Wilton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
R-M Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks District 1
§ 129-40 Purpose.
The purpose of this article is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Town of Wilton by establishing specific requirements and regulations governing the occupancy and maintenance of mobile home parks.
§ 129-41 Applications for new parks; expansion of existing parks.
[Amended 6-6-1996]
A.
Application must be made to the Planning Board consisting of a conceptual submission as outlined in the conceptual application section of the ordinance for residential subdivisions, including regulations regarding SEQR requirements.
B.
After submission of a complete application, the Planning Board shall review the application and make a recommendation and refer the applicant to the Town Board. The Town Board shall set a date for and conduct a public hearing for the purpose of considering the application. The public hearing shall be conducted within 62 days of the receipt of the recommendation from the Planning Board. The applicant will be required to send formal notification by certified mail of the public hearing to all persons owning property contiguous to the affected parcel(s) and across any street or public roadway from the affected parcel(s) and any other property owners that the Town Board deems necessary. An additional public hearing may be necessary to meet the requirements of SEQRA as outlined in § 8-0101 of the Environmental Conservation Law.
C.
Where the application involves property lying within a distance of 500 feet from the Town boundary or from the boundary of any existing or proposed County or state land, recreation area, road or highway, New York State designed wetland or significant habitat area or in any other instances where General Municipal Law § 239-m is applicable, the Town Board shall refer the application to the Saratoga County Planning Board for its review. The Town Board shall render its decision to approve or disapprove or approve with conditions the application within 62 days after the public hearing unless an extension of time is mutually agreed upon by the Town Board and the applicant. If approved or approved with conditions, the Town Board shall refer the applicant back to the Planning Board which will review the application according to the requirements of the Subdivision Regulations, unless specified otherwise herein.[1]
§ 129-42 Mobile home park requirements.
A.
Site.
(1)
The park shall be located on a well-drained site where soil conditions are suitable and shall be properly graded to ensure rapid surface runoff and free at all times from stagnant pools of water.
(2)
Brush shall be cleared from the site so as to reduce fire hazard.
(3)
The park shall be at least 10 acres in size, with 250 feet of frontage on a public road.
(4)
No open burning of trash shall be permitted.
B.
Mobile home lots. Each mobile home park shall be marked off into mobile home lots, and each lot shall be numbered. Each mobile home lot shall have an area of not less than 10,000 square feet with a minimum narrow dimension of 75 feet if served by central water and if serviced by and connected to the Saratoga County Sewer System. If serviced only by a central water system, each mobile home lot shall have a minimum lot area of 15,000 square feet with a minimum narrow dimension of 100 feet. There shall be a seventy-five-foot buffer around the perimeter of the park along the adjacent property lines.
C.
Mobile homes. No mobile home shall be located nearer than a distance of:
(1)
A minimum of 35 feet from an adjacent mobile home in any direction.
(2)
A minimum of 100 feet from an adjacent property line.
(3)
A minimum of 100 feet from a public street or highway.
(4)
A minimum of 25 feet from the nearest edge of any roadway located within the park.
(5)
Accessory structures must be a minimum of 15 feet from an adjacent mobile home in any direction.
D.
Accessibility.
(1)
Each mobile park shall be easily accessible from an existing public highway. Where a mobile park has more than six mobile homes, two points of entry and exit must be provided unless a large improved turnaround area for emergency vehicles is maintained. All entrances and exits shall be free of any material which would impede the visibility of the driver on the public highway or street.
(2)
Each park shall have improved streets for the convenient access to all mobile home lots and other park facilities.
E.
Parking. Two off-street parking spaces shall be provided on each mobile home lot. Each space shall have a minimum width of nine feet and length of 18 feet. Additional off-street parking spaces shall be provided for guests, deliveries and service vehicles.
F.
Utilities and service facilities. The following utilities and service facilities shall be provided prior to the occupancy of any lots by mobile homes within such development, which shall be in accordance with the regulations and requirements of the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH):
(1)
An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes shall be supplied by pipes to all mobile homes and facilities in the park. When individual water systems are proposed and the NYSDOH (Glens Falls District Office) does not inspect constructed facilities, the facilities shall be inspected at the time of construction by a professional engineer (P.E.), registered architect (R.A.) or exempt licensed land surveyor (L.L.S.) for compliance with approved plans, and written certification shall be submitted to the approving NYSDOH prior to occupancy of the premises.
(2)
Each mobile home shall be provided with a sewer to receive the waste from such home. The sewer shall be connected to a public or private sewer system or septic system so as not to present a health hazard. Sewer connections in unoccupied lots shall be sealed to prevent the emission of any odors. Systems not inspected by the NYSDOH (Glens Falls District Office) shall be required to provide certification as outlined in § 129-42F(1).
(3)
Garbage and rubbish shall be disposed of as frequently as necessary.
(4)
No community laundry facilities shall be permitted in any mobile home park unless suitable plans for waste disposal have been approved by the New York State Department of Health.
(5)
Each mobile home lot shall be provided with weatherproof electrical service connections and outlets which are a type accepted by an electrical inspection agency approved by the Town of Wilton.
G.
Recording. The owner or operator of each mobile home park shall keep a written record of all persons occupying or using park facilities. This record shall be available for a period of at least three years from date of occupancy and shall include the name and address of the owner and/or occupant or occupants, the date of arrival and departure and vehicle license number, if any.
H.
Travel trailers. When a seasonal recreational vehicle park and mobile home park are to be combined on the same parcel of land, such seasonal recreational vehicle park and mobile home park shall have separate locations. There shall be a fifty-foot buffer with adequate screening designed in accordance with Planning Board approval between the two sections. The maintenance of this buffer area will be the responsibility of the park owner.
§ 129-43 Mobile homes located outside of mobile home parks.
A.
Regulations.
(1)
No mobile home shall be allowed to remain on any public right-of-way or other public place, except emergency parking which shall be permitted for a period not more than 72 hours unless otherwise prohibited by law.
B.
C.
Existing mobile homes.
(1)
A mobile home which is in lawful existence prior to the enactment of this article but not located in a mobile home park may be continued to be used as living quarters.
(2)
If the owner of the land desires to replace the mobile home with one of equal or greater value, such owner shall file an application with the Building Inspector.
§ 129-44 Exceptions.
None of the provisions of this article shall be applicable to the following:
A.
The business of a mobile home or travel trailer sales, except where the units are used as living quarters.
B.
A mobile home or trailer located on the site of a work project which is used solely as an office or storage house in connection with the work project, provided that it is removed within 30 days after completion of such project.