CHAPTER 33.
Trailers and Trailer Courts.[412]
§ 33-1. Definitions.
§ 33-2. Permits for trailers; location, etc.
§ 33-3. Trailer court permit.
§ 33-4. Limitations on rights conveyed by permits.
§ 33-5. Site requirements for trailer courts.
§ 33-6. Water supply at trailer court.
§ 33-7. Service building required for each court.
§ 33-8. Management of trailer court.
§ 33-9. Applicability of plumbing, electrical and building regulations.
§ 33-10. Enforcement of chapter; right of entry.
Sec. 33-1. Definitions.
Trailer. Any structure being used in the city for living,
sleeping, business or storage purposes, having no foundation
other than wheels, blocks, skids, jacks, horses or skirtings
and which has been, or reasonably may be, equipped with
wheels or other devices for transporting the structure from
place to place, whether by motive power or other means. The
term "trailer" shall include camp car, house trailer and house
car.
Trailer court. Any park, court, camp site or tract of land
designed, maintained or intended for the purpose of supplying
a location or accommodations for one or more trailers, including
all buildings used or intended for use as a part of the
equipment thereof, whether a charge is made for the use of
the trailer court and its facilities or not.
Trailer space. An area of ground within a trailer court or
on an individual lot for the accommodation of one trailer.
(Code 1959, § 33-1.)
Sec. 33-2. Permits for trailers; location, etc.
(a) Permit required; fee. It shall be unlawful for any person
to locate or occupy a trailer on any lot, tract or parcel
of land within the city limits without having obtained a permit
from the building inspector. A fee of five dollars shall
be charged by the building inspector for each such permit.
(b) Parking on street or public place. No trailer shall be
parked on any street, alley, lane or other public place and
used for human habitation when so parked.
(c) In R-1, R-2 or R-3 residential district. No trailer shall
be parked within any R-1, R-2 or R-3 residential district,
except under cover.
(d) Trailers without water supply and sewage disposal
system. No trailer used for human habitation which is not
provided with a water supply and a sewage disposal system
approved by the joint health board shall be parked, located
or maintained on any lot, tract or parcel of land for more than
three consecutive days.
(e) On lot on which dwelling is located. No trailer shall be
parked, located or maintained on any lot, tract or parcel of
land on which a dwelling is located, except under cover.
(f) Maximum number on one lot; water supply; sewage
disposal system; location on premises. Not more than one
trailer may be located on any lot, tract or parcel of land,
except in an approved trailer court. Any trailer parked in
a permitted location and not in an approved trailer court shall
be provided with a permanent water supply and a sewage disposal
system, shall be located not closer than fifty feet to the
front property line and shall not extend into the side or rear
yards specified in the Zoning Ordinance
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for the district in
which the trailer is located.
(g) Temporary use as office during building operations.
One or more trailers may be temporarily used as an office
when located on the premises upon which a building is being
erected. (Code 1959, § 33-2.)
Sec. 33-3. Trailer court permit.
(a) Permit required; fee. It shall be unlawful for any
person to establish, operate or maintain or permit to be established,
operated or maintained upon any property owned or
controlled by him within the city limits a trailer court without
having first secured a special permit issued by the building
inspector. A permit fee of ten dollars, plus one dollar
for each trailer space, up to a maximum of fifty dollars, shall
be charged by the building inspector for each such permit.
Such fee shall be in addition to the fees for plumbing, electrical
and building permits, where required.
(b) Application; plan. The application for such special
permit shall include the name and address of the owner of
the tract and, if owned by some person other than the applicant,
a duly verified statement by the owner that the applicant
is authorized by him to construct or maintain the trailer
court and make the application, and such a legal description
of the premises upon which the trailer court is or will be
located as will readily identify and definitely locate the premises.
