Section 6-6.01: Purpose

A new Manufactured Home Park District may be established by amendments to the official zoning in accordance with the procedures, requirements, and limitations set forth in the Zoning Act and this Ordinance. Manufactured home communities, with accessory uses permitted in this section, may be established and shall be operated subject to the requirements and imitations set forth in the Manufactured Home Commission Act, (MCL 125.2301 et seq., MSA 19.855(101) et seq.), rules promulgated by the State Manufactured Home Commission and this Ordinance.

Section 6-6.02 : Uses

Intent:

It is intended that the uses permitted within a Manufactured Home Community District be located, designed and improved as to provide a desirable residential environment, protection from potentially adverse neighboring influences, protection for adjacent properties, access for vehicular traffic without traversing local streets in adjoining residential neighborhoods, and accessibility to public facilities, places of employment and facilities for meeting commercial and service needs equivalent to that of other forms of residential development.

Uses	Manufactured Home Park District
Uses	Uses By Right	Development Requirements
Residential	Manufactured home parks Home occupations	See Chapter 3 “General Provisions”
Government & Institutional	Park, plaza, square, playground, walkway and similar uses
Financial, Medical and Professional Office and Related Services	Office for manufactured home park	Shall not exceed 1,500 sq. ft. GFA\|
Personal Service	Coin operated laundry	Intended to serve only persons residing within the development and are designed, located and improved so as to protect the character of the community and the surrounding neighborhood.
Retail Sales	Convenience retail	Shall not exceed 3,000 sq. ft. UFA.
		Shall have no signs or advertising visible form adjacent public streets.
		Shall have a minimum site area of 10,000 sq. ft.

Section 6-6.03: Development Requirements

All manufactured home park developments shall comply with the applicable requirements of Public Act No. 96 of 1987 (MCL 125.2301 et seq., MSA 19.855(101) et seq.) and the rules promulgated by the State Manufactured Home Commission.

Site Feature	Entire MHP Site	Dwelling Unit Requirements	Other Uses Within Park
Minimum Site Area	10 acres	3,500 sq. ft.	2,000 sq. ft.
Front Yard Setback	50 ft.	5 ft.	20 ft.
Side Yard Setback	25 ft.	15 ft.	20 ft.
Rear Yard Setback	25 ft.	15 ft.	20 ft.
Height	–	15 ft.	25 ft.
Minimum floor area	–	720 sq. ft. per unit	–

Open Space

At least 10% of the total MHP area shall be preserved as contiguous open space. The contiguous open space may be located anywhere within the MPH but shall not be located on the perimeter of the site.

Section 6-6.04: Accessory Provisions

Signs

See Chapter 2 “Definitions” and Chapter 3 “General Provisions”

Signs	Development Requirement
Development Identification	One sign, not to exceed 50 sq. ft., and 6 ft. in height is permitted. The sign shall be set back from the public right-of-way by at least 5 ft.
Wall	Wall signs for nonresidential buildings shall not exceed 20% of the wall area to which it is attached with a maximum of 20 sq. ft. No other wall signs are permitted.
Real Estate	One sign per dwelling unit is permitted not exceeding 6 sq. ft. in area.
Political	One sign per issue or candidate not exceeding 6 sq. ft. in area.

Parking

See Chapter 3 “General Provisions”

Parking	Development Requirement
Location	Off-street parking shall be located at least 40 ft. from any public right-of-way.
Number	Use
	Retail Sales	1 space per 500 sq. ft. of UFA
	Personal Service	1 spaces per 300 sq. ft. of UFA
	Office	2 spaces per dwelling unit
	Residential	1 space per each 5 home sites
	Visitor Parking	1 space per each 5 home sites
	Government and Institutional	1 space per 3 persons by seating capacity in the largest assembly area; if no assembly area, 2 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. UFA

Streets and Sidewalks

Streets & Sidewalks	Required Street Width		Other Requirements
With no on-street parking	One way	20 ft.	All streets within the manufactured home park shall be of bituminous aggregate or similar surface.
With no on-street parking	Two way	20 ft.
Parallel parking on one side of street	One way	30 ft.	Each manufactured home park site shall have direct access to a primary, all season, road.
Parallel parking on one side of street	Two way	26 ft.
Parallel parking on both sides of street	One way	36 ft.	Each lot shall front on sidewalks at least 5 ft. in width, located directly next to and parallel to the street.
Parallel parking on both sides of street	Two way	36 ft.

Landscaping / Screening

See Chapter 3 “General Provisions” for General Requirements

Landscaping/Screening	Requirements
Street Trees (MHP internal streets)	One 2 ½ inch caliper street tree shall be provided and located at each 30 foot interval of street frontage. Street trees may be located at 40 foot intervals if they are 4 inches or greater caliper at planting.	Spacing may be varied for individual site conditions provided the minimum number of trees is provided.
Street Trees (MHP internal streets)	Street trees may be located at 40 foot intervals if they are 4 inches or greater caliper at planting.
Dwelling Unit Sites	At least one shade tree shall be provided for every 2 lots. Trees shall be located to provide shade for manufactured home park sites.
Parking Areas	In order to enclose the portion of the parking exposed to view of public streets, parking lots visible from a public street or adjacent residential districts shall be screened by a decorative masonry wall no greater than 3 ft. high, constructed at the edge of the parking area facing the street or district.	Landscaping of the same height (at planting) may be used if it screens the parking area with at least 75% opacity.
Screening	Exterior trash disposal areas/equipment shall be enclosed by brick, decorative concrete, or a material that matches the material of the main building. The enclosure shall be a minimum of 6 ft. high, with 3 sides with a gate on the fourth side.

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