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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0858 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 858 AN ORDINANCE RZIATING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION: REGULATING THE PARKING OF MOBILE HOMES OR TRAILER COACHES: PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF APPROVED TRAILER PARKS: REGULAT- ING THE LOCATION, ERECTION, MAINTENANCE AND CONDUCT OF TRAILER PARKS: PROVIDING FOR PEN- ALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF AND REPEALING PASCO CITY CODE CHAPTER 7-8 AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. THE CITY CCJUNC I L OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLONS : CHAPTER 7-8, MOBILE HOMES' 7-8.02 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, the follow- ing definitions shall prevail, unless a different meaning appears from the context: "Trailer" Shall include the terms "automobile trailer", "mobile home", and "trailer coach" and shall mean any vehicle or structure designed and constructed so as to permit occupancy there- of as living and or sleeping quarters for one or more persons and so designed that it is or may be mounted on wheels and used as a conveyance on highways or city streets, propelled or drawn by its own or other motive power, excepting a device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks which are a part of a railroad system. "Trailer Parke shall include the terms "mobile home park", "trailer coach camp", "tourist camp", "trailer camp", and "trailer court" and shall mean any site, lot, parcel or tract of land de- signed, maintained, or intended for the purpose of supplying a loca- tion or accommodations for two (2) or more trailers and upon which any trailer or trailers are parked and shall include all buildings used or intended for use as part of the equipment thereof whether a charge is made for the use of the trailer park and its facilities or not. The term "Trailer Park" shall not include automobile and trailer sales lots on which unoccupied trailers are parked for pur- poses of inspection and sale. "Lot" shall mean a unit of reasonably level, adequately drained ground of definite size clearly indicated by corner markers, for the placing of a trailer or a trailer and tow car. - 2 - "Person" shall include persons, partnerships, firms', companies, corporations, tenants, owners, lessees, or licensees, their agents, heirs and assigns. "Health iUfficer" shall mean the Health officer of the City of Pasco or his authorized representative. "Dependent Trailer" shall mean a trailer which does not have a flush toilet and a bath or shower. 7-8.04 Enforcement. Any person wishing to construct a trailer park shall apply to the Building Inspector for a building permit, supply- ing plans and specifications as herein after provided. The Building Inspector shall not issue the permit until he receives notification in writing from the Health Officer that the plans and specifications meet the requirements of this ordinance. No trailer park shall be occupied by a trailer until a license has been issued by the City Clerk and a permit issued by the Health Officer. The City Clerk shall issue a license only upon presenta- tion of a copy of a valid permit from the Health officer as evidence that facilities have been constructed as provided in this ordinance. 7-8.06 Parking trailers outside camps. It shall be unlawful to park a trailer outside a licensed trailer park except as provided in this ordinance. 7-8.08 Emergency park, Commercial District. Emergency or temporary parking or stopping of trailers either occupied or unoccupied, is permitted on the streets, alleys or highways in any Commercial District, of the City of Pasco for not longer than one hour, sub- ject to any other and further prohibitions, regulations, or ordinances for that street, alley, or highway. 7-8-09 Temporary parking outside licensed trailer park. Temporary parking of occupied or unoccupied trailers shall be permitted on streets, alleys or highways of other than the Commercial Districts for not more than 48 hours, subject to any other and further pro- hibitions, regulations or ordinances for that street, alley or highway, provided, however, that no water or sanitary facilities are used in any trailer so parked. One trailer in good repair may _3_ be stored on any private lotts, provided that it is at no time used as a place of human habitation, nor becomes a nuisance because of fire hazard or ,delapidation. 7-8.10 Temporary Parking, occupied Trailer. Temporary parking of an occupied trailer shall not be allowed on private property for more than 48 hours. 7-8.11 Parking unoccupied trailers on sales lots. It shall be unlaw- ful to park any trailer on any sales lot within ten (10) feet of any permanent structure either on the same lot or on an adjoining lot. 7-8,12 parking occupied trailers on sales lots. Two trailer coaches occupied by caretakers may be located on a sales lot provided that 2000 square feet of unobstructed space is provided for each such trailer. 7-8.13 License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to per- mit a trailer park to be established, operated or maintained upon any property owned or controlled by him, within the city limdts�6f the City of Pasco, without having first secured a license from the City Clerk. 'Such license shall expire December 31st of each year, and shall be renewed only upon the written permit of the Health Cfficer, and shall be in lieu of all other city licenses. 