This chapter shall be known as the "House Trailer and Trailer
Park Ordinance of the Village of Lake Placid."
The purpose of this chapter is to promote the health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Village of Lake
Placid, County of Essex and State of New York by the adoption of regulations
concerning the occupancy, maintenance and parking of occupied or unoccupied
house trailers and also the regulation of trailer parks within the
corporate limits of said Village and to fix penalties for the violation
thereof, as now or hereafter established.
When used in this chapter, unless otherwise expressly stated
or unless the context or subject matter requires a different interpretation,
the following terms shall have the meanings indicated.
HOUSE TRAILER
Any portable vehicle or structure so designed, constructed
and equipped as to permit use or occupancy thereof for living, dwelling
or sleeping purposes for one or more persons, or for the conduct of
any business, profession, occupation or trade, and so designed that
it may be mounted on wheels or another conveyance and be propelled
by its own power or drawn or propelled by other motive power or so
designed that the wheels may be removed and the same placed upon permanent
blocking or mounting.
PERSON
Construed to include persons, partnerships, firm, company,
corporation, tenant, owner, lessee, licensee and agent or assigns.
TRAILER PARK
Any site, lot, field or tract of ground upon which two or
more house trailers designed to be occupied for living, dwelling or
sleeping purposes are placed or located or which is offered to the
public for the location of two or more occupied house trailers, regardless
of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation, and shall
include any building, structure, tent, vehicle or enclosure used or
intended to be used as a part of the equipment of such park.
UNIT
A section of ground in a trailer park of not less than 2,000
square feet, designed for the accommodation of not more than one house
trailer with or without its tow vehicle, which shall be level, adequately
drained and consist of suitable natural soil or well consolidated
inert fill, with the corner markers thereof clearly indicated.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
No person or persons being the owner or occupant of any land
or premises within the Village of Lake Placid shall use or permit
the use of such land or premises for:
A. The establishment or maintenance of a trailer park until a license
for the establishment or maintenance of such trailer park has been
obtained as hereinafter provided: And after the issuance of such license,
such trailer parks shall not be maintained or operated other than
in accordance with applicable laws and the terms of this chapter.
B. The parking of any house trailer for the purpose of the same being
used for living, sleeping or eating therein, except as hereinafter
provided.
C. A single occupied trailer may be parked on private property for a
period not to exceed 10 days in any twelve-month period provided that
no charge is made for this location or parking and adequate provision
is made for sanitary facilities in connection therewith.
Before a trailer park shall commence operation, the Department
of Public Works and the Village Board, or a majority thereof, shall,
and at any other reasonable time the Department of Public Works, the
Village Board or a member thereof, may make an inspection of the premises
to determine that all requirements of this chapter have been or are
being complied with.
The Village Board may, after notice and proper hearing, revoke
or suspend any trailer park license issued pursuant to the terms of
this chapter, for a violation of any of the provisions hereof. Upon
the revocation of any such trailer park license, the premises shall
forthwith cease to be used for the purpose of a trailer park and all
house trailers located therein shall be promptly removed therefrom.
None of the provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to
the sale, storage or garaging within a building or structure of an
unoccupied house trailer, nor shall the same be applicable to the
exhibit for sale of house trailers upon any property in the Village
of Lake Placid outside of a trailer park.
Any action toward the removal of wheels except for temporary
purposes of repair, or other action to attach the trailer to the ground
by means of posts, piers, foundation or skirting shall subject the
trailer to the requirements of the building code as well as this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates any of the foregoing provisions hereof
or any of the violation of the terms of this chapter shall be guilty
of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a
fine not to exceed $250 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 15 days
for each violation. Each day on which such violation or failure to
comply occurs or continues shall constitute a separate violation.