This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Mobile Home and
Travel Trailer Park Ordinance of the Town of Riverhead, Suffolk County,
New York."
Mobile home and travel trailer parks, unless specifically excluded,
which are occupied or used in whole or in part for purposes within
the scope of this chapter, shall be constructed and maintained in
conformity with the requirements hereinafter set forth in order to
provide reasonable safeguards for the safety, health and welfare of
the occupants and users thereof.
This chapter shall apply to mobile homes and travel trailers
used or intended to be used for year-round or temporary dwelling accommodations
in mobile home and travel trailer parks. Unless otherwise noted, the
term "park" as used in this chapter shall refer to both mobile home
and travel trailer parks.
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
of this chapter:
ACCESSORY STORAGE STRUCTURE
An enclosed space designated and designed to provide auxiliary
general storage space for an individual mobile home or travel trailer.
CARPORT
A structure which is without sides and whose roof is supported
by pillars, attached to or away from a mobile home, and whose primary
purpose is to house automobiles and which shall be considered open
area.
COMMUNITY RECREATIONAL AREA
An area or space within a park, including fences, walls and
other minor constructions, which is designed for joint use by occupants.
COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
A structure within a mobile home or travel trailer park providing
any or all of the following: laundry, toilets, recreation, parking
or other common facilities, management office or storage.
MOBILE HOME
A detached single-family dwelling unit with all of the following
characteristics:
A.
Designed for long-term occupancy and containing sleeping accommodations,
a flush toilet, a tub or shower, bath and kitchen facilities, with
plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside
systems.
B.
Designed to be transported after fabrication on its own wheels
or on flatbed or other trailers or detachable wheels.
C.
Arriving at the site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling
complete, including major appliances and furniture, and ready for
occupancy, except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly
operations, location on foundation supports, connections to utilities
and the like.
PATIO AWNING
An attached structure to mobile homes for the purpose of
providing sheltered outdoor living, which structure in addition to
the wall of the mobile home is enclosed by one additional wall and
shall be considered open area unless further enclosed as to provide
another room.
TRAVEL TRAILER
A vehicular portable structure designed as a temporary dwelling
for travel, recreational and vacation uses, which is:
A.
Identified on the unit by the manufacturer as a travel trailer.
B.
Not more than eight feet in body width.
C.
Of any weight, provided its body length does not exceed 35 feet.
D.
Of any length, provided its gross weight, factory-equipped for
the road, does not exceed 5,000 pounds.
[Amended 4-2-1968]
In a case where this chapter is found to be in conflict with
a provision of a zoning, fire, safety, health, water supply or sewage
disposal law or ordinance, or regulation adopted pursuant thereto,
or other local law, ordinance, code or regulation, the provision or
requirement which is the more restrictive or which establishes the
higher standard shall prevail.