MOBILE HOME PARK ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF TIOGAEPINSIPVANIA  Article I  TITLE, INTENT AND AUTHORITY  Section 101. Title  101.01 These regulaticns shall be known and may be cited  as the "Mobile Hcme Park Ordinance of the County  of Tioga, Pennsylvania."  Section 102. Intent  102.01 These regulations are hereby established to set  requirements for the design, construction, altera- tion, extension and maintenance of mobile home parks and related utilities and facilities for the purpose of promoting and safeguarding the public health,  safety, comfort and welfare.  Section 103. Authority  103.01 The County Board of Commissioners has jurisdiction  and control cf land use and development as set forth in Act 247 (as amended by Act 93 and Act 194), the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.  Section 104. Limitation of Power  104.01 These regulations shall have effect in those boroughs  and ncerperated'towahPs which have no regulations governing mobile home parks in effect at the time this Ordinance is introduced and until the borough or township ordinance is in effect. The inactment of a mcbile home park crdinance or of a zoning ordi- narce with provisions for the control of mobile home parks by any municipality, other than the county, whose land is subject to the county, shall act 'as repeal Protanto of the County Mobile Home Park Ordi- nance within the municipality adopting such ordinance.  Article II DEFINITIONS  Section 201. Definitions    201.01 General Terms - As used in these regulations, words  In the singular include the plural, and those in the plural include the singular. The words "shall" and "will" for the purpose of these regulations are defined The words or terms expressly defined in the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations of the County of Tioga, Pennsylvania shall have the same meanings and definitions for the purpose of these regulations. tional specific terms or words shall be defined as follows: Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following definitions shall for the purpose of these regulations have the meaning herein indicated. Any pertinent word or term not a part of this listing but vital to the interpretation of these regulations shall be construed to have its legal definition. 1. Extermination - The control and elimination of insects, rodents or other pests by eliminating their harborage places; by removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their food; by poisoning, spraying, fumigating, trap- ping or by any other recognized pest-elimination 2. Health Authority = The legally designated health authority of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Depart- 3. Mobile Home - A transportable, single-family dwelling, which may be towed on its own running gear, and which may be temporarily or permanently affixed to real estate, used for non-transient residential purposes and constructed with the same cr similar, electrical, plumbing and sani- tary facilities as immobile housing. 4. Mobile Home Lot - A parcel of land in a mobile home park, constructed with the necessary utility connections, patio, and other appurtenances neces- sary for the erection thereon of a single mobile home and the exclusive use of its occupants. 5. Mobile Home Park - A tract of land under single ownership which has been planned and improved for the placement of mobile homes for non-transient use, consisting of two (2) or more mobile home 6. Mobile Home Stand - That part of an individuàl lot which has been reserved for the placement  as mandatory.  201.02 Specific Terms - As used in these regulations, addi-  method.  ment of Environmental Resources).  lots.  of one mobile home unit.  -2-    7. Park Mansgement - The person who owns or has charge, care or control of the mobile home park. 8. Fermit - Written approval, in whatever form, as Issced by the Pennsylvania Department of Environ- mensal Rescurces and Tioga County authorizing a perscn to operate and maintain a mobile home 9. Perscn - Any individual, firm, trust, partner- ship, public or private association or corpora- 10. Recreaticral Vehicle - A vehicle with or with- cut motive power which may be towed on the public highways be a passenger vehicle or self prepelled without a special permit and which is designed for human occupancy under transient circumstances, such as camping, travel or other recreation, sometimes variously known as a "travel trailer," a "camping trailer" or a  park.  tion cr other entity.  "motcr home."  11. Service or Recreational Building - A structure housing cperationaly office, recreational, park maintenance and other facilities built to con- 12. Sewer Comrection a The sewer connection consists ofall pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the drain cutlet of the mobile home to the inlet cf ths ccrrespending sewer riser pipe. 13. Sewer Rirer Pipe - The sewer riser pipe is that porticn of the sewer lateral which extends verti- cally :c the ground elevation and terminates at 14. Reiuse = A1l putrescible and nonputrescible soiids, except" body wastes, including garbage, 15. Watsr Comrection - The water connection consists ofall pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the water riser pipe to the water inlet pipe of the distribution system within the- mobile home. 16. Water Riser Pipe - The water riser pipe is that portion of the water service pipe which extends vertically to the ground elevation and terminates at a desianated point at each mobile home lot.  form to required local standards.  