This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "North Coventry Township Mobile Home Park Ordinance." This chapter shall be read in conjunction with Chapter 370, Zoning (Ord. No. 30), and Chapter 320, Subdivision and Land Development (Ord. No. 10), insofar as possible.
A. 
Definitions of words and phrases used in this chapter shall be interpreted according to § 320-8 of Chapter 320, Subdivision and Land Development, except that the following additional definitions shall also apply. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases shall be construed throughout this chapter to have the meaning herein indicated. The singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. The past tense shall include the future tense. The word "shall" is always mandatory.
B. 
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COMMON OPEN SPACE
A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water or a combination of land and water within a mobile home park site designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents of the mobile home park, not including streets, off-street parking areas, areas set aside for public facilities, and required setbacks and buffers.
COMMUNITY SYSTEM (I.E., WATER, SEWAGE, TV OR FUEL)
A central system which serves several living units and not publicly owned.
CUL-DE-SAC
A paved circular turnaround area situated at the dead end of a cul-de-sac street.[1]
DENSITY
The number of mobile home lots per gross acre.
DRIVEWAY
A minor private way used by vehicles and pedestrians on a mobile home lot or for common access to a small group of lots or common facilities.
FUEL
Any natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or other flammable liquids or gasses used for heating and/or cooking functions in a mobile home park.
FUEL SERVICE PIPE
All pipes, fittings, valves and appurtenances from the fuel main of the park distribution system to the fuel outlet of the distribution system within the mobile home.
FUEL RISER PIPE
That portion of the fuel service pipe which extends vertically to the ground elevation and terminates at each mobile home pad.
LANDOWNER
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of land, including, for purposes of this chapter, the holder of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such option or contract is subject to any condition), a lessee if s/he is authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner, or other person having a proprietary interest in land.[2]
LICENSE
Written approval 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 contained in one unit, or in two 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 without a permanent foundation, including any addition or accessory structure, such as porches, sheds, decks or additional rooms.
MOBILE HOME LOT OR SITE
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, which is leased by the park owner to the owner or occupants of the mobile home erected on the lot.
MOBILE HOME PAD
A concrete pad at least six inches in thickness, with an integral concrete footer, and with at least six tie-down rings to which the mobile home shall be secured, and equal in length and width to the dimensions of the mobile home to be placed thereon.
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, consisting of two or more mobile home lots.
PARKING SPACE
A reasonably level, paved space available for the parking of one motor vehicle, not less than 10 feet wide and having an area of not less than 200 square feet exclusive of passageways, driveways, or other means of circulation or access.
PATIO
A surfaced outdoor living space designed to supplement the mobile home living area.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, public or private association or corporation, or other entity.
PRIVATE STREET
A private way which affords principal means of access to abutting individual mobile home stands and auxiliary buildings.
PUBLIC STREET
A public way which affords principal means of access to abutting properties.
SERVICE OR RECREATIONAL BUILDING
A structure housing operational office, recreational, park maintenance and other facilities built to conform to required local standards.
TENANT STORAGE
An enclosed space designed to provide auxiliary general storage space for an individual mobile home.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).