[Adopted 7-2-1942 by Ord. No. 163; amended in its entirety 11-14-1985 by Ord. No.
549 (Ch. 14, Part 1, of the 1985 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 11-14-2013 by Ord. No. 736; 3-11-2021 by Ord. No. 768]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from
the context:
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
Written approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection or other applicable Pennsylvania department, authorizing
a person to operate and maintain a mobile home park.
MANUFACTURED HOME
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which
is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without
a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The
term includes mobile homes, park trailers, travel trailers, recreational,
and other similar vehicles placed on a site for more than 180 consecutive
days.
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK
A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land comprising a minimum
of seven acres which has been planned and improved for the placement
of a minimum of 42 manufactured homes.
MOBILE HOME SPACE
A plot of ground within a mobile home park designated for
the accommodation of one mobile home.
OWNER
Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, corporation, company,
association or other legal entity.
PERMIT
The written approval as issued by the Borough Council authorizing
a person to operate and maintain a mobile home or a mobile home park
under the provisions of this article.
SERVICE BUILDING
A structure which contains operational, office, recreational,
sanitary, maintenance or other facilities built for the use of the
mobile home park residents or owner.
SEWER CONNECTION
All pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the drain outlet
of the mobile home to the inlet of the corresponding sewer riser pipe.
SEWER RISER PIPE
That portion of the sewer lateral which extends vertically
to the ground elevation and terminates at each mobile home space.
WATER CONNECTION
All pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the water riser
pipe to the water inlet pipe of the distribution system within the
mobile home.
WATER RISER PIPE
That portion of the water service pipe which extends vertically
to the ground elevation and terminates at a designated point on each
mobile home lot.
WATER SERVICE PIPE
All pipes, fittings, valves and appurtenances from the water
main of the park distribution system to the water outlet of the distribution
system within the mobile home.
All fees shall be set by the Borough Council pursuant to resolution.
[Amended 3-11-2021 by Ord. No. 768]
A. Required setbacks, buffer strips and screening.
(1) All mobile homes shall be located at least 30 feet from any park
property boundary line abutting upon a public street or highway right-of-way
and at least 15 feet from other park property boundary lines.
(2) There shall be a minimum distance of 15 feet between an individual
mobile home, including accessory structures attached thereto, and
adjoining pavement of a park street or common parking area or other
common areas.
(3) All mobile home parks may be required, at the discretion of the Borough Council, to provide a planted visual screen along park property boundary lines, in conformance with Chapter
265, Zoning, or as directed by the Borough Council.
B. Required separation between mobile homes.
(1) Mobile homes shall be separated from each other and from service
buildings and other structures by at least 18 feet and shall be located
not closer than four feet from the mobile home space boundary. Mobile
home space shall have a minimum width of 32 feet and minimum length
of 80 feet.
(2) An accessory structure which has a horizontal area exceeding 25 square
feet, is attached to a mobile home and/or located within 10 feet of
its window and has an opaque or translucent top or roof that is higher
than such window shall, for purposes of this separation requirement,
be considered to be part of the mobile home. Any deck or enclosed
porch accessory to a mobile home shall be not be closer than three
feet to the mobile home space boundary.
(3) A mobile home shall have a height limit of one story and 15 feet.
C. Street system.
(1) All streets to be offered for public dedication will conform to the
Borough's Subdivision and Land Development Regulations. (The
Delaware County Subdivision and Land Development Regulations apply
in the Borough.)
(2) All streets not to be offered for public dedication shall conform
to the following standards:
(a)
General requirements. Safe and convenient vehicular access shall
be provided from abutting public streets or roads.
(b)
Access. Entrance roads connecting the park streets with a public
street or road shall have a minimum cartway width of 20 feet.
(c)
Internal streets. Surfaced roadways shall be of adequate width
to accommodate anticipated traffic, and in any case shall meet the
following minimum requirements:
[1]
Internal streets shall have a minimum cartway width of 20 feet
except one-way streets, which shall have a minimum cartway width of
14 feet.
[2]
Dead-end streets shall be provided at the closed end with a
turnaround having an outside cartway radius of at least 40 feet.
(d)
Street construction and design standards.
[1]
Streets. All streets intended to be dedicated for public use
shall conform to the Borough's Subdivision and Land Development
Regulations.
[2]
Streets. All streets not to be dedicated for public use shall
be provided with a smooth, hard and dust-free surface which shall
be durable and well drained under normal use and weather conditions.
