(a) Review Standards. In addition to the standards of this chapter, the Planning Commission and Council shall consider the following standards when considering an application for a manufactured housing development or a mobile home park. Wherever the standards and requirements of this chapter shall exceed State and Federal requirements, the standards of this chapter shall apply:
(1)Whether the proposal meets all the design standards of this chapter, other applicable local codes, regulations, and ordinances, and applicable State and Federal requirements.
(2)Whether the proposed development can be reasonably expected to constitute a health hazard or public nuisance to adjacent properties because of inappropriate or inadequate sanitation and/or drainage facilities.
(3) Whether the traffic characteristics of the proposed development can be expected to create a hazard or cause traffic operations of adjacent public streets to result in an unacceptable level of service.
(b) General Requirements and Procedures.
(1) Land and/or buildings in a manufactured housing development or mobile home park may be used for manufactured or mobile homes located in a State-licensed manufactured or mobile home park, and any accessory buildings, structures, and uses.
(2 ) The parking of more than one (1) manufactured or mobile home on a single parcel of land or on two (2) or more adjoining parcels of land under common ownership shall be illegal, unless such parcel or parcels of land shall have been approved as a licensed manufactured or mobile home park under these Codified Ordinances.
(3) The “manufactured/mobile home park occupancy permit” shall be issued by the Building Superintendent only after inspection of the premises, and after making a finding that the conditions as set forth below have been fulfilled and complied with by the developer. The Planning Commission shall require the submission of a performance bond covering the cost of the necessary improvements, provided that such improvements are completed within six (6) months from the date of the request for the permit.
(4) All applications for manufactured housing developments or mobile home parks must be approved by Council, upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Design Standards. All manufactured housing developments or mobile home parks shall be designed and developed in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) The minimum site size for a manufactured housing development or a mobile home park shall be ten (10) acres.
(2) All manufactured or mobile homes shall have a minimum width of twenty (20) feet across any horizontal surface, exclusive of carports or overhangs.
(3) The maximum height of manufactured or mobile homes shall be twenty (20) feet; accessory buildings shall not exceed fourteen (14) feet in height.
(4) Streets and sidewalks within a manufactured housing development or mobile home park shall meet the requirements of the Michigan Manufactured Housing Commission.
(5) Each manufactured or mobile home shall have two (2) off-street parking spaces which shall be paved and shall not obstruct access along required sidewalks.
(6) Each manufactured or mobile home lot, exclusive of streets, shall have a minimum size of four-thousand, five-hundred (4,500) square feet, and a minimum width of forty-five (45) feet, increased to fifty-five (55) feet for corner lots. The minimum area of such lots shall be calculated exclusive of streets, public sidewalks, other required facilities and common or recreation areas. Not more than one (1) manufactured or mobile home shall be parked on any one (1) lot, and no manufactured or mobile home shall be occupied by more than one (1) family.
(7) All manufactured or mobile homes and accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from any property line or public street right-of-way.
(8) The minimum setback between any part of any manufactured or mobile home and/or structure permanently or temporarily attached thereto (excluding hitch), or used in conjunction therewith, including, but not limited to, storage sheds, cabanas, and porches, shall be fifteen (15) feet from the near (home side) edge of the sidewalk; the minimum setback from any rear lot line shall be ten (10) feet, from the side lot line on the entry side, fifteen (15) feet, and from the side lot line on the non-entry side, five (5) feet.
(9) Landscaping and screening along the right-of-way frontage and along adjacent property lines as required for multiple-family developments shall be in accordance with Section 1296.03, Landscaping Standards, of this Zoning Code. The front, rear, and side yards of every lot shall be landscaped with grass and properly maintained thereafter. At least one (1) shade tree with a minimum caliper of two and one-half (2 ½) inches shall be provided for every two (2) lots, located to provide shade for manufactured housing development or mobile home park sites.
(10) A minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total site area shall be developed as common open space in the form of greenbelts, buffer zones, and recreation space. A manufactured housing development or mobile home park shall include recreation space equal to three hundred (300) square feet for each manufactured or mobile home site. This recreation area shall have an average width of not less than half its average length, and shall be developed with recreational facilities and fields, and maintained by the management.
(11) All utilities shall be underground.
(12) All lots shall be provided with municipal public water and sanitary sewer service in accordance with the Michigan Public Health Code, and all manufactured or mobile homes shall be connected thereto. These shall be connected with an approved public water and sanitary sewer service system.
(13) The manufactured housing development or mobile home park shall provide sufficient storm sewer facilities, independent of sanitary sewers, to prevent flooding of either streets or lots. On-site stormwater detention or retention may be required where deemed necessary by the City Engineer.
(14) Containers for refuse storage screened by a six (6)-foot decorative masonry wall with a gate of opaque material shall be provided within one-hundred-fifty (150) feet of each manufactured or mobile home.
(15)A manufactured or mobile home sales lot shall not be permitted in conjunction with any manufactured housing development or mobile home park.
(Res. 98-529A. Passed 12-21-98.)