[Ord. 5/3/1982, § 800]
For the purposes of this Part, the following
words, terms and phrases have the meaning indicated herein. Further,
the application and interpretation provisions and definition of terms
within Part 2, herein, shall relate to this Part where applicable.
A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent
occupancy contained in one unit, or in two units designed to be joined
into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated
towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy except
for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations; and constructed
so that it may be used without a permanent foundation, but with the
same, or equivalent, electrical, plumbing and sanitary facilities
as for a conventional dwelling. A mobile home shall include any addition
or accessory structure, such as porches, sheds, decks or additional
rooms.
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the
necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for
the erection thereon of a single mobile home which is leased by the
park owner to the owner or occupants of the mobile home erected on
the lot.
A concrete pad at least six inches in thickness with at least
six tie-down rings to which the mobile home shall be secured, and
equal in length and width to the dimensions of the mobile home to
be placed thereon.
A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned
and improved for the placement of mobile homes for nontransient use,
consisting of two or more mobile home lots.
[Ord. 5/3/1982, § 801]
1.
In addition to the plan requirements specified in the planned residential development provisions of the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] and other Parts of this chapter, an application for tentative or final approval of a mobile home park shall include such plans, drawings, documents, affidavits, and maps, as will provide the following information:
A.
Proof that the parcel is held in single and separate
ownership.
B.
The placement, location and number of mobile home
lots and mobile home pads on a plan of the property at a scale of
one inch equals 50 feet.
C.
The location and dimension of all driveways, pedestrian
ways, sidewalks, parking facilities and access roads with notation
as to type of impervious cover.
D.
The location, dimension and arrangement of all areas
to be devoted to lawns, screen planting and recreation on a plan of
the property at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet.
E.
Proposed provisions for stormwater management, sewage
disposal water supply, street lighting, and electrical supply in the
form of written and diagrammatic analysis with calculations and conclusions
prepared by an engineer.
F.
Copies of all plans for submission to the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation
Service, Chester County Health Department, Valley Forge Sewer Authority,
and such other governmental agencies as may have jurisdiction over
any phase of the proposed mobile home park.
[Ord. 5/3/1982, § 802]
1.
Area and Setback Regulations. In addition to the requirements specified on the planned residential development provisions of the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27], the following shall apply:
A.
A mobile home park shall have an area of not less
than 25 acres.
B.
No individual mobile home or service building shall
be closer to a public street right-of-way than 30 feet, or closer
to the edge of an interior street than neither 25 feet nor closer
to an adjacent property which is not a mobile home lot than 100 feet.
C.
No individual mobile home with the mobile home park
may be less than 25 feet from any other individual mobile home, nor
any administration, service, or accessory building, which 25 feet
is measured in all directions.
[Ord. 5/3/1982, § 803]
1.
In addition to the design standards for streets specified in Part 5 of this chapter, the following standards shall apply:
A.
The entrance road or area connecting the park with
a public street or road shall have a minimum pavement width of 30
feet for a depth of at least 100 feet from the public street or road.
B.
Illumination of Streets. All mobile home parks shall
be furnished with lighting fixtures so spaced and so equipped with
luminaries as will provide adequate levels of illumination throughout
the park for the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night.
Lighting fixtures shall be positioned so as not to shine directly
onto mobile home units.
[Ord. 5/3/1982, § 804]
1.
In addition to the requirements for off-street parking specified in the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27], the following shall apply:
A.
Common parking areas may be provided in lieu of parking spaces at each mobile home site, subject to the provisions for off-street parking in the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
B.
Additional parking spaces for vehicles of nonresidents shall be provided at the rate of one space for every two units, subject to the provisions for off-street parking in the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
C.
All mobile home parks shall provide asphalt or concrete
sidewalks at least four feet wide along all roads within the development
and between roads and buildings and other areas intended for use by
residents of the mobile home park.
[Ord. 5/3/1982, § 805]
1.
Where an administration or service building is provided,
it must contain a toilet and lavatory for each sex and storage areas
for occupants of the park. In addition, the landowner or developer
may provide laundry facilities, management office, repair shop, mailboxes
for each mobile home and indoor recreational facilities.
2.
Construction Requirements and Maintenance. Construction
of administration and service buildings shall be in compliance with
all applicable building codes, plumbing codes, etc., and shall be
maintained in a clean, sanitary and structurally safe condition.
[Ord. 5/3/1982, § 806]
1.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Systems.
A.
