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Timestamp: 2020-07-12 20:00:51
Document Index: 619905985

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', 'art 1', '§ 195']

Township of Spring Garden, PA Mobile Homes
§ 195-2 Permits.
§ 195-3 Registration.
§ 195-4 Inspection of mobile home parks.
§ 195-5 Park construction requirements.
§ 195-6 Water supply.
§ 195-7 Sewage disposal.
§ 195-8 Electrical distribution system.
§ 195-9 Service buildings and other community service facilities.
§ 195-10 Refuse handling.
§ 195-11 Insect and rodent control.
§ 195-12 Fuel supply and storage.
§ 195-13 Fire protection.
§ 195-14 Erection of single mobile homes.
§ 195-15 Miscellaneous requirements.
§ 195-16 Notices, hearings and orders.
§ 195-17 Violations and penalties.
Chapter 195 Mobile Homes
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Spring Garden 5-11-1977 by Ord. No. 74 (Ch. 14, Part 1, of the 1994 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Fire prevention — See Ch. 145.
Sewers and sewage disposal — See Ch. 250.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection or authorized representatives of Spring Garden Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, office or place of assembly, contained in one unit or in two units designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation.
A vehicle without motive power which may be towed on the public highways by a passenger automobile without a special hauling permit and which is designed for human occupancy under transient circumstances, such as camping, travel, or other recreation, sometimes variously known as a "travel trailer" or a "camping trailer."
A structure housing operational, office, recreational, park maintenance and other facilities built to conform to standards required by Spring Garden Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
The sewer connection consists of all pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the drain outlet of the mobile home to the inlet of the corresponding sewer riser pipe.
The sewer riser pipe is that portion of the sewer lateral which extends vertically to the ground elevation and terminates at each mobile home space.
The water riser pipe is that portion of the water service pipe which extends vertically to the ground elevation and terminates at a designated point at each mobile home lot.
Permits required. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or extend any mobile home park within the limits of Spring Garden Township unless he holds a valid permit issued by Spring Garden Township hereunder.
Application to Spring Garden Township. The applicant shall submit an application to the Spring Garden Township Zoning Officer using a form furnished by the Zoning Officer for a permit to operate a mobile home park in Spring Garden Township.
Inspection and issuance of permit. Upon receipt of such application, the Spring Garden Township Zoning Officer shall forthwith inspect the applicant's plan and proposed park to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter. After favorable determination of same, said officer shall issue a mobile park permit to the applicant, which shall be valid for a period of one year thereafter.
Renewal permits. Renewal permits for a like period shall be issued by said officer upon furnishing proof by the applicant that his park continues to meet the standards prescribed by the Township under this chapter.
Fees. Each applicant for a new or renewal permit hereunder shall be accompanied by payment of an inspection fee in the amount as established from time to time by the Board of Commissioners. In the event that the Building Inspector is required to perform additional or unusual service in determining said application, the cost of such additional service shall be borne by the applicant. Such charges shall be levied whether or not the application is approved.
Limited applicability to existing parks. Mobile home parks in existence upon the effective date of this chapter shall be required to meet all minimum standards prescribed herein.
[Amended 6-8-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-07]
Transfer of ownership. Every person holding a permit shall file notice in writing to the Spring Garden Township Zoning Officer within 10 days after having sold, transferred, given away, or otherwise disposed of interest in or control of any mobile home park. If the certificate of registration is transferred, proof of such transfer shall be furnished the Spring Garden Township Zoning Officer forthwith.
Suspension. 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 Spring Garden Township Officer shall give notice in writing to the person to whom the certificate is 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 Spring Garden Township shall be suspended. At the end of such period, such mobile home park shall be inspected and, if such conditions or practice have not been corrected and the licensee has not requested a hearing, the Spring Garden Township Zoning Officer shall suspend the license and give notice in writing of such suspension to the person to whom the certificate is issued.
Inspections. A representative of Spring Garden Township may inspect a mobile home park at reasonable intervals and at reasonable times to determine compliance with this chapter.
Inspector. The Spring Garden Township Manager, Zoning Officer, and/or Building Code Official are hereby designated as the persons to make such inspections. Another or additional inspectors may also be authorized to make inspections or additional inspections, at the discretion of the Spring Garden Township Board of Commissioners.
Authorization to act. The inspection officer may, in his discretion, give notice for violations of this chapter and issue notice thereof, without express authority from the Spring Garden Township Board of Commissioners in each instance.
Minimum park area. A mobile home park shall have a gross area of at least 10 contiguous acres of land.
Free from adverse influence by swamps, marshes, garbage or rubbish disposal areas or other potential breeding places for insects or rodents.
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 Protection.
Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every park shall be paved or covered with stone screenings or other solid material or protected with a vegetable growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion and the emanation of dust during dry weather.
Required setbacks, placement, buffer strips and screening.
