The governing body of each municipality may regulate subdivision and land development within the municipality by enacting a subdivision and land development ordinance. Provisions regulating mobile home parks shall be set forth in separate and distinct articles of any subdivision and land development ordinance adopted pursuant to the "Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code," Act 247, as amended, Article V, Section 501.
The purpose, authority and application of regulations for a mobile home park as a land development are the same as those contained in Article I of this chapter.
The plan requirements and processing procedure for a mobile home park as a land development shall be in accordance with the requirements contained in Articles III and IV of this chapter in addition to the following plan requirements:
A.
Number and location of each mobile home lot, dimensions
for each and proposed location of each mobile home.
B.
Location and number of off-street parking spaces.
C.
Location of all plantings and landscaping.
D.
Location, dimensions and proposed use of all service and
accessory structures.
E.
Location and type of all fire extinguishers and waste containers.
F.
Location of both sewer riser pipes and water riser pipes.
G.
Plans and specifications for refuse disposal facilities.
The arrangement and other design standards for streets, easements, blocks, lots, stormwater management, drainage and erosion and sedimentation control, sidewalks, water and sewer service and other design features shall be in accordance with the requirements as contained in Article V herein. The following additional design standards shall also apply to mobile home parks.
A.
All mobile homes shall be properly placed on a mobile home
stand and securely fastened to the foundation. 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.
B.
Mobile home parks located adjacent to any industrial or
commercial land use shall be required to provide a screen planting
along the property line separating the park and the adjacent use.
The screen planting shall be located within a thirty-foot buffer yard
around all sides of the park.
C.
A minimum of one visitor parking space shall be provided
for every three mobile home spaces which shall be located within 200
feet of the mobile home spaces which are to be served.
D.
In order to ensure that recreational vehicles are not parked
on the streets or mobile home lots, a landscaped recreation vehicle
parking area shall be provided. At a minimum, one such space shall
be provided for each five mobile home lots and shall have an area
of 250 square feet for each space required.
E.
All parks shall be furnished with streetlighting fixtures
so spaced and equipped with luminaries placed at such mounting heights
as will provide average levels of illumination for the safe movement
of pedestrians and vehicles at night.
F.
All mobile home parks shall be provided with pedestrian
walks on both sides of the street. Such walks shall be at least four
feet in width. All sites shall be connected to the pedestrian walk
with an individual walk at least 36 inches in width. All walks shall
be constructed in accordance with Township specifications.
G.
All streets within a mobile home park shall be privately
owned.
H.
No part of any park shall be used for nonresidential purposes,
except for such uses that are required for recreation, direct servicing,
management or maintenance of the park and its residents.
I.
All power distribution lines, telephone or cable servicing
the park shall be installed underground and maintained in accordance
with the respective utility company regulating such systems.
J.
Every mobile home park shall have a structure clearly designated
as the office of the mobile home park manager. Service and accessory
buildings should be used only by the residents of the park.
K.
Refuse handling. The storage, collection and disposal of
refuse in the mobile home park shall be the responsibility of the
mobile home park owner or manager and shall be so conducted as to
create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas,
accident or fire hazards or air pollution and shall comply with all
applicable Township and state regulations.
All improvements, construction requirements, and engineering specifications for the improvements required shall be provided in accordance with Article VIII of this chapter.
Where permitted within any identified fioodplain area, all mobile home parks and additions thereto shall be in accordance with Article V of this chapter and all applicable provisions of the Township Zoning Ordinance.
A.
Permits and removal.
(1)
Permits. It shall be unlawful for any person to
construct, alter or extend any mobile home park within the limits
of Lower Paxton Township unless a valid permit has been issued in
the name of such person for the specific construction, alteration
or extension proposed. In addition, the owner of the mobile home park
shall make certain that individual building permits are obtained prior
to the construction or placement of all structures on the premises.
(2)
Removal. No mobile home in a mobile home park
shall be removed from the Township without first obtaining a permit
from the Township Tax Collector as required by Act No. 54, 1969, of
the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Such permit shall be issued upon
payment of a fee to be established from time to time by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors and real estate taxes assessed against
the home and unpaid at the time the permit is requested.
B.
Notices, hearings, and orders.
(1)
Notice. Whenever the Township Building Inspector
or other authorized Township representatives determine that there
are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation
of any provision of this article, or of any regulations adopted pursuant
thereto, the Township shall give notice of such alleged violation
to the person to whom the permit or license was issued. Such notice
shall:
(a)
Be in writing;
(b)
Include a statement of the reasons for its issuance;
(c)
Allow a reasonable time for the performance of any
act it requires;
(d)
Be served upon the owner or his agent as the case
may require, provided that such notice or order shall be deemed to
have been properly served when a copy has been served by any method
authorized or required by the laws of the state;
(e)
Contain an outline of remedial action which, if taken,
will effect compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2)
Hearing. Any person affected by any notice which
has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provision
of this article may request a hearing on the matter before the Board
of Supervisors, provided that such person shall file with the Township
Secretary a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth
a brief statement of the grounds thereof within 10 days after the
notice was served. The filing of the request for a hearing shall operate
as a stay of the notice and of the suspension. Upon receipt of such
petition, the Township Secretary shall set a time and place for such
hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice. At such hearing,
the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show
why such notice should be modified or withdrawn. The hearing shall
be commenced not later than 10 days after the day on which the petition
was filed; provided that upon application of the petitioner, the Township
Secretary may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time
beyond such ten-day period when, in his judgment, the petitioner has
submitted good and sufficient reasons for such postponement.
(3)
Findings and orders. After such hearing, the Board
of Supervisors shall make findings as to compliance with the provisions
of this article and shall issue an order, in writing, sustaining,
modifying or withdrawing the notice which shall be served as provided
above. Upon failure to comply with any order sustaining or modifying
a notice, the permit of the mobile home park affected by the order
shall be revoked.
(4)
Record. The proceedings of such a hearing, including
the findings and decision of the Board of Supervisors together with
a copy of every notice and order related thereto, shall be entered
as a matter of public record in the office of the Township, but the
transcript of the proceedings need not be transcribed unless judicial
review of the decision is sought. Any person aggrieved by the decision
of the Board may seek relief in any court of competent jurisdiction,
as provided by the laws of this commonwealth.
C.
Mobile homes not located in a mobile home park.
(1)
Where a mobile home is used for human habitation
and is not located in a mobile home park, the lot on which the mobile
home is situated shall comply with the requirements of the Lower Paxton
Township Zoning Ordinance and the requirements of this chapter as
applicable. The mobile home is subject to the same requirements of
a single-family detached dwelling.
