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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1912 - Filing changes in plans with department; notice of approval or disapproval

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 912. A developer shall file 2 copies of bulletins,
					 addendums, or shop drawings depicting changes with the department for approval
					 before any physical changes are made. The department shall notify the developer
					 of approval or disapproval within 20 days after receipt of the change. The
					 department shall return 1 copy to the developer.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1916 - Facilitating review of application for plans approval and permit to construct

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 916. To facilitate the review of the application for
					 plans approval and permit to construct, the department may require the
					 developer to submit engineering reports, site reports, topographic and other
					 maps, and other data.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1917 - Construction reports, tests, and other data; availability to department

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 917. All reports, tests, or other data used to
					 determine construction suitability or structural stability shall be available
					 to the department or its authorized representative upon
					 request.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1918 - Field inspections

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 918. The department shall make field inspections
					 necessary for an accurate evaluation and review of the community before,
					 during, or after construction to ensure compliance with these rules and the
					 approved plans.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1920 - Internal roads; general requirements; local conditions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 920.
(1)
				  Internal roads shall be approved by the department when they are in compliance
				  with all of the following general requirements:
(a) Internal roads shall be constructed in
				  compliance with
				  R
				  125.1922(1).
(b) Internal roads shall have access to a
				  public thoroughfare or shall be connected to a public thoroughfare by a
				  permanent easement. The easement shall be recorded before an internal road is
				  approved by the department. Sole access by an alley is prohibited.
(c) Dead end internal roads shall terminate
				  with one of the configurations listed in the 2003 edition, international fire
				  code, appendix D, figure D 103.1 dealing with dead end fire apparatus access
				  roads, which is adopted by reference in
				  R
				  125.1102 of these rules.
Parking shall not be permitted within the turning area,
					 which shall be posted within the turning area.
(d) A safe-sight distance of 200 feet shall
				  be provided at intersections.
(e)
				  Offsets at intersections or intersections of more than 2 internal roads are
				  prohibited.
(f) Internal roads
				  shall have driving surfaces with widths not less than the following:
(i) No
				  parking.........................................................21
				  feet.
(ii) Parallel parking, 1
				  side...........................................31 feet.
(iii) Parallel parking, 2
				  sides.........................................41 feet.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1922 - Internal roads; construction materials

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 922.
(1) An
				  internal road shall be constructed of concrete, bituminous asphalt, or, where
				  permitted by local regulations, compacted road gravel in compliance with the
				  guide for design of pavement structures, as published by the American
				  association of state highway and transportation officials (AASHTO), which is
				  adopted by reference in
				  R
				  125.1102 of these rules.
(2) The community developer may use other
				  suitable materials of equal quality if approved by the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1923 - Internal roads; curbing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 923. A developer may install curbing on all internal
					 roads. If curbing is used, it shall be constructed of concrete or
					 asphalt.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1924 - Driveways

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 924. Improved hard surface driveways shall be provided
					 on the site where necessary for convenient access to service entrances of
					 buildings; to delivery and collection points for fuel, refuse, and other
					 materials; and elsewhere as needed. The minimum width shall be 10 feet. The
					 entrance shall have the flare or radii, and horizontal alignment for safe and
					 convenient ingress and egress.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1925 - Resident vehicle parking

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 925.
(1) All
				  home sites shall be provided with 2 parking spaces.
(2) If vehicle parking is provided on the
				  home site, it shall be in compliance with both of the following provisions:
(a) The parking spaces may be either in
				  tandem or side by side. If spaces are in tandem, then the width shall not be
				  less than 10 feet and the combined length shall not be less than 40 feet. If
				  spaces are side by side, then the combined width of the 2 parking spaces shall
				  not be less than 20 feet and the length shall not be less than 20 feet. In
				  either method, the length shall be measured from the closest edge of the back
				  of the curb, the paving surface, or the common sidewalk, if provided.
(b) A parking space shall be
				  hard-surfaced.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1926 - Additional parking facilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 926.
(1) A
				  minimum of 1 parking space for every 3 home sites shall be provided for visitor
				  parking. Visitor parking shall be located within 500 feet of the home sites the
				  parking is intended to serve. The 500 feet shall be measured along a road or
				  sidewalk.
(2) If parking bays are
				  provided, then they shall contain individual spaces that have a clear parking
				  width of 10 feet and a clear length of 20 feet.
(3) If parking facilities are provided off
				  the home site in bays and at office or other facilities, then theyshall be in
				  compliance with
				  R 408.30427.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1928 - Sidewalks

