[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 1; as amended by Ord.
4-1966, 10/4/1966, § 1; and by Ord. 1-93, 1/6/1993]
1.
MOBILE HOME
MOBILE HOME PARK
The following words and terms, as used in this Part 1, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this § 14-101, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
A transportable, single family dwelling intended for permanent
occupancy, contained in one unit or in two or more 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.
A parcel or contiguous parcels of land which has been so
designated and improved that it contains two or more mobile home lots
for the placement thereon of mobile homes.
2.
In this Part 1 the singular shall include the plural and the masculine
shall include the feminine and the neuter.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 2; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
No person shall park or locate any mobile home, or allow it
to stand, upon any street, alley or other public place, or upon any
tract of land, occupied or unoccupied, within the Township of Lower
Oxford, except as provided in this Part 1.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 3; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
No person shall allow any mobile home to stand upon any of the
streets or alleys in the Township of Lower Oxford, without being attached
to a motor vehicle, which is physically and legally able to operate
on the highways.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 4; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
No person shall park any mobile home, attached to a motor vehicle, on any street or alley in the Township of Lower Oxford for a period of time longer than that allowed for the parking of vehicles upon such street or alley by the applicable state laws and the ordinances of the Township of Lower Oxford applicable to traffic and parking. Any person who shall violate this § 14-104 shall be subject to the penalties specifically provided in such laws and ordinances, as the case may be.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 5; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
No person shall occupy any mobile home in the Township of Lower
Oxford for sleeping or living purposes except in a mobile home park
licensed under this Part 1, unless such mobile home conforms to and
complies with all ordinances of the Township of Lower Oxford, County
of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania applicable to stationary
dwellings, provided, however, the parking or storage of not more than
one unoccupied mobile home in a private garage, or in the rear yard,
shall be permitted, on condition that no person uses such mobile home
for living or sleeping purposes while such mobile home is so parked
or stored.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 6; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
No person shall operate or occupy any mobile home park within
the Township of Lower Oxford except as provided in this Part 1.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 7; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
1.
No person shall establish or operate any mobile home park within
the Township of Lower Oxford until a permit shall have been secured
from the Supervisors. Any person desiring to establish or to operate
a mobile home park shall make application for a permit to the Secretary
of the Township Supervisors. With every such application, there shall
be submitted a plan for such mobile home park or proposed mobile home
park showing the following:
A.
The name and address of the applicant.
B.
The extent and area to be used for mobile home park purposes.
C.
The location of all roadways and driveways.
D.
The location of all lots intended for the parking of trailers.
E.
The location and number of all existing or proposed facilities to
be used by the occupants of trailers, including sanitary conveniences,
washrooms, toilets, laundries and utility rooms.
F.
The method and plan of sewage disposal.
G.
The method and plan of garbage and refuse disposal.
H.
The plan for water supply.
I.
The plan for electric lighting of trailers.
J.
The location of fire extinguishers.
K.
A certificate of conformance to any and all ordinances of the governing
land use.
2.
Such application shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount as set
by resolution as supervisors may from time to time enact to cover
the cost of services of Township officers and employees in making
the necessary studies and investigations in connection with such application.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 8; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
Following the receipt of the application for a permit as provided in § 14-107 there shall be made by appropriate employees of the Township an investigation of the premises to which such application relates, to provide assurance, before the issue of a permit, that all requirements of this Part 1 applicable to mobile home parks are conformed with.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 9; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
Immediately following the investigation required under § 14-108 of this Part 1, when it has been established that all applicable requirements of this Part 1 have been or will be adhered to, there shall be issued a permit to establish and operate such park for a period of one year after the issuance thereof. Such permit shall be subject to suspension whenever the holder thereof shall be convicted of any violation of this Part 1. A suspended permit may be reinstated for the balance of the year for which it was issued, upon compliance of the holder thereof with all the provisions of this Part 1. No person shall operate a mobile home park in the Township during the time the permit thereof shall have been suspended.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 10; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
