Mobile home park plans shall be processed in accordance with Article III and the Zoning Ordinance,[1] and the design standards shall comply with applicable sections of each ordinance.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 145, Zoning.
Lot size and density shall comply with the Zoning Ordinance.
A. 
Source. Where feasible, all mobile home parks shall be connected to the public or a community water system. Feasibility shall be established in accordance with §§ 402 and 610 of this ordinance. Additionally, all water supply systems shall be provided in accordance with § 610B of this ordinance.
B. 
Connection. All mobile homes and service buildings shall be connected to a public or a community water supply system. Individual water riser pipes having an inside diameter of not less than 3/4 inches shall be provided for each mobile home stand and shall terminate no less than four inches above the ground.
C. 
Protection of water lines. Adequate provisions shall be made to protect water service lines from damage, including a shut-off valve installed below the frost line at the curbline for each mobile home space.
D. 
Fire hydrants. Fire hydrants or yard hydrants shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of the Middle Department Association of Fire Underwriters and the authority regulations, when applicable.
A. 
Approved system. All mobile home parks shall conform to § 610A of this ordinance with respect to establishing an acceptable sanitary sewage disposal facility.
B. 
Connection. Where feasible, all mobile homes and service buildings shall be connected to a public or community sewer system. Feasibility shall be established in accordance with §§ 402 and 610 of this ordinance. Individual riser pipes having a minimum inside diameter of four inches shall be located on each mobile home lot and shall extend four inches above ground level. The sewer riser pipe shall be sealed with a securely fastened plug when the site is unoccupied. Positive surface drainage away from the plug when the site is unoccupied. Positive surface drainage away from the plug shall be provided to ensure no infiltration of surface water will occur. All sewer lines shall be constructed with materials and by methods approved by the Township or applicable authority and the Department of Environmental Resources.
C. 
Protection. Adequate provision shall be made to protect sanitary sewers from stormwater infiltration and damage.
All mobile home parks shall conform to the requirements of the Township Stormwater Management Ordinance[1] with respect to stormwater drainage, erosion and sedimentation, and floodplain controls.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 122, Stormwater Management.
A. 
General. Private streets shall be provided in the park as the principal traffic way, and each mobile home lot shall abut and have access to such a street.
B. 
Width. All streets and alleys within a mobile home park shall conform to the right-of-way widths and cartway widths specified in Article VI.
C. 
Construction standards. The cartway construction standards shall conform to Township specifications as well as the requirements of the latest addition of the Department of Transportation Publication 408.
D. 
Sight distance at street intersection. A clear sight triangle and stopping sight distances shall be maintained in accordance with § 602R.
E. 
Horizontal and vertical alignment requirements. All streets and access drives shall be designed in accordance with § 602I and J.
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in all mobile home parks. Two spaces per dwelling unit shall be provided either on the mobile home lot or in a common, paved parking compound within 200 feet of the mobile home to be served. The spaces shall be designed in accordance with § 603 and the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
A. 
Location. All mobile home parks shall have pedestrian walks and curbs along parking compounds and private streets, and between mobile home units and service buildings.
B. 
Construction. Sidewalks required by § 708A shall comply with Township specifications as contained in this ordinance or other Township Ordinances.
All streets, alleys, and parking compounds shall be lighted to provide an average minimum two footcandle level of illumination at an elevation of three feet above the grade for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night. All lighting shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises and public rights-of-way.
Buffer areas shall include a suitable and uninterrupted evergreen planting of a minimum height of 36 inches and density to give maximum screening. Such screening shall be permanently maintained and replaced where necessary to present an attractive appearance. Parking and building are prohibited in the buffer area. The use of the buffer area for accessways shall be limited. It is recommended that a landscape architect registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be utilized to ensure the proper use, arrangement, and selection of plant material and to provide an aesthetically pleasing effect. All buffer planting shall conform with § 609.
Mobile homes shall conform to the building setback requirements of § 605 and the Zoning Ordinance.[1] Additionally, no structure shall be closer than 25 feet from any property line defining the external boundary of the park.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 145, Zoning.
Solid waste disposal will be the responsibility of the mobile home park operator and shall be performed in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Environmental Resources.
Travel trailer park plans shall be processed as final plans in accordance with Article III. Travel trailer parks shall be subject to the following design standards only:
A. 
Gross density. The maximum number of lots or spaces within each park shall be no more than 12 units per gross acre of the park.
B. 
Parking space requirements. A minimum of one motor vehicle parking space shall be provided for each lot or space within the travel trailer park.
C. 
Driveway requirements. An internal system of private driveways shall be provided in travel trailer parks. Such driveways shall have a minimum cartway width of 12 feet per driving lane and shall be improved with any hard surface material acceptable to the Board. The Board of Supervisors may require additional cartway improvements for travel trailer parks with a potential occupancy of more than 45 travel trailers when, in the Board's judgment, such improvements are necessary for safety or health reasons.
D. 
Travel trailer park improvements. Travel trailer parks may be improved by the permanent installation of travel trailers; however, such trailers shall not be used as permanent residences.