each mcbile home space.  rubbish, ashes and dead animals.  -3-    17. Water Service Pipe - The water service pipe con- sists of all pipes, fittings, valves and appurten- ances from the water main of the park distributing system to the water outlet of the distribution  system within the mobile home.  Article III  REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS  Section 301. Park Construction Requirements  301.01 Application = All mobile home parks, as defined in  Article II hereof, shall conform with the provisions of this section; and plans and applications for such developments shall be filed in accordance with Article V hereof and conform to Section 501 and 502 of the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations of the gross area of at least forty thousand (40,000) con-  County of Tioga, Pennsylvania. tiguous square feet of land.  301.02 Minimum Park Area - A mobile home park shall have a 301.03 Site Location = The location of all mobile home parks  shall comply with the following minimum requirements: 1. Free from adverse influences by swamps, marshes, garbage or rubbish disposal areas or other poten- tial breeding places for insects or rodents. 2. Not subject to flooding, steep slopes, poor sur- face drainage, poor soils and other severe environ- 3. Not subject to any hazard or nuisance, such as excessive noise, vibration, smoke, toxic matter,  mental limitations.  radiation, heat, odor' or glare.  301.04 Site Drainage Requirements:  1. The ground surface in all parts of every. park shall be graded and equipped to drain all sur- face water in a safe, efficient manner. 2. Surface water collectors and other bodies of standing water capable of breeding mosquitoes and other insects shall be controlled in a man- ner approved by the Pennsylvania Department of  Environmental Resources.  -4-    3. Waste water from any plumbing fixture or sanitary sewer line shall not be deposited upon the ground surface in any, part of a mobile home park.  301.05 Soil and Ground Cover Requirements:  1. Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every park shall be paved or covered with stone screen- ings or other solid material or protected with a vegetative growth that is capable of prevent- ing soil erosion and the emanation of dust during 2. Park grounds shall be maintained free of vegeta- ticn growth which is poisonous or which may har- bor rodents, insects or other pests harmful to  dry weather.  man.  301.06 Park Areas for Non-Residential Uses:  1. No part of any park shall be used for non-residen- tial purposes, except such uses that are required for the direct servicing and well-being of park residents and for the management and maintenance 2. Nothing contained in this Section shall be deemed as pronibiting the sale of a mobile home located on a mobile home lot and connected to utilities.  of the park.  301.07 Required Setbacks, Buffer Strips and Screening:  1. All mobile homes shall be located at twenty (20) feet from any park property boundary line abut- ting upon a public street or highway and at least ten (10) feet from other park property boundary 2. There shall be a minimum distance of fifteen (15) feet between an individual mobile home, including accessory structures attached thereto and adjoining Pavement of a park street or common parking area cr other common areas and structures. 3. All mobile home parks located adjacent to indus- trial or commercial land uses shall be required to provide screening such as fences or natural growth along the property boundary line separat- ing park and such adjacent non-residential use.  lines.    301.08 Erection and Placement of Mobile Homes:  1. Mobile homes shall 'be separated from each other and from other buildings and structures by at least fifteen (15) feet on all sides. 2. An enclosure of compatible design and material shall be erected around the entire base of each mobile home. Such enclosure shall provide suffi- cient ventilation to inhibit decay and deteriora-  tion of the structure.  301.09 Park Street System:  1. General Requirements: A safe and convenience vehicular access shall be provided from abutting 2. Access: The entrance road, or area, connecting the park with a public street or road shall have an minimum pavement width of thirty-six (36) feet and shall be at right angles to the existing pub- lic highway or street. A clear sight distance of at least three hundred (300) feet in both directions shall be afforded the driver of a vehicle prior to entering the public street or highway. There sFall be no more than two (2) points of entrance/exist for any mobile home park 3. Internal Streets - Surfaced roadways shall be of adequate width to accommodate anticipated traffic and in any case shall meet the following minimum ae Where parking is permitted on both sides, a minimum pavement width of thirty-six (36) b. A minimum road pavement width of thirty (30) feet will be required where parking is limited C. A minimum rcad pavement width of twenty-four (24) feet will be required where parking is d. Dead-end streets shall be provided at the clcsed end with a turn-around having an out- side rcadway diameter of at least seventy-tive  public streets or roads.  