This chapter shall be known as the "Mobile Home
Park Ordinance of the Town of Sullivan Madison Country, New York."
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote
the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the inhabitants
of the Town of Sullivan, Madison County, by the more efficient regulations
of mobile home parks and the occupancy of mobile homes.
When used in this chapter, unless otherwise
expressly stated or unless the context or subject matter requires
a different interpretation, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
CAMP COTTAGE or CABIN
Any building of whatsoever material constructed, designed
or equipped to be used for living, sleeping or eating by transient
or seasonal occupants only.
HOUSE TRAILER
Any vehicle designed or equipped to be used or capable of
being used for living or sleeping quarters and designed to move from
place to place on wheels and to be propelled by its own power or drawn
or propelled by another vehicle.
MOBILE HOME PARK
Is the same as house trailer camps, tourist camps or similar
establishments as described in §§ 130 and 136 of the
Town Law of the State of New York and which shall also mean any lot
piece or parcel of ground on which are located or which is offered
in the public for the location of two or more occupied house trailers
or mobile homes.
MOBILE HOME SPACE
A plot of ground within a mobile home park designed for the
accommodation of one mobile home.
MOBILE HOME
For purpose of this chapter "mobile home" shall not be limited
to any house trailer, but shall also include tent, tent house, cabin
or camp cottage designed for use by a single family.
TOURIST CAMP
Any lot, piece or parcel of ground, on which are located,
or which is offered to the public for the location of two or more
tents, tent houses, cabins, camp cottages or other buildings designed
or used for sleeping facilities other than permanent homes.
No person or persons being the owner or occupant
of any land or premises within the Town of Sullivan shall use or permit
the use of such land or premises for:
A. The establishment or maintenance of a mobile home
park until a license for the establishment or maintenance of such
mobile home park has been obtained as hereinafter provided; and after
the issuance of such license, such parks shall not be maintained or
operated other than in accordance with the applicable laws and terms
of this chapter.
B. The parking of any mobile home for the purpose of
the same being used for living sleeping or eating therein, except
as hereinafter provided.
No person or persons being the owner or occupant
of any mobile home shall park or otherwise locate said mobile home
upon any premises within the Town of Sullivan for the purpose of using
the same for living, sleeping or eating quarters nor shall any such
person use or occupy any mobile home for living sleeping or eating
therein, except in a duly authorized mobile home park except as hereinafter
provided.
Any license issued pursuant to the terms of
this chapter shall be assignable only with the consent of the Town
Board.
The holder of any license may between the 15th and the 31st of December of each year apply for a renewal thereof for the following year by filing with the Town Clerk a verified application on forms provided for that purpose. If it shall appear that any changes or alteration has been made in the park plan as filed with the Town Clerk, no renewal license shall be issued by the Town Clerk until such time as the Town Board shall approve such change or alteration of the park plan. The Town Board in considering such approval may follow the same procedure provided for in §
179-7 for the issuance of a license.
The following minimum requirements shall be
maintained at all times:
A. The park shall be located on a well-drained site properly
graded to insure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of
water.
B. Mobile home spaces shall be provided consisting of
a minimum of 5,000 feet for each space which shall be at least 35
feet wide at the narrowest point. There shall be no more than an average
of eight spaces per acre in the mobile home park.
C. The minimum size of any mobile home park shall be
at least five acres.
D. Space for the parking of one automobile must be provided
for each mobile home space adjacent to it.
E. All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a driveway
of not less than 20 feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access
to a public street or highway.
F. Walkways of not less than two feet wide shall be provided
to the service buildings.
G. All roadways and walkways within the park shall be
of suitable grade and have a tar and stone surface.
H. All driveways and walkways within the park shall be
lighted at night with electric lamps of such candle power and so situated
as may be directed by the Planning Board.
I. It is recommended that the design of the park not
be barracks-like in nature and not designed on the gridiron pattern
with identical rectangular spaces. The angling of spaces and the clustering
of mobile homes around culs-de-sac could be considered. Should this
latter type of design be hampered by the minimum size of 5,000 feet
and space width of 35 feet, the Town Board, upon the recommendation
of the Planning Board, shall have the authority to waive those two
requirements.
J. All spaces shall have a patio convenient to the entrance
of each mobile home of a minimum size of 180 square feet.
K. It is recommended that consideration in each instance
be given to the construction of all utilities underground and the
Town Board, upon the recommendation of the Planning Board, may require
that all utilities be underground.
