A.
The Board of Township Supervisors and its Planning
Commission recognize that there are subdivision types which differ
significantly from the design of conventional, residential subdivisions
to warrant a separate classification and special review in accordance
with regulations which are not specifically outlined in this chapter.
Alternative land subdivision types include commercial, industrial,
townhouse and planned residential development.
B.
If the Board of Township Supervisors and its Planning
Commission receive a proposal from a developer for an alternative
land subdivision type, an outline of the procedural requirements will
be provided to the developer for review and approval of the subdivision.
The plan for this subdivision shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission
in accordance with accepted standards and principles of subdivision
site planning and development and its recommendations will be presented
to the Township Supervisors before final action is taken thereon.
A.
Applicability. No person, firm or corporation shall
construct, operate or maintain a mobile home park in the Township
which falls under the jurisdiction of the chapter until a final plan
of said mobile home park has been unconditionally approved by the
Board of Township Supervisors after review and recommendation by the
Township Planning Commission and the Clearfield County Planning Commission.
C.
General design standards. The design of mobile home
parks shall conform to the following standards:
(1)
Park area requirements. A mobile home park shall have
a minimum gross area of at least five contiguous acres of land.
(2)
Grading and ground cover requirements. The ground
surface in all areas of each mobile home park shall be graded and
equipped to drain all surface water in a safe and effective manner.
Exposed ground surfaces throughout each mobile home park shall be
treated in a manner approved by the Township Supervisors after review
by the Clearfield County Conservation District and the Township Planning
Commission which will effectively prevent soil erosion and eliminate
excessive amounts of mud and dust.
(3)
Lot requirements.
(a)
Minimum lot size. The minimum width of any mobile
home lot shall not be less than 60 feet. The minimum length of each
mobile home lot shall be not less than 100 feet, or at least 40% longer
than the mobile home to be placed thereon. In any case, the minimum
mobile home lot size shall not be less than 6,000 square feet of area.
Where on-lot sewage disposal is proposed, the minimum lot size shall
be increased to a size sufficient to accommodate the proposed system,
and, if applicable, to provide isolation distances for wells required
by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and other
distances required herein.
(b)
Side yards/rear yards. Mobile homes shall have
a minimum side yard of 15 feet and minimum rear yard of 20 feet.
(c)
Lot access. All mobile home lots shall abut
on a street of the mobile home park's internal street system and shall
be directly accessible from said internal street system without the
necessity of crossing any other space.
(d)
Street number and names. All mobile home lots
shall be given street numbers and all mobile home park streets shall
be given names.
(4)
Required setbacks, buffer strips and screening
(b)
All mobile home parks located adjacent to industrial
or commercial land uses shall be provided with screening such as fences
or natural growth along the property boundary line separating the
park and such adjacent nonresidential uses.
(c)
In the event that mobile homes are located in
reference to Township roads or rights-of-way intended to be dedicated
as public roads, the following setbacks shall be required:
(5)
Park street system.
(a)
General requirements. All mobile home parks
shall be provided with safe and convenient vehicular access. Alignment
and gradient shall be properly adapted to topography.
(b)
Access. Access to mobile home parks shall be
designated to minimize congestion and hazards at the entrance or exit
and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets. The entrance
road connecting the park streets with a public street or road shall
have minimum road width of 24 feet, within which parking shall be
prohibited.
(c)
Internal streets. Roadways shall be of adequate
width to accommodate anticipated traffic, and, in any case, shall
be a minimum of 20 feet in width.
(d)
Intersections. Not more than two streets shall
intersect at any point and a distance of at least 200 feet shall be
maintained between center lines of offset intersecting streets.
(e)
Street construction and design standards. All
roadways must be provided with a smooth, hard and dense surface consisting
of a shale base and/or limestone construction in accordance with Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation specifications.
(6)
Required off-street parking areas.
(a)
Off-street parking areas shall be provided in
all mobile home parks for the use of park occupants and guests. In
the event the mobile home does not abut a roadway with off-street
parking, two car spaces for each mobile home lot shall be furnished.
