[Ord. No. 43, 6/14/1971; as amended by Ord. No. 1988-2, 12/13/1988;
Ord. No. 2006-3, 6/20/2006]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
LICENSE
The written approval, as issued by the Board of Supervisors,
authorizing a person to operate and maintain a mobile home or a mobile
home park under the provisions of this Part.
MOBILE HOME
A single-family dwelling which is designed, after assembly
and fabrication, for transportation on streets and highways on its
own running gear and which may be temporarily or permanently affixed
to real estate, used for nontransient residential purposes, and constructed
with the same, or similar, electrical, plumbing, and sanitary facilities
as immobile housing.
MOBILE HOME PARK
Any plot of ground which is leased or rented, and upon which
three or more mobile homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes,
are located.
MOBILE HOME SPACE
A plot of ground within a mobile home park, designated for
the accommodation of one mobile home and leased or rented for that
purpose.
OWNER
Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, corporation, company,
association, or other legal entity which rents or leases spaces in
a mobile home park.
SERVICE BUILDING
A structure which contains operational, office, recreational,
sanitary, maintenance, or other facilities built for the use of the
mobile home park residents or owner.
SEWER CONNECTION
All pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the drain outlet
of the mobile home to the inlet of the corresponding sewer riser pipe.
SEWER RISER PIPE
That portion of the sewer lateral which extends vertically
to the ground elevation and terminates at each mobile home space.
TOWNSHIP
Forward Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
WATER CONNECTION
All pipes, fittings, and appurtenances from the water riser
pipe to the water inlet pipe of the distribution system within the
mobile home.
WATER RISER PIPE
That portion of the water service pipe which extends vertically
to the ground elevation and terminates at a designated point on each
mobile home lot.
WATER SERVICE PIPE
All pipes, fittings, valves and appurtenances from the water
main of the park distribution system to the water outlet of the distribution
system within the mobile home.
[Ord. No. 43, 6/14/1971; as amended by Ord. No. 1988-2, 12/13/1988;
Ord. No. 2006-3, 6/20/2006]
1. No person, firm or corporation proposing to open, rearrange or expand
a mobile home park in Forward Township shall proceed with any construction
work in the mobile home park until they have obtained from the Forward
Township Planning Commission, Forward Township Board of Supervisors,
and the Butler County Planning Commission a written approval of the
final plan for the mobile home park,
2. License Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain,
construct, alter or extend any mobile home park within the limits
of the Township of Forward unless he holds a license issued by the
Board of Supervisors in the name of such person for the specific maintenance,
construction, alteration, or extension proposed. The municipal license
shall be conspicuously posted in the office or on the premises of
the mobile home park at all times and shall be valid for a period
of one calendar year.
3. Application to Township. The applicant shall also submit an application
to the Board of Supervisors, using a form furnished by the Board of
Supervisors, for a license to operate a mobile home park in the Township
of Forward.
4. License Renewal. The license shall be renewed by the Board of Supervisors
upon furnishing of proof by the applicant that his park continues
to meet the standards prescribed by this Part.
5. Inspection of Mobile Home Parks. A representative of the Board of
Supervisors may inspect a mobile home park at reasonable intervals,
and at reasonable times, to determine compliance with this Part.
6. Compliance of Existing Mobile Home Parks.
A. Mobile home parks in existence at the date of adoption of this Part
may be continued so long as they otherwise remain lawful.
B. Any subsequent new construction, alteration or extension of an existing mobile home park shall comply with the provisions of Chapter
22, Subdivision and Land Development.
C. Any existing mobile home park which, in the opinion of the Board
of Supervisors, creates a safety hazard shall be required to comply
with this Part within a reasonable period of time as determined by
the Board of Supervisors.
7. Individual Mobile Homes. Individual mobile homes not located in a
mobile home park shall not be required to obtain a mobile home park
license; however, they shall be required to obtain building permits
as prescribed by the Township ordinances. Individual mobile homes
shall comply with all other applicable municipal ordinances and regulations
governing single-family homes.
