[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Walworth 7-1-2010 by L.L. No.
5-2010. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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:
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.
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.
A tent, camping cabin, camping trailer, recreational vehicle
or other type of portable shelter intended, designed or used for temporary
human occupancy.
A portion of a campground, with or without connections to
water supply, electrical service or sewage systems, used by one camping
unit.
Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, association or
corporation involved in the development of a camping trailer park.
The open space that is associated with an individual camping
site on which a camping unit is placed.
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.
A campsite intended to be occupied by the same individual
or group for 30 days or more.
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.
The Town Board of the Town of Walworth.
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B.Â
Conformance with health regulations. The campground/recreational
vehicle park must be in compliance with the New York State Public
Health Law and New York State Sanitary Code Subpart 7-3 governing
campgrounds. All sanitary and health regulations, state and local,
shall be met. However, no water or sewage facilities servicing individual
campsites shall be of a nature for year-round all-weather use. Each
park shall, however, provide community service buildings of a permanent
nature to house laundry facilities and other sanitary facilities,
as required by the Planning Board, it being the intent of the Town
Board that use of the premises be of a transient, seasonal or temporary
nature for recreational purposes only.
C.Â
Site dimensions. Boundaries of trailer spaces and/or campsites shall
be well-defined and permanently marked. Trailer spaces and campsites
shall meet the following requirements:
D.Â
Yard provisions. Camping units shall be parked in spaces so that
a minimum ten-foot front yard (from road right-of-way) and a ten-foot
rear and side yard setback are observed.
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Parking. Two car parking spaces shall be provided for each camping
trailer site to meet the needs of the occupants of the camping trailer
and their guests without interference with normal movement of traffic.
At least one parking space shall be situated on each camping site,
and the remainder shall be located in adjacent parking bays along
the park streets. Each parking space shall have dimensions of at least
10 feet by 20 feet.
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Entrances and streets. Streets shall be provided on the site where
necessary to furnish principal trafficways for convenient access to
the camping sites and other important facilities on the property.
All two-way streets within the camping trailer park shall be not less
than 24 feet in width, and all one-way streets not less than 12 feet
in width, and intersections shall be adequately lighted for safety
of pedestrians and vehicular traffic. Plans for all entrances and
exits for the camping trailer park must be approved by the Walworth
Planning Board. All roads will meet construction standards adequate
to accommodate emergency vehicles.
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Drainage facilities. All designs of drainage facilities shall conform
to the design criteria and specifications currently on file in the
Town Clerk's office.
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Recreation facilities. Recreation areas and facilities, such as playgrounds,
swimming pools and community buildings, shall be provided on the grounds
to meet the anticipated needs of the clientele the park is designed
to serve and shall comply with any and all applicable New York State
and federal codes.
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All camping trailers situated on the camping grounds must be properly
registered with the park management and said recorded and available
in the park office.
J.Â
The park shall be closed for use from November 1 until April 15.
No camping unit may be occupied during this time period; however licensed/registered
recreational vehicles may be stored on the site, unoccupied, during
this time period. The camping trailer park shall maintain an accurate
log showing dates of occupancy and departure and a detailed description,
including license or registration number, of each camping trailer
on the premises, which log shall be available for inspection and examination
by the Building Inspector of the Town of Walworth at any reasonable
hour.
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.
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Adequate facilities shall be provided and maintained for the temporary
storage and handling of refuse to prevent nuisance conditions, insect
and rodent infestations, and pollution of air and water.
B.Â
All refuse containing garbage shall be collected at least weekly
and disposed of off the premises at a New York State licensed facility.
When suitable collection service is not available from municipal or
private agencies, the camping trailer park operator shall provide
this service. All refuse shall be collected and transported in covered
vehicles or covered containers.
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.
A.Â
Upon final plat approval granted by the Planning Board, a camping
trailer park license shall be granted for the designated lots shown
on the final plat The license shall be renewed annually, with fees
as set forth from time to time by Town Board resolution.
B.Â
Such license shall be valid until January 1 succeeding the date of
issuance of such license and shall be renewed annually thereafter
by the Town Board if approved by it and upon payment of the fee prescribed
in the above subsection.
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.
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Every camping trailer park shall be under the direct management of
the owner or licensee or his/her agent or representative. Such person
or persons must be of good reputation and character and shall operate
such park from an office located on the grounds, in which office shall
be maintained a record of the names of all persons accommodated at
the park, their home addresses and the make and description of their
camping trailers.
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It shall be the duty of the licensee of any such park to:
(1)Â
Prohibit the storage of unsightly or combustible materials or the
storage of abandoned vehicles of any kind.
(2)Â
Provide for cleaning, painting, repairing and maintaining of all
community buildings.
(3)Â
Provide the camping trailer park with adequate fire protection consisting
of a hydrant or hydrants, fire hose and fire extinguishers so located
that the same shall be immediately available. Such fire equipment
shall be inspected by the Fire Inspector at regular intervals and
shall at all times meet with his/her approval.
(4)Â
Take such other measures which shall be deemed necessary by the Town
Board, the New York State Department of Health and the Building Inspector
to preserve the health, comfort and safety of all persons accommodated
in the park or the general public.
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.