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 928. If a developer provides sidewalks, then the
					 sidewalks shall be designed, constructed, and maintained for safe and
					 convenient movement from all home sites to principal destinations within the
					 community and connection to the public sidewalks outside the community. A
					 sidewalk system shall be in compliance with all of the following
					 requirements:
(a) If constructed,
				  sidewalks shall have a minimum width of 3 feet and shall be constructed in
				  compliance with the requirements of 1973 PA 8, MCL 125.1361 et seq., an act
				  which regulates sidewalks for handicappers.
(b) Except in a seasonal community, an
				  individual sidewalk shall be constructed between at least 1 entrance, or patio,
				  porch, or deck, if provided, and the parking spaces on the home site or parking
				  bay, whichever is provided, or common sidewalk, if provided.
(c) In a community built under construction
				  plans and specifications approved under a previous act, an individual sidewalk
				  which is lengthened shall be the same width for its full length and at least
				  equal in width for its full length to the original individual
				  sidewalk.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1929 - Vehicular and sidewalk systems; illumination levels

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 929. Except in a seasonal community, all vehicular and
					 sidewalk systems within a community shall be illuminated as follows:
(a) Access points shall be lighted. If the
				  adjacent public thoroughfare is lighted, then the illuminated level shall not
				  be more than the average illumination level of the thoroughfare.
(b) At all internal road intersections and
				  designated pedestrian crosswalks, the minimum illumination shall be not less
				  than .15 footcandles.
(c) Internal
				  roads, parking bays, and sidewalks shall be illuminated at not less than .05
				  footcandles.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1932 - Community electrical system

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 932. A community electrical system shall, at a
					 minimum, be designed, installed, operated, and maintained in compliance with
					 the rules entitled "Electrical Lines and Equipment," being
					 R
					 460.811 to R460.815 and according to the construction,
					 installation, and safety standards of the servicing public service company. A
					 community is responsible for installing the electrical system up to and
					 including the meter and its disconnect in new or existing communities. In
					 addition, all of the following provisions shall be complied with:
(a) Primary and secondary distribution lines
				  shall be installed underground.
(b)
				  The system shall be designed to provide, at a minimum, 100 amp service
				  according to applicable standards.
(c) A home site shall have an approved
				  individual weatherproof meter installed. A community master meter shall not be
				  used.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1933 - Electrical system

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 933. A home site shall have an approved easily
					 accessible electrical systems circuit breaker or fuse system installed. The
					 circuit breaker or fuse system shall be located at the pedestal and shall be
					 installed by a licensed electrician.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1934 - Community natural gas system

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 934.
The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of a
					 community natural gas system shall, at a minimum, be in compliance with
					 R
					 460.20101 et seq. of the Gas Safety rules and
					 R
					 460.2301 et seq. of the Technical Standards for Gas
					 Service and the construction, installation, and safety standards of the
					 servicing public utility company. A community is responsible for installing the
					 natural gas system up to and including the meter and its disconnect in new or
					 existing communities. In addition, the community shall comply with all of the
					 following provisions:
(a) Gas piping
				  shall not be installed under a home building envelope or home, except for the
				  piping required to connect the home to the servicing pedestal.
(b) A home site shall be equipped with an
				  approved weatherproof gas regulator and individual meter. The regulator and
				  meter shall not be located under the home when it is placed on the home site. A
				  community master meter shall not be used.
(c) A home site shall have an approved gas
				  shutoff valve installed upstream of the home site gas outlet and located on the
				  inlet riser not less than 4 inches above the ground. The valve shall not be
				  located under a home.
(d) The
				  minimum hourly volume of gas required at each point shall be designed according
				  to applicable standards and the manufacturer's standard for the appliance or
				  appliances served.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1935 - Community centralized liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) system

