Borough of Stroudsburg, PA MOBILE HOME PARK STANDARDS AND REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS

[Ord. 714, 11/13/1991, § 704]

General. All plans for proposed new mobile home parks or expansion of existing mobile home parks shall meet the design standards applicable to all types of development contained in § 22-502 of this chapter.

Lot Size. Each mobile home space shall meet the minimum lot area of a single-family detached residential structure of the respective zoning district as set forth in the Stroudsburg Borough Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].

Site Drainage Requirements.

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 this chapter.

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 Resources and the Borough.

Soil and Ground Cover Requirements.

Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every mobile home 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.

Park grounds shall be maintained free of vegetation growth which is poisonous or which may harbor rodents, insects, or other pests harmful to man.

Park Areas for Nonresidential Uses. No part of any park shall be used for nonresidential purposes, except that such uses that are required for the direct servicing well-being of park residents and for the management and maintenance of the park.

Required Setbacks, Buffer Strips and Screening.

All mobile homes shall be located at least 75 feet from any park property boundary line butting upon a public street or highway and at least 50 feet from other park property boundary lines.

There shall be a minimum distance of 30 feet between individual mobile homes, and adjoining right-of-way of a park street, or common parking area or other common areas and structures.

All mobile home parks shall be required to provide screening such as fences or plant materials along the property boundary line separating park and such adjacent use. These plantings shall provide an effective screen to a height of five feet at the time of planting and an effective screen to a height of eight feet within five years. These buffer strips shall be properly maintained at all times.

Accessory structures, including tool sheds, trash receptacles, patios, porches, garages and bike racks, may be erected within required setback and buffer areas; provided, that a fire lane of at least 10 feet in width is maintained, clear of all obstacles, on each side of each mobile home. No structures of any kind may be erected within 15 feet of the mobile home lot line.

Streets.

All streets within proposed mobile home parks shall conform to the requirements for streets as set forth in Parts 5 and 6 of this chapter. Right-of-way width shall be a minimum of 50 feet. The Borough will not accept any street in a mobile home park which is offered for dedication.

All streets or roads providing access from the public highway system into and/or through a proposed mobile home park shall conform to the requirements for streets as set forth in Parts 5 and 6 of this chapter. Street signs acceptable to the Borough Council shall be provided at all intersections.

There shall generally be at least two points of ingress and/or egress in each mobile home park but no more than two accesses to a mobile home park from any one public right-of-way (emergency accesses excepted), and all driveways to individual units along a public right-of-way shall front on an interior access drive. Accesses shall be separated by at least 150 feet where they intersect with a public street.

Lot Frontage. Mobile home sites and parking spaces shall have direct access to and frontage on the interior park street system. Mobile home sites and parking spaces shall not front or have access directly to public roads or streets or to private roads or streets passing through the mobile home park and providing access to other parcels or developments.

Illumination. Required illumination of park street systems. All parks shall be furnished with lighting units so placed 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.

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Off-Street 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 insufficient width for such purposes. These spaces shall be improved to a grade not greater than 5% and shall be paved with a minimum six inches depth of select material approved by the Borough Engineer.

11.

Walks.

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.

Common Walk System. Where pedestrian traffic is concentrated, and a common walk system is provided, such common walks shall have a minimum width of four feet.

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.

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Recreational Areas. A common recreational area of land, consisting of 10% of the total area of the park shall be maintained within the park for the common use of park residents only. This area shall be of suitable configuration less than 10% grade and free of hazards to permit recreational use. Fifty percent of this area shall be designed, equipped and properly maintained for active recreational use in the mobile home park. Plans for development of the recreational area and facilities shall be submitted to the Borough for their approval.

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Landscaping and Outdoor Living Requirements.

Private Area. Private outdoor living and service space shall be provided for each mobile home and shall be partially paved for garden furniture. The minimum area shall be not less than 300 square feet with a least dimension of 15 feet. The paved area shall not be less than 100 square feet with at least dimension of 10 feet.

Screen Planting. Screen plantings of evergreen shrubs and trees shall be provided of a width and height adequate to immediately screen objectionable views effectively. Views to be screened include laundry drying yards, garbage and trash collection stations, nonresidential uses, and rear yards of adjacent properties.

Other Planting. Other plantings shall be 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.

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Sewer and Water Systems. All mobile home lots and service buildings in proposed mobile home parks shall be provided with connection to a public water supply system and a public sewer system as required in this chapter.

15.

Underground 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.

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Mobile home Foundation. Each mobile home lot shall be improved to provide a permanent foundation for the placement and tiedown of the mobile home thereby securing the structure against uplift, sliding, rotation and overturning. Mobile homes shall not be considered placed on a permanent foundation unless wheels have been removed and the home is resting on a foundation of poured concrete, block construction or a concrete slab.

The mobile home site shall not heave, shift or settle unevenly under the weight of the mobile home, due to frost action, inadequate drainage, vibration or other forces acting on the superstructure.

The mobile home site shall be provided with anchors and tiedowns, such as cast-in-place concrete "deadmen," eyelets embedded in concrete foundations or runways, screw augers, arrowhead anchors or other devices securing the stability of the mobile home.

Anchors and tiedowns shall be placed at least at each corner of the mobile home site, and each shall be able to sustain a minimum tensile strength of 2,800 pounds.

Mobile home park developers shall require that all mobile homes be enclosed from the bottom of the mobile home to the ground or paving using industry approved fire resistant skirting material within 60 days of their placement.

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Central Fuel System. Any central fuel supply systems and/or central fuel storage facilities shall be installed underground.