Whenever the ownership or management of any mobile home camp
shall have been changed, the new owner or manager thereof shall forthwith
notify the Township Secretary who shall amend the permit for such
mobile home park, as well as the permanent records of the Township
to indicate such change.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 11; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
No permit issued under this Part 1 shall be transferable to
a different location. No person, holding a permit under this Part
1, shall extend or reduce the area of any mobile home park, add any
facility or structure, or eliminate any existing facility or structure,
until notice of such change shall have been given to the Code Enforcement
Officer, and the Code Enforcement Officer shall have ascertained,
after investigation as in the case of an original application for
a permit, that such proposed change is in accordance with all the
requirements of this Part 1, and shall have signified that fact by
his approval.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 12; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
Prior to the date of expiration of any permit issued under this
Part 1, the holder thereof may apply to the Code Enforcement Officer
for renewal thereof, such application to be accompanied by a fee,
as established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, per mobile
home parking lot. Following any investigation deemed necessary by
the Code Enforcement Officer to ascertain whether all requirements
of this Part 1 continue to be adhered to, the Code Enforcement Officer
shall renew such permit for a further period of one year.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 13; as amended Ord. 1-93,
1/6/1993]
Every mobile home park shall be located in a well-drained area,
and the premises shall be properly graded so as to prevent the accumulation
of storm or other water.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 14; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
Lots for individual trailers in a mobile home park shall be
indicated by corner markers, and no individual lot shall have an area
of less than 5,000 square feet, with a frontage of no less than 50
feet. Each lot shall abut upon a roadway or driveway, not less than
33 feet wide; however, one-way streets may be a minimum of 20 feet
wide. Every such roadway or driveway shall be macadam blacktop, well-drained,
clearly marked, adequately lighted at night, and easily accessible
to a public street. Each mobile home park plan shall provide for a
mandatory setback of each mobile home from the roadway. There must
be a minimum of 15 feet between trailers and side boundary lines.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 15; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
All mobile home parks shall have a safe, potable, adequate and
approved supply of water with an outlet available not more than 50
feet distant from each mobile home lot. Waste from each outlet shall
empty into a drain connected with an approved disposal system. An
abundant supply of hot water shall be provided at all times for bathing,
washing and laundry facilities.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 16; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
In each mobile home park, toilet facilities, connected to a
sanitary sewer or approved septic tank, shall be provided as follows:
There shall be separate toilet rooms for each sex, located not more
than 200 feet from any lot for an individual mobile home. Such toilet
rooms shall be provided with one flush toilet for each sex for each
10 mobile home lots or fraction thereof, and in addition, one urinal
for each toilet room provided for men. Each toilet room shall include
lavatories with hot and cold water in the ratio of one lavatory to
every two or three toilets. Toilet rooms shall be adequately heated
when the outside temperature renders it necessary. No mobile home
provided with an inside toilet facility not connected to an approved
septic tank or a sanitary sewer shall be accommodated in any mobile
home parking unless there shall be available, in a room separate from
the toilet rooms, a hopper with flushing facilities for the disposal
of the contents of night waste containers. Adequate facilities shall
be provided for the washing of such container, and the washings and
hopper wastes shall be disposed of to a sanitary sewer or to an approved
septic tank.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 17; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
In each mobile home park, there shall be provided separate bathing
facilities for each sex with one shower or tub bath, enclosed in a
compartment at least four feet square, for each sex for each 10 mobile
home lots or fraction thereof. Each shower compartment shall be supplemented
by an adjacent individual dressing compartment. Bathing facilities
for each sex shall be located not more than 200 feet from any lot
for an individual mobile home. The bathing room shall be adequately
heated when the outside temperature renders it necessary.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 18; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
In each mobile home park, there shall be provided a laundry
room, with laundry trays in the ratio of one double tray for each
10 individual mobile home lots.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 19; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
Floors of toilet rooms, bathing rooms, and laundry rooms in
each mobile home park shall be of concrete, tile, or similar material
impervious to water and easily cleaned, and pitched to a floor drain.
