As used in this article, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them:
Non-modern coach.
A trailer coach which does not have a flush toilet and a bath or shower.
Owner.
Any person who has control, direction, maintenance and supervision of a trailer coach park, whether as owner or otherwise.
Trailer coach.
Any vehicle or similar portable structure having no foundation other than wheels, jacks, blocks, or skirtings, and so designed or constructed as to permit occupancy for dwelling or sleeping purposes.
Trailer coach park.
Any lot, tract or parcel of land used in whole or in part where parking facilities and accommodations are provided by the day, week, or for a longer period of time, whether for compensation or not, for three (3) or more trailer coaches for the use of human habitation for living or sleeping quarters incident thereto.
Trailer coach space.
A plot of ground within a trailer coach park designed for the accommodation of one (1) trailer coach.
(Ordinance 410, sec. 1, adopted 2/10/58; Ordinance 1206, sec. 1, adopted 10/14/14; 1972 Code, sec. 24-1)
(a) 
No person shall park, place or locate any automobile, truck, house car, trailer coach or other unit which is designed or used as living or sleeping quarters upon any street, alley or public park within the city for a longer period than twelve (12) hours.
(b) 
No person shall park, place or locate any automobile, truck, house car, trailer coach or other unit which is designed or used as sleeping or living quarters upon any lot, tract or parcel of land, owned by any person, for a longer period than twelve (12) hours, except in a licensed trailer coach park as defined and provided for in this article.
(Ordinance 410, sec. 2, adopted 2/10/58; 1972 Code, sec. 24-2)
All trailer coach parks shall be confined to those areas of the city as provided for under the zoning ordinance of the city.
(Ordinance 410, sec. 3, adopted 2/10/58; 1972 Code, sec. 24-3)
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish or operate a trailer coach park within the corporate limits of the city, or within five thousand (5,000) feet thereof, without first applying for and obtaining a license therefor in full conformity with the provisions of this article.
(Ordinance 410, sec. 4, adopted 2/10/58; 1972 Code, sec. 24-4)
Application for a license shall be in writing and shall be filed with the building inspector. Such application shall set forth the name and address of the parties to be in charge, and a proper description of the location of the trailer coach park. The applicant shall file a plan showing the dimensions and size of the trailer coach park, including the size and location of the space to be allowed for each trailer coach, and the location of sanitary facilities, with specifications and plans which shall be followed in detail after approval by the respective city authorities, and which shall comply with all building, zoning, health, sanitary and police regulations of the city. The plan required herein shall be a part of the application.
(Ordinance 410, sec. 5, adopted 2/10/58; 1972 Code, sec. 24-5)
The annual license fee for each trailer coach park shall be as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code, due and payable each March first. The fee may be prorated for less time than one year, but at no time shall it be less than one-half (1/2) the annual fee.
(Ordinance 410, sec. 7, adopted 2/10/58; 1972 Code, sec. 24-6; Ordinance adopting 2023 Code)
The city council may revoke any license to maintain and operate a trailer coach park when the licensee has been found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of violating any provisions of this article. After such conviction, the license may be reissued if the circumstances leading to conviction have been remedied and the park is being maintained and operated in full compliance with law and this article.
(Ordinance 410, sec. 6, adopted 2/10/58; 1972 Code, sec. 24-7)
Each trailer coach park shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) 
The park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
(2) 
Each trailer coach park shall be divided into well-marked spaces, to accommodate one trailer coach each, of not less than twenty-eight (28) feet in width and thirty-two (32) feet in length, marked off in rectangular shape, and shown and designated on the plan of such trailer coach park.
(3) 
No trailer coach space may be nearer than twenty-five (25) feet of the front of the property, ten (10) feet from the side property lines adjacent to any street, three (3) feet from the alley, nor five (5) feet of any adjacent property lines.
(4) 
Each space in a trailer coach park shall be served with utilities, including running water and a four (4) inch sanitary sewer connection, or septic tank if a sewage system is not available.
(5) 
An electrical outlet supplying at least one hundred ten (110) volts shall be provided for each trailer coach space.
(6) 
An electrical outlet supplying at least one hundred ten (110) volts shall be provided for each trailer coach space.
(Ordinance 410, sec. 8, adopted 2/10/58; Ordinance 1238, sec. 1, adopted 8/22/17; Ordinance 1249, sec. 1, adopted 3/13/18; 1972 Code, sec. 24-8)
(a) 
No trailer coach may be parked nearer than ten (10) feet of any adjacent trailer coach.
(b) 
Sinks, showers or other fixtures in trailer coaches when in use shall be connected to the municipal sanitary sewer system with a flexible rubber hose of not less than three (3) inches inside diameter. It shall be unlawful to permit wastewater or material from a sink, shower or other fixture in trailer coaches to be deposited on any street, trailer coach park, alley or lot in the city.
(c) 
Separate toilets, baths and washrooms for each sex in the ratio of one (1) for every five (5) non-modern coaches or fraction thereof shall be provided in each trailer coach park. The facilities for each sex shall be separately housed, well lighted, ventilated, proper screens provided for all openings and constructed of moisture-proof material; provided, the facilities may be in the same building, if separated by a solid partition and having outside entrances as remote from each other as possible.
(d) 
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.
(Ordinance 410, sec. 9, adopted 2/10/58; 1972 Code, sec. 24-9)
It shall be the duty of the owner of a trailer coach park to keep a register of all persons occupying spaces in the park. The register shall show the name, home address, description of the unit, license number and state of registration of both the trailer coach and the car or truck used for towing such unit and the date of departure. The register shall be available at all times for inspection by any and all regulatory authorities.
(Ordinance 410, sec. 10, adopted 2/10/58; 1972 Code, sec. 24-10)
Each trailer coach park shall be provided with a building known as the office in which shall be kept copies of all records pertaining to the management and supervision of the trailer coach park, and such records to be available for inspection by any and all regulatory officials.
(Ordinance 410, sec. 11, adopted 2/10/58; 1972 Code, sec. 24-11)
Every park shall be equipped at all times with one fire extinguisher in good working order and currently charged for every ten (10) trailer coach spaces located not further than two hundred (200) feet from each trailer coach space. No open fires shall be permitted.
(Ordinance 410, sec. 12, adopted 2/10/58; 1972 Code, sec. 24-12)
Each trailer coach park shall be under the management of the owner or his agent or representative for whose acts he shall be fully responsible. The owner shall be responsible for maintaining the trailer coach park, its facilities and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition and he shall be answerable for any violation of the provisions of this article.
(Ordinance 410, sec. 13, adopted 2/10/58; 1972 Code, sec. 24-13)