PARK RULES FOR ELM COURT PARK

In these rules:

• "occupier" means anyone who occupies a park home, whether under an Agreement to which the Mobile Homes Act 1983 applies or under a tenancy or other agreement.
• "you" and "your" refers to the home owner or other occupier of a park home
• "we" and "our" refers to the park owner.

These rules are in place to ensure acceptable standards are maintained on the park which will be of general benefit to occupiers, and to promote and maintain community cohesion. They from part of the Agreement by which homeowners occupy the pitch in accordance with the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (as amended)

With one exception the rules also apply to any occupiers of park homes who rent their home. The only rule which does not apply to occupiers who rent their home is rule 37 about the colour of the exterior of the home, as someone renting their home would not be responsible for the exterior maintenance.

None of these rules is to have retrospective effect. Accordingly:

• They are to apply only from the date on which they take effect, which is a date to be confirmed and:
• No occupier who is in occupation on that date will be treated as being in breach due to circumstances which we in existence on that date and which would not have been a breach of the rules in existence before that date.

These rules apply (for as long as they live on the park) to the park owner and any employees, with the exception of the following rules - 19 & 33.

CONDITION OF THE PITCH

1. For reasons of ventilation and safety you must keep the underneath of your home clear and not use it as storage space. Wheels must not be removed from the home.
2. You must not have external fires, including incinerators. Barbecues are permitted.
3. You must not keep inflammable substances on the park except in quantities reasonable for domestic use.
4. You must not keep explosive substances on the park.
5. You must not plant trees or shrubs without first seeking our approval as to types and position (approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
6. You must not cut down trees and shrubs without first seeking our approval (approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
7. Elm Court Park has an 'open plan' policy. Fences are not permitted.
8. Washing lines are to be of a rotary type and reasonably screened from view.
9. Television/radio aerials and satellite dishes must be fixed to the rear of the home and must not protrude by more than two feet above it.

WATER

10. You must not permit waste water to be discharged into the ground. Where water is not separately metered at the park home or not separately charged you must not use hoses, except in case of fire.
11. You must only use fire point hoses in case of fire
12. You must protect all external water pipes from potential frost.

STORAGE

13. You must not have more than one storage shed which should be located to the rear of the pitch. Where you source the shed yourself the design, standard and size of the shed must be approved by us in writing (approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). You must position the shed so as to comply with the park's site licence and fire safety requirements. The footprint of the shed shall not exceed (7' x 5’).
14. You must not have any storage receptacle on the pitch other than the shed mentioned in rule 13 and any receptacle for the storage of domestic waste pending collection by the local authority.
15. You must ensure that any shed or other structure erected in the separation space between park homes is of a non-combustible construction and positioned so as to comply with the park's site licence conditions and fire safety requirements. The separation space is the space between your park home and any neighbouring home.

REFUSE

16. You are responsible for the disposal of all household, recyclable and garden waste in approved containers through the local authority service. You must not overfill containers and must place them in the approved position for the local authority collections.
17. You must not deposit any waste or rubbish other than in local authority approved containers on any part of the park (including any individual pitch).

BUSINESS ACTIVIDES

18. You must not use the park home, the pitch or the park (or any part of the park) for any business purpose, and you must not use the park home or the pitch for the storage of stock, plant, machinery or equipment used or last used for any business purpose. However you are at liberty to work individually from home by carrying out any office work of a type which does not create a nuisance to other occupiers and does not involve other staff other workers, customers or members of the public calling at the park home or the park.

AGE OF OCCUPANTS

19. No person under the age of 50 years may reside in a park home with the exception of the park owner and their family, a park warden and their family.
20. You are responsible for the behaviour of visiting children.

NUISANCE

21. You must not use musical instruments, all forms of recorded music players, radios and other similar appliances and motor vehicles so as to cause a nuisance to other occupiers, especially between the hours of 10.30pm and 8.00 am.
22. In consideration of other occupiers, no grass cutting or strimming before 10.30am on a Sunday.

PETS

23. You must not keep any pets or animals except the following:
24. Not more than 1 small dog (other than any of the breeds subject to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 which are not permitted at all). You must keep any dog under proper control and you must not permit it to frighten other users of the park. You must keep any dog on a leash not exceeding 1m in length and must not allow it to despoil the park.
25. Not more than 1 domestic cat. You must keep any cat under proper control and must not permit it to frighten other users of the park, or to despoil the park.
26. Those pets or animals housed in a cage, aquarium or similar and remain at all times within the home.
27. Nothing in rule 24 of these Park Rules prevents you from keeping an assistance dog if this is required to support your disability and Assistance Dogs UK or any successor body has issued you with an Identification Book or other appropriate evidence.