[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Millsboro at
time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.
No person shall park or cause to be parked any house
trailer overnight on any street, alley, highway or other public place.
B.
No house trailer shall at any time be parked between
the established setback line and the curbline on any lot.
C.
No house trailer shall be used or occupied unless there
is a clear unoccupied space of at least 10 feet on all sides thereof.
D.
No person shall park or permit the parking of any occupied
house trailer or use or occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any house
trailer on any site, lot, field or tract of land not specifically licensed
as a house trailer park, except only as provided in this chapter.
Not more than one house trailer may be parked, used and occupied on
the premises of any dwelling as hereinafter limited, provided that the occupants
of the house trailer have free access to and the unlimited use of the sanitary
facilities of the dwelling of said premises, and the operator of such house
trailer secures a permit as provided in this chapter.
A.
Application for a permit to park, use and occupy a house
trailer on the premises of a dwelling shall be made to the Health Officer
of the Town of Millsboro and shall state the address of the dwelling, the
name of the owner or occupant in control thereof, the name and address of
the owner or operator and license number of such house trailer. The consent
in writing of the owner or of the occupant in control of the dwelling premises
to such parking, use and occupancy and to the use of said sanitary facilities
as herein provided shall accompany the application or be endorsed thereon.
B.
Upon the filing of such application, the Health Officer
shall cause an inspection to be made of such dwelling premises and the house
trailer, and if he finds that adequate facilities are afforded on the premises
for the disposal of waste and excreta, and it appears that the parking use
and occupancy of such house trailer complies with the statutes of the State
of Delaware and ordinances of the town, he shall approve such application.
C.
Upon the filing thereof with the Secretary of the Town
Council and payment of a fee as set forth from time to time by the Town Council,
the Secretary shall issue a permit, which permit shall limit the time of such
parking, use or occupancy to a period not longer than six weeks from the date
of the application therefor. Not more than one permit shall be issued for
any one house trailer operator or occupant in any one twelve-month period.
Every permit shall be displayed in or on the house trailer for which it is
issued on the side nearest to a public street in such manner as to be readily
noticeable at all times.
No person shall spill or drain any waste or liquid waste of any kind
upon the ground or upon any paved area.
No person shall remove or cause to be removed the wheels or tires from
any house trailer, except for the purpose of repairs, nor shall any person
elevate, block or stabilize any house trailer other than with jacks designed,
provided and intended for that purpose. No parked house trailer shall be occupied
for sleeping purposes by a greater number of persons than said vehicle is
designed and arranged to accommodate.
The Health Officer or his authorized representative or any member of
the Police Department of the town shall have the authority to enter and inspect
at any reasonable time any premises on which a house trailer is parked, used
or occupied for the purpose of ascertaining that the owner, operator or occupant
thereof is complying with all statutes, ordinances and rules and regulations
governing the same.
A.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall
be punished by a fine not less than $10 nor more than $50 or by imprisonment
in the Sussex County Jail for a term not exceeding 30 days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, and shall pay the costs
of prosecution.
B.
Each and every day during which a violation of this chapter
is permitted to continue shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
offense.
