[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Coeymans 3-28-1978. Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this
section.
Any structural addition to said mobile home which includes,
but is not limited to, awnings carports, porches, storage cabinets,
mailboxes and similar appurtenant structures.
A written permit issued annually by the Building Inspector
permitting a person, partnership or corporation to operate and maintain
a mobile home park or trailer park under this chapter.
The Town Building Inspector duly appointed by the Town Board.
Any path, area or space designated for joint use of those
occupying the mobile home park.
A single license granted on the initial application for a
permit to construct, erect, operate, maintain and install a mobile
home park.
Any vehicle or structure used or so constructed as to permit
its being towed on a public street or highway and/or used as a conveyance
on the public streets and highways, whether licensed as such or not,
and constructed in such a manner as will permit occupancy thereof
as a dwelling or permanent living quarters (sleeping place) for one
or more persons, and provided with a toilet and bathtub or shower
and electrical and plumbing connections to outside systems whether
to be placed on a foundation or not. New mobile homes sited in the
town must meet the standards of construction set forth in the State
Code for the Construction and Installation of Mobile homes and the
Uniform Code of Construction and Installation Standards for Mobile
Homes of the State of New York. At such time as the town may establish
a building code,[1] all mobile homes within the jurisdiction shall come under
this chapter. This definition of mobile home includes all additions
which are purchased or added thereto or additions made subsequent
to installation.
A plot of ground within a mobile home park or trailer park
designated for the accommodation of one mobile home or one trailer.
A plot of ground on which two or more mobile homes occupied
for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located, placed and used as
dwellings.
An area equal to at least 10% of the gross land area but
not less than a minimum area of at least one acre set aside for common
use of the occupants of the mobile home or trailer park for diversionary
purposes. The land shall be landscaped, cleared, adequately drained,
conveniently located and shall be included in the sanitary maintenance
of the park. The topography shall be suitable for recreation purposes.
A structure housing a toilet(s), lavatory or other such facilities
required by this chapter.
The connection consisting of all pipes and appurtenances
for the drain outlet of the mobile home to the inlet of the corresponding
sewer riser pipe of the sewage system serving the mobile home park.
That portion of the sewer lateral which extends vertically
to the ground elevation and terminates at each mobile home space.
Indicates that which is required by the provisions of this
chapter.
Any vehicle used or so constructed as to permit its being
used as a conveyance on the public streets and highways and duly licensed
as such, and constructed in such a manner as will permit occupancy
thereof as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation
uses or sleeping place for one or more persons. A "trailer" under
this chapter shall also mean tent trailers, truck campers or other
sleeping facilities other than a mobile home and/or what normally
constitutes a permanent dwelling unit.
Any lot, piece or plot of ground on which two or more trailers
occupied for sleeping purposes are located, regardless of whether
or not a charge is made for such accommodations.
That portion of the water supply system serving the mobile
home park which extends vertically to the ground elevation and terminates
at a designated point at each mobile home space.
For new mobile homes or trailer parks, expansions
or alterations of existing mobile home parks or trailer parks, the
following regulations shall apply.
A.Â
Initial permit.
[Amended 2-25-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
(1)Â
All initial applications for permits shall be made
to the Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals, and application for
renewals for existing valid permits shall be made to the Building
Inspector. Upon approval of the Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals
and compliance with regulations of the New York State Health Department
and approval of the Albany County Health Department, issuance of the
permit shall be by the Building Inspector and shall be contingent
upon compliance with all sanitary laws and regulations of the State
of New York and approval by a majority vote of the Town Planning Board/Zoning
Board of Appeals and compliance with this chapter. A public hearing
must be held prior to action by the Town Planning Board/Zoning Board
of Appeals. The public hearing shall be announced in the official
Town Newspaper at least two successive weeks prior to the meeting.
(2)Â
Preliminary applications for new mobile home parks
or trailer parks, expansions or alterations of existing parks shall
be made by presenting to the Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals
a sketch diagram of the park area, outlining dimensions of the park,
boundaries, spaces, roads, entrances, exits, accessory buildings,
parking areas, wooded areas, wetlands, watercourses and abutting highway
roads and landowners. Information shall also be provided on water
supply and sewage disposal location and design. The sketch diagram
shall be drawn approximately to scale. No fee shall accompany the
initial sketch diagram.
