This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Borough of Downingtown
Mobile Home Park Ordinance of 1989," as amended.
A.
The singular shall include the plural, and the plural
shall include the singular. The past tense shall include the future tense.
The word "shall" is always mandatory.
B.
ANCHORING
COMMON OPEN SPACE
HITCH
INSPECTOR
LANDOWNER
MOBILE HOME
MOBILE HOME LOT OR SITE
MOBILE HOME PAD
MOBILE HOME PARK
MOBILE HOME PARK PERMIT
SKIRT
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words
and phrases shall be construed throughout this chapter to have the meanings
herein indicated:
The fastening of the mobile home to its pad, or stand, in order to
prevent upset or damage due to wind, erosion, flooding or other natural forces.
A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water or a combination
of land and water within a mobile home park site, designed and intended for
the use and enjoyment of the residents of the mobile home park, not including
streets, off-street parking areas, areas set aside for public facilities and
required setbacks and buffers.
A device which is part of the frame or attaches to the frame of a
mobile home and connects it to a power source for the purpose of transporting
the unit.
The Code Enforcement Officer of the Borough of Downingtown or his
authorized representative.
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of the land, including the
holder of an option or contract to purchase, whether or not such option or
contract is subject to any condition; a lessee if he is authorized under the
lease to exercise the rights of the landowner; or other person having a proprietary
interest in the land.
A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy,
contained in one unit or in two or more units designed to be joined into one
integral unit which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy, except
for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and constructed
so that it may be used without a permanent foundation, including any addition
or accessory structure, such as porches, sheds, decks or additional rooms.
All mobile homes shall meet construction standards set by the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development. For floodplain management purposes,
the term "mobile home" includes "manufactured home" and also includes "park
trailer," "travel trailer" and other similar vehicles placed on a site for
greater than 180 consecutive days. For flood insurance purposes, the term
"manufactured home" does not include "park trailer," "travel trailer" and
other similar vehicles.
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the necessary
utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for the erection thereon
of a single mobile home.
A concrete pad, at least six inches in thickness, with at least six
tie-down rings, to which the mobile home shall be secured, and equal in length
and width to the dimensions of the mobile home to be placed thereon.
A parcel or contiguous parcels of land which has been so designated
and improved that it contains two or more mobile home lots for the placement
thereon of mobile homes.
A written permit, issued by the Code Enforcement Officer and subject
to annual renewal, permitting the mobile home park to operate under this chapter
and other pertinent ordinances and regulations.
A panel specifically designed for the purpose of screening the underside
of a mobile home by forming an extension of the vertical exterior walls of
the mobile home and covering the entire distance between the bottom of the
exterior walls and the ground elevation below.