Each lot must be not less than 5,000 square feet in area and not less than 50 feet wide at the building setback line.
Regardless of lot size, the side yard distances measured from outside each mobile home to the lot line shall not be less than 30 feet in total and no one side yard distance less than 12 feet. Front yards shall not be less than 20 feet and rear yards shall not be less than 10 feet, and in no case shall the distance between any two mobile homes be less than 30 feet.
The Zoning Hearing Board may require suitable screen planting or may restrict the proximity of mobile homes or other improvements to adjoining properties or may attach such other conditions or safeguards to the use of land for a mobile home park as the Board may deem necessary to protect the general welfare.
Access. The entrance road or area connecting the park with a public street or road shall have a minimum pavement width of 34 feet.
Internal streets. Surfaces of roadways shall be of adequate width to accommodate anticipated traffic and in any case shall meet the following minimum requirements:
Where parking is permitted on both sides, a minimum width of 34 feet will be required.
A minimum road pavement width of 28 feet will be required where parking is limited to one side.
Required illumination of park street systems. All parks shall be furnished with lighting units so spaced and equipped with luminaries placed at such mounting heights as will provide average levels of illumination for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night.
Streets. All streets shall be surfaced in accordance with Spring Garden Township specifications applicable to streets in conventional residential developments.
Grades. Grades of all streets shall be sufficient to ensure adequate surface drainage but shall be not more than 8%. Short runs with a maximum grade of 15% may be permitted, provided traffic safety is assured by appropriate surfacing and adequate leveling areas.
Intersections. Within 100 feet of an intersection, streets shall be at approximately right angles. A distance of at least 150 feet shall be maintained between center lines of offset intersecting streets; intersections of more than two streets at one point shall be avoided.
Off-street parking areas. Off-street parking for at least one motor vehicle 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.
General requirements. All parks may 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.
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.
Mobile home lots within the park shall have a minimum gross area of 5,000 square feet.
The total number of lots in a park shall not exceed an average density of seven per acre.
Each mobile home lot shall be improved to provide an adequate foundation for the placement of the mobile home and in such position as to allow a minimum of 20 feet between the mobile home and the right-of-way of the park street which serves the lot.
Recreational area. A recreational area or areas with suitable facilities shall be maintained within the park for the use of all park residents.
[Amended 8-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-08]
All mobile homes and mobile home parks shall be connected to a public water supply.
All mobile homes and mobile home parks shall be connected to a public sewer.
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 local electric power company's specifications regulating such systems.
All direct burial conductors or cable shall be buried at least 18 inches below the ground surface and shall be insulated and specifically designed for the purpose. Such conductors shall be located not less than one-foot radial distance from water, sewer, gas or communications line(s).
Applicability. The requirements of this section shall apply to service buildings, recreational buildings and other community service facilities when constructed, such as management offices, repair shops and storage area; laundry facilities; indoor recreation areas; and commercial uses supplying essential goods or services for the exclusive use of park occupants.
All portions of the structure shall be properly protected from damage by ordinary uses and by decay, corrosion, termites and other destructive elements. Exterior portions shall be of such materials and be so constructed and protected as to prevent entrance or penetration of moisture and weather.
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobile home park shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards or air pollution and shall comply with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regulations governing mobile home parks.
Grounds, buildings and structures shall be maintained free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation. Extermination methods and other measures to control insects and rodents shall conform with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection governing mobile home parks.
Each mobile home lot provided with piped gas shall have an approved shutoff valve installed upstream of the gas outlet. The outlet shall be equipped with an approved cap to prevent accidental discharge of gas when the outlet is not is use.
Liquefied petroleum gas systems provided for mobile homes, service buildings or other structures, when installed, shall be maintained in conformity with the rules and regulations of the authority having jurisdiction and shall include the following:
Systems shall be provided with safety devices to relieve excessive pressure and shall be arranged so that the discharge terminates at a safe location.
All LPG piping outside of the mobile homes shall be well-supported and protected against mechanical injury. Undiluted liquefied petroleum gas in liquid form shall not be conveyed through piping equipment and systems in mobile homes.
Vessels of more than 12 and less than 60 U.S. gallons' gross capacity may be securely, but not permanently, fastened to prevent accidental overturning.
All fuel oil supply systems provided for mobile homes, service buildings and other structures shall be installed and maintained in conformity with the rules and regulations of the authority having jurisdiction, when provided.
All piping outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders to mobile homes shall be securely, but not permanently, fastened in place.
Local regulations. The mobile home park area shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the Spring Garden Township fire authorities, where provided.
Litter control. Mobile home park areas shall be kept free of litter, rubbish and other flammable materials.
Fire extinguishers. Portable fire extinguishers of a type approved by the fire prevention authority shall be kept in public service buildings under park control and a sufficient number shall be maintained throughout the park in readily accessible and well-marked positions.
