The purpose of this ordinance is to regulate
house trailers and trailer camps or parks within the corporate limits
of the Village of Malone, New York.
A. To require trailer camps to be laid out in an approved
manner according to this ordinance.
B. To prescribe regulations and issuance of permits for
trailer camps.
C. To prescribe minimum standards in respect to sanitary
equipment and water supply.
D. To regulate the locating, parking and duration of
stay for trailers located outside of trailer camps and within the
corporate limits of the Village of Malone, New York.
E. To prescribe penalties for violations of this ordinance.
HOUSE TRAILERA _"A As used in this ordinance
shall be defined as any vehicle used for sleeping or living quarters,
whether propelled by its own power or by the power of another vehicle
to which it may be attached.
TRAILER CAMPS
As used in this ordinance shall be defined as any lot, piece
or parcel of ground whereon one or more house trailers, tents or tent
houses used as living quarters are parked or located.
CAMP UNIT
As used in this ordinance shall be defined as the lot or
section in any trailer camp occupied by any house trailer, tent or
tent house.
No person, firm or corporation, the owner of
a lot or parcel of land within this village, shall use or allow to
be used, such lot or parcel of land as a trailer camp until permit
is obtained as hereinafter provided.
No permit will be granted for the operation of a trailer camp within the limits of a residential or restricted zone as defined by Chapter
66 of the ordinances of the Village of Malone, New York,
as amended.
The Police officers and Fire Department officers
of the Village of Malone, the Health Officers, the Mayor and members
of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Malone or any other duly
authorized agent or employee of said village shall have the right
at any time to enter any trailer camp or any other premises used for
the parking and location of a house trailer and shall have the right
at all times to inspect records pertaining to occupants of such trailer
camp or premises as required.
If a Police officer, Health Officer, Mayor,
Trustee or any other authorized representative of the Village of Malone
shall find at any time that any trailer camp is not being maintained
in a clean or sanitary condition, or it is not being conducted in
accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, such facts shall
be immediately brought before the Board of Trustees who shall instruct
the Village Clerk to serve a written notice of such infractions to
the owner or operator of such trailer camp, advising that such conditions
must be remedied within five days after date of such order. If conditions
are not corrected after the expiration of said five-day period, the
Board of Trustees may revoke the permit for such trailer camp and
may cause a notice in writing to be served upon the holder of said
permit advising of the revocation of his permit to operate a trailer
camp. Upon revocation of such permit, all house trailers, tents and
tent houses shall immediately be removed therefrom.
This ordinance shall apply to all existing trailer camps located
within the Village of Malone. The owner or operator of such existing
trailer camps shall have a period of 30 days after effective date
of this ordinance within which to file application for permit.
In respect to house trailers now located in the Village of Malone
outside of a trailer camp, such house trailer shall be permitted to
remain on private property until such time as the ownership of said
house trailers changes. Should ownership of any such house trailer
change, the new owner shall be bound by the provisions of this ordinance.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates
any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not
less than $10 nor more than $50 for each offense and the person violating
the same shall be a disorderly person, and such violation shall constitute
disorderly conduct and the Board of Trustees of the said Village of
Malone may enforce obedience to this ordinance by injunction proceedings.
Each day's violation of this ordinance or any of its provisions shall
constitute separate and distinct violations.
None of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be applicable to any house trailers stored or garaged within a building
where such house trailers are not being used or occupied as living
or sleeping quarters.