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AN ORDINANCE DEFINING AND REGULATING INDIVIDUAL TRAILER COACHES,
AND TRAILER COURTS; ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING
UTILITIES., FACILITIES, AND OTHER PHYSICAL THINGS AND CONDITIONS,
TO MAKE TRAILER COURTS SAFE, SANITARY, AND FIT FOR HUMAN
HABITATION; FIXING THE DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNERS OF
TRAILER COACHES, AND OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF TRAILER COURTS;
AUTHORIZING THE INSPECTION OF INDIVIDUAL TRAILER COACHES, AND
TRAILER "COURTS; FIXING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Trustees of the Village of Chubbuck,
Bannock County, Idaho:
Section 1 - DEFINITIONS.
(a) "Trailer Coach" means any portable structure or vehicle
so constructed and designed as to permit occupancy thereof for
dwelling or sleeping purposes.
(b) "Trailer Court" means any plot of ground upon which
more than one Trailer Coach, occupied for dwelling or sleeping
purposes, is located, regardless, of whether or not a charge is
made for such accomodation.
Section 2 -- Parking of Individual Trailer Coaches outside
of Trailer Courts..
(a) PARKING ON PUBLIC WAYS LIMITED: It shall be unlawful
for any person to park any trailer coach on any public thorough-
fare, provided however, that an emergency or temporary stopping
or parking is permitted on any public thoroughfare for not
longer than one (1) hour, subject to regulations or limitations
imposed by traffic and parking regulations of this village.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or cor-
poration to park a trailer coach within the corporate limits of
the Village of Chubbuck, outside of a licensed trailer court,
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habitation.. or to permit the same to be used for human habitat-
ion, without first obtaining a permit therefor, as hereinafter
provided. Such prohibition shall apply irrespective of whether
the parking site shall be on private or public premises.
(c) PARKING PERMIT FEE: The Clerk is authorized to issue
permits for the parking, using or occupying of a trailer coach
within the village outside of a licensed trailer park, except
public thoroughfares, for a period of fifteen (15) days, provided
that sanitary facilities are readily available at all hours, and
provided further, that the consent of the owner, legal agent or
lessee of the premises. is filed with the Clerk at the time
application for a permit is made. The Clerk shall collect a fee
of one dollar ($1.00) for issuing said permit. No more than one
(1) permit shall be issued for the same location of trailer
coach during any six (6) month period.
Section 3 � TRAILER COURT LICENSE REQUIRED: The Clerk,
after approval.of the Board of Trusteesp is authorized to
issue a license to any person for the operation of a trailer
court, upon application duly made therefor, upon payment of
the license fee hereinafter set forth, and upon complying with
the provisions of this, and other ordinances of the village.
Provided, however., that no such license shall be issued until
the plan and operation of said trailer court is approved as to
sanitary, health, and fire conditions, and the regulations
therefor by this State and Village. Provided further, that
trailer courts now, on the effective date of this ordinance,
being operated under general business license of this village,
are deemed approved.
Section 4 - REQUIREMENTS OF TRAILER COURTS: A trailer
court shall conform to the following requirements:
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(a) A trailer court shall be located on a well- drained
site, suitable for the purpose, shall have an entrance and exit
well marked and easily controlled and supervised, shall have
surfaced roads not less than eighteen feet (181) wide, well"
drained, plainly marked in the daytime, adequately lighted at
night, and easily accessible to all trailer coaches and walk-
ways to the various buildings shall be surfaced and adequately
lighted.
(b) The trailer court shall p
rovide spaces for each
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trailer coach, with an area not less, than eight hundred and sev-
enty five square feet (875 sq. ft.), with a minimum width of
twenty -five feet (251 ) and a minimum depth of thirty -five feet
(351). Each trailer coach shall be located at least ten feet
(101) from any building and at least three feet (31) from the
property line..
(c) Adequate space shall be provided to afford space for
clothes drying adjoining laundry facilities.
(d) A sufficient supply of pure, healthful drinking water,
approved by the Idaho Department of Health and not less: than one
water outlet for each trailer house shall be provided. No
common drinking vessel shall be provided. Waste from this supply
shall be emptied into a drain connected to an approved disposal
system. An abundant supply of hot water shall be provided at
all times for bathing, washing and laundry facilities. There
shall be no drinking water in toilet compartments.
(e) The court shall provide flush toilets in conveniently
located building. The buildings shall be well lighted, at all
times, ventilated, and constructed of moisture -proof material
permitting satisfactory cleaning. The floors shall be concrete
or similar material, slightly pitched to a floor drain.
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(f) Separate toilet rooms must be provided for males and
females. Toilet rooms shall contain one lavatory with hot and
cold running water for each three (3) toilets, provided there
shall be at least one (1) lavatory in every toilet room.
(g) Separate bathing facilities for each sex shall be
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provided in conveniently located buildings. A shower room, at
least three feet (3t) square, equipped with shower, with a
ldressi.ng compartment shall be provided. No boards shall be
fused in shower rooms.
(h) Laundry facilities shall be provided in the ratio of
lone double tray.
(i) All waste from showers, toilets, laundries, faucets
and lavatories shall be emptied into a sewer system extended
from and connected with adequate septic tanks.
(j) All sanitary facilities in any trailer, whether
located in a trailer court or not, which are not connected with
Ia septic tank system by means of moisture-tight connections
shall be sealed and their use is hereby declared unlawful„
(k) Each faucet site shall be equipped with facilities
for drainage of waste and excess water into the sewer. In no
case shall any waste water be thrown or discharged upon the
surface of the ground or disposed of by means other than as
herein provided.
