[Amended 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 59]
The following requirements shall govern the granting of permits
and certificates for the development of a mobile home park:
A. Permit requirements.
(1) No permit to construct a mobile home park shall be issued until such
time as a preliminary application shall be first submitted to the
Planning Commission and approved by the Board of Township Supervisors.
Such preliminary application shall meet all of the conditions specified
in this chapter.
(2) All applicants for a permit to lay out and construct a mobile home
park in the Township shall, in addition to the requirements of this
chapter, apply for and obtain any and all permits that may be required
by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in connection
with the establishment of a mobile home park. It shall be unlawful
for any person to construct alter or extend any mobile home park within
the limits of the Township unless he holds a valid permit issued by
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in the name
of such person for the specific construction, alteration or extension
proposed and also a permit issued by this Township.
(3) A duplicate copy of the application submitted to the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection or other state regulatory agency
shall be concurrently filed with the Township Board of Supervisors
or its designated official. The applicant shall also submit an application
to the Township or its designee upon a form to be furnished by the
Township for a permit to lay out and construct a mobile home park
in the Township.
(4) Upon receipt of such application, the Township's authorized
representative shall forthwith inspect the applicant's proposed
site to determine its suitability for use as a mobile home park and
to determine that the provisions of this chapter are being complied
with. Upon a favorable determination and upon being furnished with
a copy of the permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, said Township official shall issue a mobile home park
permit to the applicant for the construction, laying out and establishment
of a mobile home park. The permit shall be valid for a period of one
year thereafter.
(5) Renewal of construction permits for an additional period of one year
shall be issued by the Township upon evidence by the applicant that
his mobile home park continues to meet the standards prescribed by
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and this chapter.
Any renewal permit requested shall be accompanied by a permit fee
as established by the Board of Supervisors.
(6) After the effective date of this chapter, any proposed extension
or enlargement of any mobile home park in the Township shall be subject
to all the provisions of this chapter relating to development, construction,
use requirements, the filing of applications permits for construction,
etc., and the payment of a filing fee as hereafter provided.
(7) All original applications for a construction permit shall be accompanied
by a permit fee as established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(8) Mobile home parks in existence upon the effective date of this chapter
shall be required to meet the standards of the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection and Township ordinances under which they
were originally developed as a prerequisite to the issuance of a permit.
All other minimum standards prescribed herein shall be applicable
only to those parks constructed or expanded after the effective date.
B. Registration.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate any mobile
home park within the limits of the Township unless he holds a certificate
of registration issued annually by the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection in the name of such person for the specific
mobile home park. Proof of such registration shall be furnished the
Township no later than February 1 each year. In addition to the certificate
issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
the operator of any mobile home park shall also apply for and obtain
a license to be issued by the Township as hereinafter provided.
(2) Every person holding such certificate shall file notice in writing
to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the
Township within 10 days after having sold, transferred, given away
or otherwise disposed of interest in, or control of, any mobile home
park. If the certificate of registration is transferred by the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection, proof of such transfer shall
be furnished to the Township prior to transfer of any permit or license
issued hereunder to such new owner or assignee.
C. Licenses.
(1) Applications for original mobile home park licenses shall be in writing,
signed by the applicant, accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant
as to the truth of the application and shall contain the name and
the address of the applicant, the location and legal description of
the mobile home park and a final site plan or survey of the mobile
home park showing all mobile home lots, structures, roads, walkways
and other service facilities.
(2) Applications for annual renewal of mobile home park licenses shall
be made in writing, signed by the applicant, accompanied by an affidavit
of the applicant as to the truth of the application and shall contain
any change in information submitted in the original application.
(3) Fees for original licenses and annual renewals of licenses shall
be set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. Any existing mobile
home park in operation at the time this chapter becomes effective
shall be subject to the annual license fee hereinabove provided.
[Amended 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 59]
A. Representatives of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
and the Township may inspect a mobile home park at reasonable intervals
and at reasonable times to determine compliance with this chapter.
B. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Township
shall have the power to inspect the register containing a record of
all residents of the mobile home park at reasonable times.
No mobile home, whether installed on a single lot or in a mobile
home park, shall be removed from the Township without first obtaining
a permit from the Tax Collectors charged with the collection of all
real estate, wage, property transfer and per capita taxes. Such a
permit for removal will be issued upon payment of all fees and taxes
and upon payment of a removal fee set by resolution of the Board of
Supervisors.
[Amended 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 59]
A. General requirements. No person, persons, partnership, association,
corporation or other legally recognized entity shall place or permit
to be placed by others, or occupied or permit to be occupied by others,
any mobile home in the Township for sleeping or living purposes except
in a mobile home park duly licensed by the Board of Township Supervisors.
However, a single on-site mobile home placement shall be permitted,
provided said mobile home and site conform to and comply with all
building land use control and other ordinances of the Township applicable
to conventional stationary dwellings and residences.
B. Single on-site mobile home requirements.
(1) A single on-lot mobile home shall meet all Township requirements
for the control of land uses as if it were a conventionally constructed
immobile single-family dwelling.
(2) A single on-lot mobile home shall be supplied with an approved potable
water supply and all approved sanitary sewer and disposal system or
be connected to public water and sewer facilities.
(3) A single on-lot mobile home shall be installed to conform with all
front, side and rear yard and lot area requirements applicable to
immobile housing units.
(4) A single on-lot mobile home shall be used only as a single-family
dwelling.
C. Unit requirements.
(1) A single on-lot mobile home shall have a minimum of 660 square feet
of living area.
(2) The single on-lot mobile home shall be installed and secured in accordance with the requirements of §
158-9B and
C of this chapter.
(3) All accessory uses in conjunction with single on-lot mobile homes shall be in accordance with §
158-9D of this chapter.
(4) Any single on-lot mobile home shall meet or exceed the specifications
for manufacture of mobile homes as set forth in Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Authorization Act, 35 P.S. § 1656.1
et seq.
D. Applicability of provisions. Section
158-20 of this chapter shall apply with equal force to the owner or owners of real property within the Township who have granted permission, rented, leased, condoned or otherwise placed, or allowed others to place, a mobile home on his her or their property in violation of any of these provisions.
[Amended 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 59]
A. Existing mobile home parks.
(1) Township authorized mobile home parks in existence upon the effective
date of this chapter shall be required to meet the standards of the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Township
regulations which governed at the date of their plan approval.
(2) After the effective date of this chapter, all proposed extensions
or enlargements of an existing mobile home park within the Township
shall be subject to all of the provisions of this chapter.
B. Remedies and penalties.
(1) In the event that any mobile home park or extension thereof has not
been begun or installed as provided by this chapter or in accord with
the approved plat or plan, the Board of Township Supervisors shall
enforce any corporate bond or other security and may institute any
legal or equitable action as may be appropriate and authorized by
law.
(2) Upon the second violation by the same permittee, his right to the
issuance of a permit or continued operation under a permit may be
suspended for a fixed term or permanently revoked after notice and
hearing by the Board of Township Supervisors, subject to the right
of appeal to the Court of Common Pleas in accordance with the law
in such cases made and provided.
(3) Penalties. Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has
violated the provisions of this chapter shall, upon being found liable
therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by a municipality,
pay a judgment of not more than $500, plus all court costs, including
reasonable attorney fees incurred by the municipality as a result
thereof. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or payable
until the date of the determination of a violation by the Magisterial
District Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the
judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable
rules of civil procedure. Each day that a violation continues shall
constitute a separate violation, unless the Magisterial District Judge
determining that there has been a violation further determines that
there was a good faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation
violating this chapter to have believed that there was no such violation,
in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation
until the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation
by the Magisterial District Judge, and thereafter each day that a
violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
C. Fees. All fees for permits and licenses required under the terms
of this chapter shall be set by resolution of the Board of Township
Supervisors and may be amended from time to time.
D. Enforcement Officer. The Board of Township Supervisors shall designate
by resolution the enforcement officer under this chapter.