Cambria, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 127 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 127-14

A. General, condition of soil, groundwater level, drainage and topography shall not create hazards to the property or the health of the occupants. The site shall not be exposed to objectionable smoke, noise, odors, or other adverse influences and no portion subject to unpredictable and or sudden flooding subsidence or erosion shall be used for any purpose, which would expose persons or property to hazards. B. Soil and ground cover. Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every mobile home park shall be paved or covered with stone screenings or other solid material, or protected with a vegetative growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion and of eliminating objectionable dust. C. Site drainage requirements. The ground surface in all parts of every mobile home park shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe, efficient manner. D. Nonresidential uses. (1) No part of any park shall be used for nonresidential purposes, except as permitted by this chapter or by Chapter 288 , Zoning. (2) Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed as prohibiting the scale of a mobile home located on a mobile home stand and connected to the pertinent utilities. E. Minimum site, size and lot size. (1) The minimum site size for mobile home park shall be 50 acres with a minimum of 25 lots. (2) The mobile home park shall be subdivided and marked off into mobile home lots. Each lot shall have a minimum area of not less than 6,000 square feet and a minimum dimension of not less than 65 feet frontage. F. Separation between mobile homes. (1) Mobile homes shall be separated from each other and from other buildings and structures by at least 30 feet, provided that the mobile homes placed end-to-end may have a clearance of 20 feet where opposing rear walls are staggered. (2) An accessory structure which has a horizontal area exceeding 25 square feet, is attached to a mobile home or located within 10 square feet of its window, and has a top or roof that is higher than the nearest window shall, for purposes of all separation requirements, be considered to be part of the mobile home. G. Recreation areas. (1) In all parks there shall be one or more recreation areas which shall be easily accessible to all park residents. (2) The size of such recreation areas shall be based upon a minimum of 200 square feet, for each lot. No outdoor recreation area shall contain less than 5,000 square feet. (3) Recreation areas shall be so located as to be free of traffic hazards and should, where the topography permits, be centrally located. (4) Playground equipment shall be installed in each required recreation area. H. Setbacks, buffer strips and screening. (1) All mobile homes shall be located at least 100 feet from any park property boundary line abutting upon a public street or highway and at least 50 feet from other park property boundary lines. (2) There shall be a minimum distance of 15 feet between an individual mobile home and adjoining pavement of a park walk, street or common parking area or other common areas. (3) All mobile home parks shall be provided with screening such as attractive and well-maintained fences or natural growth along the property boundary line separation the park and adjacent uses. I. Street systems. (1) General requirements. All mobile home parks shall be provided with safe and convenient vehicular access to abutting public streets or roads to each mobile home lot. Alignment and gradient shall be properly adapted to topography. (2) Access. Access to mobile home parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards at the entrance or exit and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets. The entrance road connecting the park streets with a public road or street shall have a minimum road pavement width of 34 feet where parking is permitted on both sides, or a minimum road pavement width of 27 feet where parking is limited to one side. Where the primary entrance road is more than 100 feet long and does not provide access to abutting mobile home lots within such distance, the minimum road pavement width may be 20 feet, provided parking is prohibited at both sides. (3) Internal streets. Surfaced roadways shall be of adequate width to accommodate anticipated traffic, and in any case shall meet the following minimum requirements: (a) All streets, except minor streets: 24 feet including curb gutters. (b) Minor streets, no parking: 18 feet. (Acceptable only if less than 500 feet long and serving less than 25 mobile homes or of any length if one-way and providing access to abutting mobile home lots in one side only.) (c) Dead-end streets shall be limited in length to 500 feet and shall be provided at the closed end with a turnaround having an outside roadway diameter of at least 85 feet. (d) Curb gutters are required on both sides of streets. (4) Required illumination of park street systems. All parks shall be furnished with lighting units so spaced and equipped with luminaries placed at such mounting heights as will provide safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night. (a) All parts of the parks' street systems shall be lighted. (b) Potentially hazardous locations, such as major street intersections and steps or stepped ramps, shall be lighted. (5) Street construction and design standards. (a) Pavement. All streets shall be provided with a smooth, hard and dense surface, which shall be durable and well drained under normal use and weather conditions. Pavement edges shall be protected to prevent raveling of the wearing surface and shifting of the pavement base. Street surfaces shall be maintained free of cracks, holes, and other hazards, and streets shall be constructed using Town specifications. (b) Grades. Grades of all streets shall be sufficient to ensure adequate surface drainage, but shall be not more than 8%. Short runs with a maximum grade of 10% may be permitted, provided traffic safety is assured by appropriate paving, adequate leveling areas and avoidance of lateral curves. (c) Intersections. Within 100 feet of an intersection, streets shall be at approximately right angles. A distance of at least 150 feet shall be maintained between center lines of offset intersecting streets. Intersections of more than two streets at one point shall be avoided. J. Off-street parking. All requiring pavings as described in specifications made a part hereof. (1) Off-street parking areas shall be provided in all mobile home parks for the use of park occupants and guests. Such areas shall be furnished at the rate of at least two car spaces for each mobile home lot. (2) Required car parking spaces shall be so located as to provide convenient access to the mobile home, but shall not exceed a distance of 200 feet from the mobile home it is intended to serve. (3) Auxiliary parking. Central auxiliary parking areas shall be provided at a ratio 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, maintenance equipment, boat trailers, utility trailers, travel trailers, and similar such equipment and vehicles. K. Walks. (1) General requirements. All walks shall be paved as described in specifications. All parks shall be provided with safe, convenient, all-season, dust-free, pedestrian access of adequate width for intended use, durable and convenient to maintain between individual mobile homes, the park streets and all community facilities provided for park residents. Sudden changes in alignment and gradient shall be avoided. (2) Common walk system. A common walk system separated from the road system by a minimum of two feet shall be provided and maintained between locations where pedestrian traffic is concentrated. Such common walks shall have a minimum width of 3 1/2 feet. (3) Individual walks. All mobile pads shall be connected to common walks, to paved streets, or to paved driveways or parking space connecting to a paved street. Such individual walks shall have a minimum width of two feet. L. Landscaping. Trees and shrubs shall be provided along all walks and streets, around the recreation areas and along the outer property line at the mobile home park. Trees shall be planted at an interval of not more than 50 feet where feasible. M. Mobile home pads. The area of the mobile home stand shall be improved to provide an adequate foundation for the placement and tie-down of the mobile home, thereby securing the superstructure against uplift, sliding, rotation and overturning. (1) The mobile home pad shall not heave, shift or settle unevenly under the weight of mobile home due to frost action, inadequate drainage, vibration or other forces acting on the superstructure. (2) The mobile home pad shall be provided with anchors and tie-downs such as case-in-place concrete "deadmen" eyelets embedded in concrete foundations or runaways, screw augers, arrowhead anchors or other devices securing the stability of the mobile home. (3) Anchors and tie-downs shall be placed at least at each corner of the mobile home stand, and each shall be able to sustain a minimum tensile strength of 2,800 pounds.