PARK RULES FOR EASTERN GREEN

Introduction

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 form part of the Agreement by which homeowners occupy the pitch in accordance with the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (as amended).

These rules apply to the homeowner or other occupier of a park home. None of these rules is to have retrospective effect. Accordingly:

• They are to apply from the date on which they take effect, which is 12 November 2014; and
• No occupier who is in occupation on that date will be treated as being in breach due to circumstances which were in existence on that date and which would not have been in breach of the rules in existence before that date.

Age of Occupants

1. No person under the age of 45 years may reside in a park home, with exception of the park owner and their family or the park warden/manager

Pets

2. A maximum of two pets or animals per household subject to the following rules:

3. Pets or animals which fall within any of the categories listed below must not be kept at the park:

• Dogs which are the subject of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991;
• Farm animals, including poultry;
• Pigeons; and
• Reptiles (excluding the tortoise).

4. Dogs must be kept under proper control and must not be permitted to frighten other users on the park. Any dog must be kept on a lead not exceeding 1 metre in length and it must not be allowed to despoil on the park. Where this happens, it must be removed.

Note

The express terms of a homeowner's agreement contain an undertaking on the part of the homeowner not to allow anything which is or becomes a nuisance, inconvenience or disturbance to other occupiers at the park and this undertaking extends to the behaviour of pets and animals.

5. Nothing in rules 2, 3(a) and 4 above prevents the homeowner or any occupier of the park home from keeping an assistance dog if this is required and Assistance Dogs UK or any successor body which issues an Identification Book or other appropriate evidence.

Vehicles and Parking

6. Commercial vehicles including vehicles which are of a size similar to or larger than a transit van and are used in connection with a commercial venture, but excluding taxis, must not be kept on the park, with the exception of commercial vehicles operated by the park owner, their family or the park warden/manager.

7. A maximum of two vehicles per household may be parked on the park.

8. Vehicles must be parked on the driveways of homeowner's pitches or in the visitor's car park if absolutely necessary.

9. Vehicles, trailers, touring caravans or motorhomes must not be parked on the roads or grass verges, with the exception of the caravan owned by the park owner.

10. All vehicles must be driven carefully and within the displayed speed limit of 5 mph.

11. All vehicle users must hold a current driving licence and be insured to drive on the park. Any vehicle kept on the park must be taxed in accordance with the requirements of law and is to be in a roadworthy condition.

Noise Nuisance

12. Noise, including any sound from motor vehicles (including sound from an exhaust) must be kept to a minimum between the hours of midnight and 7.30am.

Condition of the Pitch

13. For reasons of ventilation and safety, the underneath of the park home must be kept clear and it must not be used as a storage space.

14. No external fires, including incinerators. BBQs are permitted providing they are supervised at all times when they are in use.

15. Fences or other means of enclosure must not be erected unless they are of a type of panelled or picket fence, or hedge which is not more than 4ft in height and you have obtained our approval (which will not be unreasonably withheld). Fences and any other means of enclosure must be positioned so as to comply with the park's site licence conditions and fire safety requirements.

Storage

16. Only one storage shed or receptacle of a non-combustible material shall be kept on the pitch. The design, standard and size of shed or receptacle must be approved by the park owner in writing (which will not be unreasonably withheld). Any shed or receptacle must be positioned so as to comply with the park's site licence and fire safety requirements and in particular, the minimum spacing requirements between park homes.

17. In addition to the storage shed or receptacle referred to in 16 above, one non combustible greenhouse (for example, one not made from wooden frames) of a design, standard and size to be approved by the park owner in writing (which will not be unreasonably withheld) may be kept on the pitch. Any greenhouse must be positioned so as to comply with the park's site licence and fire safety requirements and in particular, the minimum spacing requirements between park homes.

18. Any structure erected in the separation space between park homes must be of a non combustible construction and positioned so as to comply with the park's site licence conditions and fire safety requirements.

Refuse

19. Household, recyclable and garden waste must be disposed of in approved containers through the local authority service and must not be overfilled. Containers must be placed in the approved position for the local authority collections.

External decoration

20. The outside of the park home must be maintained in a clean and tidy condition. Where the exterior is repainted or recovered, homeowners must take all reasonable steps not to depart from the original exterior colour scheme.

Park Home Living Disclaimer:
Park rules have been downloaded from the relevant licensing authority and were correct at the time of publishing. Uploaded Date 30th October 2020