Nothing contained in this chapter shall relieve the owner or his agent or the developer of a proposed mobile home park from receiving subdivision or land development plan approval in accordance with applicable Borough regulations. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of Article IV, Plan Requirements and Procedures. Further, additional information may be required as deemed necessary by the Borough Engineer to determine conformity with the requirements of this chapter.
In considering and acting upon site plans, the Borough shall
take into consideration the public health, safety and welfare, the
comfort and convenience of the public in general and of the residents
of the immediate neighborhood in particular, and may prescribe appropriate
conditions and safeguards as may be required in order that the result
of its action will further the expressed intent of this chapter and
the accomplishment of the following objectives in particular:
A.
Traffic access. That all proposed traffic access and ways are adequate
but not excessive in number; adequate in width, grade, alignment and
visibility; not located too near street corners or other places of
public assembly; and other similar safety considerations.
B.
Circulation and parking. That adequate off-street parking and loading
spaces are provided to prevent parking in public streets of vehicles
of any persons connected with or visiting the mobile home park and
that the interior circulation system is adequate to provide safe accessibility
to all required off-street parking lots.
C.
Landscaping and screening. That all playgrounds, parking and service
areas are reasonably screened at all seasons of the year from the
view of adjacent residential lots and streets and that the general
landscaping of the site is in character with that prevailing in the
neighborhood. Existing trees over eight inches in diameter measured
4 1/2 feet above the average ground level shall be retained.
D.
Illumination. That lighting from the installation of outdoor flood
or spot lighting and illuminated signs will be properly shielded so
that such lighting will not adversely affect any abutting property
or public street.
The Borough Council may grant a mobile home park permit for
a period not to exceed six months from the date of approval of such
permit which shall be renewable every six months. The Borough Council
may inspect each mobile home park prior to granting a semiannual permit
for conformance with the provisions of this chapter and any other
applicable regulations.
A.
It shall be incumbent upon the proprietor of a mobile home park to
keep a register and to report therein the name of the person or head
of family occupying each mobile home, showing date of entry on said
land, license number of automobile, serial number, make, size and
description of trailer, the last permanent address of the person using
or living in said mobile home, and the names of all persons using
or living in said mobile home.
B.
Said register and mobile home park shall be subject to inspection
periodically by the Borough Council.
C.
No person shall construct, maintain or operate a mobile home park
within the Borough without obtaining a mobile home park permit.
The park site shall be well drained and have such grades and
soil as to make it suitable for the purpose intended. All such parks
shall be planned as a unit and shall be located on a tract of land
at least one acre in size. The area of said site shall be in single
ownership or under unified control.
A.
All lots in any mobile home park shall be well drained and graded
to a point where mobile homes may be parked so that the parking of
the same shall result in safety to all concerned. In all instances
as much natural vegetation as is reasonably possible shall be preserved
by the mobile home park developer.
B.
Individual mobile home lots located in a mobile home park shall contain
at least 5,000 square feet of lot area and shall not be less than
50 feet wide at the building setback line exclusive of easements.
C.
The minimum number of mobile home lots that may be approved in a
mobile home park shall be computed by subtracting from the total gross
area a fixed percentage of 10% of said area of usable open space and
dividing the remaining 90% of the area by the minimum lot requirements
set forth above.
D.
In computing the maximum number of mobile home lots that may be created,
any lands which are located within a floodplain area, which are subject
to either periodic flooding or occasional chronic wetness, which are
occupied by public utility easements or which have a slope in excess
of 25% in such a manner as to limit their use or prevent their development
shall not be considered part of the total gross area.
E.
All mobile home lots shall be given street number and all park streets
shall be given names.
A.
All mobile homes shall be located at least 75 feet from any street
right-of-way which abuts a mobile home park boundary and at least
50 feet from any other park boundary line.
B.
There shall be a minimum distance of 26 feet between an individual
mobile home and adjoining pavement of a park street or common parking
area or other common areas.
C.
All mobile homes shall be separated from each other and from other
building by at least 20 feet.
A.
Park access. Access to mobile home parks shall be designed to minimize
congestion and hazards at the entrance or exit and allow free movement
of traffic on adjacent streets. Each mobile home park shall be provided
with at least two points of ingress and/or egress and a distance of
at least 150 feet shall be maintained between centerlines of access
streets.
B.
Lot access. All mobile home parks shall be provided with safe and
convenient paved access streets to and from each and every mobile
home lot. Alignment and gradient shall be properly adapted to topography.
C.
Streets. All streets within any mobile home park shall meet the requirements of § 186-26. Additionally, all streets shall be paved in accordance with Borough specifications and shall be kept in good repair.
D.
Intersections. Not more than two streets shall intersect at any one
point and a distance of at least 160 feet shall be maintained between
centerlines of offset intersecting streets.
