[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Springdale 5-21-1958 by Ord. No.
712 (Ch. 73 of the 1969 Code). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The purpose and intent of this chapter is:
A.
To provide certain minimum standards, provisions and requirements
for safe, sanitary and suitable methods of construction and operation
of present and future trailer parks within the Borough of Springdale.
B.
To assure that trailer parks shall not become a menace to public
health, morals, safety or welfare.
The following terms, phrases and words, as used in this chapter,
shall have the following respective definitions:
The Borough of Springdale.
Any portable or movable building or structure hired, rented
or leased to any person or persons for purposes of bed or board, or
both, either temporarily or permanently, and included in a trailer
camp.
Any vehicle for and used as sleeping or living quarters,
mounted on wheels and propelled by its own power.
Any persons, firm, corporation, association, partnership
or society who has the control, direction, maintenance or supervision
of a trailer park, whether as owner or otherwise. Executors, administrators,
guardians, receivers or trustees may also be regarded as owners.
Includes both singular and plural and means a human being,
his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, and also includes
a firm, partnership, association, corporation or society, and its
or their successors or assigns and their agents, servants and employees.
Includes any street, alley, avenue, lane, boulevard, drive,
public place or highway commonly used for the purpose of travel within
the corporate limits of the Borough of Springdale.
Any vehicle which is being used as sleeping or living quarters,
which is or may be mounted on wheels and is or may be propelled, either
by its own power or by another power-driven vehicle to which it is
or can be attached. The term "trailer coach" also covers and includes
a trailer car, automobile trailer and house trailer.
Any lot, tract or parcel of land where two or more trailer
coaches are parked by the day, week or for a longer period of time,
either for or without compensation, and shall include any building,
structure, tent, vehicle or enclosure used or intended for use as
a part of the equipment of such trailer park.
Any section or plot of ground used for the purpose of locating
thereon one cabin, one cottage, one trailer, or one house car.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any trailer coach on
any street, alley, highway, sidewalk or other public place in the
Borough of Springdale for a longer period than three hours.
B.
No trailer coach shall be parked, used or occupied on any tract or
ground within the Borough limits except in a duly licensed trailer
park or upon premises where there is an occupied dwelling.
C.
No person shall park, use or occupy any trailer coach for more than
48 hours on the premises where there is an occupied dwelling unless
a permit therefor shall have been first obtained, nor shall any person
permit such parking, use or occupancy until the occupant of the trailer
has obtained a permit therefor. Not more than one trailer coach shall
be parked or located upon such premises unless the same are licensed
as a trailer park as provided herein.
D.
The permit hereinabove required shall be obtained by the trailer
coach occupant from the Borough Secretary. The permit shall be for
a period of not more than 12 months and at a fee of $0.60 per week.
The permit shall be granted only upon the written consent of the occupant
of the premises where such trailer is to be parked.
E.
Application for the permit shall contain the street and number of
the occupied dwelling, the name of the occupant of said dwelling and
his permission to locate; a statement of the nature and location of
the sanitary facilities and the permission of the occupant of the
dwelling house for their use; and a statement that all wastewater
from trailer coach sinks shall be emptied into proper, sewer-connected
fixtures.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain, conduct
or operate any present or future trailer park within the limits of
the Borough of Springdale without first having obtained a license
therefor from the Secretary of said Borough. Such license shall be
for the fiscal year or any part thereof, ending December 31 of each
calendar year.
B.
The annual license fee for each license or renewal thereof to operate
a trailer park shall be $25 if the area on which the park is to be
operated is 30,000 square feet or less, and $3 for each additional
5,000 square feet or less. If the area of the trailer park is increased
after the issuance of a license therefor or renewal thereof, the licensee
shall pay the Borough a fee of $3 for each 5,000 square feet or fraction
thereof that is added to the area of said trailer park. Such fee shall
be paid to the Borough Secretary by the applicant at the time he files
his application for such license or renewal. If such license is issued
during any calendar year, the fee therefor shall be prorated, with
the understanding that the month during which such license is issued
shall be counted as a full month. Should the license be refused, the
license fee shall be retained by the Borough to compensate it for
the expense of the inspections hereinafter provided for. The license
issued hereunder shall not be transferred to any other person or location.
C.
License for trailer parks must be conspicuously displayed at such
parks at all times.
A.
