All subdivisions and land developments designed as a mobile home park shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 170, Zoning, and the State of Pennsylvania for such mobile home parks. All such parks shall be subject to the following requirements and to all other applicable requirements of this chapter.
A.
Zoning requirements. All individual mobile homes located
in a mobile home park shall comply with the minimum lot size, setback,
area, density and other requirements of any zoning ordinance adopted
by the Borough.
B.
Landscaped buffer areas. Except where affected by
access roads or other functional design reasons, the subdivider of
all mobile home parks shall provide for the development and maintenance
of a landscaped buffer area at least 10 feet in width (in addition
to any required yards) along all property boundary lines consisting
of fences and/or appropriate trees and/or other suitable natural plant
materials. The construction of any buildings or accessory structures
shall not be permitted within this buffer area. A planting plan specifying
the type, size and location of existing and proposed plant and fence
material shall be required.
C.
Size and location of mobile home parks.
(1)
All mobile home parks shall have a minimum overall
tract area of 10 acres.
(2)
There shall be a minimum distance of 25 feet between
an individual mobile home and the adjoining mobile home. There shall
be a fifteen-foot minimum setback distance between any part of a mobile
home and the adjoining pavement of any other mobile home, park street
or other common area.
D.
Foundation anchors and enclosures.
(1)
An adequate number of foundation anchors for the placement
and tie-down of each mobile home shall be provided for the purpose
of stabilizing the superstructure against uplift, sliding, rotation
and overturning. Foundation anchors shall be adequately designed and
installed to provide adequate tie-down as required above. Anchors
shall be positioned at random distances as required for tie-down purposes.
(2)
All mobile home parks shall provide for the enclosure
of the foundation area on which the mobile home unit is situated.
Enclosures shall be installed within a minimum of 180 days after placement
of a mobile home unit.
E.
Off-street parking. At least two off-street parking
places shall be provided for each mobile home.
F.
Required improvements. All mobile home parks shall comply with the required improvements set forth in Article VI and shall conform to the design standards set forth in Article IV. All mobile home parks shall be served with adequate streets, sewer, water and other facilities and shall meet all the requirements of this chapter for residential subdivisions and land developments.
G.
Other utility requirements.
(1)
Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a suitable
method for connecting the mobile home sewage drain outlet to the sewer
line. Provision shall be made for plugging the sewer riser pipe when
a mobile home does not occupy the lot. Surface drainage shall be diverted
away from the riser. The rim of the riser pipe shall be encased in
a waterproof catch basin.
(2)
Each mobile home lot shall have a water riser pipe
which connects the mobile home water system to the central water system.
(3)
All fuel storage tanks shall be constructed in accordance
with appropriate state agency and fire code regulations.
H.
Special design features. The Borough will give special
consideration to any unique design features required or provided by
the mobile home park, which improves the function, safety, appearance,
landscaping and usability of the park for its residents, including
such factors as:
(1)
Lots laid out at an angle to streets to facilitate
the movement of mobile homes.
(2)
One-way streets.
(3)
Design to facilitate vehicular circulation and vehicular
access to each lot.
(4)
Common vehicle parking areas.
(5)
Provision of common recreation, open space or service
facilities required to meet the needs of the mobile home park.
(6)
Provision of adequate and secure storage space and
buildings to service the mobile home park.
