As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
OWNERS AND OPERATORS
The owners of the trailer coach park, if under sole proprietorship,
or the operator of a leased park or the manager of a trailer court
or trailer park or corporation shall be the person or officer responsible
to make application to the City Clerk of the City of Mendota, Illinois,
for all fees and charges hereinafter set out.
TRAILER
Includes the words "house-trailer," "house-car," "automobile
trailer," "trailer coach" and "camp car," and means any structure
for, or used for, living or sleeping purposes mounted upon wheels
and capable of being transported from place to place by its own power
or some vehicle attached to it, but not including any vehicle operated
over fixed rails.
TRAILER PARK
A plot of ground where two or more trailers used as living
or sleeping quarters may be located, regardless of whether or not
a charge is made for such accommodation.
TRAILER SPACE
A plot of ground within a trailer park designed for the accommodation
of one trailer.
The number of commercial trailer parks within the corporate
limits of the City is hereby limited to not more than three trailer
parks at any time. A commercial trailer park is any location on which
one or more trailers are parked, and on which a rental or fee for
such parking or service is charged, whether the trailer is owned by
the individual or rented from the trailer park owner.
A trailer park shall conform to the following requirements:
A. The park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded
to ensure good drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
B. Trailer spaces shall be provided consisting of a minimum of 1,000
square feet for each space, which shall be at least 25 feet wide.
Trailers shall be so harbored on each space that there shall be at
least a ten-foot clearance between trailers and/or buildings. No trailer
shall be located closer than two feet to any property line bounding
the park; provided, however, that as to any trailer park now in existence
and hereinafter established, no trailer park shall be located closer
than 10 feet to any property line bounding the park.
C. All trailer spaces shall abut upon a driveway of not less than 20
feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public street,
alley or highway. All driveways shall be hard surfaced, well marked
in the daytime and lighted at night. In the event that such driveways
cannot be utilized as walkways to the service building or buildings,
walkways, not less than two feet wide, shall be provided from trailer
spaces to the service building or buildings, such walkways to be hard
surfaced, well marked in the daytime and adequately lighted at night.
D. Each park shall provide at least one service building, adequate to
house necessary toilet facilities, bathing facilities, laundry facilities
and other sanitary facilities as hereinafter are more particularly
described.
E. An electrical outlet supplying at least 110 volts shall be provided
for each trailer space.
An adequate supply of City water for drinking and domestic purposes
shall be supplied to meet the requirements of a trailer park. Water
shall be obtained from faucets provided and/or connections direct
to the trailer. Faucets shall be conveniently located in said trailer
park. No common drinking cups are permitted.
Each trailer park shall be provided with toilets, baths or showers,
slop sinks and other sanitation facilities which shall conform to
the following requirements:
A. Toilet facilities for men and women shall be either in separate buildings
at least 20 feet apart or shall be separated, if in the same building,
by a soundproof wall.
B. Toilet facilities for women shall consist of not less than one flush
toilet for every 10 trailer spaces, one shower or bathtub for every
10 trailer spaces and one lavatory for every 20 trailer spaces. Each
toilet, shower and bathtub shall be in a private compartment.
C. Toilet facilities for men shall consist of not less than one flush
toilet for every 15 trailer spaces, one shower or bathtub for every
15 trailer spaces, one lavatory for every 10 trailer spaces and one
urinal for every 15 trailer spaces. Each toilet, shower and bathtub
shall be in a private compartment.
D. Service buildings housing the toilet facilities shall be permanent
structures complying with all applicable ordinances and statutes regulating
buildings, electrical installations and plumbing and sanitation systems,
and shall be located not closer than 10 feet to nor farther than 200
feet from any trailer space.
E. The service buildings shall be equipped with good lighting facilities,
shall be well ventilated with screened openings, shall be constructed
of such moisture-proof material, including painted woodwork, as shall
permit repeated cleaning and washing, and shall be maintained at a
temperature of at least 68° F. during the period from October
1 to May 1. The floors of service buildings shall be of water-impervious
material and shall slope to a floor drain connected with a sewage
or septic tank system.
F. All service buildings and the grounds of the park shall be maintained
in a clean, sightly condition and kept free of any condition that
will menace the health of any occupant, or the public, or constitute
a nuisance.
Tightly covered metal garbage cans shall be provided in a trailer
park in quantities adequate to permit disposal of all garbage and
rubbish. Garbage cans shall be located not farther than 200 feet from
any trailer space. The cans shall be kept in a sanitary condition
at all times. Garbage and rubbish shall be collected and disposed
of by the park manager as frequently as may be necessary to ensure
that the garbage cans shall not overflow.
A trailer park shall be kept properly and adequately lighted
at all times so that the grounds shall be safe for occupants and visitors.
Each trailer park shall be equipped with at least one fire extinguisher
and an additional fire extinguisher, all in good working order, for
every 10 trailer spaces, located not farther than 200 feet from each
trailer space. Reasonable care shall be exercised by the park manager
in the control of bonfires or other fire hazards within the park area.
Nothing contained in this chapter prohibits the storage of any trailer on the home premises of its owner for any length of time when the vehicle is not used for living or sleeping purposes, provided that it shall not be a nuisance, does not constitute a hazard and complies with the requirements of Chapter
340, Zoning, of the City Code.
The premises and facilities of all trailer parks located within
the City shall be maintained or operated by the licensees or permit
holders, or by other persons responsible therefor, in a neat and orderly
condition and in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and
of all applicable public health regulations and laws of the State
of Illinois. The City Council may revoke any license to maintain and
operate a trailer park after inspection and examination by the Building
Inspector, Water and Wastewater Superintendent or Chief of Police,
and when the licensee has been found guilty by a court of competent
jurisdiction of violating any provision of this chapter and competent
evidence of such conviction has been presented to and filed with the
Council. After such conviction, the license may be reissued if the
circumstances leading to the conviction have been remedied and the
park is being maintained and operated in full compliance with law.
Whenever in any case the written consents of adjacent property
owners or tenants are required for the issuance of a permit or license,
such written consents (or a duplicate copy thereof) shall be filed
for permanent record with the City Clerk of the City of Mendota prior
to the issuance of such permit or license, or renewal thereof.
Trailer parks established or substantially completed as of September 6, 1949, shall not be required, for the purpose of the issuance of license, to comply with §
282-4; provided, however, that the area of such park shall not be enlarged except with the approval of the City Council.
No owner or person in charge of any dog, cat or other pet animal
shall permit it to commit any nuisance within the limits of any trailer
park.
It shall be permissible hereunder for a bona fide guest of the
householder to park a trailer in the yard of any dwelling house for
a period of time not to exceed 15 days; provided, however, such trailer
may be used only for sleeping purposes during such fifteen-day period
and does not constitute a fire hazard.
Any person or corporation or trailer court owner or operator or manager violating any provision of this chapter shall be fined as set forth in Chapter
1, Article
III, Penalties and Enforcement, of the City Code.