A.
Multiple-family development shall be regulated by
this Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
[Amended 2-12-2002 by Ord. No. 02-01]
B.
"No parking" fire zones shall be required and delineated
in such a manner as to allow emergency access to buildings and structures.
The location and arrangement of such zones shall be subject to review
and approval of the Township.
A.
All mobile home park development shall be regulated
by this chapter.
B.
All mobile home parks shall be provided with public
sewer disposal facilities and with either a public or centralized
public water supply.
C.
Mobile homes shall be separated from each other and
from other buildings and structures by at least 30 feet.
D.
In all parks accommodating or designed to accommodate
10 or more mobile homes, there shall be one or more recreation area
which shall be easily accessible to all homes. The size of such recreation
areas shall be based upon a minimum of 400 square feet for each lot.
No outdoor recreation area shall contain less than 10,000 square feet.
Recreation areas shall be located so as to be free of traffic hazards
and should, where the topography permits, be centrally located.
E.
Required setbacks, buffer strips and screening.
(1)
All mobile homes and accessory buildings shall be
located at least 50 feet from any mobile home park boundary line.
There shall be a minimum distance of 30 feet between an individual
mobile home and adjoining pavement of a mobile home park street or
common parking area or other common areas. All mobile home parks shall
be provided with a fifty-foot planting screen on all side and rear
property lines. Such screen shall be provided and maintained according
to Township standards. In addition, the mobile home park shall be
provided with a durable six-foot-high solid fence, of chain link type
with aluminum or plastic slating, or of cedar or redwood stockade
type, along all side and rear property lines and 45 feet from such
line. The fence and planting screen required above shall terminate
50 feet from any public road.
(2)
The required yard area of all mobile home parks along
public road frontage shall be provided with landscaping material,
to enhance the parks' appearance. A Screening and Landscaping Plan
must be submitted with the preliminary plan for review and approval.
F.
Mobile home park street system. Within the mobile
home park, all streets shall be owned and maintained privately. All
mobile home parks shall be provided with safe and convenient vehicular
access from abutting public streets or roads. Access to mobile home
parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards at each
entrance or exit and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets.
Within the mobile home park, safe and convenient vehicular access
to each mobile home lot shall be provided. All streets within the
mobile home park shall have a minimum road pavement width of 40 feet,
but otherwise shall be designed and built to Township standards for
local roads. Alignment and grading shall be properly adapted to topography
as approved by the Township.
G.
Required off-street parking areas. Off-street parking
areas shall be provided in all mobile home parks for the use of park
occupants and guests. Such areas shall be furnished at the rate of
at least two car spaces for each mobile home lot. 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. Further, "no parking" fire
zones should be provided at periodic intervals to allow emergency
access to structures. Such zone location and arrangement shall be
subject to review and approval of the Township.
H.
Walks. All mobile home parks shall be provided with
safe, convenient all-season pedestrian walks of ID-2 bituminous concrete
or portland cement concrete of a depth and width approved by the Township,
between individual mobile homes, streets and all community facilities
provided for residents. Sudden changes in alignment and grade shall
be avoided. If the walks are to be constructed in a right-of-way to
be dedicated to the Township, portland concrete shall be required.
A common walk system shall be provided and maintained between locations
where pedestrian traffic is concentrated. Such common walks shall
have a minimum width of four feet. All mobile home lots shall be connected
to common walks, to paved streets or to paved driveways or parking
spaces connecting to a paved street. Such individual walks shall have
a minimum width of 2 1/2 feet.
I.
Minimum lot requirements. Mobile home lots shall have
a minimum width of 50 feet, and a minimum area of 5,000 square feet.
J.
All storm drainage, sanitary sewer and water system
improvements shall be done in accordance with Township standards even
though they may be privately owned.
A.
All nonresidential development shall be regulated
by this chapter. This includes, but is not limited to, commercial
and employment area development.
B.
"No parking" fire zones shall be required and delineated
in such a manner as to allow emergency access to buildings and structures.
The location and arrangement of such zones shall be subject to review
and approval of the Township.
C.
In commercial areas, the development shall be designed
with consideration of the following provisions related to site conditions:
(1)
Efficiently laid out to serve the buying public.
(2)
Controlled traffic circulation and parking.
(3)
Efficient access and egress for delivery and pickup
using large vehicles.
(4)
Optimum design of the units in the commercial area
from the standpoint of structural integrity and aesthetic appearance.
(5)
Landscaping, screening and site architectural features
supporting both site use and protection of the interests of adjoining
property owners.
