Mobile home park plans shall be processed in accordance with
Article III and the Zoning Ordinance, and the design standards shall comply with applicable
sections of each ordinance.
Lot size and density shall comply with the Zoning Ordinance.
All mobile home parks shall conform to the requirements of the
Township Stormwater Management Ordinance with respect to stormwater drainage, erosion and sedimentation,
and floodplain controls.
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in all mobile home
parks. Two spaces per dwelling unit shall be provided either on the
mobile home lot or in a common, paved parking compound within 200
feet of the mobile home to be served. The spaces shall be designed
in accordance with § 603 and the requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance.
All streets, alleys, and parking compounds shall be lighted
to provide an average minimum two footcandle level of illumination
at an elevation of three feet above the grade for the safe movement
of pedestrians and vehicles at night. All lighting shall be so arranged
as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises and public rights-of-way.
Buffer areas shall include a suitable and uninterrupted evergreen
planting of a minimum height of 36 inches and density to give maximum
screening. Such screening shall be permanently maintained and replaced
where necessary to present an attractive appearance. Parking and building
are prohibited in the buffer area. The use of the buffer area for
accessways shall be limited. It is recommended that a landscape architect
registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be utilized to ensure
the proper use, arrangement, and selection of plant material and to
provide an aesthetically pleasing effect. All buffer planting shall
conform with § 609.
Mobile homes shall conform to the building setback requirements
of § 605 and the Zoning Ordinance. Additionally, no structure shall be closer than 25 feet
from any property line defining the external boundary of the park.
Solid waste disposal will be the responsibility of the mobile
home park operator and shall be performed in accordance with the requirements
of the Department of Environmental Resources.
Travel trailer park plans shall be processed as final plans
in accordance with Article III. Travel trailer parks shall be subject
to the following design standards only:
A. Gross density. The maximum number of lots or spaces within each park
shall be no more than 12 units per gross acre of the park.
B. Parking space requirements. A minimum of one motor vehicle parking
space shall be provided for each lot or space within the travel trailer
park.
C. Driveway requirements. An internal system of private driveways shall
be provided in travel trailer parks. Such driveways shall have a minimum
cartway width of 12 feet per driving lane and shall be improved with
any hard surface material acceptable to the Board. The Board of Supervisors
may require additional cartway improvements for travel trailer parks
with a potential occupancy of more than 45 travel trailers when, in
the Board's judgment, such improvements are necessary for safety
or health reasons.
D. Travel trailer park improvements. Travel trailer parks may be improved
by the permanent installation of travel trailers; however, such trailers
shall not be used as permanent residences.