To establish minimum standards for mobile home
parks; establish requirements for the design, construction, alteration,
extension and maintenance of mobile home parks and related utilities
and facilities.
[Amended 4-19-1994 by Ord. No. 69]
A fee, as established by resolution of Borough
Council, shall accompany all applications for the approval of all
mobile home park plans.
[Amended 4-19-1994 by Ord. No. 69]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any
mobile home park within the limits of the Borough unless he holds
a valid license, in the name of such person, for the specific mobile
home park. All applications for licenses shall be made annually to
the Borough who shall issue or reissue a license annually upon compliance
by the applicant with provisions of this chapter and regulations issued
hereunder and other applicable legal requirements.
B. Applications for original licenses shall be in writing,
signed by the applicant, accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant
as to the truth of the application and by the deposit of a fee, as
established by resolution of Borough Council, for each mobile home
stand, and shall contain: the name and address of the applicant; the
location and legal description of the mobile home park; and a site
plan of the mobile home park showing all mobile home lots, structures,
roads, walkways, and service facilities. The issuance of a license
in no way eliminates the need for a building permit, and the cost
thereof, for each and every individual mobile home to be placed within
the mobile home park.
C. Applications for annual renewal of licenses shall:
be made in writing by the holders of the licenses; be accompanied
by the deposit of a fee, as established by resolution of Council,
for each mobile home stand; and contain any change in the information
submitted since the original license was issued or the latest renewal
granted.
D. Whenever, upon inspection of any mobile home park,
the inspector finds that conditions or practices exist which are in
violation of any provision of this chapter or regulations issued hereunder,
the inspector shall give notice in writing to the person to whom the
license was issued that unless such conditions or practices are corrected
within a reasonable period of time as specified in the notice, the
license shall be suspended. At the end of such period, the inspector
shall reinspect the mobile home park and, if such conditions or practices
have not been corrected, the license shall be suspended and notice
given in writing of such suspension to the person to whom the license
is issued. Upon receipt of notice of such suspension, such person
shall cease operation of such mobile home park.
E. A license shall be required and shall be issued by
the Borough Council for every mobile home park in existence at the
effective date of this chapter, permitting the mobile home park to
be operated after the effective date of this chapter in accordance
with such conditions as the Council may require.
(1) The fee for a license to continue to operate a mobile
home park existing at the effective date of this chapter shall be
calculated as follows:
(a)
Should the effective date of this chapter fall between the dates of December 31 and March 1, a fee for a license shall be charged as set forth under Subsection
B hereof.
(b)
Should the effective date of this chapter fall on or between March 1 and November 30, a fee equal to 1/2 of the fee established (see Subsection
B) shall be charged for a license.
(c)
Should the effective date of this chapter fall between November 30 and January 1, no license will be required for that period; however, a full license fee shall be required on or after January 1 of the succeeding year (see Subsection
B hereof).
(2) Compliance herewith:
(a)
The owner, operator and/or manager of a mobile
home park existing at the effective date of this chapter is required
to meet with the Borough Council and the Planning Commission, and
to cooperatively identify the extent of conformance with these regulations
that is possible within the existing mobile home park; and such conformance
must be effectuated within 180 calendar days of the date of such cooperative
determination.
(b)
Should any mobile home park existing at the
effective date of this chapter be discontinued for any reason for
a period exceeding six consecutive months, such mobile home park shall
not be reopened, reused and/or reoccupied unless it is in full conformance
with this chapter.
(c)
Any extension, enlargement and/or expansion
of an existing mobile home park, whether on land owned by the park
or acquired by the park prior to or after the effective date of this
chapter, will require the review, approval, and license by the Borough
according to the provisions of this chapter.
The Borough is hereby authorized to make or
cause to be made, such inspections as are necessary to determine satisfactory
compliance with this chapter and regulations issued hereunder.
The minimum area necessary for the construction
of a mobile home park shall be five contiguous acres.
Mobile homes shall be separated from each other
and from other buildings and structures by at least 20 feet, provided
that mobile homes placed end to end may have a clearance of 15 feet
where opposing rear walls are staggered.
Where a proposed park, playground, school, easement or other public use shown in the Borough Comprehensive Plan or in the opinion of the Planning Commission is necessary, the Borough Council may require the reservation of such area within the mobile home park or land development in a reasonable manner. Such areas should in total approximate the areas as set forth under §
220-31B hereof.
The area of the mobile home stand shall be improved
to include an adequate foundation for the placement of the mobile
home, thereby securing the superstructure against uplift, sliding,
or rotation.
A. The mobile home stand shall not heave, shift or settle
unevenly under the weight of the mobile home due to frost action,
inadequate drainage, vibration or other forces acting on the superstructure.
B. The mobile home stand shall be provided with anchors
and tie-downs such as cast-in-place concrete "deadman" eyelets imbedded
in concrete foundations or runways, screw augers, arrowhead anchors,
or other devices securing the stability of the mobile home, in accord
with specifications as established by the Mobile Home Park Association.
C. Each mobile home stand shall have a paved patio of
at least 190 square feet. The least dimension shall not be less than
eight feet.
A mobile home park shall have an average gross
area per mobile home lot of not less than 6,000 square feet.
A. The minimum width of a mobile home lot shall be 40
feet.
B. The minimum depth of a mobile home lot shall be 90
feet or at least 40% longer than the mobile home to be placed thereon.
C. A mobile home park plan may propose clustering of
the units in order to provide a common open space of a size to better
serve all the residents of the park. In no circumstance, however,
shall the average area of a mobile home lot be less than 4,000 square
feet. In order to approve the "cluster plan," the Planning Commission
shall apply the following test: The number of mobile home lots times
the average area per mobile home but not less than 4,000, plus the
area of common open space in square feet, divided by the number of
mobile home lots shall equal at least 6,000 square feet.
An accessible, adequate, safe and potable supply
of water shall be provided in each mobile home park. Where a public
supply of water of satisfactory quantity, quality, and pressure is
available, connection shall be made thereto and its supply used exclusively.
When a satisfactory water and supply is not available, a private water
system shall be developed and used as approved by the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection.
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse
in the mobile home park shall be so conducted as to create no health
hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire
hazards or air pollution and shall comply with health regulations
governing mobile home parks. Plans for refuse handling, storage and
disposal shall be subject to review and approval by the Borough Council,
Planning Commission, and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection.
Grounds, buildings and structures shall be maintained
free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation. Extermination
methods and other measures to control insects and rodents shall conform
with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection regulations governing mobile home parks.
Whenever the Borough Council determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any provision of this article, or of any regulation adopted pursuant hereto, they shall proceed with enforcement as set forth in Article
IX of this chapter.
Conformance with regulations set forth under Article
VIII hereof shall be required.