(1) Every trailer court shall be provided with one or
more substantial fly tight metal garbage depositories. Each
trailer court shall provide supervision and equipment sufficient
to prevent littering the grounds with rubbish and debris,
(m) Utility buildings shall be screened and the floors
of toilets, showers and laundries shall be of concrete, tile
or similar material, impervious to water and easy cleaned and
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pitched to a floor drain.
(n) All plumbing, electrical and other works shall be
in conformity with the provisions of the current national
Plumbin g and Electrical Codes at the time of installation.
.(o) Dogs, cats or other animals shall not be allowed to
run at large within the trailer court area or be permitted to
create an unsanitary condition.
(p) Liquefied petroleum gas for cooking purposes shall
not be used at individual trailer coach spaces unless.; the
containers are properly connected by copper or other suitable
metallic tubing. Liquefied petroleum gas cylinders shall be
securely fastened in place. No cylinder containing liquefied
petroleum gas shall be located in a trailer coach, nor within
five feet (5t) of a door thereof.
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(q) The Court area shall be subject to the rules = and
regulations of the Fire and Police Departments.
(r) No permanent additions of any kind shall be built
onto nor become a part of any trailer coach. Skirting of
coaches is permissible, but such skirting shall not be per-
manently attached to the coach to the ground, provide a
harborage for rodents, or create a fire hazard. The wheels
of the coach shall not be removed, except for necessary
temporary repairs. Jacks or stabilizers may be placed under
the frame of the coach to prevent movement on the springs
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while the coach is parked and occupied.
� (s) Every trailer court owner or operator shall maintain
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a register containing a record of all trailer coaches and
occupants using the trailer court. Such register shall be
available to any authorized person inspecting the court, and
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shall be preserved for a period of five (5) years. Such
register shall contain:
1. The names and address of all trailer coach occupants
stopping in the court.
2. The make, model and license number of each motor
vehicle and trailer coach.
3. The State, territory or county issuing the trailer
license, and
4. The dates of arrival and departure of each trailer
coach.
Every owner, operator, attendant or other person operating
a trailer court shall notify the local Health Officer immediately
of any suspected communicable or contagious disease within a
trailer court. In the case of diseases diagnosed by a physician..
as quarantinable, such owner or operator or other persons
operating a trailer court shall not permit the departure of a
trailer coach or its occupants or the removal therefrom of
clothing or other articles which have been exposed to infection
without approval of the Health Officer.
Section 5 *- FORM OF APPLICATION: Application for a license'
to operate a trailer court shall be made to the Clerk. Said
application shall be accompanied by a court plan, setting forth
the extent and area to be used for court purposes, driveways
at entrances and exits, roadways and walkways, location of
spaces for trailer coaches, location and number of proposed
sanitary conveniences, including proposed toilets, washrooms,
laundries, laundry drying space and utility rooms, method and
plan of sewage disposal, plan of water supply, plan of electric
lighting. Such application and court plan shall be kept by the
village clerk herein. No additional plan need be submitted
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for annual renewal of said license, unless; additions, changes,
or alterations are made to said trailer court.
Section 6 - LICENSE FEE: The fee for each trailer court
shall be five ($5.00) dollars per year. All licenses expire
May lst. License fee herein provided is in lieu of all other
fees, licenses or charges for operating a trailer court,
Uctio -- At the time of filing application for the
estab4p'sis ent�of trailer court, applicant shall file with the
clerk the written consent of 75% of the property owners within
a radius of three hundred (3001) feet of any part of such pro-
posed trailer court.
Section 8 -; REMOVAL OF TRAILER COACH WHEELS PROHIBITED:
Any action toward removal of wheels or tires, except for tem-
porary purposes of repair, or other action to permanently fix
a trailer coach to the ground, in a manner that would prevent
the ready removal of said trailer from public or private
premises is declared unlawful.
Section 9 - NOTICE TO OBTAIN PERMIT: The Chief of Police
is hereby authorized and directed to ascertain all instances
in which camp cars, trailers:, trailer houses, trailer homes or
any structures converted from trailer coaches, or any vehicles
used as such are now occupying premises as herein set forth in
the village and to give them notice that a permit will be re-
quired and such owner or occupant is granted ten (10) days
after such notice to obtain such a permit, and occupancy.
Without a permit in any of the cases herein set out is declared
to be a nuisance and a menance to the health and well being of
the people of the village, and is declared to be unlawful.
Notice may be given by the Chief of Police orally in person
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and if no one is f ound on the prem i ses, a notice may be sen t
by mail to the occupant if his identity is known, and if not,
a notice may be served by delivering it and fastening it in
some way to the door or close to the door of the structure
involved and so used.
Section 10 -• That all ordinances or resolutions in con-
flict herewith be, and the same hereby are expressly repealed,
to the extent of such conflict.
Section 11 - PENALTIES: Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance, or any provision of any regulation
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adopted pursuant to this ordinance, which upon conviction, be
punished by a fine of not less than twenty five ($25.00) dollars,
nor more than one hundred (0100.00) dollars, or by imprisonment
not to exceed thirty (30) days; or by both such fine and imp»
prisonment, and each day of such violation shall be a separate
offense.
Section 12 That this ordinance shall take effect upon
and after its passage, approval, and publication, an emergency
existing therefor.
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PASSED AND APPROVED, this day of (1 Q,
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a ryl S. D vis, C rman of the
Board of Trustees
ATTEST:
Geneva Dq Valenty, Vi age
Clerk
(Seal)
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