The purpose of this district is to provide for development of mobile home residences in mobile home parks and to harmonize this type of residential development in the communities housing pattern. These districts should be located with access to major paved roads and in areas where public water and sanitary sewer facilities are available.

A.

No structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered or used and no land shall be used except those that are subject to the provisions of this Article including site plan review procedures as described in Article 10.2402.

B.

A mobile home shall be a factory built, portable unit with kitchen, dining, sleeping, toilet and bathing facilities with a minimum of seven hundred twenty (720) square feet area conforming to all applicable building, plumbing, heating and electrical codes.

A mobile home park development may be permitted provided such development is found to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the occupants and the community and complies with the following minimum requirements:

A.

Hardsurfaced, off-street parking spaces shall be provided in sufficient number to meet the needs of the occupants of the property and their guests, without interference with normal movement of traffic. Such facilities shall be provided at the rate of at least two (2) car spaces for each mobile home lot, and an additional one-half (½) space per lot shall be provided in a common area for visitor parking.

B.

Area. The minimum lot area for a mobile home park shall be twenty (20) acres. Minimum width and depth shall be three hundred (300) feet. The depth of the lot shall not exceed three (3) times the width.

The area, width and depth of parcels as noted above shall be determined excluding the proposed right-of-way of any abutting streets as noted in the Master Thoroughfare Plan for Macomb Township.

C.

Front and street - side setbacks shall be provided in accordance with Section 10.0311.

Front and street - side setbacks, for both buildings and parking areas shall be maintained in accordance with the following dimensions as measured from the center line of the street upon which the property is located. For reference, the street or road definitions are those defined in the Macomb Township Master Thoroughfare Plan.

In the case of M-59 (Hall Road) and Gratiot Avenue, setbacks shall be thirty (30) feet as measured from the right-of-way line as established by the Michigan Department of Transportation.

D.

No mobile home or any structure within a mobile home development shall be located less than twenty-five (25) feet to any property line.

E.

No building shall exceed the height of two (2) stories or twenty-five (25) feet.

A.

No mobile home park shall be developed on any parcel of land less than twenty (20) acres, which twenty (20) acres shall be fully developed for total occupancy prior to occupancy by the first mobile home.

1.

If zoning for mobile home park shall be given for an area larger than twenty (20) acres and the developer thereof shall propose a partial development or periodic development in stages, then development shall be allowed for only that portion planned for immediate development.

2.

If the initial development or any successive stage of development shall not proceed and be completed as proposed and contemplated by the original or successive site approval, then such failure shall be sufficient ground for denial of approval for further development stages.

B.

An open area shall be provided on each mobile home lot to insure privacy, adequate natural light and ventilation, and to provide sufficient area for outdoor use essential to the mobile home. A density of not more than eight (8) units per acre will be allowed exclusive of right-of-way of any abutting roads as defined by the Master Thoroughfare Plan.

C.

The mobile home sites shall consist of a minimum of four thousand (4,000) square feet for each space which shall be at least forty two (42) feet wide and clearly defined.

1.

There shall be at least one (1) mobile home site provided for every mobile home, and it shall be grass covered except for the space directly under the mobile home.

2.

Mobile homes shall be so located on each space that there shall be at least fifteen (15) foot clearance between the mobile homes or attachment and structures provided, however, that with respect to mobile homes parked end-to-end, the end-to-end clearance may not be less than fifteen (15) feet.

3.

No mobile home shall occupy more than twenty-five (25) percent of land area on which it is placed.

D.

Recreation space shall be provided in a central location with an area of not less than eight (8) percent of the total area of the mobile home park. Such space will be enclosed with shrubs or evergreens.

E.

There shall be a twenty (20) foot planting strip entirely surrounding the park, in which there shall be trees and shrubs planted and arranged to grow to such height as will effectively screen the mobile homes which are in the park from the surrounding areas.

F.

All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a roadway of not less than thirty four (34) feet in width which shall consist of twenty-two (22) feet of road paving, three (3) feet of planting area on both sides and three (3) feet of sidewalks on both sides. Said roadway shall have unobstructed access to a public street. All roads, lanes, alleys, streets in trailer park area or mobile home area shall be paved and shall be constructed under Macomb County Road Commission specifications. Mobile home park owners shall provide adequate maintenance of said roads, lanes, alleys and street. No vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance, either public or private, shall be parked in any roads, lanes, alleys or streets within said park except as designated and approved in the original site plan and license.

G.

Concrete walkways, not less than thirty-six (36) inches wide, shall be provided from each mobile home space to all service structures.

H.

A Mobile Home Park shall have direct access to a paved county primary road or a paved state highway.

I.

A fence of no less height than five (5) feet, but no higher than seven (7) feet shall be erected around the park.

A.

No campers, boats or other large equipment shall be stored upon a mobile home site but a separate storage area shall be provided by the mobile home park for such purposes.

B.

Each mobile home shall have a safe and unobstructed primary exit, and an emergency exit.

C.

All electrical service conduits shall be underground.

1.

Each mobile home site shall be provided with underground electrical service.

2.

Wiring shall comply with recommended standards of the local utility company and the Macomb Township Building Code and Michigan State Electrical Code.

