[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Lexington 2-23-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-3 (Ch. 6, Art. 5, of
the 1998 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the term "trailer coach"
shall mean and include any vehicle or similar portable structure constructed
so as to permit its use as a conveyance on a public street and so
as to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling by one or more persons.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove
the wheels or other transporting devices from any trailer coach or
to otherwise fix said trailer coach permanently to the ground so as
to prevent ready removal of such trailer coach unless a permit to
do so is obtained as required for the construction of a new residence.
It shall be unlawful to occupy for sleeping
or other residence purposes any trailer coach which has been made
immobile by the removal of wheels or placing the same on a foundation,
or on the ground, or any trailer coach not so rendered immobile, which
has been used and parked in the same location for a period of 30 days,
unless such trailer coach complies in construction or location with
the ordinance relating to the construction, wiring, plumbing, sewer
facilities, and other regulations applicable to the construction of
residence buildings.[1]
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
prohibit the storage of any trailer coach for a period not to exceed
one year when said trailer coach is not used for living or sleeping
purposes, nor should anything in this chapter be construed so as to
prevent existing trailer coaches from being repaired, improved, or
replaced by their present owners.
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any
provision of this chapter shall be fined in an amount not to exceed
$750 for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed
on each day during or on which a violation occurs or is permitted
to continue.