(3)Â
Within five weeks after the preliminary application is presented, the Town Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals shall notify the applicant of its approval or conditional approval or disapproval of the preliminary application. Reasons for any disapproval shall be provided by the Board. Thereafter, the applicant shall make final application as provided in § 114-2B below. Final application shall be submitted within one year of the date of approval of the preliminary application. Failure to submit final application within the prescribed period shall require the applicant to submit a new preliminary application. In the event the preliminary application is conditionally approved, the applicant may submit a final application, complete with all changes, alterations and additions noted by the Town Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals on the preliminary location, together with all other requirements of the final application. Final plans shall be reviewed by the Town Environmental Management Board prior to action by the Town Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals. Where appropriate, the County Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals shall have an opportunity to review plans.
B.Â
Permit: method of final application and requirements.
(1)Â
Final applications for permits shall be in writing,
sworn to and signed before a notary public by the applicant who shall
file with the application proof of ownership of the premises or of
a lease or written permission from the owner thereof, together with
six complete sets of plans drawn to scale to adequately illustrate
the details of the proposed site (one set will be returned to the
developer upon approval). Final plans shall be prepared under the
supervision of a professional engineer or architect or landscape architect
licensed by the State of New York ad shall bear the seal and signature
of this professional licensed individual. The name and address of
each partner shall be provided if the applicant is a partnership;
or the name and address of each officer and director if the applicant
is an association or corporation.
(2)Â
The plan shall show the location of the proposed park
and shall include but not be limited to:
(a)Â
Area; dimensions; adjacent owners; structures.
(b)Â
The maximum number, location and size of all
mobile home spaces.
(c)Â
The location of any existing buildings and any
proposed structures.
(d)Â
The location and width of roadways, traffic
flow, entrances and exits.
(e)Â
The location of water systems and sewer lines
and the sewage disposal systems within the site and the location of
all existing public and private water and sewage systems adjacent
to the site, as well as solid waste storage.
(f)Â
The method and plan for electric lighting, including
streetlighting.
(g)Â
Proposed electrical and telephone utilities
within the site.
(h)Â
Circulatory traffic flow or a turnaround with
110 feet diameter.
(i)Â
Modified topographic contours of the land showing
the finished grade of all land surfaces within the proposed park,
and landscaping to be performed and wooded areas.
(j)Â
Inset diagram showing a cross-section of proposed
roadway construction within the mobile home park.
(k)Â
Surface water drainage such as any proposed
stormwater facilities, including drainage channels, runoffs and watercourses,
as well as existing wetlands and areas subject to flooding.
(l)Â
Proposed location of required screening adjacent
to public roads and signs.
(m)Â
Legend explaining symbols on final application
map.
(3)Â
The town has the discretionary authority to inquire
into the financial ability of a developer and/or applicant to implement
his plans.
(4)Â
Final application for new mobile home parks or trailer
parks or expansions of existing parks shall be accompanied by a fee
paid to the Town Clerk of $100. An additional $10 fee shall be paid
to the Town Clerk for each approved mobile home space or trailer space
before issuance of a final permit.
(5)Â
The mobile home park or trailer park owner shall begin
construction of the proposed new park or expansion of existing park
within one calendar year following final approval and issuance of
a permit by the Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals. Any construction
not completed within three calendar years after approval by the Planning
Board/Zoning Board of Appeals shall be grounds for the permit to become
null and void unless the particular circumstances of said applicant
warrant the Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals to grant an extension.
[Amended 2-25-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
C.Â
In the event that an initial permit is granted to
an applicant and that prior to or during construction and before the
completion of the mobile home park or trailer park the premises for
the intended park is sold or transferred or there is any change in
ownership of said premises proposed for the mobile home or trailer
park, then the new owners shall submit to the town a sworn statement
setting forth the nature of the change of ownership, its effective
date as well as a statement that the new owner(s) intend to complete
the mobile home or trailer park in accordance with the initial application
and requirements of this chapter.
[Amended 6-25-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct,
maintain or operate any existing and approved mobile home park or
trailer park within the limits of the Town of Coeymans unless the
owners, partnership or corporation (he or she or any firm) holds a
valid permit issued annually by the Building Inspector in the name
of such person or persons or firm for the specific mobile home or
trailer park.
B.Â
Application for an annual permit shall be made to
the Town of Coeymans Building Inspector on forms supplied by the town
on or before the first day of June of each year. The annual permit
shall be for a period from the first day of July of each year to the
30th day of June the succeeding year.
C.Â
The annual cost of this permit shall be $10 per mobile
home space and/or trailer space, payable on or before June 30 of each
year.
