Town of Champlain, NY: Standards; compliance.

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Champlain as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Brush, grass, rubbish and weeds — See Ch. 50.

Fire prevention and building construction — See Ch. 76.

Sewers — See Ch. 103.

Article I Mobile Home Parks

[Adopted 10-13-1992 by L.L. No. 6-1992]

§ 92-1 Standards; compliance.

All mobile home parks shall be located so as to be accessible by a public highway at least 16 feet in pavement width. The site shall be adequately drained and otherwise physically suitable for a mobile home park.

Each mobile home park shall be divided and marked off into sites. Each site shall have an area of not less than 7,200 square feet.

Each mobile home site shall front on an internal roadway and have a minimum width of 75 feet.

Each mobile home shall be located no closer than 40 feet from any other mobile home or permanent building in the mobile home park.

Each mobile home or other structure shall be at least 40 feet from all boundaries of the mobile home park.

Access roads shall intersect public roads at right angles.

Every roadway within a mobile home park shall be designed and constructed to the following minimum standards: sixteen-foot-wide pavement surface with two-foot shoulders on each side, a twelve-inch gravel base and a gravel surface.

Every roadway within a mobile home park shall be maintained in such repair that each lot is accessible by emergency vehicles at all times of the year.

Turnarounds shall be provided at the end of dead-end roads.

Each mobile home lot shall be provided with two off-street parking spaces.

Water supply and sewerage disposal shall be designed and constructed in compliance with Clinton County Health Department standards.

Adequate plans shall be made for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish and solid wastes generated within the park.

Each mobile home shall be enclosed at the bottom with a skirt or enclosure made of nontransparent permanent building material, such as metal, cement or building board. The appearance of the skirt or enclosure shall be in keeping with the appearance of a residential neighborhood.

Each mobile home site shall be furnished with a reinforced concrete slab at least four inches thick which extends the full length and width of any mobile home intended to be placed upon it.

No more than one mobile home shall be located on any mobile home lot. Every mobile home within a mobile home park shall be located on a mobile home lot or temporarily located in a designated storage area shown on the approved site plan approved for said park.

All mobile homes shall be in compliance with standards equal to or more stringent than the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Manufactured Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards, 24 CFR 3280 (1976), and any amendments or revisions thereto. The sole acceptable means of showing proof of such compliance shall be the presence of a permanent certification label affixed to the mobile home by the manufacturer which shall state that the construction of the mobile home is in compliance with such standards.

[Amended 11-9-1993 by L.L. No. 8-1993]

All mobile homes shall be at least 12 feet wide.

All fuel tanks shall be concealed from public streets to the extent practical.

A landscaping plan shall be prepared and carried out which will assure the Planning Board that an appropriate planting of trees and shrubs will be included in the park design. The Planning Board may require that the entire park shall be screened from view of adjacent properties and roadways by planting of shrubbery of an appropriate species.

Each park consisting of 10 or more mobile home sites shall have easily accessible and usable open spaces. Such open spaces shall have an area equal to at least 5% of the gross land area of the park and shall be fully maintained by the park owner. Part or all of such space shall be in the form of developed recreation areas to be usable for active recreation purposes.

Anchors and tie-downs.

[Added 12-14-1993 by L.L. No. 9-1993]

(1)

All mobile homes shall be provided with anchors or tie-downs capable of securing the stability of the mobile home. Anchors or tie-downs shall be placed at least at each corner of the foundation or concrete slab.

(2)

All mobile homes shall be connected to the slab or foundation using metal chains, cables, straps or brackets approved by the chief Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code enforcement official, his/her deputy or his/her assistant.

§ 92-2 Penalties for offenses.

Any violation of this article shall be deemed an offense and, upon conviction for each and every offense, shall result in a fine of not more than $250 and a term of imprisonment of not more than six months, or both. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate offense.

Any violation of this article shall, in addition, be subject to the imposition of civil penalties by the Town Board. Such civil penalties shall not exceed $250 for each offense. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate offense.

Issuance of appearance tickets, or any other type of accusatory instrument authorized by law, shall be permitted.

The Town Board may also maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction the violation of this article, notwithstanding that a penalty or other punishment for such violation is provided for.

§ 92-3 Enforcement.

This article shall be enforced by the chief Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code enforcement official, his/her deputy, his/her assistant or by a Town constable. It shall be the duty of the enforcement individual to advise the Town Board of all matters pertaining to the enforcement of this article and to keep all appropriate records and file them in the office of the Town Clerk.

