[Ord. 714, 11/13/1991, § 701]
Applications for proposed development of mobile home parks shall
meet all requirements and standards for a single-family residence
residential subdivision as set forth in this chapter.
[Ord. 714, 11/13/1991, § 702]
1.
All mobile home parks shall have a total contiguous land area of
not less than 10 acres.
2.
The site of any proposed mobile home park shall not be located within
or upon a one-hundred-year frequency floodplain as defined by the
Federal Flood Insurance Program.
3.
The site of any proposed mobile home park shall not be subject to
any hazard or nuisance, such as excessive noise, vibration, smoke,
toxic matter, radiation, heat, odor or glare.
4.
Mobile home parks shall not be located on soil areas having a seasonal
high water table or limiting zone within 20 inches of the ground surface;
the average natural slope of the area of the site intended for development
shall not exceed 15%.
[Ord. 714, 11/13/1991, § 703]
1.
All provisions of Part 3 of this chapter shall apply with respect to submission, application and approval. Fees shall be charged in accordance with the approved fee schedule.
2.
The plans of the proposed mobile home park shall conform in content
to the requirements for preliminary plans and final plans as set forth
in this chapter.
[Ord. 714, 11/13/1991, § 704]
1.
General. All plans for proposed new mobile home parks or expansion of existing mobile home parks shall meet the design standards applicable to all types of development contained in § 22-502 of this chapter.
2.
Lot Size. Each mobile home space shall meet the minimum lot area of a single-family detached residential structure of the respective zoning district as set forth in the Stroudsburg Borough Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
3.
Site Drainage Requirements.
A.
The ground surface in all parts of every park shall be graded and
equipped to drain all surface water in a safe, efficient manner as
required in this chapter.
B.
Surface water collectors and other bodies of standing water capable
of breeding mosquitoes and other insects shall be eliminated or controlled
in a manner approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources and the Borough.
4.
Soil and Ground Cover Requirements.
A.
Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every mobile home park shall
be paved, or covered with stone screenings, or other solid material,
or protected with a vegetative growth that is capable of preventing
soil erosion and the emanation of dust during dry weather.
B.
Park grounds shall be maintained free of vegetation growth which
is poisonous or which may harbor rodents, insects, or other pests
harmful to man.
5.
Park Areas for Nonresidential Uses. No part of any park shall be
used for nonresidential purposes, except that such uses that are required
for the direct servicing well-being of park residents and for the
management and maintenance of the park.
6.
Required Setbacks, Buffer Strips and Screening.
A.
All mobile homes shall be located at least 75 feet from any park
property boundary line butting upon a public street or highway and
at least 50 feet from other park property boundary lines.
B.
There shall be a minimum distance of 30 feet between individual mobile
homes, and adjoining right-of-way of a park street, or common parking
area or other common areas and structures.
C.
All mobile home parks shall be required to provide screening such
as fences or plant materials along the property boundary line separating
park and such adjacent use. These plantings shall provide an effective
screen to a height of five feet at the time of planting and an effective
screen to a height of eight feet within five years. These buffer strips
shall be properly maintained at all times.
D.
Accessory structures, including tool sheds, trash receptacles, patios,
porches, garages and bike racks, may be erected within required setback
and buffer areas; provided, that a fire lane of at least 10 feet in
width is maintained, clear of all obstacles, on each side of each
mobile home. No structures of any kind may be erected within 15 feet
of the mobile home lot line.
7.
Streets.
A.
All streets within proposed mobile home parks shall conform to the
requirements for streets as set forth in Parts 5 and 6 of this chapter.
Right-of-way width shall be a minimum of 50 feet. The Borough will
not accept any street in a mobile home park which is offered for dedication.
B.
All streets or roads providing access from the public highway system
into and/or through a proposed mobile home park shall conform to the
requirements for streets as set forth in Parts 5 and 6 of this chapter.
Street signs acceptable to the Borough Council shall be provided at
all intersections.
C.
There shall generally be at least two points of ingress and/or egress
in each mobile home park but no more than two accesses to a mobile
home park from any one public right-of-way (emergency accesses excepted),
and all driveways to individual units along a public right-of-way
shall front on an interior access drive. Accesses shall be separated
by at least 150 feet where they intersect with a public street.
8.
Lot Frontage. Mobile home sites and parking spaces shall have direct
access to and frontage on the interior park street system. Mobile
home sites and parking spaces shall not front or have access directly
to public roads or streets or to private roads or streets passing
through the mobile home park and providing access to other parcels
or developments.
9.
Illumination. Required illumination of park street systems. All parks
shall be furnished with lighting units so placed and equipped with
luminaries placed at such mounting heights as will provide adequate
levels of illumination for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles
at night.
