1278.12 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE HOME PARKS.
   (a)   All mobile home sites and all other buildings shall be connected to the water system of the City, if it is available to the park, or to other State-approved system.
      (1)   The park water system shall conform to Parts 2 through 4 of the MDPH mobile home park standards.
      (2)   Fire hydrants shall be included using the same requirements for their location, provided that City water is available.
   (b)   All mobile home sites and all other buildings shall be connected to the sanitary sewerage system of the City, if it is available to the park, or to other State-approved systems. The park sanitary sewerage system shall conform to MDPH mobile home park standards.
   (c)   No mobile home shall be occupied for dwelling purposes unless the mobile home is placed on a site or lot and connected to water, sanitary sewer, electrical, and other facilities as may be necessary or prior to Building Official inspection and permit approval.
   (d)   Street lighting shall be provided and paid for by the owner of the park and shall be approved by the Mobile Home Commission as to the adequacy of illumination.
   (e)   Street name signs shall be provided by the owner at all street intersections in accordance with Mobile Home Commission requirements. Park street names shall not duplicate or be confusingly similar to the name of any existing street within the area served by the Post Office or the Fire Authority.
   (f)   Fences on individual home sites shall be uniform in height, not to exceed thirty-six (36) inches, and shall be constructed in such a manner as to provide fire-fighters an access of at least two (2) access gates.
   (g)   Mobile home parks shall be located with access to State trunkline, county primary road, or major street as determined by the Planning Commission.
   (h)   There shall be a maximum of one (1) sign per roadway frontage with an entrance which shall bear only the name of the mobile home park. Such a sign shall be located from the street a distance equal to the setbacks established in Rule 944(2) of the Mobile Home Commission rules and may be lighted, provided that the source of light is not visible and is not of the flashing or intermittent type.
   (i)   The business of selling new and/or used mobile homes as a commercial operation in connection with the operation of a mobile home development is prohibited. New or used mobile homes located on lots within the mobile home development to be used and occupied on that site may be sold by a licensed dealer and/or broker. This subsection shall not prohibit the sale of a used mobile home by a resident of a mobile home development, provided the development permits the sale.
   (j)   All requirements of Act 96 of the Public Acts of 1987, as amended, shall apply.
   (k)   The owner or operator of any mobile home park shall be responsible for all street construction and street maintenance within the confines of the mobile home park; shall be responsible for all snow removal within the confines of the mobile home park; and shall be responsible for picking up trash and garbage within the confines of the mobile home park.
   (l)   No mobile home shall be occupied by more than one (1) family.
   (m)   If boats, boat trailers and utility trailers are permitted to be parked within the mobile home park, adequate parking spaces for such vehicles in a central or collective parking area shall be provided. This area shall be in addition to the automobile parking requirements of this Zoning Code and shall be adequately locked, fenced and permanently buffered.
   (n)   Each mobile home shall have a safe and unobstructed primary exit and emergency exit located away from the primary exit.
   (o)   Electrical and utility service shall be underground and designed and installed in conformance with the standards established in Rules 932(a), 934(a), 935(a), 937(2)(a) and 940 of the Mobile Home Commission.
   (p)   All gas distribution lines shall be located underground. Each mobile home lot so served shall have the service line located underground to a connection point below the mobile home. Any line running between such connection point and the mobile home shall be supported so it can not be abraded by the pad surface. If fuel oil is used, it shall be supplied from a central storage tank, with underground distribution and service lines to the individual mobile home sites, and shall be subject to the same requirements given herein for gas lines. The use of independent bottled gas service for individual mobile homes is prohibited. All heating systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with Rules 934 and 940 of the Mobile Home Commission.
   (q)   Each mobile home site shall be provided with approved garbage containers per Mobile Home Commission rules. The containers shall be kept in a sanitary condition at all times.
      (1)   It shall be the responsibility of the mobile home park operator to ensure that garbage containers do not overflow.
      (2)   Exterior property areas shall be maintained free from organic and inorganic material that might become a health, accident or fire hazard.
   (r)   No domestic animals or house pets shall be allowed to run at large or commit any nuisance within the limits of the mobile home park.
   (s)   Park grounds shall be maintained in a neat condition at all times.
   (t)   Every park shall be equipped at all times with fire extinguishing equipment in good working order, of a type, size and number and so located within the park as to be in compliance with the applicable regulations of the Rules 702a and 703 of the Mobile Home Commission.
      (1)   No open fire shall be permitted at any place which may endanger life or property.
      (2)   No fire shall be left unattended at any time.
   (u)   No home occupations shall be conducted in any mobile home, except as permitted and approved as a conditional use.
   (v)   Skirting on each mobile home shall be required, to be installed within ninety (90) days of being placed on its site and shall conform to Rule 604 of the Mobile Home Commission.
   (w)   Expandable units on mobile homes may be utilized, provided that the minimum spacing between mobile homes as herein provided is maintained.
   (x)   There shall be no storage of any kind underneath any mobile home and each mobile home shall be maintained in a clean and presentable condition at all times.
   (y)   No personal property shall be stored outside or under any mobile home. Storage sheds may be used to store property but need not be supplied by the owner of the mobile home development.
   (z)   Two (2) access points shall be provided to the public thoroughfare to allow a secondary access for emergency vehicles. A boulevard entrance extending to the first intersection of interior park roads shall be interpreted as satisfying this requirement.
(Res. 24-95. Passed 2-13-95.)