on the same road or highway.  requirements:  feet will be required. to one (1) side. not permitted.  175)--feet  -6-    4. Required Illumination of Park Street Systems All parks shall be furnished with lighting units 50 spaced and équipped with luminaries placed at such mounting heights as will provide average levels of illumination for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night. 5. Street Construction and Design Standards:  a. Streets: All streets shall be surfaced in accordance with municipality) specifications applicable to streets in conventional resi- b. Grades: Grades of all streets shall be suf- ficient to insure adequate surface drainage, but shall be not more than eight (8) per cent. Short runs with a maximum grade of fifteen (15) per cent may be permitted pro- vided traffic safety is assured by appropriate surfacing and adequate leveling areas. C. Intersections: Within one hundred (100). feet of an intersection, streets shall be at approx- imately right angles. A distance of at least one hundred and fifty (150) feet shall be maintained between center lines of offset intersecting streets. Intersections of more than two (2) streets at one (1) point shall d. A plan of the streets shall be provided with the application for the park permit. least two (2) motor vehicles shall be provided at each mobile home lot, and off-street parking areas for additional vehicles of park occupants and guests shall be provided where street rights of way are of insufficient width for such purposes. Said parking lot spaces shall be a minimum width of ten (10) feet and a minimum length of twenty (20) feet per motor vehicle. One (1) off-street parking space shall be constructed and maintained by the park management per mobile home lot in a common parking facility designed specifically for the storage of such things as boats, recreational vehicles, snowmobiles, etc.  dential developments.  be avoided.  301.10 Off-Street Parking Areas - Off-street parking for at  -7-    301.11 Walks:  1. General Requirements: A1l parks may provide safe, convenient, all-season pedestrian access of ade- quate width for intended uses, durable and con- venient to maintain, between individual mobile homes, the park streets and all community facili- ties provided for park residents. Sudden changes in alignment and gradient shall be avoided. 2. Common Walks System: Where pedestrian traffic is concentrated and' a common walk system is pro- vided, such common walks shall have a minimum width of three and one-half (34) feet. 3. Individual Walks: All mobile home lots shall be constructed to common walks or to streets or to driveways or parking spaces connecting to a paved street. Such individual walks shall have mini-  mum width of two (2) feet.  301.12 Construction of Mobile Home Lots:  1. Mobile home lots within the park shall have an average gross area of eight thousand (8000) square feet except if the park is serviced by a system of sanitary sewerse In such case, the 2. The tctal number of lots in a park shall not Exceed En average density of six (6) per acre. 3. Each mobile home lot shall be improved to pro- vide an adequate foundation for the placement of the mobile home and in such. position as to allow a minimum of fifteen (15). feet between the mobile home and the right of way of the park street  (5,000) square feet.  which serves the lcts.  301.13 Recreation Ares - A landscaped, recreational area  or areas with suitable facilities shall be maintained within the park for the use of all park residents. Said area shall be equal to five (5) per cent of the total land area of the mobile home park.  Section 302. Mobile Hcme Standards or Pads  302.01 General Reguirements - The area of the mobile home  stand shall be improved to provide adequate support  -8-    for the placement and tie-down of the mobile homes, thereby securing the super-structure against uplift, 1. The mobile home stand shall not heave, shift or settle unevenly under the weight of the mobile home due to frost action, inadequate drainage, vibration or other forces acting on the structure. 2. A mobile home stand area shall be prepared by removing the topsoil and grading to slope of nct more than five-tenths (.5) per cent in any direction. The soil in the area of a mobile home stand must be capable of supporting the weight of a mobile home and must not be alluvial  sliding rotation and overturning.  or highly organic.  Section 303. Water Supply  303.01 General Requirements - An adequate supply of water  shall be provided for mobile homes, service buildings and other accessory facilities as required by this Ordinance. Where a public water supply system of satisfactory quantity, quality and pressure is avail- able, connection shall be made hereto and its supply shall be used exclusively. Where a satisfactory public water supply system is not available, the development of a private water supply system shall be approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and/or other authorities  having urisdiction.  