A.Â
Location. Mobile home parks and trailer parks may
be located only in the areas permitting this land use, except if a
variance is granted. No mobile home in a park may be located closer
than 50 feet to any public right-of-way and no trailer in a park closer
than 50 feet to any public right-of-way.
B.Â
Area requirements. The area of a new mobile home park
or trailer park shall be proven to be at least five acres and large
enough to accommodate:
C.Â
Space requirements; stands and skirts.
(1)Â
Each single mobile home space shall be at least 50
feet wide and 100 feet deep and each trailer space 30 feet wide and
60 feet deep, and each space shall possess a driveway with an unobstructed
access to a common way within the park. Such spaces shall be clearly
defined and mobile homes shall be so located that a minimum of 20
feet clearance exists between any part of the mobile home and any
adjacent mobile home or trailer. Mobile home parks which accommodate
10 or more mobile homes shall provide at least one recreation area
consisting of at least 10% of the gross site area of the mobile home
park with a minimum area of not less than one acre.
(2)Â
Mobile home stands. The mobile home stand shall be
improved to provide adequate support and space for the place and tie-down
of the mobile home. The stand shall be designed to not heave, shift
or settle unevenly under the weight of the mobile home due to frost
action, inadequate drainage, vibration, wind or other forces acting
on the structure.
(3)Â
The mobile home stand shall be improved, graded for
adequate drainage, permanently marked off by posts, pins, monuments,
permanent markers or painted markings.
(4)Â
The mobile home stand shall be provided with anchors,
tie-downs, such as cast-in-place concrete "dean men" eyelets imbedded
in concrete, screw augers, arrowhead anchors, or other devices at
each corner of the stand to ensure the stability of the mobile home.
(5)Â
Unless a variance is granted, the mobile home shall
be enclosed by a skirt securely fastened and extending from the outside
wall of the mobile home to the pad, and constructed of a material
capable of withstanding the weather elements over extended periods
of time. No skirt shall be required where a perimeter foundation fully
encloses the area between the mobile home and ground level.
(6)Â
No double size mobile homes shall be placed on a mobile
home space or stand designed for a nondouble size mobile home.
D.Â
Mobile home or trailer space availability required.
It shall be illegal to allow any occupied mobile home or trailer to
remain in a mobile home or trailer park unless a mobile home or trailer
space is available. No mobile home or trailer space shall be used
as a parking or storage area for boats, campers, snowmobiles, motorcycles
or other recreational vehicles not used by the owner as a primary
mode of transportation.
A.Â
For fire prevention and protection, every mobile home
and trailer park shall have access to a public street by means of
a private entrance not less than 24 feet wide. In a mobile home park,
a minimum width of 18 feet shall constitute all roads. All roads shall
be finished with hard-surfaced pavement in accordance with town highway
standards.[1] In a mobile home and/or trailer park roadways shall be
well-drained, hard-surfaced or paved and maintained in good condition.
All roadways shall be lighted at night and shall have a light intensity
at the center of the roadway of no less than two footcandles. Access
to mobile home parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and
hazards at the entrance or exit and allow free movement of traffic
on abutting streets and roads. Dead-end streets shall be provided
at the closed end with a turnaround having an outside roadway diameter
of at least 60 feet. No intersecting streets within the park shall
have any angle of intersection less than 80°. Where appropriate,
plans must be reviewed by either the Town or County Highway Departments
or New York State Transportation Department.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 125, Road Specifications.
B.Â
At least one off-street parking space shall be provided
on each mobile home lot. Such space shall have a minimum width of
nine feet and a minimum length of 20 feet. The parking space should
be of comparable hard surface to the proposed roadways. Additional
off-street parking spaces shall be provided in a convenient location
for guest and service vehicles.
C.Â
In the alternative, all parking may be provided for
all mobile home spaces at two or more centrally located parking areas
accessible and conveniently located to all mobile home spaces. These
parking areas shall be so designed so that they complement and aesthetically
benefit the mobile home park as well as contribute to the common scheme
of the mobile home park. If this design is followed, two parking spaces
shall be provided for each mobile home space, and no combination of
on-lot parking and centrally located parking shall be allowed.
A.Â
Water supply requirements. An accessible, adequate,
safe and potable supply of water shall be provided in each mobile
home or trailer park. A minimum rate of 200 gallons per day per site
shall be provided with a minimum pressure of 20 pounds per square
inch at highest ground elevation at peak demand. Except as noted,
only drinking water shall be supplied to accessory building or structures
used by the occupants of the premises for culinary and lavatory purposes.