Article II Individual Private Sites

[Adopted 10-13-1992 by L.L. No. 7-1992]

§ 92-4 Standards; compliance; exceptions.

[Amended 11-9-1993 by L.L. No. 7-1993]

All mobile homes shall be at least 12 feet wide.

All mobile homes not located in a mobile home park shall be placed on a permanent foundation extending below the frost line, or upon a reinforced concrete slab at least four inches thick which extends the full length and width of the mobile home which is placed upon it.

Exception. Such a foundation or slab shall not be required for a mobile home allowed by temporary permit in accordance with § 92-5 of this article. The purpose of such exception shall be to provide temporary living quarters while a residential structure is being constructed.

[Amended 5-21-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993]

Anchors and tie-downs.

(1)

The mobile home shall be provided with anchors or tie-downs capable of securing the stability of the mobile home. Anchors/tie-downs shall be placed at least at each corner of the foundation or concrete slab.

(2)

[Added 12-14-1993 by L.L. No. 10-1993]

Each mobile home shall be provided with skirting to screen the space between the mobile home and the ground. Such skirting shall be of nontransparent durable material such as wood, stone, cement block or vinyl and shall not consist of wire mesh, bales of hay or transparent plastic. Such skirting shall be installed within 90 days of occupancy.

Any existing mobile home may be replaced with a mobile home of larger size without obtaining a variance, provided that a permanent concrete slab as required by Subsection C above is placed beneath the full length and width of the larger mobile home.

Tires, pieces of metal, boards, cement blocks, bricks and similar loose objects shall not be placed upon a roof, except for a temporary six-month period.

All residential units must comply with the Clinton County Water and Sewer Regulations.

§ 92-5 Temporary permits.

Temporary permits may be issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer, upon approval by the Board of Appeals, for a period not exceeding two years. Such temporary permits are conditioned upon agreement by the owner or operator to remove any nonconforming structures or equipment upon expiration of the temporary permit or to bring the use into compliance by a specific time. Such permits may be renewed, provided that the Zoning Board of Appeals finds that unique circumstances resulting in unnecessary hardship are involved.

§ 92-6 Definitions.

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

MOBILE HOME

A movable or portable unit designed and constructed to be towed on its own chassis, comprised of a frame and wheels. A mobile home shall be construed to remain a mobile home, subject to all regulations applying thereto, whether or not wheels, axles, hitch or other appurtenances of mobility are removed and regardless of the nature of the foundation provided. A unit may contain parts that may be folded, collapsed or telescoped when being towed and expanded later to provide additional cubic capacity as well as two or more separately towable components designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of being again separated into the components for repeated towing. Modular homes or other dwelling units that are constructed in two or more main sections and transported to and permanently assembled on a site are not considered mobile homes.

MOBILE HOME PARK

Any lot of record upon which two or more mobile homes occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodations.

MODULAR HOME

A prefabricated dwelling unit delivered to the site in two or more structural units and permanently assembled.

§ 92-7 Single-wide mobile homes.

The lot size and dimensional requirements for single-wide mobile homes shall be as follows:

Lot Size and Dimensional Requirements for Single-Wide Mobile Homes
Requirement				Residential, Commercial, Industrial Districts	Residential Small Lot Districts
General requirements
	Minimum lot size (square feet)
		Access onto Route 11		60,000	60,000
		Access onto other through highway		40,000	20,000
		Access onto minor residential street		30,000	20,000
	Minimum lot width (feet)
		Access onto Route 11		250	250
		Access onto other through highway		175	125
		Access onto minor residential street		100	100
	Minimum highway frontage (feet)			15	15
	Minimum front building setback from highway right-of-way (feet)
		Access onto Route 11		60	60
		Access onto other through highway		40	40
		Access onto minor residential street		30	30
	Minimum building setback, each side (feet)			20	15
	Minimum building setback, rear (feet)			30	30
Residential accessory structures (such as a garage)
	Minimum building setback
		Front (feet)
			Access onto Route 11	60	60
			Access onto other through highway	40	40
			Access onto minor residential street	30	30
		Sides and rear (feet)		10	10
Frontage on Lake Champlain
	Minimum frontage for each lot			100	100

NOTES:

MINOR RESIDENTIAL STREET — A loop street, short dead-end street or cul-de-sac or other street within a residential subdivision which is neither intended nor designed to serve through traffic. Such streets are commonly constructed by developers to provide access to a specific residential subdivision. Such streets may be either public roads or private roads.

§ 92-8 Penalties for offenses.

Issuance of appearance tickets, or any other type of accusatory instrument authorized by law, shall be permitted.

§ 92-9 Enforcement.