This chapter shall be known as the "Mobile Home Parks Ordinance of the
Town of East Fishkill."
It is the purpose of this chapter to regulate mobile home parks or camps
and the use of house trailers in the Town of East Fishkill, Dutchess County,
New York, for the promotion of the health, safety, morals and general welfare
of the residents of the Town of East Fishkill.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BUILDING INSPECTOR
The Building Inspector of the Town of East Fishkill, Dutchess County,
New York.
CAMP UNIT
The lot or space in any trailer camp which shall be assigned to or
used and occupied by any one house trailer.
MOBILE HOME or HOUSE TRAILER
Any dwelling unit or residence on wheels, skids, rollers, flatbed
trailer or other trailer, with or without its own motive power designed to
be used for human habitation or for carrying persons or property, including
such units as arrive at a site of use as a dwelling more or less complete
and ready for occupancy except for unpacking and assembly operations and placing
on temporary or semipermanent or permanent foundations and connecting to utilities.
Any addition to such house trailer shall, for the purpose of this chapter,
be deemed to be a part of such house trailer. The terms "mobile home" and
"house trailer" are intended to be used entirely interchangeably in this chapter.
PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board of the Town of East Fishkill, Dutchess County,
New York.
TOWN CLERK
The Town Clerk of the Town of East Fishkill, Dutchess County, New
York.
TRAILER CAMP, TRAILER PARK or MOBILE HOME PARK
Any lot, piece or parcel of ground whereon two or more house trailers
are located or parked otherwise than for the purpose of loading, unloading
or discharge or entrance of occupants or passengers. As used in this chapter,
the terms "trailer camp," "trailer park" and "mobile home park" are entirely
interchangeable and mean one and the same thing.
ZONING ORDINANCE
The Zoning Ordinance of the Town of East Fishkill, Dutchess County,
New York.
Each trailer camp shall be provided with toilets, urinals, washbasins,
slop basins, sinks, garbage receptacles, shower baths, water faucets in accordance
with the following:
A. Not less than one toilet for each sex for every 10 units
or fraction thereof.
B. Each toilet room shall be provided with at least one
lavatory with hot and cold running water.
C. One shower bath shall be provided for each sex for every
10 units or fraction thereof.
D. All toilets, sinks, showers, and urinals shall be placed
in properly constructed buildings located within 500 feet of each trailer
unit which they are supposed to service.
E. Toilet buildings shall be well lighted at all times,
day or night, well ventilated with screened openings and constructed of such
moistureproof material as shall permit rapid and satisfactory cleaning, scouring
and washing.
F. The floor of all toilet rooms shall be of concrete, tile
or similar material elevated not less than eight inches above grade and shall
slope to a floor drain located in each room.
G. The slop sinks or basins with water supply shall be provided
to serve each 10 units and shall be constructed in accordance with the design,
size and material approved by the Department of Health and the Building Inspector.
H. All plumbing installations shall be made in accordance
with the requirements of the state health laws and rules, and all sewer drains,
etc., shall be connected to a town sewer if the camp is located on a highway
which has a town sewer available or to a properly constructed septic system
constructed in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Health
and under the inspection and supervision of said Department and the Building
Inspector.
I. Where toilet and bathing facilities are provided for
both sexes in the same building, a tight soundproof wall shall be constructed
between the male and female sections.
J. All bathtubs are prohibited.
K. No waste water shall be discharged from any waste tanks
upon the ground, but disposal of waste water shall be in accordance with directions
and specifications provided by the Department of Health and the Building Inspector.
L. A covered metal garbage pail and a covered metal rubbish
container shall be provided for each unit and shall be of such capacity as
to properly take care of all garbage and rubbish emanating from the units
intended to be served, and the same shall be emptied and the contents properly
disposed of by the owner or operator of the trailer park or camp every 24
hours, and such containers shall at all times be kept securely covered and
in a sanitary condition.
M. Inasmuch as the disposal of chemical toilet wastes to
septic systems will affect their septic action and seriously damage the system,
such disposal is therefore prohibited.
N. Only such water supply as shall be approved by the Department
of Health and the Building Inspector shall be used in any trailer park or
camp.
O. Each trailer camp shall provide certain electric service
connections and outlets for each unit, all such to be of a type approved by
the New York State Board of Fire Underwriters.
P. Playground areas shall be provided and shall be restricted
to such use. These areas shall be protected from the main highway and from
parking areas. A minimum of 1,000 square feet per camp unit shall be made
available in one or more places for such playground use.
Any license issued for a trailer camp pursuant to this chapter shall
be valid until January 1 next succeeding the date of issuance and shall be
renewed annually thereafter by the Town Clerk. Any such license issued pursuant
to this chapter shall not be transferable or assignable.
In the event that it is made to appear to any police officer, health
officer or any authorized representative of the Town of East Fishkill, including
the Board of Zoning Appeals, that a trailer camp or park is in any way not
being maintained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or is in
any way violating the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of East Fishkill or any
other law or regulation relating to trailer parks or camps, the Board of Zoning
Appeals may revoke or suspend the license granted under the authority of this
chapter after a hearing at which the testimony of the complaining official
or officials, plus witnesses, and the holder of the license shall be heard.
In the event the license following said hearing is revoked, the premises shall
forthwith cease to be used for the purpose of a trailer camp or park and all
house trailers shall forthwith be removed therefrom.
No persons shall use or park any house trailer within the Town of East
Fishkill except within the limits of a duly licensed trailer park or camp.
None of the provisions of this chapter, however, shall apply to the sale,
storage or garaging of a house trailer or house trailers, provided the same
are unoccupied and are not used for sleeping or living purposes and are not
being stored in violation of the Zoning Ordinance or other ordinance of the
town.
Any person, persons, firms, associations or corporations committing
an offense against any of the provisions of this chapter or of any section
or part thereof shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof,
may be fined not more than $250 or be imprisoned for not more than 15 days,
or both. In addition, an offense against any section or provision of this
chapter shall subject the person, firm or corporation committing the same
to a civil penalty in the sum of $100 for each 24 hours continued violation
thereof, and said penalty shall be recovered by the Town of East Fishkill
in a civil action. In addition, the town authorities shall have such other
remedies as are provided by law to restrain, correct or abate any offense
against this chapter, including the enforced removal of conditions prohibited
by this chapter.