[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Dravosburg 6-12-1972 by Ord. No. 552. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Borough of Dravosburg.
Written approval, in whatever form, as issued by the proper
Borough officer.
A transportable single-family dwelling, house trailer, trailer
coach or other vehicle or structure with potential mobility which
may travel upon or be towed over the public highways on its own running
gear or carried upon a highway vehicle, and constructed for dwelling
purposes, sleeping quarters; this definition shall apply whether or
not such vehicle or structure remains on its own running gear, or
is rendered immobile and annexed or affixed to real estate, and whether
occupied or vacant, excepting only devices used exclusively upon stationary
rails or tracks.
A parcel or tract of land planned and developed with all
the necessary facilities and services in accordance with a site development
plan meeting all the requirements of this chapter and which is intended
for the express purpose of providing a satisfying living environment
for mobile home residents on a long-term occupancy basis.
An individual, firm, trust, partnership, corporation, or
other entity.
A section or plot of ground within a mobile home park designated
as the location for one mobile home.
A.
It shall be unlawful within the limits of the Borough for any person
to park or place any mobile home, trailer, recreation vehicle, camping
trailer, boat trailer, utility trailer, boat, pickup camper, dune
buggy, or similar type trailer on any street, alley, highway, or on
any tract of land owned by any person, whether occupied or vacant,
except in a duly licensed mobile home park.
[Amended 3-19-2019 by Ord. No.
2019-03]
B.
It shall be unlawful for any property owner, tenant,
lessee, or administrator of any real estate in this Borough to authorize,
permit, rent, lease, or sell any mobile home to be parked or placed
on land under their control except in a mobile home park duly licensed
by the Borough and maintained in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter.
C.
Emergency or temporary stopping or parking is permitted
for the transient movement of mobile homes in accordance with ordinary
traffic regulations for not longer than 24 hours, subject to any further
prohibitions, regulations or limitations imposed by local police for
traffic control.
D.
Parking of only one unoccupied camper or sportsman-type trailer in
an accessory private garage, or in a side or rear yard, is permitted,
provided that no living or sleeping quarters are maintained, or any
business practiced thereon, and provided further that such unoccupied
camper or sportsman-type trailer has a valid vehicle identification
number, current vehicle title, and does not constitute a motor vehicle
nuisance or abandoned or junk vehicle under any applicable Borough
ordinance.
[Amended 3-19-2019 by Ord. No.
2019-03]
E.
The temporary housing of personnel engaged in sales
or emergency repair work in mobile homes is permitted outside of mobile
home parks, subject to the consent and approval of the Mayor. Permits
in excess of 30 days must be approved by Council.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish,
maintain, construct, alter, or extend any mobile home park within
the limits of the Borough without having first secured a license for
that purpose from the Borough Secretary. Such license shall expire
one year from the date of issuance, but may be renewed from year to
year.
B.
The application for such license or renewal shall
be filed with the Borough Secretary and shall be accompanied by a
license fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Borough
Council, and a license bond with approved surety, or cash bond, in
the amount of $1,000 to be approved by the Solicitor conditioned upon
compliance with the terms of this chapter. This annual license fee
shall cover original inspection, periodic inspection, and inspection
upon complaint.[1]
C.
The application shall be in writing and include the
name and address of the owner of the land involved, and if not made
by the owner, a reference to the lease or other instrument indicating
his legal right to make such application.
D.
The application for an original license to establish
and maintain a mobile home park or to alter or extend an existing
mobile home park shall be accompanied by four copies of the proposed
plan drawn to scale by a registered engineer showing the extent of
the area to be used, the proposed or existing roads and driveways,
the dimensions of the allotted space for each unit, the proposed sanitary
provisions, recreation area, parking area, laundry facilities, washroom
provisions, methods for garbage, rubbish and sewage disposal, water
supply, and utilities and all permanent structures.
E.
No mobile home park shall hereafter be established,
or extended, unless application shall be specifically made to Borough
Council and the issuance of a permit authorized by resolution duly
passed after inspection of the site by Council indicating a compliance
with this chapter, and all other applicable ordinances, the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the County of Allegheny.
F.
No license issued hereunder shall convey a right to
construct buildings or other facilities, or otherwise proceed except
upon regular application under administrative procedures in effect
at the time.
A.
A mobile home park shall have an area of not less
than five acres.
B.
Each unit shall contain at least 5,000 square feet,
shall be not less than 40 feet wide and 100 feet in depth, and shall
front on an access driveway.
C.
No mobile home, office, or service building shall
be closer to a public street right-of-way than 80 feet nor closer
to a property line than 50 feet.
D.
Separate parking facilities of at least 300 square
feet in area must be provided to accommodate at least one vehicle
for each unit.
E.
The entrance road connecting the park streets shall
have a minimum road pavement width of 34 feet.
F.
The internal streets shall be constructed of an eight-inch
roadbed of crushed slag or other suitable material approved by the
Borough Engineer, and covered by a two-inch bituminous pavement, and
shall meet the following requirements:
(1)
Where parking is permitted on both sides, a minimum
width of 34 feet shall be required.
(2)
Where parking is permitted on one side, a minimum
width of 28 feet shall be required.
