[Ord. 1005, 5/23/2011]
1.
Individual Mobile Homes. Individual mobile homes as defined in Part 2 may be erected on any lot where the use is permitted by the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27], provided compliance is made with the zoning requirements and all sections of this chapter which apply to subdivisions and developments of single-family detached dwellings, and application local or federal building codes.
2.
Mobile Home Parks. The provisions of this Part shall be followed in the construction or alteration of all mobile home parks, as defined in Part 2. These provisions are in addition to other applicable regulation of this chapter. Compliance with the Borough Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] is also required.
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1.
The following regulations shall apply to mobile home parks:
A.
Arrangement of Structure and Facilities. The tract, including mobile
home stands, patios, other dwellings and structures, and all tract
improvements, shall be organized in relation to topography, the shape
of the plot, and common facilities.
B.
Adaptation to Tract Assets. Each mobile home unit or other dwelling
or structure shall be fitted to the terrain with a minimum disturbance
of the land and a minimum elevation difference between the floor level
of the unit and the ground elevation under it. Existing trees and
shrubs, rock formation, streams, floodplains, steep slopes, and other
natural features of the tract shall be preserved to the maximum extent
practical. Favorable views shall be emphasized by the plan.
C.
Courts and Spaces. Groups or clusters of units, so placed as to create
interior spaces and courtyards, shall be incorporated whenever feasible.
D.
Orientation. Mobile homes are encouraged to be arranged in a variety
of orientations, and are strongly encouraged to have many units with
their long sides facing the street rather than their ends, in order
to provide variety and interest.
E.
Street Layout. Street patterns unrelated to the topography of the
site are to be avoided.
F.
Streets.
(1)
Standards. All Borough standards for the construction of streets
contained in this chapter shall be adhered to for all streets in and
abutting mobile home parks. For streets that are to be maintained
as private internal streets, owned and maintained by the mobile home
park operator or owned and maintained in common by the residents/owners
of the individual lots, the standards shall be as follows:
(a)
Right-of-Way. There shall be an equivalent right-of-way reserved
along those streets with the same width as a public street.
(b)
One overflow off-street parking space for each three mobile homes shall be provided where on-street parking is not allowed. See "Street Standards" in § 22-407 of this chapter.
(c)
Grades. Gradients on all residential streets shall not exceed
10%.
(d)
Culs-de-Sac. A paved turnaround area with a minimum radius of
40 feet shall be provided at the closed end of any cul-de-sac street
serving as a sole access to four or more mobile home units. No permanently-closed
cul-de-sac street shall exceed 500 feet in length or serve as the
only access to more than 20 mobile home lots.
(e)
Pavement. Pavement width of all residential streets serving
as access to mobile home lots shall be not less than 26 feet. Pavement
may be reduced to not less than 20 feet on a street serving as access
to no more than 10 mobile home lots where parking is prohibited along
the road and off-street visitor parking is provided in common areas
within 300 feet of all dwelling units.
(2)
Access Limitations. Mobile home lots may have direct access
only onto streets internal to the development. Direct access from
a mobile home lot shall not be permitted onto the streets from which
the mobile home park gains primary access.
(3)
Conversions. Any street built as a private street, and later
proposed for conversion to a public street, shall be brought up to
the applicable standards for public streets prior to being dedicated
as a public way, unless this requirement is waived by the Borough
Council subsequent to determining that compliance with the requirement
would have a negative effect on the mobile home park.
G.
Pedestrian Circulation.
(1)
General Requirements. All mobile home parks shall provide safe,
convenient, all-season pedestrian walkways of adequate width for intended
use, durable and convenient to maintain between individual mobile
homes, mobile home development, all community facilities provided
for the residents, and off-site pedestrian traffic generators, such
as schools, bus stops, commercial centers, etc. These pedestrian walkways
may parallel vehicular streets, or they may form a separate but coordinated
system away from streets. Walkways must be provided wherever pedestrian
traffic is concentrated and where school children congregate.
(2)
Common Walk System. Where a common walk system is provided and
maintained between locations, such common walks shall have a minimum
width of four feet. Where these walks parallel streets they shall
be separated from the street pavement by a distance of at least four
feet.
(3)
Individual Walks. All dwellings 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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1.
Arrangement. The common space shall be designed as a contiguous area
unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Hatboro
Borough Council that two or more separate areas would be preferable.
The open space shall also have easily identifiable pedestrian and
visual accessibility to all residents of the mobile home park, although
all units do not have to abut the common open space.
2.
Recreation. Recreation areas and facilities shall be provided to
meet the anticipated needs of the residents 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 should be of a size, shape and topography that is conducive
to active and passive recreation, in compliance with applicable zoning
requirements.
3.
Buffers.
A.
General Requirements. Along all exterior property boundary lines
a permanent buffer shall be provided.
B.
Existing Buffers. In cases where the property line of a mobile home
park occurs along natural features which function as buffers, including,
but not limited to, mature vegetation, significant grade changes or
stream valleys which are likely to be permanently preserved, buffering
may be waived along that property line upon approval of the Hatboro
Borough Council upon recommendation of the Borough Planning Commission.
C.
Buffer Landscape Plan. A landscaping plan shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of § 22-413, Subsection 2, of this chapter and the Borough of Hatboro Specifications and Design Standards, incorporated herein by reference and as may be amended from time to time by Resolution of Borough Council.
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1.
Maintenance. Prior to development plan approval, provisions acceptable
to Borough Council and the Solicitor for the maintenance of all common
elements and common facilities shall be established.
