Whenever used in this article, unless a different meaning appears from the context, the following words or phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:

(a)   Mobile home, automobile trailer, trailer coach, or trailer means any vehicle or structure designed and constructed in such manner as will permit occupancy thereof as sleeping quarters for one or more persons, or the conduct of any business or profession, occupation or trade therefrom or use as a selling or advertising device, and so designed that it is or may be mounted on wheels and used as a conveyance on highways or city streets, propelled or drawn by its own or other motive power, excepting a device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

(b)   Mobile home park means any trailer park, trailer court, site, lot, parcel or tract of land designed, maintained or intended for the purpose of supplying a location or accommodations for two or more mobile homes, and upon which any two or more trailer coaches are parked. Such location shall include all buildings used or intended for use as part of the equipment thereof. Mobile home park shall not include automobile or trailer sales lots on which unoccupied trailers are parked for purposes of inspection and sale.

(Code 1986)

It shall be unlawful to establish, operate or maintain a trailer camp in the city without a license issued by the governing body.

(Ord. 707, Sec. 2; Code 1986)

It shall be unlawful to establish, operate or maintain a trailer or trailer camp outside of a city sewer district, or within the fire limits of the city, or within Zone A of the city, all as heretofore established and defined by the ordinances of the city.

(Ord. 707, Sec. 3; Code 1986)

It shall be unlawful for the owner of any real property located within a city sewer district to permit a trailer to be parked on his or her premises without having the trailer connected to the city sewer system for the purpose of disposing of all sewage substances from any such trailer.

(Ord. 707, Sec. 9; Code 1986)

It shall be unlawful to park, or permit to be parked in a trailer camp any trailer which does not contain adequate toilet and shower facilities without maintaining in the trailer camp a suitable building where adequate toilet and shower facilities are available to the occupants of such trailer, the building to be located within a distance of 200 feet from any such trailer or trailers.

(Ord. 707, Sec. 5; Code 1986)

It shall be unlawful to occupy or to permit to be occupied any house trailer (mobile home) unless the trailer shall have a weatherproof disconnecting means provided at the power supply feeder assembly located adjacent to the trailer and not mounted in or on the trailer. The weatherproof disconnecting means shall consist of a circuit breaker or a fused disconnect at least equivalent in ampere rating to the trailer’s distribution panel and auxiliary branch circuits, such as shall be required for air-conditioning and other general appliances. The power supply neutral shall be grounded for electrical purposes at the weatherproof disconnecting means by at least 1/2-inch by 8-foot copper weld ground rod, and bronze clamp, using not less than No. 6 AWG copper wire for the grounding conductor.

(Ord. 707, Sec. 6; Code 1986)

An area of not less than 1000 square feet shall be allotted for the parking space of each trailer in a trailer camp and it shall be unlawful to park a trailer or permit a trailer to be parked in a smaller area.

(Ord. 707, Sec. 7; Code 1986)

It shall be unlawful to:

(a)   Permit a trailer to be parked or to park a trailer closer than 10 feet to any trailer or building;

(b)   Permit a trailer to be parked or to park a trailer closer than five feet from the rear or adjoining property line; and/or

(c)   To permit a trailer to be parked or to park a trailer closer than 25 feet from the property line which adjoins any street or avenue, provided that such trailer or trailers may be parked in line with the adjoining buildings located on the premises.

(Ord. 707, Sec. 8; Code 1986)

Each applicant for a trailer camp license shall apply for the same in writing at the office of the city clerk, giving his or her name, address, the proposed location of such camp, together with such information as may be required. Each application shall be accompanied by an inspection fee of $2.50; and shall be approved by the governing body if application is compatible with zoning ordinance.

(Ord. 707, Sec. 9; Code 1986)

The owner or operator of each trailer camp in the city shall pay an annual license fee for each calendar year, or any part thereof, as follows:

(a)   For three or less trailer sites, $10.00;

(b)   For each trailer site in excess of three sites, $3.00.

(Ord. 707, Sec. 10; Code 1986)

The lawful use of any real property as a trailer camp at the time of the passage of Ordinance No. 707 although such use may not conform to the provisions hereof, may be continued upon the issuance of a license therefor as herein provided, but if such nonconforming use is discontinued, any further use of such premises shall be in conformity with the provisions of this article.

(Ord. 707, Sec. 11; Code 1986)