(See also, § 27-232, Mobile Home; § 27-233,
Mobile Home Lot; § 27-234, Mobile Home Park; § 27-235,
Modular Home)
[Ord. 87, 11/20/1984, § 1; as amended by Ord. 192,
4/18/2000]
The fastening of the mobile home to its foundation in order
to prevent upset or damage due to wind, erosion, flooding or other
natural forces.
A single-family detached dwelling unit manufactured in one
or more sections, designed for long-term occupancy containing sleeping
accommodations, a flush toilet, a tub or shower bath and kitchen facilities,
designed to be connected to a piped water supply, sewerage facilities
and electrical services which meet the safety standards set by the
Building Officials and Code Administrators, Inc. (BOCA) Codes, as
now existing and as modified in the future.
A parcel of land utilized for the placement of a single mobile
home not located within a mobile home park.
A single-family detached dwelling intended for permanent
occupancy made by assembling one or more factory-produced units into
an integral living unit whose construction materials and specifications
conform to those of conventionally built single-family detached dwellings.
For the purpose of this Part, a modular home will be considered as
a mobile home.
[Ord. 87, 11/20/1984, § 2]
1.
The purpose of this Part is to provide for minimum requirements and
minimum design standards for the construction and installation of
individual mobile homes located upon individual mobile home sites
not located within a mobile home park to ensure that mobile homes
are safe for occupancy.
[Ord. 87, 11/20/1984, § 3]
1.
Minimum Standards. No mobile home shall be permitted to be erected which is not constructed in accordance with the minimum standards of the BOCA Basic Building Code [Chapter 5] as adopted by the Township of East Rockhill and in effect on the date an application for building permit for the mobile home is filled.
2.
Installation. The following requirements must be met for installation
of a mobile home upon a mobile home site.
A.
Foundation. The mobile home shall be installed upon, and securely
fastened to, a frost-free, perimeter foundation wall on footers approved
by the Building Inspector, and in no event shall it be erected on
jacks, loose blocks or other temporary materials. The foundation wall
shall continue along the perimeter of the mobile home and shall be
designed so as not to heave, shift or settle unevenly under the weight
of the mobile home because of frost action, inadequate drainage, vibration
or other forces acting on the superstructure of the mobile home.
B.
Anchoring. The mobile home shall be provided with devices for anchoring
the unit to the foundation for prevention of overturning or uplift.
The proposed anchorage system may be recommended by the mobile home
manufacturer but, in any case, shall be approved by the Building Inspector
or Township Engineer prior to installation.
[Ord. 87, 11/20/1984, § 4; as amended by A.O.]
1.
Evaluation Report. Prior to the approval of a mobile home and issuance of a building permit, the Building Inspector shall require in addition to all other requirements for a building permit set forth in the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27], the submittal of an evaluation report of each mobile home from the manufacturer indicating the complete details of the assembly, including a description of the assembly and its components, in order for the Building Inspector to determine conformance with the BOCA Basic Building Code [Chapter 5] and other applicable regulations of the Township of East Rockhill.
2.
Inspections. The Building Inspector of East Rockhill Township shall
inspect every mobile home constructed, altered or extended under this
Part after the effective date of this Part for which either a building
permit or a certificate of occupancy is required.
3.
Fees. Each application for a building permit for a mobile home regulations
under this Part shall be accompanied by payment of an inspection in
an amount as established, from time to time, by resolution of the
Township Supervisors in addition to all other fees required for the
issuance of a building permit. In the event that the Building Inspector
is required to perform additional or unusual service in connection
with the application over and above a single inspection, the cost
of such additional service shall be borne by the applicant. Such charges
shall be levied whether or not a building permit or certificate of
occupancy is finally issued.
4.
Certificate of Occupancy. No mobile home shall be occupied until
a certificate of occupancy has been received from the Township of
East Rockhill upon application and payment of such fees as are established
by the Township for the issuance of such certificates.
[Ord. 87, 11/20/1984, § 5; as amended by Ord. 192,
4/18/2000]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal procedure, shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and,
in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