If the lot abuts on a roadway with off-street, one parking space per
each mobile home lot shall be furnished.
(b)
Required car parking spaces shall be so located
as to provide convenient access to the mobile home but shall not exceed
a distance of 200 feet from the mobile home that it is intended to
serve. For paving, a smooth, dense, solid and dust-free surface consisting
of shale or limestone capable of use throughout the year shall be
provided.
(7)
Foundation, anchoring and skirting.
(a)
All mobile homes shall be placed on a permanent
foundation which will prevent shifting or settling from frost action,
inadequate drainage, vibration, or other forces acting on the superstructure
(e.g., consisting of block pillars or cement pillars or similar construction).
(b)
It shall be the responsibility of the park owner
to provide at least six permanent piers with hook and eyebolt attachment
extending from below frostline to grade level for each mobile home
stand.
(c)
It shall be the responsibility of the tenant
to provide blocking from pier top to trailer frame and the necessary
cable or chain to secure the trailer to the permanent pier.
(d)
Fire-resistant or -retardant skirting of compatible
design and material shall be installed around all mobile homes.
D.
Utilities.
(1)
Water supply; general requirements. An accessible,
adequate, safe and potable supply of water shall be provided in each
mobile home park. Where a public supply of water of satisfactory quantity,
quality and pressure is available, connection shall be made thereto
and its supply used exclusively. When a satisfactory public water
supply is not available, a private water system may be developed and
used as approved by the DEP.
(2)
Sewage collection and disposal.
(a)
General requirements. An adequate and safe sewage
system shall be provided in all parks for conveying and disposing
of sewage from mobile homes, service buildings and other accessory
facilities. When a public sewage system is available, connection must
be made thereto and used exclusively to dispose of sewage. Such system
shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with the
regulations of the DEP, and all local sanitary sewer regulations.
(b)
Sewage treatment and/or discharge. Where the
sewer lines of the mobile home park are not connected to a public
sewer, all proposed sewage disposal facilities shall be approved by
the DEP prior to construction.
(3)
Electrical distribution. Underground electrical distribution
system connections shall be provided to each mobile home lot within
a mobile home park. Such systems shall be installed and maintained
in accordance with all applicable specifications regulating the same,
including but not limited to the National Electrical Code and the
local electric power company's specifications regulating such systems.
(4)
Natural gas systems. Natural gas systems within a
mobile home park shall be installed and maintained in accordance with
the regulations and specifications of the company supplying said natural
gas.
(5)
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems. Where liquefied
petroleum gas systems are provided for mobile homes, service buildings
and other structures, such systems shall be installed and maintained
in a manner to prevent hazards from fire or explosion.
(6)
Fuel oil supply systems. Where fuel oil supply systems
are provided for mobile homes, service buildings and other structures,
such systems shall be installed and maintained in a manner to prevent
hazards from fire or explosion.
E.
Fire protection.
(1)
Fire hydrants shall be required in all mobile home
parks where the extension of water lines is required or proposed in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2)
The mobile home park area shall be subject to all
rules and regulations of the Township, county and commonwealth pertaining
to fire prevention.
(3)
Mobile home park areas shall be kept free of litter,
rubbish and other flammable materials.
(4)
Portable fire extinguishers of a type approved by
the area Fire Marshal shall be kept in public service buildings under
park control.
(5)
All oil and gas tanks located on a mobile home lot
shall be secured to the mobile home or a base below the frost line.
F.
Recreational space requirements. A minimum of 6% of
the gross area of the mobile home park (not less than 0.5 acre) shall
be provided for recreational space. This recreational space shall
be easily accessible to all park residents, shall be suitable for
a variety of recreational uses and shall be located so as to be free
from traffic hazards.
G.
Park areas for nonresidential uses.
(1)
No part of any mobile home park shall be used for
nonresidential purposes, except such uses that are required for the
direct servicing and well-being of park residents and for the management
and maintenance of the park.
(2)
Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed
as prohibiting the sale of a mobile home located on an individual
lot and connected to the pertinent utilities.
