Metropolis City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 151
MOBILE HOMES
§ 151.01 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
TRAILER COACH. Any vehicle used or maintained for use as a conveyance upon highways or city streets so designed and so constructed as to permit occupancy hereof as a temporary dwelling or sleeping place for one or more persons having no other foundation than wheels or jacks.
TRAILER COACH LOT. A unit of level, adequately drained ground, of definite size, clearly indicated by corner markers for the placing of a trailer coach or a trailer coach and tow car.
TRAILER PARK. Any site, lot, field, or tract of ground upon which one or more trailer coaches are placed, and shall include any building, structure, tent, vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for use as a part of the equipment of such park.
(1977 Code, § 9-8-1)
§ 151.02 PARKING; PERMIT REQUIRED.
(A) Parking unlawful in public place. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any trailer coach of any kind on any street, alley, highway, or other public place in the city.
(B) Parking unlawful on land within city. No trailer coach shall be parked, used, or occupied on any tract of ground within the city.
(C) Plumbing fixtures. The use of trailer coach plumbing fixtures is prohibited unless the fixtures meet the requirements noted in § 151.09.
(C) Permit to park required. No person shall park, use, or occupy any trailer coach for more than 48 hours on the premises of any occupied dwelling, nor for more than 24 hours on any lot which is not a part of the premises of any occupied dwelling, unless a permit therefor shall have been first obtained; nor shall any person permit such parking, use, or occupancy unless the occupant of the trailer coach shall first have obtained a permit therefor.
(1977 Code, § 9-8-2) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 151.03 TRAILER PARK PERMIT.
(A) The Quadri-County Health Department shall issue permits to persons who operate trailer parks which comply with the following regulations. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the operation of a trailer park without having applied for and obtained from the Quadri-County Health Department a permit of satisfactory compliance with the following specifications and regulations. The permit shall be as follows:
(1) Issued without charge to the permittee;
(2) Nontransferable with respect to persons or establishments; and
(3) Kept posted in a conspicuous place in the establishment.
(B) The permit may be revoked because of the repeated violation of any of the provisions of these regulations after proper hearing by the Quadri-County Board of Health.
(1977 Code, § 9-8-3) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 151.04 PARK PLAN.
(A) Site requirements. The park shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Be located on a well-drained site suitable for the purpose;
(2) Have an entrance and exit well marked and easily controlled and supervised; and
(3) Have surfaced roads not less than 18 feet wide, well lighted at night, and easily accessible to all trailer coaches, and walkways to the various buildings shall be surfaced and adequately lighted.
(B) Trailer lot requirements. The trailer coach park shall provide lots for each trailer coach, boundaries to be indicated by corner markers, with an area not less than 800 square feet, with a minimum width of 20 feet and a minimum depth of 35 feet. Each trailer coach shall be located as follows:
(1) At least three feet from any building;
(2) At least as far from the building line as the nearest adjacent permanent building on the same lot; and
(3) At least three feet from the property line.
(C) Space requirements. Adequate space shall be provided to afford the following:
(1) Space for clothes drying adjoining laundry facilities;
(2) Locations for burning space and incinerator space; and
(3) A play space for children.
(1977 Code, § 9-8-4) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 151.05 SUPERVISION; DUTIES.
(A) The trailer park shall be provided at all times with a caretaker who shall be responsible for the following:
(1) The maintenance of physical equipment;
(2) Cleanliness of the grounds, toilets, baths, and laundry facilities; and
(3) The general conduct of the camp operation.
(B) It shall be the duty of the park attendant to notify immediately the Quadri-County Health Department of any communicable diseases in the park. (1977 Code, § 9-8-5) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 151.06 WATER SUPPLY.
(A) A sufficient supply of pure healthful drinking water, approved by the Quadri-County Health Department, not more than 300 feet from any trailer coach shall be provided in convenient locations. 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.
(B) If the water is from a private source, it shall be tested for sanitary quality at intervals of 30 days. Tests shall be made by a laboratory approved by the Department of Health. Tests shall be paid for by the permittee.
(1977 Code, § 9-8-6) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 151.07 TOILETS.
(A) The park shall provide flush toilets in conveniently located buildings not more than 300 feet from each trailer coach. The buildings shall be well lighted at all times, ventilated with screened openings, and constructed of moisture-proof material permitting satisfactory cleaning. The floors shall be concrete or similar material, slightly pitched to a floor drain.
(B) Toilets shall be enclosed in separate compartments with fly doors and have the minimum width of two feet eight inches. Toilets shall be provided for each sex in the ratio of one toilet for every eight females and one toilet for every 12 males. In addition, every male toilet room shall have one urinal for each 16 males, but in no case shall any male toilet room be without one urinal.
(C) Toilet rooms shall contain one lavatory with hot and cold running water for each two toilets, but in every case not less than one lavatory with hot and cold running water in every toilet room.
(D) These accommodations shall be based on the total park capacity according to the accepted plans and shall be computed on the basis of a minimum of three persons to each trailer coach, with the sexes being assumed equal in number.
(1977 Code, § 9-8-7) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 151.08 SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, AND UTILITY FACILITIES.
(A) Separate bathing facilities for each sex shall be provided not more than 300 feet from the most remote trailer coach. Each section shall contain one shower for each eight families at least three square feet with a dressing compartment of 12 square feet.
(B) Laundry facilities shall be provided in the ratio of one double tray for each 20 trailer coaches.
(C) The construction of the showers, laundry, and utility buildings shall be the same or similar to that designated for the toilets by § 151.07.
(D) If no local means of collection of the trailer coach waste is provided, then slop sinks shall be provided properly connected to the sewerage system at a maximum distance of not more than 100 feet from any trailer coach.
(1977 Code, § 9-8-8) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 151.09 SEWERAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL.
(A) Waste from showers, toilets, slop sinks, and laundries shall be wasted into a public sewer system in such a manner as approved by the State Department of Health or into a private sewer and disposal plant or septic tank system approved by the same department.
(B) All kitchen sinks, wash basins, lavatories, baths, or shower tubs in any trailer coach located in any trailer park shall empty into an approval receptacle or disposal system.
(C) Toilets and water closets not connected with an approved disposal system shall not be used, and it shall be further unlawful for any person to use or permit the use of such fixtures.
(1977 Code, § 9-8-9) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 151.10 BUILDING OR ADDING ON ADDITIONS.
No permanent additions of any kind whatsoever shall be built onto or become a part of the trailer coach.
(1977 Code, § 9-8-12(part)) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 151.11 GARBAGE RECEPTACLES.
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 farther than 200 feet from any trailer coach. Depositories shall be kept in sanitary condition at all times. Garbage and rubbish shall not be mixed.
(1977 Code, § 9-8-10) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 151.12 REMOVAL OF WHEELS.
Any action towards the removal of wheels except for temporary purpose of repair, or other action to attach the trailer to the ground by means of posts, piers, foundation, or skirting shall subject the trailer to the applicable building regulations of Chapter 150 as well as this chapter.
(1977 Code, § 9-8-11)
§ 151.13 REGISTRATION.
The park shall keep a record of all guests, noting the following:
(A) Name and address of each occupant;
(B) License numbers of all units; and
(C) State issuing such licenses.
(1977 Code, § 9-8-13) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 151.14 INSPECTION.
The Quadri-County Health Officer shall have the authority to enter and inspect for health and sanitation purposes any facility at any reasonable times.
(1977 Code, § 9-8-14)