[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Seward
as Ch. 10, Art. 5, of the 1976 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
A trailer coach which does not have a toilet and a bathtub
or shower.
The Board of Health of the City or its authorized representative.
A trailer coach that has a toilet and a bathtub or shower.
A written permit issued by the Health Officer permitting
the trailer court to operate under this article and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
A building, housing toilet facilities for men and women,
with slop-water closet and laundry facilities, and with separate bath
or shower accommodations.
Any vehicle used, or so constructed as to permit its being
used, as a conveyance upon the public streets or highways and duly
licensable as such, and constructed in such a manner as will permit
occupancy thereof as a dwelling or sleeping place for one or more
persons.
A plot of ground within a trailer court designated for the
accommodation of one trailer coach.
Any lot of ground upon which two or more trailer coaches,
occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located.
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, maintain,
operate, or alter any trailer court within the limits of the City
unless he holds a valid permit issued annually by the Health Officer
in the name of such person for the specific trailer court. The Health
Officer is authorized to issue, suspend, or revoke permits in accordance
with the provisions of this article and regulations promulgated thereunder.
The Health Officer is hereby authorized and directed to make
inspections to determine the condition of the trailer courts located
within the City in order that he may perform his duty of safeguarding
the health and safety of occupants of trailer courts and of the general
public. The Health Officer shall have the power to enter at reasonable
times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting
and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of this article
or of regulations promulgated thereunder.
The Health Officer is hereby authorized to make and, after public
hearing, to adopt such written regulations as may be necessary for
the proper enforcement of the provisions of this article; provided
that such regulations shall not be in conflict with the provisions
of this article. Such regulations shall have the same force and effect
as the provisions of this article.
A.
The trailer court shall be located on a well-drained site, shall
be so located that its drainage will not endanger any water supply,
and shall be in conformity with a plan approved by the Health Officer.
The Health Officer shall promulgate regulations for trailer court
location and plan approval, which shall provide for adequate drainage,
space, lighting, safety, service buildings and other sanitary facilities
necessary to protect the public health and prevent nuisances.
C.
Each trailer coach space shall contain a minimum of 1,000 square
feet and shall be at least 25 feet wide, and shall abut on a driveway
or other clear area with unobstructed access to a public street. Such
spaces shall be clearly defined, and trailer coaches shall be parked
in such spaces so that there will be a minimum of 20 feet between
trailer coaches and so that no trailer coach will be less than 10
feet from the exterior boundary of the trailer court.
D.
It shall be unlawful to park a trailer coach less than 25 feet from
any street or highway, or so that any part of such trailer coach will
obstruct any roadway or walkway.
E.
It shall be unlawful to allow any trailer coach to remain in a trailer
court unless a trailer coach space is available.
F.
Access roads shall be provided to each trailer coach space. Each
access road shall be continuous, shall connect with a street or highway,
and shall have a minimum width of 25 feet.
G.
Areas shall be provided for the parking of motor vehicles. Such areas
shall accommodate at least the number of vehicles equal to the number
of trailer coach spaces provided.
H.
Playground areas shall be provided and shall be restricted to such
use. These areas shall be protected from the main highway and from
parking areas. A minimum of 100 square feet per coach space shall
be made available in one or more places for such playground areas.
A.
Each
trailer court shall be provided with one or more service buildings
adequately equipped with flush-type toilet fixtures. No service building
shall contain less than two toilets for women, one toilet for males,
one lavatory and shower for each sex, one urinal for males, one laundry
tray, and one slop-water closet. Dependent trailer coaches shall be
parked not more than 200 feet from the service building.
B.
Service
buildings shall:
(1)
Be located 10 feet or more from any trailer coach space.
(2)
Be of permanent construction, and be adequately lighted.
(3)
Be of moisture-resistant material, to permit frequent washing
and cleaning.
(4)
Have sufficient toilet and laundry facilities, according to
requirements promulgated by the Health Officer, to serve adequately
both males and females.
(5)
Have adequate heating facilities to maintain a temperature of
70° F. during cold weather, and to supply a minimum of three gallons
of hot water per hour per coach space during times of peak demand.
(6)
Have all rooms well-ventilated, with all openings effectively
screened.
(7)
Have at least one slop-water closet, supplied with hot and cold
water, in a separate room.
