[Amended 10-16-2001 by Ord. No. 44]
No person, firm or corporation shall construct,
maintain or operate a mobile home park within Carroll Township without
obtaining a mobile home park permit from the Township. The procedures
for reviewing mobile home park plans shall be the same as for subdivision
and land development plans in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter. Unless specified in this article, the design standards and
improvement requirements for mobile home parks shall be the same as
for subdivision and land development projects in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter.
Prior to the issuance of a mobile home park
permit, plans shall be submitted to and approved by Carroll Township
in accordance with the requirements and procedures of this chapter
regarding preapplication consultation, preliminary plans and final
record plans. In addition to the site plan information required elsewhere
in this chapter, the following information shall be provided on the
plans:
A. The location and use of proposed building or structural
improvements.
B. The location and design of all uses not requiring
structures such as recreation areas and landscaping.
[Amended 10-16-2001 by Ord. No. 44]
Every person holding a permit shall file notice
in writing to the Permit Officer within 10 days after having sold,
transferred, given away, or otherwise disposed of interest in or control
of any park.
Off-street parking areas shall be provided in
all mobile home parks for the use of park occupants and guests. Such
areas shall be furnished at the rate of at least two vehicular parking
spaces for each mobile home lot. Each space shall be a minimum of
20 feet by 10 feet and at least 200 square feet.
The park owner shall be responsible for all
utilities to be installed and to be maintained in accordance with
this chapter and any and all applicable code requirements.
A. Sewage disposal system.
(1) 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. Such systems shall
be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with the health
regulations of DEP and the Carroll Township Supervisor/Authority.
(2) Individual sewer connections.
(a)
Each mobile home stand shall be provided with
at least a four-inch-diameter sewer riser pipe. 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.
(b)
The sewer service connection (from the mobile
home to the collector line) shall have a nominal inside diameter of
not less than three inches, and the slope of any portion thereof shall
be watertight.
(c)
All materials used for sewer connection shall
be semirigid, corrosive resistant, nonabsorbent and durable. The inner
surface shall be smooth.
(d)
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.
(3) Sewer lines. Sewer and water lines shall be laid in
separate trenches with a horizontal distance of at least 10 feet from
each other, except that these lines may be laid in the same trench
by placing the water pipe on a shelf of undisturbed earth above and
to one side of the caulked tight sewer line. All sewer lines shall
be constructed of materials approved by DEP and the Carroll Township
Supervisors/Authority and shall have watertight joints.
(4) Sewer treatment and/or discharge. Where the sewer
lines of the mobile home park are not connected to public sewer, all
proposed sewage disposal facilities shall be approved by DEP.
B. Water supply distribution.
(1) Source of supply.
(a)
The water supply shall be capable of supplying
a minimum of 150 gallons per day per mobile home.
(b)
The well or suction line of the water supply
system shall be located and constructed in such a manner that neither
underground nor surface contamination will reach the water supply
from any source.
(c)
No well casings, pumps, pumping machinery or
suction pipes shall be placed in any pit, room or space extending
below ground level not in any room or space above ground which is
walled in or otherwise enclosed, unless such rooms whether above or
below ground have free drainage by gravity to the surface of the grounds.
(d)
Water supply treatment, if necessary, shall
be in accordance with the requirements of DEP.
(2) Water distribution system.
(a)
All water piping, fixtures and other equipment
shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with DEP and Carroll
Township regulations.
(b)
The water piping system shall not be connected
with nonpotable or questionable water supplies and shall be protected
against the hazards of backflow or backsiphonage.
(c)
The system shall be so designed and maintained
as to provide a pressure of not less than 20 pounds per square inch,
under normal operating conditions, at service building and other locations
requiring potable water supply.
(d)
Where a public supply of water is provided,
fire hydrants shall be installed as agreed upon by the owner and the
Carroll Township Board of Supervisors.
(3) Individual water-riser pipes and connections.
(a)
Individual water-riser pipes shall be located
within the confined area of the mobile home and stand at a point where
the water connection will approximately be in a vertical position,
thereby insuring the shortest water connection possible and decreasing
susceptibility to water pipe freezing.
(b)
The water-riser pipe shall have a minimum inside
diameter of 3/4 inches 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 and shall be of freeze proof
type.
