[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Fenton 12-22-1976 as Ch. 28 of the 1976 Code; amended in its entirety 6-4-2014 by L.L. No. 5-2014.[1] Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building Code administration and enforcement — See Ch. 67.
Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 81.
Zoning — See Ch. 150.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also changed the title of this
chapter from "Mobile Homes" to "Manufactured Homes."
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Manufactured
Home and Camp Law of the Town of Fenton, Broome County, New York."
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Town of Fenton,
Broome County, New York, by the more efficient regulation of the occupancy
of manufactured homes within this Town.
As used in this chapter, unless otherwise expressly stated or
unless the context or subject matter requires, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Shall have the same definition as is set forth in § 150-3 of the Town Code.
Any parcel or tract of land of common undivided ownership
upon which three or more manufactured homes, occupied for dwelling
or sleeping purposes, are located, regardless of whether a charge
is made for such accommodation.
Shall have the same definition as is set forth in § 150-3 of the Town Code.
Any lot, piece or parcel of land on which are located or
which is offered to the public for the location of two or more tents,
tenthouses, cabins, camp cottages or other buildings designed or used
for sleeping facilities other than permanent homes.
No manufactured home park or tourist camp shall be permitted on any land or premises within the Town of Fenton where the same is not permitted under Chapter 150, Zoning, and the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Fenton, nor shall any such park or camp be permitted to be conducted, except while there is in force and effect a permit issued by the District State Health Officer in whose jurisdiction such court or camp is located, and the Town Board of the Town of Fenton hereby adopts the provisions of the State Sanitary Code established by the Public Health Council of the State of New York, insofar as the same pertains to the regulation of manufactured or mobile home courts and tourist camps.
No person being the owner or occupant of any land or premises
within the Town of Fenton shall use or permit the use of such land
or premises for the parking of any manufactured home for the purpose
of the same being used for living, sleeping or eating therein, except
as hereinafter provided.
No person being the owner or occupant of any manufactured home
shall park or otherwise locate said manufactured home upon any premises
within the Town of Fenton for the purpose of using the same for living,
sleeping or eating therein, nor shall any such person use or occupy
any manufactured home for living, sleeping or eating therein, except
in a duly authorized manufactured home park or as hereinafter provided.
No manufactured or mobile home shall be located upon any land
or premises within the Town of Fenton, other than a manufactured home
park, unless:
A.
Such land or premises has located thereon, conveniently accessible
to such manufactured home, adequate sanitary facilities and an approved
water supply system; and
Each manufactured home shall not be parked or otherwise located
nearer than five feet to the side line of any lot or parcel of land,
nor within 30 feet of any street line of such premises.
The Town Board shall provide for the enforcement of the provisions
of this chapter. The Health Officer, or any other person authorized
by the Town Board, shall have the right to enter upon any manufactured
home park or other premises used for the parking or location of a
manufactured home at all reasonable times.
No mobile home shall be located in any manufactured home park except as permitted by § 150-36B of the Town Code.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall
be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of not less than $100
nor more than $1,000 or to imprisonment of not more than 15 days,
or both such fine and imprisonment; and in addition, any and all persons
who shall 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 civil penalty of $100. The imposition of any or
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 or the taking of such other
action as may be authorized by law.
