[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Tuxedo 4-11-1961. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any vehicle, house car, camp car or other type of portable
vehicle, whether on wheels, skids, rollers or blocks, to be used for
living or sleeping purposes.
Any premises on which are parked two or more trailers, or
any premises used or held out for the purpose of supplying to the
public a parking space for two or more such trailers.
Any premises in which unoccupied trailers, new or used, are
parked for the purpose of inspection or sale.
A.
No person, firm or corporation shall place, keep or
maintain any house trailer upon any lot or parcel of ground within
the Town of Tuxedo without first applying for a permit from the Town
Board.
B.
Such permit shall be granted for a period of not greater
than three months, provided that:
(1)
Temporary residence quarters are needed during the
construction of a permanent abode, or otherwise, upon the same site.
(2)
An unoccupied or unused trailer is parked in a totally
enclosed structure or to the rear of an existing permanent residence
and not closer than 50 feet from any lot line.
(3)
Provisions for sanitary facilities meet the standards
of the New York State Department of Health.
C.
Permits may be extended, for adequate cause, for a
period not greater than three months.
E.
The Town Clerk is hereby authorized to issue, within 60 days from the effective date of this chapter, upon proper application, a certificate of nonconforming use for house trailers, as provided for under § 92-5C hereof; the Town Clerk shall prepare, keep and maintain a record of the issuance of certificates of nonconforming use.
A.
No person, firm or corporation shall construct, maintain
or operate a trailer court within the Town of Tuxedo without first
applying for a permit from the Town Board.
B.
A trailer court shall be permitted by the Town Board,
provided that it finds that such use will not create a traffic hazard
or otherwise impair the value, health, welfare or convenience of the
surrounding neighborhood or the prospective occupants.
C.
The Town Board shall refer all applications for a
trailer court permit to the Town Planning Board for study and recommendation
before granting or denying such applications.
D.
Applications for a trailer court permit shall be accompanied
by a site plan indicating the following information:
(1)
Location of the proposed trailer court and the house
trailer sites therein.
(2)
Means of egress from and ingress to all public roads.
(3)
Watercourses, if any.
(4)
Internal roads and off-street parking facilities.
(5)
Sanitary facilities.
(6)
Fire extinguishers.
(7)
Fences and screening.
(8)
Location of all outdoor lights and signs and other
structures, including buildings.
E.
No permit shall be issued until the sewage disposal
and water supply systems have been approved by the New York State
Department of Health.
F.
Each trailer court shall comply with the following
conditions:
(1)
The lot area for such use shall be not less than three
acres and shall contain at least 5,000 square feet per house trailer
accommodated.
(2)
The area shall be well drained and have such grades
and soil as to make it suitable for the purpose intended.
(3)
Each house trailer site shall be provided with a four-inch
concrete slab on a stable surface at least ten by eighteen (10 x 18)
feet in size for use as a terrace and so located to be adjacent and
parallel to the house trailer. Such slab shall contain an electrical
outlet to which the electrical system of the house trailer can be
connected.
(4)
No house trailer shall be less than 40 feet from any
other house trailer.
(5)
Each house trailer site shall provide suitable connections
to an approved sewage disposal and water supply system.
(6)
Garbage shall be collected once every day, and a waste
collection station shall be provided for every 12 house trailer sites.
No such collection station shall be further than 150 feet from the
site so served.
(7)
One fire alarm box or public telephone shall be provided
for each trailer court. Fire extinguishers on wheels shall also be
provided and so located that no house trailer is more than 150 feet
distant.
(8)
All house trailers shall be set back at least 50 feet,
measured from the right-of-way line, from any street or highway, at
least 30 feet from rear property lines and at least 20 feet from sidelines.
(9)
Access to a trailer court and circulation within shall
be by roads at least 30 feet wide, with a travelway of at least 30
feet provided with a dustless surface. Where a trailer court contains
more than 10 house trailers, two exits must be provided at least 100
feet apart. No trailer court may contain more than 20 house trailers.
(10)
Off-street parking bays must be provided; such bays
shall contain not less than 180 square feet per car space; and two
off-street spaces shall be provided for every house trailer.
(11)
All means of egress and ingress, drives, lanes and
public spaces shall be adequately lighted. Exits, entrances, drives
and lanes shall have at least one fifty-watt bulb for each 50 feet
of drive.
(12)
Screening or fencing may be required.
(13)
One nonflashing, indirectly illuminated sign shall
be permitted. Such sign shall not be greater in area than 50 square
feet or extend more than 10 feet above ground level.
G.
Trailer court permits shall be granted for a period
of one year from the date of approval of such permit and shall be
renewable annually. The Town Board or its duly authorized representative
shall inspect each trailer court prior to granting an annual permit
for conformance with the provisions of this chapter.
A.
No person, firm or corporation shall place, keep or
maintain a trailer sales lot within the Town of Tuxedo without first
applying for a permit from the Town Board.
B.
Trailer sales lot permits shall be granted for a period
of one year from the date of such approval and shall be renewable
annually.
C.
Each trailer sales lot shall comply with the following
conditions:
(1)
The lot for such use shall be not less than one acre,
and not more than six trailers shall be displayed.
(2)
Trailers exhibited for purposes of sale shall be set
back at least 50 feet, measured from the right-of-way line, from any
street or highway, and at least 30 feet from all other property lines.
(3)
One off-street parking space shall be provided for
each two trailers exhibited for sale. Each parking space so provided
shall contain at least 180 square feet of area.
(4)
All such off-street parking areas shall be set back
at least 20 feet from any street right-of-way line or property line.
(6)
Signs and other structures, such as sales offices,
shall be located at least 20 feet from any property line or street
right-of-way line.
D.
A trailer sales lot maintained in conjunction with
a trailer court must provide the above conditions in addition to the
provisions for a trailer court.
A.
The standards contained herein shall not apply to
trailers, trailer courts or trailer sales lots in existence prior
to the effective date of this chapter. However, enlargement of any
such use or facility shall conform to the applicable provisions of
this chapter.
B.
All nonconforming trailer courts or trailer sales
lots shall comply with the provisions of this chapter within six months
of the effective date of this chapter.
C.
The owner of all nonconforming trailers shall comply
with the provisions of this chapter within six months unless such
owner shall have applied to the Town Clerk for and received from said
Town Clerk, within 60 days from the effective date of this chapter,
a certificate of nonconforming use.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to construct, alter, repair, move, use, occupy or maintain any trailer,
trailer court or trailer sales lot in violation of any provision of
this chapter.
B.
Any person, having been served with a notice of violation,
who shall fail to comply with such notice within 30 days of such service
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal
Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250
or by imprisonment for not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense shall constitute,
for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct violation.
[Amended 10-10-1979 by L.L. No. 7-1979]
