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Editor's Note: This article was created by Ord. No. ZO17-1,
eff. 5-15-2017, by moving already effective sections here from another
part of this chapter.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Mobile home parks are permitted planned unit developments provided
they are in conformance with all state statutes and regulations governing
mobile home parks, including the Mobile Home Commission Act (MCL § 125.2301
et seq.) and this chapter.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Each mobile home park shall be owned and operated as one entity
or on a condominium basis. Each mobile home park shall contain a minimum
of 50 mobile home lots at first occupancy.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
All mobile home parks shall provide and maintain as a minimum,
a seventy-five-foot landscaped setback from any street right-of-way
line that borders the park and a fifty-foot landscaped buffer zone
where the park boundary is adjacent to neighboring properties. The
Township Board may require that an additional landscaped setback be
provided. The landscaping shall consist of deciduous or evergreen
trees that reach a minimum of five feet in height and five feet in
width in one growing season. Such trees shall be spaced so they provide
a continuous screen from adjacent streets. Alternative screening devices
may be utilized if they conceal the mobile home park as effectively
as the required landscaping described in this section.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Each mobile home lot shall have a minimum lot area of 4,750
square feet and a minimum width of 50 feet at the front setback line.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
No mobile home in any mobile home park shall contain less than
600 square feet of living area nor have outside dimensions of less
than 12 feet in width and 50 feet in length.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
The front yard of each mobile home lot shall be no less than
20 feet as measured from the nearest edge of the street pavement to
the nearest wall of the mobile home. The rear yard of each lot shall
be no less than 10 feet. The nonentry side of a mobile home shall
have a side yard of no less than 10 feet and the entry side shall
have a side yard of no less than 26 feet. In the case of a double
wide mobile home, side yard requirements shall be met by the provision
of larger lots sufficient in width to meet these requirements.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Where a mobile home is bounded by two streets, the front yard
requirement shall be met for each street. No fence, structure, or
planting over 30 inches in height shall be located on any corner lot
within the required front yards.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
If two-way traffic is to be accommodated, the street pavement
width shall be no less than 22 feet. If only one-way traffic is to
be accommodated, the street pavement width shall be no less than 20
feet.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Parking shall be provided in off-street parking bays with two
parking bays for each mobile home. Each parking bay shall be no less
than 200 square feet in area. Each parking bay shall be conveniently
located in relation to the mobile home for which it is provided. In
addition to the two required off-street parking bays, one additional
parking space is permitted on the mobile home lot, provided it is
a hard surface area containing at least 200 square feet of area.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Each mobile home park shall have a minimum of two access streets
that enter from a primary or secondary arterial street as designated
in the Township general land use and circulation plan, as amended,
and provide a continuous route of travel throughout the park. No ingress
or egress shall be provided via collector streets as designed in the
Township general land use and circulation plan, as amended.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
A maximum of one identification sign is allowed at each access
point to the mobile home park. Each such sign shall not exceed 30
square feet in area and shall not be illuminated by any light source
other than a continuous indirect white light. In those cases where
signs are intended to be read from both sides, the combined total
area of both signs when combined shall not exceed 30 square feet.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
The business of selling new and/or used mobile homes as a commercial
operation in connection with the operation of a mobile home park is
prohibited. Mobile homes located on the lots within the mobile home
park may be sold by the owner or operator of the park provided no
more than five are offered for sale at any one time. This section
shall not prohibit the sale of a new or used mobile home by a resident
of a mobile home park.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
All public and private utilities shall be installed underground.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Each mobile home shall be provided with a continuous pad of
four-inch-thick concrete running the full length and width of the
mobile home. In lieu of a continuous concrete pad, concrete piers
four inches thick may be provided if they run the full length of the
mobile home. Each pad shall be equipped with hurricane anchors or
tie down equipment capable of being connected to the mobile home to
secure the home during high winds. Decorative skirting which is ascetically
pleasing shall be installed along the base of each mobile home sufficient
to hide the under carriage and supports from view.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Paved sidewalks shall be provided throughout each mobile home
park. Sidewalks shall be a minimum of four feet in width, be adjacent
to each street, and be laid out such that they connect the recreation
area, common open spaces and the community building with mobile home
sites.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
All streets and parking areas in a mobile home park shall be
surfaced with asphalt or concrete.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Each mobile home park shall provide an effective system of garbage
and rubbish storage, collection, and disposal.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Each mobile home park shall be provided with sufficient lighting
to illuminate all parking bays, streets and sidewalks.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Each mobile home park shall have a master underground television
antenna system. Exterior television antennas shall not be permitted
on individual mobile homes.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
All exposed ground surfaces in the mobile home park must be
sodden, seeded or covered with ornamental stone. One shade tree at
least 10 feet in height when planted shall be provided for each two
mobile home sites.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
(a)Â
An adequate storm drainage system, including necessary storm sewers,
drain inlets, manholes, culverts, bridges, and other appurtenances,
shall be provided. The Ottawa County Drain Commissioner shall establish
the requirements for each particular mobile home park.
(b)Â
Construction of storm drainage systems shall be in accordance with
the standards and specifications adopted by the Ottawa County Drain
Commissioner. All proposed storm drainage construction plans for mobile
home parks shall be approved by the Ottawa County Drain Commissioner.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Each mobile home lot shall be equipped with a storage building
with a length of no less than eight feet and no more than 12 feet
and a width of no less than eight feet and no more than 10 feet, or,
in lieu thereof, a minimum of 350 cubic feet of storage area in a
central storage building. The height of such storage building shall
not exceed eight feet. Such storage building shall be placed or constructed
within the required rear or entry side yard. No storage building shall
be located closer than five feet to any lot line or closer than three
feet to the mobile home. All storage buildings shall be erected, constructed
and secured in conformance with all state construction codes and other
ordinances.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
All mobile home parks shall contain a storage area for the storage
of campers, trailers, motor homes, boats, snowmobiles and other vehicles
ordinarily towed or driven for a special purpose. The storage of these
vehicles in the mobile home park is specifically prohibited except
in the storage area. The storage area shall be screened by a solid
type fence five feet in height around its perimeter or by some other
screening device that is approved by the Township Board as part of
its approval of the planned unit development.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Each mobile home park shall include a recreation area or areas
equal in size to no less than 10% of the total gross usable park area.
Required setbacks or buffer zones may not be used for the required
recreation areas. All recreation areas shall be centrally located,
well drained, accessible to all residents of the mobile home park,
and improved with playground equipment and other facilities for all
age groups. In no case shall any intensive use playground equipment
be located closer than 50 feet to any mobile home.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord.
No. Z-52, eff. 9-5-2003]
Each mobile home park shall have a community building to provide
a tornado shelter of sufficient size to provide a safe refuge for
all mobile home park residents. Such a building may also house offices
and other facilities that are necessary for the management of a mobile
home park.