303.02 Sources of Supply:  1. The water supply shall be capable of supplying a minimum of one hundred and fifty (150) gallons 2. The well or suction line of the water supply system shall be located and constructed in such a manner that neither underground nor surface contamination will reach the water supply from 3. No well casings, pumps, pumping machinery or suction pipes shall be placed in any pit, room or space extending below ground level nor in any room or space above ground which is walled in or otherwise enclosed, unless such rooms,  per day per mobile home.  ary scurce.  -9-    whether above or below ground, have free drain- age by gravity to the surface of the ground. 4. Water supply. treatment, if necessary, shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Pennsyl- vania Department of Environmental Resources. voirs shall be covered, watertight and constructed of impervious material. Overflows and vents of such reservoirs shall be effectively screened. Manholes shall be constructed with overlapping covers so as to prevent the entrance of contaminated material. Reservoir cverflow pipes shall discharge through an  303.03 Water Storage Facilities - All water storage reser-  acceptable air gap.  303.04 Water Distribution System:  1. A1l water piping, fixtures and other equipment shall be constructed and maintained in accord- ance with Department of Environmental Resources'  regulations.  303.05 Individual Water-Riser Pipes and Connections:  1. Individual Water-riser pipes shall be located within the confined area of the mobile home stand at a point where the water connection will approxi- mate à vertical position, thereby insuring the shortest water connection possible and decreasing susceptibility to water pipe freezing. 2. The Water-riser pipe shall have a minimum inside diameter of one-half (3) inch and terminate at least fcur (4) inches above the ground surface. The water cutlet shall'be provided with a cap when a mobile home does not occupy the lot. 3. Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent freezing of service lines, valves. and riser pipe and to protect risers from heaving and thawing actions of ground during freezing weather. Sur- face drainage shall be diverted from the location 4. A shut-off valve below the frost line shall be provided near the water riser pipe on each mobile home lot. Underground stop-and-waste valves are Prohibited unless their type of manufacturer and their method of installation are approved.  of the riser pipe.  -10-    Section 304. Sewage Dispcsal  304.01 General Requirements - An adequate and safe sewerage  system shall be provided in all parks for conveying and disposing of sewage from mobile homes, service buildings and other accessory facilities. Such sys- tem shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and/or local health regula-  tions.  304.02 Individual Sewer Connections:  1. Each mobile home lot shall be provided with at least a three (3) inch diameter sewer riser pipe. The sewer riser pipe shall be so located on each stand that the sewer connection to the mobile home drain outlet will approximate a vertical 2. The sewer connection (see definition) shall have an nominal inside diameter of not less than three (3) inches, and the slope of any portion there- foot. All joints shall be watertight. 3. All materials used for sewer connections shall be semirigid, corrosive resistant, non-absorbent and durable. The inner surface shall be smooth. 4. Provision shall be made for plugging the sewer riser pipe when a mobile home does not occupy the Iot. Surface drainage shall be diverted away. frem the riser. The rim of the riser pipe shall extend at least one-half () inch above  position  grourd elevaticn.  304.03 Sewer Lines - All sEwer lines shall be located in  trenches of sufficient depth to be free of breakage from traffic or other movements and shall be separa- ted frcm the park water supply system. All sewer lines shall be constructed of approved materials by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resour- lines of the mobile home park are not connected to a public sewer, all proposed sewage disposal facili- ties shall be approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources prior to construction.  ces and shall have watertight joints.  304.04 Sewage Treatment and/or Discharge - Where the sewer  -11-    Section 305. Electrical Distribution System  305.01 General Requirements - Every park shall contain an  electrical wiring system consisting of wiring, fix- tures, equipment and appurtenances which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with local electric power companies' specifications regulating such systems. In addition, all mobile home parks containing five (5) or more lots shall have under-  ground power distribution lines.  305.02 Power Distribution Lines:  1. Main power lines not located underground shall be suspended at least eighteen (18) feet above the ground. There shall be a minimum horizontal clearance of three (3) feet between overhead wiring and any mobile home, service building or 2. All direct burial conductors or cable shall be buried at least eighteen (18) inches below the ground surface and shall be insulated and specially designed for the purpose. Such conductors shall be located not less than one (1) foot radial distance from water, sewer, gas or communications  other structure.  