D.

Plans and specifications for water and sewage shall have written approval of Macomb Township, Macomb County Health Department and Michigan State Health Department. Said written approval shall be submitted to the Township Clerk.

1.

A certificate of approval from each of these agencies must also be submitted to the Township Clerk after final inspection of the completed facilities.

2.

No mobile home park shall be constructed unless it shall be connected to a public sewer system, if available, or in the alternative, parcel to be developed shall have a private system for sewage treatment that shall conform to Township Ordinances.

3.

A central water supply system connected to a public water supply with water supplied to each mobile home site shall be provided.

4.

Fire hydrants shall be provided within five hundred (500) feet of each mobile home site.

E.

Street and yard lights sufficient in number and intensity to permit the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night shall be provided, and shall be effectively relative to buildings, trees, walks, steps and ramps. A light intensity of .05 foot candle is recommended.

F.

Each mobile home lot shall be provided with approved garbage containers.

1.

The containers shall be kept in a sanitary condition at all times.

2.

It shall be the responsibility of the park owner to insure that garbage containers do not overflow.

3.

Exterior property areas shall be maintained free from organic and inorganic material that might become a health hazard, accident or fire hazard.

4.

Facilities for cleaning refuse receptacles shall be provided in a central location approved by Macomb Township.

G.

Every park shall be equipped at all times with fire extinguishing equipment in good working order, of such type, size and number so located within the park as to satisfy applicable regulations of the Michigan State Fire Code.

1.

No open fires shall be permitted at any place which may endanger life or property.

2.

No fire shall be left unattended at any time.

3.

Fire extinguishers shall bear the underwriter's label and be of such type approved for such service by the Commissioner of the State Police.

4.

Each fire extinguisher shall be periodically examined and kept at all times in a usable condition in compliance with regulations of the fire department.

H.

All fences along mobile home lot lines shall be of uniform height and not to exceed thirty (30) inches in height and shall be constructed so as to provide fireman access to all sides of each mobile home.

I.

No business of any kind shall be conducted in any mobile home.

J.

The grounds of a mobile home park shall be graded to drain property and to satisfactorily meet the approval of the Township Engineer, the Macomb County Drain Commissioner and the Macomb County Road Commission.

K.

Skirting on each mobile home shall be required.

1.

Enclosed canopies and skirting and the method of installation shall be first approved by the Building Official.

2.

The use of an awning of fabricated factory built aluminum or fiberglass, which space may be screened in shall be permitted.

3.

The screened area shall not be greater than nine (9) feet in width.

L.

There shall be no storage of any kind underneath any mobile home and each mobile home shall be maintained in a clean and presentable condition at all times.

M.

All cooking and fuel services shall be provided through electricity or gas from public utility mains or from a central storage tank within the mobile home park.

N.

Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a stand consisting of a solid concrete apron with an eight (8) inch in width and forty two (42) inch in depth concrete footing encompassing the complete width and length of the mobile home and all attachments to it.

Such apron shall be five (5) inches in thickness and shall consist of (twenty-five hundred) 2,500 pound concrete. Tie downs shall be provided as per the Township Building Code and approved by the Township Building Official.

O.

Each mobile home shall be jacked up and placed on a uniform approved jack or uniform concrete block piers twelve (12) inches by sixteen (16) inches in length and cemented in place, which shall be supplied by the mobile home park. All mobile homes shall have their wheels removed and placed under the trailer.

P.

Each mobile home site shall be provided with one (1) utility storage building which shall be at least seven (7) feet in width, eight (8) feet in depth but not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) square feet and eight (8) feet in height. There shall be a minimum of four (4) feet clearance between storage buildings and any mobile home. All storage buildings shall be uniform as to location throughout the mobile home park. All storage buildings shall be kept clean and shall be maintained in good condition. Each storage building shall be provided with four (3) inch by twenty-four (24) inch rat wall on a four (4) inch thick concrete floor and shall consist of twenty-five hundred (2,500) pound test concrete. All storage buildings shall be anchored to concrete in method approved by Macomb Township Building Official.

A.

In addition to the foregoing regulations, all mobile home parks shall comply with the provisions of Act 243, Public Acts of 1959, as amended, and all amendments thereto are incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference.

B.

A permit shall be required for each mobile home which shall hereafter be located or relocated in an approved Mobile Home Park on an approved mobile home site.

Application for such permit shall be made within five (5) days after such location or relocation by the owner of the mobile home or his agent who shall pay to the Township Building Department a fee, in the amount necessary, to defray the cost of inspection. Compliance with this requirement shall be joint and several responsibilities of the Mobile Home Park owner subject thereto and the person, firm, partnership or corporation operating the Mobile Home Park wherein said mobile home is located or relocated.

A surety bond shall be required by the Township Board to insure that the ultimate erection of the mobile home park buildings and structures and that the development of the site shall be in accordance with the approved plans and proposals. Such bond shall be in an amount equal to the estimated cost of the site improvements.

Inspection fees shall be required to defray cost of inspections of the mobile home units within the park. The amount of said fees shall be established by a separate resolution by the Township Board.