It shall be unlawful for any person to construct,
alter, extend or operate any mobile home park within the limits of
New Salem Borough unless he holds a valid permit issued by New Salem
Borough in the name of such person for the specific construction,
alteration or extension proposed.
Applications for mobile home park approval shall conform to the requirements and procedures as established in Articles
III and
IV of this chapter and the following permit requirements:
A. Application to New Salem Borough. The applicant shall
submit an application to the New Salem Borough Secretary, using a
form furnished by that officer, for a permit to operate a mobile home
park in New Salem Borough.
B. Inspection and issuance of permit. Upon receipt of
such application, the New Salem Borough Planning Commission and Borough
Council shall forthwith inspect the applicant's plans and proposed
park to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
After favorable determination of same, the Council shall issue a mobile
home park permit to the applicant, which shall be valid for a period
of one year thereafter.
C. Renewal permits. Renewal permits for a like period
shall be issued by the Borough Council upon furnishing proof by the
applicant that his park continues to meet the standards prescribed
by this chapter.
Each application for a new or renewal permit hereunder shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee as required in §
205-76 of this chapter. In the event that the Borough is required to perform additional or unusual service in determining said application, the cost of such additional service shall be borne by the applicant. Such charges shall be levied whether or not the application is approved.
Mobile home parks in existence as of the effective
date of this chapter shall be required to meet only the standards
of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the
existing Borough ordinances which were in effect at the time the initial
development was approved or established. All other minimum standards
prescribed herein shall be applicable only to those parks which are
constructed or expanded after the effective date hereof.
The location and minimum area of all mobile
home parks shall comply with the following minimum requirements:
A. Site area. The site area of any mobile home park shall
not be less than five contiguous acres.
B. Site location. The location of all mobile home parks
shall comply with the following minimum requirements. The parks must
be:
(1) Free from adverse influence by swamps, marshes, garbage
or rubbish disposal areas, or other potential breeding places for
insects or rodents.
(3) Not subject to any hazard or nuisance, such as excessive
noise, vibration, smoke, toxic matter, radiation, heat, odor or glare.
C. Site drainage requirements. Surface water collectors
and other bodies of standing water capable of breeding mosquitoes
and other insects shall be eliminated or controlled.
D. Soil and ground cover requirements:
(1) Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every park
shall be paved or protected with a vegetative growth that is capable
of preventing soil erosion and the emanation of dust during dry weather.
(2) Park grounds shall be maintained free of vegetative
growth which is poisonous or which may harbor rodents, insects, or
other pests harmful to man.
E. Required setbacks, placement, buffer strips and screening. Lot size, setbacks and screening requirements shall be as required in Chapter
240, Zoning, if applicable.
F. Occupancy. The minimum number of stands completed
and ready for occupancy before the first occupancy is permitted shall
be two stands. No space shall be rented except for periods of 90 days
or more.
The size and shape of blocks in mobile home
parks shall be determined with regard to:
A. Need for convenient access, automotive and pedestrian
movement.
B. Providing desirable lot depths for pedestrian interior
walkways and easements for utilities to be located within the block.
C. Blocks shall not exceed a maximum length of 1,000
feet.
All streets within mobile home parks shall conform
to the following standards:
A. General requirements. A safe and convenient vehicular
access shall be provided from an abutting public street or road. However,
upon recommendations by the Borough Engineer, the Borough Council
may require that one or more additional vehicle access points to the
public road system be provided.
B. Location principles. The streets in a mobile home
park shall be located and built with regard to:
(1) Providing streets for convenient access to each mobile
home lot and other facilities in the park.
(2) Recognizing existing easements which are to be preserved.
C. Roadway width.
(1) The access roads connecting the park with a public
street or road shall have minimum roadway widths of 32 feet.
(2) All internal streets shall have a minimum roadway width of 32 feet, unless modified at the discretion of the Borough Council as in §
205-30B of this chapter.
D. Street status. Construction, improvement and maintenance
of all streets within the mobile home park shall be the responsibility
of the mobile home park owner. All mobile home park streets shall
be private streets.
E. Street construction. Except as otherwise noted in this section, streets shall be constructed in accordance with the specifications for minor streets as stated in Article
V of this chapter and shall be constructed in accordance with the land development plan as approved.
F. Curbs. Curbs shall be installed along both sides of all streets in accordance with the requirements of §
205-34 of this chapter.
G. Sidewalks:
(1) All parks must provide and maintain safe, convenient,
all-season pedestrian access of adequate width to all community facilities
provided for park residents. Sudden changes in alignment and gradient
shall be avoided.
(2) Where pedestrian traffic is concentrated and a common
sidewalk system is provided, such common sidewalks shall have a minimum
width of four feet.
(3) All mobile home lots shall be connected to common
sidewalks, or to streets, or to driveways or parking spaces connecting
to a street. Such individual sidewalks shall have a minimum width
of two feet.
(4) All sidewalks shall be constructed to current Borough specifications as stated in §
205-34.
H. Street names and lot numbers. All streets within a mobile home park shall be provided with street names and street name signs in accordance with the provisions stated in §
205-33 of this chapter. Lot numbers shall be displayed in an easily visible location at each mobile home location.
The ground surface in all parts of a mobile home park shall be graded and equipped to drain surface water in a safe, efficient manner in accordance with the stormwater management requirements stated in §
205-40 and Chapter
195, Stormwater Management, if applicable.
Electric, telephone and all other utility facilities
shall be provided as necessary within the mobile home park. Such utilities
shall be installed underground and maintained in accordance with the
local utility company's specifications regulating such systems.
Streetlights may be required at the discretion
of the Borough to illuminate streets, driveways, and interior pedestrian
walkways for the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night.
Their type and location shall be shown on the plan.
Paved off-street parking areas must be provided for each mobile home lot and must also be provided to serve recreation areas, utility or service buildings, and the park office. A minimum of two off-street parking spaces must be provided for each mobile home in accordance with §
240-20 of Chapter
240, Zoning, for any residential dwelling unit.
The following is a listing of minimum requirements
that shall be included within a set of rules and regulations developed
by each mobile home park operator to inform each prospective tenant
of the park's operating policies:
A. Number of pets allowed and other restrictions.
B. Speed limits and traffic control within the park.
C. Rent payment provisions and subletting policies.
D. Garbage collection schedules.
E. Vehicular ownership and maintenance restrictions.
F. Responsibilities of the tenant regarding behavior,
including that of children and visitors.
G. Policies regarding swimming pools, mobile home skirting
and other lot improvements required by operator or desired by tenants.
H. Maintenance responsibilities of each tenant.