10.
Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking for two motor vehicles shall
be provided at each mobile home lot and off-street parking areas for
additional vehicles of park occupants and guests shall be provided
where street rights-of-way are of insufficient width for such purposes.
These spaces shall be improved to a grade not greater than 5% and
shall be paved with a minimum six inches depth of select material
approved by the Borough Engineer.
11.
Walks.
A.
General Requirements. All parks must provide safe, convenient, all-season
pedestrian access of adequate width for intended use, durable and
convenient to maintain, between individual mobile homes, the park
streets and all community facilities provided for park residents.
Sudden changes in alignment and gradient shall be avoided.
B.
Common Walk System. Where pedestrian traffic is concentrated, and
a common walk system is provided, such common walks shall have a minimum
width of four feet.
C.
Individual Walks. All mobile home lots shall be connected to common
walks, or to streets, or to driveways or parking spaces connecting
to a paved street. Such individual walks shall have a minimum width
of two feet.
12.
Recreational Areas. A common recreational area of land, consisting
of 10% of the total area of the park shall be maintained within the
park for the common use of park residents only. This area shall be
of suitable configuration less than 10% grade and free of hazards
to permit recreational use. Fifty percent of this area shall be designed,
equipped and properly maintained for active recreational use in the
mobile home park. Plans for development of the recreational area and
facilities shall be submitted to the Borough for their approval.
13.
Landscaping and Outdoor Living Requirements.
A.
Private Area. Private outdoor living and service space shall be provided
for each mobile home and shall be partially paved for garden furniture.
The minimum area shall be not less than 300 square feet with a least
dimension of 15 feet. The paved area shall not be less than 100 square
feet with at least dimension of 10 feet.
B.
Screen Planting. Screen plantings of evergreen shrubs and trees shall
be provided of a width and height adequate to immediately screen objectionable
views effectively. Views to be screened include laundry drying yards,
garbage and trash collection stations, nonresidential uses, and rear
yards of adjacent properties.
C.
Other Planting. Other plantings shall be adequate in size, quantity
and character to provide an attractive setting for the mobile homes
and other improvements, to provide adequate privacy and pleasant outlooks
for living units, to minimize reflected glare and to afford summer
shade.
14.
Sewer and Water Systems. All mobile home lots and service buildings
in proposed mobile home parks shall be provided with connection to
a public water supply system and a public sewer system as required
in this chapter.
15.
Underground Utilities. All mobile home lots in proposed mobile home
parks shall be provided with underground electric, telephone and TV
cable (if available) service. These service systems shall be installed
and maintained in accordance with local service company specifications
regulating such systems.
16.
Mobile home Foundation. Each mobile home lot shall be improved to
provide a permanent foundation for the placement and tiedown of the
mobile home thereby securing the structure against uplift, sliding,
rotation and overturning. Mobile homes shall not be considered placed
on a permanent foundation unless wheels have been removed and the
home is resting on a foundation of poured concrete, block construction
or a concrete slab.
A.
The mobile home site shall not heave, shift or settle unevenly under
the weight of the mobile home, due to frost action, inadequate drainage,
vibration or other forces acting on the superstructure.
B.
The mobile home site shall be provided with anchors and tiedowns,
such as cast-in-place concrete "deadmen," eyelets embedded in concrete
foundations or runways, screw augers, arrowhead anchors or other devices
securing the stability of the mobile home.
C.
Anchors and tiedowns shall be placed at least at each corner of the
mobile home site, and each shall be able to sustain a minimum tensile
strength of 2,800 pounds.
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Mobile home park developers shall require that all mobile homes
be enclosed from the bottom of the mobile home to the ground or paving
using industry approved fire resistant skirting material within 60
days of their placement.
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17.
Central Fuel System. Any central fuel supply systems and/or central
fuel storage facilities shall be installed underground.
[Ord. 714, 11/13/1991, § 705]
1.
Mobile home Sales. None of the provisions of this chapter shall be
applicable to the business of mobile home sales; provided, that the
mobile home on such sales lots shall not be occupied.
2.
Storage of Recreation Vehicles. None of the provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to the storage or garaging within a building or structure of recreational vehicles not being used for living or sleeping purposes or to the storage of one unoccupied recreational vehicle on the premises occupied as principal residence by the owner of such recreational vehicle; provided, however, that such unoccupied recreational vehicle shall not be parked between the street line and the front building line of such premises, but shall be parked within the lot, within the same setbacks as required for accessory buildings in any Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
3.
Construction Project. None of the provisions of this chapter shall
be applicable to a mobile home located on the site of a construction
project, survey project, or other 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.
