[Code 1979, § 5.281]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
TRAILER COACH PARK
Any plot of ground upon which more than two trailer coaches,
occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located.
TRAILER COACH (MOBILE HOME)
Any vehicle designed, used or so constructed as to permit
its being used as a conveyance upon the public streets or highways
and duly licensable as such, and constructed in such a manner as will
permit occupancy thereof as a dwelling or sleeping place for one or
more persons.
[Code 1979, § 5.282]
Trailer coach parks may be established within the City in districts
hereafter zoned which specifically provide for trailer coach parks,
upon application to the City, and compliance with the provisions of
MCL 125.2301 et seq., as amended, and, provided further, that the
development plans can meet the standards of this article.
[Code 1979, § 5.283]
The location and development of any trailer coach park in violation
of any of the provisions of this article is hereby declared to be
a public nuisance per se, and shall be abated by order of any court
of competent jurisdiction.
[Code 1979, § 5.284]
No land shall be utilized for the erection, construction, operation
and/or maintenance of a trailer coach park, as defined by the laws
of the state, except upon application for a permit and approval from
the City Council, signed by the person seeking the permit and by the
owner and legal title holder of the property sought to be used for
such purpose.
[Code 1979, § 5.285]
Every application for a permit under this article shall be accompanied
by a sketch or plan indicating the location of roadways, trailer coach
sites, service facilities, etc., and shall be in sufficient detail
to allow the City to determine compliance with the various sections
of this article.
[Code 1979, § 5.286]
All trailer coach parks shall be located on a well-drained site,
properly graded to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant
pools of water. In addition, all trailer coach parks shall have direct
access to a major street, as designated by the street administrator
of the City, or a state highway, by directly abutting thereon.
[Code 1979, § 5.289]
The park owner shall provide enclosed waterproof structures
for storage of goods of the inhabitants, which shall not exceed four
feet in width, three feet in depth and five feet in height, which
shall be uniform as to size and location throughout the trailer coach
site. All storage facilities shall be kept clean and shall be maintained
in a good condition and kept painted. In addition, other adequate
storage structures may be provided elsewhere in the park, for additional
storage of the inhabitants. Storage of articles underneath any trailer
coach shall be prohibited.
[Code 1979, § 5.292]
The trailer coach shall be skirted and such skirting shall be
in accordance with the building inspector's approval, and so
constructed and attached to the trailer coach as to make it impossible
for the entrance of rodents. One access door to the skirting shall
be installed along such skirting at intervals of 20 feet so as to
provide cross ventilation. Permits for the construction of skirting
shall be issued by the City upon filing an application therefor and
payment of a fee of $0.05 per square foot of the floor area to be
enclosed. Each trailer coach shall be jacked up in a uniform manner
and shall not be placed on a permanent foundation.
[Code 1979, § 5.296]
A site plan as described in §
46-82 shall be submitted to the City Planning Commission for review and approval before it is submitted to the City Council as provided for in §
46-82.
[Code 1979, § 5.297]
Prior to the issuance of a permit for construction of a trailer
coach park, a site plan shall be submitted to the City Council for
approval and in accordance with the following:
(1) Every site plan submitted to the City Council shall
be in accordance with the requirements of this article. No site plan
shall be approved until it has been reviewed by the building inspector,
fire department, police department and City engineer, for compliance
with the standards of their respective departments.
(2) The following information shall be included on the
site plan:
a. A scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet.
b. The area of the site in acres.
c. Date, north point and scale.
d. The dimensions of all lot and property lines, showing
the relationship of the subject property to abutting properties.
e. The location of all existing and proposed structures
on the subject property and all existing structures within 100 feet
of the subject property.
f. The location and dimensions of all existing and proposed
service drives, sidewalks, parking areas, greenbelts and individual
trailer home sites.
g. The location and right-of-way widths of all abutting
streets.
h. The names and addresses of the architect, planner,
designer, engineer or person responsible for the preparation of the
site plan.
(3) In the process of reviewing the site plan, the City
Council shall consider:
a. The location and design of driveways providing vehicular
ingress to and egress from the site, in relation to streets giving
access to the site, and in relation to pedestrian traffic.
b. The traffic circulation features within the site and
location of automobile parking areas; and may make such requirements
with respect to any matter as will ensure:
1. Safety and convenience of both vehicular and pedestrian
traffic within the site and relation to access streets.
2. Satisfactory and harmonious relationships between development
on the site and existing and prospective development of contiguous
land and adjacent neighborhoods.
(4) Actual construction of the trailer coach park shall
be in accordance with the site plan. Any minor deviation from the
site plan shall require the approval of the City Council.
[Code 1979, § 5.298]
All trailer court developments shall further comply with other
applicable provisions of this Code.