This chapter shall be known as the "Campgrounds and Recreational
Vehicle Parks Ordinance of the Town of Walworth."
The purpose of this chapter is to recognize the value of and
establish reasonable standards for the development of recreational
vehicle parks and the development of incidental camping areas and
campgrounds for the benefit of the general public utilizing such parks
and facilities.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CAMPGROUND/RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK
Any parcel or tract of land, including buildings or other
structures, under the control of any person, corporation, developer
or LLC, where two or more campsites are available for temporary or
seasonal overnight occupancy.
CAMPING TRAILER
A portable unit designed and built to be used for temporary living, including travel trailers, motorized homes, pickup coaches, recreational vehicles and camping trailers, capable of being registered and licensed for normal use on the highways of the State of New York, excluding, however, mobile homes as regulated by the provisions of §
180-42, the Mobile Home Park Law of the Town of Walworth.
CAMPING UNIT
A tent, camping cabin, camping trailer, recreational vehicle
or other type of portable shelter intended, designed or used for temporary
human occupancy.
CAMPSITE
A portion of a campground, with or without connections to
water supply, electrical service or sewage systems, used by one camping
unit.
DEVELOPER
Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, association or
corporation involved in the development of a camping trailer park.
PRIVATE AREA
The open space that is associated with an individual camping
site on which a camping unit is placed.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A vehicular camping unit primarily designed as temporary
living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use
that either has its own motive power or is mounted on or towed by
another vehicle. Recreational vehicles include, but are not limited
to, camping trailers, fifth-wheel trailers, motor homes, park trailers,
travel trailers, and truck campers.
SEASONAL CAMPSITE
A campsite intended to be occupied by the same individual
or group for 30 days or more.
SERVICE BUILDING
An individual structure on a lot used for the purpose of
storage or a community building used to house laundry and other facilities
as may be required.
TOWN BOARD
The Town Board of the Town of Walworth.
An adequate municipal supply of water must be available to all
occupants of the campground/recreational park in accordance with the
New York State Sanitary Code for Campgrounds, Subpart 7-3, subject
to approval by the engineer for the Town.
An adequate and safe sewage system shall be provided in all
camping trailer parks for conveying and disposing of all sewage. Such
systems shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance
with county and state health laws and shall require their approval,
subject to approval by the engineer for the Town.
Whenever any campground/recreational vehicle development is proposed for location of a camping trailer park, the developer or his/her authorized agent shall apply for and secure approval of such proposed camping trailer park in accordance with Chapter
151, Subdivision of Land; Site Plan Review, of the Town of Walworth Code.
The Town Board, after a public hearing thereon, at which time
the licensee shall have an opportunity to be heard, at its discretion,
may revoke or suspend the permit or license granted under authority
of this chapter for failure to comply with any of the terms of this
chapter or any law or regulation relating to camping trailer parks
or if said Town Board shall determine that the holder of the license
is an undesirable person or incapable of properly conducting the business
previously licensed.
A sales lot or area for the purpose of selling or parking camping
units shall be prohibited within the camping trailer park. However,
camping units may be sold if set up on standard lots. The lots shall
be maintained, and the camping units shall be suitable for living
quarters.