[Adopted 1-23-1962 STM]
The purpose of this article is to ensure the
protection of the health, peace and welfare of the residents of the
Town of Griswold by establishing certain minimum requirements for
any trailer or mobile home used for dwelling purposes in said Town
of Griswold.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any unit similar to a trailer, as defined in this section,
but which is also equipped with running water, bath facilities, flush
toilet and appropriate sanitary connections.
Includes individuals, corporations, owners, lessees, licensees
and agents of each of them.
A trailer coach used as sleeping or living quarters but which
is not equipped with running water, bath facilities, flush toilet
or other sanitary connections.
No person shall maintain or locate any single
trailer or mobile home within the Town of Griswold without first obtaining
a permit from the Board of Selectmen. The cost of said permit shall
not exceed the sum of $10. Application for said permit shall be in
writing.
The Board of Selectmen may issue a permit for
a trailer or mobile home upon the following conditions:
A.
The Board of Selectmen may issue a trailer or mobile
home permit only upon receiving written notice from the Town Health
Officer that the location and use of said trailer or mobile home meets
the requirements concerning lot sizes as hereinafter described.
B.
A trailer shall not be parked within 50 feet of the
traveled portion of the public highway nor less than 35 feet from
the interior boundary of the tract of land nor within 20 feet of the
side boundary of the tract of land on which said trailer is located.
C.
Each trailer or mobile home shall be maintained, established
or parked on a lot or area which shall contain no less than 1/2 acre.
D.
Adequate water supply, drainage and sewage disposal
systems must meet the specifications and be satisfactory to the local
Health Officer and shall also be in accordance with the State Sanitary
Code.
Upon written application for a trailer or mobile
home permit as specified above, the Board of Selectmen shall examine
and investigate the proposed location. Upon completion of said investigation,
a vote of the majority of the Board of Selectmen shall be required
approving said location.
The costs of all inspections applicable to this
article shall be determined by the Board of Selectmen and paid for
by the applicant.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 7 of this article,
pertaining to the posting of cash with the Tax Collector, which immediately
followed this section, was repealed by the Special Town Meeting 10-28-1963.
The Board of Selectmen may revoke the permit
upon 30 days' written notice to the permittee for any violation of
this article or state regulations.
The Board of Selectmen may issue a permit for
a mobile home or trailer upon the applicant meeting all of the requirements
of this article, including the approval of a majority vote of the
Board of Selectmen.
Any person found guilty of violating any provisions
of this article shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $10 for
each and every day that such violation shall exist.
The installation of any trailer under any trailer
permit issued prior to the effective date of this article shall have
to be completed within 30 days of the effective date or such permit
shall be subject to cancellation.