Application for a license to operate a trailer park or renewal thereof
shall be made to the Borough Secretary of Springdale Borough on a
form to be furnished by the Borough. Such application shall contain
the following: the name and address of the person, firm or corporation
desiring to engage in such business; if applicant be a partnership,
the names and addresses of the partners composing the same; street
address of the premises where such trailer park is to be operated,
so that it can be easily identified; the owner of said premises; and
such other and further information as may be required by valid ordinances
of the Borough.
B.
Any applicant for a license to operate a trailer park shall agree
in his application that some responsible adult person or persons will
be in charge of the trailer park and available on the premises at
all times. The licensee shall be responsible for any violation of
the provisions of this chapter which occurs in the operation of such
trailer park, except for violations by trailer occupants.
Each application for a license or renewal thereof shall be accompanied
by four copies of a park plan clearly showing the following, either
existing or as proposed:
A.
The extent and area to be used for trailer park purposes.
B.
Driveways at entrances and exits; location, dimensions and kind of
roadways.
C.
Locations and dimensions of sites for trailer coaches.
D.
Location and number of sanitary facilities, including toilets, lavatories,
toilet rooms, showers, washrooms and laundry-drying space.
E.
Method, plan and location of sewage disposal.
F.
Method and plan of garbage collection and removal.
G.
Plan of water supply.
H.
Plan of electric lighting.
A.
The trailer park shall be located on a site drained so as not to
permit water to become stagnant thereon; shall have an entrance and
exit which may either be the same road or different roads; shall have
driveways and/or roads covered with concrete, asphalt, gravel, shell
or similar material not less than 10 feet wide for one-way traffic
and driveways off of the main entrance, and 16 feet wide for two-way
traffic; such roads and driveways shall be well-drained, maintained
in good condition, and shall remain unobstructed and easily accessible
to all trailer coaches.
B.
The trailer park shall provide lots for each trailer coach and tow
car, with an area of not less than 600 square feet, with a minimum
width of 20 feet and a minimum depth of 30 feet; if the tow car is
parked separately from the trailer coach, then the lot area shall
be not less than 500 square feet and the minimum width shall be not
less than 20 feet nor the minimum depth less than 25 feet. Each trailer
coach shall be located at least 10 feet from the side of any other
trailer, and at least 10 feet from the property line, and not nearer
the street than the building line established by valid Borough ordinances
or by other buildings on said street.
A sufficient supply of Borough water not more than 200 feet
from any trailer coach shall be provided. Waste from this supply shall
be emptied into a drain connected to the Borough sewerage system.
No common drinking cup or vessel shall be provided or used. Trailer
parks shall not be required to furnish drinking fountains. A sufficient
supply of hot and cold water shall be provided at all times for bathing,
washing and laundry facilities. No facilities solely for drinking
water shall be located in the toilet compartments.
A.
The trailer park shall provide flush toilets in conveniently located
buildings. The buildings shall be roofed, adequately heated, well-lighted
at all times, ventilated with sixteen-mesh screened openings, and
constructed of moistureproof material, permitting satisfactory cleaning.
The floors shall be of wood or concrete or similar material, kept
in good repair at all times.
B.
Toilets shall be enclosed in separate compartments with adequate
doors or waterproof curtains for each compartment. Toilets shall be
provided for each sex in the ratio of one toilet for every 20 females
and one toilet for every 25 males. In addition to this, every male
toilet room building shall have at least one urinal for men.
C.
Toilet rooms shall contain one lavatory with hot and cold running
water for each three toilets, but in every case there shall be not
less than one lavatory with hot and cold running water in every toilet
room.
A.
Separate bathing facilities for each sex shall be provided. Each
section shall contain one shower for each 10 trailer coaches, at least
30 inches square, with additional floor space for dressing purposes.
B.
The construction of the showers shall be the same as or similar to that designated for the toilets by § 435-9, except for the floors of showers, which shall be concrete, slightly pitched to a floor drain or similar waterproof material, and the floors to the dressing compartments shall be of wood or concrete and shall be adequately heated and lighted at all times.
C.
Liquid or other waste from sinks, iceboxes, lavatories, washbasins,
bathtubs or showers in the trailer coaches shall be connected to the
Borough sewer system, and such connection shall be so made as to prevent
any leakage or seepage.
Liquid and other waste from shower, lavatories, toilets, bathtubs,
also slop sinks and other plumbing fixtures, shall be emptied into
the Borough sewer system.
