B.
A preliminary application must contain:
(1)
The name and address of the property owner and name and
address of the applicant, if different.
(2)
A legal description of property on which the proposed
park will be located, including the book and page reference to the deed recording
and the tax map designation of the property.
(3)
For mobile home parks of two or more lots, a map of the
proposed park, drawn by a licensed architect or engineer, must be enclosed
with said application and must contain:
(a)
General layout plan of the proposed park, including the
estimated number of lots, lot size locations, recreation areas, accessory
buildings and service buildings.
(b)
Abutting property owners and their existing property
use.
(c)
Proposed access and ingress routes and internal streets.
(d)
Present and proposed method of sewer and water service
and other utility lines.
(e)
Any unusual special land features such as streams, creeks,
areas subject to flooding and areas of steep slopes in excess of 10%.
(4)
Said application, when completed, filed and fee deposited,
shall be submitted to the Town Board at its next scheduled regular meeting.
Said mobile home park permit shall expire on the first of the year following
the date of issuance, but may be renewed for an additional period of one year
if it can be shown that there has been substantial progress in the construction,
alteration and/or extension of said mobile home park.
No mobile home may be installed or located within such park unless it shall comply with all requirements of this chapter and the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and all of the requirements for single-lot mobile homes contained in Article III above except lot size requirements and setbacks therein.
A.
No mobile home park may be established on a plot or parcel
of land less than two acres for one trailer, plus an additional one-half (1/2)
acre for each mobile home park lot, up to a total of four lots [three and
one-half (31/2) acres].
B.
Every lot shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(1)
Lot area per mobile home: the first lot, two acres and,
for each lot thereafter, one-half (1/2) acre.
(2)
Front yard setback from mobile lot line: 20 feet.
(3)
Side yard setback depth from mobile home lot line: 25
feet.
(4)
Rear yard setback depth from mobile home lot line: 25
feet.
(5)
All mobile homes shall be located at the greater of 50
feet from the right-of-way of the road or 75 feet from the center line of
any state or public road and no closer than 25 feet from any side lot line.
(6)
The mobile home park lot line hereinabove referred to
shall be the boundary line as established on the engineering plans.
(7)
All mobile homes shall be located at least 25 feet from
the mobile home park property lines.
Each mobile home owner shall be required to enclose the bottom portion
of the mobile home with a metal, vinyl, painted pressure-treated wood or other
water-resistant material, properly ventilated, within 60 days after arrival
in the park. No skirt shall be required where a perimeter foundation (masonry
eight inches in width) fully encloses the area between the mobile home and
ground level.
The appropriate landscaping requirements for the mobile home park shall
be determined by mutual agreement between the Town Planning Board and the
applicant.
A.
General requirements. A safe and convenient vehicular
access shall be provided from abutting public streets or roads. The Planning
Board may require additional entrances or exits whenever it deems it necessary
for the public safety and welfare.
B.
Access. The entrance and exit roads connecting the park
streets with a public street or road shall have a minimum road pavement width
of 20 feet and a total width of 36 feet, including rights-of-way. There shall
be no obstructions on any entrance or exit road at the juncture of such road
with a public road, and visual sight distance along the road shall be for
a minimum distance of 100 feet in both directions or as required by the New
York State Department of Transportation.
C.
Internal streets. Surfaced roadways shall be of adequate
width to accommodate anticipated traffic, including emergency vehicles, and
in any case shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(1)
Where parking is permitted on both sides, a minimum pavement
width of 28 feet will be required.
(2)
A minimum road pavement width of 22 feet will be required
where parking is limited to one side.
(3)
A minimum road pavement width of 18 feet will be required
where off-street parking is provided. Each off-street parking space shall
have an area at least nine feet wide and 20 feet long, not including maneuvering
to access areas.
(4)
The paved portions of such streets shall be finished
with a smooth, hard and dust-free surface which shall be durable and well-drained
under normal use and weather conditions.
