Location of an individual manufactured or mobile home in any
district may be permitted upon authorization of a temporary permit
by the Zoning Board of Appeals upon its determination that an application
meets one of the following criteria:
A. Special necessity. Upon proof of special necessity for an agricultural
use where an additional dwelling is needed for a farm employee, tenant
or family members, the Zoning Enforcement Officer may grant a temporary
permit for a period not to exceed one year for the installation of
one manufactured or mobile home to be placed on the same individual
lot as an existing single-family dwelling, conditioned upon the following:
(1)
The manufactured or mobile home shall not be occupied by persons
other than employee, tenant or family members; and
(2)
The manufactured or mobile home shall be removed within six
months from the date when the special necessity ceases.
B. Interim dwelling. The Zoning Enforcement Officer may grant a temporary
permit for a period not to exceed one year for the installation of
one manufactured or mobile home as an interim dwelling on an individual
lot during the construction of a single-family dwelling on such lot,
conditioned upon the following:
(1)
Temporary arrangements for safe access to the property, adequate
potable water supply, sanitary disposal of sewage, safe storage of
liquefied petroleum gas and anchoring are provided within 48 hours
of such placement (and occupancy);
(2)
The Zoning Board of Appeals may grant as many as two extensions
of six months each as circumstances warrant; and
(3)
Such manufactured or mobile home shall be removed within 30
days after the occurrence of any one of the following:
(a)
The property owner obtaining a certificate of occupancy for
the permanent single-family structure; or
(b)
The date of expiration of the temporary approval and extensions
thereto; or
(c)
The use of the manufactured or mobile home as an interim dwelling
has ceased.
C. Emergency dwelling. A manufactured or mobile home may be temporarily
placed and occupied as an emergency dwelling on any property in the
Town, regardless of prior development on or current use of such property,
provided that:
(1)
The need for such emergency dwelling resulted from the loss,
by flood, fire or other disaster, of an existing dwelling within the
Town;
(2)
A temporary permit is obtained for the emergency dwelling within
48 hours of such placement and occupancy;
(3)
Temporary arrangements for safe access to the property, adequate
potable water supply, sanitary disposal of sewage, safe storage of
liquefied petroleum gas and anchoring are provided within 48 hours
of such placement (and occupancy) by means either on site or off site;
(4)
Such temporary permit shall expire and the emergency dwelling
shall be removed from the property within 90 days of such placement
and occupancy; and
(5)
Except as provided herein, no other improvements to or alteration
or disturbance of the property shall be caused by such placement and
occupancy of an emergency dwelling and no rights to develop such property
shall be thus established other than as are permitted in full compliance
with the provisions, regulations, standards and procedures of this
chapter.
The following regulations shall apply to manufactured homes
located outside of an approved manufactured home park and within a
permitted zoning district. These regulations shall be in addition
to all other requirements of this chapter.
A. Manufactured home pad site.
(1)
Each manufactured home site shall include a pad which extends
a minimum of five feet beyond the exterior walls of the mobile home.
(2)
Such pad shall be designed and constructed to provide a stable
base to support the manufactured home and, at a minimum, shall be
constructed of eight inches of compacted porous crushed stone or equivalent.
(3)
Manufactured home pads shall be graded for proper drainage,
yet in no case shall finished grades exceed 2% across the length or
width of the pad.
(4)
A minimum of six anchored tie-downs shall be provided: one at
each corner, and two at other locations provided per the manufacturer's
specifications to properly secure the manufactured home.
B. Manufactured home foundations and installation.
(1)
Manufactured homes located outside of an approved manufactured
home park shall be installed upon and anchored to a permanent masonry
foundation which provides continuous support and complete enclosure
from grade to finished floor elevation along the entire perimeter
of the structure.
(2)
Manufactured home foundations shall comply with applicable codes
and standards, including HUD Permanent Foundation Guide for Manufactured
Housing; the Residential Code of New York State; and the HUD Model
Manufactured Home Installation Standards.