A. 
No person shall establish, alter, add to or construct a campground except as provided in this chapter.
B. 
The design and development standards and requirements of this article apply to campgrounds developed and designed under single ownership, a partnership, corporation or other legal entity where spaces are leased or rented for a period of not more than six months. Campgrounds developed for sale or lease of spaces for a period of more than six months shall meet all standards and requirements for a single-family structure residential subdivision. Campsites are permitted in approved campgrounds only.
A. 
All campground subdivisions or developments shall have a total land area of not less than 20 acres.
B. 
Al campgrounds shall be located on well drained land; the average natural slope of the area to be improved for campsites shall not exceed 12%.
C. 
The location and layout of the proposed campground shall be consistent with the Township Comprehensive Plan.
D. 
No permanent structures or buildings or sewage collection or disposal systems shall be located within any defined 100-year floodplain area.
E. 
The proposed campground shall have direct access to an existing paved public street or road which provides access to the proposed campground shall be free of traffic hazards and shall meet the geometric, grade and sight requirements otherwise set forth in this chapter.
F. 
The area improved for camping sites shall not exceed 50% of the total gross areas of the tract being developed as a campground.
G. 
No camping site may be occupied on a permanent basis.
A. 
All provisions of Article IV relative to submission, application and approval of plans shall apply to this section.
B. 
The design of the campground shall conform to the requirements of this chapter and/or the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for travel trailer parks, whichever is greater or more restrictive. The applicant shall submit proof of approval of the proposed plan by the Department of Environmental Protection before the plan will be considered for final approval by the commission and the Board of Supervisors.
C. 
The plans of the proposed campground shall conform in content to the following:
(1) 
The name and address of the owner of the piece or parcel of land and his authorized agent if appropriate.
(2) 
Location extent and area of the proposed campground, including bearings and distances of the perimeter of the proposed park.
(3) 
Location of roadways, driveways, walkways and public streets.
(4) 
Location and size of lots.
(5) 
Location of vehicle parking areas.
(6) 
Location of service buildings and statements of details of construction, heating, ventilation and sanitary systems which are to be included therein.
(7) 
Location of swimming pools and other recreation or playground areas.
(8) 
Plan for surface drainage.
(9) 
Location of electrical power lines and lighting facilities for the campground, campsites and service buildings.
(10) 
Location of water lines and a statement and size of well, pump rating, water storage facilities, method of sealing well, housing for pump and storage tank, distribution system together with size of materials therefor and valve locations.
(11) 
Location of sewage lines and a statement as to details of construction, size, slope, materials and manhole and cleanout construction and location and the results of approved soil testing, if soil absorption type system is used; further, a copy of the plan of the sewage disposal facility meeting the standards of DEP regardless of whether it is an in-ground system or a treatment plant.
(12) 
Location of refuse and garbage storage areas and proof as to disposal methods.
(13) 
Fire extinguisher locations, if any.
(14) 
Statement as to rodent and vector control methods.
(15) 
North arrow on all maps.
(16) 
Names of adjoining property owners.
(17) 
Watercourses, lakes, swamps, wetlands, rock out crops and stone fields.
(18) 
Location and type of existing rights-of-way and easements.
(19) 
Scale of the plan.
(20) 
Contour lines, existing and proposed.
(21) 
Road profiles.
(22) 
Street alignment.
D. 
The Board shall retain and keep on file copies of approved plans.
A. 
Each camping site shall have a minimum area of 3,500 square feet exclusive of street rights-of-way and walkways. Each camping site shall also have a minimum width of 50 feet.
B. 
The maximum gross density of development in the area improved for campsites shall not exceed six sites per acre.
C. 
A buffer strip of 100 feet shall be required for the separation of this land use from all other property and existing public roads or highways.
D. 
Electric service shall be provided to each campsite. Such electric service shall be installed underground.
E. 
All campsites designed and improved for recreational vehicles shall be provided with a connection to a centralized sewage system and a centralized water system.
F. 
All campsites which are not provided with a connection to a centralized sewage system and a centralized water system shall be located within 300 feet of a bath house/toilet facility which shall be equipped with toilets, urinals, lavatories and a potable water supply in accordance with Department of Environmental Protection regulations. Campsites which are provided with a connection to a centralized sewage located within 750 feet of such facilities. There shall be at least one shower head for each sex for each 20 campsites. The bath house/toilet facilities shall be so located that the line of travel thereto, without encroachment on other campsites, does not exceed the aforesaid distances.
G. 
All campsites designed for recreational vehicles shall have off-street, on-site parking spaces for the recreational vehicle and for one passenger vehicle. The parking spaces shall be level in a longitudinal direction and shall be uniformly crowned in a transverse direction and shall be well drained. The parking spaces need not be paved, but shall have a minimum depth of six inches of compacted crushed stone, bank run gravel or shale.
H. 
All campsites designed for tenting shall be provided with on-site parking spaces in accordance with § 450-62G or shall have a common parking area not over 300 feet from the most distance campsite. Common parking areas shall provide at least 1.5 spaces per campsite. The minimum area of each parking space shall be at least 200 square feet, exclusive of any aisle.
I. 
The centralized water and centralized sewerage system shall be designed in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection and approved by the Department.
J. 
The campground shall be equipped with sewage dumping stations designed and constructed in accordance with the Department of Environmental Protection requirements.
K. 
Streets within the campground shall conform to the following:
(1) 
One-way streets shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 20 feet and shall be improved to the requirements for minor streets with a travel way not less than 15 feet in width.
(2) 
Two-way streets shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 30 feet and shall be improved to the requirements for minor streets with a travel way not less than 20 feet in width.
(3) 
The minimum center-line radius of any interior campground street shall be not less than 50 feet.
(4) 
The maximum grade of any campground street shall not exceed 12%.
(5) 
Drainage facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance with this chapter.
(6) 
No campground street may be offered for dedication. Construction and maintenance of campground streets shall be the sole responsibility of the developer, owner, licensee or operator of the campground.
L. 
The access road(s) serving the campground shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards for minor streets set forth in this chapter.
M. 
Buffer strips shall be required to be planted with evergreens so as to form an effective screen. Existing plant material may be considered as part of the required screening in the buffer zone. Such new or existing planting shall not be less than five feet in height above the ground when planted.
N. 
With the exception of access roadways, there shall be no construction of any kind, outdoor storage or parking of vehicles permitted in any buffer strip.
O. 
Additional planting as indicated herein shall be required, where necessary, and in sufficient widths as necessary, to effectively screen from view all units, vehicles, construction and land use within the area from any point or structure existing on lands adjacent thereto.
P. 
Good natural drainage shall be required for all proposed sites; drainage shall not be such as would endanger the water supply. The area of the campground shall be properly graded to as to prevent the accumulation of any stormwater and to encourage drainage away from roadways. Ditching, when done, shall not be constructed so as to create an accident hazard.
Q. 
There shall be provided in each campground such other improvements as the Commission and the Board of Supervisors may require, whereby such requirements shall at all times be in the best interests of the public's health, safety and general welfare and may include, but not be limited to, garbage and trash collection, removal and disposal as approved by the Department of Environmental Protection; and adequate park lighting.
A. 
The campground record owner, operator or licensee shall be responsible for the storage, collection and disposal of refuse in such a manner as to avoid the creation of a health hazard, and shall keep the campground area free of litter, rubbish and inflammable material at all times.
B. 
All refuse collected and temporarily stored within the campground shall be placed in a rodentproof enclosure. Such enclosure shall be screened from public view.