This article contains provisions setting forth
minimum standards for the design, construction, alteration, extension
and maintenance of mobile home parks and related utilities and facilities.
Included also, are regulations for the erection of mobile homes. Finally,
also, provisions are included authorizing the issuance of permits
for construction, alteration and/or extension of mobile home parks,
the licensing of those who operate mobile home parks, the inspection
of mobile home parks by authorized Township officials and the fixing
of penalties for any violation of any provision of this chapter.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
Any subordinate structure incidental to and located on the
same lot as the principal structure. For this section of this article
accessory structure would also include any addition or enlargement
of a mobile home, including the construction of any porch to said
mobile home.
LICENSE
Written annual approval, in whatever form, as issued by the
Township, authorizing a person to operate and maintain a mobile home
park.
MOBILE HOME
A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent
occupancy, office or place of assembly contained in one unit, single-wide
or in two double-wide units designed to be joined into one integral
unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives
at a site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental
unpacking and assembly operations and constructed so that it may be
used with a permanent foundation.
MOBILE HOME LOT
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the
necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for
the erection thereon of a single mobile home.
MOBILE HOME PARK
A parcel or contiguous parcels of land which has been so
designated and improved that it contains two or more mobile home lots
for the placement thereon of mobile homes.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, public or private
association or corporation or other entity.
RECREATION VEHICLE
A vehicle which is designed for human occupancy under transient
circumstances, such as camping, travel or other recreation, sometimes
variously known as a "travel trailer" or a "camping trailer."
SERVICE or RECREATIONAL BUILDING
A structure housing operational offices, recreational, park
maintenance and other facilities built to conform to required local
standards.
The Township Supervisors or other authorized
Township representative may inspect a mobile home park periodically
to determine compliance with this article. As a result of such inspection,
the Township Supervisors may give notice for any violation of this
article.
Grounds, buildings and structures shall be maintained
free of insects and rodent harborage and infestation. Extermination
methods and other measures to control insect and rodent shall comply
with all applicable Township and state regulations.
Any person who violates any provision of Article
IX of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties as prescribed in §
86-48 of this chapter.