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 935.
If a centralized community liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
					 system is provided, it shall be designed, installed, operated, and maintained
					 according to the rules entitled "Liquefied Petroleum Gases," being R 29.4001 to
					 R 29.4035. A community shall install the liquefied petroleum gas system up to
					 and including the meter and its disconnect in new or existing communities. In
					 addition to the requirements of R 29.4001 to R 29.4035 both of the following
					 provisions shall apply:
(a) A home
				  site shall have an approved liquefied petroleum gas meter installed.
(b) The minimum hourly volume of liquefied
				  petroleum gas required at each point in the system shall be calculated
				  according to applicable standards and the manufacturer's standard for the
				  appliance or appliances to be served.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1936 - Individual home liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) system

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 936. If an individual home liquefied petroleum gas
					 system is permitted, then the installation, operation, and maintenance shall be
					 in compliance with the manufacturer's installation instructions and R 29.4001
					 et seq. of the Liquefied Petroleum Gases rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1937 - Community centralized fuel oil systems; installation after effective date of rule prohibited

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 937. Community centralized fuel oil systems shall not
					 be installed after July 16, 1998.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1938 - Home site meter calibration

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 938. A home site meter connected to a centralized
					 community electric and fuel service system shall be calibrated upon
					 installation and shall thereafter be calibrated by an independent calibrating
					 company according to the servicing utility company's
					 standard.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1940 - Television, telephone, and certain heating systems; compliance with state or local standards and ordinances

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 940.
(1) If
				  central television antenna systems, cable television, or other similar services
				  are provided, then the distribution systems shall be underground and shall be
				  constructed and installed in compliance with state and local standards and
				  ordinances.
(2) Telephone systems
				  shall be installed underground and shall be in compliance with state and local
				  standards and ordinances. If state and local standards and ordinances do not
				  exist, then the system shall be installed according to the construction,
				  installation, and safety standards established by the servicing telephone
				  company.
(3) If a heating system
				  other than natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or fuel oil is used,
				  then the system shall be in compliance with state codes.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1940a - Water system meters

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 940a.
(1)
				  Water meter installation shall be in compliance with
				  R 325.3321 and shall be approved by
				  the Michigan department of environmental quality.
(2) All water meters shall be in compliance
				  with the requirements of American water works association standards C700-02,
				  entitled "Cold Water Meters -Displacement Type;" C708-05, entitled "Cold Water
				  Meters - Multijet Type;" and C710-02, entitled "Cold Water Meters -
				  Displacement Type Plastic Main Case" . These standards are adopted in
				  R
				  125.1102 of these rules by reference .
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1941 - Required distances between homes and other structures

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
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.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1942 - Layout

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 942. The layout of a community, including other
					 facilities intended for resident use, shall be in accordance with acceptable
					 planning and engineering practices and shall provide for the convenience,
					 health, safety, and welfare of the residents.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1944 - Setbacks from property boundary lines

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
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.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1945 - Screening; fencing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 945. The developer of a community or home condominium
					 may completely or partially screen the community or condominium by installing
					 fencing or natural growth along the entire property boundary line, including
					 the line abutting a public thoroughfare, except at access
					 points.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1946 - Designated open space requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 946. A community or home condominium that contains 50
					 or more home sites which are constructed according to a permit to construct
					 issued under the act shall have not less than 2% of the community's gross
					 acreage dedicated to designated open space, but not less than 25,000 square
					 feet.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1947 - Optional improvements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
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.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1947a - Communities constructed pursuant to previous acts or local ordinances, or both

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 947a.
(1) A
				  community licensed under the construction standards of previous acts and rules
				  for which a license was legally issued and valid at the time these of rules, or
				  any subsequent amendment of these rules is not required to fulfill the current
				  requirements for community construction in these rules. 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 such 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 or altered in a manner consistent with the
				  standards in effect at the time of original construction, including but not
				  limited to spacing of homes, road widths and sizing and design of community
				  infrastructure, 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.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1948 - Variances; procedure