The design, installation and construction of containers
and pertinent equipment for the storage and handling of liquefied
petroleum gases shall conform to the regulations promulgated by the
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, and such other governmental
agencies as have jurisdiction there over.
B.
The liquefied petroleum gas system shall include the
following:
(1)
Systems shall be provided with safety devices
to relieve excessive pressures and shall be arranged so that discharge
terminates at a safe location.
(2)
Systems shall have at least one accessible means
for shutting off gas. Such means shall be located outside the mobile
home and shall be maintained in effective operating condition.
(3)
All liquefied petroleum gas piping outside of
the mobile home shall be well supported and protected against mechanical
injury. Undiluted liquefied petroleum gas in liquid form shall not
be conveyed through piping equipment or systems in mobile homes.
(4)
Vessels of at least 12 U.S. gallons and less
than 60 U.S. gallons gross capacity shall be maintained in a vertical
position and shall be securely, but not permanently, fastened to prevent
accidental overturning. No vessel shall be placed any closer to any
window than three feet.
(5)
No liquefied petroleum gas vessel shall be stored
or located inside or beneath any storage cabinet, carport, mobile
home or any other structure.
(6)
All pipe connections shall be of a flare type.
2.
Fuel Oil Supply Systems.
A.
All fuel oil supply systems provided for mobile homes,
administration and service buildings, and other structures shall be
installed and maintained in conformity with the rules and regulations
of the authority having jurisdiction.
B.
All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders
to mobile homes shall be securely, but not permanently fastened in
place.
C.
All fuel oil supply systems provided for mobile homes,
service buildings and other structures shall have shut-off valves
located within five inches of storage tanks.
D.
All fuel storage tanks or cylinders shall be securely
placed and shall not be less than five feet from any mobile home exit,
and not less than three feet from any window.
E.
Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic
shall be protected against physical damage.
[Ord. 5/3/1982, § 807]
1.
All mobile home parks shall be provided with fire
hydrants to meet the specifications of the Middle States Department
Association of Fire Underwriters, but in any case, in sufficient numbers
to within 600 feet of all existing and proposed structures and mobile
homes, measured by way of accessible streets.
2.
Portable hand-operated fire extinguishers of a type
suitable for use on oil fires and approved by the Township Fire Marshal
shall be kept in each service and administration building under park
control and shall be required by the mobile home operator to be placed
in each mobile home in the park, located inside the mobile home in
a fixed location, preferably near a door but not in close proximity
to cooking facilities.
[Ord. 5/3/1982, § 808]
1.
In addition to the requirements for landscaping specified in the planned residential development and off-street parking and loading provisions of the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27]; and, in the design standards in Part 5, the following shall apply:
A.
No portion of tree masses or trees with caliper of
12 inches or greater shall be cleared unless no other alternative
for effectuation of the proposed mobile home park development is available.
Applicants shall make all reasonable efforts to preserve existing
trees.
B.
Screen planting shall be provided along the periphery
of the mobile home park subject to the following:
(1)
The screen planting area shall be a minimum
of 10 feet in width.
(2)
At the time of planting, a contiguous visual
buffer shall be erected which shall be at least five feet in height.
(3)
The plantings shall be maintained permanently
and replaced within one year in the event of death of any plant material.
(4)
All existing deciduous and evergreen trees above
two inches in caliper and/or six feet in height shall be preserved
in the buffer areas, except where clearance is required to insure
sight distance.
(5)
The type and spacing of plant materials to be
used shall be subject to review and approval by the Board of Supervisors
upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission.
C.
In addition to screen plantings, the following landscaping
requirements shall apply:
(1)
Disturbed topsoil shall be stockpiled and replaced
after construction.
(2)
Deciduous trees of varying species shall be
planted within the mobile home park at the ratio of at least two per
mobile home. In the event that a substantial portion of the tract
is wooded and a substantial number of trees remain after development,
the Board of Supervisors may modify this requirement, upon the recommendation
of the Planning Commission.
(3)
Deciduous and/or evergreen shrubs of varying
species shall also be planted within the mobile home park at a ratio
of at least four per mobile home.
(4)
Ground cover shall be planted within the mobile
home park subject to the review and approval of the Board of Supervisors
upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission.
(5)
Planting of landscape material shall be in accordance with a plan prepared by a landscape architect, and shall be completed within six months of occupancy of the dwelling units. Failure to carry out the landscaping plan within such time shall warrant denial of the mobile home park's annual license under § 22-810 herein.
