[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Fair Haven 3-11-2019 by L.L. No. 1-2019. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Recreational Vehicles and
Campers Local Law."
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the health, safety
and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Village of Fair Haven
by the more efficient regulation of recreational vehicles and campers.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A vehicle, be it self-driven or towed, with sufficient equipment
to render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling during the process
of travel, recreational and vacation uses.
The individual residing overnight in a camper or recreational
vehicle.
Any building, structure or vehicle designed and/or used for
living or sleeping and/or recreational purposes and equipped with
wheels to facilitate movement from place to place, and automobiles
when used for living or sleeping purposes and including pick-up coaches
(campers), motorized homes, travel trailers, and camping trailers
not meeting the specifications required for a manufactured home or
mobile home.
A.
No camper or recreational vehicle shall be occupied within the Village
of Fair Haven except in approved and permitted mobile home parks or
recreational vehicle parks, with the exception that the temporary
occupancy by family of the owner of the real property or the invited
guest of the owner of the real property upon which the recreational
vehicle or camper is located shall be permitted, provided that the
recreational vehicle or camper not be occupied in excess of seven
days in a calendar month. In no event shall a recreational vehicle
or camper be utilized as a rental unit or occupied upon a lot where
there is no existing one-, two-, or multiple-family residence other
than in an approved and permitted mobile home or recreational vehicle
park.
B.
No more than one camper or recreational vehicle shall be allowed,
stored or maintained on any residential lot within the Village of
Fair Haven.
C.
Any existing recreational vehicle or camper located on a property
without a primary structure may remain until such time as the unit
becomes uninhabitable. No replacement will be permitted.
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable as follows:
A.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of this
chapter shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more
than $500. The imposition of all penalties for any violation of this
chapter shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue.
B.
The application of the above penalty or penalties or the prosecution
of the violation of the provisions of this chapter shall not be held
to prevent the forced removal of the conditions prohibited by this
chapter. When a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter
is continuous, each 24 hours thereof shall constitute a separate and
distinct violation.
C.
The Code Enforcement Officer for the Village of Fair Haven Local
or his designated agent shall have the authority to enforce this chapter,
by issuing a violation notice and forwarding the matter to the Town
of Sterling Court for the first violation. Any person who is found
to have violated any provision of this chapter more than one time
within a one-year period shall be subject to a fine of not less than
$500 nor more than $1,000.
