No person or persons who are the owners of occupancy of any land or premises within the Town of Catskill shall use or permit the use of such land or premises for 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 terms of this chapter.
A. 
A license for the establishment and operation of a mobile home park in the Town of Catskill shall be issued or denied in accordance with the procedure herein specified. The applicant who proposes to operate or maintain said mobile home park must file with the Town Clerk a written application for such license, and if such applicant is not the owner of the property upon which it is proposed to operate said park, such application shall also be signed by the owner or owners of the property and shall be accompanied by a certified check for the amount of the fee required.
B. 
Such application must contain the following information:
(1) 
The name and address of the applicant, the names and addresses of the partners, if a partnership, and the names and addresses of the officers, if a corporation, and its principal place of business.
(2) 
The name and address of each owner of the premises upon which the park is proposed to be located and the present use which is being made of the premises.
(3) 
The interest of the applicant in said premises, if not the owner thereof.
(4) 
A description of the boundaries of the land or premises upon which the park is proposed to be located in a manner sufficient to identify the land or premises, as in a deed of conveyance.
(5) 
A park plan in the form of a land survey by a licensed surveyor showing the direction of magnetic North and drawn to scale, which plan must show the following:
(a) 
Locations and names of all adjacent or adjoining streets, rights-of-way or highways and their existing widths and nature of construction.
(b) 
Names of record title holders of all adjacent land.
(c) 
The exact layout and dimensions of each mobile home space.
(d) 
The exact layout of all streets and driveways, their widths and the specifications of proposed construction.
(e) 
The location of all required services and other improvements and facilities such as playgrounds, swimming pools or recreation areas.
(f) 
A complete statement showing the proposed method of sewage disposal, water supply and electric and gas service.
A. 
Upon receipt of an application, the Town Clerk shall immediately send a copy thereof to the New York State Department of Health and request that it make an investigation of the proposed project for the purpose of determining if it would meet the standards required by the State Sanitary Code for Temporary Residences.
B. 
The Town Clerk also shall immediately send a copy of said application to the Town Planning Board, which is hereby directed to make a study thereof to ascertain if the plan seems suitable for the operation and maintenance of a mobile home park; if the driveways, streets and walkways are of suitable grade and required width; and if adequate recreational facilities and area are provided for the comfort, convenience, safety, health and welfare of the occupants of the park and the inhabitants of the Town; and to submit written recommendations based on its study to the Town Clerk.
C. 
Upon receipt of the recommendations from the Town Planning Board and a report from the State Department of Health, the Town Clerk shall immediately notify the Town Board, which shall call a public hearing to consider the application. The Town Board shall give the applicant at least five days' notice of the time and place of the public hearing.
D. 
Upon approval of the application by the Town Board, the Town Clerk shall forthwith issue a license to be effective from and after the date of issuance to and including the 31st day of December next succeeding the date of issuance. If such application is not approved, the Town Board shall certify the reason for its action, and such decision shall be filed with the Town Clerk, who shall immediately notify the applicant of the decision of the Town Board.
The holder of a license may, between the 1st and the 31st of December of each year, file with the Town Clerk an application for a renewal thereof for the following year. If it shall appear that any change or alteration has been made in the park plan as filed with the Town Clerk, no renewal license shall be issued until such time as the Town Board shall approve such change or alterations. The Town Board, in considering approval, may follow the procedures provided in § 121-13 for the issuance of a license.
A. 
If the Building Inspector, being directed by the Town Board to inspect a mobile home park, finds that such park is not being maintained in a clean and sanitary condition or that it is not being conducted in accordance with the regulations applicable to such park and the provisions of this chapter, he shall serve upon the holder of the license or upon the person in charge of such park an order, in writing, directing that the conditions therein specified be remedied within five days after the service of such order. If, after the expiration of such period, such conditions remain unchanged or are not corrected in accordance with said order, the Building Inspector shall serve a notice, in writing, upon the park owner or the person in charge of such park requiring the holder of the license to appear before the Town Board at a time to be specified in such notice, and show cause why such license should be revoked. The Town Board may, after a hearing at which testimony and witnesses of the Building Inspector and of the holder of such license have been heard, revoke such license if the conditions described in the original order have not been corrected in accordance with the terms of such order or if the holder of such license has violated the regulations applicable to such park or has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, or for other sufficient cause. Upon the revocation of such license, the premises shall forthwith cease to be used for the purpose of such park and all house trailers shall be removed therefrom.
