(a) Permits required. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter, extend or operate a mobile home park within the township unless and until he or she obtains:
(1) A mobile home park permit issued by the Township Code Enforcement Officer in the name of the operator, which shall not be issued until the copy of the State Department of Environmental Protection permit for all permits for water supply and sewage systems shall have been obtained, and all other requirements contained herein have been complied with and final approval of the application has been granted by the Township Commissioners; and
(2) A building permit issued by the Township Building Inspector after having paid a fee for each unit to be placed within the mobile home park.
(b) Annual licenses. In addition to the initial permits, the operator of a mobile home park shall apply to the Township Code Enforcement Officer on or before December 1 of each year for an annual license to continue operation of the mobile home park during the following calendar year. The Code Enforcement Officer shall issue the annual license upon satisfactory proof that the park continues to meet the standards prescribed by state, county and township agencies having jurisdiction over the standards of these subdivision regulations. The license so issued shall be valid for the calendar year applied for, or part thereof remaining at the time of issuance.
(c) Fees.
(1) Fees for the initial application and preliminary and final approvals shall be prescribed by resolution of the Township Commissioners.
(2) The fee for the annual license shall be prescribed by resolution of the Township Commissioners and shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer with the application for the annual license.
(3) Fees for the inspection of a mobile home park during and following construction shall be as specified by the Township Commissioners.
(d) Inspection.
(1) The Township Code Enforcement Officer or Building Inspector may inspect a mobile home park at reasonable intervals and at reasonable times to determine compliance with these subdivision regulations.
(2) Whenever upon inspection of any mobile home park it is determined that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any provision of these subdivision regulations, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the Township Secretary shall give notice in writing to the person to whom the certificate was issued, advising him or her that unless such conditions or practices are corrected within a reasonable period of time specified in the notice, the license to operate in township shall be suspended at the end of such period. Such mobile home park shall be reinspected, and if such conditions or practices shall not have been corrected, the Township Secretary shall suspend the license and give notice in writing of such suspension to the person to whom the certificate is issued.
(e) Maintenance requirements.
(1) The operator/licensee of a mobile home park shall be responsible for the proper repair and maintenance of all common facilities, including, but not limited to, roads, parking areas, sidewalks or pathways, common open space, water supply and sewage disposal systems and community buildings.
(2) The operator/licensee of a mobile home park shall, prior to issuance of any certificate of occupancy pursuant to final approval of an application for a new development or expansion, post with the township a maintenance bond in a form acceptable to the Township Solicitor in an amount sufficient to cover for a period of two years the costs of maintenance of all common areas and facilities. Said costs shall be estimated by the Township Engineer or other person designated by the Commissioners.
(Ord. 668, passed 10-17-1990)