[Ord. 5/3/1982, § 809]
1.
Required Permits.
A.
It is unlawful for any person to construct, operate,
maintain, or alter a mobile home park without prior compliance with
this chapter, and issuance and receipt of a building permit or use
and occupancy permit, as may be appropriate. Charlestown Township
will issue no permits until the applicant has complied with all application
requirements of Chester County, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, and such other governmental agencies as may have jurisdiction
there over. No mobile home park without prior notice to the Zoning
Officer and the issuance of a removal permit by the Township Tax Collector.
B.
Annual Licenses. In addition to the initial permit,
the operator of a mobile home park shall apply in the month of December
to the Charlestown Township Zoning Officer for an annual license to
continue operation of the mobile home park for the succeeding calendar
year. Prior to the issuance of any annual license, the Zoning Officer
shall insure that the mobile home park continues to meet all standards
of all governmental agencies having jurisdiction there over, including
but not limited to the Chester County Health Department, Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection, and further, that the mobile
home park is in compliance with all terms of this chapter, and such
terms and conditions as may be issued by Charlestown Township as part
of the initial approval, or subsequent approval, of the mobile home
park or any phase thereof.
C.
Fees. Fees for the initial application, tentative
and final approvals, and annual license fee shall be prescribed from
time to time by the Board of Supervisors of Charlestown Township.
D.
Inspection. Upon notification to the licensee, manager
or person in charge of a mobile home park, the Charlestown Township
Zoning Officer, and/or such other officers as may be designated from
time to time by the Board of Supervisors, may inspect a mobile home
park at any reasonable time to determine compliance with this chapter.
Further, upon receipt of the application for annual license, the Zoning
Officer shall inspect the mobile home park and thereafter notify the
licenses of any instances of noncompliance with this chapter. An annual
license shall not be issued until the licensee has corrected any and
all violations.
[Ord. 5/3/1982, § 810]
1.
The operator and owner shall be responsible for maintaining
all common facilities including, but not limited to roads, parking
areas, sidewalks or pathways, common open space, water supply and
sewage disposal systems and administration and service buildings,
in a condition of proper repair and maintenance. If upon inspection
by the Zoning Officer or other representative, it is determined that
the mobile home park is not in compliance with this standard of maintenance,
the licensee shall be considered to be in violation of this chapter
and the Zoning Officer shall notify the operator or licenses of the
particulars of any such violation.
2.
In the event of failure to maintain the facilities,
the operator and licensee shall thereafter have 30 days in which to
correct any such violations, except that if the violation is determined
by the Zoning Officer or other representative to constitute a hazard
to the health or safety of the residents of the mobile home park,
he shall order that the violation be corrected forthwith.
3.
Maintenance Guarantee.
A.
The licensee of a mobile home park shall, prior to
issuance of any certificate of occupancy pursuant to final approval
of an application, post with the Township, financial security in a
form acceptable to the Township as set forth in Part 6, herein, to
cover the cost of maintenance of all common facilities as defined
herein.
B.
In the event of noncompliance with an order pursuant
to this section, whether a thirty-day order or an order to correct
violations forthwith, the Township may forfeit correction of the violations.
[Ord. 5/3/1982, § 811]
The owner and operator has the responsibility
of maintaining a register of all occupants of the mobile home park,
and further, must provide a copy of that list to the Board of Supervisors
and to the Township Tax Collector, which list must be updated quarterly.
[Ord. 5/3/1982, § 812]
1.
Upon repeated violations, whether or not said violations
have been prosecuted in any court of law by Charlestown Township or
any other persons or entity, Charlestown Township may revoke or suspend
any license granted hereunder. However, prior to the suspension or
revocation of any license, the Board of Supervisors shall hold a Public
Hearing thereon, after giving public notice thereof, and personal
service of said notice upon the operator of the mobile home park.
2.
The Zoning Officer, the Board of Supervisors, or any
other officer designated by the Board of Supervisors, may, from time
to time, serve notice of violation and/or cease and desist orders
upon the operator of a mobile home park. Failure to correct a notice
of violation within 10 days of receipt of the notice, or such other
time as may be set forth therein, may result in the issuance of a
cease and desist order. Failure to comply with a cease and desist
order within 10 days of service thereof, or such other time as may
be set forth in said order, may result in the scheduling of a hearing
by the Board of Supervisors to determine if the license for a mobile
home park should be suspended or revoked, or such other remedy as
may be appropriate.