The owner and/or operator of the trailer park shall provide
supervision and equipment sufficient to prevent covering and/or littering
the ground with garbage, rubbish, waste and debris. Flytight metal
containers or other garbage receptacles with tight-fitting covers
as provided by valid Borough ordinances shall be conveniently located
in or on the trailer park at a central point. The owner and operator
of the trailer park shall keep such containers and receptacles in
a sanitary condition at all times. No garbage is to be burned in or
on any part of said trailer park. The owner and/or operator of said
park shall, and he is hereby required to, dispose of such garbage
in a lawful manner at his expense at least twice weekly. It shall
be unlawful for anyone to empty, pour, drop, spill, throw or drain
wastewater, garbage or other refuse on, over or upon the surface of
any trailer park.
Upon receipt by the Borough Secretary of the application for
a trailer park license or a renewal thereof, said officer or his duly
authorized representatives shall enter upon the premises described
in said application and inspect same for the purpose of ascertaining
that the provisions of this chapter and any and all ordinances of
said Borough and the laws and statutes of the State of Pennsylvania
and the United States of America have been and are being complied
with by said applicant. Upon being satisfied that the applicant is
complying with all the requirements set forth above, the Borough Secretary
shall issue a license to the applicant to operate the trailer park
applied for, provided the license fees described herein have been
fully paid and the improvements to said trailer park have been made
in accordance with the terms and provisions of this chapter. Should
such application be refused, then the applicant shall, within 10 days
thereafter, be notified in writing by the Borough Secretary of the
reasons for the refusal, and he shall have the right to appeal from
such decision as herein provided.
A.
The owner and/or manager of the trailer park shall keep an accurate
and up-to-date record of all guests and occupants, noting thereon
the following:
B.
The above records shall be open for inspection at all times by the
Police Department, Borough Secretary or his duly authorized representative,
which representative shall, upon request of the licensee, produce
a letter signed by the Borough Secretary showing his authority to
make such inspections.
A.
No dogs, cats or other animals, nor chickens or other fowls of any
kind shall be permitted to run at large in or on any trailer park
in violation of any valid Borough ordinances.
B.
Animals and cars should be washed at trailer parks only at such place
or places as are designated on the park plan.
C.
The owner and/or operator of each trailer park shall report to the
County Health Department all cases of contagious and communicable
diseases or such suspected cases affecting any guest, occupant or
employee of the trailer park within 24 hours after learning thereof,
and such party shall also report immediately to the Police Department
of the Borough all legal violations and act of disorderly conduct
committed by any person or persons within the boundaries of said trailer
park.
D.
No gasoline or other inflammable fluids shall be kept in, on or near
any trailer coach except for domestic use, and even then the quantity
so kept shall not exceed one gallon per trailer coach.
E.
Every trailer park shall maintain adequate lighting facilities at
all times.
F.
The owner and/or operator of each trailer park shall keep and maintain
said park and all toilets and showers or other equipment and other
improvements in connection therewith in a clean and sanitary condition
at all times and shall maintain such equipment in a state of good
repair.
G.
Adequate space shall be provided at the trailer park for drying clothes
of the trailer occupants.
The Borough Council or any other duly authorized employee of
the Borough shall have the right and authority to enter upon the trailer
parks at any and all reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting
same and to see that no legal violations are being made. If the licensee
violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or if upon the aforesaid
inspection it shall be found that the lessee or any of his agents,
representatives or employees are violating any provision of this chapter
or any other ordinances of the Borough of Springdale or the laws of
the State of Pennsylvania, such violations shall be reported to the
Borough Secretary, and, upon receipt thereof, said officer shall have
the right, power and authority to revoke, or suspend for any period
of time, any license or renewal thereof issued hereunder, after written
notice to the licensee and proper hearing concerning the matter.
The Borough Secretary shall, upon refusing to issue a trailer
park license or a renewal thereof, or upon revoking or suspending
any such license, notify, in writing, the licensee of the reasons
therefor.
[Amended 11-20-2018 by Ord. No. 1277]
Any person or persons, corporations, or organizations found
guilty of violating any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof by the Magisterial District Judge, be fined the sum of not
less than $300 nor more than $600 and, upon failure to pay, incarcerated
in the Allegheny County Jail for a period not exceed 30 days. Every
violation of this chapter and each day that such violation continues
shall constitute a separate and distinct offense and shall be subject
to separate and distinct penalty hereunder without further notice
or additional citation to the offender.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
of this chapter is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional
by any court of competent jurisdiction, such section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase or portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions thereof.
