LaGrange, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 156 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 156-3

A. General. The mobile home park and mobile homes therein shall conform to the standards hereinafter specified. B. District and acreage. The mobile home park shall be located in a Planned Development District established by the Town Board under Chapter 240 , Zoning. The area included in the mobile home park, excluding existing roads, shall consist of not less than 15 acres. C. Number of lots. The number of mobile home lots shown on the mobile home park plan shall not exceed the number of lots shown on the standard plan and determined by the Planning Board to constitute a reasonable division of the land under the regular provisions of the zoning district existing prior to establishment of the Planned Development District. D. Size of lots and yards. Each mobile home lot shall contain at least 6,500 square feet and shall be of such shape that each mobile home is placed on the lot so as to meet the following minimum requirements: (1) Front yard setback depth from the mobile home development street: 20 feet. (2) Setback from the mobile home lot line on the entry side: 20 feet. (3) Side yard setback from the mobile home lot line on the side opposite from the main entry of the mobile home: 10 feet. (4) Rear yard setback from the mobile home lot line: 15 feet. E. Accessory buildings on individual lots. One accessory building not exceeding 120 square feet in dimension per park lot is permitted. No portion of the accessory building shall be located closer to the internal street than the mobile home. The accessory building shall be located as indicated on the subdivision plat, and architectural designs shall be subject to approval by the Planning Board. F. Design and construction of mobile homes. Each mobile home shall conform to the following: (1) Codes. No mobile home shall be placed or installed in a mobile home park unless it meets or exceeds the American National Standard for Mobile Homes (ANSI A119.1-1972, NFPA No. 501B.1971) and the Safety Standard for Liquid Fuel-Burning Heating Appliances for Mobile Homes and Travel Trailers (ANSI A-147.1-1969), in addition to New York State codes. (2) Skirts. Each mobile home owner shall be required to enclose the open space beneath the mobile home with a skirt constructed of either metal, wood, masonry or approved material, properly ventilated, within 60 days after arrival in the park. G. Parking, roadways and access. The following shall be provided for vehicular and pedestrian access: (1) Parking area. Two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home lot. Each parking space must have a minimum of 200 square feet and may be grouped with others in a common or semicommon parking bay as indicated on the approved plat plan. (2) Access. The entrance road connecting the mobile home park streets with public road shall have a minimum paved road width of 24 feet or a total of 36 feet, including rights-of-way. (3) Internal streets. Internal streets shall conform to the following: (a) The width of all rights-of-way shall be a minimum of 30 feet, 24 feet of which shall be paved. (b) Culs-de-sac shall be provided in lieu of closed-end streets and shall have a turnaround having an outside roadway diameter of at least 90 feet. (c) All streets shall be well drained, graveled and oiled. (4) Lighting. Adequate lighting shall be provided, with style and location of lighting fixtures to be approved by the Planning Board. (5) Sidewalks. Sidewalks shall be provided when required by Chapter 203 , Subdivision of Land, and shall be designed and constructed to the standards of such regulations. H. Landscaping. The mobile home park shall present a sightly appearance, and the park applicant shall present a plan acceptable to the Planning Board for landscaping the park. Such plan may incorporate the natural growth and features or provide planted screenings. I. Sanitation and drainage. The following provisions shall be made for water supply, sewage disposal, drainage and solid waste disposal: (1) Water supply. An adequate supply of water shall be provided for mobile homes, service buildings and other accessory buildings as required by this chapter. Where public water supply is available, a connection thereto shall be used exclusively unless the Town Board deems otherwise. If a public water supply system is not available, a private water supply system shall be constructed and maintained to the approval of the Dutchess County Health Department or other authority having jurisdiction. Such private system shall be constructed so that it may be connected with a public water supply system when available. (2) Sewerage system. An adequate and approved system shall be provided in all parks for conveying and disposing of sewage from mobile homes, service buildings and other accessory facilities. Such systems must be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with Dutchess County Department of Health standards and regulations and with Chapter 187 , Sewers, of the Code of the Town of LaGrange. Where the sewer lines of the mobile home park are not connected to a public sewer, all proposed sewage disposal facilities shall be approved by the Dutchess County Department of Health and the Town Sanitary Engineer prior to construction and shall be designed so as to be connected with the public system when available. (3) Drainage. A system of stormwater management facilities shall be provided and shall be approved by the Town Engineer and the Planning Board. Stormwater management facilities shall be designed in accordance with the requirements set forth in Chapter 197 of the Town Code. (4) Garbage and refuse. Each mobile home park shall make provision for sanitary equipment to prevent littering of the grounds and premises with rubbish, garbage and refuse. Each mobile home shall have containers with tightly fitting covers. Disposal shall be provided for all rubbish, trash and garbage at least twice weekly by the park owner or his agent and in conformance with Town disposal requirements. J. Electrical distribution and individual systems. The following electrical systems and services shall be provided: (1) Distribution. Every park shall contain an electrical wiring system consisting of wiring fixtures, equipment and appurtenances which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with local electric power company's specifications and regulations. The design, installation, inspection and testing of the electric distribution system and the materials and fixtures used therein shall conform to the applicable requirements of the National Electrical Code (ANSI C1-1971, NFPA No. 70-1971) and the utility supplying electrical service to the mobile home park. (2) Undergrounding. All utility distribution lines shall be placed below ground. (3) Service. Each mobile home lot shall be provided with not less than a two-hundred-ampere service. K. Fuel supply and storage. Fuel supply and storage shall be provided as follows: (1) Fuel and storage. Fuel supply systems for the mobile home park may be natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or fuel oil or a combination thereof. Where fuel oil and/or liquefied petroleum gas is used, the oil service may be provided from a central storage tank through an underground distribution system or from a tank concealed beneath the mobile home. The liquefied petroleum gas must be supplied from a central storage tank through an underground distribution system. (2) Codes. Storage and distribution systems shall conform to the following code requirements: (a) Natural, mixed or liquefied petroleum gas distribution systems shall conform to the applicable requirements of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, Part 255 (16 NYCRR 255 ). Storage tanks for liquefied petroleum gas shall conform to the applicable requirements of NFPA Nos. 58-1969 and/or 59-1968. (b) Fuel oil storage and distribution systems shall meet or exceed the applicable provisions of the American Standard Code for Pressure Piping, Section 4, Oil Transportation Piping (ANSI B31.4-1971 and B31.4a-1972 addendum). Storage tanks shall be of welded steel construction and shall meet or exceed the requirements of the American Petroleum Institute Standard for Welded Steel Storage Tanks (API Std. 650). L. Recreation and open space. In each mobile home park provision shall be made for recreation and open space as follows: (1) Every mobile home park shall be provided with a common recreational area or areas for the use of persons living in the park, which areas shall contain no less than 1,000 square feet per mobile home lot. (2) The Town Board, as a condition of approval, may establish such conditions on the ownership, use and maintenance of open spaces as it deems necessary to assure the preservation of such open spaces for their intended purposes. (3) The recreation areas shall have a location acceptable to the Planning Board.