Reflect the changes in the technology of home building and land development so that resulting economies may inure to the benefit of those who need homes.

Further the general welfare by extending greater opportunities for better and more affordable housing to all present and prospective residents of Lower Providence Township.

Provide for better quality and greater variety in type, design, and layout of mobile home developments than has been evident in many mobile home parks in the past by enforcing uniform standards, promoting desirable design criteria, and encouraging innovative site design approaches.

Provide for a diversity in housing types and prices throughout the Township.

Encourage mobile home developments that are beneficial, rather than detrimental, to property values and the general welfare of the area in which they are proposed.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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

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.

The tract of land to be developed shall be under single ownership or shall be the subject of an application filed by the owners of the entire tract.

Any tract of land to be used as a mobile home park must have a minimum site area of 15 contiguous acres. At least 50% of the site for a mobile home park must meet the definition of net site area.

The maximum building coverage permitted upon the site of the mobile home park shall be 30% of the net site area; and the maximum impervious surface coverage permitted upon the site of the mobile home park shall be 40% of the net site area.

At least 30% of the net site area shall be set aside as open space. At least 30% of the provided open space shall be improved as common areas, greens, or for active recreation. No more than 30% of the provided open space shall be located within the perimeter screen buffer yard. All open space shall meet the general requirements for open space set forth in this chapter, including, but not limited to, § 143-28H.

A screen buffer at least 25 feet wide shall be provided along the property boundary of a mobile home park. The buffer shall be designed according to the requirements of § 123-50 of Chapter 123, Subdivision and Development of Land, for a multifamily development.

No mobile home, single-family detached home, or other principal building shall be located closer than 75 feet to any boundary of the mobile home park it is located in, regardless of whether that boundary abuts a lot, water body, road or other right-of-way. Every mobile home, single-family detached home, and other principal building shall have access to an improved street within the mobile home park in accordance with Chapter 123 (Subdivision and Development of Land).

Mobile home parks shall not be located directly abutting conventionally built single-family detached housing, except where extensive natural buffering exists and will be retained or can be created so as to functionally and visually separate the two sites or where compatible units of modular or conventionally built homes will be located in the mobile home park adjacent to the existing residences. The developer shall provide any necessary transition between differing residential structural types and densities within the mobile home park tract.

Any site proposed for a mobile home park shall, in the opinion of the Board, be easily accessible to essential community facilities and services, such as employment centers, shopping centers, schools, and police and fire protection.

All the dwellings and uses within a mobile home park must be served exclusively by public water and sewer facilities.

Any tract intended for a mobile home park must have direct access to a feeder road (or a road of a higher classification), as determined by the adopted ultimate right-of-way map. Plans evidencing the provision for safe and effective ingress and egress to and from the public streets and highways servicing the proposed mobile home park, without causing undue confusion or interference with the normal traffic flow, shall be submitted to the Township and must be approved by the Township Engineer.

The applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board compliance with all state and federal regulations applicable to mobile homes, modular homes, industrial housing, and mobile home parks.

No mobile home or other principal building shall be located within the Floodplain Conservation District, the Steep Slope Conservation District, or the Riparian Buffer Overlay Zone. No mobile home be placed on land having a natural grade of greater than 8.0% nor shall such land be graded to a lesser-percentage slope for the purpose of accommodating a mobile home.

Any and all buildings (principal or accessory) within a mobile home park shall be separated a minimum of 10 feet. No building or structure built, erected, or located within a mobile home park shall exceed a height of two stories or 25 feet.

Lots within the mobile home park shall not be rented for periods of less than a month (30 days).

Centralized mailboxes shall be provided for all the residences in the mobile home park.