§ 143-60. Use regulations

A mobile home park is allowed only in the MHP District. The uses which are permissible in a mobile home park are as follows:

A. 

Residential uses. A mobile home park may include mobile homes of single width or multiple width, or both, single-family detached modular homes, conventionally built single-family detached homes, or any combination thereof, but shall not include travel trailers or motor homes. No more than 25% of the total number of dwelling units in a mobile home park may be conventionally built or modular single-family detached dwellings. No mobile or modular home may be occupied before furnishing the Township a copy of the Structural Engineering Bulletin(s) indicating approval by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development of the dwelling or the components of the dwelling.

B. 

Areas for nonresidential uses.

(1) 

No part of any mobile home park shall be used for nonresidential purposes, except such uses that are required for the direct servicing, recreation, and well-being of the residents of the park and/or required for the management and maintenance of the park.

(2) 

A convenience store may be allowed by the Board of Supervisors if no similar use exists or is actively proposed within a one-mile radius of the mobile home park, and the applicant demonstrates to the Board's satisfaction through a market study that such use is justifiable and will be supported primarily by the residents of the mobile home park. No such convenience store shall offer the sale of gasoline nor shall it be opened until at least 50% of the dwelling units in the mobile home park are occupied. Signage requirements, parking requirements, and other requirements generally applicable to convenience stores shall apply. In addition, the maximum number of residential dwelling units permitted within the park shall be reduced by one for each 8,000 square feet of land or a part thereof devoted to the convenience store. The store shall be a single story and not exceed 4,000 square feet of building coverage. The lot for the store shall meet the dimensional requirements for a single-family detached home listed below and shall front a public road. The store shall be located so as to minimize any negative impact upon neighboring residential uses and zoning districts.

(3) 

Nothing in this article shall be deemed as prohibiting the rental, sale, or resale of a mobile home located on a mobile home stand and connected to the pertinent utilities. Similarly, a model or display area is permissible on a temporary basis provided those models are developed in accordance with all applicable regulations of this article and other applicable ordinances, and the use of the models for sales or rental promotion ceases when the mobile home park is fully developed.

C. 

Accessory uses.

(1) 

Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to the maintenance, servicing, recreation, and well-being of mobile home park residents shall be permitted only as part of an approved development plan for the site. All such accessory uses and structures shall located on a separate lot from other uses within the mobile home park and shall be setback from all other lot lines, buildings, and structures at least 30 feet. Such accessory uses and structures shall include, but not be limited to the following:

(a) 

Maintenance sheds.

(b) 

Common parking areas.

(c) 

Playgrounds or parks for the use of the occupants and guests of the dwellings within the mobile home park.

(d) 

By special exception, semi-public swimming pools for the use of occupants and guests of the dwellings within the mobile home park.

(2) 

The following accessory uses shall be permitted on the individual mobile home lots, so long as all other applicable requirements are met:

(a) 

One household storage shed shall be permitted with a five-foot setback from the rear and/or side yard property lines, provided said shed or said structure shall not exceed 120 square feet in overall size and shall not exceed 12 feet in height, as measured from the lowest point in the grade at the entrance to the structure to the highest peak of the roof ridge.

(b) 

Garage/yard sales.

(c) 

Keeping of pets.

(d) 

No-impact home-based business.

(e) 

Temporary use or structure.

(3) 

Added rooms specifically designed by the mobile home manufacturers for the enlargement of mobile homes and other additions architecturally compatible with the unit may be joined onto a mobile home, provided that all other applicable requirements are met.