For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms and words shall be interpreted to have the following meanings: words used in the present tense include the future; the plural includes the singular; the word "shall" is intended to be mandatory; "occupied" includes the words designed, intended or arranged for occupancy; and the word "person" may include more than one, an association, a copartnership or a corporation. Words not defined herein shall be given the meaning that is provided under § 185-13, Definitions, of Chapter 185, Zoning. If any term is defined herein, that definition shall control. Words not defined herein, or not defined in Chapter 185, shall be accorded their usual and customary meaning.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A factory-manufactured home transportable in two sections, eight
body feet or more in width or 40 body feet more in length, each containing
400 or more square feet of interior space when erected on site with each of
the two sections intended to be joined during final assembly on-site.
A structure or components thereof designed for residential occupancy,
constructed by a method or system of construction whereby the structure or
component is wholly or in substantial part manufactured in a manufacturing
facility and is intended for permanent installation on a building site. A
factory-manufactured home or modular home or component thereof is transported
to the building site upon a steel chassis which is totally removed at the
site, and the wood-framed structure placed upon a permanent foundation. Every
factory-manufactured home or modular home or component shall bear an insignia
of approval issued by the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Counsel
(from Official Compilation, Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New
York, Part 1200, Subchapter D, Article 2, Factory-Manufactured Homes, Parts
1210 and 1212).[1]
For the purpose of determining the minimum floor space, or square
footage requirement for principal building, the square footage shall be determined
by multiplying the width (measured in feet from exterior wall to exterior
wall) by the length (measured in feet from exterior wall to exterior wall),
excluding any add-ons not part of the original manufactured structure.
A transportable structure built on a permanent chassis, meaning the
steel under-structure remains with the unit when placed on a site, with or
without the wheels utilized in transportation, the permanent chassis being
a design feature allowing for the future removal of the unit(s) from a site
without the necessity of utilizing a new under-structure. The removal of the
wheels or the anchoring of a mobile home to a permanent foundation shall not
remove it from this definition. A mobile home is designed to be used as a
dwelling, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to required
utilities and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical
systems contained therein. Every mobile home shall have a manufacturer's
label which certifies that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the
home is in compliance with all applicable federal construction and safety
standards. Every mobile home shall bear a data plate, affixed in the manufacturing
facility, bearing not less than the following information: the statement,
"This mobile home is designed to comply with the federal mobile home construction
and safety standards in force at the time of manufacture" and reference to
the structural zone and wind zone for which the home is designed.
Any parcel of land upon which two or more mobile homes are placed.[2]
The use of a structure, building, mobile home, modular home or trailer
by persons for cooking, living and sleeping purposes.
Any self-propelled vehicle used or capable of being used for camping,
temporary dwelling or shelter while sleeping, including travel or utility
trailer or camper (including truck-carried camper) which is designed to be
self-propelled, towed or carried on another vehicle. These vehicles are customarily
only used seasonally.
