Mobile homes shall be prohibited except when located in the
following circumstances:
A. In an approved mobile home park.
B. In an approved mobile home sales lot.
C. In a zone specifically allowing mobile homes as a dwelling.
D. In any location in a case of special necessity. Upon proof of special
necessity for an agricultural use where an additional dwelling is
needed for a farm employee, tenant or family members, the Planning
Board may grant a special permit for the installation of a single
mobile home to be placed on the same individual lot as an existing
conventional single-family dwelling conditioned upon the following:
(1) The mobile home shall not be occupied by persons other than employee,
tenant or family members; and
(2) The mobile home shall be removed within six months from the date
when the special necessity ceases.
E. In any location as an interim dwelling. The Planning Board may grant
a special permit for the installation of a mobile home as an interim
dwelling on an individual lot during the construction of a conventional
single-family dwelling on such lot conditioned on the following:
(1) The approval shall be temporary for a period not to exceed one year
from the date of issuance of the permit for the conventional single-family
dwelling except that the Planning Board may grant as many as two extensions
of six months each as circumstances warrant.
(2) On or before the date of expiration of the temporary approval and
extensions thereto, if any, use of the mobile home as an interim dwelling
shall cease and the mobile home shall be removed.
F. In any location as an emergency dwelling. A mobile home may be temporarily
placed and occupied as an emergency dwelling on any property in the
Town, regardless of prior development on or current use of such property,
provided that:
(1) The need for such emergency dwelling resulted from the loss by flood,
fire or other disaster of an existing dwelling within the Town;
(2) Temporary arrangements for safe access to the property, adequate
potable water supply, sanitary disposal of sewage, safe storage of
liquefied petroleum gas and anchoring are provided within 48 hours
of such placement and occupancy by means either on site or off site;
(3) A temporary permit is obtained for the emergency dwelling within
48 hours of such placement and occupancy;
(4) Such temporary permit shall expire and the emergency dwelling shall
be removed from the property within 60 days of such placement and
occupancy; and
(5) Except as provided herein, no other improvements to or alteration
or disturbance of the property shall be caused by such placement and
occupancy of an emergency dwelling and no rights to develop such property
shall be thus established other than as are permitted in full compliance
with the provisions, regulations, standards and procedures of this
chapter.
The following standards shall apply to all mobile homes which
are located outside of mobile home parks.
A. All lot area, yard size, lot coverage, building height and supplementary
regulations of this chapter shall apply to mobile homes.
B. Sewer, water supply and waste disposal must meet New York State Department
of Health standards.
C. Units must be skirted, landscaped and maintained in a neat and orderly
manner.