Other sources when supplied to toilets and urinals shall not be connected
with the drinking supply or available at any taps on the property.
A water service connection consisting of a service box with a shutoff
valve installed below the frost line and a three-fourths-inch diameter
riser shall be supplied to each lot. Surface drainage shall be diverted
from the connection.
B.Â
Fire protection. Adequate fire protection shall be
provided in conformity with local fire regulations.
C.Â
Plumbing. All plumbing in the mobile home or trailer
park shall comply with state and town plumbing laws and regulations
and shall be maintained in good operating condition.
D.Â
Sewage disposal.[1] Mobile home or trailer parks shall be serviced by a public
sewage system or by a private disposal system which meets the sewer
requirements of the state, county and town. Sewage disposal systems
shall be designed on a minimum flow of 200 gallons of waste per day
per mobile home lot where a community or public sewer system is provided.
Each lot shall be provided with a four-inch sewer pipe below the ground
surface and a riser pipe. The three-inch connecting pipe from the
mobile home to the riser pipe shall be noncollapsible and semirigid.
All connections shall be watertight, and provisions shall be made
for plugging the sewer riser pipe when the mobile home space is not
occupied by a mobile home. Final plans must be reviewed and approved
by the County Department of Health prior to Planning Board/Zoning
Board of Appeals approval becoming effective.
[Amended 2-25-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
E.Â
Refuse and garbage disposal.[2] The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in a mobile
home or trailer park shall not create health hazards, rodent harborage,
insect breeding areas, accident hazards or air pollution. All refuse
and garbage shall be stored in flytight, rodentproof containers, which
shall be provided in sufficient number and capacity to prevent any
refuse from overflowing.
F.Â
Reporting of communicable diseases. Every mobile home
or trailer park operation shall maintain a register containing a record
of all occupants using the park. Such register shall be available
to any authorized person inspecting the park, and shall be preserved
for a period of at least one year. Such register shall contain the
names and addresses of all mobile home or trailer occupants stopping
in the park. Every owner, operator, attendant or other person operating
a mobile home or trailer park shall notify the local Health Officer
immediately of any suspected communicable or contagious disease within
the mobile home park. In the case of disease diagnosed by the physician
as quarantinable, such owner, operator, attendant or other person
operating the mobile home park shall notify the Health Officer of
the departure or the proposed departure of a mobile home or its occupants.
A.Â
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 state and county health authorities.
B.Â
Parks shall be maintained free of accumulations of
debris which may provide rodent harborage or breeding places for flies,
mosquitoes and other pests.
C.Â
Storage areas shall be so maintained as to prevent
rodent harborage; lumber, pipe and other building material shall be
stored at least one foot above the ground.
D.Â
Where the potential for insect and rodent infestation
exists, all exterior openings in or beneath any structure shall be
appropriately screened with wire mesh or other suitable materials.
E.Â
The growth of brush, weeds and grass shall be controlled
to prevent harborage of ticks, chiggers and other noxious insects.
Parks shall be so maintained as to prevent the growth of ragweed,
poison oak, poison ivy, poison sumac and other noxious weeds considered
detrimental to health. Open areas shall be maintained free of heavy
undergrowth of any description.
F.Â
Lawn or natural ground cover shall be provided in
those areas not used for the placement of mobile homes, buildings,
walkways, roads or parking areas.
An electrical service supplying at least 200
amps, 220 volts shall be provided for each mobile home space. Each
trailer space shall be serviced with a minimum of 110 volts. All installations
shall comply with all State and Fire Underwriters Electrical Codes.
Electrical outlets shall be weatherproof. No mobile home park power
line shall be permitted to lie on the ground. Underground utility
installation may be permitted. Each mobile home lot shall be provided
with a State and Fire Underwriters Electrical Code approved disconnecting
device and overcurrent protective equipment.
A.Â
Alterations and additions must comply with the effective
town and state codes and ordinances.
B.Â
Accessory structures shall remain as per definition
dependent upon the mobile homes and shall not be used as complete
independent living units with permanent provisions for sleeping, cooking
and sanitation. Such structures shall be erected, constructed or occupied
on a mobile home lot as directed by the management of the mobile home
park as specified herein. In addition:
(1)Â
Accessory structures shall be designed in a manner
that will not detract from the appearance of the mobile home park.
