The governing body of each municipality may regulate subdivisions and land development within the municipality by enacting a subdivision and land development ordinance. Provisions regulating mobile home parks shall be set forth in separate and distinct articles of any subdivision and land development ordinance adopted pursuant to the "Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code" Act 247, as reenacted and amended, Article V, § 501,[1] as reenacted and amended.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10501.
The purpose, authority, and jurisdiction for land development as a mobile home park are the same as contained in Article 1 of this chapter.
The plan requirements and processing for a manufactured/mobile home park as a land development shall be in accordance with the requirements contained in Article III of this chapter.
The arrangement and other design standards of streets, easements, blocks, lots, stormwater management, and erosion and sedimentation control shall be in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, except as otherwise specified in this section and/or Chapter 550, Zoning.
A. 
Site location and design standards:
(1) 
Layout of lots.
(a) 
All manufactured/mobile home lots shall abut a street. Side lots shall be laid out in rectangular blocks and shall be diagonal to the street at an angle no greater than 30° from perpendicular. Front and rear lot lines in rectangular blocks shall be straight and continuous.
(b) 
In cul-de-sac arrangements, the side lot lines shall be radial to the street lines.
(c) 
Corner lots for manufactured/mobile home use shall have the manufactured/mobile home situated to permit appropriate building setback from both streets and allow proper sight distance.
(2) 
Building setback lines. All mobile homes and associated accessory structures shall be located at least 50 feet from any park property boundary line abutting upon a public street or highway right-of-way, 25 feet from any property line, and at least 25 feet from rear park property boundary lines.
B. 
Screening shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 550, Zoning, § 550-36.
C. 
All mobile homes shall be separated from other mobile homes by a minimum distance of 25 feet in all directions. All covered porches, decks, and accessory structures shall be separated from other mobile homes, other covered porches, decks, and accessory structures by a minimum distance of 10 feet in all directions.
D. 
An enclosure of compatible design and materials shall be erected around the base of each mobile home. Such enclosure shall provide sufficient ventilation to inhibit decay and deterioration of the structure.
E. 
The area of the mobile home spaces shall be improved to provide an adequate foundation for the placement of the mobile home. The mobile home space shall be designed so as not to heave, shift, or settle unevenly under the weight of the mobile home and frost action, inadequate drainage, vibration, or other forces acting on the structure.
F. 
Each space shall have adequate anchoring and/or tie-downs to prevent the mobile home from being upset or shifted on the space by high winds or earthquake.
G. 
Mobile home park street system.
(1) 
A safe and convenient vehicular access shall be provided from abutting public streets or roads. Unless accepted by the Borough, streets within the manufactured/mobile home park shall be privately owned.
(2) 
Location principles. The streets or roads in a manufactured/mobile home park shall be located and built with regard to:
(a) 
Provide for convenient access to each manufactured/mobile home lot and other important facilities in the park.
(b) 
Recognizing and preserving existing easements.
(c) 
Permitting connection to existing facilities where necessary for the proper functioning of drainage and utility systems.
(3) 
Circulation. The street system should provide convenient circulation by means of minor streets and properly located collector streets. The following standards should also be applied to manufactured/mobile home park street systems:
(a) 
Dead-end streets shall be constructed as cul-de-sac streets in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(b) 
Interior streets shall so be laid out in a manner, which will reduce or eliminate through use by through traffic.
(c) 
The manufactured/mobile home park shall be provided with a minimum of two means of ingress and egress. Each entrance shall be provided with adequate sight distance and clear sight triangles in accordance with § 480-19 of this chapter.
(d) 
Where a manufactured/mobile home park abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial street, the Borough Council may require marginal access streets, reverse frontage with screen planting along the rear property line, or such other treatment as may be necessary to afford separation of through and local traffic.
(e) 
All aspects of street and right-of-way (where applicable) design, layout, grading, construction, and surfacing shall be in accordance with the public street standards set forth in § 480-19 of this chapter.
H. 
Blocks. The size and shape of blocks shall be determined with regard to:
(1) 
Need for convenient access, automotive and pedestrian movement.
(2) 
Providing desirable lot depths for interior walkways and easements for utilities to be located within the block.
(3) 
Providing desirable lot depths for interior walkways and easements for utilities to be located within the block.
(4) 
Pedestrian paths should be designed within blocks to permit convenient access to other areas of the manufactured/mobile home park.
