This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Town of Bath Mobile
Home Parks Ordinance."
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the health, safety,
comfort, convenience and general welfare of the community and to protect
and preserve the property of the Town of Bath and its inhabitants
by regulating mobile home parks in the Town of Bath, New York.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DEPENDENT MOBILE HOME
A mobile home without inside toilets and bath. Such mobile
homes are prohibited in a mobile home park as defined in this chapter.
HEALTH AUTHORITY
The legally designated health authority, or its authorized
representative, of the Town of Bath.
LICENSEE
Any person licensed to operate and maintain a mobile home
park under the provisions of this chapter.
MOBILE HOME
Any vehicle or similar portable structure having been constructed
with wheels, whether or not such wheels have been removed, and having
no foundation other than wheels, jacks or skirtings and so designed
or constructed as to permit occupancy for dwelling or sleeping purposes.
MOBILE HOME PARK
Any plot of ground upon which three or more mobile homes,
occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located, regardless
of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation.
MOBILE HOME SPACE
A plot of ground within a mobile home park designed and reserved
for the accommodation of one mobile home.
PERMITTEE
Any person to whom a temporary permit is issued to maintain
or operate a mobile home park under the provisions of this chapter.
PERSON
Any natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, association
or corporation.
Mobile home parks may be located on any site within the Town
of Bath. Where any boundary of a park directly abuts property which
is improved with a permanent residential building located within 25
feet of such boundary or directly abuts any such property which may,
under existing laws and regulations, be used for residential construction,
a fence, wall, hedge or green area 20 feet in width shall be provided
along such boundary.
The mobile home park shall conform to the following requirements:
A. The park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded
to ensure rapid drainage and free from stagnant pools of water.
B. Each park shall provide mobile home spaces, and each space shall
be clearly defined and delineated. Each park shall have a minimum
area of 90,000 square feet, including mobile home space, roads, service
buildings and green area. Each space shall have a minimum area of
not less than 4,500 square feet and a minimum width of 50 feet.
C. Mobile homes shall be so located on each space that there shall be
a thirty-foot clearance between mobile homes, provided that, with
respect to mobile homes parked end to end, the end-to-end clearance
may not be less than 20 feet. No mobile home shall be located closer
than 20 feet to any building within the park or to any property line
of the park.
D. Walkways not less than 30 inches wide shall be provided from the
mobile home spaces to the off-street parking space and from the roadway
to service buildings.
E. All driveways shall be constructed with a minimum width of 20 feet,
shall be constructed of gravel or hard surface, minimum of six inches
in depth, and shall be maintained in a dust-free condition. All walkways
within the park shall be hard-surfaced and lighted at night.
F. An electric outlet, supplying at least 100 to 115/220 to 250 volts,
100 amperes, shall be provided for each mobile home space. All electrical
and telephone facilities shall be buried.
G. Each mobile home space shall be provided with off-street parking
space. Minimum size for such parking space shall be nine feet by 25
feet. The parking space shall be constructed of gravel, minimum depth
six inches, and shall be maintained in a dust-free condition.
H. All mobile homes shall have constructed suitable skirting of a permanent
material.
I. All mobile home parks which, at the time of the adoption of this chapter, existed lawfully with mobile home spaces which do not comply with the minimum for area, width, clearances and off-street parking space as listed in Subsections
B,
C and
G of this section shall be excused from compliance with these subsections of this section.
An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes
shall be supplied by pipes to all buildings and mobile home spaces
within the park to meet the requirements of the park. Each mobile
home space shall be provided with a cold-water tap at least four inches
above the ground.
Metal and plastic garbage cans with tight-fitting covers shall
be provided in quantities adequate to permit disposal of all garbage
and rubbish. Garbage cans shall be located on the mobile home space.
The cans shall be kept in sanitary condition at all times. Garbage
and rubbish shall be collected and disposed of by the licensee as
frequently as may be necessary to ensure that the garbage cans shall
not overflow.
Every park shall be equipped at all times with dry-chemical
fire-extinguishing equipment in good working order, of such size and
number and so located within the park as to satisfy applicable reasonable
regulations of the Fire Department. No open fires shall be permitted
at any place which may endanger life or property. No fires shall be
left unattended at any time. It is further suggested that the licensee
recommend to the mobile home owners that they obtain suitable dry-chemical
fire extinguishers to be kept in the mobile home.
The licensee or permittee or a duly authorized attendant or
caretaker shall be in charge at all times to keep the mobile home
park, its facilities and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary
condition. The attendant or caretaker shall be answerable, with the
licensee or permittee, for the violation of any provision of this
chapter to which the licensee or permittee is subject.
The Town Board or designated official may revoke any license
to maintain and operate a park when the licensee has been found guilty,
by a court of competent jurisdiction, of violating any provision of
this chapter. After such conviction, the license shall be reissued
if the circumstances leading to conviction have been remedial and
the park is being maintained and operated in full compliance with
law.
The license certificate or temporary permit shall be conspicuously
posted in the office or on the premises of the mobile home park at
all times.
Any person violating this chapter shall be fined not less than
$250 or imprisoned for not more than 15 days, or both, for each offense.
Each week that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute
a separate offense.