The purpose of this chapter is to promote the
health, safety and general welfare of the community, including the
protection and preservation of the Town of Liberty and of its inhabitants,
by establishing specific requirements and regulations governing the
operation and maintenance of campgrounds and recreational vehicle
(RV) parks.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
words, terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in this section:
CAMPGROUND or RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK
The development of a lot, tract or parcel of land for the
purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, rent, sale or transfer
of ownership, for the purpose of providing a site for travel trailers,
truck campers, camper trailers, motor homes or tents for transient
use. "Campgrounds," "recreational vehicle parks," primitive camping
facilities and other similar facilities shall fall under this definition.
This definition is not, however, intended to cover second-home communities
of single-family dwellings or mobile home parks.
A.
TRANSIENT CAMPGROUNDS OR RV PARKSPublicly operated facilities or businesses offering sites with the usual accessory recreational and service facilities, not normally including eating facilities, for use for tent camping and/or recreational vehicle camping by the public at large on a transient basis. Sites are rented on a daily or weekly basis.
B.
NONTRANSIENT CAMPGROUNDS OR RV PARKSPlanned private communities with recreational and service facilities, including central water and sewer facilities and usually a restaurant and/or bar, lounge, chapel and community hall, for use only by occupants of tent and/or recreational vehicle sites within the campground. Sites may be owned in common or may be owned individually by deed conveyance or may be leased on an annual, monthly or other seasonal basis.
CAMPSITE
A lot within a campground or RV park used for tent camping
or as a site for recreational vehicles; or a tract of land otherwise
offered by the developer or operator through sale, lease, rent, membership
or other means for camping purposes.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A vehicular unit primarily designed as temporary living quarters
for recreational camping or travel use, which either has its own motive
power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. The basic entities
are: travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper and motor home.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall enforce all
of the provisions of this chapter and shall have the right, at all
reasonable times, to enter and inspect any campground or RV park or
other premises used as campsites or for the parking or placing of
recreational vehicles.
None of the provisions of this chapter shall
be applicable to the following:
A. The business of recreational vehicle sales.
B. The storage of a recreational vehicle not being used
on premises occupied as the principal residence by the owner of such
recreational vehicle; provided, however, that such unoccupied recreational
vehicle shall not be parked or located between the street line and
the front building line of such premises.
C. A recreational vehicle 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 recreational vehicle is removed
from such site within 30 days after the completion of such project.
The issuance of any permit or license pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to waive compliance
by the holder thereof, by the property owner or by any occupant of
any court or campground or RV park, with any statute of the State
of New York, law or health regulation of the State of New York or
the County of Sullivan or the Town of Liberty or with any provision
of this chapter.
In all cases where this chapter requires action,
reports, recommendations or approval of plans by the Planning Board,
the Planning Board shall submit the findings and recommendations to
the Zoning Board of Appeals or Code Enforcement Officer within 30
days after receipt by it of a copy of the plans and application. In
the event that the report and recommendations of the Planning Board
shall not be submitted to the Zoning Board of Appeals or Code Enforcement
Officer within said time and said time has not been extended by the
Board of Appeals or Code Enforcement Officer, final action may be
taken by the Board of Appeals without the recommendations and report
of the Planning Board.