In accordance with the provisions of the MPC, separate provisions regulating and controlling the design, construction, and operation of manufactured home parks are herein incorporated within this chapter.
The following general requirements shall apply to any manufactured home park:
A. 
A manufactured home park shall be permitted as a conditional use within the C-1 Village Commercial Zoning District per § 215-38 of Chapter 215, Zoning, as amended.
B. 
The definitions contained within Chapter 215, Zoning, of this Code, and this chapter shall apply to any permitted manufactured home park. If conflicts exist between such chapter, the most stringent interpretation of such definitions shall apply.
C. 
The application procedures for review and approval of a manufactured home park shall be in accordance with Article III of this chapter. Each manufactured home park or portion thereof proposed shall be submitted as a major land development plan meeting all requirements of Article III herein, and all other applicable articles of this chapter.
D. 
The land development plan for each manufactured home park shall meet all requirements of Article IV, Plan Content, of this chapter, with the exceptions that:
(1) 
All land within a manufactured home park shall remain in single ownership and lots shall not be designed for fee simple conveyance;
(2) 
All streets within a manufactured home park shall be private and shall not be offered for dedication to West Nantmeal Township;
(3) 
Land development agreements and performance guarantees shall be applicable to all private facilities (roads, utilities, drainage facilities, sidewalks, sanitary sewage facilities, etc.) and may be released in accordance with procedures specified in this chapter.
E. 
The general design standards contained in Article VI of this chapter shall be applicable to each manufactured home park unless specifically modified within this article.
A. 
Each manufactured home park shall meet the following requirements:
(1) 
No unit can have direct access to a public street or road.
(2) 
Fuel supply and storage.
(a) 
Liquefied petroleum gas systems. The design, installation, construction, and maintenance of containers and pertinent equipment for the storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases shall conform to provisions of Act of December 27, 1951, P.L. 1793, as amended,[1] and to the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, its successor, or other governmental agency having jurisdiction thereof.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now 35 P.S. § 1329.1 et seq.
(b) 
Fuel oil supply systems.
[1] 
All fuel oil supply systems provided for manufactured homes, service buildings and other structures shall be installed and maintained in conformity with the Township Building Code, other Township ordinances or state regulations of the ordinance.
[2] 
All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders to manufactured homes shall be securely, but not permanently, fastened in place.
[3] 
All fuel oil supply systems provided for manufactured 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 manufactured home exit, and not less than three feet from any window.
[5] 
Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic shall be protected against physical damage and screened from the street.
(3) 
Fire hydrants shall be located within 600 feet of each manufactured home.
B. 
Each manufactured home site, pad or lot shall be provided with the following:
(1) 
Off-street parking for at least two motor vehicles shall be provided at each manufactured home site. Each parking stall shall be at least 10 feet by 20 feet and shall be of either gravel or macadam construction. In addition to the requirements of Chapter 215, Zoning, common parking (off-street) shall be provided at the rate of one space for each two manufactured home units.
(2) 
Off-street parking shall be prohibited on internal roads and it shall be the duty of the owner or operator of the manufactured home park to enforce this provision.
(3) 
All manufactured home parks shall provide safe, convenient, asphalt or concrete pedestrian walkways at least four feet in width as common walks connecting to a paved street and connecting the park streets and all community facilities provided for park residents.
(4) 
Illumination of streets. All manufactured home park lots shall be furnished with lighting fixtures so spaced and so equipped with luminaries as will provide adequate levels of illumination throughout the park for the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians, at night.
C. 
The street system within a manufactured home park shall consist only of private streets, as follows:
(1) 
The entrance roads or area connecting the park with a public street or road shall have a minimum pavement width of 36 feet for a depth of at least 100 feet from the public street or road.
(2) 
The Board may modify the fifty-foot right-of-way requirement and the cartway width requirement based upon the needs of the manufactured home park. Such standards may be modified, but in no case will paved road widths be less than 24 feet plus curb widths and sidewalks.
(3) 
Curbs, gutters, and sidewalks (parallel to streets) may be required or waived depending upon the needs of the manufactured home park, including drainage and safety considerations.