The submission and review procedures contained in Articles III and IV, the general design standards and required improvements of Articles V and VI, and residential design standards shall apply to mobile home park subdivisions or developments even though streets will not be submitted for dedication. The following additional standards shall also apply to mobile home developments.
A.
Site location. A mobile home park shall be located on land having
a reasonably flat terrain (having an average slope of 8% or less).
The land area shall be free from swamps, marshes, garbage, excessive
noise, smoke, or other elements generally considered detrimental to
residential development. The location shall be free from flooding
by a one-hundred-year flood and shall have access to public roads.
B.
Placement of mobile homes. Each mobile home site shall be provided
with a stand or pad to accommodate the axles of the mobile home. Each
mobile home site shall also be provided with a poured concrete outdoor
patio one foot deep and at least 180 square feet in area at the main
entrance to the mobile home. The mobile home shall be required to
be provided with anchors and tie-downs which are able to sustain a
total tensile load equal to four times the weight of the particular
mobile home. Each mobile home shall have skirting around the base
between the bottom of the exterior and the ground. The length of each
mobile home unit shall be parallel with the contour of the land so
that no end of the unit is elevated higher than the other from the
ground. The minimum size requirement for a mobile home park shall
be three acres.
C.
Mobile home lot requirements. Lot area, dimensions, setbacks, and
coverage shall meet with the approval of the Township Supervisors
and meet the following minimal requirements:
D.
Buffer areas. All mobile home parks projected to contain more than
10 units at full build-out shall be bounded by a buffer area with
a minimum of 35 feet depth as measured at right angles to the tract
boundary lines. This space shall be used for no other purpose but
landscaping, except where access roads cross it. All mobile home parks
projected to contain less than 10 units at full build-out shall be
bounded by a buffer area with a minimum of 10 feet in depth as measured
at right angles to the tract boundary lines. This space shall be used
for no other purpose but landscaping, except where access roads cross
it. Buffer areas shall be landscaped and consist of at least 50% evergreens.
All landscaping shall be at least three feet in height at the time
of planting.
E.
Recreation areas. A mobile home park shall be provided with a recreation
area for mobile home residents. The recreation area shall be no less
than 5% of the total area of the park. Such an area shall be appropriately
developed with recreation facilities and easily accessible to all
homes in the park.
F.
Utilities. All utilities serving mobile home lots shall be placed
underground in accordance with the requirements of the respective
utility companies. Each mobile home in the park shall be served by
public water and sewerage or approved central water and sewerage systems
as well as with electric and other utilities.
G.
Drainage. Storm drainage from roofs and paved areas shall be channeled to natural drainage courses and away from adjoining properties and public roads. Trees and shrubbery shall be maintained on the property of the mobile home park and on every lot within the park for absorption of water runoff and hence for flood protection. Storm drainage shall also be handled according to the requirements prescribed by the Township Engineer and/or in Chapter 338, Stormwater Management.
H.
Refuse storage. Each mobile home shall provide its own garbage and
refuse containers in accordance with any Township regulations pertaining
to garbage and other solid wastes, or the mobile home park shall provide
a dumpster and private hauling service where individual mobile homes
cannot be served.
I.
Sanitary systems. Sanitary sewage systems serving mobile home parks
shall be in accordance with the applicable municipal authority's
requirements. Each mobile home lot shall be provided with at last
a four-inch diameter vertical riser pipe which connects the mobile
home sewage drain outlet to the sewer line. Provisions shall be made
for plugging the sewer riser pipe when a mobile home does not occupy
the lot. Surface drainage shall be directed away from the riser. The
rim of the riser pipe shall extend at least six inches above ground
elevation.
J.
Water systems. Water systems serving mobile home parks shall be in
accordance with the applicable municipal authority's requirements.
Each mobile home lot shall have a water riser pipe with a minimum
inside diameter of 3/4 inch which connects the mobile home water supply
to the central water system. An outside hose bib shall be supplied
for each mobile home. Adequate provisions shall be made to protect
water service lines from damage, including a shutoff valve below the
frost line for each mobile home lot.
K.
Sidewalks. At the discretion of the Township, all mobile home parks
shall be provided with safe, convenient, all-season pedestrian walks
of ID-2 bituminous concrete or portland cement concrete to a depth
and width approved by the Township Engineer between individual mobile
homes and streets and to all park facilities provided for the residents.
Walkways serving park facilities shall have a minimum width of four
feet.
L.
Parking areas. Three off-street parking spaces shall be provided
for each mobile home. All parking spaces for mobile home lots shall
be provided with a minimum of a tar and chip surface.
M.
Streets.
(1)
The mobile home park shall be designed to provide an access and internal traffic circulation system adequate to accommodate the type and volume of traffic to be generated, and shall be constructed to provide a sound, paved driving surface. All private streets shall be considered to be required improvements. All street requirements of Article V must be fulfilled with the following three exceptions:
(a)
Right-of-way width: 40 feet.
(b)
Cartway width: 18 feet for two-way roads; 10 feet for one-way
roads.
(c)
Cartway construction. The cartway pavement structure shall be
at the design engineer's discretion subject to the acceptance
of the Township Engineer. In all cases, at a minimum, the pavement
structure shall include a 1 1/2-inch ID-2 bituminous wearing
course.
(2)
The internal street and roadway system shall be privately owned and appropriately noted on the final plan and provide a safe and convenient access to all mobile home units. Points of connection between the private street and roadway system and the exiting public street system shall be designed to avoid congestion and a hazardous intersection, in accordance with § 350-31G, Intersections.
N.
Stop signs and street name signs. Stop signs and street identification
signs in accordance with Township specifications shall be provided
for all streets at every intersection in the mobile home park. Such
signs shall be purchased and installed by the developer in accordance
with all Township requirements.
