Town of Wallkill, NY Article VIII Mobile Home Courts

§ 249-29 Permits required.

A. No person shall own or operate a mobile home court without a permit obtained as herein provided. Failure to obtain such a permit shall constitute a violation of this chapter. The Town Board shall, by resolution, fix and determine the fees for such permit and the times when such fee is payable.

B. Upon approval and issuance of a mobile home court permit, the same shall be valid until the end of the calendar year in which the permit is issued. Such permit shall be renewable annually. The application for the permit renewal shall be made in writing to the Building Inspector at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the existing permit. Prior to the issuance of the renewed permit, the Building Inspector shall inspect and approve said mobile home court.

C. A mobile home court established hereafter shall be allowed only by special permit, following site plan approval, by the Planning Board within those districts where said uses are listed.

D. Metal storage buildings may be placed on existing mobile home sites as accessory storage buildings as long as such sheds shall not exceed 100 square feet. Such sheds may be placed against existing mobile homes as long as there are at least 10 feet of clear open space between such shed and any adjacent mobile home or shed. Only one such shed shall be allowed per site.

[Added 4-12-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]

§ 249-30 General conditions and requirements.

A. The minimum lot size for a mobile home court shall be 10 acres.

B. All land within 50 feet of any property line shall be kept free from all mobile homes or roads on which mobile homes may face. Said strip of land shall be utilized as a green buffer area. Said area may be utilized for the installation of utilities, such as water supply and sewage disposal lines.

C. All mobile home courts shall have central-type water supply and a central-type sewage disposal system. Said systems shall be approved by the Orange County Department of Health.

D. The Planning Board may require the mobile home court to be screened for the general welfare of the surrounding residents. Said screening shall be by either a fence or living foliage.

(1) Said screening shall be approved as to composition, height and location by the Planning Board at the time of site approval.

(2) Said screening shall be a minimum of six feet in height if foliage is utilized and a maximum of six feet in height if a fence is utilized.

(3) Said screening shall not be placed so as to interfere with roadside sight distances.

E. Each mobile home stall shall have a minimum area of 5,000 square feet.

(1) The minimum setback from each interior street of each mobile home stall shall be 20 feet.

(2) The minimum side setback shall be 10 feet for each mobile home stall.

(3) The minimum rear setback shall be 10 feet for each mobile home stall.

(4) Each mobile home stall shall contain a minimum of 3,000 square feet of usable open space.

F. A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home stall, one of which shall be within the mobile home stall.

G. The minimum floor area of each mobile home shall be 600 square feet.

H. All interior roads in the mobile home court shall have a minimum thirty-foot-wide right-of-way with a minimum pavement width of 20 feet.

(1) The pavement cross sections of all the interior roads shall be inspected by the Commissioner of Public Works.

(2) No dead-end streets shall be permitted within the interior road system.

(3) All interior roads must be kept in a passable condition at all times.

(4) All roadways and parking lots within mobile home courts shall be designed in accordance with the buffering and landscaping provisions of § 249-100.

[Added 12-9-2009 by L.L. No. 8-2009]

I. All means of egress and ingress, drives, lanes and public spaces shall be adequately lighted.

(1) All lighting shall be directed so as only to illuminate the public roadways and spaces, but shall not shine on Town roads.

(2) Said illumination shall be of such intensity as to produce an illumination equal to at least 7,900 lumens.

J. Piers and tie-downs shall be provided and utilized for each mobile home stall.

K. A four-inch-thick reinforced concrete base shall be provided under each mobile home.

L. Each mobile home stall shall be equipped with a concrete patio. Said patio shall be at least 10 feet by 20 feet.

M. Within each mobile home court there shall be provided a developed recreation site. A minimum of 1,000 square feet per mobile home stall shall be provided.

N. Mobile home courts with 20 or more mobile home stalls shall have two means of ingress and egress to public roads. The area within 50 feet of either side of the entrance road or roads shall be landscaped and maintained by the mobile home court owner. Said fifty-foot-wide area shall run between the public road and the first trailer stall.

O. Fire hydrants and adequate size water mains shall be provided where feasible.

P. A fire alarm shall be provided for each mobile home court. Said alarm system shall be approved by the Chief of the fire company in whose district the court is located.

Q. Provisions shall be made for the collection and removal of garbage from the mobile home court premises at least once a week.

R. All utilities, including electric and telephone, shall be placed underground. Each mobile home stall shall be equipped with at least:

(1) One sewer connection.

(2) One water main connection.

(3) One electrical connection.

(4) One telephone connection.

(5) If provided, one gas connection and one cable television connection.

S. Mobile home sales will be allowed on the mobile home court site, provided that each such trailer is displayed on a minimum size mobile home stall as defined under Subsection E above. The location of all sales areas shall be at the discretion of the Planning Board, but in no event shall they be placed in any buffer zone.

T. A laundromat and/or small necessity store may be provided on the mobile home court site for the use of the mobile home occupants only.

(1) No such establishments shall present any visible evidence from any street outside the court of their commercial character which would attract customers other than occupants of the court.

(2) The structures housing such facilities shall not be located closer than 150 feet to any property line and shall be accessible only from the interior road pattern of the court.

U. Any additions to any mobile home, such as porches, storage rooms, enclosed entrances, etc., shall be subject to all building standards as required by the Building Inspector.

(1) All such additions shall be subject to all of the stall standards required for mobile home courts.

(2) All such additions shall be approved by the Building Inspector.

V. All required plans for mobile home courts shall be drawn by a registered architect, licensed land surveyor or a professional engineer and shall show the exact location of all mobile home stalls. Said plans shall be updated at least once every five years, or a certified statement of no change shall be submitted by a licensed professional architect, licensed land surveyor or a licensed professional engineer.

W. No mobile home shall be permitted within the court except when placed on a stall in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

X. Any expansion of a mobile home court after the effective date of this chapter shall be made in accordance with this article.

Y. Each mobile home shall have a mobile home skirt.

Z. Setback requirements for accessory storage sheds of preexisting mobile home courts. Setback requirements for building permit approval for accessory storage sheds for preexisting mobile home courts shall be:

[Added 7-25-1996 by L.L. No. 7-1996]

(1) Metal shed with no greater than 100 square feet.

(2) There shall be 10 clear feet of open space from any neighbors' mobile home, shed, porch or deck.

(3) There shall be only one shed allowed per stall.

§ 249-31 (Reserved)