(c)
Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent
freezing of the service lines, valves and riser pipe and to protect
risers from heaving and shoving actions of ground during freezing
weather. Surface drainage shall be diverted from the location of the
riser pipe.
(d)
A shutoff valve below the frost line shall be
provided near the water riser pipe on 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 Carroll Township
Board of Supervisors.
(4) Fire protection.
(a)
Where fire hydrants are not provided, fire extinguisher
of any type approved by the Fire Underwriter Laboratories (A-B-C)
classification type bearing the Underwriter's label, shall be readily
accessible to each mobile home, and each mobile home shall be equipped
with a fire extinguisher. Portable fire extinguisher of a type approved
by the fire prevention authorities shall be maintained in all public
service buildings under park control.
(b)
Burning of refuse shall not be permitted.
(c)
Each mobile home, in a mobile home park, shall
be provided with a battery operated smoke detector that is located
in the mobile home pursuant to locational and operational requirements
as provided by the manufacturer.
[Added 10-16-2001 by Ord. No. 44]
C. Electrical distribution system. Every 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's specifications regulating such
systems.
(1) Power distribution lines.
(a)
Power lines shall be located underground.
(b)
All direct burial conductors or cable shall
be buried at least 18 inches below the ground surface and shall be
insulated and specially designed for the purpose. Such conductors
shall be located not less than one foot radial distance from water,
sewer, gas or communications lines.
(2) Required grounding. 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.
(3) Required meter. Only one mobile home shall be connected
to each electrical meter.
D. Natural gas systems. Any natural gas system shall
be installed and maintained in accordance with the regulations and
specifications of the company supplying the natural gas.
E. Liquefied petroleum gas system. Liquefied petroleum
gas systems provided for mobile homes service:
(1) Systems shall be provided with safety devices to relieve
excessive pressures and shall be arranged so that the discharge terminates
at a safe location.
(2) Systems shall have at least one accessible means for
shutting off gas. Such means shall be located outside the mobile home
and shall be maintained in effective operating condition.
(3) All LPG piping outside of the mobile homes shall be
supported and protected against mechanical injury. Undiluted liquefied
petroleum gas in liquid form shall not be conveyed through piping
equipment and systems in mobile homes.
(4) Any vessel containing liquefied petroleum gas shall
be securely but not permanently fastened to prevent accidental overturning.
(5) No LPG vessel shall be stored or located inside or
beneath any storage cabinet, carport, mobile home or any other structure
unless such installations are specifically approved by the Carroll
Township Board of Supervisors.
F. Fuel oil supply systems. All fuel oil supply systems
provided for mobile homes, service buildings and other structures
shall be installed and maintained in conformity with the following
regulations:
(1) All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders
to mobile homes shall be securely but not permanently, fastened in
place.
(2) All fuel oil supply systems provided for mobile home,
service buildings and other structures shall have shutoff valves located
within five inches of storage tanks.
(3) All fuel storage tanks or cylinders shall be securely
placed and shall be more than 10 feet from any mobile home exit.
(4) Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic
shall be protected against physical damage.
All mobile home parks shall provide, and so
indicate on the plan of the mobile home park, suitable areas for recreation
and open space uses by using the standard of 10% of the total area
of the mobile home park of which 1/2 of the area shall be in one place.
The remainder may be used to provide pedestrian connecting links to
the recreation areas.
A. The recreation and open space shall be located as
centrally as possible within the mobile home park in order to be easily
accessible to the residents of the park.
B. The open space shall be landscaped with a water absorbent
surface except for recreational facilities and walkways utilizing
hard surface.
C. The open space must be maintained by the mobile home
park operator.
[Amended 3-6-2012 by Ord. No. 59]
Fees shall be paid as follows:
A. At the time the preliminary plat and final plat for the development of a tract of land for a mobile home park, the applicant shall be required to pay to Carroll Township fees in accordance with the requirements of Article
VIII of this chapter.
B. At the time of making application for permit under this article, the applicant shall be required to pay to Carroll Township a fee in accordance with the requirements of Article
VIII of this chapter.
The application for any alteration of requirements shall be in accordance with the requirements of Article
IX of this chapter.
The enforcement, penalties, severability and amendments shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations of Article
X of this chapter.