[Amended 5-26-1992 by Ord. No. 93]
The purpose of this article is to regulate mobile home parks in accordance with the requirements of Article V of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code[1]. The provisions of this Article do not supersede the rest of this chapter. To the extent that this Article provides more stringent regulations than the requirements of the rest of this chapter, the provisions of this Article shall apply. All other provisions of this chapter shall apply to the extent that the issues addressed therein are not specifically regulated by this Article.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10501 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Section 602, Regulation of Mobile Homes, which immediately followed this section, was deleted 5-26-1992 by Ord. No. 93.
A. 
Area, density and dimensions.
(1) 
The minimum size of a mobile home park shall be eight acres.
(2) 
A mobile home park shall have a maximum density of six mobile home lots per acre.
(3) 
The minimum size of any mobile home lot shall be 4,500 square feet.
(4) 
The minimum setback from the right-of-way of a public street to any mobile home, service or accessory building or off-street parking facility of a mobile home park shall be 50 feet.
(5) 
The minimum allowable distance between any mobile home park boundary line and a mobile home, off-street parking facility or service or accessory building shall be 25 feet.
(6) 
Mobile homes shall be separated from other mobile homes, from service or accessory buildings, from adjoining streets or from common parking areas by at least 15 feet.
[Amended 7-26-2010 by Ord. No. 213]
(7) 
Each mobile home lot shall be at least 45 feet wide at the street line.
(8) 
All mobile homes shall have a minimum of 500 square feet of floor space.
B. 
Service and accessory buildings.
(1) 
All service and accessory buildings, including management offices, storage areas, laundry buildings and indoor recreation areas, shall be adequately constructed, ventilated and maintained so as to prevent decay, corrosion, termites and other destructive elements from causing deterioration.
(2) 
Service and accessory buildings shown on an approved plan shall be erected in the mobile home park. All attachments to individual mobile homes in the form of buildings such as sheds and lean-tos are prohibited.
(3) 
In every mobile home park, there shall be an office in which shall be located the office of the person in charge of such mobile home park. This office shall be a structure designed for and clearly identified as the office of the mobile home park manager.
(4) 
Occupants of each mobile home lot shall be provided with at least 150 cubic feet of enclosed storage space. The type of storage facility shall be approved by the Board of Supervisors.
C. 
Water supply.
(1) 
All mobile home parks shall be connected to a public water supply system when available. Mobile home parks unable to connect to a public water supply system shall have an adequate supply of potable water from a source approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.
(2) 
All mobile homes and such service buildings as shall include the use of water shall be connected to an approved water supply system. Individual water riser pipes having an inside diameter of no less than three-fourths (3/4) inch shall be provided on each mobile home lot and shall terminate no less than four inches above the ground.
(3) 
Adequate provisions shall be made to protect water service lines from damage, including a shutoff valve on each mobile home lot below the frost line.
(4) 
Fire hydrants shall be installed in accordance with Article VI, § 155-32H, of this chapter. When a public or community water supply system is not available, portable fire extinguishers approved by the proper regulating authority shall be maintained in convenient locations throughout the mobile home park in the ratio of one fire extinguisher per each mobile home lot.
D. 
Sanitary sewage disposal.
(1) 
All mobile home parks shall be connected to a public sanitary sewerage system when available. When a mobile home park is unable to connect to a public sewerage system, an adequate and safe sanitary sewage disposal system shall be provided for conveying and disposing of sewage from mobile homes, service buildings and other accessory facilities. The system shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.
(2) 
All mobile homes and service buildings as shall include the use of water or of toilet facilities shall be connected to an approved sanitary sewage disposal system. Individual sewer riser pipes having at least a four-inch diameter shall be located on each mobile home stand and shall extend at least one inch above ground level. Provisions shall be made for sealing the sewer riser pipe with a securely fastened plug or cap when the mobile home lot is unoccupied.
(3) 
Adequate provisions shall be made to protect sanitary sewers from stormwater infiltration and breakage.
E. 
Storm drainage.
(1) 
The ground surface in all parts of the mobile home park shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe and efficient manner.
(2) 
Storm drainage shall be in conformance with Article V, § 155-29, and Article VI, § 155-32I, of this chapter.
F. 
Streets, parking and sidewalks.
(1) 
All streets in a mobile home park shall be private streets and shall meet all requirements of a public street unless specifically mentioned in this section.
(2) 
Streets in a mobile home park shall have direct access either to another street in the mobile home park or to a public street. All streets shall be easily accessible to a public street.
