In addition to the design standards of Article
V, the following regulations shall apply to all mobile home park developments:
A. Street standards. In those mobile home parks where the internal streets
are to be maintained by the mobile home park operator, the following
standards shall be adhered to:
(1) Rights-of-way. There shall be an ultimate right-of-way reserved along
all streets.
(2) Culs-de-sac. No permanently closed cul-de-sac street shall serve
as the sole access to more than 20 mobile home lots or have a length
greater than 700 feet.
B. Access limitations. Mobile home lots may have direct access only
onto local streets within the mobile home park.
C. Individual walks. All mobile home dwellings shall be connected to
common walks or to streets or to driveways or parking spaces connecting
to a street. Such individual walks shall have a minimum width of two
feet.
D. Parking spaces. Parking spaces shall be located within 150 feet of
the mobile home lots for which they are intended.
E. Recreation. Recreation areas and facilities shall be provided to
meet the anticipated needs of the mobile home park. Not less than
25% of the required open space area, exclusive of lands within the
required buffers, shall be devoted to recreation. Recreation areas
shall be of a size, shape and relief that is conducive to active or
passive recreation.
F. Buffers. Mobile home park developments shall provide buffering as required by §
180-51. For the purposes of this section, mobile home parks shall be considered "two-family" and "multiple-family" uses.
G. Common buildings. The structure or structures containing the management
office and other common facilities shall be conveniently located for
the use intended. Consolidation of laundry, recreation, management
and other common facilities in a single building and location is encouraged
if the single location will adequately serve all mobile home lots.
H. Mobile home stands. A concrete pad, properly graded, placed and compacted
so as to be durable and adequate for the support of the maximum anticipated
loads during all seasons shall be used for all mobile homes.
I. Anchoring. Every mobile home placed within a mobile home park shall
be anchored to the mobile home stand where it is located prior to
the unit being occupied or used in any other way or the expiration
of seven days, whichever occurs first. The anchoring system shall
be designed to resist a wind velocity of 90 miles per hour.
J. Stability. All mobile homes placed within a mobile home park shall,
prior to occupancy or other use, be affixed to a mobile home stand
in such a way so as to prevent tilting of the unit. No mobile home
shall permanently rest on the wheels used to transport the unit.
K. Skirts. All mobile homes placed within a mobile home park shall,
prior to occupancy or other use, have skirts installed which shall
screen the underside of the mobile home by forming an extension of
the vertical exterior walls of the mobile home to cover the entire
distance between the bottom of the exterior walls and the ground elevation
below. Said skirting shall be designed to complement the appearance
of the mobile home and shall be coordinated throughout the mobile
home park.
L. Hitch. The hitch or tow bar attached to the mobile home for transport
purposes shall be removed and remain removed from the mobile home
when it is placed on the mobile home stand.
In mobile home park developments, the following regulations
shall apply to the entire development, exclusive of the lots being
leased individually:
A. Initial permits. It shall be unlawful for any person or group to
construct, alter, extend or operate a mobile home park unless and
until that person or group obtains:
(1) A valid permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources in the name of the operator for a specified construction,
alteration or extension proposed.
(2) A valid permit(s) authorizing construction and initial occupancy
issued by the Zoning Officer in the name of the operator, which shall
not be issued until a copy of the Department of Environmental Resources
permit has been furnished, all permits for water supply and sewage
systems have been obtained and all other requirements contained herein
have been complied with and the land development plan, as approved
by the Board of Commissioners, is recorded with the Recorder of Deeds
of Montgomery County.
B. Annual licenses. In addition to the initial permits, the operator
of a mobile home park shall apply to the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Resources and to the Zoning Officer on or before January
31 of each year for an annual license to continue operation of the
mobile home park. The Zoning Officer shall issue the annual license
upon satisfactory proof that the park continues to meet the standards
prescribed by state agencies having jurisdiction and the standards
of this article and other applicable Township ordinances. The license
so issued shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance.
The fee for the initial permits and the annual licenses required
for mobile home park developments shall be prescribed by resolution
of the Board of Commissioners.