Yreka Municipal Code Ch. 5.12 Trailer Camps

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4. As to the State "Mobilehome Parks Act," see Health & S. § 18200 et seq.

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

(1) "Trailer coach" means a vehicle with or without motive power designed for human habitation and for carrying persons and property on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle;

(2) "Trailer camp" means any lot, piece or parcel of ground where one or more trailer coaches used as living or sleeping quarters are or may be located, the camp being operated for or without compensation;

(3) "Unit" means a section of ground in any trailer camp of not less than seven hundred fifty square feet in area, designated as the location for only one trailer coach;

(4) "Renewal permit" means any permit which is issued after the original permit, and which covers the second or subsequent year of operation.

(Ord. 282 § 1, 1953).

It is unlawful and a public nuisance for any person or persons to establish, keep or maintain upon any lot or other place within the city, any trailer, auto coach or trailer coach primarily designed for transportation purposes upon a public highway, for occupancy as living quarters, for a longer period than forty-eight hours, unless the same is kept and maintained on a regularly established auto and trailer camp operated under permits from the state of California and the city. Nothing herein con-tained shall prohibit the city clerk from issuing temporary permits for such use for a period not to exceed seventy-two hours. No temporary permit shall be issued for any occupancy or camp which will constitute a nuisance or health menace, nor in any event for more than seventy-two hours in any period of ninety consecutive days from date of issuance thereof for any period of seventy-two consecutive hours.

(Ord. 282 § 2, 1953)

It is unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or operate any trailer camp within the city without a valid permit therefor.

(Ord. 282 § 3, 1953)

Every applicant for a permit to maintain a trailer camp shall file with the city clerk a written application stating the name and address of the applicant and the location of the trailer camp, the name of the owner, proprietor or manager of the camp, the dimensions and the number of units in the camp, the toilet and sanitary facilities in the camp, the size of the lot or parcel of ground for the trailer camp and the maximum number of trailer coaches that the trailer camp will accommodate. The application shall be filed by the owner, manager or proprietor of the trailer camp and shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty dollars for any trailer camp having twenty units or less and for camps with more than twenty units by a fee of twenty dollars plus fifty cents for each unit in excess of the first twenty. The person or persons filing the application shall be the person or persons in charge of the trailer camp and responsible for the upkeep, maintenance and sanitary conditions of the trailer camp.

The applicant shall file with his application a sketch, diagram or plat of the trailer camp showing the location and arrangement of the units and of the trailer coaches to be placed thereon showing the location of the streets, the location of the toilets, showers, slop sinks and water hydrants. The plat or map shall be taken and considered as a part of the application. Upon the filing of renewal applications such sketch or plat shall satisfy the requirements hereof unless the location or arrangement of any unit or units shall have been changed.

(Ord. 282 § 4, 1953).

Upon the filing of such application accompanied by the fee, the city clerk or any of his duly authorized representatives shall determine if the application contains the requirements provided in this chapter, and shall investigate the premises and determine whether the proposed trailer camp or the site selected therefor conforms with the requirements of this chapter and all other ordinances of the city and the laws of the state.

(Ord. 282 § 5, 1953).

It shall be the duty of the chief of police to enforce all of the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise specified and for the purpose of securing enforcement thereof, the chief of police or any of his duly authorized representatives, shall have the right and are empowered to enter upon the premises of any trailer camp to inspect the same and all accommodations connected therewith, and it is unlawful to obstruct in any way such persons in the performance of such duties.

(Ord. 282 §6, 1953).

Any permit granted hereunder shall be subject to revocation or suspension by the city council for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, fraud in obtaining the permit, conducting the trailer camp in an unlawful manner, or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to be a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the people of the city, in the following manner: a notice shall be served upon the person holding the permit specifying wherein he has failed to comply with this chapter and requiring him to appear before the city council at a day and hour therein specified, not less than five days after the personal service of the notice, requiring him 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 be represented by counsel, or both, and to introduce such evidence as he may desire. After the hearing, the city council may, at its discretion, revoke or suspend the permit.

(Ord. 282 § 7, 1953).

Permits issued under this chapter may be issued at any time during the year and unless previously revoked shall expire one calendar year following the date of their issuance. The permit shall not be transferable and no refunds will be made of any occupancy fee paid in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 282 § 8, 1953).

