Consistent with the city's goal to provide a mix of housing styles, types, and densities to accommodate the residential needs of all groups, 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.

No land and/or buildings in the RM-2 District shall be used, erected, altered or converted, in whole or in part, except for the following purposes by right:

A.

Manufactured homes located in a state-licensed manufactured home park.

B.

Manufactured home parks in accordance with the requirements of section 8.5.

C.

Family day care homes.

D.

State licensed residential family care facilities; provided that such facility is not located closer than one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet from an existing or proposed similar state licensed residential facility, including group care facilities, but not including state licensed residential facilities caring for four (4) or less minors.

E.

Accessory buildings, structures, and uses.

F.

Community gardens.

(Ord. No. 518, § 4, 1-18-11)

No land and/or buildings in the RM-2 district shall be used, except for the following purposes when approved by the planning commission in accordance with the requirements of chapter 17.

A.

Utility and public service buildings, without storage yards, but not including essential public services such as poles, wires, and underground utility systems.

B.

State licensed residential group home care facilities.

C.

Radio, television, and cellular communication towers.

D.

Alternative energy system, intended to sell or provide fifty (50) percent or more of the energy that is generated to a utility provider regulated by the Michigan Public Service Commission

(Ord. No. 517, § 3, 1-4-11)

All permitted uses and special land uses are subject to the following site development requirements:

A.

Site plan review is required for manufactured home parks and all special land uses in accordance with chapter 16, section 16.1.

B.

Landscaping and screening is required in accordance with chapter 16, section 16.2.

C.

Parking is required in accordance with chapter 16, section 16.3.

D.

Signs are permitted in accordance with the requirements of chapter 16, section 16.4.

A.

All manufactured home parks shall comply with the applicable requirements of Public Act 96 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1987, as amended, provided further that said developments meet the standards and conditions and all other provisions as herein established.

B.

The parking of more than one (> 1) manufactured home on a single parcel of land or on two (2) or more adjoining parcels of land under common ownership shall be illegal in the city, irrespective of the requirements of any other ordinance of the city, unless such parcel or parcels of land shall have been approved as a licensed manufactured home park under the provisions of this chapter.

C.

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. Said permit shall be for a one (1) year duration. Such 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 city council for each manufactured home park lot.

D.

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 makes complete compliance impossible. In such case, the zoning administrator may 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.

E.

All applications for manufactured home parks must be approved by the city council, upon the recommendation of the planning commission, in accordance with the provisions of this section.

F.

The planning commission and city council shall consider the following standards when considering an application for a manufactured home park:

1.

Whether the proposal is in accordance with the city master plan.

2.

Whether the proposal meets all the design standards of this ordinance, other applicable local codes, regulations, and ordinances, and applicable state and federal requirements.

3.

Whether the density of the proposed development could adversely affect adjacent properties and land uses.

4.

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.

5.

Whether the proposed development produces excessive demands on available fire and police protection or other community services.

6.

Whether the traffic characteristics of the proposed development may create a hazard or place an excessive burden on adjacent public roads or pedestrian facilities.

G.

Manufactured home park requirements. All manufactured home parks shall be designed and developed in accordance with the following requirements:

1.

Minimum site size for a manufactured home park shall be ten (10) acres.

2.

A minimum of fifty (50) manufactured home sites shall be provided in the manufactured home park.

3.

Each manufactured home park site shall have direct access to an arterial or collector street as defined on the city master plan.

4.

No access to the site shall be located closer than two hundred (200) feet from the centerline of the intersection of any arterial street.

5.

Minimum street widths within the manufactured home park shall be in accordance with the following schedule:

6.

All streets within the manufactured home park shall be of bituminous aggregate or similar surface, meeting city 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.

7.

Maximum height for any permanent building shall not exceed one (1) story or twenty-five (25) feet, whichever is greater.

8.

Each manufactured home lot, exclusive of streets shall have a minimum size of five thousand (5,000) square feet and a minimum width of forty (40) feet. No more than one (1) manufactured home shall be parked on any one (1) lot, and no manufactured home shall be occupied by more than one (1) family.

9.

The minimum setback between 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 shall be twenty (20) feet from the inside of the sidewalk; and the minimum spacing from any rear lot line shall be ten (10) feet, and from the side lot line on the entry side ten (10) feet, and from the side lot line on the non-entry side, five (5) feet.

10.

The nearest building of the manufactured home park shall be set back a minimum of one hundred (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.

11.

Each lot shall front on sidewalks at least four (4) feet in width, located directly next to and parallel to the street.

12.

Each lot shall provide a minimum of two (2) off-street, paved parking spaces.

13.

The front, rear, and side yards of every lot shall be landscaped with grass and properly maintained thereafter. At least one (1) shade tree shall be provided for every two (2) lots. Trees shall be located to provide shade for manufactured home park sites.

14.

The manufactured home park shall provide a minimum of a fifty (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 (5) feet in height. No part of this strip shall be used for any structure, right-of-way, drive, or parking space. The strip shall be maintained by the owner and/or operator of the manufactured home park.

H.

Utility standards. The following utility standards shall apply to all manufactured home parks:

1.

All utilities shall be underground.

2.

All lots shall be provided with a municipal public water and sanitary sewer service, and all manufactured homes shall be connected thereto. These shall be connected with an approved public water and sanitary sewer service system. All expense of installation and connection shall be borne by the owner or operator of the manufactured home park in accordance with procedures established by the city council.

3.

The manufactured 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. All storm drainage and surface drainage facilities shall be approved by the Ionia County Drain Commission.

I.

Manufactured home standards.

1.

All manufactured homes within the manufactured home park shall be set up in accordance with the State of Michigan Mobile Home Commission rules and regulations applicable to manufactured home pad design and set up.

2.

All manufactured homes shall have a minimum width of twenty (20) feet across any horizontal surface, exclusive of carports or overhangs.

J.

Recreation and shelter facilities.

1.

The manufactured home park shall contain one (1) or more recreation and common playground areas intended primarily for the use of the residents of the manufactured home park residents. A minimum of two hundred fifty (250) square feet for every manufactured home park lot shall be provided. Buffer strip areas shall not be counted toward this requirement.

K.

Manufactured home sales.

1.

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.

2.

Nothing contained in this ordinance shall be deemed as prohibiting the sale of a manufactured home located on a manufactured home lot by the individual owner or his agent, or those home occupants as permitted in this ordinance, provided that a manufactured home commercial sales lot shall not be permitted in conjunction with any manufactured home park.