(A) Description and purpose. The Manufactured Home Park District is intended to provide regulations for manufactured home residential developments to provide for additional variety in housing opportunities and choices.
(B) Permitted uses. Land and/or buildings in the MHP District may be used for the following purposes as permitted uses:
(1) Manufactured homes located in a state-licensed manufactured home park;
(2) Manufactured home parks in accordance with the requirements of division (D) below;
(3) State licensed residential family care facilities; and
(4) Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to any permitted or special land use.
(C) Special land uses. Land and/or buildings in the MHP District may be used for the following purpose, following approval by the Planning Commission as a special land use as regulated by §§ 155.130 through 155.136: utility and public service buildings, without storage yards, but not including essential public services such as poles, wires, and underground utility systems.
(D) Regulations for licensed manufactured home parks.
(1) All manufactured home parks shall comply with the applicable requirements of Public Act 96 of 1987, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.2301 through 125.2350, as amended, provided further that these developments meet the standards and conditions and all other provisions as herein established.
(2) The parking of more than one manufactured home on a single parcel of land or on two or more adjoining parcels of land under common ownership shall be illegal in the township, irrespective of the requirements of any other ordinance of the township, unless such parcel or parcels of land shall have been approved as a licensed manufactured home park under the provisions of this chapter.
(3) No manufactured home shall be occupied within the park area until such time as a manufactured home occupancy permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector. The permit shall be for a one-year duration. The permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector on payment by the owner of the manufactured home park of a fee, which shall be established from time to time by the Township Board for each manufactured home park lot.
(4) The manufactured home park occupancy permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector 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. A permit may be issued if weather conditions or other temporary obstructions make complete compliance impossible. In such case, the Zoning Administrator may require the submission of a performance guarantee, in accordance with the provisions of Section 19.09, covering the cost of the necessary improvements, provided that such improvements are completed within six months from the date of the request for the permit.
(5) All applications for manufactured home parks must be approved by the Township Board, upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission, in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(6) The Planning Commission and Township Board shall consider the following standards when considering an application for a manufactured home park:
(a) Whether the proposal is in accordance with the Master Plan;
(b) Whether the proposal meets all the design standards of this chapter, other applicable local codes, regulations, and ordinances, and applicable state and federal requirements;
(c) Whether the density of the proposed development could adversely affect adjacent properties and land uses;
(d) 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;
(e) Whether the proposed development produces excessive demands on available fire and police protection or other community services; and
(f) Whether the traffic characteristics of the proposed development may create a hazard or place an excessive burden on adjacent public roads or pedestrian facilities.
(7) All manufactured home parks shall be designed and developed in accordance with the requirements of the regulations of the State of Michigan, and the following.
(a) Minimum site size for a manufactured home park shall be ten acres.
(b) A minimum of 50 manufactured home sites shall be provided in the manufactured home park.
(c) Each manufactured home park site shall have direct access to an arterial or collector street, as defined by the County Road Commission or the Master Plan.
(d) No access to the site shall be located closer than 200 feet from the centerline of the intersection of any arterial street.
(e) Minimum street pavement widths within the manufactured home park shall be in accordance with the following schedule.
Parking Permitted | Direction | Minimum Street Pavement Width |
No on-street parking | One-way | 14 feet |
Two-way | 20 feet | |
Parallel parking on one side of street | One-way | 20 feet |
Two-way | 30 feet | |
Parallel parking on both sides of street | One-way | 26 feet |
Two-way | 36 feet |
(f) All streets within the manufactured home park shall be of bituminous aggregate or similar surface, meeting County Road Commission construction specifications. Curbing shall also be provided. Lighting shall be provided by proper posts or overhead lamps to provide adequate lighting for all streets within the manufactured home park.
(g) Each lot shall front on sidewalks at least five feet in width, located directly next to and parallel to the street.
(h) No more than one manufactured home shall be parked on any one lot, and no manufactured home shall be occupied by more than one family.
(i) The front, rear, and side yards of every lot shall be landscaped with grass and properly maintained thereafter. At least one shade tree shall be provided for every two lots. Trees shall be located to provide shade for manufactured home park sites.
(j) Setback/buffers.
1. The nearest building of the manufactured home park shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from the right-of-way of any adjacent public street. This setback shall be properly landscaped with grass and maintained by the owner and/or operator of the manufactured home park.
