Goshen, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 69 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 69-7

A. Site location. Mobile home parks shall be located in those areas zoned for such use by the Town Board, environmental impact statement. B. Natural features. (1) General requirements. Topography, groundwater level, surface drainage and soil conditions shall not be such as to create hazards to the property or to the health and safety of the occupants. No developed portion of the site shall be subject to excessive settling or erosion. A sloping site should be graded to produce terraced lots for placement of the mobile home units and, in general, units should be placed parallel rather than perpendicular to the slope. The maximum grade allowed will be 10%. (2) Surface drainage. Mobile home park plans shall show all proposals for changes in existing surface drainage patterns. All parks shall be graded to prevent ponding of surface water. (3) Soils. Soils should have sufficient bearing and stability properties to provide adequate support for mobile home installations. Topsoil should be of sufficient depth to sustain lawns, trees and other vegetation. (4) Natural features. Mobile home park plans shall show existing tree masses or trees over six inches in diameter at breast height, hedgerows, trees and other notable existing natural features such as streams or rock formations. Such natural features shall be retained as much as possible in the site plan, and densities shall be reduced if necessary, to permit such retention. C. Lot layout and unit placement. (1) Overall considerations; required separation. Mobile home units shall be positioned uniformly within a park with a minimum separation of at least 50 feet between units. A drawing showing proposed layout of mobile home units shall be prepared. (2) Setback. No mobile home shall be located less than 30 feet from the pavement edge of a private park street or 50 feet from the right-of-way of any public street within a mobile home park, and shall be set back at least 20 feet from the back yard property line. A minimum of 100 feet shall be maintained between a mobile home unit and any mobile home park property line abutting an external public road or nonmobile park residence. (3) Density. The density of development in a mobile home park shall not exceed three units per gross acre. (4) Minimum lot size. A mobile home park consisting of one or more trailers shall have a minimum area of 20 acres and a maximum area of 100 acres. Mobile home lots shall be a minimum of 1/3 acre and shall have a minimum width of 80 feet. D. Vehicular circulation and storage. (1) Park road layout. A drawing of the proposed park road layout, including connections to be made to adjacent existing roads or highways shall be included in all mobile home park plans. (2) Park road construction. Roads within a mobile home park shall conform to the Town of Goshen's Road Specifications. (3) Off-street parking. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home site. The space will be 16 feet wide by 24 feet long. Construction shall consist of two inches of asphalt pavement over six inches of No. 2 crushed stone. (4) Storage space for auxiliary vehicles. No travel trailer, camper, boat, recreational vehicle, snowmobile or similar auxiliary vehicle or commercial conveyance shall be stored on any mobile home lot. Off-street parking space required by Subsection D(3) above shall be used by passenger vehicles only, and a supplemental parking area shall be provided in each park for the storage or temporary parking of all auxiliary vehicles. This will not exceed one vehicle space per two mobile home lots. Any vehicle stored must be licensed, registered and in running condition. E. Park entrances. (1) A mobile home park shall provide for two independent connections with existing public streets, such connections to be designed so that traffic can be maintained even though one access may be temporarily closed. (2) At points where traffic enters or leaves the park, road widths shall be sufficient to permit free movement to or from the public street, and in no case shall a park entrance road be less than 30 feet wide for a distance of 50 feet from the pavement edge of the existing public street. In all other particulars, entrance roads shall conform to the street construction standards imposed by the Town of Goshen. (3) Entrance signs. Any sign located within a mobile home park shall comply with existing regulations and shall be located so as not to obstruct the visibility of motorists entering or leaving the park. (4) Mobile home lot adjacent to park entrance. No mobile home lot shall be located less than 100 feet from the intersection of a park entrance road and a public highway, and no private mobile home driveway shall make a direct connection with an existing public highway. F. Community facilities and activities. (1) Community facilities and activities, such as laundry rooms and swimming pools and parks, are to be included in the mobile home park plans. The plan shall include details of these facilities and the owner's statement of intent to provide adequate supervision and management of such facilities and activities. (2) All community facilities and activities shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs and grass and shall provide adequate paved off-street parking space. (3) Community facilities and activities shall be located and designed in a manner that will be a visual asset to the mobile home park and shall be constructed of material that will be compatible with the residential character of the park. (4) The developer shall construct an enclosed community meeting hall for the park residents containing a minimum of 1,500 square feet per 40 lots or any fraction thereof. G. Open-space treatment and park amenities. (1) Ten percent of the total park will be dedicated to open space and developed