B. 
The commission of a felony or misdemeanor on the licensed premises herein automatically suspends the license described herein. The licensee shall be entitled to a hearing before the Town Board on said suspension within seven days after the service of a notice of such suspension upon him, at which time evidence shall be taken and the licensee given opportunity to be heard and appear by his attorney; and, after hearing the evidence, the Town Board may, on the record of the hearing and all the facts brought forth, determine to suspend, revoke or restore said license. Such notice to the licensee shall be given to him personally or, in his absence, by posting said notice of suspension in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
[Amended 8-17-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005[1]]
The Town Clerk shall receive a fee of $100 for each license or renewal thereof issued, provided that if the original license be issued on or after April 1, the fee shall be 3/4 of the fee herein provided; if issued on or after July 1, the fee shall be 1/2 of the fee herein provided; and if issued on or after October 1, the fee shall be 1/4 of the fee herein provided.
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Editor's Note: This local law also provided that it shall take effect 1-1-2006.
The following minimum requirements shall be maintained at all times:
A. 
The park shall be located on a well-drained site properly graded to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from pools of water.
B. 
Mobile home spaces shall be provided consisting of a minimum of 5,000 square feet for each space, which shall be at least 35 feet wide at the narrowest point.
C. 
The minimum size of a mobile home park in the Town of Catskill shall be eight acres.
D. 
Space for parking one automobile must be provided on each mobile home space.
E. 
All mobile home spaces shall abut on a driveway not less than 20 feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public street or highway.
F. 
All driveways and walkways within the park shall be of suitable grade and hard surfaced.
G. 
All driveways and walkways within the park shall be lighted during the hours of darkness.
H. 
All mobile home spaces shall have a patio constructed of water-resistant material, convenient to the entrance of the mobile home and of a minimum size of 180 square feet.
I. 
Methods for supplying water and disposing of sewage shall conform to the requirements of the New York State Department of Health.
A. 
Every mobile home in a park shall be under the management of the licensee who must be of good reputation and character and who shall maintain in such office a bound book containing a record of the names of all persons accommodated at the park, their home addresses and the license number and make of their automobile or other vehicle. Such record shall be available at all times for inspection by the Building Inspector or a police officer.
B. 
It shall be the duty of the licensee of a park to:
(1) 
Provide for the collection and removal of garbage and any other waste material and to furnish suitable garbage cans with tight-fitting covers in quantity adequate to permit the disposal of garbage and rubbish. 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 twice a week or as frequently as may be necessary to ensure that the garbage cans do not overflow.
(2) 
Prohibit the placing or storage of unsightly materials or unregistered vehicles of any kind.
(3) 
Provide for cleaning, painting and repairing all building and structures owned by the licensee.
(4) 
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 and of the general public.
(5) 
Prevent the committing of any nuisance on the park premises and to report immediately to the proper authorities all acts of a disorderly character committed by any person or persons inside of the park and to that end maintain proper policing thereof.
(6) 
Report to the health officer all cases of suspected communicable diseases affecting any inhabitant of the park.
(7) 
Provide underground storage for bulk gasoline.
(8) 
Comply with the Greene County Electrical Code with respect to electric wiring and equipment.
(9) 
Prevent any addition from being built, erected or maintained in connection with any mobile home, other than the usual awning or similar weather-protective structure.
(10) 
Provide and keep in good order at all times fire extinguishing equipment of such type, size and number and so located within the park as to satisfy applicable regulations of the Fire Department. No fires shall be left unattended at any time.
(11) 
Provide an electrical outlet of 100 amperes' capacity supplying 220 volts at each mobile home space.