8. Inspection; Revocation of License. Whenever, upon inspection of any
mobile home park, it is determined that conditions or practices exist
which are in violation of any provision of this Part, or of any regulations
adopted pursuant thereto, the Board of Supervisors shall give notice,
in writing, in accordance with the provisions of this Part to the
person to whom the license was issued, advising him that unless such
conditions or practices are corrected within a reasonable period of
time specified in the notice, the license to operate in the Township
shall be suspended. At the end of such period, such mobile home park
shall be inspected and, if such conditions or practices have not been
corrected, the Board of Supervisors shall suspend the license and
give notice, in writing, of such suspension to the person to whom
the license is issued.
[Ord. No. 43, 6/14/1971; as amended by Ord. No. 1988-2, 12/13/1988;
Ord. No. 2006-3, 6/20/2006]
All fees shall be set by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to
resolution.
[Ord. No. 43, 6/14/1971; as amended by Ord. No. 1988-2, 12/13/1988;
Ord. No. 2006-3, 6/20/2006]
1. Application for the mobile home park license shall be filed in triplicate
with the Board of Supervisors. The application shall be in writing,
signed by the owner and shall include the following:
A. Name and address of the owner;
B. Location and legal description of the mobile home park;
C. Plans and specifications of all buildings, improvements and facilities
constructed or to be constructed within the mobile home park; and
D. Such further information as may be requested by the various municipal
agencies to enable them to determine if the proposed park will comply
with legal requirements.
[Ord. No. 43, 6/14/1971; as amended by Ord. No. 1988-2, 12/13/1988;
Ord. No. 2006-3, 6/20/2006]
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobile
home park shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, no
rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards,
or air pollution and shall comply with the Township regulations governing
mobile home parks and/or applicable to the general community.
[Ord. No. 43, 6/14/1971; as amended by Ord. No. 1988-2, 12/13/1988;
Ord. No. 2006-3, 6/20/2006]
Grounds, buildings and structures shall be maintained free of
insects and rodent harborage and infestation. Extermination methods
and other measures to control insects and rodents shall conform with
the requirements of the Township regulations applicable to the community
in general.
[Ord. No. 43, 6/14/1971; as amended by Ord. No. 1988-2, 12/13/1988;
Ord. No. 2006-3, 6/20/2006]
1. Natural gas piping systems, when installed in mobile home parks,
shall be maintained in conformity with gas supplier requirements.
2. Each mobile home lot provided with piped gas shall have an approved
shutoff valve installed upstream of the gas outlet. The outlet shall
be equipped with an approved cap to prevent accidental discharge of
gas when the outlet is not in use.
3. Liquefied petroleum gas systems provided for mobile homes, service
buildings or other structures, when installed, shall be maintained
in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, Township of Forward or any other authority having jurisdiction
and shall include the following:
A. Systems shall be provided with safety devices to relieve excessive
pressures and shall be arranged so that the discharge terminates at
a safe location.
B. Systems shall have at least one accessible means for shutting off
gas. Such means shall be located outside the mobile home and shall
be maintained in effective operating condition.
C. All LPG piping outside of the mobile homes shall be well-supported
and protected against mechanical injury. Undiluted liquefied petroleum
gas in liquid form shall not be conveyed through piping equipment
and systems in homes.
D. Vessels of not more than 100 United States gallons' gross capacity
may be installed on a mobile home lot and shall be securely, but not
permanently, fastened to prevent accidental overturning. Propane tanks
shall be installed above the ground, shall be enclosed and shall not
be connected to any mobile home except for the fuel feed line. The
enclosure shall be in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection requirements.
E. No LPG vessel shall be stored or located inside or beneath any storage
cabinet, carport, mobile home or any other structure.
4. All fuel oil supply systems provided for mobile homes, service buildings
and other structures shall be installed and maintained in conformity
with the rules and regulations of the authority having jurisdiction
and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection and the Township of Forward.
5. All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders to mobile
homes shall be securely, but not permanently, fastened in place, shall
have shutoff valves located within five inches of storage tanks, shall
be not less than five feet from any mobile home exit, and where located
in areas adjacent to vehicle traffic shall be protected against collision
or physical damage.
[Ord. No. 43, 6/14/1971; as amended by Ord. No. 1988-2, 12/13/1988;
Ord. No. 2006-3, 6/20/2006]
1. The mobile home park area shall be subject to the rules and regulations
of Forward Township pertaining to fire prevention and shall permit
fire prevention personnel and vehicles to enter onto the mobile home
premises in case of fire, and the residents of such mobile home parks
shall obey lawful orders of any fireman or fire police or Township
policeman in the performance of his or her duties.
