The purpose of the MHP manufactured home park district is to give recognition to the fact that manufactured homes can provide satisfactory living conditions provided certain minimum standards are maintained. Manufactured home parks may possess site development, use and density characteristics and private drive systems similar to multiple-family residential development. The following regulations shall apply in the MHP district and no building, structure or premises, except as otherwise provided in this title, shall be erected, altered or used except for one or more of the following specified uses.

(Ord. 08-05 § 1 (part), 2008)

Use and development of land and buildings shall only be for the following specified uses, unless otherwise provided for in this title. Land and/or buildings in the districts indicated at the top of Table 5.02 may be used for the purposes denoted by the following abbreviations:

P: Permitted Use: Land and/or buildings in this district may be used for the purposes listed by right.

SLU: Special Land Use: Land and/or buildings in this district may be used for this purpose by obtaining Special Land Use approval when all applicable standards cited in Chapter 18.18, Special Land Use Review Requirements and Procedures and specific standards of Section 18.05.030 are met.

NP: Not Permitted: The use is not permitted in the district.

"Requirement" provides reference to additional requirements or conditions applicable to that specific use.

Table 5.02

Schedule of Uses

(Ord. 08-05 § 1 (part), 2008)

A.

Access to any manufactured home park shall be to a major thoroughfare and not a local residential street. It is the intent to avoid higher-density traffic movements through existing or planned one-family developments. An emergency means of ingress and egress to a manufactured home park, not used for general access, may be permitted to other than a major thoroughfare.

B.

Manufactured home parks shall not be permitted on parcels of less than fifteen acres in area.

(Ord. 08-05 § 1 (part), 2008)

A.

The proposed site plan for the manufactured home park shall be submitted to the planning commission for its review and approval. The suggestion of any changes or modifications shall be based on such reasonable requirements as are applied to the review and approval of all other uses in the city. Any items determined to be undesirable or inadequate shall be made known to the applicant and a copy of such objections shall immediately be forwarded to the state manufactured home commission for their consideration in reviewing the proposed manufactured home park plans.

B.

All manufactured home park development shall further comply with Act 419 of the Public Acts of 1976, as adopted. Act 419 of the Public Acts of 1976 as amended shall supersede any requirements of the ordinance where this title may provide more restrictive standards.

C.

Manufactured home parks shall provide land for open space use by residents of the park. These areas shall be so located and arranged that they functionally serve the residents to be served and meet or exceed manufactured home commission rules, as adopted.

D.

The outside storage of household effects, other than normal patio furniture, etc., is prohibited. The storage of recreational vehicles, e.g., boats, campers, trailers, motor homes, snowmobiles on manufactured home sites and/or required parking spaces for longer than forty-eight hours is also prohibited.

E.

The storage or parking of recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, snowmobiles, or other vehicles or items ordinarily towed, driven or used for a special purpose, if storage or parking of such is permitted in the manufactured home park, shall be in accordance herewith. The storage of the vehicles or items in the manufactured home development is specifically prohibited except in a designated storage area. The storage area shall be screened by privacy fence six feet in height around its perimeter.

F.

All utility connections shall comply with state and local codes.

G.

The manufactured home park shall provide street trees at a rate of one tree per individual manufactured home site and the greenbelts and buffer zones required by Section 18.14.020.

(Ord. 08-05 § 1 (part), 2008)