[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 500]
1. 
This Part contains provisions setting forth minimum standards for the design, construction, alteration, extension and maintenance of mobile home parks and related utilities and facilities. Provisions are also included authorizing the issuance of permits for such construction, alteration and extension of mobile home parks, the licensing of those who operate mobile home parks, the inspection of mobile home parks by authorized Township officials; and the fixing of penalties for the violation of any of these provisions. The construction of a new mobile home park, as permitted by the Township Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27], or the alteration of an existing park shall be made only after the plans have been submitted in accordance with this chapter. The plans shall be prepared and processed in accordance with Part 3, "Plan Processing and Content," and applicable standards incorporated in Part 4, "Design Standards," of this chapter and shall be in sufficient detail so that the following items can be properly examined:
A. 
Complete park layout showing lot sizes and dimensions, open space areas, and all improvements including streets, vehicular parking areas, water supply location, sewer and water lines, service buildings, sewage disposal system, lighting facilities, walkways, refuse storage areas and disposal methods, and recreation facilities.
B. 
Plans for providing adequate management of surface drainage.
C. 
Details of the construction of the sewage disposal system, including soil percolation tests, if soil absorption type system is to be used.
D. 
Details of the construction of the sewerage system, including size, slope, material, manhole and cleanout construction and location.
E. 
Water supply by connection to Citizens Utilities Home Water Company.
F. 
Construction of service buildings showing plumbing, heating, ventilation and other sanitary systems which are to be included.
G. 
Lighting facilities and electrical power line installation.
H. 
Anticipated number of parking spaces as would be permitted under available land area.
I. 
A copy of approved plans that will be kept on file by the reviewing health agency.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 501]
1. 
Permits Required.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter, extend, or operate a mobile home park within East Vincent Township unless and until he obtains:
(1) 
A permit issued by the Chester County Health Department in the name of the operator in accordance with County regulations.
(2) 
A mobile home park permit issued by the Township Code Enforcement Officer in the name of the operator, which shall not be issued until a copy of the Health Department permit has been furnished, all permits for water supply and sewage systems shall have been obtained, and all other requirements contained herein have been complied with and final approval of the plan has been granted by the Board of Supervisors.
(3) 
A building permit is issued by the Township Code Enforcement Office after having paid a fee for each unit to be placed within the mobile home park.
(4) 
A valid license issued by the Township Code Enforcement Officer in the name of the operator, which shall not be issued until a copy of the Health Department permit has been furnished, and all other requirements contained herein have been complied with.
(5) 
Inspection and issuance, or refusal, of license. Upon receipt of the application for license, the Code Enforcement Officer shall:
(a) 
Verify the validity of the Department of Health Permit.
(b) 
Verify the terms of special exception approval by the Zoning Hearing Board; verify the Planning Commission's recommendations and the Supervisors' approval of the development plan; and, upon finding that all requirements of this chapter have been met, shall thereupon issue a license in the name of the operator; the license shall be valid for one year from the date of issue.
(c) 
For yearly renewal of license, there shall be a fee, payable to the Township of East Vincent and submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer with the application for renewal. The Board of Supervisors may choose to waive the requirement for a yearly inspection and associated fee if another government agency is performing inspections which adequately review public health, safety and welfare conditions.
B. 
Fees.
(1) 
Fees for the initial application and preliminary and final approvals shall be prescribed by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(2) 
The fee for the annual license shall be prescribed by resolution of the Board of Supervisors and shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer with the application for the annual license.
(3) 
Fees for the inspection of a mobile home park during and following construction shall be as specified in § 22-703 of this chapter.
C. 
Inspections.
(1) 
A mobile home park shall be subject to inspection during any stage of construction and at any time during its operation by an authorized representative of the Township of East Vincent or other agency having jurisdiction, and such representative shall make known his presence and authorization to the operator at the time of each inspection.
(2) 
The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to stop all work or other activity which he finds to be in violation of the provisions of this or other applicable ordinances.
(3) 
Upon receipt of the application for annual license and before issuing such annual license, the Code Enforcement Officer or other designated representative of the Township shall make an inspection of the mobile home park to determine compliance with this chapter. The Code Enforcement Officer or other representative shall thereafter notify the licensee of any instances of noncompliance with the Ordinance and shall not issue the annual license until the licensee has corrected all such violations.
D. 
Where the applicant or licensee feels that the Code Enforcement Officer has failed to follow procedures or has misinterpreted or misapplied any provision of this chapter in the review of an application for a mobile home park permit or an annual license renewal, he may appeal the Code Enforcement Officer's determination to the Board of Supervisors.
E. 