A renewal permit shall be issued by the city clerk only after inspection of the trailer camp indicates that such camp conforms with all of the requirements of this chapter. The fee for a renewal permit shall be the same as provided for in Section 5.12.040.

(Ord. 282 § 9, 1953).

The corners of each unit shall be clearly and distinctly marked and shall be provided with driveways adjacent thereto for ingress and egress, which driveways shall be maintained in proper condition for traffic and shall not be obstructed in any way.

(Ord. 282 § 10, 1953)

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

(Ord. 282 § 11, 1953).

Every trailer camp shall be located on a well drained area and the premises shall be properly graded so as to prevent the accumulation of storm or casual waters.

(Ord. 282 § 12, 1953).

For a camp of ten units or less, there shall be provided one flush toilet and one shower for each sex, and one urinal. A like number of toilets, showers and urinals shall be provided for each additional ten units or fraction thereof. Toilets and urinals shall be located not more than two hundred feet from any unit. All such sanitary facilities shall be installed in an approved manner and located in approved compartments which shall be well lighted, ventilated and screened, and the floors and walls of such compartments shall be surfaced with impervious materials.

(Ord. 282 § 13, 1953).

There shall be constructed in every trailer camp a laundry compartment with not less than two laundry trays.

(Ord. 282 § 14, 1953).

In every trailer camp one or more metal garbage cans with tight fitting covers appropriately labeled shall be provided for every six or fractional part of six trailer coaches or units within the camp.

(Ord. 282 § 15, 1953).

Any trailer camp and any toilets, baths, or other permanent equipment connected therewith, must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times and it is unlawful for the holder of the permit for any trailer camp to permit or allow the accumulation of any trash, junk or garbage in the camps.

(Ord. 282 § 16, 1953)

All toilet fixtures in or a part of a trailer camp shall be connected to the camp sewage system by sealed connections by the manager or proprietor of the trailer camp wherein they are located, and it is unlawful for any person to remove or break or to permit the removal or breakage of any such sealed connection while such trailer coach is in the trailer camp except immediately prior to the removal from such camp.

All sinks and trays in or a part of such trailer coach shall be indirectly connected to the city sewer system by means of approved hoppers, or such sinks or trays shall not be used while in the city. All cooking and heating facilities in or a part of a trailer coach, and those used in the camp, shall be of a type approved by the chief of the fire department, and any nonconforming devices shall not be used while in the city. The owner, manager or proprietor shall be held responsible for all such violation, and may store such nonconforming devices in an approved storeroom, or may effectively seal them.

It is unlawful to deposit, or permit to be deposited, any waste water, sewage, or materials in any manner other than as provided in the garbage, health, building and plumbing chapters.

(Ord. 282 § 17, 1953).

It is unlawful for any person owning or operating a trailer coach located in the city to remove, or cause to be removed, the wheels or any similar transporting devices from the trailer coach or to otherwise permanently fix it to the ground without first obtaining a permit so to do from the city clerk, with the prior approval of the building inspector.

(Ord. 282 § 18, 1953)

Every tourist camp and all public toilets and baths therein, shall be provided with an approved means of lighting same, and such camp and all such facilities shall be kept well lighted in a safe and adequate manner.

(Ord. 282 § 19, 1953).

Every person who owns or operates an auto court and resort or an auto and trailer camp shall keep a register in which shall be entered (1) the name and address of each guest who is the owner or operator of an automobile, and the name and address of each member of his party, for which accommodations are afforded in an auto court and resort or for which space is rented in an auto and trailer camp; and (2) the make, type and license number of the automobile, and trailer, if any, and the state in which such vehicle or vehicles is or are registered and the year of registration.

(Ord. 282 § 20, 1953).

It is unlawful for the owner of a trailer coach located in a trailer camp to rent or lease the same to any one for the purpose of sleeping or living therein.

(Ord. 282 § 21, 1953).

The holder of a trailer camp permit may allow the accessory vehicles not located in a unit to be parked to the trailer camp in an area provided for that purpose.

(Ord. 282 § 22, 1953).

Every person violating or contributing in any way to the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is 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 is guilty of a separate offense for 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. 282 § 24, 1953).