The minimum standards of this chapter for residential
uses may be modified in the design and development of mobile home
parks in accordance with the following minimum standards.
The streets, exits and entrances shall consist
of at least a six-inch stone or slag base course, a two-inch bituminous
binder course and a one-inch bituminous wearing course, constructed
and maintained to the following minimum design standards:
A. At entrances, exits and where parking is permitted
on both sides, the minimum width shall be 34 feet.
B. In all other cases, the minimum width shall be 28
feet.
C. The above may be reduced by 10 feet in the case of
one-way traffic, the utilization of which shall be subject to the
approval of the Board of Supervisors.
D. Cul-de-sac streets shall be provided with a turnaround
having an outside roadway diameter of at least 90 feet.
E. The pavement edge of all intersections shall have
an inside radius of at least 30 feet.
F. Street grades shall not exceed 8%, and adequate transition
shall be made at grade changes for the maneuvering of mobile home
units.
G. All other basic street and intersection design standards
of this chapter not modified above shall apply.
Curbs and sidewalks shall be provided and constructed
according to the standards of this chapter, however, curbs may be
the rolled type and the width of sidewalks may be reduced to three
feet.
A common, centrally located open space recreation
area shall be provided and maintained for the benefit of the mobile
home park residents. The amount of such area provided shall constitute
at least 6% of the gross land area of the park area, but in no case
shall the open space be less than 20,000 square feet.
There shall be two off-street parking spaces,
each not less than nine feet wide and 20 feet long, for each mobile
home lot in the mobile home park.
There shall be established in a centrally located
area one parking space for each mobile home lot in the park for visitor
parking.
Mobile home parks shall be furnished with exterior
lighting of the sharp cut-off luminare type to illuminate driveways
and walkways.
Water supply, sanitary sewerage, stormwater drainage, easements, utility line location, erosion and sedimentation control and site planning shall be in accordance with the minimum standards of Article
VI, §§
185-30 through
185-34 of this chapter, and the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
A durable enclosure shall be installed around
the entire base of all mobile homes with ventilation openings adequately
protected against intrusion by rodents, insects and debris.
The following requirements shall also be adhered
to by applicants wishing to develop a mobile home park:
A. All application and review procedures shall be in accordance with Article
IV of this chapter.
B. Permits issued by the Township shall be valid for
a one-year period and shall be renewed annually upon application by
the owner, contingent upon compliance with all applicable regulations.
C. Each original and renewal application shall be accompanied
by a check made payable to West Deer Township, as required by the
fee schedule adopted by resolution.
D. Mobile home parks in existence upon the effective
date of this chapter may continue in existence; however, any additions
to the park, or rearrangement, after the effective date of this chapter
shall comply with these regulations.
E. The Township Zoning Officer shall not be denied access
to any mobile home park at reasonable hours in order to determine
compliance with this chapter.
F. No mobile home lacking its own toilet, bathing, cooking
and food storage facilities, all in working condition, shall be permitted
in a mobile home park.
All mobile home parks approved under this chapter
shall be concurrent with and conditioned upon compliance with all
applicable provisions of the West Deer Township Zoning Ordinance and
all other land use regulations in effect at the time of final approval,
including application and review procedures, permit fees and zoning
certificate and all local and state licensing requirements.