The application procedure as outlined herein
shall be followed by the developers of a mobile home park as set forth
herein.
No person, firm or corporation proposing to
open a mobile home park, extend, alter, or expand an existing mobile
home park so as to accommodate additional mobile homes, in the Township
of Darlington shall proceed with any construction work on the proposed
park until they have obtained from the Township Planning Commission
and the Board of Township Supervisors written approval of the preliminary
plan for the mobile home park according to the procedure outlined
herein, and have received a permit from the Township for such work.
Whenever this chapter refers to, or requires
compliance with any other Township ordinances, resolutions or specifications,
those ordinances, resolutions, or specifications or sections of the
same, referred to shall be considered a part of this chapter as though
the same were incorporated herein relative to the development, operation
and maintenance of a mobile home park.
A.
The mobile home park developer shall meet with the
Planning Commission prior to formal application to discuss his plans
and shall prepare a suitable sketch and plans sufficient to give a
general understanding of his purposes. The Planning Commission shall
inform the developer as to the general suitability of his plans and
any other modifications required by this or other Township ordinances
if they deem it to be in the best interest of the Township.
B.
The preapplication shall include the following:
(1)
General information: describe existing covenants,
land characteristics, community facilities and utilities, number of
mobile home lots, recreational areas and facilities, proposed general
rules and regulations which will apply to applicants applying for
mobile home sites.
(2)
Location: submit a map showing the relationship of
the proposed mobile home park to existing community facilities which
serve or influence it, title, scale, and North arrow.
(3)
Sketch plan: show in simple sketch form on a topographic
map the proposed layout of streets, mobile home lots, service buildings,
recreational areas, buffer strips, parking, and the location of proposed
water service facilities, source of supply, sewerage collection lines,
location of sewage treatment plant, or septic tank and subsurface
leaching system.
C.
Planning Commission review. The Planning Commission
shall review the mobile home park plan submitted to the Planning Commission
and may consult with the Board of Township Supervisors, any other
Township representatives or authorities concerned, and may hold a
public meeting to give owners of adjoining land an opportunity to
discuss the mobile home park as it affects their property.
A.
On reaching conclusions as recommended above regarding
the general program and objectives, the developer shall prepare and
submit five copies of a preliminary plan with improvement plans. This
plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for review according
to these standards.
B.
The Planning Commission shall review the plan submitted
covering the requirements of these regulations point by point, and
may consult with the Township Engineer, Township Supervisors and officials
of any other department or authority concerned.
C.
Within 30 days of submission, the Planning Commission
shall give a written report on the proposed mobile home park to the
Board of Township Supervisors, recommending approval, conditional
approval, or disapproval, together with reasons for action.
D.
The Board of Township Supervisors shall act upon the
preliminary plan within 15 days from the receipt by the Township Secretary
from the Planning Commission, stating its approval, conditional approval,
or disapproval, giving reasons for each, and may authorize, in writing,
submission of final plan for review and approval.
E.
Approval of all preliminary plans relative to the
design and installation of utilities, sewage facilities, mobile home
lots, interior drives, service and recreational facilities, and all
other necessary data for the development of a mobile home park shall
not constitute an approval of a final plan, but rather an expression
of approval of the layout and data submitted on the preliminary plans
as a guide for the preparation of the final plans.
All preliminary plans should include, but not
be limited to, show or be accompanied, prepared and submitted according
to the following specifications:
B.
Names and addresses of the owner or owners and developers
of the property.
C.
Name of the mobile home park.
D.
Draft of general rules and regulations which will
apply to applicants applying for mobile home sites.
E.
The preliminary plan shall be drawn at a scale of
50 feet to the inch or greater.
F.
North point, scale and date.
G.
Name of registered engineer, architect or surveyor
who has prepared topographic and property survey and plans.
H.
Perimeter tract boundaries with bearing, distances,
and area in acres.
I.
Contours at vertical intervals of two feet, or in
the case of relatively level tracts, at such lesser intervals as may
be required for satisfactory study and planning of the mobile home
park.
J.
Datum to which contour elevations refer. Where reasonably
practicable, data shall refer to known established elevations.
K.
Show all existing watercourses, banks, tree masses,
and other significant natural features.
L.
Show location and size of all existing buildings;
location, size and invert elevation of all sanitary and storm sewers;
and location of all manholes, inlets, culverts, and bridges; water
mains, gas mains, fire hydrants, telephone conduit lines, petroleum
or petroleum products lines, and other significant man-made features.
M.
