[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Bonneauville 4-19-1994 by Ord. No. 69 (Ch.
14 of the 1994 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly
appears from the context:
The Borough Manager or such person as designated from time
to time by Borough Council.
The written approval as issued by the Enforcement Officer,
authorizing a person to operate and maintain a mobile home park under
the provisions of this chapter.
A single-family dwelling which is designed, after assembly
and fabrication, for transportation on streets and highways on its
own running gear, and which may be temporarily affixed to real estate,
used for nontransient residential purposes, and constructed with the
same, or similar, electrical, plumbing, and sanitary facilities as
immobile housing.
Any plot of ground which is leased or rented, and upon which
two or more mobile homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes,
are located.
A plot of ground within a mobile home park, designated for
the accommodation of one mobile home and leased or rented for that
purpose.
Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, corporation, company,
association, or other legal entity which rents or leases spaces in
a mobile home park.
A structure which contains operational, office, recreational,
sanitary, maintenance, or other facilities built for the use of the
mobile home park residents or owner.
All pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the drain outlet
of the mobile home to the inlet of the corresponding sewer riser pipe.
That portion of the sewer lateral which extends vertically
to the ground elevation and terminates at each mobile home space.
All pipes, fittings, and appurtenances from the water riser
pipe to the water inlet pipe of the distribution system within the
mobile home.
That portion of the water service pipe which extends vertically
to the ground elevation and terminates at a designated point on each
mobile home lot.
All pipes, fittings, valves and appurtenances from the water
main of the park distribution system to the water outlet of the distribution
system within the mobile home.
A.
License required. It shall be unlawful for any person
to maintain, construct, alter or extend any mobile home park within
the limits of the Borough unless he holds a license issued by the
Enforcement Officer in the name of such person for the specific maintenance,
construction, alteration, or extension proposed. The municipal license
shall be conspicuously posted in the office or on the premises of
the mobile home park at all times.
B.
Application to Borough. The applicant shall also submit
an application to the Enforcement Officer using a form furnished by
the Borough Council for a license to operate a mobile home park in
the Borough.
C.
License renewal. The license shall be renewed by the
Enforcement Officer upon furnishing of proof by the applicant that
his park continues to meet the standards prescribed by this chapter.
D.
Inspection of mobile home parks. The Enforcement Officer
may inspect a mobile home park at reasonable intervals, and at reasonable
times, to determine compliance with this chapter.
E.
Compliance of existing mobile home parks.
(1)
Mobile home parks in existence at the date of adoption
of this chapter may be continued so long as they otherwise remain
lawful.
(3)
Any existing mobile home park which, in the opinion
of the Enforcement Officer, creates a safety hazard shall be required
to comply with this chapter within a reasonable period of time as
determined by the Borough Council.
F.
Individual mobile homes. Individual mobile homes permitted
in areas as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance and not located in a
mobile home park shall not be required to obtain a mobile home park
license; however, they shall be required to obtain zoning and building
permits as prescribed by the Borough ordinances. Individual mobile
homes shall comply with all other applicable Borough ordinances and
regulations governing single-family homes.
G.
Inspection; revocation of license; appeals. Whenever,
upon inspection of any mobile home park, it is determined that conditions
or practices exist which are in violation of any provision of this
chapter, or of any regulations adopted pursuant hereto, the Enforcement
Officer shall give notice in writing in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter to the person to whom the license was issued, advising
him that unless such conditions or practices are corrected within
a reasonable period of time specified in the notice, the license to
operate in the Borough shall be suspended. At the end of such period,
such mobile home park shall be inspected and, if such conditions or
practices have not been corrected, the Enforcement Officer shall suspend
the license and give notice in writing of such suspension to the person
to whom the license is issued. The licensee or applicant may appeal
the decision of the Enforcement Officer by petitioning for a hearing
within 10 days of the decision. Within 30 days of the petition the
Borough shall hold a hearing and render its decision.
A schedule of fees for applications, licenses
and/or inspections shall be established by the Borough Council pursuant
to resolution.
Application for a mobile home park license shall
be filed in triplicate with the Enforcement Officer. The application
shall be in writing, signed by the owner and shall include the following:
A.
Name and address of the owner;
B.
Location and legal description of the mobile home
park;
C.
Plans and specifications of all buildings, improvements
and facilities constructed or to be constructed within the mobile
home park; and
D.
Such further information as may be requested by the
various municipal agencies to enable them to determine if the proposed
park will comply with legal requirements.
A.
General requirements. An adequate supply of water
shall be provided for mobile homes, service buildings, and other accessory
facilities as required by this chapter. Where a public water supply
system of satisfactory quantity, quality and pressure is available,
connection shall be made thereto and its supply shall be used exclusively.
Where a satisfactory public water supply system is not available,
the development of a private water supply system shall be approved
by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection or other
authority having jurisdiction over water supply systems.