No permit issued under this chapter shall be transferable to a different location. No person, holding a permit under this chapter, shall extend or reduce the area of any mobile home park, add any new facility or structure, until notice of such proposed changes shall have been given to the Code Enforcement Officer and/or Inspector who shall have ascertained, after investigation as in the case of an original application for a permit, that such proposed changes are in accordance with all the requirements of this chapter, and shall have signified that fact by his approval.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 502]
In the event a mobile home park operator intends to discontinue operation of the park, the operator shall notify park residents one year in advance of the intended closing date.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 503]
Regulations governing the density of dwelling units in any mobile home park and the dimensions of any mobile home park or mobile home lot therein shall be as specified in the East Vincent Township Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 504]
1. 
A safe and convenient vehicular access shall be provided from abutting public streets or roads to each mobile home park. To ensure safe access, the following standards shall apply:
A. 
With the exception of those street standards specified in this Part, the standards in Part 4, "Design Standards," of this chapter shall govern the design and construction of streets in a mobile home park.
B. 
Access. The entrance road, or area, connecting the park with a public street or road shall have a minimum pavement width of 36 feet. At least 500 feet must separate roads connecting the park with a public street or road if more than one exit and/or entrance is provided. No entrance to a mobile home park shall be beyond 500 feet from an arterial road as defined in § 22-202, "Definitions."
C. 
Interior Streets. All interior streets shall be designed and constructed to the same specifications as required for subdivisions, and shall be paved to the below listed widths. All interior streets shall be provided with vertical concrete curbs to subdivision standards herein. The curb along the public street frontage shall be as specified by the Supervisors.
(1) 
A minimum pavement width of 25 feet will be required and no on-street parking is allowed.
(2) 
Dead-end streets shall be provided at the closed end with a paved turnaround having an outside diameter of at least 60 feet.
D. 
Required Illumination of Park Street Systems. All parks shall be furnished with lighting units 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.
E. 
Parking Areas.
(1) 
Off-street parking areas shall be provided in all mobile home parks for the use of park occupants and guests.
(2) 
The requirements of the Township Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] shall be applicable to all mobile home parks.
(3) 
Required car parking spaces shall be so located as to provide convenient access to the mobile home, but shall not exceed a distance of 200 feet from the mobile home that it is intended to serve.
(4) 
Common parking areas may be provided in lieu of the required two parking spaces on each mobile home lot, in which case parking shall be provided at the rate of two spaces for each mobile home lot not equipped with two parking spaces.
(5) 
Additional parking spaces for vehicles of non-residents shall be provided as off-street common parking at the rate of 1/2 space for each mobile home lot.
F. 
Walkways.
(1) 
All mobile home parks shall provide safe, durable, convenient, all-season pedestrian walkways of adequate width for their intended uses, between the park streets and all community facilities provided for park residents.
(2) 
Where pedestrian traffic is concentrated, each walk shall have a minimum width of four feet.
(3) 
All mobile home parks shall be provided with sidewalks on both sides of streets. Such walks shall be four feet wide.
(4) 
All mobile home lots shall be connected to a sidewalk with an individual sidewalk at least three feet wide.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 505]
1. 
General. All mobile home parks shall connect to and be served by public sewer. All public sewer connections shall be approved by the East Vincent Municipal Authority.
2. 
Individual Sewer Connections. Subject to Authority regulations, the following represents minimum standards for sewer system connections:
A. 
Each mobile home lot shall be provided with at least a four-inch diameter sewer riser pipe. The sewer riser pipe shall be so located on each stand that the sewer connection to the mobile home drain outlet has approximately a vertical position and shall be concrete aproned at ground level.
B. 
The sewer connection shall have a nominal inside diameter of not less than three inches, and the slope of any portion thereof shall be at least 1/4 inch per foot. All joints shall be watertight.
C. 
All materials used for sewer connection shall be semi-rigid, corrosive resistant, non-absorbent, and durable. The inner surface shall be smooth.
D. 
Provision shall be made for plugging the sewer riser pipe when a mobile home does not occupy the lot. Surface drainage shall be diverted away from the riser. The rim of the riser pipe shall extend at least six inches above ground elevation.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 506]
1. 
General. All mobile home parks shall be connected to Citizens Utilities Home Water Company (Citizens), the public water purveyor in East Vincent Township. Construction shall be in accordance with Citizens' standards.
2. 
Individual Water Riser Pipes and Connections. Subject to Citizens' standards, the following represents minimum standards for public water connections:
A. 
Individual water riser pipes shall be located within the confined area of the mobile home stand at a point where the water connection will approximate a vertical position, thereby insuring the shortest water connection possible and decreasing susceptibility to water pipe freezing.
B. 
The water riser pipe shall have a minimum inside diameter of 1/2 inch and terminate at least four inches above the ground surface. The water outlet shall be provided with a cap when a mobile home does not occupy the lot.
