Fair Haven, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 91 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 91-5

As per the New York State Real Property Law § 233 , a manufactured home park must consist of three or more manufactured homes. A. It shall be unlawful, within the Village of Fair Haven, for any person or persons to construct, operate, expand, or change/alter a manufactured home park without first securing a special permit pursuant to § 150-40 of the Zoning Law of the Village of Fair Haven and in further compliance with the regulations of this chapter. B. Any applicant for a manufactured home park special permit shall submit a plan that is in compliance with the federal, state and county requirements for operation and maintenance. (1) The Planning Board shall not recommend approval of any manufactured home park which fails to show compliance with the following standards. (2) No permit for establishment of a manufactured home park shall be issued until a site plan showing the following information is supplied to the Planning Board: (a) Boundaries of plot areas. [1] The total number of manufactured home lots shall not exceed four per acre. [2] No manufactured home shall be located on a lot until the roadways, sanitary sewage disposal system, water supply and storm drains serving said manufactured home lot have been installed in accordance with the approved site plan for the manufactured home park. (b) Manufactured home sites or lots. [1] No manufactured home or portion thereof shall be placed closer to any other manufactured home or portion thereof than 20 feet. [2] Each manufactured home shall have parking space adequate for two vehicles. [3] Every manufactured home within the park shall be located on a designated permanently numbered lot. [4] The permit required for any addition to be constructed on or added or attached to the exterior of any manufactured home shall be applied for by the owner and/or manager of said park. [5] No more than 10 feet by 12 feet or smaller utility building shall be permitted on a manufactured home lot. (c) Entrance, exits and walkways. [1] A manufactured home park shall have a paved entrance road at least 24 feet wide. All other roads shall have minimum pavement width of 20 feet. [2] Each road shall be named and noted upon signs at each intersection. Each manufactured home shall be assigned a permanent number which shall be noted on said lot in a location clearly visible from the road. [3] The park owner is responsible for submitting an entrance sign design that is in compliance with Article VI, Signs, § 150-18 , of the Village of Fair Haven Zoning Law. A sign area larger than 24 square feet will not be permitted. (d) Electric lighting and other outdoor utilities. [1] Appropriate street lighting shall be installed on interior roads and at each intersection of said roads. [2] All public utility, electric, gas, cable television, telephone lines shall be installed underground. [3] All fuel storage tanks shall be installed in accordance with all state, county and local laws. (e) Manufactured home park grounds maintenance plan. [1] The park owner shall submit a landscape plan for the park, which includes the margin areas, for approval by the reviewing agency. The planting as listed in this plan and the maintenance of lawns, trees and shrubs, including removal of dead plant materials, shall be the responsibility of the park owner. [2] Every road within the manufactured home park shall be maintained in good repair and shall be open at all times for travel by occupants of the park and necessary fire, police, ambulance, public utility maintenance and fuel supply vehicles. The park owner shall be responsible for providing and paying the cost of such maintenance and all necessary snow removal. [3] Every manufactured home park shall have a recreational area or open space area for use by the residents. Such areas shall be as centrally located as the topography and design of the park permits. Such areas shall not be less than 10,000 square feet or 1,000 square feet per manufactured home lot in the park, whichever is greater. [4] Designated area shall be provided for storage of boats, campers, travel trailers, and recreational vehicles within the park. [5] At least one framed service building shall be constructed in each manufactured home park which shall be adequate to provide for storage of all equipment, tools and materials necessary for the maintenance of the park. [6] No manufactured home shall be offered for sale, displayed for sale or sold within the park unless such is located on a permanent numbered lot and is connected to the following approved utilities: electric, sewer and water. [7] All manufactured homes replacing any existing non-conforming manufactured home shall comply with all provisions of this chapter. (f) Approved method and plan of water dispersal. (g) Approved method and plan of sewage disposal. (h) Approved method and plan of stormwater dispersal. (i) Approved method and plan of garbage disposal. (3) Name and address of owner and operator of the manufactured home park are required for the special permit. (4) The provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) shall be followed prior to issuance of the special permit.