A mobile home park is allowed only in the MHP District. The
uses which are permissible in a mobile home park are as follows:
A. Residential uses. A mobile home park may include mobile homes of
single width or multiple width, or both, single-family detached modular
homes, conventionally built single-family detached homes, or any combination
thereof, but shall not include travel trailers or motor homes. No
more than 25% of the total number of dwelling units in a mobile home
park may be conventionally built or modular single-family detached
dwellings. No mobile or modular home may be occupied before furnishing
the Township a copy of the Structural Engineering Bulletin(s) indicating
approval by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
of the dwelling or the components of the dwelling.
B. Areas for nonresidential uses.
(1) No part of any mobile home park shall be used for nonresidential
purposes, except such uses that are required for the direct servicing,
recreation, and well-being of the residents of the park and/or required
for the management and maintenance of the park.
(2) A convenience store may be allowed by the Board of Supervisors if
no similar use exists or is actively proposed within a one-mile radius
of the mobile home park, and the applicant demonstrates to the Board's
satisfaction through a market study that such use is justifiable and
will be supported primarily by the residents of the mobile home park.
No such convenience store shall offer the sale of gasoline nor shall
it be opened until at least 50% of the dwelling units in the mobile
home park are occupied. Signage requirements, parking requirements,
and other requirements generally applicable to convenience stores
shall apply. In addition, the maximum number of residential dwelling
units permitted within the park shall be reduced by one for each 8,000
square feet of land or a part thereof devoted to the convenience store.
The store shall be a single story and not exceed 4,000 square feet
of building coverage. The lot for the store shall meet the dimensional
requirements for a single-family detached home listed below and shall
front a public road. The store shall be located so as to minimize
any negative impact upon neighboring residential uses and zoning districts.
(3) Nothing in this article shall be deemed as prohibiting the rental,
sale, or resale of a mobile home located on a mobile home stand and
connected to the pertinent utilities. Similarly, a model or display
area is permissible on a temporary basis provided those models are
developed in accordance with all applicable regulations of this article
and other applicable ordinances, and the use of the models for sales
or rental promotion ceases when the mobile home park is fully developed.
C. Accessory uses.
(1) Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to the maintenance,
servicing, recreation, and well-being of mobile home park residents
shall be permitted only as part of an approved development plan for
the site. All such accessory uses and structures shall located on
a separate lot from other uses within the mobile home park and shall
be setback from all other lot lines, buildings, and structures at
least 30 feet. Such accessory uses and structures shall include, but
not be limited to the following:
(c)
Playgrounds or parks for the use of the occupants and guests
of the dwellings within the mobile home park.
(d)
By special exception, semi-public swimming pools for the use
of occupants and guests of the dwellings within the mobile home park.
(2) The following accessory uses shall be permitted on the individual
mobile home lots, so long as all other applicable requirements are
met:
(a)
One household storage shed shall be permitted with a five-foot
setback from the rear and/or side yard property lines, provided said
shed or said structure shall not exceed 120 square feet in overall
size and shall not exceed 12 feet in height, as measured from the
lowest point in the grade at the entrance to the structure to the
highest peak of the roof ridge.
(d)
No-impact home-based business.
(e)
Temporary use or structure.
(3) Added rooms specifically designed by the mobile home manufacturers
for the enlargement of mobile homes and other additions architecturally
compatible with the unit may be joined onto a mobile home, provided
that all other applicable requirements are met.
The total number of lots in a mobile home park shall not exceed
a maximum density of five lots per acre of net site area. All land
not contained within the net site area shall be excluded from density
calculations.