Mobile home parks are permitted in the R-4 Multifamily
Residential District as a use by special exception. The creation of
a mobile home park is a type of land development, and the approval
of the creation of a mobile home park shall be as provided for by
this chapter. Mobile home parks shall be designed and constructed
in conformance with the standards and requirements of this article.
Where these standards and requirements differ from applicable local,
state, or federal codes or ordinances, the more restrictive provision
shall apply.
Each mobile home shall be secured to its site
as follows:
A. Each mobile home unit shall be placed upon a level
concrete pad having a minimum thickness of six inches and a minimum
of six tie-down rings by which the mobile home shall be secured to
said pad. The length and width of the concrete pad shall be equal
to the length and width of the mobile home to be placed thereon.
B. Foundations shall be supported from below the frost
line.
C. The wheels and hitch shall be removed from the mobile
home unit once it is located upon its foundation.
D. Metallic or vinyl skirting shall be provided between
the bottom edge of the mobile home unit and the top edge of the concrete
pad. Such skirting shall be designed to permit access to the undercarriage
of the mobile home unit as may be needed for inspection, maintenance,
and repair of the unit. Said skirting shall be sufficiently secure
as to prevent the space between the pad and the unit from accumulating
blown debris and harboring vermin.
E. Each mobile home unit shall be anchored to its foundation
prior to the occupancy or other use of said unit, or within seven
days of being placed upon said foundation, whichever is soonest. The
anchoring system shall be designed to be secure against wind velocity
up to at least 90 miles per hour.
All portions of the mobile home park which are
not covered by impervious surfacing shall be provided with permanent
ground cover in accordance with a landscape plan. This may include
lands left in their natural state, if approved by the Township.
The following accessory uses are permitted within
mobile home parks:
A. Administrative office serving the management of the
mobile home park.
B. Structures accommodating services and utilities within
the mobile home park, including laundry facilities.
C. Recreational facilities for the exclusive use of the
residents of the mobile home park and their guests.
D. Mobile home sales and service, provided that this
activity shall occupy not more than 5% of the tract, up to a maximum
of two acres.
E. Signs in compliance with §
220-61 of Chapter
220, Zoning.