[3]
Grades. Grades of all streets shall be sufficient to ensure
adequate surface drainage but shall not be more than 8%. Short turns,
not exceeding 500 feet, with a maximum grade of 10%, may be permitted,
provided traffic safety is assured by appropriate surfacing, adequate
leveling areas and avoidance of lateral curves.
[4]
Intersections. Within 100 feet of an intersection, streets shall
be at approximately right angles. A distance of at least 150 feet
shall be maintained between center lines of offset intersecting streets.
Intersections of more than two streets at one point shall be avoided.
D. Parking areas.
(1) Areas shall be provided for the parking of motor vehicles. Such areas
shall accommodate at least two parking spaces for each mobile home
space provided and one parking space for guests for every four mobile
homes and accessible parking spaces shall be provided in compliance
with the standards of the American with Disabilities (ADA) Act.
(2) Off-street parking areas may be provided in all mobile home parks
for the use of park occupants and guests.
(3) Required car parking spaces shall be so located as to provide convenient
access to the mobile home but shall not exceed a distance of 100 feet
from the mobile home that it is intended to serve. Said parking and
related drives, when located within the confines of the mobile home
space, shall not occupy more than 20% of the area of the mobile home
space.
E. Mobile home stand construction. The area of the mobile home space
shall be improved to provide an adequate foundation for the placement
of the mobile home. The mobile home space shall be designed so as
not to heave, shift or settle unevenly under the weight of the mobile
home because of frost action, inadequate drainage, vibration or other
forces acting on the superstructure.
F. Mobile home base enclosure. An enclosure of compatible design and
material shall be erected around the entire base of each mobile home.
Such enclosure shall provide sufficient ventilation to inhibit decay
and deterioration of the structure.
G. Open space requirements.
(1) All mobile home parks shall provide and so indicate on the plan of
the mobile home park suitable areas for recreation and open space
uses by using the standard of 20% of the total area of the mobile
home park, of which 1/2 of the area shall be in one piece. The remainder
may be used to provide pedestrian connecting links to the recreation
areas; provided, however, that any mobile home park immediately adjacent
to a public park shall be permitted to provide open space of 7% of
the total area of the mobile home park of which 1/4 shall be in one
piece.
(2) The recreation and open space shall be located as centrally as possible
within the mobile home park in order to be easily accessible to all
residents of the mobile home park.
(a)
The open space shall be landscaped with a water-absorbent surface
except for recreational facilities and walkways utilizing a hard surface.
(b)
The open space must be maintained by the mobile home park operator,
or the open space may be dedicated to the Borough, provided the Borough
is willing to accept and maintain the open space.
H. Dimensional nonconformities. A mobile home or mobile home site within
a mobile home park that preexists Ordinance No. 768 and is nonconforming
with regard to these design standards may be rebuilt in-kind and with
the same nonconformity(ies) if destroyed by hazard or otherwise demolished.
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobile
home park shall be so managed as to not create health hazards, rodent
harborages, insect-breeding areas, accident or fire hazards or air
pollution, and shall be in accordance with the Borough ordinances.
Fire protection provisions shall be in accordance with Borough
ordinances.
All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders to mobile
homes shall be copper or other acceptable metallic tubing and shall
be permanently installed and securely fastened in place. All fuel
storage tanks or cylinders shall be securely fastened in place and
shall not be located inside or beneath the mobile home or less than
five feet from any mobile home exit.
[Added 7-8-1993 by Ord. No. 592]
Mobile home parks are intended to provide nontransient housing
for residents of the Borough of Trainer and are not intended to be
operated as a motel business. Therefore, it shall be unlawful for
any person, partnership, association, corporation or other entity,
whether it be the owner of the mobile home park, the manager of the
mobile home park, the owner of any individual mobile home or the tenant
of any individual mobile home, to rent, lease or otherwise make available
to any person any spot/lot within a mobile home park or any mobile
home within a mobile home park for a period of less than six months.
[Amended 7-8-1993 by Ord. No. 592]
A. The person to whom a permit for a mobile home park is issued shall
operate the park in compliance with this article and shall provide
adequate supervision to maintain the park, its facilities and equipment
in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
B. The park management shall supervise the placement of each mobile
home on its mobile home stand, which includes securing its stability
and installing all utility connections.
C. The park management shall give the Borough Council or their representative
free access to all mobile home lots, service buildings and other community
service facilities for the purpose of inspection.
