[Ord. 2003-1, 1/27/2003, § 5.100]
The design standards and required improvements set forth in
this Part will be applied by the Commission and the Board of Supervisors
in evaluating applications for campgrounds that are in single ownership
and provide camp sites on a lease or rental basis only. Camp sites
are permitted in approved campgrounds only.
[Ord. 2003-1, 1/27/2003, § 5.200]
1. All campground subdivisions or developments shall have a total land
area of not less than 20 acres.
2. All campgrounds shall be located on well drained land; the average
natural slope of the area to be improved for camp sites shall not
exceed 12%.
3. The location and layout of the proposed campground shall be consistent
with the Township Comprehensive Plan.
4. The site of the proposed campground shall not be subject to flooding
or to any other hazard.
5. The proposed campground shall have direct access to an existing public
street or road which existing public street or road shall intersect
one of the arterial streets or roads as set forth in the Township
Comprehensive Plan. The existing public street or road which provides
direct access to the proposed campground shall be free of traffic
hazards and shall meet the geometric, grade and sight requirements
for arterial, connector or collector streets as set forth in this
chapter.
6. The area improved for camping sites shall not exceed 50% of the total
gross areas of the tract being developed as a campground.
7. No camping site may be occupied on a permanent basis. Campsites shall
be used for temporary or seasonal recreational use only.
[Ord. 2003-1, 1/27/2003, § 5.300; as amended by
A.O.]
1. All provisions of §§
22-201 and
22-202 shall apply with respect to submission, application and approval, including the Township fee schedule.
2. The design of the campground shall conform to the requirements of
this chapter and/or the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection for travel trailer parks, whichever is
greater or more restrictive. The applicant shall submit proof of approval
of the proposed plan by the Department of Environmental Protection
before the plan will be considered for final approval by the Commission
and the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 2003-1, 1/27/2003, § 5.400; as amended by
A.O.]
1. Each camping site shall have a minimum area of 2,500 square feet
exclusive of street rights-of-way and walkways.
2. The maximum gross density of development in the area improved for
camp sites shall not exceed 10 sites per acre.
3. To insure privacy, each campsite shall be screened from adjacent
sites, preferably by the retention or planting of trees and shrubbery.
4. No individual campsite may be located closer than 50 feet to any
exterior property line of the campground. The land between the campsites
shall have sufficient existing or planted trees and/or shrubbery to
screen the campground from the adjacent lands and to serve as a buffer.
5. Electric service shall be provided to each campsite. Such electric
service shall be installed underground.
6. At least 50% of the campsite designed and improved for recreational
vehicles shall be provided with a connection to a centralized sewage
system.
7. All campsites which are not provided with a connection to a centralized
sewage system shall be located within 300 feet of a bath house/toilet
facility which shall be equipped with toilets, urinals and lavatories
in accordance with Department of Environmental Protection regulations.
Campsites, which are provided with a connection to a centralized sewage
system, shall be located within 750 feet of such facilities. There
shall be at least one shower head for each sex for each 20 campsites.
8. All campsites designed for recreational vehicles shall have off-street
on-site parking spaces for the recreational vehicle and for one passenger
vehicle. The parking spaces shall be level in a longitudinal direction
and shall be uniformly crowned in a transverse direction and shall
be well drained. The parking spaces need not be paved, but shall have
a minimum depth of six inches of compacted crushed stone, bank run
gravel or shale.
9. All camp sites designed for tenting may be provided with on-site parking spaces in accordance with Subsection
8 or may have a common parking area not over 300 feet from the most distant camp site. Common parking areas shall provide at least two spaces per campsite. The minimum area of each parking space shall be at least 200 square feet, exclusive of any aisle.
10. The centralized water and centralized sewerage system shall be designed
in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Environmental
Protection and approved by the Department.
11. The campground shall be equipped with sewage dumping stations designed
and constructed in accordance with the Department of Environmental
Protection requirements.
12. Streets within the campground shall conform to the following:
A. All campground streets shall conform to the requirements for private access streets as set forth in §
22-302, Subsection 10G, including double surface treatment.
B. One way streets shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 20 feet
and shall be improved with a travelway not less than 15 feet in width.
C. Two-way streets shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 30 feet
and shall be improved with a travelway not less than 20 feet in width.
D. The minimum center-line radius of any interior campground street
shall be not less than 50 feet.
E. The maximum grade of any campground street shall not exceed 12%.
F. Drainage facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance
with the standards set forth in Appendix 22-B.
G. No campground street may be offered for dedication. Construction
and maintenance of campground streets shall be the sole responsibility
of the developer or operator of the campground.
13. At least 5%, but not less than 1/2 acre, of the area improved for
campsites shall be suitable for and improved to provide for active
recreation for users of the campground. Such active recreation may
include, but is not limited to: swimming pools, playgrounds, play
fields, ball fields, courts of all types, community building and similar
facilities. The Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors will
determine the adequacy of the proposed facilities for the number of
campsites and may require additional facilities before granting approval.
14. The access road(s) serving the campground shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards set forth for collector streets in §
22-202, Subsection 6A, and §
22-302, Subsection 10G, of this chapter.
15. There shall be provided in each campground such other improvements
as the Commission and the Board of Supervisors may require whereby
such requirements shall at all times be in the best interests of the
public's health, safety and general welfare and may include,
but shall not be limited to, garbage and trash collection, removal
and disposal as approved by the Department of Environmental Protection;
adequate park lighting system; and maintenance of all areas.