[HISTORY: Adopted by Charles County as indicated in article
histories. The County Commissioners of Charles County also sit as
the Board of Health, having the authority to enact regulations and
ordinances pertaining to the public health and sanitation of the County.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
County Commissioners — See Ch. 27.
Electrical apparatus and wiring — See Ch. 41.
Sewers and drainage systems — See Ch. 122.
Trailers and trailer parks — See Ch. 130.
Trash disposal — See Ch. 133.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 234.
Flood damage control — See Ch. 238.
Gas standards — See Ch. 241.
Grading and sediment control — See Ch. 244.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 274.
Streets, roads and sidewalks — See Ch. 276.
Subdivision regulations — See Ch. 278.
Water and sewers — See Ch. 291.
Zoning regulations — See Ch. 297.
[Adopted by the Board of Health 1-19-1960[1]
Under Article 43, § 48, of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
the County Board of Health is authorized to make rules and regulations
concerning matters pertaining to the public health and sanitation.[1] It may regulate all fees and charges in connection with
its own regulations thereafter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now § 3-202(b) to (d) of
the Annotated Code of Maryland, Health-General Article.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A vehicle towed or drawn or capable of being towed or drawn
by an automobile or other means and designed or used for human habitation
and for carrying persons and property while traveling from one destination
to another.
Any area or tract of land on which space available for one
or more trailers is rented or held out for rent or on which free occupancy
or camping is permitted to trailer owners or users for the purpose
of securing their trade or for any other purpose.
A permit issued to a mobile home or trailer owner or lot
owner when occupation necessitates an exception to the general rule
as to location of work and proximity thereto, especially those necessitated
by governmental agencies in cases of emergency.
A.
Permit required; applicability of provisions. No mobile home court
shall be operated without a permit from the Charles County Health
Department. These regulations shall not apply to one trailer or mobile
home when the lot owner and trailer or mobile home owner are one and
the same person. If the property owner and the mobile home or trailer
owner bear one of the direct family relationships listed, a permit
shall be granted gratis after an application with proof of such relationship
has been filed with the same and it is determined that such location
does not conflict with regulations. The relationships which may be
considered for such a permit are father, mother and siblings.
B.
Temporary permits. A temporary permit may be granted for one mobile
home or trailer. A temporary permit shall not be granted for more
than 90 days.
C.
Application and contents.
(1)
Mobile home or trailer park permits. Application for a mobile home
or trailer park permit shall be filed with the County Health Department.
The application shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, and
shall contain the following:
(a)
The name and address of the applicant.
(b)
The location and legal description of the trailer or mobile
home court.
(c)
A complete plan of the camp, showing the topography, existing
and proposed, with all utility buildings, utility lines, drains, lots,
etc.
(d)
Such further information as may be requested by the Board of
Health to enable it to determine if the camp will comply with legal
requirements.
(2)
Temporary permits. Upon the application for a temporary permit, the
signature of the property owner and mobile home or trailer owner or
occupant shall appear, as well as the necessity requiring such a permit.
Permit fees shall be due and payable on July 1, 1960, and annually
thereafter.
A.
The camp shall be located on a well-drained site and properly graded
to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
B.
Trailer coach spaces shall be provided consisting of a minimum of
8,000 square feet for each space, which shall be at least 80 feet
wide and clearly defined. Trailer coaches shall be so harbored on
each space that there shall be at least a clearance of 25 feet between
trailer coaches. No trailer coach shall be located closer than 20
feet to any property line bounding the park. The above minimum lot
sizes shall not apply to those trailer court lots already in existence
as of May 1, 1960. Any additional lots added to an existing trailer
court after May 1, 1960, shall be in accordance with the above lot
sizes established herein.
C.
All mobile home or trailer coach spaces shall abut upon a driveway
of not less than eight feet in width, which shall have unobstructed
access to a public street, alley or highway. All driveways shall be
well-marked in the daytime and lighted at night with twenty-five-watt
lamps at intervals of 100 feet and located approximately 15 feet from
the ground.
D.
Walkways not less than two feet wide shall be provided from the trailer
coach or mobile home spaces to the service buildings. The walkways
shall be hard-surfaced, well-marked in the daytime and lighted at
night with twenty-five-watt lamps at intervals of 100 feet and located
approximately 15 feet from the ground.
E.
Each camp shall provide service buildings to house toilet facilities,
bathing facilities, laundry facilities and other sanitary facilities
as hereinafter more particularly prescribed and shall comply in all
respects with state and County requirements, or each separate trailer
coach space shall be provided with water, sewer and electricity for
those coaches having their own facilities.
