The Mobile Home Park District is listed below:
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Table 24-1: Mobile Home Park District
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District Name
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Map Symbol
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A. Mobile Home Park
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M-H
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A.
Mobile home park. The purpose of the Mobile Home Park District
is to support the goals and policies contained in the Village of Shortsville
Comprehensive Plan while providing residents with a housing alternative
by permitting mobile homes and the development of mobile home parks
within the Village. The intent of this district is to regulate the
placement of mobile homes and the design of mobile home parks to ensure
they are attractive and well maintained, thereby protecting the health,
safety, welfare, and quality of life of all residents within the Village
of Shortsville.
These provisions specified herein shall apply to the approval
of new parks, as well as the expansion, alteration, or addition of
existing mobile home parks.
A.
Special use permit. New mobile home parks may be allowed
in the Mobile Home Park District upon issuance of special use permit
by the Code Enforcement Officer in accordance with Article 64 of this
chapter.
B.
Existing park compliance. This article shall also apply
to all existing mobile home parks located in the Village of Shortsville
after this chapter becomes effective. Said parks are subject to the
following:
C.
Enforcement. Any law enforcement officer or authorized
agent of the Village of Shortsville shall enforce all the provision
of this article.
D.
Inspection. The Code Enforcement Officer and any other
authorities invited by the Code Enforcement Officer may inspect the
mobile home park at reasonable intervals and at reasonable hours to
determine whether or not there has been compliance with this article
and with other applicable codes, rules, and regulations.
A.
Drainage and grading. All lands used as a mobile home park
shall be well drained, and free from heavy or dense growth of brush
or woods. The land shall be properly graded to ensure proper drainage
during and following rainfall and shall at all times be so well drained
as to be free from stagnant water.
B.
Subdivision. Each mobile home park shall be subdivided
and marked off into lots, which are subject to the following requirements:
(1)
No more than one mobile home shall be permitted to
occupy any one lot.
(2)
The area required by the setback from any public
right-of-way shall be seeded to lawn, landscaped, and maintained as
a lawn to eliminate any fire hazard.
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Table 24-2: Mobile Home Park Lot Requirements
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Lot Requirement
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Measurement
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A. Minimum lot size
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8,000 square feet
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B. Minimum lot width
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80 feet
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C. Minimum lot setback from public right-of-way
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50 feet
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D. Minimum setback on each lot
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15 feet
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E. Maximum lot coverage
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40%
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C.
Numbering. Each lot shall be numbered according to the
plan or layout submitted with the license application, and the number
of each lot shall be clearly displayed on such lot so as to be readily
visible from the street or highway on which the lot faces.
D.
Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided for two cars
at each mobile home lot.
E.
Streets within mobile home park.
(1)
The street systems shall remain as private roads
and shall be designed and maintained by the owner.
(2)
All streets and thoroughfares within each mobile
home park shall have a travel surface of at least 20 feet in width.
(3)
The travel surface shall be hard surfaced and capable
of supporting emergency vehicles weighing up to 15 tons.
(4)
All turns and curves shall be such as to allow the
maneuverability of emergency vehicles.
(5)
Each mobile park shall be easily accessible from
an existing public right-of-way. Where a mobile park has more than
six mobile homes, two points of entry and exit must be provided unless
a large improved turnaround area for emergency vehicles is maintained.
(6)
There shall be no dead-end streets.
F.
Sidewalks. Sidewalks having a minimum width of four feet
shall be provided along at least one side of all interior streets
to all recreation areas and storage areas.
G.
Lighting. There shall be a light source of 100 lumen each
300 feet of roadway, at a minimum.
H.
Electric service and connections. Each mobile home park
shall provide weatherproof electric service and outlets for each lot.
All such connections and outlets are to be of a type approved by the
New York State Board of Fire Underwriters, or the equivalent. All
electrical distribution lines shall be placed underground.
I.
Disposal of sewage and other water-carried wastes. All
sewage and other water-carried wastes shall be disposed of into a
municipal sewage system whenever available; a suitable connection
to that system shall be provided at each lot.
J.
Storage. The park owner/operator shall provide a central
storage area, or each lot is permitted a side addition of up to 25%
of the existing unit, with a permit, where it will not violate lot
setbacks.
K.
Sales. The sale of and display of mobile homes will be
allowed as part of a mobile home park, so long as each mobile home
occupies an individual lot.
A.
Skirting. Within 30 days of arrival in the park, each mobile
home shall be required to enclose the bottom portion of the home with
skirting or another enclosure; such skirting or enclosure must be
continuously maintained.
B.
Living area. A mobile home shall have a living area of
no less than 720 square feet. In cases of a doublewide mobile home
the living area shall be no less than 1,100 square feet.
C.
Facilities. No mobile home shall be parked or located within
a mobile home park that does not contain a water closet, a lavatory
and a shower or bathtub.
D.
Condition. All newly sited mobile homes shall be no more
than 15 years old at the time they are sited. All newly sited mobile
homes shall also meet all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
E.
Use. All mobile homes shall be used solely for single-family
residential occupation.
F.
New mobile homes. The siting of any new mobile home(s)
shall only be permitted as part of a mobile home park in the Mobile
Home Park District of the Village.
G.
Existing mobile homes outside the M-H District. All mobile
homes presently sited in the Village of Shortsville outside of the
Mobile Home Park District shall be allowed to continue as a preexisting,
nonconforming use in accordance with Article 63, in addition to the
following regulations:
(1)
An existing mobile home may only be replaced with
a newer mobile home provided the new home meets federal HUD requirements.
The replacement mobile home shall meet current setback requirements
for the district in which it is located.
(2)
Under no circumstances can a mobile home be placed
on a new lot outside of the M-H District.
Every mobile home park shall be under the direct management
of the owner, permit holder, or his agent or representative. The owner,
permit holder, or agent shall operate such park from an office located
within the park and is directly responsible for the care of said park.
A.
Registration. The owner or permit holder for a mobile home
park shall maintain a permanent record in writing of all persons occupying
or using the facilities of such mobile home park. Such record shall
be a matter of public record and shall at all times be available for
inspection by any law enforcement officer or authorized agent of the
Village. The records shall include the following:
(1)
Name and address of the owner of each mobile home;
(2)
Number of the park unit upon which the mobile home
is located;
(3)
Make, model number, and year of each mobile home;
(4)
Date of arrival and departure from said park of each
mobile home; and
(5)
All applicable New York State Health Department records.
B.
Duties. It shall be the duty of the license holder of every
mobile home park to provide for the following:
(1)
Collection of garbage and all other waste materials;
(2)
Maintenance of a clean and sanitary condition throughout
mobile home park grounds, including the prohibition of the accumulation
or storage of rubbish, garbage, and refuse, and the placement or storage
of unregistered vehicles of any kind;
(3)
Maintenance of all private streets within the mobile
home park, including snow removal and other activities required to
keep the streets passable at all times; and
(4)
Maintenance of any landscaping, open space, or recreational
areas designated with the grounds of the mobile home park.
All applicable development standards (see Part 5) in this chapter shall also apply in the Mobile Home Park District.