(2)Â
Accessory structures shall not obstruct required openings
for light and ventilation of the mobile home and shall not prevent
inspection of mobile home equipment and utility connections.
(3)Â
Mailboxes shall be clustered attractively at the ends
of streets and located for the safe and easy access for the pickup
and delivery of mail. They shall not be located on any public right-of-way
or road.
A.Â
Flush-type toilets.
(1)Â
Minimum distance from mobile homes and trailers. Flush-type
toilets shall be placed in buildings which are not more than a distance
of 250 feet nor less than 15 feet away from any mobile home or trailer
or any other structures.
(2)Â
All areas shall be provided with the following facilities:
(a)Â
One toilet for each sex for each 10 sites shall
be provided. Urinals shall be provided. Up to 1/2 the male toilets
may be urinals. A minimum of two toilets for each sex shall be provided.
(b)Â
Lavatories or other hand-washing facilities
shall be provided at a ratio of one for each 15 sites (without water
and sewage hookups) for each sex.
(c)Â
Showers shall be provided at all campgrounds
or trailer parks of 75 or more and must be served with hot and cold
or tempered water between 90° and 110° F. and be available
at a ratio of two showers for each 50 sites for each sex.
(d)Â
Utility sinks shall be provided. The sink should
be near the door if located within a building where they can be utilized
for the disposal of dishwater brought in buckets.
(e)Â
Where individual water hookups and sewage disposal
facilities acceptable to the permit issuing official are provided,
the ratio shall be one toilet and lavatory for each sex for every
40 sites within 500 feet of each site. No service building shall be
located within 75 feet of any public or state highway.
B.Â
Lighting requirements. The building shall be lighted
with a light intensity of two footcandles (lumens) measured at the
darkest corner of the room.
C.Â
Construction requirements. The building shall be a
permanent structure of impervious material, adequately ventilated
and heated and with all openings to the outside effectively screened
and be supplied with a floor drain and comply with the town and state
requirements.
None of the provisions of this chapter shall
be applicable to the following:
A.Â
The business of mobile home or travel trailer sales.
B.Â
The storage or garaging of mobile homes or travel
trailers not being used for living or sleeping purposes within a building
or structure or to the storage of one unoccupied as the mobile home
or travel trailer on premises occupied as the principal residence
by the owner of such mobile home or travel trailer; provided, however,
that such unoccupied mobile home or travel trailer shall not be parked
or located between the street line and the front building line on
such premises.
C.Â
A mobile home or travel trailer located on the site
of a construction project, survey project or other similar work project
and which is used solely as a field office or work or toolhouse in
connection with such project, provided that such mobile home or travel
trailer is removed from the site within 30 days after the completion
of such project.
D.Â
A sectional or modular house which is prefabricated
in sections or modules, transported to the building site then fastened
together, and placed on a permanent and totally enclosed masonry foundation.
This chapter shall apply to any existing or approved mobile home park or trailer park lawfully in existence on the date of the amendment of this chapter in 1978 but they shall not be required to comply with § 114-2A and B and the amendments of §§ 114-4, 114-5, 114-6, 114-7, 114-8 and 114-9 (formerly Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the ordinance of September 5, 1969) as long as the physical characteristics, configuration, capacity and design remain the same and unless state, county, or town health, safety or sanitary laws or regulations require adherence to higher standards. Unless otherwise stated, mobile home and trailer parks with permits granted under the ordinance of September 5, 1969, shall continue to comply with the terms of that ordinance. The terms of the annual renewal for existing or approved parks are described in § 114-3. Any addition, extensions or enlargements of existing parks shall comply with all the provisions of this chapter. Applications for extensions or enlargements shall be made as provided in § 114-2A and B. A park operating under any temporary permit shall be maintained and operated in compliance with all the provisions of this chapter except as it has been heretofore excused or a variance granted.
A.Â
Inspection of mobile home parks. The Building Inspector
is hereby authorized and directed to make inspections to determine
the conditions of mobile home and trailer parks located within the
Town of Coeymans annually in order that he may perform his duty of
safeguarding the health and safety of occupants of mobile home parks
and of the general public. The Building Inspector or his duly authorized
representative shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon
any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating
conditions relating to the enforcement of this chapter.
