This district is composed of those areas of the Borough where the predominant land use is agriculture and low density residential. The regulations are designed to protect and stabilize the essential characteristics of these areas, minimize conflicting land uses detrimental to faun enterprises and limit development which requires highways and other public facilities in excess of those required by agricultural and low density residential uses.

1.   All permitted uses in the R-1 Residential Districts, Part 6, subject to the requirements thereof.

2.   Agricultural uses and buildings, including the raising, keeping and breeding of livestock for gain (including poultry, rabbits, cattle, hogs, horses, ponies, cows, sheep and similar livestock), subject to the following regulations:

3.   Sale of farm products, including the sale of livestock or poultry produced on the property where offered for sale.

Uses permitted with Zoning Hearing Board approval.

      (a)   Individual mobile homes lots located in a mobile home park shall contain at least 7,500 square feet of lot area and shall not be less than 65 feet wide at the building setback line exclusive of easements.

      (b)   The maximum number of mobile home lots that may be approved in a mobile home park shall be computed by subtracting from the total gross area a fixed percentage of 10% of said area for useable open space and dividing the remaining 90% of the area by the minimum lot requirements set forth above.

      (c)   In computing the maximum number of mobile home lots that may be created, any lands which are located within a floodplain area, which are subject to either periodic flooding, seasonal high water table, public utility easements or which have a slope in excess of 25% shall not be considered part of the total gross area.

      (d)   All mobile home lots shall be given street numbers and all park streets shall be given names.

      (a)   All mobile homes shall be located at least 75 feet from any street right- of-way which abuts a mobile home park boundary and at least 50 feet from any other park boundary line.

      (b)   There shall be a minimum distance of 25 feet between an individual mobile home and adjoining pavement of a park street or common parking area or other common area.

      (c)   All mobile homes shall be separated from each other and from other buildings by at least 20 feet. Utility sheds shall be permitted only if they adjoin the mobile home and the 20 foot separation of buildings can still be maintained.

      (a)   Park Access. Access to mobile home parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards at the entrance or exists and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets. Each mobile home park shall be provided with at least two points of ingress and/or egress and a distance of at least 150 feet shall be maintained between centerlines of access streets.

      (b)   Lot Access. All mobile home parks shall be provided with safe and convenient paved access streets to each mobile home lot. Alignment and gradient shall be properly adapted to topographic conditions.

      (c)   Streets. All streets within any mobile home park shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 50 feet, a minimum cartway width of 36 feet, and a minimum pavement width of 24 feet, except that one-way streets shall have a minimum cartway width of 28 feet and a minimum pavement width of 12 feet. All streets shall be paved in accordance with Borough or County specifications and shall be kept in good repair.

      (d)   Intersections. Not more than two streets shall intersect at any one point and a distance of at least 150 feet shall be maintained between centerlines of offset intersecting streets.

   (5)   Required Off-Street Parking.

      (a)   Off-street parking areas shall be provided in all mobile home parks for the use of park occupants and guests. Such areas shall be furnished at the rate of at least two vehicular parking spaces for each mobile home lot.

      (b)   Each off-street parking space shall contain at least 200 square feet. Common parking areas shall not be located farther than 300 feet from the mobile home lots they are intended to serve.

   (6)   Utility Improvements.

      (a)   Water Distribution. All mobile home parks shall provide to each separate mobile home a continuing supply of potable water approved by the State Department of Environmental Protection. [Ord. 261]

      (b)   Sewage Disposal. All mobile home parks shall provide to each separate mobile home connection to public sewers or temporary connections to a centralized sanitary sewage disposal system approved by the State Department of Environmental Protection. [Ord. 261]

      (c)   No zoning permit shall be issued until the sewage disposal and water distribution system plans for the mobile home park have been approved by the State Department of Environmental Protection.

[Ord. 261]

      (d)   Electrical Distribution. All mobile home parks shall have an underground electrical distribution system which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the local electric power company's specifications regulating such systems. All connections from the meter box to the trailer shall be installed in accordance with National Electrical Code requirements.

      (e)   Natural Gas Systems.

         1)   Natural gas piping systems, when installed in mobile home parks, shall be maintained in conformity with accepted engineering practices.

         2)   Each mobile home 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 discharges of gas when the outlet is not in use.

      (f)   Liquified Petroleum Gas Systems. Liquified petroleum gas systems, when provided in mobile home parks, shall include the following:

         1)   Systems shall be provided with safety devices to relieve excessive pressures with discharges terminating at a safe location.

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

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

         4)   Vessels of more than 12 and less than 60 U.S. gallon gross capacity shall be secured 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.

      (g)   Fuel Oil Supply System. All fuel oil supply systems when provided in mobile home parks shall be installed and maintained in conformity with the following regulations:

         1)   All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders to mobile homes shall be securely fastened in place.

         2)   All fuel oil supply systems shall have shutoff valves located within 5 inches of storage tanks.

         3)   All fuel storage tanks or cylinders shall be securely placed and shall not be located closer than 5 feet from any mobile home parking area or exit.

         4)   Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic shall be pro tected against physical damage.

      (a)   Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every park shall be paved, or covered with stone screening or other solid material, or protected with a vegetation growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion and the emanation of dust during dry weather.

      (b)   Park grounds shall be maintained free of vegetation growth which is poisonous or which may harbor rodents, insects or other pests harmful to man.

      (a)   The park operator shall require that a fire extinguisher of an approved type shall be maintained in each mobile home and in all public service buildings under park control.

      (b)   Provision shall be made by the park operator to have garbage collected at least once every week. No centralized waste collection station shall be located on the park site.

      (c)   Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a 4 inch concrete slab on a stable surface at least 10 feet by 18 feet in size for use as a terrace.

      (d)   An enclosure of compatible design and material shall be erected around the entire base of each mobile home. Such enclosure shall provide sufficient ventilation to inhibit decay and deterioration of the structure.

      (e)   Television reception service shall be provided from a centralized antenna service, if available.

      (f)   Each lot shall be planted with no less than one tree no less than 1 1/2 inches in diameter approved by the Shade Tree Commission.

      (g)   Each mobile home shall be provided with no less than four frame tie- downs and two over the top tie-downs. Steel cable or strappings, designed to withstand 4,800 pounds tensil strength shall be used for the ties and said ties shall be securely fastened to deadman anchors.

      (a)   No part of any mobile home park shall be used for a nonresidential purpose, except where required for the management and mainte nance of the park.

      (b)   Nothing contained in this Section shall be deemed as prohibiting the sale of an existing mobile home located on an individual lot and connected to the pertinent utilities.

B.   Group care facilities provided that:

   (1)   Appropriate off-street parking should be provided as required in § 1304 for homes for the aging or nursing homes.

   (2)   A plan showing the layout of the home and the facilities should be presented to the Board for approval.

   (3)   The applicant should meet all safety requirements for such homes as required by any Federal, State, or local laws.

   (4)   The Zoning Rearing Board shall attach any other reasonable special conditions to their decision that would be necessary to protect residents in the surrounding neighborhood as well as the residents of the group care facility.

A lot width, lot area and yard setback requirements of not less than the dimensions shown on the following table shall be provided for every principal dwelling unit and/or principal nonresidential building erected or altered for any use permitted in this district:

 

 

Off-street parking shall be provided for in accordance with Part 13 of this Chapter.

The supplementary district regulations shall be provided in accordance with Part 11 of this Chapter.

Signs and advertising structures shall be provided in accordance with Part 12 of this Chapter.