This article contains provisions setting forth minimum requirements
for the design, construction, alteration and expansion of mobile home
parks (including manufactured home parks) and related facilities.
In accordance with Articles
I and
V of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, the following regulations are established to promote the
safe use, efficient design, amenity, and coordination of mobile home
parks in Schuylkill Township.
A subdivision plan or land development plan for all mobile home parks shall be submitted to the Township Supervisors for approval prior to the construction of any such park. In addition to the information required to be provided in §§
320-18 and
320-19 of this chapter, the following shall be provided as part of any application for approval:
A. A plan, containing the information required in §§
320-18 and
320-19 of this chapter as well as the following:
(3) Number of lots per net acre.
(4) Zoning district and bulk and lot regulations, as required and as
provided.
(5) Number of off-street parking spaces.
B. Locations of all existing trees over six inches DBH.
C. The location and capacity of all firefighting equipment serving the
site.
D. Plans and locations of trash and garbage collection facilities serving
the site.
[Amended 1-7-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-01]
All water facilities shall be subject to the applicable provisions
of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, as adopted by the Township
Supervisors.
[Amended 1-7-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-01]
All sewage facilities shall be subject to the applicable provisions
of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the Chester
County Health Department, and the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction
Code, as adopted by the Township Supervisors.
[Amended 1-7-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-01]
All electrical facilities shall be subject to the applicable
provisions of the National Electrical Code or the Pennsylvania Uniform
Construction Code, as adopted by the Township Supervisors.
The provisions of §
320-30 of this chapter shall apply to all mobile home parks.
The provisions of §
320-38 of this chapter shall apply to all mobile home parks.
A recreation area shall be constructed and maintained within the park for the use of all park residents, according to the provisions of §
320-27 of this chapter.
No mobile home, whether installed on a single lot or in a mobile
home park, shall be removed from the Township of Schuylkill without
first obtaining a permit from the Township Tax Collector, as required
by Act No. 54, 1969, of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.