Waterford, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 104 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 104-6

A. Drainage and grading. All lands used as a mobile home park shall be well drained, of ample size and free from heavy or dense growth of brush or weeds. The land shall be properly graded to ensure proper drainage and shall at all times be so drained as to be free from stagnant pools of water. B. Park plan. Each mobile home park constructed, altered or expanded shall be subdivided and marked off into lots or park units numbered consecutively, the number being conspicuously posted on each park unit; each of which park units shall contain at least 5,000 square feet and shall be at least 50 feet by 100 feet in dimension. No more than one mobile home shall be permitted to occupy any one park unit. The park units shall be grouped in blocks with streets at least 30 feet wide between each block and be adequately lighted. Each park unit shall have direct access to a street. No park unit shall be located within 50 feet of any public highway or public street line or within 25 feet of any adjacent property line or 50 feet of any adjacent dwelling house. Each mobile home park and all parts thereof shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. C. Water connection. Each mobile park shall be provided with the proper water connections. Each lot within the mobile home park shall be provided with the proper water connections. D. Sewage. Each mobile home park shall provide and maintain facilities for the satisfactory treatment and/or disposal of sewage, including but not limited to the following conditions: (1) Each lot shall be provided with a minimum four-inch sewer pipe below the ground surface and a four-inch rise pipe. (2) The connecting pipe (minimum of three-inch diameter) from the mobile home to the riser pipe shall be noncollapsible and semirigid. All connections shall be watertight. (3) The riser pipe shall be provided with a watertight seal when not connected to a mobile home. (4) Inadequately treated sewage on the surface of the ground shall be prohibited. (5) The operator shall be responsible for maintaining the sewage system to include the riser pipe. The connecting pipe shall also be the responsibility of the operator. The operators shall be responsible for providing a water and odor tight connection from the water drainage to the sewer connection. The operator shall be responsible for providing all such connections and maintaining all such connections to the sewer for all occupied mobile homes in the park. (6) Sewer connections in unoccupied park units shall be so closed that they will emit no odors or cause a breeding place for flies. (7) No water or waste shall be allowed to fall on the ground from a mobile home. E. Garbage disposal. 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. Each mobile home park shall provide a flytight storage building or buildings at a convenient location or locations equipped with flytight metal depositories of sufficient size and number to contain all the rubbish, garbage and refuse that may accumulate between removals from the premises. Disposal shall be provided for all rubbish, garbage and refuse at least once weekly by the mobile home park owner or his agent and in conformance with Town requirements. F. Electric service and connections. Each mobile home park shall provide weatherproof electric service connections and outlets. All electric installation shall be approved by the New York State Board of Fire Underwriters and have a certificate issued by the same. G. Utilities. The owner shall be responsible for the installation and maintenance of park utilities, in accordance with applicable state and local regulations or generally accepted standards. The owner shall also be responsible for the proper connection of park utilities to each home. H. Fuel supply. All mobile home parks shall be provided with facilities for the safe storage of necessary fuel. All systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable codes and regulations governing such system. The park owner shall not prohibit access to the mobile home park to any person employed, retained or requested by a mobile home dweller to supply fuel and/or service or maintain any fuel-related system or equipment. I. Electrical requirements. All mobile home parks shall contain an electrical wiring system consisting of wiring fixtures, equipment and appurtenances which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the local electric power company's specifications and regulations, and in accordance with all applied laws, rules or regulations of the State of New York. J. Internal streets. Internal streets of the mobile home park shall be provided and maintained by the owner in accordance with all Town, county and state laws governing private roadways. Adequate lighting shall be provided and maintained by the owner at each intersection from dusk till dawn with such lighting meeting the recommendations of the local utility company. K. Unlicensed vehicles. No unlicensed vehicles shall be parked within the mobile home park for a period in excess of 48 hours. L. Abandoned mobile homes. Abandoned or unoccupied mobile homes shall not be allowed on a lot or on any land within the bounds of the mobile home park for a period in excess of 90 days.