A.
General requirements. An adequate supply of water shall
be provided for mobile homes, service buildings and other accessory facilities
as required by this chapter. Where a public water supply system of satisfactory
quantity, quality and pressure is available, connection shall be made hereto,
and its supply shall be used exclusively. Where a satisfactory public water
supply system is not available, a private water supply system shall be developed
and shall be approved by the Onondaga County Department of Health.
B.
Source of supply.
(1)
The water supply shall be capable of supplying a minimum
of two hundred (200) gallons per day per mobile home.
(2)
The well or suction line of the water supply system shall
be located and constructed in such a manner that neither underground nor surface
contamination will reach the water supply from any source.
(3)
No well casings, pumps, pumping machinery or suction
pipes shall be placed in any pit, room or space extending below ground level
nor in any room or space aboveground which is walled in or otherwise enclosed
unless such rooms, whether above or below ground, have free drainage by gravity
to the surface of the ground.
(4)
Water supply treatment, if necessary, shall be in accordance
with the requirements of the Onondaga County Department of Health.
C.
Water storage facilities.
(1)
All water storage reservoirs shall be covered, watertight
and constructed of impervious material. Overflows and vents of such reservoirs
shall be effectively screened.
(2)
Manholes shall be constructed with overlapping covers
so as to prevent the entrance of contaminated material. Reservoir overflow
pipes shall discharge through an acceptable air gap.
D.
Water distribution system.
(1)
All water piping, fixtures and other equipment shall
be constructed and maintained in accordance with state and local regulations.
(2)
The water piping system shall not be connected with nonpotable
or questionable water supplies and shall be protected against the hazards
of backflow or backsiphonage.
(3)
The system shall be so designed and maintained as to
provide a pressure of not less than twenty (20) pounds per square inch under
normal conditions at service buildings and other locations requiring potable
water supply.
E.
Individual water riser pipes and connections.
(1)
Individual water riser pipes shall be located within
the confined area of the mobile home stand at a point where the water connection
will approximate a vertical position, thereby ensuring the shortest water
connection possible and decreasing susceptibility to water pipe freezing.
(2)
The water supply line and the water riser pipe shall
have a minimum inside diameter of three-fourths (3/4) inch and terminate at
least four (4) inches above the ground surface. The water outlet shall be
provided with a cap when a mobile home does not occupy the lot.
(3)
Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent freezing
of service lines, valves and riser pipe and to protect risers from heaving
and thawing actions of the ground during freezing weather. Surface drainage
shall be diverted from the location of the riser pipe.
(4)
A shutoff valve below the frost line shall be provided
near the water riser pipe on each mobile home lot. Underground stop- and waste-valves
are prohibited unless their type of manufacture and their method of installation
are approved by the Building Code Enforcement Officer.
A.
General requirements. An adequate and safe sewerage system
shall be provided in all parks for conveying and disposing of sewage from
mobile homes, service buildings and other accessory facilities. Such system
shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with the Onondaga
County Department of Health regulations.
B.
Individual sewer connections.
(1)
Each mobile home stand shall be provided with at least
a four-inch-diameter sewer riser pipe. The sewer riser pipe shall be so located
on each stand that the sewer connection to the mobile home drain outlet will
approximate a vertical position.
(2)
The sewer connection shall have a nominal inside diameter
of not less than three (3) inches, and the slope of any portion thereof shall
be at least one-fourth (1/4) inch per foot. All joints shall be watertight.
(3)
All materials used for sewer connections shall be semirigid,
corrosive-resistant, nonabsorbant and durable. The inner surface shall be
smooth.
(4)
Provision shall be made for plugging the sewer riser
pipe when a mobile home does not occupy the lot. Surface drainage shall be
diverted away from the riser. The rim of the riser pipe shall extend at least
one-half (1/2) inch above ground elevation.
C.
Sewer lines. All sewer lines shall be located in trenches
of sufficient depth to be free of breakage from traffic or other movements
and shall be separated from the park water supply system. All sewer lines
shall be constructed of materials approved by the Onondaga County Department
of Health and shall have watertight joints.
D.
Sewage treatment and/or discharge. Where the sewer lines
of the mobile home park are not connected to a public sewer, all proposed
sewage disposal facilities shall be approved by the Onondaga County Department
of Health prior to and after construction.
A.
General requirements. Every park shall contain an electrical
wiring system consisting of wiring, fixtures, equipment and appurtenances
which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the local electrical
power company's specifications regulating such systems.
B.
Power distribution lines.
(1)
Main power lines shall be located underground. There
shall be a minimum horizontal clearance of three (3) feet between overhead
wiring and any mobile home, service building or other structure.
(2)
All direct burial conductors or cable shall be buried
at least eighteen (18) inches below the ground surface and shall be insulated
and specially designed for the purpose. Such conductors shall be located not
less than one (1) foot radial distance from water, sewer, gas or communications
lines.
C.
Individual electrical connections.
