For the purposes of this Article, the terms used herein are defined as follows:

Park means a trailer park licensed by the Town.

Trailer means any vehicle or similar portable structure having no foundation other than wheels, jacks or skirtings and so designed or constructed as to permit occupancy for dwelling or sleeping purposes.

Trailer, dependent means a trailer which does not have a flush toilet and a bath or shower.

Trailer, independent means a trailer which has a flush toilet and a bath or shower.

Trailer park means any plot of ground upon which two (2) or more trailers, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation, which park is licensed by the Town.

(Prior code 62-1)

No person shall park, place or locate any trailer being used for human habitation outside of any trailer park, on any lot, tract or parcel of land in the Town for a period longer than twenty-four (24) hours unless the following requirements are met:

(1)

The owner of the trailer is also the owner of the property on which the trailer is located, which property shall have an area of at least six thousand (6,000) square feet, provided that there is not another habitable dwelling located on such a lot or parcel of land, and provided further that if said trailer is moved from said land of the occupant, then in such event any trailer may not be again moved onto said lot, parcel or tract of land.

(2)

The provisions of Subsection (1) above do not apply to lots or parcels of land less than six thousand (6,000) square feet in area, from which trailers are forbidden. In such cases, trailers must be removed from said lot or parcel of land within one (1) year of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this Chapter.

(3)

No such house trailer may be occupied by anyone other than the owner of the property upon which it is located and his or her immediate family.

(4)

Each trailer for human habitation shall be of modern type and equipped with toilet and kitchen sink facilities, and such facilities shall be physically connected to the water system of the Town and the sewer system serving the Town. Each trailer shall have a minimum floor space of eight hundred (800) square feet and shall be occupied only by the number of people that said trailer is designated by the manufacturer to accommodate.

(5)

All house trailers within the Town, other than those located in such Town for a period less than twenty-four (24) hours, shall comply with the above requirements and, in addition thereto, shall be placed on a permanent masonry, stone or concrete foundation, with wheels removed, within twelve (12) months of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this Chapter.

(6)

The owner of any trailer home located within the limits of the Town on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this Chapter, which trailer home is not located in a licensed trailer park and which does not comply with the requirements of Subsections (1) through (5) of this Section, may apply for a permit for a nonconforming trailer home. Said application shall be addressed to the Town Council, shall set out each nonconformity in existence at the time of the application and shall include the name of the owner of the trailer home and the land upon which such trailer home is located.

(7)

The owner of the trailer home as set out in Subsection (6) above may be issued a permit for a nonconforming trailer home under this Chapter by the Town Council or an authorized agent of the Town Council, upon approval of the application.

(8)

The nonconforming permits issued under this Chapter shall be nontransferable either to a new owner or to a new trailer home. In case of a disaster caused by forces beyond the control of the owner of the trailer home, such as fire or other acts of God, the Town Council may, in its sole discretion, issue a subsequent nonconforming permit to the owner for another trailer home on the same location.

(Prior code 62-2; Ord. 33 §B1, 2003)

In addition to the requirements set forth in this Chapter, all trailer parks and facilities shall be established, constructed and operated in compliance with the existing laws of the State, ordinances of the Town, and such codes and regulations as may be adopted by the Town Council.

(Prior code 62-6; Ord. 33 §B1, 2003)