C. 
Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent freezing of service lines, valves and riser pipes and to protect risers from heaving and thawing actions of ground during freezing weather. Surface drainage shall be diverted from the location of the riser pipe.
D. 
A shutoff valve below the frost line shall be provided near the water riser pipe on each mobile home lot. Underground stop-and-waste valves are prohibited unless their type of manufacture and their method of installation are approved.
3. 
Fire Protection. Fire protection facilities meeting the requirements of the Insurance Services Office shall be provided and shall otherwise meet the requirements of §§ 22-424, "Water Supply" and 22-515, "Fire Protection."
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 507]
Standards for lighting shall conform to the provisions set forth in the East Vincent Township Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 508]
1. 
General Requirements. Every park shall contain an electrical wiring system consisting of wiring, fixtures, equipment and appurtenances which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with local electric power company's specifications regulating such systems and other local codes, and all utility lines shall be underground.
2. 
Power Distribution Lines. All direct burial conductors or cable shall be buried at least 18 inches below the ground surface and shall be insulated and specifically designed for the purpose. Such conductors shall be located not less than 18 inches radial distance from water, sewer, gas or communications lines.
3. 
Individual Electric Connections. All exposed non-current carrying metal parts of mobile homes and all other equipment shall be grounded by means of an approved grounding conductor run with branch circuit conductors or other approved method of grounded metallic wiring. The neutral conductor shall not be used as an equipment ground for mobile homes or other equipment.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 509]
1. 
General Requirements. The mobile home operator shall be responsible for the proper storage, collection and disposal of refuse.
2. 
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobile home park shall be so conducted as to create no health hazard, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazard, or air pollution and shall comply with the Pennsylvania Department of Health regulations or other applicable agencies, governing mobile home parks.
3. 
All refuse shall be stored in flytight, watertight, rodent-proof containers, which shall be located not more than 200 feet from any mobile home space and no less than 50 feet from the mobile home park boundary. Containers shall be provided in sufficient number and capacity to properly store all refuse.
4. 
Community refuse disposal containers shall be screened according to the Township Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27]. The screen shall consist of plantings and fencing.
5. 
Racks or holders shall be provided for all refuse containers. Such container racks or holders shall be so designed as to prevent containers from being tipped, to minimize spillage and container deterioration, and to facilitate cleaning around them.
6. 
All refuse shall be collected at least once weekly. Where suitable collection service is not available from private agencies, the mobile home park operator shall provide this service. All refuse shall be collected and transported in covered vehicles or covered containers.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 510]
1. 
Natural Gas System.
A. 
Natural gas piping system, when installed in mobile home parks, shall be maintained in conformity with accepted engineering practices and shall meet the standards of the company serving the area.
B. 
Each mobile home lot provided with piped gas shall have an approved shut-off 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.
2. 
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Systems (LPG).
A. 
Systems shall be provided with safety devices to relieve excess 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 conditions.
C. 
All LPG piping outside of the mobile homes shall be well supported and protected against mechanical injury. Undiluted liquified 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 installed on a mobile home lot and shall 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 structures unless such installations are specially approved by the authority having jurisdiction.
F. 
No cylinder containing liquefied petroleum gas, bottled gas or fuel oil shall be located in a mobile home; nor within 10 feet of a door thereof.
3. 
Fuel Oil Supply Systems.
A. 
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 when provided.
B. 
All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders to mobile homes shall be securely, but not permanently, fastened in place.
C. 
All fuel oil supply systems provided for mobile homes, service buildings and other structures shall have shut-off valves located within five inches of storage tanks.
D. 
No fuel combustion unit shall be used in any mobile home without being vented to the outside of the trailer.
E. 
Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic shall be protected against physical damage.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 511]
The provisions of § 22-426, "Stormwater Management," of this chapter shall be applicable to all mobile home park development.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 512]
1. 
Open space and recreation criteria of § 22-428 of this chapter shall apply to all mobile home parks.
2. 
Landscaping and screening criteria of § 22-422 of this chapter shall apply to all mobile home parks.
3. 
Landscaping requirements in addition to those set forth in the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] shall include the following:
A. 
Screen planting shall be provided along the periphery of the mobile home park subject to the following:
(1) 
The screen planting area shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width.
(2) 
At the time of planting, a continuous visual buffer shall be erected which shall be at least five feet in height.
(3) 
The plantings shall be maintained permanently and replaced within one year in the event of death of any plant material.
(4) 
The type and spacing of plant material to be used shall be subject to review and approval by the Board of Supervisors upon the recommendations of the Planning Commission.
B. 
Deciduous trees of varying species shall be planted within the mobile home park at the ratio of at least two per mobile home. If a substantial portion of the tract is wooded and a substantial number of trees remain after development, the Board of Supervisors may modify this requirement.
