§ 22-429. Applicability.

1. 

Permits Required.

A. 

All applications for a certificate of registration shall be made by the landowner or his authorized representative in accordance with the rules and regulations, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, DEP, Chapter 4, Part 415, Regulations for Mobile Home Parks, adopted October 30, 1959, as amended.

B. 

It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, construct, alter, or extend any mobile home park within the limits of the Borough, unless he holds a valid certificate of registration issued by the PADEP in the name of such person and also a permit issued by the Borough.

C. 

All mobile homes shall bear the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's seal of approval.

2. 

Application for Initial Mobile Home Park Permit.

A. 

Application for development of a lot or parcel of land for mobile home park purposes shall be made and approved or approved as modified before any zoning permit for such use shall be issued.

B. 

Application for a mobile home park permit shall follow the requirements and procedures of a major subdivision plan submission as described in Part 3 of this chapter.

C. 

In addition to the requirements contained in § 22-505 of this chapter, an application for preliminary or final approval of a mobile home park shall indicate by drawings, diagrams, maps, tests, affidavit or other legal instrument, the following:

(1) 

The placement, location and number of mobile home lots and mobile home pads on a layout map of the parcel at a scale of one inch equals not more than 40 feet.

(2) 

The location and dimension of all driveways, pedestrianways, sidewalks and access roads with notation as to type of impervious cover.

(3) 

The location and dimension of all parking facilities.

(4) 

The location, dimension and arrangement of all areas to be devoted to lawns, buffer strips, screen planting, and recreation.

(5) 

Location and dimension of all buildings existing or proposed to be built and all existing tree masses and trees of over six-inch caliper.

(6) 

Proposed provisions for the handling of stormwater drainage, street and on-site lighting, water supply and electrical supply in the form of written and diagrammatic analysis with calculations and conclusions prepared by a registered professional engineer.

(7) 

Three copies of the application submitted to and approved by the PADEP.

3. 

Permitting.

A. 

Upon receipt of the final plan with the recommendations of the Planning Commission attached thereto, the Borough Council shall review the final plan for compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

B. 

Upon approval of the final plan and payment of the required fees, the Borough Council shall issue a mobile home park permit to the owner which shall be valid for a period of one year thereafter.

C. 

Renewal permits shall be issued annually by the Borough Council upon the furnishing of proof by the applicant that his park continues to meet the standards prescribed by the PADEP and this chapter.

D. 

A building inspector or other Borough officer may inspect a mobile home park at reasonable intervals and at reasonable times to determine compliance with this chapter.

E. 

The permit shall be conspicuously posted in the office or on the premises of the mobile home park at all times.

4. 

Compliance of Preexisting Mobile Home Parks.

A. 

Mobile home parks in existence at the date of adoption of this chapter and being duly authorized to operate as same by the PADEP may be continued so long as they otherwise remain lawful.

B. 

Preexisting mobile home parks shall be required to submit an existing lot plan, drawn to scale, when applying for a mobile home park permit as required under this chapter.

C. 

Any subsequent new construction, alteration or extension of a preexisting mobile home park shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.

D. 

Any preexisting mobile home park which in the opinion of the Borough Council creates a fire, safety or health hazard shall be required to comply with the applicable provisions of this chapter, within a reasonable period of time as determined by the same body.

5. 

Individual Mobile Homes.

A. 

Individual mobile homes not located in a mobile home park shall not be required to obtain a mobile home permit; however, they shall be required to obtain a building permit.

B. 

Individual mobile homes shall comply with all other applicable Borough ordinances and regulations that govern single-family homes.

Ord. 2016-2267, 10/11/2016