This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Manufactured Homes
Within the Town of Manchester Law."
It is the purpose of this chapter to assure quality development and
maintenance while promoting the health, safety, and general welfare of the
inhabitants equal to that found in other types of residential areas of the
Town of Manchester by the more efficient regulations of manufactured home
and the manufactured home community by establishing minimum standards for
the development, design and maintenance of Manufactured Home Community Districts
and the expansion of preexisting mobile home parks. It is not the intent of
this chapter to repeal or abrogate any part of applicable codes of New York
State. The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced in addition to and
in conjunction with the codes of New York State.
The terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings set forth in Chapter 325, Zoning, § 325-4.
A.
Approval of Planning Board. The Planning Board may, after
the establishment of a Manufactured Home Community District by the Town Board,
approve a manufactured home community located in such manufactured home community
district.
B.
Application.
(1)
Application for a Manufactured Home Community District
new development, new development or expansion of a preexisting mobile home
park shall be submitted to the Town of Manchester's Code Enforcement Office,
who shall, upon receipt, transmit the application to the Planning Board. No
application shall be accepted or considered complete, or scheduled for public
hearing until all required materials have been submitted and deemed to be
complete and accurate by the Planning Board.
(2)
The application shall be accompanied by the following:
(a)
Preliminary plan. Meeting the requirements for a manufactured
home community under the manufactured home community regulations. Nine copies
shall be submitted.
(b)
Statement. A written statement describing the proposed
method of providing and administering a water supply and sewage disposal systems
and of owning and administering open space land. Nine copies shall be submitted.
(c)
Other information. The Planning Board may request the
submission of such additional information or copies as it deems necessary
in order to decide on the application.
(d)
Application fee. Prior to the issuance of a permit for
a manufactured home community or the renewal of any such permit, the owner
of the park shall pay to the Town such fees as may from time to time be adopted
by the Town Board.
Every manufactured home park as defined in this chapter in existence
on June 19, 1967, shall be permitted to continue in operation of its existing
facilities but such park must be licensed under the terms of this chapter
pursuant to application made under § 120-5, but the physical requirements
of the plan, manufactured home lots and layout for such park may be varied
by the Town Board from strict conformity in the event the improvements existing
on the premises on June 19, 1967, make full compliance impossible or the existing
provisions respecting such use and occupation are adequate to the existing
health and safety requirements.
A.
Vested interest not to be construed. None of the provisions
of this chapter shall be construed as granting vested interest to anyone licensed
under this chapter, and the Town Board hereby reserves the right to withdraw
all permissions and revoke all licenses granted under this chapter upon 60
days' notice by publication and posting as provided in § 133 of
the Town Law.
B.
Compliance with zoning regulations. None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed in any way to permit the maintaining of manufactured homes or manufactured home parks in any zoning district wherein they are prohibited in Chapter 325, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Manchester.
C.
Nonapplicability to villages. None of the provisions
of this chapter shall be applicable within the limits of any incorporated
village located in the Town.