7-8.14 License Fee. The application for such license, or renewal thereof, shall be.accompanied by an inspection fee of 35.00 which shall be retained by the city, and at the same time the applicant shall deposit with the City Clerk a fee for such license in a sum as determined by the following table: (a) 2 to 25 trailer lots inclusive, $25.00 per year (b) 26 trailer lots and over, X50.00 per year If the application for a license or the nen•ewal thereof is re- jected, the license fee shall be returned. Application for renewal of a license must be made within thirty (30) days of the renewal date. - 4 - The license shall be displayed in the trailer park office at all times along with the Health Department Permit. The aforesaid license is not transferable. A new license shall be applied for 30 days before any change in fee ownership of the land or of licensee.or lessee of the trailer park if he is other than the fee owner. x 7-8.16 Application -- Form. The application for a license or a re- newal thereof shall be made on forms prepared by the City Clerk and shall include the following: Ca) The name and address of the owner in fee of the tract. If the fee is vested in some person other than the applicant, a duly verified statement by that person that the applicant is authorized by him to construct or maintain the trailer park and make the application, must accompany the applica- tion. (b) Such legal description of the premises as will readily iden- tify and locate the premises. (c) Name and address of the operator or lessee of the premises. 7-8.17 Application -- Park Plan. Each application for a permit to construct a trailer park shall be accompanied by a neat and accurate set of plans drawn to a definite scale upon which shall be shown the following: (a) Legal description of the property to be included in the c amp . ('bli Clear indication of what facilities are to be included in each stage in the event that the camp is to be constructed in stages. Ccj The extent and area to be used for camp purposes. (d� Entrances, exits, roadways and walkways. (e) Designation of specific areas within the camp where trailers without complete sanitary facilities are to be segregated from those trailers having their own water flush toilets, showers and or garbage grinders. (f; Location and number of lots. (g) Location and number of proposed sanitary conveniences, in- cluding proposed toilets, washrooms, laundries, laundry drying facilities and utility rooms. (h) Method and plan of sewage disposal. (i) Method and plan of garbage removal. (j) Plan of water supply. (k) Plan of electric distribution and park lighting. (1) Childrents play area. (m� Method and plan of heating shower, laundry and toilet rooms. 7-8.20 Scope of license. Licenses issued under the terms of this chapter convey no right to erect any building, to do any plumbing work or to do any electrical work. 7-8.30 Applicability of plumbing, electrical and building codes. All plumbing, electrical, building and other work on or at any camp licensed under this ordinance shall be begun only after first obtain- ing a building permit and shall be in accordance with the ordinances of the City of Pasco regulating such work unless said ordinances are specifically made inapplicable under the terms of this ordinance. 7-8.46 Revocation of Permit. The Health Officer is hereby authorized to revoke any permit issued pursuant to the terms of this ordinance if after due investigation he determines that the holder thereof has violated any of the provisions of this ordinance or that any trailer or trailer park is being maintained in any unsanitary or unsafe manner or is a nuisance. 'Such revocation of the Health Department permit shall automatically suspend the trailer park license. 7-8.50 Construction standards -- general. The camp shall be located on a well drained site suitable for the purpose; shall have an en -- trance and exit well marked, easily controlled and supervised; shall have surfaced roads, well drained, plainly marked, adequately lighted, and easily accessible to all trailers; adequate sanitary and utility facilities; and children's play spaces. 7-152 Street lighting. All entrances and exists and roadways shall - 6 - be adequately lighted. Spacing of light standards on roadways shall be not greater than 100 feet and or at each major change in direction of a roadway. 7-8.54 Size of lots. There shall be provided a specifically defined lot for each trailer to be accommodated, with boundaries indicated by corner markers. Each lot shall be a minimum of thirty ('301 feet wide, fifty (50) feet long and contain a minimum of 1500 square feet, provided however, any trailer park operating at the time of passage of this ordinance may continue to use established lots of not less than 800 square feet in area. 7-8.56 Spacing of trailer coaches. Each trailer shall be parked so that it will be twenty (201 feet from any building or other trailer except that at the rear it may. -be ten (101) feet from another trailer. No trailer may be parked nearer than ten (101 feet from the boundary line of the camp; provided however, that in trailer parks operating at the time of passage of this ordinance a minimum of twelve (12) feet shall be allowed between trailers except at the rear iahich may be five (5) feet. All exceptions to the higher minimums in this section shall be allowed on the basis of practical difficulties stemming from pre-existing underground utility construction and shall not be allowed as a convenience to the operator or as a matter of right. 7-8.60 Streets and walkways. Access streets shall be continuous with no dead ends and shall be fifty (50) feet wide where all automobile parking is in the street and thirty-two ('32) feet wide where one off street parking space is provided for each lot. All utility buildings and.service areas shall be connected by walks at least three C31 feet wide and entrance walks shall be provided from the street to the trailer door with a minimum width of two (21 feet. All streets and walkways shall be paved, provided however, that in trailer parks operating at the time of passage of this ordinance, street dimensions - 7 - which have been Vset by previous standards can remain. This exception shall not apply to the paving of unpaved streets and walkways. 