§ 220-40. Camping grounds.

The Town Planning Board may approve a special permit for camping grounds operations in the AR-1 Agricultural Rural Residential District, AR-2 Agricultural Rural Residential District, RR-3 Rural Residential District and R-1-30 Residential District, provided that, in addition to compliance with the general requirements in § 220-35 of this article, the following standards and conditions are maintained:

A. 

The Town Planning Board shall determine that not more than 25% of any site proposed for use as a camping ground, that lies within an established State Agricultural District and contains prime agricultural soils as defined by the Ontario County Soil Conservation Service, will be taken out of production.

B. 

Camping grounds may be occupied by travel trailers, pickup coaches, motor homes, camping trailers and recreational vehicles, and tents suitable for temporary habitation and used for travel, vacation and recreation purposes. No permanent external appurtenances such as carports, cabanas or patios may be attached to any travel trailer or other vehicular accommodation parked in a camping ground, and the removal of wheels and placement of a unit on a foundation in a camping ground is prohibited. No travel trailer or recreation vehicle in excess of 38 feet in length shall be permitted in any camping ground.

C. 

The only dwelling units permitted in camping grounds are the owner's or caretaker's dwelling. There shall be no other dwelling units provided of any type. No manufactured home shall be placed at any point within the camping ground property. The only other buildings allowed in the camping ground are recreational buildings, service or office buildings for the camping grounds and accessory structures for uses specified in Subsection N.

D. 

Camping grounds shall not be in operation for more than seven months in any twelve-month period. The seven-month time period shall commence on May 1 and end November 30 each year. No trailer or other vehicles shall remain at any campsite or camping grounds when said camp is not in operation.

E. 

The conversion of any campsite building or dwelling to a year-round dwelling unit or any other use shall be allowed only by a special use permit issued by the Town Planning Board.

F. 

Minimum site area: 25 acres.

G. 

Minimum lot sizes: 25 feet by 80 feet for areas to accommodate travel trailers and campers; and 25 feet by 50 feet for areas to be occupied exclusively with tents.

H. 

Not more than a total of 10 travel trailers, campers, tents, recreational vehicles or motor homes shall be permitted per acre of gross site area.

I. 

Location and access. A camping ground shall be so located that no entrance or exit from a site shall discharge traffic into an R-1-20 Residential District nor require movement of traffic from the camping ground through an R-1-20 Residential District.

J. 

A camping ground shall have a minimum of 200 feet of frontage on a public street.

K. 

Prior to receiving a special use permit for the establishment of a camping ground or the expansion of an existing camping ground, the owner shall submit a detailed site plan to the Planning Board for review and approval. Said site plan shall conform to the requirements and specifications set forth herein in Article VIII and shall show the placement of all existing and proposed features, including but not limited to campsites, cabins, parking and recreational areas, accessory structures, streets and driveways, pedestrian walkways, rubbish collection facilities as well as other uses and features specified by the Planning Board.

L. 

No cabin, A-frame or similar structure shall be constructed or erected on the site without a building permit. The construction of all buildings for human occupancy shall be designed and built to meet the standards of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. The issuance of a building permit by the Code Enforcement Officer shall precede that start of any construction. No structure shall be occupied for camping or any other purpose without a certificate of occupancy issued by the Code Enforcement Officer. The Code Enforcement Officer shall not issue a certificate of occupancy for any structure without written approval of the New York State Health Department that the sewage disposal system serving the building has been installed in accord with appropriate standards and it is functioning properly.

Editor's Note: See Executive Law § 370 et seq.

M. 

Site conditions. Conditions of soil, groundwater level, drainage and topography shall not create hazards to the property or the health or safety of the occupants. Natural vegetation shall be retained wherever possible. The site shall not be exposed to objectionable smoke, noise, odors or other adverse influences, and no portion of the camping grounds subject to flooding, subsidence or erosion shall be used for any purpose which would expose persons or property to hazards.

N. 

Accessory uses. Management headquarters, recreational facilities, toilets, dumping stations, showers, coin-operated laundries and other uses and structures customarily incidental to the operation of camping grounds are permitted as accessory uses to the camping grounds. In addition, retail stores and other convenience establishments shall be permitted as accessory uses in camping grounds in such districts where such uses are not allowed as principal uses, subject to the following restrictions:

(1) 

Such establishments and the parking areas primarily related to their operations shall not occupy more than 5% of the gross area of the camping ground.

(2) 

Such establishments shall be restricted in their use to occupants of the camping ground.

(3) 

Such establishments shall present no visible evidence from any street outside the camping ground of their commercial character which would attract customers other than occupants of the camping ground.

O. 

Plans for sewage disposal and water supply shall be designed in accordance with standards promulgated by the New York State Departments of Health and Environmental Conservation and Chapter 202 of the Town Code and shall receive approval from all involved agencies.

P. 

Streets.

(1) 

Streets in camping grounds shall be private, but shall be constructed to the following minimum requirements:

(a) 

One-way, no parking: 12 feet.

(b) 

One-way with parking on one side, or two-way with no parking: 18 feet.

(c) 

Two-way with parking on one side: 27 feet.

(d) 

Two-way with parking on both sides: 34 feet.

(2) 

Plans and specifications for streets shall be reviewed and approved by the Town Engineer. All roadways and public parking areas shall either be paved or dust-treated.

Q. 

Recreation facilities. A minimum of 10% of the gross site area for the camping ground shall be set aside and developed as common use areas for open or enclosed recreation facilities. No travel trailer site, required buffer strip, street right-of-way, storage area or utility site shall be counted as meeting recreational purposes.

R. 

Entrances and exits to camping grounds shall be designed for safe and convenient movement of traffic into and out of the camping ground and to minimize friction with movement of traffic on adjacent streets. All traffic into or out of the camping ground shall be through such entrances and exits. No entrance or exit shall require a turn at an acute angle for vehicles moving in the direction intended. Road curbs shall have a minimum radius of 50 feet and shall be designed for drive-through campsite parking.

S. 

Off-street parking and loading. In connection with use of any camping ground, no parking, loading or maneuvering incidental to parking or loading shall be permitted on any public street, sidewalk, or required buffer or right-of-way, or any public grounds, or on any private grounds not part of the camping ground, unless the owner has given written permission for such use. Each camping ground shall provide off-street parking, loading and maneuvering space, located and scaled so that the prohibitions above may be observed, and camping ground owners shall be responsible for violations of these requirements.

T. 

An adequate lighting system shall be provided for the camping ground. Pedestrian walkways shall be provided to lead to all parking areas, rest rooms or other service buildings.

U. 

All utilities shall be underground.

V. 

Not less than one covered twenty-gallon garbage receptacle shall be provided for each campsite. No campsite shall be situated farther than 100 feet from a garbage receptacle. Garbage and rubbish shall be collected and disposed of as often as may be necessary to insure sanitary conditions.

W. 

All applicable sanitation standards promulgated by the State of New York shall be met.

X. 

No camp structure, except fences, gates and permitted signs shall be located within 100 feet of any street or property line.

Y. 

Campsites and buildings shall be set back not less than 100 feet from the lake outlet and 50 feet from the bank of all other creeks.