linese  305.03 Individual Electrical Connections - Each mobile home  lot shall be provided with an approved disconnecting device and over-current protective equipment. The minimum service per cutlet shall be 120/240 volts  AC, 100 amperes.  305.04 Reguired Grounding - All exposed non-current carry-  ing metal parts of mobile homes and all other equip- ment shall be groundéd by means of an approved grounding conductor run with branch circuit conduc- tors or other approved method of grounded metallic wiring. The neutral conductor shall not be used as an equipment grcund for mobile homes or other equip  ment.  Section 306. Solid Waste Disposal System  306.01 General Requirements = The storage, collection  and disposal of refuse in the mobile home park shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent harbcrage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire  -12-    hazards or air pollution and shall comply with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources' regulations governing mobile home parks.  Section 307. Insect and Rodent Control  307.01 General Requirements Grounds, buildings and struc-  tures shall be maintained free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation. Extermination methods and other measures to control insects and rodents shall conform with the requirements of the Pennsyl- vania Department of Environmental Resources' regu-  lations governing mobile home parks.  Section 308. Fuel Supply and Storage 308.01 Natural Gas System:  1. Natural gas piping systems, when installed in mobile home parks, shall be mainained in con- formity with accepted engineering Practices. 2. Each mobile home lot provided with pipe gas shall have an approved shut-off 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.  308.02 Liquified Petroleum Gas System - Liquified petroleum  gas systems provided for mobile homes, service buildings or other Structures when installed shall be maintained in conformity with the rules and regu-. lations of the authority having jurisdiction and shall 1.  Systems shall be provided with safety devices to relieve excessive pressures and shall be arranged so'that the discharge terminates at 2. Systems shall have at least one (1) 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. Undiluted, liquified pertoleum gas in liquid form shall not be conveyed through piping equipment and systemsin-mobile-homes:  include the following:  a safe location.  -13-    4. Vessels of more than twelve (12) and less than sixty (60) U.S. gàllons gross capacity may be securely but not permanetly fastened to prevent 5. No LPG vessel shall be stored or located inside or beneath any storage cabinet, carport, mobile home or any other structure unless such installa- tions are specially approved by the authority  accidental cverturning.  Bavingsurisdicticn.  308.03 Fuel Oil Supply System:  1. A1l fuel oil supply systems provided for mobile hcmes, service buildings and other structures shall be installed and maintained in conformity with the rules and regulations of the authority 20 All piping from cutside fuel storage tanks or cylinders to mobile homes shall be securely, but not permanetly, fastened in place. 3. All fuel oil supply. systems provided for mobile homes, service buildings and other structures shall have shut-off valves located within five 4. All fuel storage tanks or cylinders shall be securely placed and shall not be less five (5) feet from ar.y mobile home exit. 5. Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic shall be protecced against' physical damage.  having urisdicticn.  (5) inches cf storage tanks.  Section 309. Telephone and Television  309.01 Telephone : When telephone service to mcbile home 309.02 Televisicn - Where central television antenna sys-  stands is provided, the distribution systems shall be underground, unless eccnomically mpractical. tems are to be installed as part of the Property to be covered by mortgage insurance, a warranty shall be obtained to assure satisfactory service. Distri- buticn to mobile home stands may be overhead or underground but shall be in general accord with the placement of the electrical distribution system.  -14-    Section 310. Fire Protection  310.01 Local Regulations - Thé mobile home park area shall  be subject to the rules and regulations of the (name of political subdivision) fire prevention authority kept free of litter, rubbish and other flammable  where provided. materials.  310.02 Litter Control - Mobile home park areas shall be 310.03 Fire Extinguishers - Portable fire extinguishers  ofa type approved by the fire prevention authority shall be kept in public service buildings under park control when the park is not serviced by fire hydrants. their water Supply sourced is capable to serve them in accordance with the following reguirements: 1. The water supply source shall permit the opera- ticn of a minimum of two (2), one and one-half 2. Each of two (2) nozzles, held four (4) feet above the ground, shall deliver at least seventy-five (75) gallons of water per minute at a flowing pressure of at least thirty (30) pounds per square inch at the highest point of the park. 3. Fire hydrants, if provided, shall be located within six hundred (600) feet of any mobile home, service building or other structure in the park and shall be installed in accordance with municipality). pecifications.  