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Manufactured Homeowners Legislative Association of Michigan
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SPRING 2008
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More News Below is a new directive dated January 16, 2008, from DLEG and DEQ regarding Manufactured Housing Communities and the responsibilities that each has in regards to inspections. This is the current notification. Click on the link below http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cis/dleg_bcc_mfhmcomm_inspection_notice_176994_7.pdf ************************************************************************ These are links to the new proposed changes to the model ordinance which is available for the cities and the townships to pass without coming before the Manufactured Housing Commission for approval.******************************************************************************** There are State laws and rules which govern the installation of homes, both new and pre-owned, in our communities. It is in our best interest that these homes are installed, inspected and a Certificate of Occupancy is issued for these homes. If a home is not installed properly, it might not withstand the elements of the weather or age well and become an eyesore to the community. That will affect the property value of our homes. It is up to each of us and our associations to ask the municipality, city, township, village or State, who ever is responsible for permitting and inspecting homes in our own community, if this is being done for each new home installed in our parks. Below you will find the State rules governing the installation of a home in our communities. DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
MANUFACTURED HOUSING GENERAL RULES
(By authority conferred on the director of the department of consumer and industry services by sections 4, 5, 9, 22 to 24, and 38 of 1987 PA 96, MCL
125.2304, 125.2305, 125.2309, 125.2321 to 125.2324, 125.2327, 125.2338, and
Executive Reorganization Order No. 1996-2, MCL 445.2001) R 125.1602 Installation. (6) Permits shall be obtained for the construction of footings and accessories and the installation of homes from the enforcing agency charged with the administration and enforcement of the codes pursuant to Section 8a of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1501 et seq. R 125.1214i Installer and servicer; licensing required.
Rule 214i. (1) An applicant shall submit a completed licensing
application to the department on a form prescribed by the department before
the date on which the applicant intends to be an installer and servicer.
(2) A person who, for compensation installs or disassembles the
installation of homes, including their nonpermanently affixed steps,
skirting, and anchoring systems, or who services homes, for which service
another Michigan license is not required, shall be licensed as an installer
and servicer.
(3) Before applying for an original or renewal installer and servicer
license, the operator shall complete a department-approved installation
instruction program within the current licensing year.
History: 1998 MR 7, Eff. July 16, 1998; 2003 MR 14, Eff. Aug. 1, 2003.
R 125.1602a Installation; systems compatibility.
Rule 602a. All components used in the installation of a home, such as foundation footings and piers, shall be uniform in construction .
History: 1979 ACS 2, Eff. May 2, 1980; 1998 MR 7, Eff. July 16, 1998; 2003
MR 14, Eff. Aug. 1, 2003. R 125.1604a Compliance responsibility.
Rule 604a. A community is responsible for ensuring compliance with the spacing requirements in R 125.1941, R 125.1944, and R 125.1947a(3) for the installation of homes within the community.
History: 1998 MR 7, Eff. July 16, 1998; 2003 MR 14, Eff. Aug. 1, 2003.
R 125.1941 Required distances between homes and other structures.
Rule 941. (1) A home shall be in compliance with all of the following minimum distances, as measured from the wall/support line or foundation line, whichever provides the greater distance:
(a) For a home not sited parallel to an internal road, 20 feet from an adjacent home, including an attached structure that may be used for living purposes for the entire year.
(b) For a home sited parallel to an internal road, 15 feet from an adjacent home, including an attached structure that may be used for living purposes for the entire year if the adjacent home is sited next to the home on and parallel to the same internal road or an intersecting internal road.
(c) Ten feet from an attached or detached structure or accessory of an adjacent home that may not be used for living purposes for the entire year.
(d) Fifty feet from permanent community-owned structures, such as either of the following:
(i) Clubhouses.
(ii) Maintenance and storage facilities.
(e) One hundred feet from a baseball or softball field.
(f) Twenty-five feet from the fence of a swimming pool.
(g) Attached or detached structures or accessories that may not be used for living purposes for the entire year shall be a minimum distance of 10 feet from an adjacent home or its adjacent attached or detached structures.
