The purpose of this district is to provide sites for manufactured housing units at appropriate locations in relationship to the existing and potential development of the surroundings while establishing an attractive residential environment.

(Ord. of 1-14-2020, § 3)

A.

Manufactured housing development.

B.

Accessory structures and uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses.

(Ord. of 1-14-2020, § 3)

The following uses shall be considered conditional and shall require conditional use approval, and shall comply with any applicable conditional use requirements of article XXV:

A.

Public, parochial and private schools including nursery schools, churches, temples, or similar places of worship, libraries, community buildings, hospitals, convalescent homes, and funeral homes;

B.

Private recreation areas, uses and facilities including country clubs, marinas, golf courses and swimming pools subject to the following:

1.

No building shall be located within 100 feet of a dwelling;

2.

Facilities such as licensed restaurants and bars may be permitted when occupying an integral part of the main structure; provided there is no exterior display or advertising of said facilities; [and]

3.

Golf fairways, swimming pools, tennis courts, boat docks, and similar uses shall be located not less than 35 feet from any property line;

C.

Public utility transformer stations, substations and gas regulator stations without service or storage yards shall comply with the requirements of this ordinance and shall be subject to the following:

A front yard setback of not less than 50 feet shall be provided (irrespective of the yard requirement of the district in which it is located) and two side yards and a rear yard shall be provided, each shall not be less than 25 feet in width. The previously mentioned conditional uses shall be landscaped with a buffer of plant materials that effectively screens the view of the use from property used for residences. The standard buffer shall consist of a landscaped strip at least six feet wide outside the perimeter of the compound. The buffer shall contain a variety of species of plants.

(Ord. of 10-9-2007, § 5)

The following requirements shall be met within a manufactured housing park district (MHPD):

A.

Preliminary development plan approval shall be required as set forth in article XIX of this ordinance. Following review of preliminary requirements and written notice of approval by the county drain commission, road commission, and the local health agency, the planning commission shall notify the developer of its action within 60 days of filing a complete application. Review of a final development plan shall occur as set forth in the State of Michigan Public Acts of 1987, Act No. 96.

B.

Off-street parking for manufactured homes as specified in article XXIV of this ordinance together with the following:

1.

All manufactured home sites shall be provided with two parking spaces.

2.

If on-site vehicle parking is provided, it shall be in compliance with both of the following:

a.

The parking spaces may be either in tandem or side-by-side. If in tandem, the width shall not be less than ten feet and the combined length shall not be less than 40 feet. If side-by-side, the combined width of the two parking spaces shall not be less than 19 feet and the length shall not be less than 20 feet. In either method, the length shall be measured from the curb or inner walkway edge.

b.

A parking space shall be hard-surfaced and shall be constructed in compliance with Act No. 8 of the Public Acts of 1973, being section 125.1361 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

3.

If off-site vehicle parking is provided, the parking spaces shall be adjacent to the manufactured home site and shall comply with the following:

a.

Parking facilities shall be provided for the storage of manufactured homes if a sales office is part of the development operation.

b.

Parking facilities shall be provided for the storage of maintenance vehicles.

c.

Parking facilities shall be provided at the office location for office visitors.

d.

A minimum of one parking space for every three manufactured home sites shall be provided for visitor parking located convenient to the area served.

e.

If off-site parking facilities are provided in bays and at office or other facilities, they shall be in compliance with Rule 408.30427 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

f.

If not provided for on-site or in parking bays, a separate parking area may be provided for vehicles that cannot be accommodated within the standards set forth in these rules, and for recreational vehicles, such as motor homes, travel trailers, and snowmobiles.

C.

Signs for all uses as specified in the Boyne City Sign Ordinance.

D.

In a manufactured home development, the following specific standards shall apply:

1.

Lot area and density.

a.

The tract to be developed shall contain a minimum of ten acres.

b.

The manufactured home development may have a maximum density of ten units per acre.

2.

Yard requirements.

a.

A manufactured home shall be in compliance with the following minimum distances:

1)

Twenty feet from any part or attached structure of another manufactured home which is used for living purposes.

2)

Ten feet from either an on-site parking space of an adjacent manufactured home site or an attached or detached structure or accessory which is not used for living purposes.

3)

Fifty feet from a permanent building.

4)

One hundred feet from a sports field.

b.

Any part or structure that belongs to a manufactured home shall be set back the following minimum distances:

1)

Ten feet from the edge of an internal road and seven feet from a parking bay.

2)

Seven feet from a common pedestrian walkway.

3)

Ten feet from a natural or man-made lake, object, or waterway.

c.

A manufactured home site length may vary depending on park design and layout and the manufactured home to be installed; however, the minimum standards pertaining to distance between manufactured homes shall be complied with.

d.

Site dimensions may be computed to include the space requirements for manufactured homes which may contain expandable rooms, or in anticipation of the attachment of expansions such as add-a-rooms.

3.

Setbacks from property boundary lines.

a.

Manufactured homes, permanent development buildings and facilities, and other structures shall not be located closer than ten feet from the property boundary line of the development.

b.

If manufactured homes, permanent development buildings and facilities, and other structures abut a public right-of-way, they shall not be located closer than 25 feet from the park boundary line. This rule does not apply to internal roads if dedicated for public use, providing the roads do not present a nuisance or safety hazard to the development tenants.

4.

Streets.

a.

An internal road is subject to approval by the Michigan Department of Commerce and shall be in compliance with all of the following general requirements:

1)

The road shall be hard-surfaced.

2)

The road shall have access to a public thoroughfare by a permanent easement which shall be recorded prior to approval. Sole access by an alley is prohibited.

3)

A dead-end road shall terminate with an adequate turning area. A blunt-end road is prohibited.

4)

An adequate safe-sight distance shall be provided at intersections.

5)

An offset at an intersection or an intersection of more than two streets is prohibited.

6)

All roads shall be clearly marked with appropriate traffic signs, subject to the provisions of Rule 701(2) as set forth by the Michigan Department of Commerce.

7)

A road shall be named and so identified by street signs located at all road intersections.

8)

A name for an internal road shall be approved by the municipality.

b.

A road shall have a driving surface of not less than the following:

1)

One way, with no parking—Thirteen feet.

2)

Two way, with no parking—Twenty-one feet.

c.

At access points where general traffic enters or leaves the park, the width shall be sufficient to permit free movement from or to the stream of traffic on the public roads.

5.

A manufactured home development that contains 50 or more home sites which are constructed according to a permit to construct issued under the act shall have not less than two percent of the development's gross acreage dedicated to designated open space, but not less than 25,000 square feet.

6.

A hard-surfaced walkway or patio connecting the dwelling with its off-street parking area shall be provided.

7.

Each lot shall contain an area reserved for the placement of a living unit, the base construction (i.e., foundation, pads, ribbons, etc.) of which shall meet or exceed state specifications.

8.

Each living unit shall be skirted, entirely enclosing the bottom, within 30 days after its placement. In the event of inclement weather and upon demonstration of extenuating circumstances, an extension may be granted beyond 30 days.

9.

Each living unit lot shall be provided with anchors, tie downs or other devices as provided for under Rules 601—609 of the Michigan Department of Commerce Manufactured Home Commission General Rules.

10.

Manufactured home development, when adjacent to a developed residential zoning district, shall be completely screened by fencing or natural growth along the entire property boundary line abutting the district. If planting material is used for the development of a natural edge, the recommendations of article XXIII of this ordinance shall be followed. These requirements may be waived when, in the planning commission's opinion, the intent of this requirement has been satisfied.

(Ord. of 1-14-2020, § 3)