7-8.62 Play areas. There shall be a childrens play area convenient- ly situated, containing a minimum of 1,000 square feet for each 50 lots or major fraction thereof. There shall be at least one play area in any trailer park regardless of its size. 7-8.64 Nater supply. Each trailer park shall receive its source of water from an approved water supply system. Each trailer coach lot shall have a piped water source on the lot. No common drinking vessel shall be provided. Waste from this supply shall be emptied into a drain connected to an approved disposal system. A supply of hot water shall be provided at all times sufficient for bathing, washing and laundry facilities. All drinking fountains, if provided, shall be of the approved inclined jet type. 7-8.66 Toilets. The trailer park shall provide flush toilets in conveniently located buildings not more than two hundred C200�.feet from each trailer lot. The buildings shall be well -lighted at all times, ventilated with screened openings equal to 12 per cent of the gross floor area and constructed of moisture proof material permitt- ingxsatisfactory cleaning. All toilet, shower and laundry rooms shall be maintained at a temperature of not less than 70 degrees F. during periods of use. There shall be an outside light over the door of each toilet room. The floors shall be constructed of concrete or similar material, well pitched to a floor drain. Toilets shall be enclosed in separate compartments, each compartment having a minimum width of two (2� feet, eight C8) inches. Toilets shall be provided for each sex in the ratio of one toilet for every fifteen (15)' females and one toilet for every twenty (20T males. In addition, every male toilet room shall have one urinal for every twenty-five (25) males, but in no case shall any men's toilet room be without one urinal. (Twenty_four inches approved urinal trough may be computed as one unit). There shall be a minimum of two toilets provided for females. - 8 - Toilet rooms shall contain one lavatory -with hot and cold or tempered running water for each three toilets but in every•case not less than one lavatory with hot and cold or tempered running water in every toilet room. These accommodations shall be based on the total camp capacity- according apacity according to the accepted plans and shall be computed on the basis of minimum of four (4) persons to each trailer with the sexes being assumed equal in number. Provided, however, the above requirements regarding number of toilet and hand washing facilities necessary will not apply for those trailers equipped with toilets and handwashing facilities. Such trailers shall be in a segregated area and shall be provided with at least one common toilet and lavatory for each sex for said area. Such facilities shall be within two hundred (200) feet of any dependent trailer lot. 7-8.68 Showers. Separate bathing facilities for each sex shall be provided not more than 200 feet from any trailer lot. There shall be at least one shower for each twenty (20) persons of each sex or major fraction thereof. Calculations shall be based on .four (4) persons per trailer lot with the sexes assumed to be equal in number. Each shower stall shall be at least four (41 feet square in floor dimensions and a dressing area of at least twelve (121 square feet shall be provided for each shower stall. The above requirement regarding the number of shower facilities need not apply to areas designated for trailers equipped with their own bathing facilities, provided however, that there shall be gro- in vided witl/ two hundred (200) feet of any trailer lot at least one shower stall and dressing space for each sex. Type of construction for shower buildings shall be similar to that specified herein for toilet buildings. Facilities for different sexes shall be separated by a sound proof wall. - 9 - 7-8.70 Laundry facilities. Laundry facilities shall be provided on the ratio of one facility (automatic washer or wringer washer and double tray) for each ten (101 trailer lots. Drying space shall be provided adjacent to the laundry building with a minimum of twenty (20) lineal feet of line per trailer lot. Automatic drying facili- ties may be substituted for up to half the required outdoor drying space. Relative capacity of automatic dryers shall be determined by the Health Officer. Type of construction for laundry buildings shall be similar to that specified herein for toiletbuildings. 7-8.7Z Sewage and li uid waste disposal.. Waste water from sinks, showers, toilets, wash basins, laundry and other plumbing fixtures shall be discharged into a public sewer system in a manner approved by the 'hpalth mfficer; or if no public sewer system is available, �X into a private system of waste disposal approved by the Health Officer. All sewer lines must be properly trapped and vented, and a minimum diameter of four (4) inches. All plumbing shall conform with the City Plumbing Code. A. If a private system of waste disposal is employed all waste water shall be properly disposed of in such a manner as not to constitute a nuisance or public health menace in accord- ance,with the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health and/ or the City Health Officer. B. All kitchen sinks, wash basins or lavatories, to°ilets, bath and shower tubs in any trailer located in any trailer park shall empty into a disposal system approved by the Health Officer. If such fixtures are not to be used by the occupant, they shall be sealed off in a manner approved by the Health Off icer. C. In camps accommodating trailers having garbage grinders or disposals, showers and/or individual water flush toilets, approved facilities shall be provided to prevent the possi- bilities of cross connection between the water supply and 10 - sources of contamination within such trailers and it shall be the operatorts responsibility to inspect each trailer and assure himself that no cross connection shall exist, before permitting connection of such trailer to the water supply. D. All connections between the trailer and the waste lines must be by means of water and fly tight connectors. 