Green Lane Park Homes

Park Rules for Green Lane Park Homes

The following rules are intended to be for the good management of the Park and the benefit of all who use it. These Rules form part of the agreement pursuant to which each Occupier occupies their Pitch in accordance with the Mobile Homes Acts 1983 (as amended) (the "Agreement").

These rules take effect from [25th January 2015) and are not of retrospective effect.

DEFINITIONS

Park Home means a mobile home stationed on a Pitch, and occupied by the Occupier(s) as their only or main residence under the provisions of the Mobile Homes Act 1983 and subsequent amendments.

Park Owner means J B and J Small Park Homes, Victoria House, Victoria Street, Taunton, TA1 3FA

Park means Green Lane Park, Green Lane, Breinton, Hereford, HR4 7PN

Pitch means the land, including any garden area, on which an Occupier is entitled to station their Park Home under the terms of their Agreement.

Occupier means the person or persons occupying a Park Home.

Installation, alteration and maintenance of Park Homes and Pitches

1. Only Park Homes of proprietary manufacture which comply with the definitions contained in the Caravan Site and Control Development Act 1960 are permitted on the Park.

2. All Park Homes must have a working flush toilet and bathroom (which may have either a bath or a shower or both).

3. The supply, delivery, movement and siting of any Park Home must be carried out by a professional contractor with appropriate public liability insurance.

4. Wheels must not  be removed from the Park Home, nor can the  Park Home be repositioned by the Occupier. No external structural alteration or addition to the Park  Home  or replacement of the Park Home is permitted without the prior written permission of the Park Owner.

5. The Occupier must insure the Park Home with a reputable insurer which is a member of the Association of British Insurers against fire, storm and flood.

6. Occupiers must maintain their Pitch in a tidy condition, free from litter and refuse and garden areas must be kept cultivated and tidy. Occupiers must clean the windows of their Park Home as often as is reasonably necessary.

7. No inflammable items or chemicals are to be stored underneath a Park Home.

8. Trees and plants on a Pitch must not be permitted to grow to a size or shape as to interfere in any way with neighbouring properties. Trees must not be removed when a Pitch is vacated.

9. Fences are not to be erected without the prior written permission of the Park Owner. Existing fences must be kept in good repair.

10. Only one storage shed is permitted on each Pitch . It must be constructed of non-combustible material and of a size and design approved by the Park Owner prior to installation and positioned to comply with the relevant conditions of the site licence in force  at the relevant time and any requirements of the local authority. Any form of fuel storage  (being  of proprietary type concrete or metal fuel bunker specification) or other structure must be in compliance with all relevant regulations.

11. Chimney flues and cowls must be kept in good repair. Care must be taken by Occupiers to prevent the discharge of sparks or excessive smoke.

12. Occupiers (and their guests) must not use, or interfere with, the fire points provided for other than the emergency use intended.

13. Occupiers are responsible for ensuring that all electrical, solid fuel, oil and gas installations within their Park Home and on their Pitch comply at all times with the regulatory requirements.

14. Where water is not separately metered or rated, the use of hosepipes is strictly prohibited (except in case of fire) . Sprinklers are not all owed. The Occupier must not permit mains or waste water to discharge onto the ground nor permit to pass into water closets, gullies or drains any matter that is likely to cause blockage or damage. Occupiers must keep in good repair and condition all pipes and cables for which they are responsible.

15. In order to avoid the risk of damaging or interfering with underground services, no holes or ponds may be dug in the ground.

16. Access is forbidden to vacant pitches save, where reasonably necessary, for the upkeep of an Occupier's plot.

Use of the Park Home and Guests

17. The Park Home may only be used by the Occupier and members of their permanent household and invited guests . Occupiers will be held responsible at all times for the behaviour and actions of their guests. The number of persons occupying the Park Home shall not exceed the number for which the Park Home was designed as detailed in Part 1 of the Agreement.

18. Sub-letting of either the whole or part of a Park Home is not permitted.

19. No children are allowed to occupy Park Homes on a permanent basis. The Occupier remains responsible at all times for the conduct of children visiting their Home.

20. Children may not climb trees or banks on the Park, must not be allowed to play around the Park Homes of other Occupiers unless invited to do so, neither must they be allowed to play on roads within the Park.

Rules for Occupiers

21. All Occupiers must be 50 years of age or older.

22. Occupiers must :

• not carry on any trade or business at the Park Home or in the Par k.
• not hold any political meeting or sale by auction at the Park Home or in the Park.
• not use the Park Home for any noisy, offensive, illegal or immoral purpose.
• not do anything at the Park Home which may be or become a nuisance or annoyance, or cause loss, damage or injury, to the Park Owner or the occupiers of any neighbouring property .
• not bring or keep any inflammable, explosive, dangerous or offensive substances or goods onto the Park Home or Park {except fuel in the fuel tank of any private motor vehicle).
• not sing or dance or play any musical instrument or equipment for making or reproducing sound or to act in such a manner so as to cause annoyance to occupiers of any neighbouring property.

23. External fires, including incinerators are not permitted.

24. Everyone using the Park must comply with the regulations of the site licence, fire safety regulations and any other statutory regulations applicable to the Park.

25. Pets must be kept under proper control. They must not cause noise or nuisance to other residents or be allowed to despoil the Pa rk. Occupiers must not keep any pet or animals except the following:

• One dog per Park Home

• One domestic cat per Park Home

• Animal or pet housed in a cage, aquarium or similar remaining at all times within the Park Home

Visitors' dogs must be kept in their vehicle or Park Home at all times and when necessary removed from the Park for exercise.

26. The Occupier is responsible for the disposal of all household waste {suitably wrapped and sealed) in Local Authority approved containers, which must not  be overfilled, through the Local Authority refuse collection service. Garden refuse must be disposed of in a proper manner.