The Manufactured Housing Community District is a residential district. The rules are those set forth by the Mobile Home Commission, except for the following regulations designed to provide adequate space and land use separation in harmony with the Township's other zoning districts.

A.

Mobile home parks, as defined and subject to the requirements, as established and regulated by Act 96 of the Public Acts of 1987, as amended.

B.

Accessory commercial uses may be conducted in a manufactured housing community in separate, permanent structures and for such purposes as the office of the manager, laundry and dry cleaning facilities, or other services for the residents of the park. Accessory uses may also include clubhouses and recreational facilities. Adequate parking for such services shall be provided. All accessory uses shall require full site plan review and approval.

The five thousand five hundred (5,500) square feet area requirement for any individual site may be reduced by twenty percent (20%), provided that the individual site shall equal at least four thousand four hundred (4,400) square feet. For each one (1) square foot of land gained through the reduction of a site below five thousand five hundred (5,500) square feet, at least an equal amount of land shall be dedicated as open space. This space shall be in addition to that required under R125.1946, Rule 946 20 and R125.1941 and R125.1944, Rules 941 and 944 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(Amd. of 1-16-2018)

A.

Public Utilities and the Like (Public and Private)

A.

A manufactured housing community shall only be permitted on a minimum site of fifteen (15) acres.

B.

The maximum height of service buildings and permitted office structures shall be two (2) stories or thirty five (35) feet.

C.

Fire hydrants shall be provided as required by the Township. Further, appropriate volume and pressures of any fire suppression system shall be provided as required by the Township.

D.

A manufactured housing community shall be developed with public roads meeting the requirements of the Macomb County Department of Roads.

E.

Sidewalks shall be provided on both sides of the street throughout the manufactured housing community.

F.

Screening as required by the Ordinance shall be provided along the exterior boundaries of the manufactured housing community.

G.

The minimum size of any manufactured home placed within a manufactured housing community shall be nine hundred and sixty (960) square feet. Further, the minimum width of any such unit shall be twenty-two (22) square feet. Finally, ceiling heights shall be a minimum of seven and one half (7.5) feet.

H.

Reference is hereby made to Sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Mobile Home Commission Act (No. 419, P.A. 1976) which requires, among other things, that a person who desires to develop a manufactured housing community shall submit a preliminary plan to the Ray Township Planning Commission for approval. The preliminary plan shall include the location, layout, general design and a general description of the project for submission requirements and procedures. The preliminary plan shall not include detailed construction plans.