[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Greenwood Lake 6-1-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association
of persons.
Any vehicle used or constructed or intended for use for conveyance
upon public streets or highways, so designed, constructed or reconstructed
that it can be used as or as to permit its occupancy as a dwelling,
living or sleeping place for one or more persons or for the conduct
of any business or profession, or occupation or trade, whether self-propelled
or non-self-propelled, standing on wheels only, with no foundations,
jacks or skirting.
A.
It shall be unlawful, within the limits of the Village of Greenwood
Lake, for any person to park any trailer, mobile home or recreational
vehicle on any street, road, avenue or highway or other place or tract
of land, whether publicly or privately owned, occupied or unoccupied
except as provided in this chapter.
B.
Emergency or temporary stopping or parking is permitted on any street,
road, avenue or highway for not longer than three hours. No trailer,
mobile home or recreational vehicle, while so parked within the limits
of the Village of Greenwood Lake, shall be used by any person as a
dwelling house, place of abode, sleeping place or place of business.
C.
It shall be unlawful, within the limits of the Village of Greenwood
Lake, for any person to park or occupy any trailer on the premises
of any occupied dwelling, except that the parking of only one unoccupied
trailer in an accessory private garage building or in any yard is
permitted, provided that no living quarters shall be maintained or
any business practiced in said trailer while each such trailer is
so parked or stored upon a residential lot, and provided that the
positioning, size and location of that trailer does not cause the
trailer, independently of or in conjunction with the residence upon
such premises, to be in violation of any Zoning Ordinance provision
pertaining to lot coverage or front, rear or side setback.[1]
Permitted temporary uses shall be as follows:
A.
A trailer may be allowed upon a site whereon there is active construction
of a nonresidential building, provided that such trailer shall be
used only in connection with such building and shall not remain upon
the premises for longer that two weeks past the completion of said
building.
B.
In the case of disaster hardship only, for a maximum duration of
six months, and Village Board approval shall be required in the event
that more time is needed.
C.
RV/trailer
must be registered to property owner or legal occupant of a parcel
of property with the exception of visiting guests. A visiting guest
is subject to an issuance of a parking permit for a maximum of fourteen-day
stay. Permit to be issued by Building Inspector, fee is subject to
Village Fee Schedule and renewable by the Village Board.
[Added 4-30-2004 by L.L.
No. 1-2004]
A violation of this chapter shall subject the violator to a
fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment of not less than one
day nor more than 15 days, or by a combination of fine and imprisonment.
The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter
shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct offense hereunder.