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 948.
(1) The
				  commission may authorize under section 18(5) of the act the department to enter
				  into agreements with community developers, owners, operators, or authorized
				  agents for the purpose of granting a variance to the community design and
				  construction rules promulgated by the director.
(2) An applicant may file a request with the
				  department for a specific variance if the specific requirement would cause an
				  exceptional practical difficulty.
(3) An applicant shall file with the
				  municipal clerk's office, all residents on home sites immediately adjacent to
				  the place for which a variance is being requested, and the Michigan department
				  of environmental quality, if the variance is to or would impact on public
				  health regulations, a notice of the request at the time the request is filed
				  with the department. A complete request that contains all of the information
				  specified in this subrule shall be filed before the department considers the
				  request under subrule (1) of this rule or not less than 30 days before any
				  commission meeting at which it is to be considered. The request shall be in
				  writing and shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following
				  information:
(a) The specific citation of the
				  rule requirement.
(b) Specific
				  reason or reasons for the variance.
(c) A statement describing why the condition
				  caused by the requirement is not so general or recurring that consideration
				  should be given to amend the rules as the most practical means to rectify the
				  difficulty.
(d) A statement
				  describing the difficulty encountered if the specific requirement of the rule
				  was literally applied.
(e) A
				  statement describing the difficulty encountered in ensuring the protection of
				  the health, safety, and welfare of community residents if the specific
				  requirement of the act or these rules was literally applied, if
				  applicable.
(f) If a variance is
				  requested for a specific home site, then the applicant shall provide all the
				  following information:
(i) When the home site
				  and all adjacent home sites were built,
(ii) When the home on the home site and all
				  adjacent homes were installed,
(iii) The location of the hitch and all
				  outside doors of the home on the home site,
(iv) The distance between the home on the
				  home site and all adjacent homes, structures, sidewalks, internal roads, and
				  community boundaries. The distance information shall be accompanied by an
				  affidavit signed by the community owner or operator verifying the accuracy of
				  all measurements.
(g)
				  Any other specific information and data pertinent to justification for the
				  specific variance.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1949 - "Repair and maintenance" defined; existing communities; construction; permit to construct; general repair and maintenance; exemption

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 949.
(1)
				  "Repair and maintenance," for the purpose of this rule, means projects such as,
				  but not limited to, the following:
(a)
				  Repairing internal roads.
(b)
				  Replacing existing lighting fixtures and illumination elements.
(c) Replacing, repairing, or maintaining
				  existing sewer lines, drain lines, water mains, utility lines, and
				  appurtenances.
(d) Repairing and
				  maintaining existing home sites, buildings, or grounds.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 9 - COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 125.1950 - Existing communities; construction; permit to construct; alterations

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 950.
(1) An
				  application for a permit to construct shall be filed with the department for
				  all construction projects that alter an existing community in any manner
				  materially different from the community construction plans and specifications
				  approved under 1939 PA 143, MCL 125.751 to 125.769 or 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1001
				  to 125.1097. The following provisions apply:
(a) Alteration projects include, but are not
				  limited to, upgrading, installing, expanding, or removing common utility
				  service systems, community lighting systems, or internal roads.
(b) No permit to construct is required for
				  the following, which are not considered alteration projects: Removal or
				  replacement of existing homes, or the reconstruction, relocation, or
				  replacement of existing utility lines from the individual service panel to the
				  home sites.
(c) A community
				  licensed under the construction standards of previous acts and rules for which
				  a license was legally issued and valid at the time of these rules, or any
				  subsequent amendment of these rules is not required to fulfill the current
				  requirements for community construction in these rules or the amendments hereto
				  for any alteration projects.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 10 - COMMUNITY BUSINESS PRACTICES › Section R. 125.2001 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1001.
(1) As
				  used in this part:
(a) "Community rules"
				  means a written document promulgated by the community which regulates all of
				  the following and which includes the informational and disclosure items
				  specified in
				  R 125.2006:
(i) Yard maintenance.
(ii) Automobiles.
(iii) Children.
(iv) Pets.
(v) Guests.
(vi) Garbage and rubbish disposal.
(vii) Rental payments.
(viii) Other conditions of tenancy.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 10 - COMMUNITY BUSINESS PRACTICES › Section R. 125.2001a - Inspections; inspection standards