Fire hydrants, if provided, shall be located within 600 feet of any mobile home, service building or other structure in the park and shall be installed in accordance with Spring Garden Township specifications.
The tract upon which the mobile home is installed shall conform with the minimum lot size requirement of the district or zone where located.
The mobile home shall be installed so as to conform with all front yard, side yard and rear yard setback lines applicable to immobile housing in that district or zone.
The mobile home shall be installed upon and securely fastened to a frost-free foundation or footer, and in no event shall it be erected on jacks, loose blocks, or other temporary materials.
The mobile home shall be connected to public water and sewer systems, if available. If not, the owner shall provide a potable water supply from his own or an adjacent well and shall provide a septic system that shall meet the standards of the local health department and/or the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Any garage, utility shed, or other outbuildings constructed on the tract shall conform with the standards applicable to such structures as contained in the Spring Garden Township Building Code (see Chapter 120, Article II) and/or Zoning Chapter (see Chapter 310), if any. In the absence of such ordinances, any garage or utility shed or other outbuilding shall be of design and appearance compatible with the mobile home.
Any single on-lot mobile home shall meet the specifications for manufacture of mobile homes as set forth in United States Standards Institute Standards for Mobile Homes, USA Standard A119.1, NFPA No. 501B-1968, and any subsequent modification or amendment of such Standards.
Building permit. No mobile home shall be erected on a single lot unless a building permit is first obtained in accordance with Spring Garden Township Zoning and Building ordinances.[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 120, Art. I, Building Permits.
Recreational vehicles. No recreational vehicle shall be erected and maintained for living purposes in Spring Garden Township except in a duly licensed mobile home park. Unoccupied recreational vehicles may be parked or stored in a private garage, carport, or rear or side yard, but same shall not be stored or parked on a public street or in the front yard of a residential dwelling.
The park management shall give the health officer free access to all mobile home lots, service buildings and other community service facilities for the purpose of inspection.
The management shall maintain a register containing the names of all park occupants. Such register shall be available to any authorized persons inspecting the park. The management shall notify the appropriate officer, in accordance with state and local taxation laws, of the arrival and departure of each mobile home.
Removal of mobile homes. No mobile home, whether installed on a single lot or in a mobile home park, shall be removed from Spring Garden Township without first obtaining a permit from the Spring Garden Township Zoning Officer. Such permit shall be issued upon payment of a fee that is as established from time to time by the Board of Commissioners and real estate taxes assessed against the home and unpaid at time the permit is requested.
Notice of violation. Whenever the Spring Garden Township Zoning Officer determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any provision of this chapter or of any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, such authority shall give notice of such alleged violation to the person to whom the permit or certificate was issued, as hereinafter provided. Such notice shall:
Be served upon the owner or his agent, as the case may require; provided, however, that such notice or order shall be deemed to have been properly served upon such owner or agent when a copy thereof has been served with such notice by any other method authorized or required by the laws of this state; and
Contain an outline or remedial action which, if taken, will effect compliance with the provisions of this chapter or any part thereof and with the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Hearing. Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provision of this chapter or of any regulation adopted pursuant thereto may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Spring Garden Township Zoning Hearing Board, provided that such person shall file in the office of the municipal authority a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefor within 10 days after the notice was served. The filing of the request for a hearing shall operate as a stay of the notice and the suspension. Upon receipt of such petition, the Spring Garden Township Zoning Officer shall set a time and place for such hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At such hearing, the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show why such notice should be modified or withdrawn. The hearing shall be commenced not later than 10 days after the date on which the petition was filed, provided that, upon application of the petitioner, the Spring Garden Township Zoning Officer may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond such ten-day period when, in his judgment, the petitioner has submitted good and sufficient reasons for such postponements.
Findings and order. After such hearing, the Spring Garden Township Zoning Hearing Board shall make findings as to compliance with the provisions of this chapter and regulations issued thereunder and shall issue an order in writing, sustaining, modifying or withdrawing the notice which shall be served as provided in § 195-16A(4). Upon failure to comply with any order sustaining or modifying a notice, the license of the mobile home park affected by the order shall be revoked.
Record; appeal. The proceedings at such a hearing, including the findings and decision of the authority together with a copy of every notice and order related thereto, shall be entered as a matter of public record in the office of the Spring Garden Township Zoning Hearing Board, but the transcript of the proceedings need not be transcribed unless judicial review of the decision is sought, as provided by this section. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Spring Garden Township Zoning Hearing Board may seek relief therefrom in any court of competent jurisdiction, as provided by the laws of this commonwealth.
Offense. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, after conviction before a Magisterial District Judge, be subject to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000 and, in default of said payment, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
Revocation or suspension of permit. Upon repeated violations by the same permittee, his right to the issuance of a permit or to continued operation under a permit may be suspended for a fixed term or permanently revoked, after notice and hearing by the Spring Garden Township Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the right of appeal to the York County Court of Common Pleas.