7-8.74 Garbage receptacles. The trailer park shall provide super- vision and equipment sufficient to prevent littering the ground with garbage and refuse. Garbage and refuse containers of fly and water -tight construction, made of non-absorbent materials, and provided with handles and close - fitting covers, shall be conveniently located and.sufficient in number to provide at least one (11 twenty -gallon garbage and refuse container for every trailer. Provided, however, that other means for garbage and refuse storage may be used if specifically approved in writing by the Health Officer. Storage of garbage and refuse cans hhall be such that they cannot be upset by dogs, children, etc. Specific arrangements shall be provided to prevent garbage and refuse storage from creating a rodent harborage or nuisance. No burning of garbage or rubbish shall be permitted and disposal must be of a method approved by the Haalth Officer. 7-8.76 Utility Sheds. Utility sheds of not more than one -hundred - eighty ('180) cubic feet may be constructed on each trailer lot. Said sheds may be constructed at the rear of the lot and have a common wall with a similar shed for the lot adjacent to the rear. 7-8.80 Management of Park -- Office. In every trailer park there shall be an office building or trailer designated as an office in which shall be located the office of the person in charge of the park. ,A copy of the park license, Health Department Permit, and of this ordinance shall be posted therein and the park register shall at all times be kept in said office. 7-8.82 Managerfs duties -- Register -- Law enforcement -- Safety. It is hereby made the duty and responsibility of the attendant or person in charge together with the licensee to: Cl) Keep at all times a register of all guestsCwhich shall be X open at all times to inspection to federal, state, county and City of Pasco OTf icers) showing: a. Names and addresses. b. Dates of entrance and departure. c. License numbers of all trailers and towing or other automobiles or trucks. d. States issuing such licenses. e. Place of last location. (2) Maintain the park in a clean, orderly and sanitary condi- tion at all times and prevent the accumulation of combust- ible material, equipment or weeds adjacent to or under the trailers. (3) Refuse the rental of space to trailers which are dilap- idated or are a fire or health menace. (4) See that the provisions of this chapter are complied with and enforce and report promptly to the proper authorities any violations of this chapter or any other violation of ordinances or laws which may come to his attention. (5) Report to the Health Officer all cases of persons or animals afflicted or suspected of being afflicted with a communic- able disease. (6) Prevent the running loose of dogs, cats, or other animals or pets belonging to residents of the trailer park. (7) Maintain in convenient places fire extinguishers approved by the Fire Department. (8) Prohibit the lighting of open fires on the premises except for the cooking of food in barbeques or other facilities designed for the preparation of food. 12 - (9) Prohibit the use of any trailer by a greater number of occupants than that which it is designed to accommodate. In the absence of identifiable design features, 300 cu. ft. per person shall be used in calculating maximum capacity. (10) Prohibit the parking of any trailer coach so that it will obstruct a walkway or roadway. X11) Prohibit the parking of an occupied trailer in the trailer park when no trailer coach lot is available. 7-8.84 Removal of wheels or tires from trailers. It shall be un- lawful to remove the wheels or tires from any trailer except for the prompt repair of same, or to block up a trailer so that it cannot be promptly moved in the event of an emergency. 7-8.86 Additions to trailers. No permanent additions shall be made to any trailer parked in a trailer park. Awnings and cabanas specifically designed for use with trailers shall be permitted, ex- cept that no wood framing shall be permitted. Cabanas when contain- ing furniture other than tables and ehairsshall not protrude into the side yard space between trailers as specified in this ordinance. 7-8.90 Violation -- Penalties. .Any person found guilty of violat- ing any provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than.3300.00 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or may be punished by both such fine and im- prisonment. Every day such violation exists shall constitute a separate offense and be punished as such hereunder. 7-8.92 Severability. If any provision, section, part of section, sentence or clause of this chapter shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, all other parts, provisions, and sections of this chapter not expressly held to be so void or unconstitutional shall continue in full force and effect. 7-8.9 Repealer. This ordinance shall repeal Pasco City Code Chapter 7-8 and Grdinance Nos. 489, 491, 515, 526 and 536. - 13 - 7-8.98 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after its passage and publication as required by law. P SED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this day of 31956. �IYO ATTEST: r CITY CLERK AP RO D AS TO, O JI CITY ATTORNEY PUBLIS Ca s, /9.sb