[Ord. No. 4.002 § 1, 6-6-1960]
The following definitions shall control in construing the balance
of the Sections in this Chapter:
An area or section of ground of not less than eight hundred
(800) square feet of unoccupied space in a trailer park, designated
as the location for only one (1) automobile or one (1) trailer, or
both.
Any park, court, camp, site, lot, parcel or tract of land
designed, maintained or intended for the purpose of supplying a location
or accommodation for two (2) or more trailers and upon which any trailers
are parked, and shall include all buildings used or maintained for
use as part of the equipment thereof, whether a charge is made for
the use of the park and its facilities or not. "Trailer park" shall
not include automobile or trailer sales lots on which unoccupied trailers
are parked for purposes of inspection and sale.
Any vehicle or structure so designed and constructed in such
manner as will permit occupancy thereof as sleeping quarters for one
(1) or more persons 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.
[Ord. No. 4.002 § 2, 6-6-1960; Ord. No. 96-02-051 §§ 1 -- 2, 2-5-1996]
A.
Parking On Streets. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any
trailer coach of any kind on any street or public place within the
corporate limits of the City of Greenwood.
B.
Trailer Coaches Outside Of Trailer Parks. It shall be unlawful for
any person(s) to use or occupy any "trailer coach" as a dwelling on
a residential lot or within the City limits except in a duly licensed
trailer park.
C.
Plumbing Fixtures. The use of trailer coach plumbing fixtures is
prohibited unless the fixtures meet the requirement as hereinafter
set forth.
D.
Exceptions.
1.
A permit may be obtained from the City Inspector to allow use
of a "trailer coach" as a temporary dwelling on a residential lot
or during reconstruction following a catastrophic loss as set forth
in said permit with regard to applicable time specifications, Missouri
Safe Water Act and Missouri Department of Natural Resources Regulations.
2.
If it is necessary to park a trailer coach on a residential
street for a period of more than twenty-four (24) hours, the owner(s)
shall notify the Greenwood Police Department so they may make a record
of the time required for said "trailer coach" to be parked on a residential
street.
[Ord. No. 4.002 § 3, 6-6-1960]
A.
No trailer park shall be maintained or operated within the City,
except as provided in this Chapter and without first securing a permit.
B.
The permit for a trailer park shall be obtained from the Board of
Aldermen for a period of twelve (12) months for which a fee shall
be paid in the amount of three dollars ($3.00) for each trailer unit
at the park. Applications for the renewal of permits for an additional
twelve (12) months may be made within thirty (30) days prior to the
expiration of a permit on the same fee basis with the additional fee
of two dollars ($2.00) for each trailer which has occupied a trailer
unit in said park during the proceeding twelve (12) months.
C.
The permit for a trailer park must be conspicuously displayed in
the park at all times.
[Ord. No. 4.002 § 4, 6-6-1960]
A.
The applicant for a permit to maintain and operate a trailer park
shall, in his/her application, agree to observe all ordinances of
the town relating to trailers and trailer parks and that a responsible
attendant shall be in charge of the park at all times. Such attendant
shall supervise the park and, together with the holder of the permit,
shall be responsible for any violation of the provisions of this Chapter
which may occur in the operation of such trailer park.
B.
With each application a Park Plan, indicating the information required in Section 420.050 shall be submitted to the Board of Aldermen for inspection and approval. The application for a permit must include the name and address of the applicant and a legal description and complete plan of the proposed park, containing the information required by Section 420.050.
[Ord. No. 4.002 § 5, 6-6-1960]
A.
The trailer park must be located on a well-drained site for the purpose,
and shall have an entrance and exit well marked and easily controlled
and supervised. Entrances and exists shall be not more than twenty-five
(25) feet from any street intersection. Trailer parks shall have all-weather
roads not less than fifteen (15) feet wide for a one-way road, or
thirty (30) feet wide for a two-way road and shall be well-drained,
plainly marked in the day time, adequately lighted at night with 100-watt
lamps not more than three hundred feet apart, and easily accessible
to all trailer units. Walkways to the various buildings and facilities
shall be hard-surfaced and adequately lighted.
B.
The trailer park shall provide a lot or trailer unit for each trailer,
with boundaries to be indicated by corner markers, each unit to be
of not less than eight hundred (800) square feet. Each trailer shall
be located:
1.
At least ten (10) feet from any building;
2.