310.04 Fire Hydrants - Firè hydrants shall be installed if  (14) inch hose streams.  Section 311. Storage Facilities 311.01 General Requiréments:  1. Storage facilities shall be permitted on each mobile home lot in the mobile home park, pro- vided such facilities are allowed by the park 2. Such facilities shall be designed in a manner that will enhance the appearance of the mobile home park, shall not abstruct any mobile home openings for light and ventilation, shall not  management.  -15-    inhibit inspection of mobile home equipment and utility connections, shall be at least three (3) feet from any lot line, shall be located at least fifteen (15) feet from any mobile home, and shall not be located in the front yard of the lot.  Section 312. Service Buildings and Other Community Service 312.01 Applicability = The requirements of this Section  Facilities  shall apply to service buildings, recreational build- ings and other community service facilities when 1. Management offices, repair shops and storage  constructed such as:  areasi  2. Laundry facilities; 3. Indoor recreation areas;  4, Commercial uses supplying essential goods or services for the exclusive use of park occupants.  312.02 Structural Requirements for Buildings:  1. All portions of the structure shall be properly protected from damage by ordinary uses and by. decay, corrosion, termites and other destructive elements. Exterior portions shall be of such materials and be so constructed and protected as to prevent entrance or penetration of moisture and weather. Local building codes shall set the 2. All rcoms containing laundry facilities shall have sound resistant walls extending to the ceil- ing between male and female sanitary facilities. Walls and partitions in lavatories and other plumbing fixtures shall be constructed of dense, non-absorbent, water-proof material or covered with oisture-resistant material and have at least one (1) window or skylight facing directly to the outdoors. The minimum aggregate gross area of windows for each required room shall be not less that ten (10) per cent of the floor area served by them and have at least one (1) window which can be easily opened or a mechanical device which will adequately ventilate the room.  specific construction standards.  -16-    3. Toilets shall be located in separate compart- ments equipped with self-closing doors.  Section 313. Miscellaneous Requirements 313.01 Responsibilities of the Park Management:  1. The person to whom a license for a mobile home park is issued shall operate the park in com- pliance with this Ordinance and shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the park, its facilities, and equipment in good repain and in 2. The park management shall supervise the place- ment of each mobile home on its mobile home lot which includes securing its stability and instal- 3. The park management shall give any authorized. officer free access to all mobile home lots service buildings and other community service facilities for the purpose of inspection. 4. The management shall maintain a register con- taining the names of all occupants. Such regis- ter shall be available to any authorized person inspècting the park. The management shall notify the appropriate officer, in accordance with state and local taxation lawsyof the arrival and de-  a clean and sanitary condition.  ling all utility connections.  parture of each mobile home.  313.02 Removal of Mobile Homes - No mobile home, whether  installed in a mobile home park, shall be removed (from the municipality) without first obtaining a permit from the municipality) tax collector, as required by Act No. 54, 1969, of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Such permit shall be issued upon payment of a fee of two dollars ($2.00) and real estate taxes assessed against the home and unpaid  at time the permit is requested.  Article IV VARIANCES  Section 401. Application of Variance Power  -17-    401.01 Variances to this Ordinance shall be granted by the  Commission under the variance provisions of the Sub- division and Land Development Regulations of the  County of Tioga, Pennsylvania.  401.02 The Commission shall have the power to hear and rule  on appeals. Such appeals must be filed with the Com-  mission.  Article V  ENFORCEMENT AND LEGAL PROCEDURE  Section 501. Appointment  501.01 It shall be the duty of the Commission to enforce  the provisions of this Ordinance.  Section 502. Duties  502.01. It shall be the responsibility of the Commission to  make periodic inspections of mobile home parks in the county and make such reports as the Planning  Commission may require.  