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Casco Township City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

MHC, MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITY DISTRICT

The purpose of this zoning district is to provide for manufactured housing community development of long-term duration, in areas that are appropriate by means of traffic access and public utilities and services. Public water and sanitary sewer facilities, or a suitable alternative method, shall be provided for each development. Any such development is to be located near essential community services and abutting paved public roads.


Sec. 10.01.- Permitted uses and special uses.

The following uses are permitted in this zoning district:

USES
P = Permitted by right     SU = Special Use		MHC
Accessory buildings and uses, customarily incidental to any of the permitted uses or special uses in this zoning district, as regulated in Section 3.07 P
Churches, in accordance with Section 15.03.F SU
Day care, family homes P
Manufactured housing community P
Ponds in compliance with Section 3.27 P
Public parks, playgrounds, play fields, and similar public open space recreation uses, not including campgrounds, in accordance with Section 15.03.CC P
Residential supportive uses such as lawns, gardens, driveways or play areas P
Utility and public service buildings, in accordance with Section 15.03.JJ SU

 

Sec. 10.02. - Regulations.

All manufactured housing communities shall comply with the applicable requirements of Act 96, P.A. 1987, as amended, provided further that said developments meet the standards and conditions of all other provisions as herein established.

Sec. 10.03. - Application procedures.

A.

Rezoning approval. If the property intended to be used for a manufactured housing community is not already in the MHC Zoning District, an application for rezoning shall be filed with the Township.

B.

Site plan. Any application for the extension, alteration, or construction of a manufactured housing community shall include a site plan of the development indicating the proposed methods of compliance with the requirements of this Ordinance and all other applicable regulations. Said site plan shall be in conformance with the provisions and requirements of Chapter 17 of this Ordinance.

C.

Construction. Construction of a manufactured housing community shall begin within one year of the final approval of the State Mobile Home Park Commission, or successor State agency having jurisdiction.

Sec. 10.04. - Manufactured home sales.

Nothing contained in this Ordinance shall be deemed as prohibiting the sale of a manufactured home lot by the individual owner or the owner's agent, or those home occupations as permitted in the Ordinance, provided such sales and occupations are permitted by the manufactured housing community regulations. A commercial manufactured home sales lot shall not be permitted in this zoning district.