(3)
Dead-end streets shall be provided at the closed end
with a turnaround having an outside roadway of at least 60 feet.
G.
All mobile home parks shall be furnished with lighting
units so spaced and luminaries placed at such mounting heights as
will provide average levels of illumination for the safe movement
of pedestrians and vehicles at night, and shall meet public utility
requirements pertaining to underground utilities.
H.
No sheds or temporary shelters shall be permitted
nor shall any addition be made to a mobile home except a canopy and/or
porch open on three sides or an addition made by the mobile home manufacturer.
One utility building constructed of aluminum, sheet metal, or other
suitable material, and used for the storage of lawn tools and lawn
furniture, may be permitted for each unit provided it does not exceed
10 feet by 11 feet in size and does not violate spacing requirements.
I.
Each mobile home unit shall be serviced by sanitary
sewers, if available, and otherwise by a septic system approved by
the Allegheny County Health Department.
J.
The mobile home park shall be screened from adjoining
streets and properties by a strip of land at least 25 feet in width
maintained as a landscaped area, and by the planting of suitable trees
and shrubs.
K.
Separate recreation or open playground space shall
be provided at a ratio of 500 square feet for each of the first 20
units, and at a ratio of 250 square feet for all additional units.
L.
The mobile home park shall be provided with a permanent
fence of steel chain link type or equivalent, not less than five feet
in height, completely around any part exposed to a railroad or other
dangerous hazard.
M.
Mobile homes shall be separated from each other and
from other buildings and structures by at least 15 feet.
A.
In every mobile home park, there shall be an office
building, and the person to whom a license is issued shall provide
adequate supervision. It shall be the duty of the owner and/or manager,
jointly and severally, to:
(1)
Post the Borough license and a copy of this chapter
in a conspicuous place within the park office.
(2)
Maintain a register containing the names of all the
park occupants, the dates of entrance and departure, the license numbers
of all licensed mobile homes and the automobiles of the occupants
including the state where issued, the place of last location, and
length of stay; such register shall be available to all authorized
personnel of the Borough and all law enforcement officers.
(3)
Maintain the park in a clean, orderly and sanitary
manner, supervise the installation of each mobile home and the connections
for waste disposal, water, and electricity, and prevent the accumulation
of rubbish, trash, disabled motor vehicles and other offensive matter.
(4)
Report promptly to the proper authorities any breach
of the peace called to his attention and any violations of this chapter.
(5)
Report promptly to the Borough and all proper authorities
all cases of persons or animals suspected of being affected with communicable
disease.
(6)
Prevent the running loose of all dogs, animals, and
prevent the keeping of livestock, poultry, pigeons, or the raising
of pets or animals.
(7)
Report promptly to the Borough Tax Collector any knowledge
or notice of any intended removal of a mobile home unless the occupant
has first obtained a permit from the Borough Tax Collector as required
by Acts of Assembly, and, in that connection, prevent any removal
until the permit is obtained and all tax liability paid.
(8)
Refuse to receive mobile homes which do not meet the
minimum standards adopted by commonly recognized associations of manufacturers
of mobile homes and the Pennsylvania Mobile Home Association.
(9)
Refuse to receive mobile homes which do not contain
adequate facilities for washing, bathing, laundry, and the elimination
of waste, and all the other ordinary and necessary sanitary facilities
of a dwelling.
(11)
Provide garbage collection facilities at a point on
a public right-of-way, contained or sheltered in such a manner as
to prevent annoyance to other property owners in the vicinity of the
point of pickup.
A.
The Borough Secretary shall revoke or suspend any
license issued pursuant to this chapter, upon information received
in writing from any police officer or the Mayor to the effect that
the provisions of this chapter are being violated, and the nature
of the particular violation. The suspension shall be effected by a
letter mailed to the licensee, or delivered to any person in charge
of the park office, setting forth the reason.
B.
Any person whose license is so revoked or suspended
may, within 10 days after receipt of the notice, file a written request
for a hearing before Council, whereupon Council shall conduct a public
hearing not more than 30 days after receipt of such written request.
C.
At such hearing or within 20 days thereafter, Council
shall make a determination affirming or reversing the order of suspension,
and a summary of its findings shall be spread into the minutes of
that meeting or the next regular or special meeting following such
determination.
D.
Provided, however, that upon sufficient proof that
all violations are corrected or cured, and that such violations did
not involve moral turpitude or an indictable criminal offense, the
suspension or revocation may be lifted by the Secretary, the subject
license restored, and proceedings terminated. A written withdrawal
of the original charges or information shall be sufficient proof to
the Secretary that the affected license may be reinstated.
Council, or a committee of Council, shall make
a complete and thorough inspection of all mobile home parks within
the Borough, and shall make reports from time to time. Additional
inspections may be made as mobile homes are installed and following
vacancy and reoccupancy.
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof before a District Justice
of the Borough, be fined a sum not less than $10 nor more than $300
for each and every offense, or be sentenced to imprisonment for not
more than 30 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each and every
day that any mobile home or mobile home park shall be placed, occupied,
operated, and/or used in violation of this provision hereof shall
constitute a separate offense and shall be subject to separate and
distinct penalties.