(2) A home, including an accessory, shall be set back all the following minimum distances, where applicable:
(a) Seven feet from the edge of the back of the curb or the edge of an internal road paving surface.
(b) Seven feet from a parking space on an adjacent home site or parking bay off a home site.
(c) Seven feet from a common sidewalk.
(d) Twenty-five feet from a natural or man-made lake or waterway.
(3) A carport shall be in compliance with both of the following setbacks if it is completely open, at a minimum, on the 2 long sides and the entrance side:
(a) Support pillars that are installed adjacent to the edge of an internal road shall be set back 4 feet or more from the closest edge of the internal road and 2 feet or more from the closest edge of a common sidewalk, if provided.
(b) Roof overhang shall be set back 2 feet or more from the edge of the internal road.
(4) Steps and their attachments shall not encroach into parking areas more than 3 1/2 feet.
(5) A home sited on one side of the dividing line between a community constructed under a previous act and an expansion of the community constructed in compliance with the requirements of the act shall be a minimum of 13 feet from a home sited on the other side of the dividing line.
History: 1954 ACS 98, Eff. Feb. 28, 1979; 1979 AC; 1979 ACS 2, Eff. May 2,
1980; 1991 MR 1, Eff. Feb. 1, 1991; 1998 MR 7, Eff. July 16, 1998; 2003 MR
14, Eff. Aug. 1, 2003.
R 125.1944 Setbacks from property boundary lines.
Rule 944. (1) Homes, permanent buildings and facilities, and other structures shall not be located closer than 10 feet from the property boundary line of the community or home condominium and shall not be required by a local ordinance, unless approved by the commission, to be more than 10 feet from the property boundary line.
(2) Homes, permanent buildings and facilities, or any other structures that abut a public right-of-way shall not be located less than 50 feet from the boundary line. If the boundary line runs through the center of the
public road, then the 50 feet shall be measured from the road right-of-way line. Homes, permanent buildings and facilities, and other structures shall not be required by a local ordinance to be more than 50 feet from the
boundary line, unless the commission approves the ordinance. This rule does not apply to internal roads dedicated for public use.
History: 1954 ACS 98, Eff. Feb. 28, 1979; 1979 AC; 1985 MR 6, Eff.
July 17, 1985; 1998 MR 7, Eff. July 16, 1998; 2003 MR 14, Eff. Aug. 1, 2003.
R 125.1947 Optional improvements.
Rule 947. (1) Optional improvements may fulfill part or all of the total designated open space requirement.
(2) Optional improvements shall be in compliance with current state codes and applicable laws and ordinances pertinent to construction, including the obtaining of the appropriate state or local permits pertinent to the facility
or structure being constructed.
History: 1954 ACS 98, Eff. Feb. 28, 1979; 1979 AC; 1985 MR 6, Eff.
July 17, 1985; 1998 MR 7, Eff. July 16, 1998; 2003 MR 14, Eff. Aug. 1, 2003.
R 125.1947a Communities constructed pursuant to previous acts or local ordinances, or both.
Rule 947a. (1) Amendments to the community construction standards in these rules do not apply to complete applications for plans approval and
permits to construct received by the department before the effective date of these amendatory rules.
(2) A community that expands shall conform to all the requirements pertaining to community construction in these rules for the expansion.
(3) A community constructed according to the standards in previous acts, rules, or local ordinances shall be maintained in a condition consistent with the standards, with the following exceptions:
(a) A community shall be adequately lighted during darkness.
(b) If individual home site meters are installed, then the installation shall be in compliance with R 125.1932, R 125.1934, and R 125.1935.
(c) Meters that are owned by the community shall be calibrated in compliance with R 125.1938.
(4) In communities issued a permit to construct before February 28, 1979, enclosed structures attached to homes are considered obstructions in the 10-foot side yard space. All other structures or vegetation are not
obstructions if there is a 4-foot wide ground level pathway which is obstruction free to 7 feet in height and which runs the length of the side yard with access to the road.
History: 1985 MR 6, Eff. July 17, 1985; 1998 MR 7, Eff. July 16, 1998;
2003 MR 14, Eff. Aug. 1, 2003.
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