[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Amityville 12-14-2009 by L.L. No. 58-2009.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law provided that it shall take
effect on January 2, 2010, subject to acceptance and filing by the
Secretary of State.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A self-propelled vehicle which is or can be used as living
or sleeping quarters for one or more persons, having a gross weight
in excess of 10,000 pounds or an overall length in excess of 30 feet.
A container designed or used to store or keep goods, building
materials, equipment or other personal property, provided that a storage
container shall not include containers used for garbage, refuse or
debris.
A vehicle, not propelled by its own power, which is capable
of being drawn on the public highways by a motor vehicle, including
but not limited to non-self-propelled vehicles used as living or sleeping
quarters, as offices or for storage or construction purposes, but
excluding vehicles used to carry boats.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning any land within the Village
or occupying the same as a tenant or otherwise to use or permit such
land, or any part thereof, to be used for storage or parking of a
trailer, recreational vehicle or storage container without the approval
of the Board of Trustees.
B.
The presence of any such trailer, recreational vehicle or storage
container upon any land in the Village shall be presumptive evidence
that same is stored or parked thereon in violation of this section
and with the express knowledge and consent of the owner of the land,
the lessee of the land, if any, and the owner and/or custodian of
the trailer or storage container.
C.
This section shall not prohibit the parking of any recreational vehicle
or camper having a gross weight of less than 10,000 pounds or an overall
length of less than 30 feet by the owner thereof upon the premises
where such owner actually resides, provided that such vehicle or camper
shall not be used for living or sleeping quarters on such premises.
Any person owning any land within the Village or occupying the
same as a tenant or otherwise who shall hereafter desire to use or
permit such land or any part thereof to be used for the storage or
parking of a trailer, recreational vehicle or storage container not
otherwise excluded in this chapter shall, before such use is made,
obtain a license therefor in the following manner:
A.
Application in writing shall be made to the Village Clerk for the
issuance to the applicant of a license, which application shall state
and illustrate in detail, by means of such documentation, plans, surveys
and visual aids as are required by the Board of Trustees, the particulars
of applicant's request.
B.
Upon receiving the application, the Village Clerk shall present the
same to the Board of Trustees, and the Board of Trustees shall thereupon
investigate the merits of the applicant's request. If the Board of
Trustees shall, after its investigations, be satisfied that appropriate
conditions can be imposed upon the applicant which will protect the
health, safety and welfare of the residents of the surrounding area
and that the proposed use will be in harmony and accordance with the
general purpose, intent, Comprehensive Plan and design set forth in
the Code, will be in accordance with the character of the district
and its peculiar suitability for the proposed use and will serve to
conserve the value of buildings and land and encourage the most appropriate
use of land throughout the Village, then the Board shall issue or
cause to be issued a license signed by the Mayor and countersigned
by the Clerk.
A.
The fee for a license required as provided in § 166-3 shall be based on the size of the trailer, recreational vehicle or storage container, measured in square feet. The rates per square foot for trailers, recreational vehicles and storage containers shall be set by the Board of Trustees by resolution from time to time.
B.
The license granted under this chapter for a trailer or recreational
vehicle shall be valid for one year from June 1 and shall expire on
the next succeeding May 31, unless the Board of Trustees shall limit
the term to a shorter period. The license granted for a storage container
shall be valid for 90 days from issuance, unless the Board of Trustees
shall limit the term to a shorter period. Renewal of said licenses
may be granted upon written application in the discretion of the Board
of Trustees.
C.
Where use is made of any land or any part thereof for storage or
parking of a trailer or storage container prior to obtaining approval
of the Board of Trustees, the fee will be doubled.
D.
The Board of Trustees may modify or waive the required fee in its
discretion and may establish separate fees for temporary storage containers
approved for a period of less than 90 days.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain,
operate or conduct a mobile trailer park or camp for hire for the
accommodation of one or more mobile homes or trailers used or arranged
to be used for living or sleeping quarters.
