[HISTORY: Adopted Malone Village Board 12-14-1953.]
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.
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.
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.
A.
The application for each trailer camp permit shall
be in writing and signed by the applicant. It must state the name
and address of the applicant. If a partnership or corporation, names
and addresses of all partners, officers and directors must be given.
A complete description of the proposed trailer camp must be given
in respect to its location, number of camp units to be provided, number
of toilets, lavatories, showers and tubs for each sex, location of
water service, fire hydrants and fire extinguishers.
B.
Filing of application. The application shall be submitted
to the Village Clerk who shall submit same to the Health Officer within
72 hours. The Health Officer shall, after investigating the location
and plan of the trailer camp, submit the application to the Board
of Trustees with written approval or disapproval thereof, or recommendations
pertaining thereto. All such applications shall, after investigation,
be approved or rejected by the Board of Trustees. The Village Clerk
shall be authorized to notify applicant in writing of the action taken
thereon.
C.
Issuance of permit. The Village Clerk, upon the written
application and upon the approval of the Health Officer and the Board
of Trustees, and upon receipt of the fee hereinafter provided, shall
issue a permit to become effective from the date of approval by the
Board of Trustees and to continue in force until the 31st day of December
next succeeding, for the use of the premises therein specified as
a trailer camp. Such permit shall not be transferable or assignable.
D.
Fee. The applicant shall at the time of issuance of
any such permit pay to the Village Clerk a fee of $25.
E.
Term of permit. Any permit so issued shall be effective
from and after the date of issuance to and including the 31st day
of December next succeeding the date of issuance, unless the permit
shall sooner be revoked.
A.
Prior to the issuance of a permit each trailer camp
shall be divided into camp units. Each camp unit shall be at least
25 by 40 feet in dimension. Roadways within the trailer camp shall
be at least 20 feet wide. No camp unit shall be nearer than 35 feet
from any highway or street line. Each trailer camp shall be surrounded
on all sides, with the exception of such portion as may abut upon
a street or highway, by a woven wire or wooden fence or shrubbery
forming a continuous border not less than three feet in height nor
more than six feet in height.
B.
Prior to the issuance of a permit, each such trailer
camp shall be provided with proper sewer and water connections to
existing public sanitary sewer and water system lines of the Village
of Malone. No trailer camp shall be permitted in any area of the village
where sanitary sewer and water service are not available.
C.
Prior to the issuance of a permit, each such trailer
camp shall be provided with suitable toilets, properly separated for
each sex and in sufficient number consistent with the capacity of
the trailer camp.
D.
Prior to the issuance of a permit, each such trailer
camp shall be provided with bathing facilities, properly separated
for each sex and in a sufficient number consistent with the capacity
of the trailer camp.
E.
Prior to the issuance of a permit, each such trailer
camp shall be provided with metal depositories for rubbish and refuse
and metal depositories with flytight metal covers for garbage. These
depositories shall be placed in conspicuous locations around the trailer
camp. These depositories shall be emptied at least once every four
days.
F.
Such trailer camps shall be kept in a clean and sanitary
condition at all times.
G.
Adequate records pertaining to occupants of trailer
camps shall be maintained in respect to names, addresses, licenses,
dates of arrival and departure and any other data required of trailer
camp operators by other authorities.
A.
No house trailer shall remain parked in the streets
or highways of the Village of Malone in excess of two hours.
B.
No house trailer shall be permitted to park or remain
on any lot or parcel of land in the Village of Malone outside of a
trailer camp for sleeping or living purposes. However, one such house
trailer and no more shall be permitted to park upon any one lot or
parcel of land where the owner or lessee of such house trailer is
the owner or lessee of the premises or where the owner of the house
trailer is a guest of the owner or lessee of the premises. House trailers
owned by such guests shall not be permitted to remain upon private
property in excess of four weeks in every 12 months.
C.
It shall be unlawful to remove the wheels from any
house trailer (unless to repair same) or to otherwise permanently
affix such house trailer to the ground.
D.
No mobile
homes or double-wide trailers shall be placed in any lot within the
Village of Malone for the purposes of permanent residence.
[Added 4-12-2021 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
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.
