It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Town of Newfane
by the more efficient regulation of house trailers and house trailer
camps.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
HOUSE TRAILER
Includes any vehicles used or capable of being used as sleeping
or living quarters, mounted on wheels, or otherwise, and includes
an automobile trailer equipped with living quarters or sleeping facilities
and a house car, and also shall include any recreational vehicle,
travel trailer, camper, or tent.
[Amended 11-24-2004 by L.L. No. 7-2004]
HOUSE TRAILER CAMP
Any lot, piece or parcel of ground whereon two or more house
trailers, house cars or automobile trailers equipped with sleeping
or living quarters are located or parked otherwise than for the purpose
of loading, unloading or discharge or entrance of occupants or passengers.
The Health Officer and the Building Inspector of the Town of
Newfane shall enforce all the provisions of this chapter. Such Health
Officer and Building Inspector and the members of the Town Board shall
have the right to enter upon such house trailer camp or other premises
used for the parking or location of a house trailer, at all times.
If the Health Officer or the Building Inspector or other Town
officer, upon inspection, finds that such house trailer camp is not
being maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, or that such house
trailer camp is not being conducted in accordance with the regulations
applicable to such house trailer camp and the provisions of this chapter,
he shall serve upon the holder of such license, or the person in charge
of such house trailer camp, an order, in writing, directing that the
conditions therein specified be remedied within five days after the
service of such order. If, after the expiration of such period, such
conditions remain unchanged or are not corrected in accordance with
the order of the Health Officer or the Building Inspector, the Health
Officer or the Building Inspector shall serve a notice in writing
upon such house trailer camp owner or the person in charge of such
house trailer camp, requiring the holder of such license to appear
before the Town Board of the Town of Newfane at a time to be specified
in such notice, not less than three days thereafter, and show cause
why such license should not be revoked. The Town Board may, after
a hearing at which the testimony of witnesses, the Health Officer
and/or the Building Inspector and the holder of such license shall
be heard, revoke such license if the conditions described in the original
order have not been corrected in accordance with the terms of such
order, or if the holder of such license has violated the regulations
applicable to such house trailer camp, or has violated any of the
provisions of this chapter, or for other sufficient cause. Upon the
revocation of such license, the premises shall forthwith cease to
be used for the purpose of a house trailer camp and all house trailers
shall be removed therefrom.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which violates any provision
of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a
fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100, or to imprisonment for
a period of not less than one day nor more than six months, or both
such fine and imprisonment, and in addition any and all persons who
violate any of the provisions of this chapter or who shall omit, neglect
or refuse to do any act required by this chapter shall severally,
for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively,
forfeit and pay a penalty of $50. The imposition of all penalties
for any violation of this chapter shall not excuse the violation or
permit it to continue. The application of the above penalty or penalties
or the prosecution of the violation of the provisions of this chapter
shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of conditions prohibited
by this chapter. When a violation of any of the provisions of this
chapter is continuous, each 24 hours thereof shall constitute a separate
and distinct violation.