§ 123-70. Utilities.

A. 

Water supply.

(1) 

General requirements. An adequate supply for domestic, auxiliary and fire-fighting uses shall be provided for all uses included in the mobile home development, including service buildings and accessory facilities, in accordance with the Township Zoning Ordinance.

(2) 

Water distribution system. All water piping, fixtures and other equipment shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with state and local regulations, as well as those of the servicing utility.

(3) 

Individual water-riser pipes and connection.

(a) 

Individual water-riser pipes shall be located within the confined area of the mobile home stand at a point where the water connection will approximate a vertical position, thereby ensuring the shortest water connection possible and decreasing susceptibility to water pipe freezing.

(b) 

The water-riser pipe shall have a minimum inside diameter consistent with the standards of the servicing public utility or, in lack thereof, of the Township Engineer and shall terminate at least four inches above the ground surface. The water outlet shall be provided with a cap when a mobile home does not occupy the lot.

(c) 

Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent freezing of service lines, valves and riser pipes and to protect risers from heaving and thawing actions of the ground during freezing weather. Surface drainage shall be diverted from the location of the riser pipe.

(4) 

Fire protection. All mobile home developments shall be provided with fire hydrants to meet the specifications of the Middle States Department Association of Fire Underwriters. In addition, those hydrants shall be in sufficient numbers to be within 600 feet of all existing and proposed mobile homes and other dwellings and structures, measured by way of accessible streets or common areas.

Editor's Note: Ch. 83. Fire Prevention, § 83-4C.

B. 

Sewage disposal.

(1) 

General requirements. An adequate and safe sewerage system shall be provided in all mobile home developments for conveying and disposing of sewage from dwellings, service buildings and accessory facilities in accordance with the state requirements.

(2) 

Sewer system. All sewer lines shall be located in trenches of sufficient depth to be free of breakage from traffic or other movements and shall be separated from the water supply system. The system shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with all state regulations, as well as those of the servicing utility.

(3) 

Individual sewer connections.

(a) 

Each mobile home stand shall be provided with a sewer riser pipe consistent with the standards of the servicing utility. 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.

(b) 

The sewer connection shall have an inside diameter and slope as required by the servicing utility. All joints shall be watertight.

(c) 

All material used for sewer connections shall be semirigid, corrosive-resistant, nonabsorbent and durable. The inner surface shall be smooth.

(d) 

Provision shall be made for plugging the sewer riser pipe when a mobile home does not occupy the lot. Surface drainage shall be diverted away from the riser. The rim of the riser pipe shall extend at least 1/2 inch above ground elevation.

C. 

Underground utilities. All electric, natural gas, telephone and any other utility lines shall be placed underground in all mobile home developments, and each shall have the necessary shut-off valves and other safety requirements normally associated with safe operation. All utility connections shall be appropriately capped for safety purposes whenever a mobile home stand is not occupied.