Kingston Town, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 254 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 254-17
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None of the provisions of this article shall be applicable to the following: A. The business of mobile home or travel trailer sales, except that where units are used as living quarters, they shall conform with the provision of this article. B. The storage or garaging of mobile homes or travel trailers not being used for living or sleeping purposes within a building or structure or to the storage of one unoccupied mobile home or travel trailer on premises occupied as the principal residence by the owner of such mobile home or travel trailer; provided, however, that such unoccupied mobile home or travel trailer shall not be parked or located between the street line and the front building line of such premises. This requirement may be waived by order of the Town Board due to extenuating circumstances. C. A mobile home or travel trailer located on the site of a construction project, survey project or other similar work project and which is used solely as a field office or work or tool house in connection with such project, provided that such mobile home or travel trailer is removed from such site within 30 days after the completion of such project. D. A sectional house which is prefabricated in sections, transported to the building site, then fastened together and placed on a permanent and totally enclosed masonry foundation and which has a minimum width of 18 feet for its entire length and contains a minimum of 720 square feet of usable living space.
Section 254-17 of Kingston Town, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 254 carves out four categories of situations that fall entirely outside the article's mobile home and travel trailer regulations. These exceptions cover mobile home and travel trailer sales businesses (unless units are used as living quarters), storage of unoccupied units under specific conditions, temporary on-site use as field offices or work structures during construction or similar projects, and prefabricated sectional houses meeting defined size and foundation standards. Each exception comes with its own qualifying conditions, such as setback rules for stored units, a 30-day removal deadline after project completion, and minimum dimension requirements for sectional homes.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Property owners and managers operating in Kingston Town should be aware that § 254-17 identifies specific scenarios where the article's mobile home and travel trailer rules do not apply, but each scenario carries its own compliance conditions. For example, an unoccupied mobile home stored on an owner-occupied property must not be parked between the street line and the front building line, though the Town Board may waive that placement requirement under extenuating circumstances. Operators using a mobile home or travel trailer as a temporary field office during a construction or survey project must ensure the unit is removed within 30 days of project completion to remain within the exception's scope.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Tenants living in mobile homes or travel trailers in Kingston Town should know that § 254-17 does not create a blanket exemption from all protections — units used as living quarters within an otherwise exempt sales business, for instance, must still conform to the article's provisions. If a tenant believes a landlord is improperly claiming an exception under § 254-17 to avoid obligations that would otherwise apply, that concern can generally be raised with the relevant local code enforcement office or the Town Board. Tenant-rights organizations familiar with Kingston Town's ordinances can help clarify which protections remain in effect despite the exceptions listed in this section.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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