Part 2 shall be known as the "Housing Standards Applicable to Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Courts."
The purpose of Part 2 of this chapter is to provide basic and uniform standards, in terms of performance objectives implemented by specific requirements governing the construction, occupancy and maintenance of mobile homes and mobile home courts, and establishing reasonable safeguards for the safety, health and welfare of the occupants and users thereof.
This Part 2 shall apply to mobile homes used or intended to be used for year-round dwelling accommodations. A mobile home or trailer shall not be located anywhere in the city except in a trailer or tourist camp.
A. 
The provisions of this Part 2 shall supersede local law, ordinances, codes or regulations to the extent that such law, ordinances, codes or regulations are inconsistent with the provisions of this Part 2; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the adoption and enforcement of a law, ordinance or regulation which is more restrictive or establishes a higher standard than those provided in this Part 2, and such more restrictive requirements or higher standard shall govern during the period in which it is in effect.
B. 
In a case where a provision of this Part 2 is found to be in conflict with a provision of a zoning, building, electrical, plumbing, fire, safety, health, water supply or sewage disposal law or ordinance or regulation adopted pursuant thereto or other local law, ordinance, code or regulation, the provision or requirement which is the more restrictive or which establishes the higher standard shall prevail.
Installations, alterations and repairs to mobile homes and mobile home courts, and materials, assemblies and equipment utilized in connection therewith, shall be reasonably safe to persons and property and shall comply with applicable statutes of the State of New York and orders, rules and regulations issued by authority thereof.
A. 
No person shall maintain or operate a mobile home court without first having obtained a permit.
B. 
Permit applicants with outstanding violations or unpaid monies.
(1) 
No such permit shall be granted to or renewed for an applicant who is in violation of any City of Oswego code, ordinance or local law (hereinafter "violations") or who owes property taxes, water or sewer fees, special assessments, fines for violations of City ordinances or any other fees or past due monies of any name or nature owed to the City of Oswego (hereinafter "unpaid monies").
[Added 2-9-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015; amended 8-14-2015 by L.L. No. 6-2015]
(a) 
The applicant shall have the burden of providing proof in a form acceptable to the department that there are no such violations or unpaid monies.
(b) 
In the event that the applicant has accrued violations or unpaid monies, such permit or renewal thereof shall be denied regardless of whether such violations or unpaid monies relate to a parcel of real property for which the application is made or another parcel owned by applicant or are personal to the applicant.
(c) 
In the event that the applicant has accrued violations or unpaid monies, such permit or renewal thereof shall be denied regardless of whether such violations or unpaid monies occurred or accrued before the effective date of this local law.
(d) 
Such permit, once granted, shall be revoked in the event that the applicant accrues violations or unpaid monies, or violations or unpaid monies are discovered, after the permit is granted. The revocation shall take effect five business days after receipt by the permit holder of notice from the City of Oswego of the pending revocation. Upon such revocation, all permitted activities and privileges shall immediately cease.
(e) 
No application fees shall be refunded upon revocation of the permit.
(f) 
The applicant must reapply for the issuance of such revoked permit by submitting a new application and paying all necessary application fees, and any such permitted activities or privileges may only be resumed once a new permit has been granted.
(g) 
All requirements set forth herein shall also apply to nonperson entities and such permit or renewal thereof shall be denied to an entity, or revoked, if a person with a substantial interest in such entity owes such unpaid monies or has accrued such violations. A "person with a substantial interest" shall mean an ownership interest of more than 10% of, membership on the governing board of, holding an office in or holding the ability to cast or control more than 10% of the votes in such entity.
(2) 
Notwithstanding the provisions contained in this section to the contrary, when in the opinion of the Director of Code Enforcement the issuance of a permit is necessary to prevent harm to life, safety, or the general welfare of the public, the Director of Code Enforcement shall be authorized to issue said permit for the sole and exclusive purpose of bringing such violations into compliance with the Code of the City of Oswego. Nothing contained herein shall relieve the property owner from complying with all other applicable sections of the Code including, without limitation, the provisions contained in this section.
[Added 4-10-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation of this Part 2:
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
A structure, the use of which is incidental to that of the mobile home and which is attached thereto or located on the same mobile lot. Accessory structures include, but are not limited to, portable, demountable or permanent enclosures, shade structures and carports.
APPROVED
Approved by the City Engineer under the regulations of this chapter or approved by an authority designated by law or this chapter.
COMMUNITY AREA
An area or space within a mobile home court, including fences, walls and other minor constructions, which is designed for joint use of occupants or restricted to nonresidential use.
COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
A structure within a mobile home court providing laundry, toilet, recreation, parking or other common facilities, including management office and storage buildings.
GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDARD
A specification, code, rule, guide or procedure in the field of construction of mobile homes or mobile home courts or related thereto, recognized and accepted as authoritative.
HABITABLE SPACE
Space used for living, sleeping, eating or cooking purposes, excluding kitchenettes, bathrooms, toilet rooms, storage spaces and enclosures for equipment installations.
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
Mobile home electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning systems and equipment used for living purposes, including cooking and refrigeration equipment.
MOBILE HOME
A movable living unit equipped with a chassis and provided with the following mechanical system and equipment: plumbing, heating, electrical, cooking and refrigeration (see "trailer").
MOBILE HOME COURT
A parcel of land which has been planned and improved for the placement of two or more mobile homes. This definition includes the definition of a tourist camp, as it relates to trailers.
MOBILE HOME LOT
A designated site within a mobile home court for the exclusive use of the occupants of a single mobile home.
MOBILE HOME STAND
That part of an individual mobile home lot which has been reserved for the placement of the mobile home.
PATIO
A paved outdoor living space designed to supplement the mobile home living area.
STORAGE LOCKER
An enclosed space designed to provide auxiliary general storage space for an individual mobile home.
TRAILER (TRAVEL OR VACATION)
A movable living unit equipped with a chassis but lacking any of the following mechanical systems and equipment: plumbing, heating, electrical, cooking and refrigeration (see "mobile home").