502.02 If the Commission shall find that any mobile home  park has been established or is being maintained in violation of the. provisions of this Ordinance, he shall promptly notify the owner thereof in writing. If the cwner fails to abate the said violation and comply with the provisions of this Ordinance within thirty (30) days, the Commission shall cause such violation to be removed or remedied. The cost of such removal or remedy shall bè borne by the owner or lesscr, and shall be a lièn upon the premise. visions of this Ordinance, which is in immediate peril to persons or property, to be removed immediately. The cost shall be a lien upon the premise.  502.03 The Commission shali cause any violation of the pro-  Section 503. Enforcing Officer  503.01 The provisions of this Ordinance shall be adminis-  tered by the Commission. The Commission may delegate all or part of the administration of this Ordinance to an agent and the extent of this delegation shall be on record in the minutes of the Commission.  -18-    Section 504. Permits  504.01 It shall be unlawful for any person to construct,  alter or extend any mobile home park within the limits of Tioga County unless he holds a valid per- mit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environ- mental Resources in the name of such person for the Pecifierconstruetion, alteration or extension pro- posed and also plans approved by the Commission. owner of the mobile home park or his authorized representative in accordance with the Rules and Regulations, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Depart- ment of Environmental Resources, Chapter 179, Title 25, entitled, Regulations for Mobile Home Parks, adopted, September 18, 1971.  504.02 All applications for permits shall be made by the  504.03 A copy of the said Department of Environmental  Resources' application shall be concurrently filed shall forthwith inspect the applicant's plans and proposed park to determine compliance with the pro- visions of this Ordinance. After favorable deter- mination with the same and upon being furnished a copy of the permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources to the appli- cant, said official shall issue a mobile home park permit to the applicant which shall be valid for a issued by said officer upon furnishing proof by applicant that his mobile home park continues to meet the standards prescribed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and this date of this Ordiance shall be required to meet only the standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources as a prerequisite to the issuance of a county permit, and all other minimum standards prescribed herein shall be applicable only to those parks which are constructed or expanded  with the Commission.  504.04 Upon receipt of such application, the. Commission  period of one (1) year thereafter.  504.05 Renewal permits for a one. (1) year period shall be  Ordinance.  504.06 Mobile home parks in existance upon the effective  after the effective date hereof.  -19-    Section 505. Plan Fees  505.01 At the time of filing for approval of the plans for  a mobile home park, the application shall be accom- panied by a certified check or money order, payable to Tioga County, to cover the cost of checking and verifying the plans, in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) plus one dollar ($1.00) per. mobile home lot. In the event that the Commission is required to perform additional or unusual service in determin- ing if said application conforms to the provisions of the Ordinance, the cost of such additional service shall be borne by the applicant. Such charges shall be levied whether or not the application is approved.  Section 506. Transfer of Permit  506.01 Every person holding a permit to operate a mobile  home park shall file notice in writing to the Pennsyl- vania Department of Environmental Resources and the Commission within ten (10) days after having sold, transferred, given away or otherwise disposed of intèrest in or control of any mobile home park. If the permit is transferred by the Department of Environ- mental Resources, proof of such transfer shall be  furnished the Commission.  Section 507. Penalties  507.01 The violation of the terms of this Ordinance shall  be punishable by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00) or imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days or both in the descretion of the court for each offense; and each day a violation continues to exist shall constitute a separate  offense.  Article VI  SEVERABILITY AND CONSTITUTIONALIPY  Section 601. Severability and Constitutionality  601.01 The provisions of this Ordinance shall be severable;  and if any of its provisions shall be held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such uncon- stitutionality, illegality or invalidity shall not affect the validity of any of the remaining pro-  -20-    visions of this Ordinance. It is hereby declared as legislative intent that this Ordinance would have been adopted or if such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid provisions had not been included therein. Duly enacted and ordained as an Ordinance of the County  of Tioga on this  ao day of DEC,  1976, by the  Commissioners of the County of Tioga, Commonwealth of Pennsyl-  vania.  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania  County of Tioga  BY:  hairman  hastahene  ATTEST: RLK  Chief Clerk  -21-