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1001a. Before a home is offered for sale or placement
					 of a "For Sale" sign, a home shall be inspected if required by the community
					 rules. The inspection shall be in compliance with the act and shall be valid
					 for 1 year. The inspection standards shall be stated in the community rules and
					 met by a majority of the homes in the community.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 10 - COMMUNITY BUSINESS PRACTICES › Section R. 125.2003 - Means to assure completion of optional improvements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1003. An optional improvement for resident use or
					 convenience which has not been completed, shall not be advertised unless the
					 completion of the optional improvement is assured by substantial completion or
					 the advertising discloses the promised date of completion, or both. If an
					 optional improvement is not completed by the date promised, then the department
					 may, after notice of opportunity for hearing, require an irrevocable bank
					 letter of credit, bond, or similar undertaking that is acceptable to the
					 department posted with a public authority or may require adequate reserves
					 established and maintained in a trust or escrow account to ensure completion of
					 the optional improvement. In determining adequacy of the account, the
					 department shall be guided by the facts and circumstances of each individual
					 case, but the account shall be in compliance with all of the following
					 provisions:
(a) Funds shall be kept
				  and maintained in a separate escrow account.
(b) The account shall be approved by the
				  department and shall be established in a financial institution doing business
				  in this state or in another state whose laws require the account to be
				  maintained in that state.
(c)
				  Monthly progress reports shall be furnished to the department by the community
				  for a new project for the first 6 months and, in the department's discretion,
				  quarterly or semiannually after the first 6 months.
(d) The trust or escrow agreement shall state
				  that its purpose is to protect the resident or prospective resident if the
				  community fails to complete the construction of promised optional improvements.
				  The trust or escrow agreement also shall authorize the department to inspect
				  the records of the trustee relating the agreement.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 10 - COMMUNITY BUSINESS PRACTICES › Section R. 125.2005 - Leases; refusal; terms; security deposits; inventory checklists

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1005.
(1) A
				  written lease shall be offered for each home site at the beginning of tenancy.
				  The lease shall conform to the procedures in 1972 PA 348, MCL 554.601 et seq.
				  and 1978 PA 454, MCL 554.631 et seq.
(2) If a resident refuses the lease offered
				  at the beginning of tenancy, then the community shall require a written
				  statement of refusal. The refusal is not a waiver of any of the resident's
				  rights as guaranteed by law.
(3) A
				  community shall not charge a premium for a lease.
(4) If a community requires a resident or
				  prospective resident to prove ownership of a newly acquired home as a condition
				  of siting the home in the community, then the resident or prospective resident
				  may satisfy the requirement by providing a photocopy of a validated signed
				  application for a certificate of manufactured home ownership.
(5) A community may allow a retailer,
				  consumer, or lending institution to pay rent on a home site in the community
				  before placing a home on the home site if the action does not result in a
				  closed community. The home site that is rented is unavailable for rental to
				  another retailer, consumer, or lending institution.
(6) A community may allow a retailer,
				  consumer, or lending institution to place a home on a home site before the sale
				  of the home. The home site upon which the home is placed is unavailable for the
				  placement of another home.
(7) A
				  community shall provide its permission for a sale in the community and on the
				  home site and its acceptance of a prospective purchaser as a resident in
				  writing, if requested.
(8) A
				  security deposit received by a community shall be maintained in compliance with
				  1972 PA 348, MCL 554.601 et seq.
(9) If a community requires a security
				  deposit, then the community shall utilize an inventory checklist at the
				  beginning and termination of the tenancy to determine damages. The community
				  shall comply with 1972 PA 348, MCL 554.601 et seq.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 10 - COMMUNITY BUSINESS PRACTICES › Section R. 125.2005a - Buyer's and resident's handbook

