Section 125.1214n. New community and additional home sites license; application; issuance; conditions.

Rule 214n.  (1) Except as provided in subrule (2) of this rule, before the department issues an initial license for a new community or  adds  additional home sites to the community's existing license, all of the following shall be certified to be complete under the provisions of the act:

(a)     Internal roads servicing the completed home sites. The owner may construct the final lift of the road in the next construction season if a bond covering the cost of constructing the final lift is delivered to the department before licensure. The bond shall be made payable to the "State of Michigan."

(b)     Home site individual sidewalk.

(c)     )  Common sidewalks, if provided, servicing the completed home sites.

(d)    Parking servicing the home site.

(e)     )  Patios, if provided.

(f)    )  Permanent foundations.

(g)     Internal road lighting servicing the completed home sites.

(h)      At a minimum, the stabilization of the  soil   on  the  completed  home sites to prevent, as much as possible, erosion and soil runoff.

(2)     Upon approval by the department, all of  the  following  may be constructed after licensing of a home site for the purpose of customizing the home site to a specific home:

(a)     The home site individual sidewalk.

(b)     Parking on the home site.

(c)     )  Patio, if provided.

(d)    Light fixture, if on the home site.

(e)     )  Permanent foundation.

(3)       The applicant shall file all   of   the    following   documents   with   the license application for a new community or additional home sites:

(a)       An affidavit signed by the community owner or operator and an engineer or architect stating that the construction was completed according to the approved plans and specifications under the provisions of the act. If the community owner or operator elects to complete the home  site  under  the provisions of subrule (2) of this rule, then the affidavit shall specifically state that the home site construction shall be completed before the home is occupied and shall be completed according  to   the  approved plans and

specifications.  The affidavit shall cite  the  specific  home   sites  to  be licensed by home site number.

(b)      Certification of the community sewer system by home site number under the provisions of R 325.3391.

(c)     Certification of the community-owned electrical system by home site number under the provisions of R 325.3391.

(4)      Before the department may issue a license, the department shall receive certification of the home sites by  the  Michigan   department  of environmental quality and the Michigan department of labor  and  economic growth under the provisions of the act.

(5)     It is a violation of this rule and the act if any home that is placed on a home site is occupied by residents before the home site is licensed. In a licensed community, each home site that has a home occupied by residents shall be licensed whether or not it is being offered to the public.

History: 1998 AACS; 2003 AACS; 2008 AACS.