A.
Off-street parking areas shall be provided in all mobile home parks
for the use of park occupants and guests. Such areas shall be furnished
at the rate of at least two vehicular parking spaces for each mobile
home lot.
A.
Water distribution. All mobile home parks shall provide to each separate
mobile home lot line a continuing supply of safe and potable water
as approved by the State Department of Environmental Protection.
B.
Sewage disposal. All mobile home parks shall provide to each separate
mobile home lot a connection to a centralized sanitary sewage disposal
system which shall be approved by the State Department of Environmental
Protection.
C.
No mobile home park permit shall be issued until the sewage disposal
and water distribution systems for the mobile home park have been
approved by the State Department of Environmental Protection.
D.
Electrical distribution. All mobile home parks shall have an underground
electrical distribution system which shall be installed and maintained
in accordance with the local electric power company's specifications
regulating such system.
E.
Natural gas system.
(1)
Natural gas piping system when installed in mobile home parks shall
be maintained in conformity with accepted engineering practices.
(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 discharges
of gas when the outlet is not in use.
F.
Liquefied petroleum gas system.
(1)
Liquefied petroleum gas systems provided for mobile homes, service
buildings or other structures shall include the following:
(a)
Systems shall be provided with safety devices to relieve excessive
pressure and shall be arranged so that the discharge terminates at
a safe location.
(b)
Systems shall have at least one accessible means of shutting
off gas. Such means shall be located outside the mobile home and shall
be maintained in effective operating conditions.
(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 mobile homes.
(d)
Vessels of more than 12 and less than 60 U.S. gallons gross
capacity may be securely but not permanently fastened to prevent accidental
overturning.
(e)
No LPG vessel shall be stored or located inside or beneath any
storage cabinet, carport, mobile home or any other structure unless
such installations are specially approved by the Commission.
G.
Fuel oil supply systems.
(1)
All fuel oil supply systems provided for mobile homes, service buildings
and other structures shall be installed and maintained in conformity
with such rules and regulations as may be required by the Commission.
(2)
All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinder to mobile
homes shall be securely, but not permanently, fastened in place.
(3)
All fuel oil supply systems provided for mobile homes, service buildings
and other structures shall have shutoff valves located within five
inches of storage tanks.
(4)
All fuel storage tanks or cylinders shall be securely placed and
shall not be less than five feet from any mobile home exit.
(5)
Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic shall be protected
against physical damage.
A.
All mobile home parks shall provide community greens in accordance with § 204-35 of the Abbottstown Borough Zoning Ordinance.
B.
Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every park shall be paved,
or covered with stone screenings or other solid material, or protected
with a vegetation growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion
and the emanation of dust during dry weather.
C.
Park grounds shall be maintained free of vegetation growth which
is poisonous or which may harbor rodents, insects or other pests harmful
to man.
A.
General requirements. All parks shall be provided with safe, convenient,
all-season pedestrian walks of adequate width for intended use, durable
and convenient to maintain, between individual mobile home lots, the
park streets and all community facilities provided for park residents.
Sudden change in alignment and gradient shall be avoided.
B.
Common walk system. The Commission may require that a common walk
system shall be provided and maintained between locations where pedestrian
traffic is concentrated. Such common walks have a minimum width of
four feet except that passing spaces must be provided in accordance
with ADA regulations.
C.
Individual walks. All mobile home lots may be provided with individual
walks connected to common walks, to paved streets, or to paved driveways
or parking spaces connecting to a paved street. Such individual walks
shall have a minimum width of three feet.
A.
One fire alarm box or public telephone shall be provided. The park
operator shall require that a fire extinguisher of a type approved
by the Commission be maintained in each mobile home and in all public
service buildings under park control.
B.
Provisions may be made by the park operator to have garbage collected
at least once every week. Any refuse disposal sites proposed within
the mobile home park shall be subject to the approval of the State
Department of Environmental Protection. No centralized waste collection
station shall be located on the park site.
C.
Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a four-inch concrete
slab on a stable surface at least 10 feet by 18 feet in size for use
as a terrace and so located as to be adjoining and parallel to the
mobile home.
D.
There shall be provided in each mobile home park such other improvements
as the Commission may require. Such requirements shall at all times
be in the best interests of the park residents.
E.
An enclosure of compatible design and material shall be erected around
the entire base of each mobile home. Such enclosure shall provide
sufficient ventilation to inhibit decay and deterioration of the structure.
F.
Television reception service shall be provided from a centralized
antenna service and subject to the approval of the Commission.
A.
No part of any mobile home park shall be used for any nonresidential
purpose, except such uses that are required for the direct servicing
and well-being of park residents and for the management and maintenance
of the park.
B.
Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed as prohibiting
the sale of a mobile home located on an individual lot and connected
to the pertinent utilities.