(5)
All streets shall be constructed, graded and leveled
so as to permit the safe passage of emergency vehicles at a speed reasonable
and prudent.
(6)
A cul-de-sac shall be provided in lieu of closed end
streets, a turnaround having an outside roadway diameter of at least 120 feet
or an equivalent T-turnaround shall be provided pursuant to Town of Barton
Highway Specifications.
D.
Parking. Two off-road parking spaces must be provided
for each mobile home lot, which shall be not less than 360 square feet in
size.
E.
Lighting. The appropriate lighting, including but not
limited to spacing and type of lighting units, as will provide necessary illumination
for the safety of pedestrians and vehicles, shall be determined by mutual
agreement between the Town Board and the applicant.
A.
Water. An adequate supply of water shall be provided
for mobile homes, service buildings and other accessory buildings as designated
by this chapter, which water supply system shall be approved by the Code Enforcement
Officer or other authorities having jurisdiction thereof.
B.
An adequate and approved system shall be provided in
all parks for conveying and disposing of sewage from mobile homes, service
buildings and other accessory facilities. Such systems must be designated,
constructed and maintained in accordance with the New York State statutes,
standards and regulations.
C.
Sewage treatment and/or discharge. Where the sewer lines
of the mobile home park are not connected to a public sewer, all proposed
sewage disposal facilities shall be approved by the Code Enforcement Officer
of the Town of Barton prior to construction.
D.
Storm drainage pipes, ditches, etc., may be required
by the Town Board.
E.
Garbage and refuse. Each mobile home park shall provide
sanitary equipment to prevent littering of the grounds and premises with rubbish,
garbage and refuse, and all containers shall have tightly fitting covers.
Regular disposal shall be provided for all rubbish, trash and garbage. All
areas shall be kept free of abandoned or inoperable vehicles, trash and junk.
A.
Every park shall contain an electrical wiring system
consisting of wiring fixtures, equipment and appurtenances, which shall be
installed and maintained in accordance with the local electric company's
specifications and regulations and also in conformance with the National Electrical
Code Standards.
B.
All individual mobile homes installed in a mobile home
park will be serviced electrically according to the National Electrical Code
Standards.
A.
Fuel oil supply systems.
(1)
General requirements. All fuel oil supply systems provided
for mobile homes, service buildings and other structures shall be installed
and maintained in conformity with the New York State Fire Prevention and Building
Code and generally accepted standards of NFPA.
B.
Gas supply.
(1)
Natural. Natural gas piping systems installed in mobile
home parks shall be maintained in conformity with utility company practices.
(2)
Liquefied gas.
(a)
Such system shall be provided with safety devices to
relieve excessive pressures and shall be arranged so that the discharge terminates
at a safe location.
(b)
Systems shall have at least one accessible means for
shutting off gas. This means shall be located outside of individual mobile
homes.
(c)
All liquid propane gas piping shall be well-supported
and protected against mechanical injury.
(d)
Storage tanks shall not be fewer than 100 pounds and
must be located not fewer than five feet from any exit.
A.
Every mobile home park shall have a recreational area
for the public use of persons living in the park. The minimum size of such
area shall be 5,000 square feet, plus 200 square feet per mobile home furnished
by the applicant.
B.
The Planning Board, as a condition of approval, may establish
such conditions on the use and maintenance of open spaces as it deems necessary
to assure the preservation of such open spaces for their intended purposes.
A.
Issuance; expiration. After such time that all rules,
regulations, codes and provisions of this chapter have been met, the Town
Clerk of the Town of Barton will issue a permit for operation and maintenance
of a mobile home park. Said permit shall expire on December 31 of the year
in which it is issued. Renewal of the permit shall be allowed for a twelve-month
period.
B.
Renewal of permit. Approval of the permit renewal shall
be contingent upon demonstration that the design and maintenance of the park
remains in accordance with the requirements at the time of approval of the
initial permit.
C.
Transfer of permit. All permits are transferable upon
written notification to the Town Board.