L. Each park plan shall be provided with approved sewer
and water connections in existing public sanitary sewer and water
systems of the Town or of any district therein if available.
M. Each mobile home space must be supplied with sufficient
pure running water from approved water service facilities or a sufficient
supply of pure water must be available in conveniently located building
from approval type of water faucets or drinking fountains, and no
drinking fountain shall be placed in any toilet room.
N. Each park plan shall be provided with service buildings
in which shall be installed water closets, placed in separate compartments
properly separated from any other water closet, each compartment being
not less than three feet wide enclosed with proper partitions in the
ratio of one water closet for ever 15 females or less, and one water
closet for every 20 males or less, in addition to one urinal for every
30 males or less. No licensee shall accommodate at any time, mobile
homes occupied by persons of either sex in excess of the minimum toilet
facilities for such sex in such park plan.
O. Each service building shall contain for each sex one
lavatory or wash basin and one shower or tub for every 20 persons
or less and one stop sink or basin for each 60 persons or fractions
thereof.
P. Each service building shall contain reasonable laundry
facilities in a room properly separated from the toilet facilities
of such building.
Q. The requirements set forth in Subsections
N,
O and
P of this section shall not apply to the occupants of mobile home spaces which are completely equipped with private toilet facilities connected directly in approved sanitary systems in making the determinations set forth in said subsections.
R. No mobile home shall discharge waste liquids except
that the discharge outlet is connected through a proper trap to an
approved sewer, septic tank or septic well, and no flush toilets in
any mobile home shall be used unless the discharge outlet is connected
through to a sewer or septic tank, and no chemically treated toilet
waste shall be disposed of, except directly to a sewer.
S. Every tourist or mobile home park shall be under the
management of the licensee who must be of good reputation and character,
and who shall manage such park plan from an office located on the
premises; there shall be maintained in such office a bound book containing
a record of the names of all persons accommodated at the park their
home addresses, the license number and make of their automobile or
other vehicle; such record shall be available at all times for inspection
by the Code Enforcement Officer and any police officer. It shall be
the duty of the licensee of any park plan:
(1) To provide for the collection and removal of garbage
and any other waste material and must provide metal, or equivalent,
garbage cans with tight fitting covers in quantity adequate to permit
disposal of garbage and rubbish. The garbage cans shall be located
not further then 300 feet from any mobile home space. The cans shall
be kept in a sanitary condition at all times and the garbage and rubbish
shall be collected and disposed of at least every seven days or as
frequently as may be necessary to insure the garbage cans shall not
overflow.
(2) To prohibit the placing or storage of unsightly material
or vehicle of any kind.
(3) To provide for cleaning, painting, repairing and disinfecting
all buildings.
(4) To take such other measures which shall be deemed
necessary by the Health Officer to preserve the health, comfort and
safety of all persons accommodated in the park plan and of the general
public.
(5) To prevent the committing of any nuisance in the park
premises and to report immediately to the proper authorities all acts
of a disorderly character committed by any person or persons inside
the park and to that end maintain proper policing thereof.
(6) To report to the Health Officer all cases of communicable
diseases or suspected cases of communicable diseases affecting any
inhabitant of the park.
(7) To provide underground storage for any handling of
gasoline.
(8) To comply with the National Electrical Code with respect
to electric wiring and equipment.
T. No addition is to be built, erected or maintained
in connection with any mobile home other than the usual awning or
similar weather protective structure.
U. Every park shall be equipped at all times with fire-extinguishing
equipment in good working order, of such type, size and number and
so located within the park as to satisfy applicable reasonable regulations
of the Fire Department. No open fires shall be permitted at any place
which may endanger life or property. No fires shall be left unattended
at any time.
V. An electrical outlet supplying at least three-wire
service with 220 volts and 100 ampere capacity entrance shall be provided
for each mobile home space.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates
any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more
than $250 or to imprisonment for a period of not more than 15 days,
or to both such fine and imprisonment; and, in addition, any and all
persons who violate any of the provisions of this chapter or who shall
omit, neglect or refuse to do any act required by this chapter shall
severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively
forfeit and pay a civil penalty of $250. The imposition of all penalties
for any violation of this chapter shall not excuse the violation or
permit it to continue. 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 enforced removal of conditions prohibited
by this chapter or the taking of such other action as may be authorized
by law.