[Adopted 12-13-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994]
A.
It is hereby determined by the Town Board of the Town of Hartford
that unregulated travel trailers and motor homes can constitute a
hazard and menace to the health and safety of the residents of the
Town of Hartford.
B.
It is further determined that the citizens of the Town of Hartford
have vested legislative authority in its Town Board and that said
Town Board is entrusted with, among other duties, the protection of
the order, conduct, safety, health and well-being of persons and properties
therein and the protection and enhancement of said Town's physical
and visual environment.
C.
It is further determined that the Town, by local law, can exercise
police power to regulate the parking of travel trailers and motor
homes within the Town of Hartford and to make the appropriate rules,
regulations, resolutions and laws tending to promote the general well-being
of the persons and property situated therein.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes motor homes, house trailers, campers, house coaches and houses-on-wheels, and this article adopts by reference the definitions used by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and excludes mobile homes as defined in Chapter 79, Mobile Homes, of the Town Code.
[Amended 7-8-2014 by L.L.
No. 1-2014]
A.
No permit is needed to place a travel trailer or motor home in the
Town of Hartford for one period per year of up to 14 consecutive days,
including the 14th day.
B.
For placement of a travel trailer or motor home for longer than the
annual fourteen-day period, a permit must be obtained from the Town
Clerk for a fee in an amount set from time to time by the Town Board.
This permit is valid for 90 days annually. It may be renewed by action
of the Town Board with an additional fee as set by the Town Board
for an additional ninety-day annual period. No further renewals shall
be granted. If renewals are not approved, the travel trailer or motor
home must be moved from the Town or properly stored within three business
days.
[Amended 7-8-2014 by L.L.
No. 1-2014]
C.
All travel trailers or motor homes that are occupied must have a
source of potable water and an approved waste system, each complying
with all state, county and other municipal regulations.
[Amended 7-8-2014 by L.L.
No. 1-2014]
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be
guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished
by a fine not to exceed $250 for each offense (each day a violation
of the terms of this article continues constitutes a separate offense)
or by imprisonment of not more than 15 days, or both.