All existing streets on or adjacent to the tract,
including name, right-of-way widths, cartway widths and type of improvement
materials used in cartway.
N.
All existing property lines, easements and rights-of-way
and the purpose for which the easements or rights-of-way have been
established.
O.
Location width and depth of all proposed mobile home
lots with approximate dimensions, proposed minimum setback or building
lines for each drive and lot; proposed playgrounds, service buildings,
areas and parcels of land to be reserved for recreational use, buffer
strips and parking spaces.
P.
The preliminary plan shall show the names of owners
of all abutting unplotted land and the names of all abutting subdivisions.
Q.
Where the preliminary plan covers only a part of the
developers entire holding, a sketch shall be submitted of the prospective
layout of the remainder of the land.
R.
Preliminary plan shall show the zoning boundaries,
if any, that traverse or are within 300 feet of the area covered by
the plan.
S.
Preliminary plan shall show the system of all interior
drives located within the mobile home park, the width of all interior
drives, rights-of-way and easements, the location of all entrances
or exits which provide access to all existing or proposed public streets
or highways.
T.
Subsurface conditions of the tract to be developed.
U.
Profiles showing existing ground grades, proposed
finished grades of all interior drives, typical cross section of interior
drives and sidewalks, contours at vertical interval of two feet showing
the proposed finished grades of all areas of the mobile home park
to be graded.
V.
The location, size, profile and material proposed
for all storm drainage facilities.
W.
The location, size, capacities, profile and material
proposed for all sanitary sewage collection systems used, location
of sewage treatment plant, outfall sewer and receiving stream, or
location of septic tanks and subsurface leaching areas.
X.
The location, source of supply, size, capacity and
material proposed for water supply system.
A.
All mobile home parks proposing to construct a sewage
treatment plant for the treatment of all sewage from the mobile home
park shall submit information as follows:
B.
All reports shall include the basis of design, design
flow rate, hydraulic gradient, receiving stream information, the degree
of effectiveness at which the proposed plant will operate and produce
an effluent satisfactory for discharge into a receiving stream.
C.
All plans and reports submitted shall be in compliance
with and according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the
Pennsylvania Sanitary Water Board instructions for making application
for permits to construct sanitary sewer systems and sewage treatment
works as follows:
D.
Approval of preliminary plans and reports for the
sewage system and the sanitary sewage treatment plant shall not constitute
approval of a final plan, but rather an expression of approval and
is to be used as a guide to the preparation of the final plans.
All mobile home parks proposing to construct
a septic tank and a subsurface leaching system for disposal of sewage
shall submit information as follows:
In areas where a municipal sewer is available,
the mobile home park shall be connected thereto.
A.
Any proposed mobile home park which is 1,000 feet
or less is considered available unless it is topographically impossible
to construct sanitary sewers to the mobile home park.
The approval of any preliminary plan by action
of the Planning Commission and the Board of Township Supervisors shall
be effective for six months only, after which such approval shall
be considered cancelled and rescinded, unless extended in writing
by the Board of Township Supervisors.
A.
Any plan in final form shall be submitted to the Planning
Commission for final approval and shall be accompanied by the necessary
supporting data in the same manner as is required with respect to
preliminary plans and data submitted, five copies of each shall be
submitted.
B.
The final plan shall incorporate all modifications
and revisions specified by the Planning Commission and the Board of
Supervisors. Any plan or data submitted in final form may be considered
as a preliminary plan, or as a revised preliminary plan, if the Planning
Commission or the Board of Supervisors requires any modifications
or alterations.
C.
Within 30 days of submission of the final plan and
supporting data, the Planning Commission shall give a written report
on the proposed development of the mobile home park to the Board of
Township Supervisors, recommending approval, conditional approval,
or disapproval together with reasons for action.
D.
All final plans shall be submitted to the Township
Secretary at least 10 days prior to the regular meeting of Board of
Township Supervisors and shall bear the signature of the Chairman
and Secretary of the Planning Commission to a certified statement
that all plans and data submitted are in compliance with the requirements
of this chapter.
E.
Within 30 days after their regular meeting, the Board
of Township Supervisors shall notify the developer of their approval,
conditional approval or disapproval together with reasons for action.
F.
Final approval by the Board of Township Supervisors
in no way whatsoever shall relieve the developer from complying with
this chapter and all other rules, regulations and ordinances of the
Township, county, state, or federal agencies regarding the development
operation and maintenances of a mobile home park.
G.
Three copies of the final approved plan and all approved
supporting data shall be kept on file with the Township Secretary
at all times.
