Parts 2 through 4 of the Michigan Department of Public Health (MDPH) mobile home park standards, by the developer.
(j) Site built single-family dwellings may be located in a mobile home park as follows:
(1) One (1) single-family dwelling may be permitted for the exclusive use of the mobile home park owner or manager in a park of thirty (30) acres or less.
(2) Two (2) single-family dwellings may be permitted for the exclusive use of the park owner, manager or caretaker in a park in excess of thirty (30) acres.
(3) Any such dwellings shall comply in all respects with the requirements for single-family dwellings in the A-3 Residential District.
(Res. 24-95. Passed 2-13-95.)