Liquid wastes from toilets, baths, lavatories, laundry rooms, and
floor drains for same shall be piped to a sanitary sewer or an approved
septic tank.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 20; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
No cooking shall be permitted in a mobile home not furnished
with a sink and a connection with a sanitary sewer or approved septic
tank, unless there shall be located within 200 feet of such mobile
home a hopper, or laundry sink for the disposal of dishwater. In every
case, such facilities for the disposal of dishwater shall be separate
from the hopper for the disposal of night wastes and the washings
from the night waste containers.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 21; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
All plumbing, electrical, building and other work on the premises
in any mobile home park located in Lower Oxford Township shall be
in accordance with state and local laws and regulations. Provided,
however, if there is any conflict between any such laws and regulations
and any of the provisions of this Part 1, the provisions of this Part
1 shall control as to mobile home parks only.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 22; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
The storage, collection, and disposal of refuse in any mobile
home park shall be so managed as to create no health hazards, rat
harborage, insect-breeding areas, accident of fire hazards or air
pollution. All refuse shall be stored in fly-tight, watertight, rodent-proof
containers, which shall be located not more than 200 feet from any
individual mobile home lot. Containers shall be provided in sufficient
number and capacity to properly store all refuse. Racks or holders
shall be provided for all refuse containers. Such container racks
or holders shall be so designed as to prevent containers from being
tipped, to minimize spillage and container deterioration, and to facilitate
cleaning around them. Any refuse shall be collected at least twice
weekly. A contract with a regularly operating private collection agency
is required until such time as a Township agency is provided. All
refuse shall be collected and transported in covered vehicles or covered
containers.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 23; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
In every mobile home park there shall be an office building
in which there shall be located the office of the person in charge
of such mobile home park. A copy of the permit issued under this Part
1 and of this Part 1 shall, at all times, be posted in such office,
and the register of such mobile home park shall at all time be kept
therein.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 24; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
1.
Every person holding a permit under this Part 1 shall keep, or cause
to be kept, a register, which shall at all times be open for the inspection
of any official of Lower Oxford Township. Such a register shall show
for each mobile home accommodated in such mobile home park, the following
information:
A.
The lot number of the lot on which such mobile home is parked or
located.
B.
The names and addresses of all persons using such mobile home for
living or sleeping purposes.
C.
The state license number of such mobile home and of the vehicle towing
same.
D.
The date of arrival of such mobile home at such mobile home park
and the date of departure therefrom.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 25; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
1.
Each person holding a permit under this Part 1 shall adhere to the
following additional regulations at all times:
A.
He shall maintain such mobile home camp in a clean, orderly and sanitary
condition.
B.
He shall see that no disorderly conduct or violation of any law or
ordinance is committed upon the premises and shall immediately report
to the proper authorities any violations which may come to his attention.
C.
He shall report to the Secretary of the Township all cases of persons
or animals affected or suspected of being affected with any communicable
disease, where he shall have reason to believe that medical attention
has not been sought.
D.
He shall prohibit the lighting of any open fire upon the premises.
E.
He shall prohibit the use of any mobile home by a greater number
of occupants than that which it is designed to accommodate.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 26; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
Any person operating a mobile home park within the Township
of Lower Oxford at the time of adoption of this Part 1 shall cause
the same to conform to the requirements of this Part 1 and shall make
application for, and secure, a permit to operate such mobile home
park within 12 months from the effective date of this Part 1.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 27; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
An electrical outlet supplying at least 115 volts, 60 cycle
alternating current shall be provided for each mobile home lot. The
installation shall comply with all applicable state and local electrical
codes and ordinances. Such outlets shall be grounded and weatherproof.
No main power lines shall be permitted to be on the ground, or to
be suspended less than 18 feet above the ground.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 28; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
Within all mobile home parks operated under this Part 1, all
public streets, driveways, and walkways shall be lighted at night
with a minimum illumination of at least 0.6 footcandles.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 29; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
1.
Portable fire extinguishers of a type approved by the fire prevention
authority shall be kept in service buildings and at all other locations
designated by such authority and shall be maintained in good operating
condition.
2.
The water system for the mobile home park shall include a two inch
frost-protected water riser for fire protection purposes, or a standard
fire hydrant within 300 feet of each mobile home parking lot.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 30; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
Any variance or exception of this Part 1 may be granted by the
Board of Supervisors of Lower Oxford Township after a hearing before
the Planning Commission and upon reconsideration of the Planning Commission
after application has been made therefor in writing with the exceptions
and variances therein set forth, and after a public hearing thereon,
which hearing shall be held no less than 10 days after public notice
of the hearing and in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 31; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993]
It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to enforce
the provisions of this Part 1 and, to that end, he shall, from time
to time make, or cause to be made, for the police or any other Township
officer or employee, an inspection to ascertain whether any mobile
home park continues to operate strictly under the provisions of this
Part 1.
[Ord. 1-1966, 4/5/1966, § 32; as amended by Ord.
1-93, 1/6/1993; and by Ord. 2-98, 3/11/1998]
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.