(1)
Each mobile home lot shall be provided with an approved
disconnecting device and overcurrent protective equipment. The minimum service
per outlet shall be one hundred twenty to two hundred forty (120/240) volts
AC, one hundred fifty (150) amperes.
(2)
The mobile home shall be connected to the outlet receptacle
by an approved type of flexible cable with connectors and a male attachment
plug.
D.
Required grounding. All exposed non-current-carrying
metal parts of mobile homes and all other equipment shall be grounded by means
of an approved grounding conductor run with branch circuit conductors or other
approved method of grounded metallic wiring. The neutral conductor shall not
be used as an equipment ground for mobile homes or other equipment.
B.
Structural requirements for buildings.
(2)
All portions of the structure shall be properly protected
from damage by ordinary uses and by decay, corrosion, termites and other destructive
elements. Exterior portions shall be of such materials and be so constructed
and protected as to prevent entrance or penetration of moisture and weather.
(3)
All rooms containing lavatory facilities shall have:
(a)
Sound-resistant walls extending to the ceiling between
male and famale sanitary facilties. Walls and partititions in lavatories and
other plumbing fixtures shall be constructed of dense, nonabsorbent, waterproof
material or covered with moisture-resistant material.
(b)
At least one (1) window or skylight facing directly to
the outdoors. The minimum aggregate gross area of windows for each required
room shall be not less than ten percent (10%) of the floor area served by
them.
(c)
At least one (1) window which can be easily opened or
a mechanical device which will adequately ventilate the room.
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobile home park
shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect
breeding areas, accident or fire hazards or air pollution and shall comply
with the Onondaga County Department of Health regulations.
Grounds, buildings and structures shall be maintained free of insect
and rodent harborage and infestation. Extermination methods and other measures
to control insects and rodents shall conform to the requirements of the Onondaga
County Department of Health regulations governing mobile home parks.
A.
Natural gas system.
(1)
Natural gas piping systems, when installed in mobile
home parks, shall be maintained in conformity with accepted engineering practices.
(2)
Each mobile home lot provided with piped gas shall have
an approved shutoff valve installed upstream of the gas outlet. The outlet
shall be equipped with an approved cap to prevent accidental discharge of
gas when the outlet is not in use.
B.
Liquefied petroleum gas systems. Liquefied petrolem gas
systems provided for mobile homes, service buildings or other structures,
when installed, shall be maintained in conformity with the rules and regulations
of the authority having jurisdiction and shall include the following:
(1)
Systems shall be provided with safety devices to relieve
excessive pressures and shall be arranged so that the discharge terminates
at a safe location.
(2)
Systems shall have at least one (1) accessible means
for shutting off gas. Such means shall be located outside the mobile home
and shall be maintained in effective operating condition.
(3)
All liquefied petroleum gas piping outside of the mobile
homes shall be well supported and protected against mechanical injury. Undiluted
liquefied petroleum gas in liquid form shall not be conveyed through piping
equipment and systems in mobile homes.
(4)
Vessels of more than twelve (12) and less than sixty
(60) United States gallons' gross capacity may be installed on a mobile
home lot and shall be securely but not permanently fastened to prevent accidental
overturning.
(5)
No liquefied petroleum gas vessel shall be stored or
located inside or beneath any storage cabinet, carport, mobile home or any
other structure unless such installations are specially approved by the authority
having jurisdiction.
C.
Fuel oil supply systems.
(1)
All fuel oil supply systems provided for mobile homes,
service buildings and other structures shall be underground and shall be installed
and maintained in conformity with the rules and regulations of the authority
having jurisdiction.
(2)
All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders
to mobile homes shall be securely, but not permanently, fastened in place.
(3)
All fuel oil supply systems provided for mobile homes,
service buildings and other structures shall have shutoff valves located within
five (5) inches of storage tanks.
(4)
All fuel storage tanks or cylinders shall be securely
placed, concealed from view and shall not be less than five (5) feet from
any mobile home exit.
(5)
Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic shall
be protected against physical damage.
A.
The mobile home park shall be subject to the rules and
regulations of the fire district of the Town of DeWitt within which it is
located.
B.
Mobile home park areas shall be kept free of litter,
rubbish and other flammable materials.
C.
Portable fire extinguishers of a number and type approved
by the fire district shall be kept in public service buildings under park
control.
D.
Fire hydrants.
(1)
Fire hydrants shall be installed if their water supply
source is capable of serving them in accordance with the following requirements:
(a)
The water supply source shall permit the operation of
a minimum of two (2) one-and-one-half-inch hose streams.
(b)
Each of two (2) nozzles, held four (4) feet above the
ground, shall deliver at least seventy-five (75) gallons of water per minute
at a flowing pressure of at least thirty (30) pounds per square inch at the
highest point of the park.
(2)
Fire hydrants, if provided, shall be located within six
hundred (600) feet of any mobile home, service building or other structure
in the park.
