In addition to the statement of community development objectives set forth in §
230-2 of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the specific intent of this article with respect to the MHD Mobile Home Development District to establish standards of performance and promote the desirable benefits which planned mobile home developments may have upon the community, and the residents within them. It is further the intent of this article to ensure the interdependency and compatibility of proposed mobile home developments with essential utilities and surrounding land uses in the Township. It shall further be the intent of this district:
A. To reflect the changes in the technology of home building
and land development so that resulting economies may enure to the
benefits of those who need homes.
B. To further the general welfare by extending greater
opportunities for better and more affordable housing to all present
and prospective residents of Horsham Township.
C. To provide for better quality and greater variety
in type, design, and layout of mobile home developments than has been
evident in many mobile home parks in the past by enforcing uniform
standards, desirable design criteria, and encouraging innovative site
design approaches.
D. To provide for a diversity in housing types and prices.
E. To encourage mobile home developments that are beneficial
rather than detrimental to property values and the general welfare
of the area in which they are proposed.
In the MHD Mobile Home Development District,
a building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be occupied,
for any of the following purposes and no other:
C. Accessory uses.
(1) Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental
to the maintenance and servicing of mobile home development residents
shall be permitted only as part of an approved development plan for
the site.
(2) Accessory uses on individual mobile home lots, customarily incidental to mobile homes, or other dwellings, such as storage sheds, shall be permitted on the individual mobile home lots provided the provisions of §
230-80 and other applicable ordinances are complied with.
(3) Added rooms specifically designed by the mobile home manufacturers for enlargement of mobile homes and other additions architecturally compatible with the unit may be joined onto a mobile home provided all requirements of §
230-80 and other applicable ordinances are met.
(4) Recreation uses or facilities exclusively for the
use of the mobile home development residents and their guests.
(5) Off-street parking and private garage.
(6) Mobile home display and sales on a maximum of eight
mobile home lots. The display and sales of mobile homes are only for
the development being constructed and ceases when the mobile home
development is completed.
(7) No-impact home-based businesses in accordance with the standards set forth in §
230-23.
[Added 3-12-2003 by Ord. No. 1154]
D. Municipal building.
[Added 12-23-2002 by Ord. No. 1153]
[Amended 9-16-1998 by Ord. No. 1147]
The total number of lots in a mobile home development
shall not exceed a maximum of five lots per acre of developable area.
At least 10% of the area set aside for common
open space should be centrally located, accessible to everyone and
suitable for active recreational or other purposes.
Mobile homes shall have a minimum of two off-street parking spaces provided either on-lot or in a common parking area in accordance with §
230-80C.
Special common parking areas must be provided
for such vehicles as trailers, boats, campers, and trucks (other than
small pickup trucks). A minimum of one supplemental parking space
must be provided for each 10 mobile home lots. The supplemental parking
area shall be screened with plant material as approved by Council,
from view of a street or a mobile home lot.
Storage areas, enclosed in a building in conjunction with the mobile home development maintenance facilities, should be made available for use of the mobile home development residents in addition to on-lot storage permitted in §
230-78C(2). A minimum of one storage area of 200 square feet shall be provided for each 10 mobile home lots.
The minimum mobile home gross floor area excluding
open or enclosed patios and storage sheds shall be 800 square feet.
Mobile home developments with or without conventional
single-family detached dwellings must be served with both public water
and public sanitary sewers which are provided by the Township authorities.