Mobile Home Parks

The Environmental Health Division (EHS) of the DBCH also inspects mobile home parks for health and safety concerns.

These concerns include:

• Drinking water
• Sewage system
• Refuse management
• Noxious weeds
• Site size and distance restrictions
• Toxic materials
• Insect and rodent control
• Any other health and safety issue as noted in Part 17 of the New York Sanitary Code and/ or Article 23 of the Dutchess County Sanitary Code
• Any mobile or manufactured home park that has a well for drinking water is regulated as a public water supply and must have a current public water supply permit .

• A permit from the Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health (DBCH) is required if there are 5 or more mobile homes and or/ manufactured homes on a parcel of land where a fee is collected for use of the site and/or homes. Here is a link to the permit application.
• Any mobile or manufactured home park that has a well for drinking water is regulated as a public water supply and must have a current public water supply permit from the DBCH
• A current SPDES permit from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is required. This permit will outline your site’s wastewater discharge requirements. A licensed wastewater operator is also required for wastewater treatment plants, other than sandfilters, with a surface discharge,. For surface discharge systems, the Public Health Sanitarian will conduct regular inspections of your facility to determine compliance with your SPDES permit. If you have any further questions, contact your nearest district office and speak to your sanitarian of jurisdiction.

Prior notification to the DBCH is required at least 30 days before the proposed date of the beginning of any construction, enlargement, development, improvement, or conversion, and approval must be granted prior to the construction, enlargement, improvement, or conversion.  Notice must also be given to the town, city, or village where the property exists. Contact us for any additional requirements that may exist for your specific project.