Lysander City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXV
Farm Worker Housing
§ 320-70 Regulations for farm worker housing.
B.
Controlled site review (See Article XVII.) by the Town of Lysander Planning Board shall be required if two or more housing units are to be constructed on the same farm.
C.
The following standards shall apply.
(1)
Mobile homes utilized as farm worker housing:
(a)
Shall be secured to a permanent foundation or as required by the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, whichever is more restrictive;
(b)
Shall be skirted unless installed upon a concrete block or other wall-type foundation;
(c)
Shall exhibit all labels, data plates and certificates required by New York State and federal laws and regulations or be accompanied by a written inspection report by a New York State licensed architect or engineer or other inspector satisfactory to the Codes Enforcement Officer as required by 9 NYCRR 1231.5(e); and
(d)
Shall be accompanied by a written inspection report by a New York State licensed architect or engineer or other inspector satisfactory to the Codes Enforcement Officer certifying that the unit is structurally sound and free of heating system, electrical system, plumbing system and fire or other hazards if the unit has been damaged or altered such that the Codes Enforcement Officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the structural integrity or safety of the unit may have been compromised.
(2)
Minimum size of a farm worker housing unit shall be 320 square feet.
(3)
Housing units shall be separated from each other and any other structures by at least 25 feet.
(4)
A minimum of 6,000 square feet of land shall be allotted per housing unit.
(5)
Setbacks from roads and property lines for any unit shall be the same as required for primary structures in the appropriate zoning district (Agriculture or AR-40). Major Highway Overlay controls (Article XXI) shall apply.
(6)
Farm worker housing must demonstrate compliance with New York State Department of Health Part 15 requirements and any other applicable county, state and federal regulations. Documentation of current compliance must be kept on file with the Codes Enforcement Officer.
(7)
Farm worker housing units with a floor area less than required by § 320-57 of this chapter for a single-family dwelling shall, to the extent practicable, be screened by vegetation, fencing or land form from adjacent properties and public roads and highways unless situated at least 150 feet from the nearest lot line. The Planning Board shall be authorized to waive the need for screening, in whole or in part, on a case-by-case basis, upon presentation by an applicant of proof that screening is economically or otherwise unreasonable in the particular situation.
(8)
Farm worker housing shall be removed if it has not been used for such purposes for three consecutive years.