Every subdivision and land development designed
as a mobile home park or mobile home court, in accordance with the
regulations of the current borough Zoning Ordinance, shall also comply with all of the provisions, design standards,
required improvements, plan requirements and plan submission requirements
and all other sections of this chapter, with all provisions of any
other borough ordinance regulating mobile homes and also with the
requirements of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for such mobile home
parks or courts.
Minimum site improvements for all mobile home
parks shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
A. Streets. All streets within any mobile home court
shall have a right-of-way of not less than 50 feet, with a paved width
of minimum paving thickness and meeting the other requirements set
forth in Table 1 of this chapter for the appropriate class of street. All streets shall be kept free of debris or other obstructions
to provide clear access for fire, police or other emergency access.
B. Sidewalks. All mobile home parks shall be served with
a system of common walks providing convenient and safe pedestrian
access to all parts of the mobile home park.
C. Open space. All mobile home courts shall provide not
less than 10% of the total land area for public open space purposes,
and such lands shall be improved so that the same will be accessible
to all families residing within said tract and so that such open space
may be used for recreational purposes.
D. Screening. All mobile home parks shall provide and
maintain a visual screen along all property boundary lines consisting
of a six-foot-high fence and/or suitable natural plant materials.
A planting plan, specifying the type, size and location of existing
and proposed plant and fence material, shall be required.
E. Storage building. A central storage building shall
be provided to serve all of the mobile homes in the development or,
in lieu thereof, a separate storage shed shall be located on each
mobile home lot so that every mobile home unit will have adequate
space for the storage of lawn, garden and other equipment in an enclosed
structure.
F. Utility improvements. All mobile home courts shall
provide to each lot both:
(1) A continuing supply of safe and potable water, as
approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.
An outside hose bib shall also be supplied for each mobile home.
(2) A connection to the public sanitary sewage disposal
facilities of the municipality, in accordance with and as approved
by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources. Said connection
shall be provided with at least a four-inch diameter vertical riser
pipe which connects 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 extend at least
six inches above ground elevation.
G. Fuel supply. All fuel supply lines and storage tanks
shall be underground and shall be constructed in accordance with appropriate
commonwealth agency regulations.
H. Other site improvements. There shall be provided in
each mobile home court such other improvements as the Commission may
require, which requirements shall at all times be in the best interest
of the public's health, safety and general welfare and may include
but shall not be limited to garbage and trash collection and disposal
facilities, as approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources, and an adequate park lighting system.
Mobile home stands shall be provided for each
mobile home. Such a mobile home stand shall be constructed of concrete
or a similar material and shall be well drained to permit continued
use under all weather conditions. An adequate foundation for the placement
and tie-down of the mobile home shall also be provided for the purpose
of stabilizing the superstructure against uplift, sliding, rotation
and overturning. The mobile home stand shall be constructed in a permanent
manner and shall be provided with anchors and tie-downs in order to
secure the mobile home. Such anchors shall be placed at least at the
corner of the mobile home stand and shall be able to sustain a total
tensile load equal to four times the weight of the particular mobile
home.
All mobile home parks shall require or provide
for the enclosure of the foundation area on which a mobile home unit
is situated.