recreation areas. Such land will be suitable for swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball fields, etc. In all mobile home parks, a variety of open spaces shall be provided so as to be usable by an easy access to all park residents. All open spaces shall be stabilized by grass or other form of ground cover which will prevent dust and muddy areas. (2) Buffer zones. Mobile home parks located adjacent to an industrial or commercial development or a heavily traveled highway shall be buffered from such development or highway by a hedge or similar landscape screen which will rapidly reach a height of at least six feet. A combination of landscaping and decorative fencing may be substituted, provided that the height requirement is met and considerable landscaping is used. Mobile homes located next to existing homes/houses or prospective homes should have a natural or artificial screen of a height of at least six feet to screen the mobile home from the adjacent existing driveway and home. (3) Soil and ground cover requirements. Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of any mobile home park shall be paved, surfaced with crushed stone or other solid material or protected with grass or plant material capable of preventing erosion and of eliminating objectionable dust. (4) Trees. Each lot shall contain at least two trees. The planted trees shall have a diameter of at least two inches. (5) Walkways. (a) Each mobile home stand shall be provided with a walkway leading from the stand to the street or to a driveway or parking area connecting to the street. Such walkway shall be constructed in accordance with the following specifications: Dimension Base Surface Material Width (feet) Depth (inches) Eleva- tion Finish 3 inches No. 2 Concrete or asphalt paving 3 4 Grade + Float (b) If common walkways are provided, they shall meet the same specifications, with the exception of width, which shall be increased to four feet. (6) Fencing. Where fencing of individual lots within the mobile home park are required or provided to the mobile home occupant, standards shall be provided by the park operator so that consistency can be maintained. (7) Park lighting. All mobile home parks shall be furnished with adequate lights to illuminate streets, driveways and walkways for the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night. Electric service to such lights shall be installed underground, and decorative lighting fixtures shall be used where possible. These lights will form a consistent pattern of illumination for each area. (8) Sign. Builder of trailer home park shall erect a minimum of one and a maximum of two signs to designate the mobile home park entrance and name. H. Mobile home stands and accessory buildings. (1) Support of the mobile home units. (a) Each mobile home site shall be provided with a stand which will give a firm base and adequate support for the mobile home. Such stand shall have a dimension approximately four feet wider and longer than the trailer and any expansions or extensions thereto. Well-anchored tie-downs shall be provided at least on each corner of the stand. A minimum of four tie-downs will be anchored in concrete with turn buckles and with properly welded hooks attached to the frame of the trailer. Stands shall be a full concrete slab at least six inches thick. (b) The stand area shall be graded to ensure adequate drainage, but in no event shall the grade variance exceed six inches from one end of the stand to the other. (2) Patio. Each mobile home site shall be provided with a patio with a minimum width of 10 feet and a total area of at least 200 square feet. Such patio shall be constructed in accordance with the following specifications and shall be located so that good access to the front door of the mobile home can be obtained: Minimum Dimension Base Surface Material Width (feet) Area (square feet) Eleva- tion Finish 3 inches No. 2 Reinforced concrete or asphalt paving 10 200 Grade + Float (3) Accessory buildings. The mobile home park operator shall provide each occupant with one accessory storage building. Such building shall not exceed 100 square feet in size and eight feet in height, and shall be a standard prefabricated product and shall be installed and secured on a poured concrete slab provided by the park operator. Each site will have the same single storage building constructed the same way so there is a consistent uniformity in the construction and location of these buildings relative to each trailer lot. The location of the accessory building shall be determined by the park operator either at the time the park is developed or as sites are occupied. I. Mobile home units. (1) Unit installation and skirting. At the time of installation of the mobile home, the tires and wheels and the hitch if possible shall be removed, and the unit shall be securely blocked, leveled, tied down and connected to the required utility systems and support services. The mobile home shall be completely skirted within 90 days of occupancy. Materials used for skirting shall provide a finished exterior appearance and shall be similar in character to material used in the mobile home. (2) Decks and porches. Decks and screened porches shall be supported on a stand constructed in accordance with construction standards for the mobile home stand. These extensions will not exceed 25% of the total square footage of the trailer. Skirting of materials compatible with the trailer shall be required around the base of all such expansions or extensions and shall be of noncombustible materials. (3) Entrance steps. Entrance steps shall be installed at all doors leading to the inside of the mobile home. Such steps shall be constructed of materials intended for permanence, weather resistance and attractiveness and shall be equipped with handrails which will provide adequate support for users. (4) The minimum trailer size will be 700 square feet.