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Township of East Cocalico, PA
Lancaster County
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The standards and requirements contained in this article shall apply as minimum design standards for mobile homes, mobile home lots and mobile home parks. Whenever other Township ordinances or regulations impose more restrictive standards and requirements than those contained herein, the more restrictive shall apply.
In addition to the requirements of this article, all new mobile home parks, and expansions to mobile home parks, shall follow the procedure specified in this chapter for preliminary plans and final plans (see Article III) and Chapter 220, Zoning.
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Minimum size. The minimum size of a mobile home park shall conform to Chapter 220, Zoning.
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Density. The maximum permitted density of a mobile home park shall conform to Chapter 220, Zoning.
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Mobile home lot dimension. The minimum lot dimensions and density of a mobile home park shall conform to Chapter 220, Zoning.
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Mobile home unit requirement.
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Mobile home stand. Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a mobile home stand that is constructed to Chapter 220, Zoning.
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Address. All mobile homes shall be assigned a numerical identification. Identification numbers shall be sequential from the main entrance, and signed on each lot in a location that is easily visible from the front of the unit.
Streets, curb and shoulders shall conform to the street standards of §§ 194-25 and 194-33.
Alleys shall conform to the standards of § 194-26.
Driveways shall conform to § 194-27. Driveways to all mobile homes must access onto the interior street or access drive system of the mobile home park. Direct driveway access to an existing adjoining public street is prohibited.
Access drives shall conform to § 194-28. Additionally, a tangential arc shall round the cartway edge at all intersections of both streets and access drives with a minimum radii of 55 feet.
Recreation and nonlicensed vehicle lanes shall conform to § 194-29.
Off-street parking spaces shall comply with Chapter 220, Zoning, and § 194-30 of this chapter.
Sidewalks shall comply with § 194-32. Sidewalks shall be provided along both sides of streets and access drives and, where necessary, to connect mobile homes to parking compounds and service buildings.
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Mobile home parks shall be served by public or community sanitary sewer facilities.
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Sanitary sewage disposal systems that are part of a mobile home park shall conform to § 194-43.
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Connection. All mobile home units shall be provided with individual riser pipes having a minimum inside diameter of four inches; these shall be located on each mobile home stand and shall extend at least one inch above the mobile home stand. The sewer riser pipe shall be sealed with a securely fastened plug or cap when the mobile home lot is unoccupied.
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Protection. Adequate provision shall be made to protect sanitary sewers from stormwater infiltration and damage. All sewer lines shall be constructed with materials and by methods approved by the Sewer Authority and PA DEP.
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All mobile home parks shall be serviced by a public or community water supply system.
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All water supply systems and fire hydrants that are part of a mobile home park shall conform to § 194-44.
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Connection. All mobile home units and service buildings shall be connected to the water supply system. Individual water riser pipes having an inside diameter of not less than 3/4 inch shall be provided for each mobile home stand, and shall terminate no less than four inches above the mobile home stand.
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Protection of water lines. Adequate provisions shall be made to protect water service lines from damage, including a shutoff valve, below the frost line for each mobile home stand.
Mobile home parks shall conform to the stormwater management standards specified in Chapter 185, Stormwater Management.
Mobile home parks shall conform to the floodplain standards specified in Chapter 220, Zoning.
Mobile home parks shall conform to the wetland standards specified in § 194-40.
Mobile home parks shall conform to the steep slope conservation standards specified in § 194-42.
Refuse disposal and recycling shall conform to the standards of § 194-47.
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Mobile home park refuse disposal sites shall be provided at locations which are not more than 100 feet from any mobile home space, and no less than 50 feet from the mobile home park boundary. Containers shall be provided in sufficient number and capacity to properly store all refuse.
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All refuse shall be collected at least once weekly and comply with current recycling requirements. Where suitable collection service is not available, the mobile home park operator shall provide this service. All refuse shall be collected and transported in enclosed vehicles or containers.
Lighting shall be provided in accordance with § 220-48B of Chapter 220, Zoning.
Landscaping shall be provided within the mobile home park boundary area, as established in Chapter 220, Zoning. This area shall conform to § 194-41.
Easements located within a mobile home park shall conform to § 194-36.
Mobile home parks shall conform to monumentation specified in § 194-37.
Mobile home parks shall conform to the park and open space provisions of § 194-46.
Historical features shall conform to the historical feature provisions of § 194-45.
Carbonate areas shall conform to the carbonate areas provisions of § 194-48.
Wellhead protection shall conform to the wellhead protection provisions of § 194-49.
Common open space requirements shall conform to the common open space requirements of § 194-50.