[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Allentown 8-27-1947 by Ord. No. 5717 (Article 1727 of the 1962 Codified Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, unless from the particular context it clearly appears that some other meaning is intended:
TRAILER COACH
Any structure which is mounted or designed for mounting upon wheels, and which includes accommodations designed for sleeping or living purposes for one or more persons, excepting a device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
TRAILER PARK
Any park, trailer park, trailer court, court, campsite, lot, parcel or tract of land designed, maintained or intended for the purpose of supplying a location or accommodations for any trailer coaches, or upon which any trailer coaches are parked. It shall include all buildings used or intended for use as part of the equipment thereof, whether a charge is made for the use of the trailer park and its facilities or not. Trailer park shall not include automobile or trailer sales lots on which unoccupied trailer coaches are parked for purposes of inspection and sale.
No person shall park any trailer coach on any street, alley or other public place, or on any tract of land owned by any person, occupied or unoccupied, within the City, except as provided herein.
No person shall park any trailer coach on any public street or alley for any period of time longer than that allowed for the parking of automobiles upon such street or alley by Chapter 615, Vehicles and Traffic.
No person shall occupy any trailer coach for sleeping or living outside a duly permitted trailer park, unless such trailer coach conforms to, and complies with, all plumbing, electrical, sanitary and building codes applicable to stationary dwellings. The parking of only one unoccupied trailer coach in an accessory private garage building, or in a rear yard in any district, shall be permitted, provided no living quarters shall be maintained in such trailer coach while such trailer coach is so parked or stored.
Any person desiring to operate a trailer park shall make application for a permit to the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector shall not issue any permit for the construction of a trailer park within the City. The permit issued by the Building Inspector shall expire one year from the date of issuance, but may be renewed under the provisions of this chapter for additional periods of one year each. The Building Inspector is specially charged with the enforcement of this chapter, shall make periodic inspections of the trailer parks at reasonable intervals and shall have the power to revoke permits to operate trailer parks for noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter.
With each application for a permit to operate a trailer park, there shall be submitted three sets of plans of the proposed park showing:
A. 
The name and address of the applicant;
B. 
The extent and area to be used for trailer park purposes;
C. 
Location of sites for trailer coaches;
D. 
Roadways and driveways;
E. 
Location and number of proposed sanitary conveniences, including proposed toilets, washrooms, laundries and utility rooms;
F. 
Method and plan of sewage disposal;
G. 
Method and plan of garbage disposal;
H. 
Plan of water supply;
I. 
Plan of electric lighting.
Before any permit shall be issued, there shall be an inspection and approval, in writing, by the Building Inspector and the Bureau of Health of the premises upon which such trailer park is located, and of the plan of construction of such trailer park. If, upon inspection of the application, plans and premises as herein prescribed, the Building Inspector and the Bureau of Health determine that the proposed trailer park will be constructed and operated in conformity with this chapter and other ordinances of the City, the Building Inspector shall issue a permit to operate such trailer park.
Roads within a trailer park shall be not less than 20 feet wide and shall be well-drained. Such roads shall be clearly marked, adequately lighted at night and easily accessible to all trailer coaches. Lots for each trailer coach shall be indicated with corner markers and shall not be less than 800 square feet.
In each trailer park a sufficient supply of pure, healthful drinking water from a source and of a quality approved by the Bureau of Health, not more than 50 feet from any trailer coach, shall be provided in convenient locations. No common drinking vessel shall be provided. Waste from each outlet shall be emptied into a drain connected to an approved disposal system. An abundant supply of hot water shall be provided at all times for bathing, washing and laundry facilities.
A. 
Water closets connected to a sanitary sewer or approved septic tank shall be provided as follows: one water closet for each sex for each 10 trailer coach lots or fraction thereof, plus one urinal for each water closet room provided for men. Separate facilities shall be maintained for each sex located not more than 200 feet from any lot. Such facilities shall conform to all sanitary regulations of the City. If any trailer is provided with an inside toilet facility not concerned to a sanitary sewer, there shall be available, within a room separate from other closet rooms, a hopper with flushing facilities for the disposal of contents of night waste containers. Adequate facilities for the washing of night waste containers shall be provided. The washings and hopper wastes shall be disposed of in such manner as shall be approved by the Bureau of Health.
B. 
Showers or tub baths and lavatories shall be provided in the same ratio as toilets are required to be provided, and shall be no greater distance from the respective lots which they are to serve than 200 feet.
C. 
Liquid wastes from baths, sinks, laundry rooms and lavatories shall be piped to a sewer or septic tank approved by the Bureau of Health.
If cooking is done in any trailer coach which is not furnished with sewer connections and sinks, a hopper, kitchen or laundry sink shall be provided within 150 feet of such trailer coach for the disposal of dishwater. The facilities for disposal of dishwater, the hopper for disposal of night wastes and the washings from night waste containers shall be separate.
All plumbing, electrical building and other work on or at any trailer park located within the City shall be in accordance with the Building Code and its amendments. If there be any conflict between the Building Code and the provisions of this chapter, this chapter shall control.
In the event that motor vehicles are permitted to park in or upon any trailer park, any person conducting such trailer park within the City shall obtain a mercantile license to do so. He shall pay the license tax levied by the City for the privilege of conducting a garage business. Any such license shall be subject to revocation by Council for the violation by the licensee of any provision of this chapter or of any ordinances relating to the business for which such license is issued. Such license shall also be subject to revocation by Council if the licensee, under color of such license, violates or aids or abets in violating, or knowingly permits or suffers to be violated, any penal ordinances.
All ordinances relating to the collection, segregation and disposition of garbage, rubbish or other waste material shall apply to each person maintaining, operating or occupying any trailer coach located in the City, and to each person operating or maintaining, either as principal or agent, any trailer park located in the City.
In every trailer or tourist camp there shall be an office building in which shall be located the office of the person in charge of the camp. A copy of the camp license and this chapter shall be posted therein. The camp register shall, at all times, be kept in the office.
It is made the duty of the attendant or person in charge, together with the licensee, to:
A. 
Keep at all times a register of all guests, which register shall be open at all times to inspection by officers of the City, showing for all guests:
(1) 
Names and addresses;
(2) 
Dates of entrance and departure;
(3) 
License numbers of all trailers and towing or other automobiles;
(4) 
States issuing such licenses;
(5) 
Place of last location and length of stay.
B. 
Maintain the camp in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition at all times.
C. 
See that the provisions of this chapter are complied with and enforced and report promptly to the proper authorities any violations of this chapter or any other violations of law which may come to his attention.
D. 
Report to the Bureau of Health all cases of persons or animals affected or suspected of being affected with any communicable disease.
E. 
Prevent the running loose of dogs, cats or other animals or pets.
F. 
Maintain in convenient places, approved by the Bureau of Fire, hand fire extinguishers in the ratio of one to each eight units or cabins.
G. 
Prohibit the lighting of open fires on the premises.
H. 
Prohibit the use of any trailer or cabin by a greater number of occupants than that which it is designed to accommodate.
[Amended 2-21-1973 by Ord. No. 11995; 4-3-2024 by Ord. No. 16002]
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than $300.