No person shall occupy a trailer or other structure
designed to be mobile, whether or not permanent additions are planned
or constructed, for dwelling or business purposes within the Town
of Amesbury with the following exceptions:
A. The Building Commissioner may issue a permit to an
owner of land who may thereupon permit the use of a trailer or mobile
structure as a dwelling on his land by a nonpaying guest for a period
not exceeding 30 days in any calendar year.
B. The Building Commissioner may issue a permit for the
use of a trailer or mobile structure as a temporary office incidental
to construction on or development of the land on which the trailer
or mobile structure is to be located. Such permit shall be valid for
a period of six months and shall be renewable for additional six-month
periods at the discretion of the Board of Selectmen.
C. The Building Commissioner may issue a permit for occupancy
of a trailer or mobile structure on land on which the permanent dwelling
has been destroyed by fire, flood, or other disasters. Such permit
shall run until the permanent dwelling has been rebuilt, but not for
more than one year.
D. The Building Commissioner may issue a permit to a
resident of the City to occupy a camping trailer on land owned by
the resident for a period not exceeding three months.
No structure existing in the Town of Amesbury
on the date of original passage of this chapter in 1990 shall be in
any way affected by the provisions thereof.
Any persons violating the provisions of §
421-1 of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of $20. Each 24 hours of illegal occupancy shall be regarded as a separate violation.