B.Â
Supervision of mobile home parks. It shall be the
responsibility of the owner or operator of the mobile home park to
see that all facilities are kept in good working order and in good
repair. This includes water supply facilities, sewage disposal facilities,
grounds and any other facility, equipment, appliances or appurtenances
pertinent to the normal operation of the mobile home park and trailer
park. The mobile home park or trailer park supervisor is required
to prohibit residents from keeping easily combustible materials beneath
mobile homes as a fire prevention precaution and to request mobile
home occupants to examine the condition of heating tapes used beneath
trailers at the beginning of each heating season. The mobile home
park operator shall require residents to use the off-street parking
facilities and not permit on-street parking unless allowed under this
chapter.
C.Â
The park occupant shall comply with all applicable
requirements of this chapter and regulations issued hereunder and
shall maintain his mobile home lot, its facilities and equipment in
good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition. The park occupant
shall be responsible for proper placement of his mobile home on its
mobile home stand and proper installation of all utility connections
in accordance with the instructions of the park management. No owner
or person in charge of a dog, cat or other pet animal shall permit
it to run at large or to commit any nuisance within the limit of any
mobile home lot.[1]
D.Â
A mobile home shall not be occupied for dwelling purpose
unless it is properly placed on a mobile home stand and connected
to water, sewage and electrical utilities.
E.Â
The permit certificate and a copy of this chapter
shall be conspicuously posted in the office or on the premises of
the mobile home park at all times.
Any person, firm or corporation who willfully
violates any provision of this chapter may, upon conviction, be punishable
by a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for not more than
15 days, or both. Each day's failure to comply with any such provision
shall constitute a separate violation. The application of the above
penalty or penalties or the prosecution for a violation of the provisions
of this chapter shall not preclude or prevent the revocation of any
permit.
In any case, where a provision of this chapter
is found to be in conflict with a provision of any ordinance or code
of the Town of Coeymans, County of Albany or the State of New York
existing on the effective date of this chapter, the provisions which
establish the higher standard for the promotion and protection of
the health and safety of the people shall prevail.
[Amended 2-25-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
Where there are practical difficulties, unusual
circumstances or design innovations involved, the Planning Board/Zoning
Board of Appeals may, upon written appeal from any person applying
for an initial mobile home park permit under the terms of this chapter,
grant variances from any of the provisions and regulations of this
chapter relative to design and construction of said mobile home park,
except those regulations related to County or State Health Department
requirements. In considering an appeal, the Board shall be guided
by the circumstances of the situation and the intent of the applicant,
and shall act so as to protect the best interests of the community.
Any annual permit granted under this chapter
may be transferred or assigned, provided that the assignee shall notify
the Town Building Inspector in writing of his complete and proper
name, address and telephone number on or before the date of said assignment.
[Amended 2-25-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
If the Town Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals
or Building Inspector, upon inspection, finds that such facility is
not being conducted in accordance with the regulations applicable
to such uses under the provisions of this chapter, the Building Inspector
shall serve upon the holder of such license an order in writing, directing
that the conditions therein specified be corrected starting with five
days after the serving of such order and completed within 30 days
thereof. If after the expiration of such period, such conditions remain
unchanged or are not corrected in accordance with the order of the
Building Inspector, he shall serve notice in writing upon such person
requiring the holder of such license to appear before the Town Planning
Board/Zoning Board of Appeals, at a time and place to be specified
in such notice, and show cause why such license or permit should not
be revoked. The Town Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals may have
a hearing and revoke the annual permit and/or the initial permit or
license if the holder of such permit or license has violated any regulations
applicable to such facility or has violated any of the provisions
of this chapter. Upon the revocation of such license or permit, the
premises shall forthwith cease to be used for said purposes and all
occupants shall be removed therefrom. In the event of violation of
any part of the State or County Sanitary Code or regulations, revocation
of a license or a permit will be coordinated with County Health Department
personnel.
In order to maintain the beauty and environmental
balance of the Town of Coeymans, each mobile home park owner shall,
in designing, constructing and maintaining a mobile home park, comply
with and promote each of the following requirements:
A.Â
The general design, construction and maintenance of
the mobile home park shall be architecturally and aesthetically beneficial
and complementary to the Town of Coeymans in general and the abutting
lands.
B.Â
Whenever possible, trees, shrubs, and grass shall
be retained and maintained in their natural state.
C.Â
Each mobile home park shall be designed, constructed
and maintained to ensure optimum conservation, preservation, development
and use of the scenic, aesthetic, wildlife, recreational, historical,
ecological and natural resources of the Town of Coeymans.
D.Â
Each mobile home park and trailer park owner shall
make an optimum effort to comply with each of the aforementioned requirements.