[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Media 11-15-1979 by Ord. No. 697. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 119.
Parking — See Ch. 211.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 291.
Zoning — See Ch. 311.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
TRAILER
Any vehicle or equipment transported to a site in the Borough of Media either on the streets or off the streets of the Borough of Media by means of wheels either permanently attached or removable from the vehicle or equipment and transported by means of a motor vehicle in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or not, which vehicle or equipment can be used for sleeping or living quarters, including recreational vehicles and vehicles commonly known as "mobile homes"; temporary offices; construction offices; vending or mercantile purposes; or any other business purpose, display purpose, school purpose or professional use. Excluded from the application of the term are recreational vehicles and boats on trailers which are owned by the owner of the property where they are stored or a resident of the property where they are stored; provided, however, that the recreational vehicle or boat is situate on the property for storage purposes and not for other use or occupancy on the property.
No trailer shall be parked or stored at one site in the Borough of Media for a period of time in excess of 72 hours without first obtaining a license from the Secretary of the Borough of Media.
[Amended 11-19-1992 by Ord. No. 846]
A license authorizing the situation of a trailer in the borough shall be issued to the owner of the vehicle upon payment of a license fee of $25 upon the following conditions:
A. 
A signature upon the license application and a certification by the owner of property where the trailer is to be situated, if such is to be situated on private property, indicating the consent of the owner to the placement and storage shall be provided.
B. 
A statement of the proposed use and location of the trailer and the length of time the trailer is to be situated on the property shall be provided.
A license once issued will be valid for a period of time of use required as stated in the application, but in no instance in excess of three months. The licensee may apply for a renewal of the license for an additional period of three months upon a showing by the applicant of reasonable necessity that the trailer so situated be continued on the site. No license shall be renewed for a period of time, including the principal period of time, in excess of six months. Upon special application to the Council of the Borough of Media and upon showing of good cause, a reasonable special extension of the license may be granted.
[Amended 11-19-1992 by Ord. No. 846]
Any owner of a trailer or owner of the property on which the trailer is situated who places a trailer in the Borough of Media or permits a trailer to be situated on the property in the Borough of Media for more than 72 hours without obtaining an initial or renewal license therefor shall be in violation of this chapter and, upon conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of not more than $600, plus costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days. Each day the trailer remains in the borough without a license as required herein shall be considered a separate offense.
Nothing herein shall be interpreted as superseding any other ordinance of the Borough of Media. Those ordinances in general which are not affected or superseded by this chapter are those which regulate the parking of vehicles on the streets of the Borough of Media, those specifically detailed in the Health Ordinance of the Borough of Media and those specifically detailed in Chapter 119, Building Construction, of the Code of the Borough of Media as well as those regulating the use of buildings and the zoning and uses of property.
This chapter shall be effective immediately. Any person, company or corporation owning property on which trailers are now placed or any person, company or corporation owning a trailer situate in the Borough of Media shall have 30 days from the effective date hereof to secure a license as prescribed herein.
The Secretary of the Borough of Media is directed to post a copy of this chapter in conspicuous places in the Borough of Media for 30 days after its enactment.