A.
No mobile home or travel trailer shall be parked or
allowed to remain upon any street, highway or other public place,
except that emergency stopping or parking, when caused by mechanical
failure, shall be permitted, upon the shoulder of any street or highway
for a period of not more than 72 hours; subject, however, to any prohibition
or limitation imposed by other regulations or laws.
B.
No mobile home shall hereafter be parked or otherwise
placed within the Town of Binghamton and outside a licensed mobile
home park, except as follows:
(1)
The Town Board may grant a permit and/or permits to the owner of a full-time farm (an operation where the household derives more than 50% of its income from farming) to set up a mobile home to be occupied only by a farm worker and his family, provided each mobile home is located on a lot of at least 100 feet by 40 feet and no closer than 40 feet to the farmhouse or any farm buildings; and provided that the lot is free from drainage problems and fenced off from farm animals; provided further that the mobile home complies with the provisions of § 148-24 of this chapter. Said permit is not transferable and becomes void if ownership of the farm changes or if the mobile home is unoccupied for a period of more than 90 days by a farm worker who works on the premises.
A.
The owner of land, as provided for in § 148-23B, must file an application for a permit with the Town Clerk.
B.
Each application for a mobile home license shall be
in writing and signed by the applicant. This application must state
and be accompanied by the following:
(1)
The name and address of the applicant.
(2)
The location and description of the land.
(3)
A plan drawn to a scale of not smaller than one inch
equals 20 feet. This plan must show the boundaries of the land, the
location of the mobile home on the land, the location of and plan
for the proposed water supply and sewage disposal systems, and the
location of adjacent properties and structures.
(4)
A certified or photostatic copy of the deed to the
land which indicates that the applicant is the owner of such land.
(5)
A fee as determined by the Town Board.
[Amended 4-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
C.
The Town Clerk shall transmit the application to the
Town Building Official. Upon receipt, the Building Official shall
review the application's compliance with the provisions of this chapter
and the requirements of the Broome County Department of Health. The
Building Official shall then transmit the application, along with
his written findings, to the Town Board.
[Amended 4-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
D.
The Town Board shall review the application and the
findings of the Building Official, and by resolution indicate its
approval or disapproval.
[Amended 4-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
E.
The Town Clerk shall notify the applicant of the decisions
of the Town Board and issue a license to the applicant if the application
was approved.
F.
If the application was disapproved, the applicant
shall have the right to appear before the Town Board for a hearing.
A.
A mobile home which is lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of this chapter, but not located in a mobile home park, may continue to be used as living quarters by its occupants, provided that it meets the requirements of § 148-25A.
B.
Such nonconforming use may be continued only in the
mobile home presently on the premises. It may not be replaced, reconstructed
or structurally altered at a cost to exceed 50% of the true valuation
of such mobile home at the time this chapter takes effect.
[Amended 3-5-1981 by L.L. No. 2-1981]
C.
If the nonconforming use is discontinued for a period
of one year, the mobile home will be removed, at the cost to the owner,
from the land which it has been occupying as a nonconforming use,
and said land shall thereafter be used in conformity with this chapter.
[Amended 3-5-1981 by L.L. No. 2-1981]
