Town of Union, NY Article 33 Mobile Home Park (MHP) District

§ 300-33.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to provide residents of the Town of Union with a housing alternative and, at the same time, protect and preserve the property of the Town of Union and its inhabitants by regulating mobile homes and mobile home parks.

§ 300-33.2 Procedures and requirements.

A. The process (general overview) shall be as follows:

(1) The applicant submits a rezoning petition to the Town Clerk.

(2) The applicant submits preliminary plans to the Planning Board.

(3) Upon approval of the preliminary plans by the Planning Board, the plans will be sent to the Town Board. The Town Board will then consider the request to rezone to Mobile Home Park District.

(4) Provided that the Town Board approves the change of zone request, final plans shall be submitted to the Planning Board.

(5) Provided that the final plans are approved by the Planning Board, construction may commence after the necessary permits are issued.

B. Initiation of procedures. The procedures for the MHP District are the same as for the Planned Unit Development District; see Article 65.

C. Town Board action on development plans. The procedures for the MHP District are the same as for the Planned Unit Development District; see Article 65.

D. Submission of final plans to the Planning Board. The procedures for the MHP District are the same as for the Planned Unit Development District; see Article 65.

E. Construction of utilities, roads and subdivision of lots. The requirements for the MHP District are the same as for the Planned Unit Development District; see Article 65.

F. Revision of development plans. All proposed changes to an approved MHP shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Board. The following changes are deemed significant and require a public hearing to be held by the Town Board and approval by the Town Board in addition to approval by the Planning Board:

(1) Any changes which require additional roads or utilities or will cause any changes in the SEQR determination.

(2) An increase of 20% or more in the number of mobile homes.

G. Sanitary facilities.

(1) Water. All mobile home parks shall be served by an approved water supply.

(2) Sewer system. All mobile home parks shall be connected to an approved public sanitary sewer system. The system shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Town of Union Subdivision Regulations[1] and design standards.

[1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 181, Subdivision of Land, of the Code of the Town of Union.

H. Electrical distribution system and individual electrical system.

(1) General requirements. Every mobile home park shall contain an electrical wiring system consisting of wiring fixtures, equipment and appurtenances which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the local electric power company's specifications and regulations. All wiring fixtures and connections must have the New York Board of Underwriters approval or other authority as designated by the Town.

(2) Each mobile home lot shall be supplied with not less than a one-hundred-ampere service. If the mobile home is to be heated electrically, then a one-hundred-fifty-ampere service shall be required.

(3) Electrical distribution lines shall be placed underground.

(4) All grounding wire shall be maintained.

I. Other requirements.

(1) Skirts. Each mobile home owner shall be required, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, to enclose the bottom portion of the mobile home with either a metal or wooden skirt or other similar permanent material. The skirting shall allow proper ventilation.

(2) Common open space. Each mobile home park shall have a minimum of 20,000 square feet of recreation area for the common use of the people living within the mobile home park.

§ 300-33.3 Required documents.

A. The required documents for the MHP District are the same as for the Planned Unit Development District; see Article 65.

B. In addition to the above-required documents, plans for tie-down provisions for mobile homes located in the floodplain, in accordance with the Floodplain Management District, shall be provided.