A. 
Parks for sale or longer-term lease. Applications for proposed development of manufactured home parks with lots proposed for sale or lease exceeding 12 months shall meet all requirements and standards for a single-family residence residential subdivision in this chapter and Chapter 500, Zoning.
B. 
Parks to be held under single ownership. Applications for proposed development of manufactured home parks that are proposed to be held under single ownership and to provide manufactured home sites on a maximum twelve-month lease period or rental basis only shall meet the design standards and required improvements set forth in this article.
In accord with § 501 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, provisions regulating manufactured home parks shall be separate and distinct. The standards and regulations provided herein shall apply to both the development and expansion of manufactured home parks. The development and/or expansion of a manufactured home park shall be deemed a subdivision or land development and shall be subject to design standards in Article VI and regulations provided within this article.
A. 
Acreage. All manufactured home parks shall have a total land area of not less than five acres.
B. 
Floodplain. The site of any proposed manufactured home park shall not be located within a 100-year frequency floodplain as defined by the Federal Flood Insurance Rate Maps.
C. 
Nuisances. The site of any proposed manufactured home park shall be free from adverse influence by swamps, marshes, garbage or rubbish disposal areas, or other potential breeding places for insects or rodents and shall not be subject to any hazard or nuisance, such as excessive noise, vibration, smoke, toxic matter, radiation, heat, odor, or glare.
D. 
Soils and slope. The site of any proposed manufactured home parks shall be located on well drained land, and the average natural slope of the area of the site intended for development shall not exceed 10%.
E. 
Access. Any proposed manufactured home park shall have direct access to a public street.
F. 
Home sales. The commercial sale of manufactured homes within a manufactured home park is prohibited. This shall not prohibit the individual sale by the owner of a home located on a lot in the park.
A. 
Procedure. All provisions of Article III and Article IV shall apply with respect to submission, application, and approval. Fees shall be charged per the approved fee schedule.
B. 
Conformity. The plans of the proposed manufactured home park shall conform in content to the requirements for preliminary plans and final plans in this chapter.
A. 
General. All plans for proposed new manufactured home parks or expansion of existing manufactured home parks shall be designed in accord with the four-step process in § 390-46 and meet the design standards applicable to all types of development contained in Article VI.
B. 
Lot size and lot setbacks.
(1) 
Each manufactured home lot shall have a minimum area of 5,000 square feet.
(2) 
Structures on any lot in a manufactured home park shall meet the following setbacks:
(a) 
Front: 25 feet.
(b) 
Each side: 15 feet.
(c) 
Rear: 20 feet.
(d) 
The minimum side clearance between any two adjacent homes shall be 30 feet.
(3) 
The clustering of units on a lesser-sized area may be permitted, provided that the objectives of this section are satisfied and the overall average lot area per unit of the park shall not be less than 5,000 square feet.
C. 
Open space. Open space consisting of 25% of the total area of the park shall be maintained for the use of all park residents.
D. 
Site drainage requirements. The ground surface in all parts of every park shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe, efficient manner as required in § 390-53.
E. 
Soil and ground cover requirements. Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every park shall be paved, or covered with stone screenings or other solid material, or protected with a vegetative growth that can prevent soil erosion and the emanation of dust during dry weather.
F. 
Park areas for nonresidential uses. No part of any park shall be used for nonresidential purposes, except for such uses that are required solely for the direct servicing and well-being of park residents and for the management and maintenance of the park.
G. 
Buffer and screening.
(1) 
Buffer. No lot or other park buildings shall be located within 50 feet of the perimeter of the manufactured home park. This fifty-foot area shall be separate from and in addition to the individual manufactured home setback requirements and shall be maintained as a buffer. At the discretion of the developer, this area can be counted toward the open space requirement set forth in § 390-71C.
(2) 
Setbacks from common areas and structures. There shall be a minimum distance of 20 feet between an individual manufactured home, including accessory structures attached thereto, and adjoining right-of-way of a park street, or common parking area or other common areas and structures.
