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Town of Martinsburg, NY
Lewis County
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The Town Board of the Town of Martinsburg does hereby enact this chapter for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the community. This chapter shall be known as "the mobile home ordinance of the town of Martinsburg."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BACK YARD
An open space extending fully along the back line of a lot or a parcel of land and between the side lines and between the back line of such lot and the back of the structure thereon.
CAMP TRAILER
Any form of housing, adaptable to motivation, either propelled by its own power or the power of another vehicle to which it may be attached, which is used or capable of being used as sleeping or living quarters and which is not more than eight feet in width nor more than 30 feet in length.
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The person duly appointed and designated as such by the Town Board of the Town of Martinsburg.
FRONT YARD
An open space upon a lot or land extending fully along the front of such lot line and between the side lines and between the front line of the lot and front line of the structure thereon.
HOUSE TRAILER
Shall mean the same as "mobile home".
MOBILE HOME
A form of housing, adaptable to motivation, either propelled by its own power or the power of another vehicle to which it may be attached, which is used, designed for use or capable of being used as sleeping or living quarters. Any addition to such mobile home shall, for the purpose of this chapter, be deemed to be part of such mobile home.
MOBILE HOME PARK
Any lot, piece or parcel of land where three or more mobile homes designed for use or capable of being used as living or sleeping quarters are parked or located.
PARK UNIT
The lot or space in any mobile home park which shall be assigned to or used and occupied by any one mobile home.
SIDE YARD
An open space between a structure and a side line of a lot or land upon which the structure is located.
STRUCTURE
A mobile home or any addition thereto or enlargement thereof.
TRAILER PARK
Any lot, piece or parcel of land not municipally owned whereon two or more camp trailers are parked or located or for which use said premises are held open to the public for two or more such units.
A. 
No person, firm or corporation being the owner or occupant of any land or premises within the Town of Martinsburg shall use or permit the use of such land or premises as a mobile home park or trailer park without obtaining a permit therefor as herein provided.
B. 
No person, firm or corporation being the owner of or occupant of any land or premises within the Town of Martinsburg shall use or permit the use of such land as a mobile home park or trailer park contrary to the provision of Part 7 of the New York State Sanitary Code, and a violation of such Sanitary Code shall be a violation of this chapter.