B.
Fire hydrants. Where a public supply of water is provided,
fire hydrants shall be installed as agreed upon by the Enforcement
Officer and the agency responsible for supplying water.
C.
Individual water-riser pipes and connections.
(1)
Individual water-riser pipes shall be located within
the confined area of the mobile home stand at a point where the water
connection will approximate a vertical position, thereby insuring
the shortest water connection possible and decreasing susceptibility
to water pipe freezing.
(2)
The water-riser pipe shall have a minimum inside diameter
of 3/4 inch and terminate at least four inches above the ground surface.
The water outlet shall be provided with a cap when a mobile home does
not occupy the lot.
(3)
Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent freezing
of service lines, valves and riser pipe and to protect risers from
heaving and showing actions of ground during freezing weather. Surface
drainage shall be diverted from the location of the riser pipe.
(4)
A shut-off water valve below the frost line shall
be provided near the water-riser pipe in each mobile home lot. Underground
stop-and-waste valves are prohibited unless their types of manufacture
and their method of installation are approved by the Borough Council.
A.
General requirements. An adequate and safe sewerage
system shall be provided in all parks for conveying and disposing
of sewage from mobile homes, service buildings and other accessory
facilities.
B.
Individual sewer connections.
(1)
Each mobile home stand shall be provided with at least
a four-inch diameter sewer riser pipe. This sewer riser pipe shall
be imbedded in poured concrete, minimum twelve-inch diameter and minimum
eighteen-inch depth. The rim of the riser pipe shall extend at least
1/2 inch above ground elevation. The sewer riser pipe shall be so
located on each stand that the sewer connection to the mobile home
drain outlet will approximate a vertical position.
(2)
The sewer connection (see § 134-1 for definition) shall have a nominal inside diameter of not less than three inches, and the slope of any portion thereof shall be at least 1/4 inch per foot. All joints shall be watertight.
(3)
All materials used for a sewer connection shall be
semirigid, corrosive resistant, nonabsorbent and durable. The inner
surface shall be smooth.
(4)
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.
A.
General requirements. Every park shall contain an
electrical wiring system consisting of wiring, fixtures, equipment
and appurtenances which shall be installed and maintained in accordance
with Borough ordinances regulating such systems.
B.
Power distribution lines. Main power lines not located
underground shall be suspended at least 18 feet above the ground,
and shall have a minimum vertical clearance of eight feet above any
mobile home, service building or other structure.
A.
The requirements of this section shall apply to service
buildings, recreation buildings and other community service facilities
when constructed, such as management offices, repair shops, and storage
areas, laundry facilities, indoor recreation areas.
B.
All structural requirements shall be in accordance
with Borough ordinances regulating same.
The storage, collection, and disposal of refuse
in the mobile home park shall be so managed as to not create health
hazards, rodent harborages, insect-breeding areas, accident or fire
hazards or air pollution, and shall be in accordance with Borough
ordinances.
Fire protection provisions shall be in accordance
with Borough ordinances.
All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or
cylinders to mobile homes shall be copper or other acceptable metallic
tubing and shall be permanently installed and securely fastened in
place. All fuel storage tanks or cylinders shall be securely fastened
in place and shall not be located inside or beneath the mobile home
or less than five feet from any mobile home exit.
A.
The person to whom a license for a mobile home park
is issued shall operate the park in compliance with this chapter and
shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the park, its facilities
and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
B.
The park management shall supervise the placement
of each mobile home on its mobile home stand which includes securing
its stability and installing all utility connections.
C.
The park management shall give the Enforcement Officer
free access to all mobile home lots, service buildings and other community
service facilities for the purpose of inspection.
D.
The management shall maintain a register containing
the names and addresses of all park occupants. Such register shall
be available to any authorized person inspecting the park.
E.
The management shall notify the local Pennsylvania
Department of Health immediately of any suspected communicable or
contagious disease within the park.
Whenever, upon inspection of any mobile home
park, it is determined that conditions or practices exist which are
in violation of any provision of this chapter, or of any regulations
adopted pursuant hereto, the Enforcement Officer shall give notice
in writing to the person to whom the license was issued, advising
them that unless such conditions or practices are corrected within
the period of time specified in the notice, the license to operate
shall be suspended. At the end of such period, such mobile home park
shall be reinspected and, if such conditions or practices have not
been corrected, the Enforcement Officer shall suspend the license
and give notice in writing of such suspension to the person to whom
the license is issued. An aggrieved party may file an appeal to the
Borough Council in accordance with the Local Agency Law.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding under
the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary
offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000,
plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough
in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by
summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the
payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant
may be sentenced and committed to the county correctional facility
for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that such violation exists
shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this chapter
that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense. In addition
to or in lieu of enforcement under this section, the Borough may enforce
this chapter in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County.