At least as far from the front line of the lot as the nearest
adjacent permanent building on the same street;
3.
At least four (4) feet from the side or rear property line of
the lot.
Each trailer unit shall be constructed of concrete with a minimum
of four (4) inches thickness.
D.
The Park Plan required by Section 420.040 shall provide a legal description and map clearly setting out the following information:
1.
The extent and area to be used for park purposes.
2.
Driveways at entrances and exists, roadways and walkways.
3.
Location of sites for trailer coaches.
4.
Location and number of proposed sanitary conveniences, including
proposed toilets, washrooms, laundries, laundry drying space and utility
rooms;
5.
Method and plan of sewage disposal;
6.
Method and plan of garbage removal;
7.
Plan of water supply.
8.
Plan of electric lighting.
9.
Incinerator and burning space.
[Ord. No. 4.002 § 6, 6-6-1960]
Running water shall be provided at any trailer park. Water shall
be available at convenient locations not more than two hundred (200)
feet from any trailer. No common drinking vessels shall be provided.
If any drinking fountain is furnished, it shall be of an approved
sanitary type. Waste from the water supply shall be emptied into a
drain connected to an approved and sanitary disposal system. An abundant
supply of hot water shall be provided at all times for bathing, washing
and laundry facilities. No drinking water shall be made available
in toilet compartments.
[Ord. No. 4.002 § 7, 6-6-1960]
A.
No trailer coach shall be parked in any trailer park unless such
trailer coach is equipped with built-in toilet facilities which can
be connected with the trailer park sewage system.
B.
If no local means of collection of the trailer coach waste is provided,
the slop sinks shall be provided properly connected to the sewerage
system at a maximum distance of not more than one hundred (100) feet
from any trailer unit.
C.
Waste from showers, toilets, slop sinks and laundries shall be wasted
into a public sewer system in a sanitary manner approved by the Board
of Aldermen, or if no public sewer connection is accessible, then
into a private sewer and disposal plant or septic tank system approved
by the Board of Aldermen.
D.
Each trailer unit shall be provided with suitable plumbing connection,
approved by the Board of Aldermen, to the public or private sewer
and disposal plant. The plumbing facilities of any trailer coach parked
thereon shall be connected thereto so that all kitchen sinks, lavatories,
showers and bathtubs in any trailer coach located in a trailer park
shall empty into said disposal system.
E.
Toilet and water closets in trailers not connected with said approved
disposal system shall not be used, and it shall be unlawful to use
or permit the use of such fixtures.
[Ord. No. 4.002 § 8, 6-6-1960]
The park shall provide supervision and equipment sufficient
to prevent littering the ground with rubbish and debris. Fly-tight
metal depositories with tight-fitting covers shall be conveniently
located not further than two hundred (200) feet from any trailer coach.
Depositories shall be kept in sanitary condition and covered at all
times. Garbage and rubbish shall not be mixed.
[Ord. No. 4.002 § 9, 6-6-1960]
[Ord. No. 4.002 § 10, 6-6-1960]
A.
All plumbing, and electrical installation and all construction work,
alteration or repair in the park shall be done in accordance with
the standard procedures required in the various trades.
B.
No permanent additions of any kind whatsoever shall be built onto
or become a part of a trailer coach.
C.
It shall be the duty of the park attendant to notify immediately
the Board of Aldermen of any communicable disease in the park.
[Ord. No. 4.002 § 11, 6-6-1960]
Before any renewal of a trailer coach parking or trailer park
permit an inspection shall be made at the instance of the Board of
Aldermen to determine that all the requirements of this Chapter have
been complied with.
[Ord. No. 4.002 § 12, 6-6-1960]
The Board of Aldermen or its agent shall have the authority
at any reasonable time to enter upon and inspect for health and sanitation
purposes any facility licensed under this Chapter. If, upon inspection,
it shall be found that the holder of a permit has violated any provision
of the foregoing Sections relating to trailers or trailer parks, the
Board of Aldermen shall have the power to revoke or suspend any permit,
and order the trailer removed or the trailer park closed after proper
notice and hearing.
[Ord. No. 4.002 § 13, 6-6-1960; Ord. No. 2016-2915 § 4, 9-30-2016]
Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this Chapter, whether or not such violation shall be found sufficient by the Board of Aldermen for revocation of any permit, shall be punished as provided in Section 100.220(E) of the City Code of the City of Greenwood, Missouri.