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1005a. A manufactured home buyer's and resident's
					 handbook shall be provided by retailers to home purchasers at the time a
					 purchase agreement is executed and by communities to prospective residents at
					 the time an application for residency is signed. The handbook shall be
					 available from the department, on the department's internet site at
www.michigan.gov/bcc
, and linking to
					 publications in the left column.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 10 - COMMUNITY BUSINESS PRACTICES › Section R. 125.2006 - Community rules; provision of community rules to prospective and existing residents; community rule changes; rent charges

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1006.
(1) The
				  community shall provide each prospective and existing resident with a copy of
				  the community rules. The resident shall execute a written receipt for the
				  community rules.
(2) The community
				  shall provide proposed changes to the community rules to each resident not less
				  than 30 days before the date on which the changes become effective.
(3) Community rules shall not do any of the
				  following:
(a) Prohibit "For Sale"
				  signs.
(b) Require "For Sale" signs
				  to be less than 18 inches by 24 inches.
(c) Prohibit or restrict the placement of up
				  to 2 "For Sale" signs in the windows of or on a home.
(d) Require a home to meet a construction
				  standard other than that to which it was built in order to be sold in the
				  community.
(e) Require tires to be
				  present if a home is to be sold in the community.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 10 - COMMUNITY BUSINESS PRACTICES › Section R. 125.2006a - Water meter installation disclosure

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1006a. If the community converts its water metering to
					 individual site metering, then the community shall notify each then-current
					 resident, in writing, not less than 30 days before providing water for which an
					 invoice is rendered following meter installation. The disclosure shall include,
					 but not be limited to, all of the following items:
(a) The water and sewer rate per thousand
				  gallons or in the units measured by the meter.
(b) All additional charges.
(c) Minimum fees.
(d) Shutoff procedures.
(e) Installation procedures.
(f) Payment procedures, including the billing
				  period and due dates and a requirement that bills include beginning and ending
				  meter readings and total usage.
(g)
				  Rate change procedures.
(h) A
				  statement that the community shall provide a state-approved and properly
				  functioning heat tape and shall be maintained by the community for a period of
				  not less than 1 year.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 10 - COMMUNITY BUSINESS PRACTICES › Section R. 125.2006b - Resident-provided utility service

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1006b. If the community resident provides any utility
					 service that results in common community use, then the community shall disclose
					 the charge to all affected residents.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 10 - COMMUNITY BUSINESS PRACTICES › Section R. 125.2007 - Accounts and records; maintenance; inspections; retention

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1007.
(1) The
				  community shall maintain all the following accounts and records at the
				  community office or at a central office for 4 years:
(a) A copy of the lease for each resident or
				  a copy of the statement of refusal signed by the resident.
(b) A copy of the inventory checklists for
				  each resident.
(c) A copy of the
				  resident receipt for community rules.
(d) A record of the rent receipts for each
				  resident.
(e) If security deposits
				  are required, then a current and accurate record system of security deposits
				  received and disbursed upon termination of tenancy for each home or home site,
				  or both.
(f) A current and accurate
				  record of the community residents, which shall include all of the following
				  information:
(i) Name of each resident and
				  member of the resident's household, if applicable,
(ii) Home site number,
(iii) Date of tenancy,
(iv) Date of termination.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Manufactured Housing › Part 10 - COMMUNITY BUSINESS PRACTICES › Section R. 125.2009 - Community owner or operator; prohibited practices

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1009. A community owner or operator shall not do any
					 of the following:
(a) Aid or abet an
				  unlicensed person to evade the provisions of the act or these rules.
(b) Knowingly combine or conspire with, or be
				  acting as an agent, partner, or associate for an unlicensed person.
(c) Allow one's license to be used by an
				  unlicensed person.
(d) Be acting as
				  a licensed retailer for an undisclosed person who does or will control or
				  direct, or who may have the right to control or direct, directly or indirectly,
				  the business operations or performance, or both, of the licensee.
(e) Use age or size, either separately or in
				  combination, as a sole basis for refusing to allow the sale of a home in the
				  community and on the home site.
(f)
				  Prohibit a resident from using a licensed retailer of the resident's choice to
				  sell his or her home in the community.
(g) Prohibit the installation, in compliance
				  with federal law, of a satellite dish on a home.
(h) Prohibit political yard signs. Political
				  yard signs means "campaign signs demonstrating a position on candidates for
				  publicly elected offices or proposals for public election."
(i) Require political yard signs to be less
				  than 18 inches by 24 inches.
(j)
				  Prohibit or restrict the placement of up to 2 political yard signs per
				  site.
(k) Restrict the display
				  duration of political yard signs when they are in compliance with the local
				  government ordinance, for a period beginning 4 weeks before and, 1 week after a
				  governmental election.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Rehabilitation Code › Section R. 408.30551 - Applicable code

