In addition to the requirements pertaining to mobile home parks specified in Article
VIIIC of Chapter
114 of the Springfield Township Code, the following site design criteria shall apply:
A. Arrangement of structures and facilities. The tract,
including mobile home stands, patios, other dwellings and structures
and all tract improvements, should be organized in relation to topography,
the shape of the plot and the shape, size and position of structures
and common facilities. Special attention should be given to new mobile
home designs and to common appurtenances that are available.
B. Adaptation to tract assets. Each mobile home unit
or other dwelling or structure shall be fitted to the terrain with
a minimum disturbance of the land and a minimum elevation difference
between the floor level of the unit and the ground elevation under
it. Existing trees and shrubs, rock formations, streams, floodplains,
steep slopes and other natural features of the tract shall be preserved
to the maximum extent practical. Favorable views should be emphasized
by the plan.
C. Courts and spaces. Groups or cluster of units, so
placed as to create interior spaces and courtyards, are encouraged
to be incorporated whenever feasible.
D. Orientation. Mobile homes are encouraged to be arranged
in a variety of orientations and are strongly encouraged to have many
units, their long sides facing the street rather than their ends,
in order to provide variety and interest.
Mobile home lots may have direct access only
onto internal roadways. Direct access from a mobile home lot shall
not be permitted onto the roadway(s) from which the mobile home park
gains primary access.
Lighting facilities shall be provided as needed
and arranged in a manner which will protect the mobile home park residents,
neighboring properties and adjacent highways from direct glare or
hazardous interference of any kind. These facilities shall be required
where deemed necessary by the Township Board of Commissioners for
the safety and convenience of the mobile home park residents and shall
be installed, maintained and energized at no cost to the Township.
Except as modified by this article, the procedures and standards specified in the subdivision and land development regulations under Chapter
95 of the Code shall apply to all mobile home parks.