The design standards and required improvements set forth in this article will be applied by the Planning Commission and the Council in evaluating applications for campgrounds that are in single ownership and provide campsites on a maximum twelve-month lease or rental basis only. Campsites are permitted in approved campgrounds only. Campgrounds proposed for sale or lease exceeding a twelve-month-period shall meet all standards and requirements of a single-family-residence residential subdivision.
A. 
Required acreage. All campground subdivisions or developments shall have a total land area of not less than 25 acres.
B. 
Soils and slope. All campgrounds shall be located on moderately well or better drained land with the average natural slope of the area to be improved for campsites not to exceed 12%.
C. 
Borough Comprehensive Plan. The location and layout of the proposed campground shall be consistent with the Borough's Comprehensive Plan.
D. 
Floodplain. No permanent campground structures or buildings or sewage collection or disposal facilities shall be located within any defined one-hundred-year floodplain area.
E. 
Access. The proposed campground shall have direct access to an existing public street or road.
F. 
Improved area. The area improved for camping sites shall not exceed 50% of the total gross area of the tract being developed as a campground.
G. 
Prohibited use. No camping site may be occupied as a permanent residence.
A. 
Procedure. All provisions of Article III and Article IV shall apply with respect to submission, application and approval, and fees shall be in accordance with the Borough Fee Schedule.
B. 
Design requirements. 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 Planning Commission and the Borough Council.
A. 
Required area. Each camping site shall have a minimum area of 2,400 square feet exclusive of street rights-of-way and walkways.
B. 
Density. The maximum gross density of development in the area improved for campsites shall not exceed 14 sites per acre.
C. 
Existing trees and shrubbery. To the extent possible, existing trees and shrubbery shall be retained by the campground developer.
D. 
Buffers. No individual campsite may be located closer than 100 feet to any exterior property line of the campground or public road right-of-way. The land between the campsites shall have sufficient existing or planted trees and/or shrubbery to screen the campground from the adjacent lands and to serve as a buffer.
E. 
Electric service. Electric service shall be provided to at least 50% of the campsites. Such electric service shall be installed underground.
F. 
Centralized sewage. At least 50% of the campsites designed and improved for recreational vehicles shall be provided with a connection to a centralized sewage system.
G. 
Noncentralized sewage. All campsites which are not provided with a connection to a centralized sewage system shall be located within 500 feet of a bathhouse/toilet facility which shall be equipped with toilets, urinals and lavatories in accordance with Department of Environmental Protection regulations.
H. 
Off-street parking. All campsites designed for recreational vehicles shall have off-street 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 they shall have a minimum depth of six inches of compacted crushed stone, bank-run gravel or shale.
I. 
On-site parking. All campsites designed for tenting may be provided with on-site parking spaces in accordance with § 187-71H or may have a common parking area not over 500 feet from the most distant 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.
J. 
Centralized water and sewage systems. The centralized water and sewage system shall be designed in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection and approved by the Department and in accordance with the standards of Appendixes A and C of this chapter.
K. 
Sewage dumping stations. The campground shall be equipped with sewage dumping stations designed and constructed in accordance with the Department of Environmental Protection requirements.
L. 
Streets. Streets within the campground shall conform to the following:
(1) 
Conformity. All campground streets shall conform to the requirements for minor streets as set forth in Table VI-2.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Table VI-2 is an attachment to this chapter.
(2) 
One-way streets. One-way streets shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 20 feet and shall be improved with a travel way not less than 15 feet in width.
(3) 
Two-way streets. Two-way streets shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 30 feet and shall be improved with a travel way not less than 20 feet in width.
(4) 
Radius. The minimum center-line radius of any interior campground street shall be not less than 50 feet.
(5) 
Grade. The maximum grade of any campground street shall not exceed 12%.
(6) 
Drainage. Drainage facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards set forth in § 187-50.
(7) 
Construction and maintenance. No campground street may be offered for dedication to the Borough of Mount Pocono. Construction and maintenance of campground streets shall be the sole responsibility of the developer or operator of the campground.
M. 
Recreation area. At least 5% (but not less than 1/2 acre) of the area improved for campsites shall be suitable for and improved to provide for active recreation for users of the campground. Such active recreation may include, but is not limited to, swimming pools, playgrounds, play fields, ball fields, courts of all types, community buildings and similar facilities. The Planning Commission and the Council will determine the adequacy of the proposed facilities for the number of campsites and may require additional facilities before granting approval.
N. 
Access road. The access road(s) serving the campground shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards set forth for minor street base course in Table VI-1 and Table VI-2 of this chapter.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: The tables are attachments to this chapter.
O. 
Other improvements. There shall be provided in each campground such other improvements as the Planning Commission and the Council 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 shall not be limited to, garbage and trash collection, removal and disposal as approved by the Department of Environmental Protection; adequate park lighting system; and maintenance of all areas.