[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Rockaway 10-14-1971 by Ord. No. 5-71 as Ch. 28 of
the 1971 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
Any structure designed and intended to accommodate more than
one family and shall include but is not limited to duplex buildings,
group houses and apartment buildings.
Any river, pond, canal, railroad, levee, embankment, fence
or hedge.
Trailer park.
Any portable structure or vehicle so constructed and designed
as to permit occupancy thereof for dwelling or sleeping purposes.
DEPENDENT TRAILERA trailer which does not have a toilet and a bath or shower.
INDEPENDENT TRAILERA trailer that has a toilet and a bath or shower.
Any plot of ground upon which two or more trailers occupied
for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located, regardless of whether
or not a charge is made for such accommodation.
A plot of ground within a trailer park designed for the accommodation
of one trailer.
DEPENDENT TRAILER SPACEA trailer space which is designed to accommodate a dependent trailer and does not have sewer and water connections to accommodate a toilet and a bath or shower in a trailer.
INDEPENDENT TRAILER SPACEA trailer space which has sewer and water connections designed to accommodate the toilet and bath or shower contained in an independent trailer.
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain
or operate within the limits of the Borough any trailer park unless
such person shall first obtain a license therefor.
A.
An application for a trailer park license shall be
filed with and issued by the Borough Clerk. Applications shall be
in writing, signed by the applicant and shall contain the following:
(1)
The name and address of the applicant.
(2)
The location and legal description of the trailer
park.
(4)
Plans and specifications of all buildings and other
improvements constructed or to be constructed within the trailer park.
(5)
Such further information as may be requested by the
Mayor and Council to enable them to determine if the proposed park
will comply with legal requirements.
B.
The application and all accompanying plans and specifications
shall be filed in triplicate. The Mayor and Council shall inspect
the proposed plans and specifications. If the proposed trailer park
is in compliance with all provisions of this chapter and all other
applicable ordinances or statutes, the Mayor and Council shall approve
the application and, upon completion of the park according to the
plans, shall issue the license.
[Amended 4-26-1979 by Ord. No. 17-79; 2-14-1980 by Ord. No. 1-80; 12-13-1990 by Ord. No.
27-90; 11-14-1991 by Ord. No. 22-91]
The license certificate issued in accordance
with this chapter shall be conspicuously posted in the office of or
on the premises of the trailer park at all times.
The Mayor and Council may revoke any license
to maintain and operate a trailer park when the licensee has been
found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of violating any
provision of this chapter. 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 the law.
A trailer park shall conform to the following
requirements:
A.
The park shall be located on a well-drained site,
properly graded to ensure rapid 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 and clearly defined. Trailers shall be so harbored on each space
that there shall be at least a fifteen-foot clearance between trailers.
No trailer shall be located closer than 25 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 with twenty-five-watt
lamps at intervals of 100 feet located approximately 15 feet from
the ground.
D.
Walkways not less than two feet wide shall be provided
from the trailer spaces to the service buildings. The walkways shall
be hard surfaced, well marked in the daytime and lighted at night
with twenty-five-watt lamps at intervals of 100 feet located approximately
15 feet from the ground.
E.
Each park shall provide service buildings to house toilet facilities, bathing facilities, laundry facilities and other sanitary facilities as prescribed in § 231-10.
F.
An electrical outlet supplying at least 110 volts
shall be provided for each trailer space.
A.
It shall be the duty of one licensed in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter to keep a register containing
a record of all trailer owners and occupants located within the trailer
park. The register shall contain the following information:
B.
The park shall keep the register available for inspection
at all times by law enforcement officers, public health officials
and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information
contained in the register. The register records shall not be destroyed
for a period of three years following the date of registration.
Each boundary of a trailer park must be at least
200 feet from any permanent residential building located outside the
park, unless a majority of the property owners according to area within
200 feet consent, in writing, to the establishment of the park.
An adequate supply of pure water for drinking
and domestic purposes shall be supplied to meet the requirements of
a trailer park. The water shall be obtained from faucets only. No
common drinking cups shall be permitted. Cold-water supply faucets
shall be located on each trailer space. An adequate supply of hot
water shall be provided at all times in the service building for bathing,
washing and laundry facilities.
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 fewer
than one flush toilet for every 10 dependent trailer spaces, one shower
or bathtub for every 10 dependent trailer spaces and one lavatory
for every 20 dependent trailer spaces. Each toilet, shower and bathtub
shall be in a private compartment.
C.
Toilet facilities for men shall consist of no fewer
than one flush toilet for every 15 dependent trailer spaces, one shower
or bathtub for every 10 dependent trailer spaces and one lavatory
for every 10 dependent trailer spaces. Each toilet, shower and bathtub
shall be in a private compartment.
F.
Service buildings housing the toilet facilities shall
be a permanent structure 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 dependent trailer space.
G.
Each service building shall contain at least one slop
sink for each sex located in a separate compartment.
H.
The service buildings shall be well lighted at all
times of the day and night, 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 68º F. during
the period from the first day of October to the first day of May.
The floors of the service buildings shall be of water-impervious material
and shall slope to a floor drain connected in accordance with the
Plumbing Code.
I.
All service buildings and the grounds of a trailer
park shall be maintained in a clean, sightly condition and kept free
of any condition that will menace the health of any occupant of the
public or constitute a nuisance.
The laundry facilities in a trailer park shall
be provided in the ratio of one double laundry tub and ironing board
for every 20 trailer spaces. An electrical outlet supplying current
sufficient to operate an iron shall be located conveniently near the
ironing board. Drying spaces shall be provided sufficient to accommodate
the laundry of the trailer occupants. The service building housing
the laundry facilities shall be a permanent structure complying with
all applicable ordinances and statutes regulating buildings, electrical
installations and plumbing and sanitation systems.
Waste from showers, bathtubs, toilets, slop
sinks and laundries shall be discharged into a public sewerage system
in compliance with applicable ordinances or into a private sewer and
disposal plant or septic tank system of such construction and in such
a manner as will present no health hazard. All kitchen sinks, washbasins,
bath- or shower tubs in any trailer harbored in any trailer park may
empty into a sanitary sink drain located on the trailer space.
Tightly covered metal garbage cans shall be
provided 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 as frequently as may be necessary to ensure that the garbage cans
shall not overflow.
A.
Every trailer park shall be equipped at all times
with one fire extinguisher in good working order for every 10 trailer
spaces and shall be located not farther than 200 feet from each trailer
space.
B.
No open fires shall be permitted at any place which
would endanger life or property.
C.
No fires shall be left unattended at any time.
No owner or person in charge of any dog, cat
or other pet animal shall permit it to run at large or commit any
nuisance within the limits of any trailer park.