D. The management shall maintain a register containing the names and
addresses of all park occupants. Such register shall be available
to any authorized person inspecting the park.
E. The management shall notify the local Pennsylvania Department of
Health immediately of any suspected communicable or contagious disease
within the park.
[Amended 7-8-1993 by Ord. No. 592]
Whenever upon inspection of any mobile home park it is determined
that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any provision
of this article or of any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the
Building Inspector shall give notice in writing to the person to whom
the permit was issued, advising them that, unless such conditions
or practices are corrected within the period of time specified in
the notice, the permit to operate shall be suspended. At the end of
such period, such mobile home park shall be reinspected and, if such
conditions or practices have not been corrected, the Building Inspector
shall suspend the permit and give notice in writing of such suspension
to the person to whom the permit is issued. An aggrieved party may
file an appeal to the Borough Council in accordance with the Local
Agency Law.
[Amended 7-8-1993 by Ord. No. 592; 8-11-2005 by Ord. No. 670]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The definitions of terms used within this article shall be consistent with the definitions contained in §
165-1 of Article
I of this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Trainer.
Mobile homes shall comply with all of the building, property
maintenance, health and safety codes and ordinances of the Borough
of Trainer.
Mobile home owners shall acquire a permit from the Borough of
Trainer prior to locating, placing, parking or setting a mobile home
on any particular mobile home space or other lot or parcel of ground.
The permit process shall be as follows:
A. The mobile home owner shall request, in writing, a mobile home permit
from the Borough of Trainer. The permit request shall set forth the
following:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the mobile home owner.
(2) The name, address, and telephone number of the mobile home park owner.
(3) The address and space number of the mobile home space or other lot
or parcel of ground on which the mobile home is to be located.
(4) The year, make and model of the mobile home.
(5) Whether the mobile home is new or used.
(6) Whether the mobile home is to be occupied by the mobile home's owner
or whether it will be occupied by a tenant or any person other than
the owner.
(7) If new, whether there is a certificate from the state or country
in which the mobile home was manufactured as to its compliance with
national codes or state codes regarding the construction, including,
but not limited to, the structural integrity, electrical system, heating
system and plumbing system of the home. A copy of any such certificate
shall be submitted along with the application.
B. The permit request shall be accompanied by a fee payable to the Borough
of Trainer in the amount of $500 for used trailers and for new trailers
without certification documentation or $350 for new trailers with
certification documentation from the state or country of manufacture
relative to compliance with national or state codes regarding the
construction, including, but not limited to, the structural integrity,
electrical system, heating system and plumbing system of the home.
C. The Borough of Trainer shall inspect the mobile home space or other
lot or parcel to determine if the space, lot or parcel is in compliance
with the Borough's codes and ordinances regarding mobile homes and
mobile home parks and, further, if it is in compliance with all codes
and ordinances applicable to such spaces, lots or parcels. If the
mobile home space or other lot or parcel is in compliance with all
applicable codes and ordinances, then the Borough shall give the applicant
permission to locate the mobile home upon such space, lot or parcel.
If the space, lot or parcel is not in compliance, the Borough shall
give the applicant written notification as to the reasons for the
noncompliance, and the applicant shall have 60 days to bring the space,
lot or parcel into compliance and to request a reinspection to determine
compliance.
D. The applicant shall have 60 days to locate a mobile home on any space,
lot or parcel from the date that the Borough grants the applicant
permission to locate a mobile home on any space, lot or parcel.
E. The applicant shall notify the Borough within seven days after the
mobile home has been located, placed, parked or set on any mobile
home space or other lot or parcel.
F. After the mobile home has been located, placed, parked or set on
any mobile home space or other lot or parcel, the Borough shall inspect
the mobile home to determine its compliance with all applicable codes
and ordinances, including but not limited to certificate of occupancy
requirements if the mobile home is to be rented or leased or occupied
by anyone other than the owner.
G. If the mobile home complies with all applicable codes and ordinances,
a final permit approval shall be issued to the applicant. The final
permit approval is the Borough's authorization for the occupancy of
the mobile home. The mobile home shall not be occupied until the Borough
issues its final permit approval.
The owner, manager and/or agent of the mobile home park shall
ensure that the mobile home owner complies with the provisions of
this article.
Any and all persons, partnerships, companies, corporations or
other legal entities which violate any provision of this article shall
be deemed to commit a summary offense and shall be fined in an amount
not exceeding $1,000 or imprisoned for up to 90 days, or both.