[Ord. 3-1977, 1/25/1977, § 604.1]
It is the purpose of this Part to provide for the orderly development
of mobile home sites with specific emphasis upon the provision of
all necessary utilities, including an approved water supply system,
a sanitary sewer system and necessary electrical connections. In addition,
it is the intent of this Part to permit a more varied, efficient and
attractive development pattern of mobile homes and to increase the
flexibility and the location and the arrangement of such mobile homes.
[Ord. 3-1977, 1/25/1977, § 604.2; amended at time
of adoption of Code]
1.
Any owner of a minimum of 10 contiguous acres of land, zoned as R-1
Agricultural-Residential, which permits a mobile home park as a matter
of right, subject to the review of the Planning Department and of
the Board of Township Supervisors, may request that the regulations
of this Part be applied to such property. The following procedure
shall be observed:
A.
The applicant shall appear before the Planning Department for a pre-application
conference for consideration of basic site information and sketch
plans and preparation of application before submission of the application.
The purpose of the pre-application conference is to the benefit of
the applicant by providing information and guidance before the applicant
shall have entered into binding commitments or incurred any substantial
expense in the preparation of plans, surveys or other data.
B.
The application shall be submitted to the Planning Department and
shall consist of the following:
(1)
A legal description of the property to be included.
(2)
A sketch plan showing the intent and over-all development plan.
(3)
The number, size and location of all mobile home berths.
(4)
The location and width of driveways, walkways and other easements
existing or proposed.
(5)
The size and location of all proposed recreational areas.
(6)
The size and location of water, sewer and other utility lines.
(7)
The location of service buildings and any other existing and
proposed structures.
(8)
The plans and specifications for all structures and other improvements
existing or proposed within the mobile home park site.
(9)
The phasing of development, if any.
(10)
Such other information as may be required by the Planning Department
and the Board of Supervisors.
C.
The Planning Department shall forward the application to the Board
of Township Supervisors together with written comments pertaining
thereto.
D.
If approved, a copy of the preliminary plans shall be returned to
the applicant with a notation thereon, that the plan has received
preliminary approval and that a final plan may be submitted together
with such additional information as may be required by the Planning
Department and/or the Board of Township Supervisors.
E.
If the application is rejected by the Board of Supervisors, the written
reasons for such rejection shall be made available. The decision of
the Board of Township Supervisors may be appealed by the applicant
to the Board of Adjustment. All appeals shall be filed within 10 days
of the decision of the Board of Township Supervisors.
[Ord. 3-1977, 1/25/1977, § 604.3]
1.
Upon final approval of the application by the Planning Department
and the Board of Township Supervisors and payments of fees as prescribed,
the Township Secretary shall issue a mobile home park permit to the
applicant which shall be valid for a period of one year thereafter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code]
2.
Renewal permits for a like period shall be issued by the Township Secretary upon furnishing of proof by the applicant, that the subject mobile home park has maintained the standards prescribed in the Walker Township Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] and all applicable Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regulations.
[Ord. 3-1977, 1/25/1977, § 604.4]
The following regulations shall be observed:
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Lot size
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10 acres or 435,600 square feet minimum
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Lot width
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100 feet for portions used for general vehicular entrances and
exits; 200 feet for portions containing mobile home berths
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Minimum setback of all mobile homes and accessory structures
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75 feet from any road located outside the mobile home park site
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Side and rear yards
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50 feet minimum from any mobile home berth to any property line.
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[Ord. 3-1977, 1/25/1977, § 604.5]
1.
The following standards shall be applicable in all mobile home park
sites:
A.
Each mobile home berth shall contain an area at least 4,000 square
feet in size and shall be no less than 40 feet in width.
B.
Each mobile home berth shall contain at least two off-street parking
spaces which are each 10 feet by 20 feet in size.
C.
The minimum distance between mobile homes shall be 20 feet.
D.
Each mobile home park shall be surrounded by a landscaped greenbelt
at least 50 feet from each lot line, which distance may not be computed
in meeting the area and bulk regulations.
E.
Interior drives shall be designed so as to prevent blockage of vehicles
entering or leaving the site. Drives may be one-way or two-way. All
accessways to any public street or highway shall be located at least
200 feet from the intersection of any street lines and shall be designed
in a manner conducive to safe ingress and egress.
F.
All mobile home berths shall abut upon a roadway of not less than
36 feet in width for a two-way street and not less than 24 feet in
width for a one-way street.
G.
A recreational area equal to at least 400 square feet for each mobile
home berth shall be set aside and improved according to an approved
recreation plan and definition of recreational land and shall not
be located in any required setback, yard or buffer area.
H.
All accessory service buildings on the mobile home park site shall
be connected to all mobile home berths by a walkway not less than
three feet in width.
I.
All driveways and walkways shall be lighted at night with electric
lamps of not less than 100 watts each, spaced at intervals of not
more than 100 feet.
J.
The minimum number of berths completed and ready for occupancy before
first occupancy shall be 50.
[Ord. 3-1977, 1/25/1977, § 604.6]
1.
The following regulations shall be applicable in all mobile home
park sites:
A.
Fire hydrants, if provided, shall be located at least within 500
feet of any mobile home, service building or other accessory structure.
B.
No on-lot sewage disposal system shall be permitted. All waste from
showers, bathtubs, flush toilets, urinals, lavatories, washing machines
and slop sinks in service and other buildings within the park shall
be discharged into a public sewerage system.
C.
All mobile homes, service and accessory buildings shall be connected
to a public water supply system.
D.
Each mobile home berth shall be provided with an approved electrical
connection system.
E.
Two clothes washers and one dryer shall be provided for each four
mobile homes in a community or service building.
F.
All organic rubbish or storage shall be contained in airtight, vermin-proof
containers which shall be screened from view of any public right-of-way
or abutting property. Refuse containers shall be located not more
than 150 feet from any mobile home berth.
[Ord. 3-1977, 1/25/1977, § 604.7]
No berth shall be rented for residential use of a mobile home
in any such park except for periods of 30 days or more, and no mobile
home shall be admitted to any park unless it can be demonstrated that
it meets the requirements of applicable local codes and ordinances.
[Added at time of adoption of Code]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