I. 
Sidewalks. As mobile home parks constitute residential developments, sidewalks shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409 of this chapter to assist in the safe and convenient circulation of pedestrian traffic. For all such required sidewalks, the sidewalk shall have a width of five feet, and shall be separated from the street by a grass strip having a width of four feet.
J. 
Easements. Easements shall be provided for all utilities not located in a street and for well-defined watercourses as required by §  480-31 of this chapter.
K. 
Mailboxes. The owner shall provide and maintain a central location(s) for mailboxes for persons living within the park.
L. 
Off-street parking requirements:
(1) 
Each mobile home/manufactured home shall have paved off-street parking areas. Parking shall be provided at the rate of at least two vehicular parking spaces for each mobile home/manufactured home lot.
(2) 
In addition to the above, visitor parking shall be provided at the rate of one parking space per mobile home unit. Visitor parking shall be provided within the same parcel as the mobile home park, and shall be arranged, constructed, and served by access drives in accordance with the requirements of § 480-19.
(3) 
Each off-street parking space shall be of a size and arrangement consistent with the requirements of Chapter 550, Zoning, Article IX.
A. 
The applicant shall provide information to the Borough regarding the treatment and disposal of solid waste and garbage related to the manufactured/mobile home park.
B. 
All solid waste storage facilities shall be located in areas conveniently located to park residents.
C. 
Collection stations shall be constructed, screened, and landscaped adequately, in accordance with the applicable requirements of Chapter 550, Zoning.
D. 
Collection stations shall be so constructed as to prevent the escape of refuse by wind, water or other natural elements and prevent animals, rodents, etc., from entering.
A. 
General. All manufactured/mobile home park land development plans submitted after the effective date of this chapter shall provide for suitable and adequate recreation for children and residents of the manufactured/mobile home park in order to:
(1) 
Ensure adequate recreational areas and facilities to serve the future residents of the Borough;
(2) 
Reduce increasing usage pressure on existing recreational facilities and areas; and
(3) 
Ensure that all present and future residents have the opportunity to engage in many and varied recreational pursuits.
B. 
Required open space area:
(1) 
All mobile home parks shall provide suitable areas for open space in an amount equal to or greater than 20% of the total land area of the mobile home park. A minimum of 1/2 of this area shall be contiguous, and located in one place. The remainder may be used to provide small open areas and/or pedestrian corridors linking open space areas to one another and to streets and sidewalks.
(2) 
The Borough Council shall consider the following criteria in determining whether to approve the proposed location of recreation areas in the applicant's subdivision or land development plans:
(a) 
Sites should be easily and safely accessible from all areas of the manufactured/mobile home park, have good ingress and egress and have access to the park road system.
(b) 
Site or sites should have suitable topography and soil conditions for use and development as a recreation area.
(c) 
Site or sites should meet minimum size requirements for usable acreage with respect to the National Recreation and Parks Association standards, with 75% of such area having a maximum slope of 7%.
(d) 
Fee in lieu of private reservation of recreation land. A fee in lieu of may be furnished in accordance with § 480-35 of this chapter.
A. 
General. All improvements, construction requirements, and engineering specifications for the improvements required shall be provided in accordance with Article IV of this chapter.
B. 
Streetlights. Street or on-site lights shall be provided to illuminate streets, driveways and walkways for the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night. Their type and location shall be in conformance with § 480-34 and shall be shown on the lighting plan submitted with the final subdivision or land development plan.
C. 
Underground utilities. Electric, telephone and all other utilities shall be installed underground.
A. 
The person to whom a permit for a manufactured/mobile home park is issued shall operate the park in compliance with all municipal ordinances and this chapter and shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the park, its facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
B. 
The park management shall supervise the placement of each mobile home on its manufactured/mobile home stand, which includes securing its stability and installing all utility connections.
C. 
The park management shall give the Zoning Officer free access to all manufactured/mobile home lots, service buildings and other community service facilities for the purpose of inspection.
D. 
The management shall maintain a register containing the names of all park occupants. Such register shall be available to any authorized person inspecting the park.
A. 
A building permit is required prior to the installation or removal of a manufactured/mobile home within the park.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for the owner, tenant or custodian of a manufactured/mobile home to remove or attempt to remove from Lemoyne Borough a manufactured/mobile home without first obtaining a removal permit from Lemoyne Borough.