A.
Applicability. All mobile home parks shall conform to the provisions
of this section as well as other applicable standards in this chapter.
B.
Use regulations. The uses allowed in a mobile home park shall be
as specified in the Shirley Township Zoning Ordinance, if adopted.
D.
Minimum site area. Each mobile home park site shall be at least 10
acres in size.
E.
Site location. Mobile home parks shall be located on well-drained
lands free of natural or man-made hazards. Mobile home parks shall
be laid out with due consideration to natural features. No development
shall occur on the floodway, wetlands or steep slope areas. Natural
drainageways shall in no way be impaired by development.
F.
Density. The maximum number of dwelling units permitted in a mobile home park shall be calculated on the net area by deducting nonbuildable and constrained land from the total site area in conformance with § 240-20 of this chapter.
G.
Clustering. The clustering of mobile home lots or sites is encouraged to provide for conservation of open space, protect environmentally sensitive areas and to provide for efficient development of streets and utilities. In order to approve any cluster plan the Township shall apply the following test: The number of mobile home lots times 5,000, plus the area of common open space in square feet, shall equal at least the minimum lot standard in § 240-21 of this chapter for each proposed mobile home lot.
H.
Site improvements and design. Minimum site improvements for all mobile
home parks shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1)
Minimum mobile home lot. No mobile home lot shall be less than 5,000
square feet. However, the lot shall be large enough to meet yard and
parking requirements. Mobile home lots shall not be located in environmentally
sensitive areas as defined in this chapter. Each mobile home lot shall
contain a mobile home stand, which shall be improved with concrete
columns or slab to provide an adequate foundation for the placement
of a mobile home, securing the structure against uplift, sliding or
rotation. Each mobile home shall be provided with skirting of durable
material entirely enclosing the area beneath the mobile home.
(2)
Streets. All mobile home park streets shall be designed to serve
only residents of the mobile home park. Each mobile home site shall
be accessible from a street. Access shall be designed to minimize
congestion and hazards at the entrance or exit and allow free movement
of traffic on streets within the park.
(a)
All streets shall be improved in accordance with § 240-26 of this chapter. Streets shall meet minimum paving thickness and other requirements set out in this chapter and the street standards adopted by resolution of Shirley Township.
(b)
All streets within any mobile home park shall have a paved width
of not less than 12 feet for one-way and 22 feet for two-way. Street
width shall be increased by six feet if on-street parking is permitted.
All streets shall be kept free of debris or other obstructions to
provide clear access for fire, police or other emergency access. If
streets are proposed for dedication, a minimum right-of-way of 40
feet shall be required.
(3)
Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in all mobile home parks for the use of park occupants and guests. Parking shall be located convenient to each mobile home and in no case be located more than 200 feet from the use it is intended to serve. The number and design of parking spaces shall be in accordance with § 240-38.
(4)
Yard requirements. Mobile homes shall be placed off center on the
lot so as to provide a larger useable open yard space and outdoor
living area on one side of the unit. No structure or mobile home shall
be located at less than the following:
(5)
Common open space. Portions of the mobile home park not developed
into mobile home lots, streets, recreation areas or service buildings
shall be designated as common open space. All mobile home parks shall
provide not less than 10% of the total land area for common open space
purposes. Such lands shall be improved whereby the same will be accessible
to all families residing within said tract and whereby such open space
may be used for recreational purposes. Environmentally sensitive areas
may either be included within individual mobile home lots or deeded
separately with appropriate deed restrictions barring future development.
(6)
Utility improvements. All mobile home parks shall provide to each
lot both a continuing supply of safe and potable water as approved
by the Department of Environmental Resources and a connection to a
sanitary sewerage disposal facility as approved by the local sewage
enforcement agency. Electric, telephone and centralized television
cable service shall also be provided and shall be buried.
(7)
Other site improvements. Each mobile home park shall provide garbage
and trash collection and disposal facilities as approved by the Shirley
Township, an adequate park streetlighting system, and such other improvements
or services as may be required in the best interest of the public's
health, safety and general welfare.
(8)
Screening. Buffer screening shall be provided along the perimeter of any mobile home park where the park abuts any of the following: arterial or collector highway, commercial or industrial area, developed residential subdivision. Buffer screening shall consist of Type I screening per § 240-41H of this chapter.
