Athens, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 125 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 125-5

A. Each application for a manufactured home or manufactured home park or trailer camp shall be in writing and signed by the applicant. B. The application and related information shall be filed with the Town Clerk in triplicate. C. The Town Clerk shall transmit one copy of the application to the Town Code Enforcement Officer. The Town Clerk shall refer one copy of the application to the Town Planning Board for review and report prior to final action by the Town Board in accordance with the provisions of § 271 of the Town Law. The Town Clerk shall place a notice in the official town newspaper or newspapers to the effect that such an application has been filed. D. The Code Enforcement Officer shall check the application for compliance with the minimum requirements as established by the rules and regulations of the New York State Department of Health, the Town of Athens and the Sanitary Code of the State of New York. The Code Enforcement Officer shall, after such investigation, transmit the certified application to the Town Board, together with his or her written findings as to whether the application satisfies or does not meet the minimum health and sanitary standards within 30 days after the date of filing the application with the Town Clerk. E. Upon receipt of the application from the Town Clerk, the Planning Board shall review the general arrangement of the manufactured home park or trailer camp. This shall include a review of the location and width of streets; the location, size and arrangement of lots; the location of other structures within the park or camp; the location of entrances and exits; and the location, type and extent of landscaping and screening materials. The Planning Board shall transmit the application back to the Town Board, together with its written findings, within 30 days of receipt of the application. Failure to act within 30 days of receipt of the application shall be deemed approval. F. The Town Board shall review the findings of the Code Enforcement Officer and the Planning Board and, by resolution, indicate its approval or disapproval of the application within 60 days of the date of filing the application with the Town Clerk. The application shall be returned to the Town Clerk and the applicant notified in writing by the Town Clerk of the decision rendered within five days of the date of such decision. G. If the application is disapproved, the applicant shall have the right to appear before the Town Board for a hearing within 30 days from the date of disapproval or at the next regularly scheduled Town Board meeting. H. After an application has been disapproved, the fee which accompanied said application shall be returned to the applicant less filing fees within a period of 60 days.