F.
An electrical outlet supplying at least 220 volts shall be provided
for each trailer coach or mobile home space.
G.
Every mobile home lot or space shall carry the lot number and the
name of its current occupant. Such numbers and letters used shall
be not less than two inches in height.
An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes
shall be supplied to meet the requirements of the state and County.
The water supply shall be obtained from faucets only. No common drinking
cups shall be permitted. Cold-water supply faucets shall be located
on each mobile home or trailer coach space. An adequate supply of
hot water shall be provided at all times in the service buildings
for bathing, washing and laundry facilities. Every supply shall have
automatic chlorination to ensure its safety.
A.
Toilet and shower facilities. Every mobile home or trailer court
shall have a utility or service building of a permanent nature. For
those trailer coaches not having their own toilet facilities, the
following facilities shall be provided:
(1)
Flush toilets, serviced by public sewers, where such are authoritatively
determined to be available, or, when not available, by septic tank
installations approved by the County Health Officer, shall be provided
in separate compartments for each sex, one toilet for each 10 persons
or fewer of each sex accommodated. Handwashing facilities and shower
facilities shall be provided in the same ratio. Toilets shall be distinctly
marked "men" and "women" and their location plainly indicated by directional
signs. No other system of sewage disposal will be permitted.
(2)
Every mobile home or trailer not having its own toilet facilities
shall be located in a space not more than 250 feet from the service
or utility building.
B.
Laundry facilities. Laundry facilities shall be provided in the ratio
of one double laundry tub or washing machine and ironing board for
every 35 trailer or mobile home spaces. An electrical outlet supplying
current sufficient to operate an iron shall be located conveniently
near the ironing board. Drying spaces shall be provided sufficient
to accommodate the laundry of the trailer coach or mobile home occupants.
The service building housing the laundry facilities shall be a permanent
structure.
One or more metal garbage cans with tight-fitting covers shall
be provided and conveniently placed for every mobile home or trailer.
All garbage, waste and rubbish of any kind shall either be burned,
buried or removed from the premises in such a manner as not to create
a nuisance and as may be approved by the health authorities. Incinerators
shall be provided for burning combustible rubbish.
Every camp shall be equipped at all times with one fire extinguisher
in good working order for every 10 trailer coach spaces, located not
farther than 200 feet from each trailer coach space. No open fire
shall be permitted at any place which would endanger life or property.
No fires shall be left unattended at any time.
A.
It shall be the duty of the licensee to keep a register containing
a record of all trailer coach owners and occupants located within
the park. The register shall contain the following information:
B.
The camp shall keep the register available for inspection at all
times by law enforcement officers, public health officials and other
officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information
contained in the register. The register records shall not be destroyed
for a period of three years following the date of registration.
The Board of Health may revoke any license to maintain and operate
a camp when the licensee has been violating any provision of these
regulations. The license may be reissued if the circumstances leading
to revocation have been remedied and the camp is being maintained
and operated in full compliance with the regulations.
The permit certificate shall be conspicuously posted in the
office of or on the premises of the mobile home or trailer coach camp
at all times.
Any person convicted of any violation of these regulations shall
be fined for such violation in a sum of not less than $10 and not
more than $50 and such other penalties as may be provided by law.
Each day's violation shall be considered as a separate violation.
[Adopted by the County Commissioners 5-25-1971 by Ord. No. 71-10]
The owner or owners of all mobile homes located in Charles County,
Maryland, on or before the effective date of this article, shall,
on or before July 1, 1971, and on or before July 1 of each succeeding
year thereafter, register said mobile home in the office of the Building
Inspector of Charles County, Maryland, on forms prescribed by the
Building Inspector of Charles County.
For the purposes of this article, the definition of the term
"mobile home" shall be the same as set forth in the Charles County
Zoning Ordinance.[1]
At the time of the registration of said mobile home, the office
of the Charles County Building Inspector shall furnish the owner or
owners of said mobile home with a registration tag, which shall be
securely attached to said mobile home on or before July 1, 1971, and
on or before July 1 of each succeeding year thereafter.
At the time of the registration of said mobile home with the
Charles County Building Inspector, the owner or owners thereof shall
pay a registration fee of $5, which said fee shall be used to defer
the cost of administration of this article.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provisions
of this article or violates or fails to comply with any order or regulation
made hereunder or who interferes in any manner with any person in
the performance of his duties required by the terms of this article
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine
of not more than $300 or by imprisonment in the County jail not to
exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such
violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
