The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobile home park shall be conducted so 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.

(Ord. 2-2000, 4/5/2000, §119)

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 to the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regulations governing mobile home parks.

(Ord. 2-2000, 4/5/2000, §120)

1. Natural Gas System.

A. Natural gas piping systems, when installed in mobile home parks, shall be maintained in conformity with accepted engineering practices, as determined by the Township Engineer.

B. 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 in use.

2. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Systems.

A. 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:

(1) Systems shall be provided with safety devices to relieve excessive pressures and shall be arranged so that the discharge terminates at a safe location.

(2) Systems shall have at least one accessible means for shutting off gas. Such means shall be located outside the mobile home and shall be maintained in effective operating condition.

(3) All LPG piping outside of the mobile homes shall be well supported and protected against mechanical injury. Liquefied petroleum gas in liquid form shall not be conveyed through piping equipment and systems in mobile homes.

(4) 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.

(5) No LPG vessel shall be stored or located inside or beneath any storage cabinet, carport, mobile home or any other structure unless such installations are specially approved by the authority having jurisdiction.

3. Fuel Oil Supply Systems.

A. 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.

B. All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders to mobile homes shall be securely, but not permanently, fastened in place.

C. All fuel oil supply systems provided for mobile homes, service buildings and other structures shall have shut-off valves located within 5 inches of storage tanks.

D. All fuel storage tanks or cylinders shall be securely placed and shall not be less than 5 feet from any mobile home entrance or exit.

E. Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic shall be protected against physical damage.

(Ord. 2-2000, 4/5/2000, §121)

1. Local Regulations. The mobile home park area shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the Thornbury Township fire prevention authority, where provided.

2. Litter control. Mobile home park areas shall be kept free of litter, rubbish and other flammable materials.

3. 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.

4. Fire Hydrants.

A. Fire hydrants shall be installed and their water supply source must be capable of serving the park in accordance with the following requirements:

(1) The water supply source shall permit the operation of a minimum of two 1 1/2-inch hose streams for a period of 30 minutes.

(2) Each of two nozzles, held 4 feet above the ground, shall deliver at least 75 gallons of water per minute at a flowing pressure of at least 30 pounds per square inch at the highest point of the park for a period of 30 minutes.

B. Fire hydrants 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 Thornbury Township fire prevention authority specifications.

5. Wind Protection. Each mobile home pad shall have tie down rings sufficiently embedded in the pad so that a mobile home connected to said rings can withstand a 75 mile per hour wind. Each mobile home installed shall be attached to such rings.

(Ord. 2-2000, 4/5/2000, §122)

1. Responsibilities of the Park Management.

A. The person to whom a license for a mobile home park is issued shall operate the park in compliance with this Article and shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the park, its facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.

B. The park management shall supervise the placement of each mobile home in its mobile home lot that includes securing its stability and installing all utility connections.

C. The park management shall give the Sewage Enforcement Officer free access to all mobile home lots, service buildings and other community service facilities for the purpose of inspection.

D. The park management shall maintain a register containing the names of all park occupants. Such register shall be available to any authorized person inspecting the park. The management shall notify the appropriate officer and the Township Secretary, in accordance with state and local taxation laws, of the arrival and departure of each mobile home.

2. Hearing. Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provision of this Article or of any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Township Zoning Hearing Board; provided, that such person shall file in the Township office a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth a brief statement on the grounds therefore 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 Township Zoning Hearing Board 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 day on which the petition was filed; provided, that upon application of the petitioner, the Township Zoning Hearing Board may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond such 10 day period, when in its judgment, the petitioner has submitted good and sufficient reasons for such postponement.

3. Findings and Order. After such hearing the 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. 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.

4. Record; Appeal. The proceedings at such hearing, including the findings and decision of the Board, together with a copy of every notice and order related thereto, shall be entered as a matter of public record in the Township office, 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 Board may seek relief therefore in any court of competent jurisdiction, as provided by the laws of this Commonwealth.

(Ord. 2-2000, 4/5/2000, §123)

1. Any person, partnership or corporation, who or which has violated the provisions of this Part shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, pay a judgement of not more than 8500 plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township as a result thereof No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the district justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgement pursuant to the appropriate rules of civil procedure. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation, unless the district justice determining that there has been a violation further determines that there was a good faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating this Part to have believed that there was no such violation, in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation by the district justice, and thereafter each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. All judgments, costs and reasonable attorney fees collected for the violation of this Part shall be paid over to the Township [Ord. 2-2005]

2. The court of common pleas, upon petition, may grant an order of stay, upon cause shown, tolling the per diem judgment pending a final adjudication of the violation and judgment. [Ord. 2-2005]

3. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed or interpreted to grant to any person or entity other than the Township the right to commence any action for enforcement pursuant to this Section. [Ord. 2-2005]

4. District justices shall have initial jurisdiction over proceedings brought under this Section. [Ord. 2-2005]

5. Revocation or Suspension of Permit. Upon repeated violations by the same premittee, 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 Township Zoning Hearing Board, as provided for in §22-1113.

(Ord. 2-2000, 4/5/2000, §124; as amended by Ord. 2-2005, 7/6/2005)