[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Depew 12-27-1971 by L.L. No. 2-1971 as Ch. 101 of the 1971 Code; amended
in its entirety 8-2-1988 by L.L. No. 4-1988. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the use of trailers
and trailer-offices within this Village for commercial, industrial
or construction purposes (other than transportation); to require the
registration of such trailers and trailer-offices and to regulate
the use of same. The Board of Trustees does hereby declare that this
chapter is adopted in the interest of public health and safety of
the inhabitants of the Village, to prevent nuisances and to generally
protect the welfare of the people.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise specifically
requires, the following words shall have the following meanings:
A highway or industrial-plant vehicle designed to be hauled
for the transportation of goods, wares and merchandise for commercial
or industrial purposes.
A vehicle or similar portable structure originally designed
to be mobile and to be used for dwelling purposes but used or intended
to be used as a temporary office in connection with construction or
improvement of real property.
A.Â
No trailer shall be used for the storage of goods, wares or merchandise
or for any other commercial, business or industrial purpose in a fixed
location for a period of two weeks or more without registering same
and obtaining a license therefor at the Village Clerk's office.
B.Â
No trailer-office shall be used as a temporary office in connection
with construction or improvement of real property without registering
same and obtaining a license therefor at the Village Clerk's
office.
A.Â
All applications for a permit under this chapter shall be referred
to the Public Building Inspector and the Fire Marshal for their separate
investigation and report thereon. It shall be the responsibility of
each in their respective area of concern to determine if the proposed
use complies with all the provisions of this chapter and all other
provisions of this Code as well as rules and regulations of this Village
and other applicable provisions of law including the "Fire Prevention
Code."[1]
B.Â
Both Public Building Inspector and Fire Marshal shall, with all convenient
speed, report his or her findings together with his or her recommendations
as to restrictions, terms and conditions for the issuance of a license
to the Licensing Officer.
A.Â
The Licensing Officer shall issue a permit upon such terms and conditions,
including but not limited to, use, hours of operation, duration, location,
screening and noise, as he or she deems necessary or appropriate to
safeguard public health, safety and welfare as well as for aesthetic
considerations.
B.Â
No license shall be issued for a trailer for a period in excess of
three months or for a trailer-office in excess of six months but it
may be renewed only upon approval by the Board of Trustees.
The license fees which shall be paid to the Village Clerk prior
to the issuance of a permit hereunder are as follows:
The Licensing Officer shall have the authority to revoke any
license at any time for cause or for violation of any provisions contained
in this chapter, Code, or other provisions of law, or of the terms
and conditions upon which the license was granted.
Any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1 entitled "General Provisions" of this Code.
