As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BOROUGH
Economy Borough, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
HEALTH AUTHORITY
The legally designated health authority of Pennsylvania,
Pennsylvania Department of Health.
LICENSE
Written approval, in whatever form, as issued by the Pennsylvania
Department of Health, authorizing a person to operate and maintain
a mobile home park.
MOBILE HOME
A transportable, single-family dwelling, which may be towed
on its own running gear, and which may be temporarily or permanently
affixed to real estate, used for nontransient residential purposes
and constructed with the same or similar electrical, plumbing and
sanitary facilities as immobile homes.
MOBILE HOME LOT
A parcel of land in a mobile home park constructed with the
necessary utility connections, patio and other appurtenances necessary
for the erection thereon of a single mobile home and for the exclusive
use of its occupants.
MOBILE HOME PARK
A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned
and improved for the placement of mobile homes for nontransient use.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, public or private
association or corporation or other entity.
SERVICE OR RECREATIONAL BUILDING
A structure housing operational office, recreational, park
maintenance and other facilities built to conform to required local
standards.
SEWER CONNECTION
Consists of 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 vertical
to the ground elevation and terminates at each mobile home space.
WATER CONNECTION
Consists of 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 spot at each
mobile home lot.
WATER SERVICE PIPE
Consists of all pipes, fittings, valves and appurtenances
from the water main of the park distributing system to the water outlet
of the distribution system within the mobile home.
Responsibilities of the management of the mobile
home park shall be as follows:
A. The person to whom a license for a mobile home park
is issued shall operate the park in compliance with this chapter and
the regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Health and shall
provide adequate supervision to maintain the park, its facilities
and equipment in good repair and in a clean sanitary condition.
B. The park management shall supervise the placement
of each mobile home on its mobile home lot, which includes securing
its stability and installing all utility connections.
C. The park management shall give the Health Officer,
Fire Inspector, Building Inspector or any person designated by the
Borough Council 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 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 office immediately of any evidence of communicable
diseases or contagious diseases within the park.
No mobile home, whether a single on-lot installation
or mobile home park installation, shall be removed from the Borough
of Economy without first obtaining a permit from the local Tax Collector
charged with the collection of Borough real estate taxes. Such a permit
for removal will be issued upon payment of a fee of $2 and payment
of all Borough real estate taxes.
[Amended 2-10-1987 by Ord. No. 274]
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be required to pay a penalty for the use of Economy
Borough, in a sum of not more than $300, together with costs of prosecution,
and, in default of payment thereof, shall be imprisoned in the county
jail for a period of not more than 90 days. Each day of violation
shall constitute a separate offense.
It is the express intention of Economy Borough
that this chapter be read in conjunction with all other ordinances
of this Borough; and, where there is conflict in provisions thereof,
such interpretation shall be given to all ordinances read in conjunction
as to produce a reasonable result consistent with the intention of
the Borough Council in enacting such ordinance. Where there is conflict
between provisions of separate ordinances, the most stringent standard
shall be the one applied. In the event that any section, subsection,
paragraph, sentence, clause or penalty of this chapter should be declared
invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the remaining
portions of the chapter, and the provisions hereof are hereby declared
to be severable.