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Township of Palmer, PA
Northampton County
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A. 
The requirements in this Article shall apply to a mobile (manufactured) home park which is on a tract held in single ownership and provides mobile home spaces on a lease or rental basis.
B. 
Mobile home parks proposed to be developed for sale of lots shall be designed in accordance with all requirements set forth for single-family dwelling residential development.
C. 
Every proposed mobile home park shall be submitted, reviewed, approved and recorded as either a land development or major subdivision.
D. 
Definitions. The terms "mobile home" and "manufactured home" shall have the same meaning.
The provisions of this Article shall not apply to:
A. 
The business of mobile home sales, except for accessory sales of mobile homes to be located within the mobile home park.
B. 
The storage or garaging of mobile homes not being used for living or sleeping purposes within a building or structure.
C. 
A single mobile home used as a residence on a lot with no other dwellings.
D. 
A mobile home located on the site of a construction project, survey project or other similar work project and used solely as a field office or work- or toolhouse in connection with such project, provided that such mobile home is removed from said site within 30 days after the completion of such project.
The provisions of Articles IV, V, VI, VIII and IX shall apply with respect to the contents, submission and review of mobile home park plans.
A. 
See standards in § 190-208 of the Township Zoning Ordinance.
B. 
All mobile homes within a mobile home park shall be located on land where the average natural slope of the area of the site intended for development shall not exceed 15%.
C. 
The mobile home park shall have access to a paved public street.
A. 
Access.
(1) 
Access to individual mobile home spaces shall be from interior parking courts, access drives or private streets and shall not be from public streets exterior to the development. Streets within the development providing access to 20 or more dwellings shall have a paved cartway width of at least 24 feet, and other streets shall have a paved cartway width of at least 20 feet.
(2) 
All streets within the mobile home park shall be private and be maintained as part of the mobile home park. All construction of streets that serve a minimum of 20 dwelling units shall conform to the requirements for public streets contained in § 165-59. All construction of access drives and driveways shall meet the requirements of § 165-67.
B. 
Parking.
(1) 
Every mobile home space shall be provided with a minimum of two paved off-street parking spaces. In addition, an average of 0.5 off-street parking space per dwelling unit shall be provided in convenient locations for visitor parking.
(2) 
Parking courts are encouraged to meet the off-street parking requirements.
(3) 
An appropriate area shall be set aside for the parking of recreational vehicles of residents.
C. 
Street trees. Street trees shall be provided in accordance with § 165-73.
D. 
Other design standards and improvements.
(1) 
Every mobile home space shall be graded to provide a level, stable and well-drained stand for the mobile home.
(2) 
Every mobile home space in the mobile home park shall be provided with connections to an adequate supply of potable water and to a centralized sewage disposal system which conforms to the standards required in Article X of this ordinance.
(3) 
Every space shall be provided with underground electric, telephone and television-cable (if available) service.
(4) 
All fuel storage and supply systems shall be constructed and maintained in conformity with the regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction and, if above ground, shall be adequately screened with landscaping or a screen wall compatible with the home.
(5) 
Each mobile home park shall be required by the Board of Supervisors to provide, as necessary, facilities for solid waste collection, streetlighting, open space maintenance, water flow and hydrants for fire protection and any other improvement specified in this Article X.