Township of Bethlehem, PA Article XI Mobile Home and Park Design Standards and Required Improvements

§ 230-76 Applicability.

A. The requirements in this article shall apply to a mobile home park which is on a tract held in single ownership and provides mobile home spaces on a lease or rental basis.

B. Mobile home parks proposed to be developed for sale of lots shall be designed in accordance with all requirements set forth for single-family dwelling residential development.

C. Every proposed mobile home park shall be submitted, reviewed, approved and recorded as either a land development or major subdivision.

D. Definition. The terms "mobile home" and "manufactured home" shall have the same meaning.

§ 230-77 Exemptions.

The provisions of this article shall not apply to:

A. The business of mobile home sales, except for accessory sales of mobile homes to be located within the mobile home park;

B. The storage or garaging of mobile homes not being used for living or sleeping purposes within a building or structure;

C. A single mobile home used as a residence on a lot with no other dwellings; or

D. A mobile home located on the site of a construction project, survey project, or other similar work project and used solely as a field office or work or tool house in connection with such project, provided such mobile home is removed from said site within 30 days after the completion of such project.

§ 230-78 Contents, submission and review of plans.

The provisions of Articles IV to VI, VIII and IX of this chapter shall apply with respect to the contents, submission and review of mobile home park plans.

§ 230-79 General standards and requirements.

A. A mobile home/manufactured home park shall meet all of the requirements of this chapter, except those provisions of this article that specifically differ. See also the standards in § 275-189 of Chapter 275, Zoning, of the Code of the Township of Bethlehem.

B. All mobile homes within a mobile home park shall be located on land where the average natural slope of the area of the site intended for development shall not exceed 15%.

C. The mobile home park shall have access to a paved public street.

§ 230-80 Design standards.

A. Access.

(1) Access to individual mobile home spaces shall be from interior parking courts, access drives, or private streets and shall not be from public streets exterior to the development. Streets within the development providing access to 20 feet or more dwellings shall have a paved cartways width of at least 24 feet, and other streets shall have a paved cartways width of at least 20 feet.

(2) All streets within the mobile home park shall be private and be maintained as part of the mobile home park. All construction of streets that serve a minimum of 20 dwelling units shall conform to the requirements for streets contained in § 230-57. All construction of access drives and driveways shall meet the requirements of § 230-65.

B. Parking.

(1) Every mobile home space shall be provided with a minimum of two paved off-street parking spaces. In addition, an average of 0.5 off-street parking space per dwelling unit shall be provided in convenient locations for visitor and overflow parking.

(2) Parking courts are encouraged to be used, in place of individual driveways.

(3) An appropriate area shall be set aside for the parking of recreational vehicles of residents.

C. Street trees. Street trees shall be provided in accordance with § 230-71.

D. Other design standards and improvements.

(1) Every mobile home space shall be graded to provide a level, stable and well-drained stand for the mobile home.

(2) Every mobile home space in the mobile home park shall be provided with connections to an adequate supply of potable water and to a centralized sewage disposal system which conforms to the standards required in Article X of this chapter.

(3) Every space shall be provided with underground electric, telephone and TV cable (if available) service.

(4) All fuel storage and supply systems shall be constructed and maintained in conformity with the regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction, and if above ground shall adequately be screened with landscaping or a screen wall compatible with the home.

(5) Each mobile home park shall be required by the Board of Commissioners to provide, as necessary, facilities for solid waste collection, streetlighting, open space maintenance, water flow and hydrants for fire protection and any other improvement specified in this article.