Hamlin Township Zoning Ordinance No. 34
Effective April 15, 1994
Article 16 - Mobile Home Overlay District
approved 4/10/97 by the Hamlin Township Board. Effective
30 days after publication.
ARTICLE 16 - MOBILE HOME OVERLAY DISTRICT
- 16.01 PURPOSE
- The purpose of this district is to provide an area for mobile homes
to exist outside of a mobile park.
- 16.02 OVERLAY DISTRICT
- A. East of Jebavy Drive, north side of Dewey Road, east of the commercial
area on Dewey Road to the township line, ¼ mile deep (zoned agricultural).
- 16.03 PERMITTED USES
- A. Mobile Homes
- B. All uses permitted by right or by special land use permit in
the underlying zoning district shall be permitted.
- 16.04 REGULATIONS
- A. Mobile Homes shall be installed pursuant to the manufacturers
set up instructions and shall be secured to the premises by an anchoring
system or device complying with the rules and regulations of the Michigan
Mobile Home Commission.
- B. It shall be installed with the wheels removed and no dwelling
shall have any exposed towing mechanism, under carriage or chassis.
- C. It shall be connected to a public sewer and water supply when
available or if not available to private facilities approved by the local
health department.
- D. All construction, all roof snow load and strength requirements,
and all plumbing, electrical apparatus and insulation with in and connected
to said mobile home shall be of a type and quality conforming to the "Mobile
Home Construction and Safety Standards" as promulgated by the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), being 24CR3280
and as from time to time such standards may be amended.
- E. Shall be placed upon a slab of cement upon the property in such
a way that its appearance shall be compatible with single family dwellings
constructed on site within said district.
- F. Additions to mobile homes must be constructed on site and conform
to the principal dwelling in design and color or be manufactured specifically
for the purpose of a mobile home addition. Said mobile home should be completely
enclosed with a skirt consisting of metal, masonry, vinyl or other permanent
material. The material used for enclosing the base must be maintained at
all times and will be secured top and bottom. No straw, rolled felt paper,
tar paper or material of this type or nature will be permitted on any mobile
home. This skirting will be completed within thirty (30) days of placement
of the mobile home.
- G. The use of land and buildings within this district shall meet
the Schedule of District Regulations in Article 5, page 5-2. In the event
that a dwelling is a mobile home, the minimum mobile home width will be
fourteen (14) feet wide at any given point, with a minimum floor area of
600 square feet. No addition will be allowed solely to bring the area to
600 square feet.
- H. No mobile home will be allowed for purposes other than permanent
or temporary dwelling (as under Section 4.07 F-3, page 4-4 of Hamlin Township
Ordinance). Mobile homes will not be allowed as storage buildings or any
accessory use to the principal dwelling, nor will two mobile homes be allowed
to be placed together for use as one single family dwelling unit.
- I. No person shall occupy any mobile home as a dwelling within the
Township until a certificate of approval shall be issued by the Building
Official or Zoning Administrator, which permit shall indicate satisfactory
compliance with all requirements of the Township Zoning Ordinance.
- J. The foregoing standards shall not apply to a mobile home located
in a licensed mobile home park except to the extent required by state or
federal law or otherwise specifically required in this Ordinance.
- K. No mobile home that is dilapidated or in a state of disrepair
may be placed upon any property.
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