A.
Sale or lease. Applications for proposed development of mobile home
parks with lots or spaces proposed for sale or lease exceeding 12
months shall meet all requirements and standards for a single-family
residential subdivision as set forth in this chapter.
B.
Lease or rental. Application for proposed development of mobile home
parks that are proposed to be held under single ownership and to provide
mobile home sites on a maximum twelve-month lease or rental basis
only, shall meet the design standards and required improvements set
forth in this article and shall be processed in accord with the requirements
for major subdivisions.
A.
Minimum parcel size. All mobile home parks shall have a total land
area of not less than five acres.
B.
Floodplain. The site of any proposed mobile home park shall not be
located within or upon a one-hundred-year floodplain as defined by
the Federal Flood Insurance Program.
C.
Land and slope. All mobile home parks shall be located on well-drained
land; the average natural slope of the area of the site intended for
development shall not exceed 10% as indicated by the NCRS soil classification.
All provisions applicable to major subdivisions of this chapter
shall apply with respect to submission, application, and approval.
Fees shall be charged in accordance with the approved fee schedule.
B.
Site size. Each mobile home site shall have a minimum area of 10,000
square feet.
C.
Density. The total number of lots in any mobile home park shall not
exceed an average density of four per acre.
D.
Site drainage requirements.
(1)
Surface water. The ground surface in all parts of every park shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe, efficient manner as required in § 355-51.
(2)
Insect breeding. Surface water collectors and other bodies of standing
water capable of breeding mosquitoes and other insects shall be eliminated
or controlled in a manner approved by the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection and the Township Board of Supervisors.
E.
Soil and ground cover requirements.
(1)
Ground cover. Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every park
shall be paved, or covered with stone screenings, or other solid material,
or protected with a vegetative growth that is capable of preventing
soil erosion and the emanation of dust during dry weather.
(2)
Parks. Park grounds shall be maintained free of vegetation growth
which is poisonous or which may harbor rodents, insects, or other
pests harmful to man.
F.
Park areas for nonresidential uses. No part of any park shall be
used for nonresidential purposes, except such uses that are required
for the direct servicing and well-being of park residents and for
the management and maintenance of the park.
G.
Required setbacks, buffer strips, and screening.
(1)
Property lines and roads. All mobile homes shall be located at least
50 feet from any park property boundary line abutting upon a public
street or highway and at least 40 feet from other park property boundary
lines.
(2)
Mobile home setback. There shall be a minimum distance of 15 feet
between an individual mobile home, including accessory structures
attached thereto, and adjoining right-of-way of a park street, or
common parking area or other common areas and structures.
(3)
Buffers. All mobile home parks located adjacent to industrial, commercial,
or residential land uses shall be required to provide screening such
as fences, or plant materials along the property boundary line separating
park and such adjacent use. These buffer strips shall be properly
maintained at all times.
(4)
Separation. Mobile homes shall be separated from each other and from
other buildings and structures by at least 30 feet on all sides.
H.
Streets. All streets within proposed mobile home parks shall conform to the requirements for streets as set forth in § 355-49 of this chapter.
I.
Required illumination of park street systems. All parks shall be
furnished with lighting units so spaced and equipped with luminaries
placed at such mounting heights, as will provide adequate levels of
illumination for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at
night.
J.
Parking. Off-street parking for two motor vehicles shall be provided
at each mobile home lot and off-street parking areas for additional
vehicles of park occupants and guests shall be provided where street
rights-of-way are of sufficient width for such purposes.
K.
Walks.
(1)
General requirements. All parks must provide safe, convenient, all-season
pedestrian access of adequate width for intended use, durable, and
convenient to maintain, between individual mobile homes, the park
streets, and all community facilities provided for park residents.
Sudden changes in alignment and gradient shall be avoided.
(2)
Common walk system. Where pedestrian traffic is concentrated, and
a common walk system is provided, such common walks shall have a minimum
width of 3.5 feet.
(3)
Individual walks. All mobile home lots shall be connected to common
walks, or to streets, or to driveways or parking spaces connecting
to a paved street. Such individual walks shall have a minimum width
of two feet.
L.
Recreational areas. A recreational area, consisting of 10% of the
total land area, shall be maintained within the park for the use of
all park residents. A minimum of one acre of land shall be equipped
and properly maintained for recreation in each mobile home park.
M.
Landscaping and outdoor living requirements.
(1)
Private area. Private outdoor living and service space must be provided
for each mobile home. It should be walled, fenced, or planted as necessary
to assure reasonable privacy and should be partially paved for garden
furniture. The minimum area should be not less than 300 square feet
with a least dimension of 15 feet. The paved area should be not less
than 100 square feet with a least dimension of 10 feet.
(2)
Screen planting. Adequate to screen objectionable views effectively
within a reasonable time; views to be screened including laundry drying
yards, garbage and trash collection stations, nonresidential uses,
and rear yards of adjacent properties.
(3)
Other planting. Adequate in size, quantity, and character to provide
an attractive setting for the mobile homes and other improvements,
to provide adequate privacy and pleasant outlooks for living units,
to minimize reflected glare and to afford summer shade.
N.
Water and sewer. All mobile home lots in proposed mobile home parks shall be provided with connection to an adequate supply of potable water and a connection to a centralized sewer system designed and constructed as required in § 355-53 of this chapter.
O.
Utilities. All mobile home lots in proposed mobile home parks shall
be provided with underground electric, telephone, and TV cable (if
available) service. These service systems shall be installed and maintained
in accordance with local service company specifications regulating
such systems.
P.
Foundation. Each mobile home lot shall be improved to provide an
adequate foundation for the placement of the mobile home. The foundation
shall be either a solid perimeter of masonry or piers both below frost
or a slab properly constructed of poured concrete.
Q.
Enclosure. Mobile home park developers shall require that all mobile
homes in the park be enclosed from the bottom of the mobile home to
the ground or stand using industry approved fire-resistant skirting
materials. Such enclosure shall provide sufficient ventilation to
inhibit decay and deterioration of the structure.
A.
Mobile home sales. None of the provisions of this chapter shall be
applicable to the business of mobile home sales, provided that any
such mobile home shall not be occupied.
B.
Work project field office. None of the provisions of this chapter
shall be applicable to a mobile home located on the site of a construction
project, survey project, or other work project and used solely as
a field office or work or tool house in connection with such project,
provided such mobile home is removed from said site within 30 days
after completion of such project.