C. 
Deciduous and/or evergreen shrubs of varying species shall also be planted within the mobile home park at a ratio of at least four per mobile home.
D. 
Planting shall be in accordance with a plan prepared by a registered landscape architect, and shall be completed within six months of initial occupancy of any of the dwelling units. Failure to complete the landscaping plan within such time shall be grounds for the Board of Supervisors' denial of the park's annual license hereunder.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 513]
1. 
Where a community building is provided, it must contain a toilet and lavatory for each sex. In addition, the mobile home park may provide laundry facilities, storage facilities for use of occupants, management office, repair shop, and indoor recreation facilities for park residents and guests only.
2. 
Construction of all community buildings shall be in compliance with all applicable codes and shall be maintained in a clean, sanitary and structurally safe condition.
3. 
Ownership and maintenance of all community buildings shall be defined in the application for a mobile home park.
4. 
All community buildings shall be equipped to provide accessibility for the handicapped.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 514]
1. 
The mobile home park area shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the applicable fire prevention authority where provided.
2. 
Mobile home park areas shall be kept free of litter, rubbish and other flammable materials.
3. 
Portable fire extinguishers of a type approved by the fire prevention authority shall be kept in public service buildings under park control.
4. 
Fire extinguishers of a type approved by the Fire Underwriter Laboratories (a BC Classification type) bearing the Underwriters label, shall be readily accessible within 300 feet of each mobile home. It is recommended that mobile home park owners or operators require each mobile home unit to be equipped with a fire extinguisher.
5. 
Fire Hydrants.
A. 
Fire hydrants shall be installed if their water supply source is capable to serve them in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) 
The water supply source shall permit the operation of a minimum of two 1 1/2 inch hose streams.
(2) 
Each of two nozzles, held four feet above the ground, shall deliver at least 75 gallons of water per minute at a flowing pressure of at least 30 pounds per square inch at the highest point of the park.
B. 
Fire hydrants, if provided, shall be located within 600 feet of any mobile home, service building or other structure in the park, and shall be installed in accordance with all applicable Township specifications.
C. 
The park management shall give the Township Code Enforcement Officer free access to all mobile homes lots, service buildings and other community service facilities for inspection purposes.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 515]
1. 
The operator/licensee of a mobile home park shall be responsible for the proper repair and maintenance of all common facilities, including, but not limited to, roads, parking areas, sidewalks or pathways, common open space, water supply and sewage disposal systems, and community buildings. If upon inspection by the Code Enforcement Officer it is determined that the mobile home park is not in compliance with this standard of maintenance, the license shall be in violation of this chapter.
2. 
The operator/licensee of a mobile home park shall, prior to issuance of any certificate of occupancy pursuant to final approval of an application for a new development or expansion, post with the Township a maintenance bond in a form acceptable to the Township Solicitor in an amount sufficient to cover for a period of two years, the costs of maintenance of all common areas and facilities described in § 22-311, "Performance Guarantees," and subject to performance guarantees during their construction, said costs to be estimated by the Township Engineer or other representative.
3. 
The operator/licensee shall thereafter have 30 days from receipt of notice from the Code Enforcement Officer in which to correct any such violations; however, if the violation is determined by the Code Enforcement Officer to constitute a hazard to the health or safety of the community, he shall order that the violation be corrected forthwith, and corrections shall be undertaken immediately and in no event more than 24 hours after notice is given.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 516]
The management shall maintain a register containing the names of all park occupants. Such register shall be available to the Township Code Enforcement Officer. The management shall notify the Township Code Enforcement Officer in accordance with state and local taxation laws of the arrival and departure of each mobile home.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996, § 517]
No mobile home, whether installed on a single lot or in a mobile home park, shall be removed from the Township without first obtaining a removal permit from the Township Tax Collector as required by § 407(e) of the General County Assessment Law, 72 P.S. § 5020-407(e). Such permit shall be issued upon payment of a fee, as established by resolution, and real estate taxes assessed against the home and unpaid at time the permit is requested.
[Ord. 138, 7/17/1996; as added by Ord. 142, 11/20/1996, § IV]
No mobile home may be installed on a single lot or in a mobile home park which extends into any Flood Hazard District. Each mobile home, whether installed on a single lot or in a mobile home park, shall be elevated to the regulatory flood elevation if the site is adjacent to a Flood Hazard District. If approved by the Township Zoning Hearing Board as a special exception or variance, any such mobile home structure shall, as a condition of such variance, be elevated to the regulatory flood elevation, shall be built on pilings, and shall comply with all National Flood Insurance Program requirements and the requirements of the Pennsylvania Floodplain Management Act of 1978, 32 P.S. § 679.101 et seq.