2.
Service Building. The structure or structures containing the management
office and other common facilities shall be conveniently located for
the use intended.
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1.
Water Supply.
A.
General Requirements. An adequate supply for domestic, auxiliary and fire fighting uses shall be provided for all uses included in the mobile home park, including service buildings and accessory facilities, in accordance with the Hatboro Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
B.
Water Distribution System. All water piping, fixtures and other equipment
shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with state and local
regulations as well as those of the servicing utility.
C.
Individual Water-Riser Pipes and Connection.
(1)
Individual water-riser pipes shall be located within the confined
areas of the mobile home stand at a point where the water connection
will approximate a vertical position, thereby insuring the shortest
water connection possible and decreasing susceptibility to water pipe
freezing.
(2)
The water-riser pipe shall have a minimum inside diameter consistent
with the standards of the servicing public utility, or in lack thereof,
of the Hatboro Engineer, and terminate at least four inches above
the ground surface. The water outlet shall be provided with a cap
when a mobile home does not occupy the lot.
(3)
Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent freezing of service
lines, valves and riser pipes and to protect risers from heaving and
thawing actions of ground during freezing weather. Surface drainage
shall be diverted from the location of the riser pipe.
D.
Fire Protection. All mobile home parks shall be provided with fire
hydrants to meet the specifications of the Middle States Department
Association of Fire Underwriters. In addition, those hydrants shall
be in sufficient numbers to be within 600 feet of all existing and
proposed mobile homes and other dwellings and structures, measured
by way of accessible streets or common areas.
2.
Sewage Disposal.
A.
General Requirements. An adequate and safe sewerage system shall
be provided in all mobile home parks for conveying and disposing of
sewage from dwellings, service buildings and accessory facilities
in accordance with the state requirements.
B.
Sewer System. All sewer lines shall be located trenches of sufficient
depth to be free of breakage from traffic or other movements and shall
be separated from the water supply system. The system shall be constructed
and maintained in accordance with all state regulations, as well as
those of the servicing utility.
C.
Individual Sewer Connections.
(1)
Each mobile home stand shall be provided with a sewer riser
pipe consistent with the standards of the servicing utility or Hatboro
Plumbing Code. The sewer riser pipe shall be located on each stand
to connect vertically with the mobile home.
(2)
The connection shall have an insider diameter and slope as required
by the servicing utility or Hatboro Plumbing Code. All joints shall
be water-tight.
(3)
All material used for sewer connections shall be semi-rigid,
corrosive resistant, nonabsorbent and durable. The inner surface shall
be smooth.
(4)
Provision shall be made for plugging the sewer riser pipe when
a mobile home does not occupy the lot. Surface drainage shall be diverted
away from the riser. The rim of the riser pipe shall extend at least
1/2 inch above ground elevation.
3.
Underground Utilities. All electric, natural gas, telephone, cable
television and any other utility lines shall be placed underground
in all mobile home parks and each shall have the necessary shut-off
valves and other safety requirements normally associated with safe
operations. All utility connections shall be appropriately capped
for safety purposes whenever a mobile home stand is not occupied.
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Permits and Licenses Required.
A.
Lots for Sale. In a mobile home park where lots will be sold individually,
no lot to be conveyed shall be developed or mobile home placed or
constructed until the final subdivision and/or land development plan
has been properly approved and recorded and the proper construction
permits have been issued. No mobile home or other structure shall
be occupied until a valid occupancy permit has been issued by the
Borough.
B.
Lots for Lease. In a mobile home park where spaces will be leased,
the following regulations shall apply:
C.
Annual Licenses. In addition to the initial permits, the operator
of a mobile home park with lots for lease shall apply to the Hatboro
Code Enforcement Officer on or before the first day of each year for
an annual license to continue operation of the mobile home park. The
Code Enforcement Officer shall issue the annual license upon satisfactory
proof that the park continues to meet the standards prescribed by
the state agencies having jurisdiction and the standards of this Part
and other applicable ordinances. The license so issued shall be valid
for one year from the date of issuance.
2.
Fees.
A.
Fees for the initial application and preliminary and final approvals
of any mobile home park shall be set by Borough Council.
B.
The fee for the annual license required for mobile home parks having
lots for lease shall be prescribed by regulations of the Hatboro Borough
Council and shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer with
the application for the annual license.
3.
Inspection. The same inspection requirements shall apply as apply
to any other residential development.
A.
In addition, the applicant or developer shall inform the Borough
Building Inspector in advance of the installation date of mobile home.
The Borough Building Inspector shall inspect the installation to determine
if it meets the applicable government standards.
B.
Upon receipt of the application for annual license and before issuing
such annual license, the Zoning Officer or other designated representative
of the Borough shall make an inspection of the mobile home park to
determine compliance with this Part and other applicable ordinances.
The Zoning Officer or other representative shall thereafter notify
the licensee of any instances of noncompliance and shall not issue
the annual license until the licensee has corrected all such violations.
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1.
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.
2.
Anchoring. The requirements of the UCC shall apply.
3.
Stability. All mobile homes placed within a mobile home park shall,
prior to occupancy or other use, be affixed to their mobile home stands
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.
4.
Skirts. All mobile homes placed within a mobile home park shall,
prior to occupancy or other use, have skirts or other approved enclosures
installed for protection of the utility connections.
5.
Hitch. The hitch or tow bar attached to a mobile home for transport
purposes shall be removed when the mobile home is placed on its mobile
home stand.
