Corona Municipal Code Ch. 5.48 Trailer Parks

For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and phrases are defined as follows, and certain provisions shall be construed as set forth in this section, unless it is apparent from their context that they have a different meaning.

(A) "Board of Health" is the Board of Health or the Health Officer of this city.

(B) "Camp car trailer" is any unit used for living or sleeping purposes and which is equipped with wheels or similar devices used for the purpose of transporting the unit from place to place, whether by motive power or other means.

(C) "Campground" is defined to be any place, area or tract of land upon which is located any camp car or trailer.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.010.)

The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to every campground within the city, and no person maintaining, operating, conducting or carrying on any such campground or living or sleeping in any camp car or trailer located in a campground or any other person shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.020.)

It shall be the duty of the Board of Health to enforce all of the provisions of this chapter, and for the purpose of securing enforcement thereof, the Health Officer, or any of his or her duly authorized representatives, shall have the right and are empowered to enter upon the premises of any campground now operating or which may hereafter be operated within the city to inspect the same and all accommodations connected therewith.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.030.)

No person shall operate or maintain, or offer for public use, within the city, as in this chapter set forth, any campground without first applying for and receiving from the Board of Health a permit so to do, in the manner provided in, or without complying with regulations set forth in this chapter, or any rules and regulations which may be formulated by the Board of Health from time to time and the laws of the state.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.040.)

Each application for such permit shall be in writing, upon a form provided by the Board of Health for that purpose. It shall state the name and address of the applicant and a description of the property whereon or wherein it is proposed to conduct a campground. It shall also contain such other information as the Board of Health may require, and it shall be filed by the applicant. It shall be filed with the Board of Health not less than ten days, nor more than 30 days before the campground is made ready for use, and it shall be accompanied by an inspection fee of $5, for which the Board of Health shall issue a receipt.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.050.)

All moneys received by the Board of Health as inspection fees, under the provisions of this chapter, shall be paid into the City Treasury and placed in the General Fund.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.060.)

Upon the filing of such application accompanied by the inspection fee, it shall be the duty of the Board of Health or any of its duly authorized representatives to investigate the premises and determine whether the proposed campground on the site selected therefor conforms with the requirements of this chapter, the rules and regulations of the Board of Health and the laws of the state, and no permit shall be issued unless such campground or the site selected therefor complies with such requirements and meets the approval of the Board of Health, and the Board may at its discretion approve or reject any proposed campground site.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.070.)

Any permit granted under this chapter shall be subject to revocation or suspension by the Board of Health in the following manner. A notice shall be served on the person holding the permit specifying wherein he or she has failed to comply with this chapter and requiring him or her to appear before the Board of Health, at a day and hour therein specified, not less than five days after the personal service of the notice on such permit holder, requiring him or her to show cause at the time and place why the permit should not be revoked or suspended. At the time and place mentioned in the notice, the person holding the permit shall have the right to appear in person, or by counsel, and to introduce such evidence as he or she may desire, and the Board of Health shall confront the permit holder with any charges that the Board of Health may have against him or her, and after the hearing, the Board of Health may, at its discretion, revoke or suspend the permit.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.080.)

The permit shall be transferable upon the written application of the holder of the permit to the Board of Health and with its consent endorsed thereon. A permit may be granted at any time during the year and, unless previously revoked, shall expire one calendar year following the date of issue.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.090.)

No person shall establish, maintain, conduct or carry on any campground unless there shall be at all times posted in a conspicuous place at the campground the permit obtained from the Board of Health in accordance with the provisions of the chapter.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.100.)

Every person owning or operating a campground shall maintain such campground and any toilets, baths or other permanent equipment in connection therewith in a clean and sanitary condition and shall maintain the equipment in a state of good repair.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.110.)

The Board of Health is empowered to formulate from time to time and to enforce rules and regulations that the Board may deem advisable governing the operations of campgrounds or camp cars or trailers bearing on any matters of sanitation or housing.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.120.)

Any campground or trailer park hereafter established shall be located only upon such land within the city as permitted by Title 17.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.130.)

Every campground hereafter established shall be laid out with, and all existing campgrounds shall provide, unoccupied space of not less than 600 square feet for each trailer, not including space directly under any portion of any camp car or trailer. Camp cars and trailers shall be arranged in rows abutting or facing on a driveway or clear unoccupied space of not less than 18 feet in width, which space shall have unobstructed access to a public street or alley.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.140.)

Every campground hereafter established shall be located on a well drained area and the premises of every such campground or any existing campground shall be properly graded so as to prevent the accumulation of storm or casual waters.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.150.)

An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes shall be supplied to meet the requirements of the campground. The water supply shall be obtained from faucets only, conveniently located in the campground, and no dipping vessels or common cups shall be permitted.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.160.)

No person, owning or operating a camp car or trailer located in a campground, shall remove or cause to have removed the wheels or any similar transporting devices from the camp car or trailer or otherwise permanently fix it to the ground in a manner that would prevent the ready removal of the camp car or trailer without first obtaining a permit so to do from the Building Inspector of this city. Any alteration to any camp car or trailer as set forth in this section shall be construed as removing it from the requirements of this chapter and converting it into a dwelling, and it shall thereupon be subject to the requirements of the Building Code of this city and the State Housing Act of California.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.170.)

Dogs at no time shall be permitted to run at large in any campground.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.180.)

There shall be provided in every existing campground and every campground which may hereafter be established one water closet for each sex, one of such water closets shall be distinctly marked "For Men" and one of such water closets shall be distinctly marked "For Women," and there shall be provided an additional water closet for each eight camp cars or trailers; provided, however, that the Board of Health may exempt any campground existing at the time of the passage of the ordinance codified in this chapter from fully complying with the provisions of this section when, at its discretion, such deviation will not be detrimental to the health of persons occupying the campground or to the proper sanitation of the premises.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.190.)

There shall be provided in every campground heretofore or hereafter established such number of tight receptacles with close fitting metal covers for garbage, refuse, ashes and rubbish as may be deemed necessary by the Board of Health, and such garbage receptacles shall at all times be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.200.)

There shall be provided in every campground heretofore or hereafter established one or more slop sinks properly connected with a sewer or cesspool, such sinks to be conveniently located at no greater distance than 100 feet from any camp car or trailer.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.210.)

No person shall permit any wastewater or material from sinks, baths, showers or other plumbing fixtures in camp cars or trailers to be deposited upon the surface of the ground, and all such fixtures, when in use, must be connected to the city sewer system or the drainage therefrom must be disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the Board of Health.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.220.)

Every campground heretofore or hereafter established shall be provided with means of lighting the same at night, and all public water closets and bath units shall be provided with sufficient lighting facilities which shall be kept lighted during the time from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.230.)

Any water faucets, toilets, garbage receptacles or other equipment required by the provisions of this chapter in campgrounds or which may hereafter be required by any rules and regulations of the Board of Health pertaining to campgrounds shall not mean water faucets, toilets, garbage receptacles or other equipment now or hereafter located in or adjacent to campgrounds and which may already or hereafter be required under provisions of other laws or ordinances.

(`78 Code, § 5.48.240.)