[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
No premises in the Town shall be used for a mobile home park
without a special permit properly issued by the Zoning Board of Appeals
after a public hearing. An application for a special permit shall
be submitted in a form established by the Town. The Zoning Board of
Appeals shall examine the application to determine that all requirements
of this chapter have been substantially satisfied. The special permit
for this use shall not be given by the Zoning Board of Appeals until
after a public hearing has been held, which hearing shall be advertised
in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town at least five days
prior to the hearing. The obtaining of a permit for the use of premises
as a mobile home park shall not be construed to eliminate the necessity
of complying with all other applicable ordinances and health regulations
of the Town of Marcellus. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall refer
the application to the Planning Board for site plan review.
All land used as mobile home park shall be well drained and
free from heavy or dense growth of brush or weeds. The land shall
be properly graded to insure rapid drainage following rain and shall
at all times be drained so as to be free from stagnant pools of water.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Each such mobile home park shall have suitable accommodations
for mobile homes and shall provide not less than 4,050 square feet
(45 feet by 90 feet) for each mobile home. The mobile home park shall
be grouped in blocks with park streets at least 30 feet wide between
each block. No mobile home shall be located within 35 feet of any
highway or street line nor within 20 feet of any adjacent property
line. Such mobile home park shall be surrounded by a suitable fence
of such height and type or by suitable landscape features as may be
approved by the Town Planning Board.
Each mobile home park shall be provided with approved sewer
and water connections to existing public sanitary sewer and water
systems of the Town or of any district therein, if available. And
in the event said systems are not available, said mobile home parks
shall be provided with suitable and adequate sewage disposal systems
and water supply constructed in a manner approved by the County Health
Department. Mobile home parks must be kept in a clean and sanitary
condition at all times.
Such mobile home park shall be provided with suitable and adequate
fire extinguishers and other fire-prevention devices as may be prescribed
by the fire district wherein said mobile home park in located, or,
in the event that no fire district is in existence, fire prevention
equipment shall be provided in accordance with requirements of the
Fire Chief of the department servicing said or approved from time
to time by the Town Board.
The owner or operator of each such mobile home park shall keep
a permanent record in writing of all guests or mobile home occupants
using the facilities of such mobile home park, which record shall
include the following with reference to each such mobile home:
All mobile home parks containing 20 or more mobile home lots
shall have access from two points along a single public street or
highway, or if bordering on two streets access can be one for each
street, such access points being separated by at least 200 feet.
There shall be provided a buffer area between the right-of-way
line of adjacent public highways. There shall also be provided a buffer
area between any portion of a mobile home and the boundary of the
mobile home park of at least 20 feet. Such buffer area shall be primarily
clear of obstruction other than trees and other natural landscape
material, which are encouraged to be used in this buffer area.
Provision shall be made for the parking of three motor vehicles
for each two mobile home lots. Auxiliary parking areas shall also
be provided at a ration of 200 square feet per mobile home lot in
a location which is not contiguous with the lot serviced, such area
being screened from lots and public highways by a coniferous hedge
or other effective vegetation. Auxiliary parking areas are to be provided
for parking trucks and maintenance equipment.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
All existing trees of three-inch caliper or greater shall be
preserved insofar as possible in the design of the park.
No occupied travel or vacation trailer or other form of temporary
type living units shall be permitted in a mobile home park.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Artificial lighting shall be provided to illuminate walks, driveways
and parking spaces for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles
at night and shall be shielded from all neighboring properties and
public roads.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
In all mobile home parks, there shall be at least one recreational
area, which shall be easily accessible from all mobile home lots.
The size of such recreational area shall be not less than 8% of the
gross site area or 2,500 square feet, whichever is larger.