2. The manufactured home park shall provide a minimum of a 50-foot buffer strip separating the manufactured home park from adjacent property. This strip shall be landscaped with trees or shrubbery planted in such a manner as to provide a screen at least five feet in height. No part of this strip shall be used for any structure, right-of-way, drive, or parking space.
3. The setback area and buffer strip shall be maintained by the owner and/or operator of the manufactured home park.
(k) The following requirements shall be met for each lot.
Manufactured Home Park Lot Requirements
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Manufactured Home Park Lot Requirements
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Minimum lot area | 6,500 square feet | |||
Minimum lot width | 50 feet | |||
Maximum building height | 1 story or 25 feet, whichever is higher | |||
Required parking spaces | 2 spaces | Must be off-street and paved | ||
Setback | Front | 20 feet, measured from inside the sidewalk | Includes any part of any manufactured 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 | |
Side | Entry | 10 feet | ||
Non-entry | 5 feet | |||
Rear | 10 feet | |||
(8) The following utility standards shall apply to all manufactured home parks.
(a) All utilities shall be underground.
(b) All lots shall be served by an approved water and sanitary sewer service system, as determined by the County Health Department, and all manufactured homes shall be connected thereto. All expense of installation and connection shall be borne by the owner or operator of the manufactured home park.
(c) The manufactured home park shall provide sufficient storm sewer facilities, independent of sanitary sewers, to prevent flooding of either streets or lots. On-site storm water detention or retention may be required where deemed necessary by the Township Engineer. All storm drainage and surface drainage facilities shall be approved by the County Drain Commission.
(9) Manufactured home standards.
(a) All manufactured homes within the manufactured home park shall be set up in accordance with the State of Michigan Manufactured Home Commission rules and regulations applicable to manufactured home pad design and set up.
(b) All manufactured homes shall have a minimum width of 14 feet across any horizontal surface, exclusive of carports or overhangs.
(10) Recreation and shelter facilities. The manufactured home park shall contain one or more recreation and common playground areas intended primarily for the use of the residents of the manufactured home park residents. A minimum of 250 square feet for every manufactured home park lot shall be provided. Buffer strip areas shall not be counted toward this requirement.
(11) Inspection and permits.
(a) The Building Inspector or such other person designated by the Township Board shall inspect the manufactured home park at least once each year. The fee for such inspection shall be determined by the Township Board.
(b) In the event that the Building Inspector or such other designated person find that the condition of the manufactured home park is such that it does not comply with the safeguards and conditions as set out in this section, he or she shall serve written notice upon the owner or operator of such manufactured home park of such defects. The notice shall include a demand that such defects or deficiencies be corrected within 30 days of receipt of the notice.
(c) In the event that the owner or operator of the manufactured home park does not correct the deficiencies within the 30-day period, either the owner or operator of the manufactured home park or the Building Inspector may request that the Township Board set a date for a public hearing on the defects or deficiencies. The hearing shall be held by the Township Board, provided that the notice is given to the owner and operator of the manufactured home park, and that such notice is posted in three prominent places within the manufactured home park at least 30 days prior to the hearing.
(d) At the date of the hearing, the Township Board may amend or modify the terms of the original notice, or if the modifications thereof shall not be corrected within the 30 days allowed for corrections to be made, or any extension thereof, the township, in order to preserve the health and welfare of the residents of the township and the value of the properties of the residents within the manufactured home park, and to prevent the manufactured home park from becoming a public nuisance, may enter upon the manufactured home park and correct the defects and/or deficiencies or may revoke the approval for the manufactured home park and order it closed.
(12) Manufactured home sales.
(a) No person desiring to rent a dwelling unit site shall be required, as a condition of such rental, to purchase a manufactured home from the owner or operator of the manufactured home park as long as the manufactured home intended to be located on such site conforms in size, style, shape, price, or other such requirements as may be required by any reasonable manufactured home park rules and regulations.
(b) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed as prohibiting the sale of a manufactured home located on a manufactured home lot by the individual owner or his or her agent, or those home occupants as permitted in this chapter, provided that a manufactured home sales lot shall not be permitted in conjunction with any manufactured home park.
(13) All persons, including but not limited to township officials or police officers, whose entry upon the manufactured home park property is necessary, proper, or advisable in the execution of their governmental duties, or to the execution of work authorized by a governmental body, or for the preservation of the peace, shall have the right to enter upon and inspect the manufactured home park at all reasonable times. (See M.C.L.A. §§ 125.2307 and 125.2317)
(Ord. passed 7-30-2015)