The application shall be accompanied by a court plan
showing the following:
1. The extent and area used for court purposes.
2. Roadways and driveways.
3. Location of spaces for trailers.
4. Method and plan of garbage removal.
5. Plan for electrical lighting of units.
6. Location and number of sanitary conveniences.
(c) Revocation or suspension. Whenever it is found that
any trailer court is not being operated in conformity with
the provisions of this chapter, the permit to operate it shall
be subject to revocation or suspension by the building inspector.
(Code 1959, § 33-3.)
Sec. 33-4. Limitations on rights conveyed by permits.
Permits issued under the terms of this chapter convey no
right to erect any building or to do any plumbing work or
electrical work. (Code 1959, § 33-4.)
Sec. 33-5. Site requirements for trailer courts.
(a) Water and sewer connections. No trailer court shall
be located within the city limits, unless city water and sewer
connections are available.
(b) Drainage. Every trailer court shall be located on a
well-drained area and the premises shall be properly graded
so as to prevent the accumulation of storm or other waters.
(c) Yards; distance of trailer from lot line. No occupied
trailer shall be located within the city limits within the stipulated
yard requirements for the zoning district in which such
trailer court is located, nor less than ten feet from any other
building or vehicle or the boundary line of the tract on which
it is located.
(d) Dimensions of trailer spaces; driveways; entrances
and exits. Trailer spaces shall be not less than twenty-five
by thirty-five feet and shall be clearly designated by proper
markers at each corner. The trailer court shall be so arranged
that all trailer spaces shall face or abut on a driveway
not less than eighteen feet in width, giving easy access to a
public street. Such driveway shall be paved and maintained
in good condition, be well lighted at night and shall not be
obstructed. All entrances and exits from the trailer court
shall be well marked and so arranged that they may be easily
controlled and supervised.
(e) Electrical service outlets. Every trailer space shall be
furnished with a weatherproof 110-115 volt service outlet.
Such outlet shall be equipped with an externally operable
switch or fuse of not more than thirty amperes capacity and
a heavy duty outlet receptacle.
(f) Compliance with Zoning Ordinance.[414]
Trailer courts
shall be located only in districts where they are permitted
by the Zoning Ordinance. (Code 1959, § 33-5.)
Sec. 33-6. Water supply at trailer court.
Each trailer court shall provide an adequate supply of
water, furnished through a pipe distribution system connected
directly with the city water main, with supply faucets located
to serve each trailer space. (Code 1959, § 33-6.)
Sec. 33-7. Service building required for each court.
Each trailer court shall have erected thereon a suitable
building for housing sanitary facilities, subject to approval
by the joint health department. (Code 1959, § 33-7.)
Sec. 33-8. Management of trailer court.
A copy of the trailer court permit and this chapter shall
be posted on the premises of each trailer court.
It is hereby made the duty of the attendant or person in
charge of each trailer court, together with the permit
holder, to:
(a) Keep at all times a register of all guests, which shall
be open at all times to inspection by state and federal officers
and officers of the city, showing for all guests:
(1) Names and addresses;
(2) Dates of entrance and departure;
(3) License numbers of trailers and towing or other automobiles
and the states issuing such licenses.
(b) Maintain the court in a clean, orderly and sanitary
condition at all times.
(c) See that the provisions of this chapter are complied
with and enforced and report promptly to the proper authorities
any violations of this chapter or any other violations
of municipal regualtions which may come to his attention.
(d) Prohibit the burning of trash or garbage on the premises,
unless in an incinerator or similar device. (Code 1959, §
33-8.)
Sec. 33-9. Applicability of plumbing, electrical and building
regulations.
All plumbing, electrical, building and other work on or at any
trailer court permitted under this chapter shall be in accordance
with regulations of the city in force at the time such work is done.
(Code 1959, § 33-9.)
Sec. 33-10. Enforcement of chapter; right of entry.
It shall be the duty of the building inspector to administer all
provisions of this chapter. For the purpose of securing such
enforcement, any member of the building department may enter
upon any premises on which any trailers are located or are about
to be located and inspect the same and all accommodations
connected therewith at any reasonable time. (Code 1959, § 33-10.)