An accessible, adequate, safe, and potable supply of water shall
be provided in each trailer court, capable of furnishing a minimum
of 125 gallons per day per trailer coach space. Where a public supply
of water of such quality is available, connection shall be made thereto
and its supply shall be used exclusively. The development of an independent
water supply to serve the trailer court shall be made only after express
approval has been granted by the Health Officer.
All plumbing in the trailer court shall comply with state and
local plumbing laws and regulations.
Trailer courts shall be serve by a public sewer system, or by
a private disposal system which has the approval of the Health Officer.
Each trailer coach space shall be provided with a satisfactory sewer
connection. All sewage disposal apparatus, including appurtenances
thereto, shall be provided, maintained, and operated so as not to
create a nuisance or health hazard.
The storage, collection, and disposal of refuse in the court
shall be so managed as to create no health hazard, rodent harborage,
insect breeding areas, accident hazards, or air pollution. All refuse
shall be stored in flytight, watertight, rodentproof containers, which
shall be provided in sufficient number and capacity to prevent any
refuse from overflowing. Satisfactory container racks or holders shall
be provided and shall be located not more than 150 feet from any trailer
coach space.
Insect and rodent control measures to safeguard public health,
as recommended by the Health Officer, shall be applied in the trailer
court.
An electrical outlet supplying at least 110 volts shall be provided
for each trailer coach space. The installation shall comply with all
state and local electrical codes. Such electrical outlets shall be
weatherproof. No power line shall be permitted to lie on the ground
or to be suspended less than 18 feet above the ground.
Liquefied petroleum gas for cooking purposes shall not be used
at individual trailer coach spaces unless the containers are properly
connected by copper or other suitable metallic tubing. Liquefied petroleum
gas cylinders shall be securely fastened in place and adequately protected
from the weather. No cylinder containing liquefied petroleum gas shall
be located in a trailer coach nor within five feet of a door thereof.
The court area shall be subject to the rules and regulations
of the City fire prevention authority.
No permanent additions of any kind shall be built onto, nor
become a part of, any trailer coach. Skirting of coaches is permissible,
but such skirting shall not permanently attach the coach to the ground,
provide a harborage for rodents, or create a fire hazard. Jacks or
stabilizers may be placed under the frame of the coach to prevent
movement on the springs while the coach is parked and occupied.
No owner or person in charge of a dog, cat or other pet animal
shall permit it to run at large or to commit any nuisance within the
limits of any trailer court.
A.
Every
trailer court owner or operator shall maintain a register containing
a record of all trailer coaches and occupants using the trailer court.
Such register shall be available to any authorized person inspecting
the court, and shall be preserved for the period required by the Health
Officer. Such register shall contain:
B.
Every
owner, operator, attendant, or other person operating a trailer court
shall notify the local Health Officer immediately of any suspected
communicable or contagious disease within the trailer court. In the
case of diseases diagnosed by a physician as quarantinable, such owner,
operator, attendant or other person operating a trailer court shall
not permit the departure of a trailer coach or its occupants, or the
removal therefrom of clothing or other articles which have been exposed
to infection, without approval of the Health Officer.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any trailer coach
on any street, alley, highway or other public place or upon any private
lot or tract of land within the corporate limits of the City, or within
the two-mile zone beyond the corporate limits, outside any approved
trailer court except on a trailer sales lot of a regularly licensed
dealer on which unoccupied trailer coaches are parked for purposes
of inspection and sale, except on premises for which a special limited
permit has been granted as hereinafter provided, and except camping
trailers of less than 28 feet in length, which shall not be occupied
or used as a dwelling or for sleeping purposes in the prohibited area.
Emergency or temporary stopping or parking of trailer coaches
may be permitted for no longer than 24 hours, subject to any other
and further prohibitions, regulations or limitations imposed by traffic
and parking regulations elsewhere in this Code.[1]
A permit may be granted by the Chief of Police for emergency
or temporary parking of trailer coaches, subject to the provisions
of this article and subject to regulations of a temporary nature prescribed
by the Mayor and City Council.
Any person who violates the prohibitions or provisions of this
article shall be deemed guilty of a violation. The penalty for such
violation shall be an amount not to exceed $500 for any one offense,
recoverable with costs, and in default of said payment the offender
shall stand committed to the County Jail until such fine and costs
are paid. Each period of 24 hours during or on which a violation occurs
or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
