Sec. 10.0. To provide for mobile home park development; to establish prerequisites for the locations within the Township; to establish requirements and standards for the physical development of such parks.

Sec. 10.1. Upon the presentation of a petition for rezoning to establish a mobile home park in the Township, no such rezoning shall be allowed unless the Township Planning Commission and Board of Trustees finds that such petition meets the following prerequisites. Detached mobile home single family dwellings.

A.

Land Use Compatibility: That the location of such a mobile home park will be compatible with surrounding existing land uses or zoned uses. That existing land uses or zoned uses will not adversely affect the living environment of the proposed mobile home park.

B.

Traffic Conditions: The proposed mobile home park shall not create traffic hazards or conflicts with existing traffic patterns or those official traffic arteries or pattern proposed for future development by the Township, County of Muskegon, or State of Michigan. Mobile home parks shall not generate traffic through minor residential street systems but, rather, shall provide direct access to major, secondary, or collector streets.

C.

Community Facilities: Mobile home parks shall be so located so as to allow for the feasible connection to any existing or proposed future municipal water, sanitary sewer, or storm drainage system. Any such proposed mobile home park shall be located within any water or sewer service district which may be established by the Township Board.

D.

Natural Resource Conditions: No mobile home park development shall be located in areas where:

(1)

High water tables exist periodically or continually.

(2)

In floodplains.

(3)

In areas where soil types are not conducive to on site sanitary sewage collection and treatment and where public systems are not available.

(4)

In areas where the discharge of treated or untreated sanitary or stormwater runoff, unless such runoff is of potable water quality, will be to surface or groundwaters utilized for human body contact, or as a municipal water supply source.

Sec. 10.2. Uses customarily incidental to the permitted use including:

A.

Parking areas.

B.

Solid waste collection and storage facilities.

C.

Laundry and restroom facilities.

D.

Open space and recreational uses.

E.

Meeting rooms, group kitchen and food service facilities when designed solely for the use of residents of the development.

F.

Maintenance and storage buildings when designed solely for the operation and maintenance of the mobile home park.

G.

Park offices and residential quarters for park manager or his agent.

H.

No retail trailer sales or repair unless located in a commercial zone district, except sales of homes on lots within an approved Mobile Home Park.

Sec. 10.3. No principal building or structure shall exceed 25 feet in height. Accessory buildings shall not exceed 18 feet in height.

Sec. 10.4. No mobile home park shall contain less than ten acres in total lot area (of the park). There shall be no less than 300 feet of frontage on an improved major, secondary, or collector road or street of public record.

Sec. 10.5. There shall be a front yard setback of not less than 50 feet. Any side or rear yard abutting a street or road right-of-way shall not be less than 50 feet. Parking may not occupy the initial 25 feet of any yard adjoining such a right-of-way but may occupy the second 25 feet not adjoining the road or street right-of-way. Side and rear yards shall be not less than 25 feet in which no trailer, mobile home, or other structure, except for fencing, shall be located.

Sec. 10.6. All mobile home parks to be located within Moorland Township shall be subject to the following special provisions:

A.

Licensed Mobile Home Parks: Except where inconsistent with the specific provisions of this Chapter, no person shall use or permit the use of any mobile home as a residence on any site, lot, field, or tract of land not specifically licensed as a trailer coach park under State Statute and approved by Moorland Township.

Sec. 10.7. The petition to rezone to Mobile Home Park District shall be accompanied by development plans submitted to the Township Zoning Administrator including, but not limited to: access and egress, internal traffic circulation; location of individual sites; location and design of all structures; location of off-street parking and loading areas; landscaping; sign location and designs; lighting; and proposed water, sewage and trash disposal, and drainage plans; and setback.

Sec. 10.8.

A.

The Township Planning Commission shall review the plans and may consult with the County Health Department and with additional officials or experts as may be deemed appropriate by the Commission. Prior to making a recommendation to the Township Board, the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing on the petition to rezone to the mobile home park district. Notice of such hearing shall be published and delivered in accordance with Section 18.6 of this Ordinance.

B.

In making a recommendation to the Board of Trustees, the Planning Commission shall find:

(1)

Public health and safety have been adequately provided for in the development plans.

(2)

That the proposed developments maximize aesthetic and functional compatibility with adjoining parcels and areas, and will not detract from adjoining developments.

(3)

That all provisions set forth in this Ordinance are complied with.

(4)

That the proposed improvements are of a permanent nature and will not provide a nuisance to adjoining areas.

(5)

The specific requirements of State law and County Ordinances are complied with.

C.

Upon approval of said rezoning by the Township Board, final site plans shall be submitted for review and approval of the Planning Commission prior to any site construction.

(Ord. No. 06-21, § 4, 9-7-2006)

Sec. 10.9.

A.

Each park shall provide for individual mobile home sites of not less than 3,600 square feet; said site shall be clearly defined and delineated. Each site shall be provided with electrical connection; sewer and water connections, and off-park road parking. Said site area shall exclude any joint use areas such as internal drives and open space areas. Water and sewer connections shall be made to a municipal system. Stormwater drainage shall fully comply with the requirements of section 3.33 [300.330] of this Ordinance.

B.

Mobile homes shall be so located on each site that there shall be at least a 20-foot clearance between mobile homes. No mobile home shall be located closer than ten feet from internal drives.

C.

Walkways not less than 30 inches wide shall be provided from sites to the service buildings, and shall be of a hard surface.

D.

Internal drives shall be paved of bituminous or concrete surface and shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide.

E.

All drives and walkways within the park shall be lighted at night. All on-site lighting shall be designed so it is not directed toward adjoining properties.

F.

Each site shall be provided with two paved off-street parking spaces, provided, however, that one of these may be located in a guest parking area of the park.

G.

Refuse and garbage collection facilities shall be provided in convenient locations and shall be adequately screened.

H.

Service buildings to be provided shall be of permanent construction, be conveniently located and well lighted and ventilated and maintained in a sanitary manner.

I.

Fire extinguishers and hydrants shall be provided in a manner acceptable to the Township Fire Chief and pertinent State statutes.

J.

Open Space and Recreation areas shall be provided for residents of the park to be not less than five percent of the gross area of the park, generally provided in a central location. Said open space and/or recreation areas may include for community buildings and community use facilities, such as adult recreation and child play areas, swimming pools, etc. Said area shall be usable open space and/or recreation area and shall not include any part of individual "sites".

K.

Provisions shall be made by the licensee to adequately maintain the park and its facilities in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. Failure to do so may result in a revocation of said license to operate if so determined by action of the Township Board.

Sec. 10.10.

A.

Small Wind Turbine Generator, Large Wind Turbine Generator, or Wind Energy Harvest Site. A small wind turbine generator, a large wind turbine generator, or a wind harvest energy site may be approved by the Planning Commission as a special land use, upon compliance with all the conditions stated in Subsection C of Section 11.4 of this Ordinance.

B.

Commercial extrication.

(Ord. No. 11-50, § 6, 8-11-2011; Ord. No. 2023-01, § 1, 2-9-2023)

(Amd. of 3-26-2015)

Editor's note— The provisions of § 300.1011 were included at the direction of the Township, as a part of Supp. No. 3. As those provisions were not specifically amendatory, and at the editor's discretion, those provisions were included as § 300.1011.