(3) 
Screening. All proposed new and proposed expansions of manufactured home parks existing may be required to provide screening such as fences or plant materials along the property boundary line separating the park and an adjacent use. These plantings shall provide an effective screen to a height of five feet at the time of planting and an effective screen to a height of eight feet within five years. These buffer strips shall always be properly maintained.
H. 
Streets. All streets shall conform to the requirements for local streets per § 390-51. All streets or roads providing access from the public highway system into and/or through the development park shall conform to the requirements for streets as set forth in § 390-51.
I. 
Lot frontage. Manufactured home sites and parking spaces shall have direct access and frontage on the interior park street system. Home sites and parking spaces shall not front or have access directly to public roads or streets or to private roads or streets passing through the park and providing access to other parcels or developments.
J. 
Illumination. All parks shall be furnished with lighting units spaced and equipped with luminaries placed at such mounting heights as will provide adequate levels of illumination for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night.
K. 
Off street parking. Off-street parking for two motor vehicles shall be provided at each manufactured home lot. Off-street parking areas for additional vehicles of park occupants and guests shall be provided where street rights-of-way are of insufficient width for such purposes. These spaces shall be improved to a grade not greater than 8% and shall be paved with a minimum six inches depth of select material approved by the Borough Engineer.
L. 
Walks.
(1) 
General requirements. All parks shall be provided with sidewalks per § 390-51V between individual homes, the park streets, and all community facilities. Sudden changes in alignment and gradient shall be avoided.
(2) 
Common walk system. Where pedestrian traffic is concentrated, and a common walk system is provided, such common walks shall have a minimum width of four feet.
(3) 
Individual walks. All lots shall be connected to common walks or to streets, or to driveways or parking spaces connecting to a paved street. Such individual walks shall have a minimum width of three feet.
M. 
Landscaping and outdoor living requirements.
(1) 
Private area. Private outdoor living and service space shall be provided for each manufactured home. It shall be walled, fenced, or planted as necessary to assure reasonable privacy and shall be partially paved for garden furniture. The minimum area shall be not less than 300 square feet with a least dimension of 15 feet. The paved area shall be not less than 100 square feet with a least dimension of 10 feet.
(2) 
Other planting. Other plantings shall be adequate in size, quantity, and character to provide an attractive setting for the homes and other improvements, to provide adequate privacy and pleasant outlooks for living units, to minimize reflected glare, and to afford summer shade.
N. 
Sewer and water systems. All lots shall be provided with connection to a centralized supply of potable water and connection to a centralized sewer system designed and constructed as required in § 390-55. When a community subsurface sewage disposal system is proposed, a replacement area meeting the most current state and Borough standards shall be provided.
O. 
Underground utilities. All lots shall be provided with underground electric, telephone, and TV cable (if available) service. These service systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with local service company specifications regulating such systems.
P. 
Manufactured home foundation. Each lot shall be improved to provide an adequate foundation for the placement of the home. The foundation shall comply with Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Standards.
Q. 
Skirting. Each home shall be enclosed from the bottom of the home to the ground or stand using industry-approved skirting material compatible with the home, or if a slab foundation is used, masonry walls underneath the home with soil backfill flush with ground level or one normal step height below the first-floor elevation. If masonry walls are used, a proper service access area shall be provided.
R. 
Central fuel system. Any central fuel supply systems and/or central fuel storage facilities shall be installed underground.
S. 
Attached accessory structures. Individual tenants may construct attached enclosures to individual homes provided such enclosures do not exceed 50% of the floor area of the home. Individual building and zoning permits shall be required for each enclosure.
A. 
Manufactured home sales. None of the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the business of manufactured home sales provided that no manufactured home is occupied.
B. 
Construction project. None of the provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to a manufactured home located on the site of a construction project, survey project, or other work project and used solely as a field office, or work or tool house provided such manufactured home is removed from said site within 30 days after the completion of such project.