Weed Municipal Code Ch. 16.08 Mobile Homes

For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and phrases are defined as follows:

A. "Camp car" means a vehicle, with or without motor power, which is designed or used for human habitation.

B. "Mobile home" means a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, designed or used for human habitation, for carrying persons and property on its own structure, and for being drawn by a motor vehicle.

C. "Trailer coach" means a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, designed or used for human habitation, or human occupancy, for industrial, professional or commercial purposes, for carrying persons and property on its own structure, and for being drawn by a motor vehicle.

D. "Travel trailer" means a vehicle other than a motor vehicle, which is designed or used for human habitation and which may be moved upon a public highway without a special permit or chauffeur's license or both, without violating any provision of the vehicle code.

(Ord. 91-69 §1, 1969).

It is unlawful for any person to occupy, live in, use for sleeping quarters or use for commercial or business purposes any mobile home, trailer coach, travel trailer or camp car within the city except in a mobile home park authorized and operated pursuant to Part 2.1, Division 13, of the Health and Safety Code of the state.

(Ord. 91-69 §2, 1969).

This chapter shall not apply to any area within the city owned, operated and maintained by the federal government, the state of California, or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

(Ord. 91-69 §3, 1969).

It shall be presumed, for purposes of enforcement of this chapter, that any mobile home, trailer coach, travel trailer or camp car which is connected to an external source of electricity, gas, water or sewage disposal is being used as living or sleeping quarters or for commercial purposes.

(Ord. 91-69 §4, 1969).

Every person violating this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Every violator of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day such violation shall continue, and shall be subject to the penalty imposed by this section for each and every such separate offense.

(Ord. 91-69 §5, 1969).