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Timestamp: 2020-08-10 02:51:33
Document Index: 335696482

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 172', '§ 172', '§ 172', '§ 172', '§ 172', '§ 172', '§ 172', '§ 172', '§ 172', '§ 172', '§ 172', '§ 172', 'art 1', '§ 172', '§ 113', '§ 172']

Township of Robinson, PA Mobile Home Parks
§ 172-2 License; sale of mobile home space.
§ 172-3 Fees.
§ 172-4 Application for license.
§ 172-5 Water supply.
§ 172-6 Sewage disposal.
§ 172-7 Electrical distribution system.
§ 172-8 Service buildings and other community service facilities.
§ 172-9 Refuse disposal.
§ 172-10 Fire protection.
§ 172-11 Fuel.
§ 172-12 Supervision; responsibilities of park management.
§ 172-13 Violations and penalties.
Chapter 172 Mobile Home Parks
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Robinson 8-14-1989 by Ord. No. 16-1989 as Ch. 14, Part 1, of the 1989 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The written approval, as issued by the Township Manager or his designee, authorizing a person to operate and maintain a mobile home park under the provisions of this chapter.
A single-family dwelling which is designed, after assembly and fabrication, for transportation on streets and highways on its own running gear, and which may be temporarily affixed to real estate, used for nontransient residential purposes, and constructed with the same, or similar, electrical, plumbing, and sanitary facilities as immobile housing.
Any plot of ground which is leased or rented and upon which two or more mobile homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located.
Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, corporation, company, association or other legal entity which rents or leases spaces in a mobile home park.
A structure which contains operational, office, recreational, sanitary, maintenance or other facilities built for the use of the mobile home park residents or owner.
License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, construct, alter or extend any mobile home park within the limits of the Township of Robinson unless he holds a license issued by the Township Manager or his designee in the name of such person for the specific maintenance, construction, alteration or extension proposed. The municipal license shall be conspicuously posted in the office or on the premises of the mobile home park at all times.
Application to Township. The applicant shall also submit an application to the Township Manager or his designee using a form furnished by the Board of Commissioners for a license to operate a mobile home park in the Township of Robinson.
License renewal. The license shall be renewed by the Township Manager or his designee upon furnishing of proof by the applicant that his park continues to meet the standards prescribed by this chapter.
Inspection of mobile home parks. The Township Manager or his designee may inspect a mobile home park at reasonable intervals, and at reasonable times, to determine compliance with this chapter.
Mobile home parks in existence at the date of adoption of this chapter may be continued so long as they otherwise remain lawful.
Any subsequent new construction, alteration or extension of an existing mobile home park shall comply with the provisions of the Township Subdivision and Zoning Chapters.[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 250, Subdivision and Land Development, and Ch. 300, Zoning.
Any existing mobile home park which in the opinion of the Township Manager or his designee creates a safety hazard shall be required to comply with this chapter within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Board of Commissioners.
Individual mobile homes permitted in areas as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance[2] and not located in a mobile home park shall not be required to obtain a mobile home park license; however, they shall be required to obtain zoning and building permits as prescribed by the Township ordinances.
Inspection; revocation of license; appeals. Whenever, upon inspection of any mobile home park, it is determined that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any provision of this chapter or of any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the Township Manager or his designee shall give notice in writing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to the person to whom the license was issued, advising him that, unless such conditions or practices are corrected within a reasonable period of time specified in the notice, the license to operate in the Township of Robinson shall be suspended. At the end of such period, such mobile home park shall be inspected and, if such conditions or practices have not been corrected, the Township Manager or his designee shall suspend the license and give notice in writing of such suspension to the person to whom the license is issued. The licensee or applicant may appeal the decision of the Township Manager or his designee by petitioning for a hearing within 10 days of the decision. Within 30 days of the petition, the Board of Commissioners shall hold a hearing and render its decision.
A schedule of fees for applications, licenses and/or inspections shall be established by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to resolution.
Application for the mobile home park license shall be filed in triplicate with the Township Manager or his designee. The application shall be in writing, signed by the owner and shall include the following:
General requirements. An adequate supply of water shall be provided for mobile homes, service buildings, and other accessory facilities, as required by this chapter. Where a public water supply system of satisfactory quantity, quality and pressure is available, connection shall be made thereto, and its supply shall be used exclusively. Where a satisfactory public water supply system is not available, the development of a private water supply system shall be approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection or other authorities having jurisdiction over water supply systems.
Fire hydrants. Where a public supply of water is provided, fire hydrants shall be installed as agreed upon by the Board of Commissioners and the agency responsible for supplying water.
The water riser pipe shall have a minimum inside diameter of 3/4 inch and terminate at least four inches above the ground service. The water outlet shall be provided with a cap when a mobile home does not occupy the lot.
Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent freezing of service lines, valves and riser pipe and to protect risers from heaving and shoving actions of the ground during freezing weather. Surface drainage shall be diverted from the location of the riser pipe.
A shutoff water valve below the frost line shall be provided near the water riser pipe in each mobile home lot. Underground stop and waste valves are prohibited unless their types of manufacture and their method of installation are approved by the Board of Commissioners.
Each mobile home stand shall be provided with at least a four-inch-diameter sewer riser pipe. This sewer riser pipe shall be imbedded in poured concrete, minimum twelve-inch diameter and minimum eighteen-inch depth. The rim of the riser pipe shall extend at least 1/2 inch above ground elevation. The sewer riser pipe shall be so located on each stand that the sewer connection to the mobile home drain outlet will approximate a vertical position.
The sewer connection (see § 172-1 for definition) shall have a nominal inside diameter of not less than three inches, and the slope of any portion thereof shall be at least 1/4 inch per foot. All joints shall be watertight.
All materials used for a sewer connection shall be semirigid, corrosive-resistant, nonabsorbent and durable. The inner surface shall be smooth.
General requirements. Every park shall contain an electrical wiring system consisting of wiring, fixtures, equipment and appurtenances, which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the Township of Robinson ordinances regulating such systems.
Power distribution lines. Main power lines not located underground shall be suspended at least 18 feet above the ground and shall have a minimum vertical clearance of eight feet above any mobile home, service building or other structure.
The requirements of this section shall apply to service buildings, recreation buildings and other community service facilities when constructed, such as management offices, repair shops, storage areas, laundry facilities, and indoor recreation areas.
All structural requirements shall be in accordance with Township of Robinson ordinances regulating same.
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobile home park shall be so managed as to not create health hazards, rodent harborages, insect-breeding areas, accident or fire hazards or air pollution, and shall be in accordance with Township ordinances.
Fire protection provisions shall be in accordance with Township ordinances.
The park management shall supervise the placement of each mobile home on its mobile home stand, which includes securing its stability and installing all utility connections.
The park management shall give the Township Manager or his designee free access to all mobile home lots, service buildings and other community service facilities for the purpose of inspection.
The management shall notify the local Pennsylvania Department of Health immediately of any suspected communicable or contagious disease within the park.[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 113, Revocation of license, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I); the same provisions are contained in § 172-2G.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.