2. Mobile home park areas shall be kept free of litter, rubbish and
any accumulation of inflammable materials.
3. Portable fire extinguishers of a type approved by the Fire Prevention
Authority or Township Fire Inspector shall be kept in public service
and maintenance buildings under park control.
4. Fire hydrants shall be installed in accordance with the following
requirements where water service is available:
A. The water supply source shall permit the operation of a minimum of
two one-and-one-half-inch hose streams.
B. Each of two nozzles, held four feet above the ground, shall deliver
at least 75 gallons per minute of water at a flowing pressure of at
least 30 pounds per square inch at the highest point of the park.
C. Fire hydrants shall be located within 500 feet of any mobile home,
service building or other structure in the park.
[Ord. No. 43, 6/14/1971; as amended by Ord. No. 1988-2, 12/13/1988;
Ord. No. 2006-3, 6/20/2006]
1. Responsibilities of the management of the mobile home park shall
be as follows:
A. The person to whom a license for a mobile home park is issued shall
operate the park in compliance with this Part and any regulations
of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and shall
provide adequate supervision to maintain the park, its facilities
and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
B. The park management shall supervise the placement of each mobile
home on its mobile home lot, which includes securing its stability
and installing all utility connections.
C. The park management shall give the Health Officer, Fire Inspector,
Building Inspector, or any person designated by the Township Supervisors
free access to all mobile home lots, service buildings and other community
service facilities for the purpose of inspection.
D. The management shall maintain a register containing the names of
all park occupants. Such register shall be available to any authorized
person inspecting the park.
E. The management shall notify the local Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection office immediately of any evidence of communicable
diseases or contagious diseases within the park.
[Ord. No. 43, 6/14/1971; as amended by Ord. No. 1988-2, 12/13/1988;
Ord. No. 2006-3, 6/20/2006]
1. Whenever, in the opinion of the Fire Inspector, Health Officer, Zoning
Officer, Building Inspector or any other person authorized by the
Township to perform inspections for health and safety within the Township
of Forward, it is determined that provisions of this Part are being
violated within any mobile home park within the Township or any condition
dangerous to health or safety or designed to endanger any persons
or property for any reason exists, and which condition is a violation
of any Township, state or county regulation, statute or ordinance;
a notice, in writing, shall be given to the owner or named person
to whom a permit to operate a mobile home park within the Township
has been issued, setting forth the nature of the violation, which
provisions of local ordinance is violated and a direction to the owner
or permit holder to correct the condition within not less than five
nor more than 30 days from date of service of notice. Such notice
shall be sent by certified mail to the address listed in any license
application, and failure of notice due to inaccurate or incorrect
address shall be the responsibility of the owner or permit holder,
and procedure under this Part for enforcement shall not be prevented
or delayed due to failure of notice wherein this Part is complied
with in issuing such notice. Where, in the opinion, of the Health
Officer, Zoning Officer, Fire Inspector, or other official, such violative
condition cannot be corrected within 30 days from date of notice,
additional time may be granted to comply with this Part. Such additional
extension of time may be accompanied by requiring posting of bond
in amount to be determined by the Township, with sufficient surety,
to ensure such performance of corrective measures.
2. Any person aggrieved by the provisions of this Part may use such
remedies and appeals as are now provided by law.
[Ord. No. 43, 6/14/1971; as amended by Ord. No. 1988-2, 12/13/1988;
Ord. No. 2006-3, 6/20/2006]
No mobile home, whether single on-lot installation or mobile
home park installation, shall be removed from the Township of Forward
without first obtaining a permit from the local Tax Collector charged
with the collection of Township real estate taxes. Such a permit for
removal will be issued upon payment of a fee as established by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors and payment of all Township real estate
taxes.
[Ord. No. 43, 6/14/1971; as amended by Ord. No. 1988-2, 12/13/1988;
Ord. No. 2006-3, 6/20/2006]
Any person who violates any provision of this Part shall be
guilty of a summary offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be
required to pay a penalty for the use of Forward Township in a sum
not less than $50 nor more than $300 and/or to imprisonment for a
period of not more than 90 days.