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 551. The international existing building code, 2015
				  edition, including appendix A and resource A, hereinafter referred to as "the
				  code," is adopted by reference, as provided in MCL
				  24.232,
				  as the "Michigan rehabilitation code for existing buildings" with the exception
				  of sections 104.8, 108.2 to 108.6, 114.3, 705.1.1 to 705.2, 806.2, and Appendix
				  B and C, and as otherwise noted in these rules. The international existing
				  building code, 2015 edition is available for inspection at the Michigan
				  Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction Codes,
				  611 W. Ottawa Street, 1st Floor Ottawa Building,
				  Lansing, Michigan 48933. The code may be purchased from the International Code
				  Council, through the bureaus website at
www.michigan.gov/bcc
, at a
				  cost as of the time of adoption of these rules of $81.00.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Rehabilitation Code › Section R. 408.30552 - References to international codes

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 552. All references to the code, national electrical
				  code, international energy code, international building code, international
				  residential code, international mechanical code, and international plumbing
				  code in the international existing building code shall mean the Michigan
				  building code, Michigan electrical code, Michigan uniform energy code, Michigan
				  residential code, Michigan mechanical code and Michigan plumbing code,
				  respectively.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Rehabilitation Code › Section R. 408.30553 - Title

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 553. Section 101.1 of the code is amended as follows:
101.1 Title. These rules shall be
				known as the Michigan rehabilitation code for existing buildings, hereinafter
				referred to as "this code."
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Rehabilitation Code › Section R. 408.30554 - Scope

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 554. Section 101.2 of the code is amended as
				  follows:
101.2 Scope. The provisions
				of this code shall apply to the repair, alteration, change of occupancy,
				addition, and relocation of existing buildings. A building or portion of a
				building which has not been previously occupied or used for its intended
				purpose shall comply with the provisions of the Michigan building code for new
				construction. Repairs, alterations, change of occupancy, existing buildings to
				which additions are made, historic buildings, and relocated buildings complying
				with the provisions of the Michigan building code, the Michigan electrical
				code, the Michigan residential code, the Michigan mechanical code, and the
				Michigan plumbing code shall be considered to be in compliance with this
				code.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Rehabilitation Code › Section R. 408.30556 - Elevators

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 556. Section 902.1.2 of the code is amended as
				  follows:
902.1.2. Elevators. Where
				there is an elevator or elevators for public use, at least 1 elevator serving
				the work area shall comply with this section. Existing elevators with a travel
				distance of 25 feet (7620 mm) or more above or below the main floor or other
				level of a building and intended to serve the needs of emergency personnel for
				fire fighting or rescue purposes shall be provided with emergency operation in
				accordance with the Michigan elevator code. New elevators shall be provided
				with phase I emergency recall operation and phase II emergency in-car operation
				in accordance with the Michigan elevator code.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Rehabilitation Code › Section R. 408.30557 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 557. The definitions of act, building official, and
				  registered design professional are added to section 202 of the code to read as
				  follows:
202. Definitions.
"Act" means 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531 and known
				  as the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act.
"Building official" means the person who is appointed and
				  employed by a governmental subdivision charged with the administration and
				  enforcement of the state code or codes and who is registered in accordance with
				  the requirements of 1986 PA 54, MCL 338.2301 to 338.2313. Where used in this
				  code, the term code official means "building official."
"Registered design professional" means an individual who is
				  licensed under 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.101 to 339.2919.