(3) 
Streets in a mobile home park shall be clearly marked and shall be well lighted at night.
(4) 
Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a minimum of two off-street paved parking spaces of bituminous or concrete surfacing.
(5) 
Overflow parking shall also be provided for each mobile home lot by either on-street parking along the curbline of the streets of the mobile home park or common parking compounds that have direct access to the streets of the mobile home park.
(6) 
On-street parking is permitted when the minimum cartway width of the streets is 34 feet.
(7) 
A minimum cartway width of 24 feet is permitted if all of the following apply:
(a) 
No on-street parking is allowed on any street within the mobile home park.
(b) 
Overflow parking is provided in common parking compounds at the ratio of one parking space per mobile home lot.
(c) 
The common parking compound shall be within 300 feet of all mobile home lots it is designed to serve.
(8) 
Each mobile home lot shall abut a street within the mobile home park.
(9) 
Sidewalks and curbs are required along both sides of all streets and around all sides of common parking compounds within a mobile home park. Sidewalks shall be located not more than four feet from the curbline of the streets.
(10) 
Sidewalks shall connect each mobile home lot with all streets, service and accessory buildings, common walkways, parking compounds and recreation areas within the mobile home park.
G. 
Mobile home stands.
(1) 
Each mobile home lot shall have a hard-surfaced mobile home stand which shall be reserved for the placement of a mobile home and appurtenant structures and connections.
(2) 
Each mobile home stand shall have a foundation that will not heave, shift or settle unevenly because of frost action, inadequate drainage, vibration or other forces acting on the superstructure. Each stand shall be equipped with properly designed utility connections.
(3) 
The space between the floor of the mobile home and the stand shall be enclosed with proper skirting to protect all supports and utility connections.
(4) 
All mobile homes shall have tie-downs with provisions for distributing the load of these tie-downs and provisions for the attachment to ground anchors so as to resist wind overturning and sliding as specified by the Mobile Homes Manufacturers Association Standards, as amended.
H. 
Ground cover.
(1) 
Ground surfaces in all parts of the mobile home park shall be either paved, covered with other solid material or protected with vegetative growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion and the emanation of dust during dry weather.
(2) 
Park grounds shall be maintained free of vegetable growth which is poisonous or which may harbor rodents, insects harmful to man or other pests harmful to man.
I. 
Electrical distribution.
(1) 
Every mobile home park shall contain an electrical wiring system consisting of wiring, fixtures, equipment and appurtenances which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with local electric power company specifications. Each mobile home shall be connected to this electrical distribution system.
(2) 
Each mobile home lot shall be provided with an approved disconnecting device and overcurrent protective equipment.
(3) 
All exposed non-current-carrying metal parts of mobile homes and all other equipment shall be grounded by means of an approved grounding conductor run with branch circuit conductors or other approved method of grounded metallic wiring. The neutral conductor shall not be used as an equipment ground for mobile homes or other equipment.
J. 
Solid waste disposal and vector control shall be the responsibility of the mobile home park operator and shall be performed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.
A. 
The procedure for submission of plans for approval of a mobile home park shall be the same as that for a land development as described in Article III of this chapter. The recording of the final plan shall serve as authority to construct the mobile home park in accordance with the requirements of this Article. It does not allow the operation of the mobile home park.
B. 
Each mobile home park shall be established, maintained, conducted and operated in strict compliance with the rules and regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health, Chapter 4, Article 415, Regulations for Mobile Home Parks, adopted October 30, 1959, as amended.
C. 
The plan requirements for a mobile home park plan shall be the same as those requirements for a land development plan as described in Article IV of this chapter. To those requirements, the following items shall be added to be shown on both the preliminary and the final plans:
(1) 
The name and address of the operator of the mobile home park, if not the owner.
(2) 
The location of off-street parking spaces on a typical mobile home lot or, when required, the location of overflow parking and parking compounds.
(3) 
The location and type of all recreational facilities.
(4) 
The location and use of all service and accessory buildings.
(5) 
The location of all fire-fighting items, including but not limited to fire hydrants and hand fire extinguishers.
(6) 
A letter signed by the applicant indicating the method and plan of garbage and refuse disposal to be used for the mobile home park.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 605, Permits, Section 606, Enforcement, Transfer and Revocation, Section 607, Mobile Home Park Employees, and Section 608, Existing Mobile Home Parks, all of which immediately followed this section, were deleted 5-26-1992 by Ord. No. 93.