[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners (now County
Council) 6-30-1964 by Ord. No. 20. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Mobile homes — See Ch. 169.
Motels and trailers — See Ch. 170.
Zoning — See Ch. 225.
STATUTORY REFERENCES
Authority to regulate — See Anno. Code of Md. (1957),
Art. 25, §§ 2 and 3.
Under and by virtue of authority contained in Article 81, Section 12C
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition) as amended,[1] the following rules, regulations and provisions are enacted, adopted
and established.
[1]
Editor's Note: For current provisions, see Art. 24, § 9-401
et seq., of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition).
[Amended 2-15-1978 by Bill No. 1978-6; 10-17-2006
by Bill No. 2006-11]
No person, firm or corporation shall establish, maintain or operate
any automobile trailer camp, park or court in Wicomico County, Maryland, without
first having obtained a trailer camp license from the Director of Administration
thereof.
[Amended 6-13-1991 by Bill No. 1991-11]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any vehicle or structure designed and constructed in such manner
as to permit occupancy thereof as sleeping quarters for one or more persons
or the conduct of any business or profession, occupation or trade or use as
a selling or advertising device for any business, profession, occupation or
trade 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, except a device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
Any park, trailer park, trailer court, court, camp, site, lot, parcel
or tract of land designed, maintained or intended for the purpose of supplying
a location, facilities or accommodations and services for any automobile trailer
or automobile trailers and upon which any automobile trailer or automobile
trailers are parked and as to which charges are made for the use of the trailer
camp. The term does not include automobile trailer sales lots on which unoccupied
trailers are parked for the purposes of inspection and sale.
A.
Applicants for a trailer camp license shall make application
on forms to be supplied by the county, located in the office of the Director
of Administration.
[Amended 2-15-1978 by Bill No. 1978-6; 10-17-2006
by Bill No. 2006-11]
B.
All applications must contain the following:
[Amended 10-15-1974 by Ord. No. 20A]
(1)
The proper name and permanent mailing address of each
applicant.
(a)
Each owner of the premises must apply, including husband
and wife. If the applicant is a tenant or lessee, each such tenant or lessee
must apply, including husband and wife.
(b)
If the applicant owner or tenant is a firm or partnership,
either general or limited, each member of such firm or partnership must apply,
and the trade name and address, if any, of the firm or partnership must be
submitted.
(c)
If the owner or tenant applicant is a corporation, application
must be made in the name of the corporation, signed by the president or vice
president thereof, and the names and permanent mailing addresses of all corporate
officers must be listed.
(2)
If the applicant owner or tenant is not a resident of
Wicomico County, Maryland, then, in addition to the information required above,
the applicant shall provide the name, permanent mailing address and title
of a person who shall have the authority to manage the premises, including,
but not limited to, the authority to correct deficiencies when reported and
to respond to inquiries from the county, tenants or interested persons. In
the event said person shall be unable to respond as above due to lack of authority
from the applicant, said license shall be deemed null and void upon 10 days'
notice by the county to the applicant, rendered by registered mail to the
applicant's stated address.
(3)
A copy of the rules and regulations of said park or camp
must be promulgated and attached to the application. Said rules and regulations
must be prominently posted on a permanent basis on the physical premises of
the camp. Any amendments thereto must be submitted to the county for attachment
to the permit. If at any time said rules and regulations shall not have been
promulgated; if promulgated, shall not have been posted; or if promulgated
and not filed with the county, said permit shall be null and void upon notification
by registered mail to the applicant by the county.
C.
All applications shall be filed with the Administrative
Director, Salisbury, Maryland, together with:
(1)
A license fee of $25.
(2)
To the original application for a trailer camp license,
there shall be attached a plat, sketch or drawing of the premises showing
the outlines of the property, the streets, avenues and roads, the improvements,
if any, and each lot or parcel of land to be occupied by one individual automobile
trailer. The lots or parcels designated for use by automobile trailers shall
be numbered. The plat, sketch or drawing required hereby need not be to scale,
but should accurately show the number of lots or parcels set aside for rental
use. This requirement is not necessary when applicants file for renewal licenses.
If any changes in the use of the property are made during the license year,
an amended plat, sketch or drawing shall be filed with the Director of Administration
of the county.
D.
Renewals. Renewal applications shall be made in the same
manner as hereinabove set forth, with the exception of the necessity of filing
a plat, sketch or drawing of the premises, unless there have been changes
during the previous year, in which case an amended plat, sketch or drawing
shall be filed with the renewal application.
A.
Trailer camp licenses shall be issued annually by the
Director of Administration for the period of one year from July 1 to June
30 in each and every year.
[Amended 2-15-1978 by Bill No. 1978-6; 10-17-2006
by Bill No. 2006-11]
B.
No license fees will be prorated, either upon application
or upon cancellation, whether voluntary or otherwise.
C.
No license issued hereunder shall be transferable, either
to another person for the same premises or to other premises by the applicant
to whom issued.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 211-6, Taxes; collection provisions,
as amended, was repealed 6-13-1991 by Bill No. 1991-11.
A.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the
Sheriff of Wicomico County and/or the County License Inspector, who shall
perform such duties as may be assigned to or required of them under this regulation
and such other duties as may be assigned to them. In the performance of their
duties, they shall have all authority, rights, privileges, powers, limitations
and immunities reasonably necessary to enable them to carry out such duties
and shall be considered to be law enforcement officers and peace officers
of Wicomico County.
[Amended 2-15-1978 by Bill No. 1978-6; 10-17-2006
by Bill No. 2006-11]
B.
The Sheriff and/or county's designated agent shall
have the right to enter upon any premises for which a trailer camp license
has been issued hereunder in order to inspect such permit and such premises.
[Amended 6-13-1991 by Bill No. 1991-11]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which establishes, maintains
or operates any automobile trailer camp, park or court in Wicomico County
without having first obtained a trailer camp license and/or any person, firm
or corporation liable for the taxes imposed by this chapter who or which willfully
fails to pay the taxes imposed by this chapter, willfully fails to file any
report required by this chapter or willfully makes any false statement or
misleading omission in any report filed as required by this chapter is guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than
$100 or be imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both; such fine or imprisonment
to be in the discretion of the court.
[Added 10-15-1974 by Ord. No. 20A]
Eviction of a tenant from the premises by the applicant or his agent
shall only be permitted under the following conditions:
