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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PARKING AND LOCATION OF AUTOMOBILE TRAILERS AND LICENSING AND REGULATING TRAILER CAMPS AND PROVIDING A PENALTY
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS: Whenever used in this Ordinance, unless a different meaning appears from the context:
(A) A “trailer” means any vehicle of structure intended for or capable of human habitation, or designed primarily for sleeping purposes, mounted upon wheels or jacks, and/or capable of being moved from place to place.
(B) A “trailer camp” means any park, court, camp, site, lot, parcel or tract of land designed, maintained, intended or used for the purpose of supplying a location or accommodations for (two or more) trailers and shall include all buildings used or intended for use as part of the equipment thereof, whether or not a charge is made for the use of the trailer camp and its facilities.
(C) A “unit” means a section of ground in a trailer camp of not less than 800 square feet of unoccupied space designated as the location for only one automobile and/or one trailer.
(D) The word “person” shall be construed to include an individual, partnership, firm, company, corporation, whether tenant, owner, lessee, licensee, or their agent, heir or assign.
SECTION 2: ENFORCEMENT: The Chief or Police and the City Health Inspector shall enforce all the provisions of this Ordinance or such provisions as may hereafter be enacted. For such purpose either or both the Chief of Police or City Health Inspector or a duly authorized representative thereof may enter upon any premises on which any automobile trailers are located, or are about to be located, and inspect the same and all accommodations connected therewith at any reasonable time.
SECTION 3: LOCATION OUTSIDE CAMPS:
(A) It shall be unlawful except as provided in this Ordinance, for any person to park any trailer on any street, alley or highway, or other public place, or on any tract of land owned by any person, within the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
(B) No person shall park, use, or occupy any trailer for more than forty-eight hours on the premises of any occupied dwelling, nor for more than twenty four hours on any lot which is not a part of the premises of any occupied dwelling, except under special permit as provided in Section 4 of this Ordinance, nor shall any person permit such parking, use or occupancy unless permit first obtained therefore. The parking of any unoccupied trailer in an accessory private garage building, or in a rear yard in any district, is permitted providing no living quarters shall be maintained or any business conducted in such trailer while so parked or stored.
SECTION 4: PERMIT FOR LOCATION OUTSIDE OF TRAILER CAMP:
(A) A permit shall be obtained by the trailer coach occupant for any location outside of a trailer park from the City Collector who issues such license for other privileges. The permit to be for a period not to exceed one year and at a fee of Two and 50/100 Dollars ($2.50). Said permit shall not be transferable from one person to another or from one location to another. Said permit shall not be renewable except at same fee and requirements as original permit. The permit shall be granted only upon the written consent of the owner, legal agent of the owner, or the lessee of the location for which the permit issued. The application must present the written consent of 65 percent of the neighbors or occupants within 600 feet of the trailer site. Not more than one trailer shall be granted permits to locate on any one premise outside a trailer camp.
(B) Application for the permit shall state the name and permanent addresses of the occupants of the trailer, the license number of their trailer and of the automobile, place of last stay, purpose of stay at requested location, the exact location of the premises and/or the street and number of the occupied dwelling, the name of the owner and the occupant of any dwelling on the premises, and the owners and or occupant’s permission to locate; a statement of the nature and location of sanitary facilities and the written permission of the occupant of the dwelling house for their use; and a statement that all wastes from trailer coach occupancy will be disposed of in a sanitary manner. Application for location on a vacant lot or parcel of shall be accompanied by a statement of the nature and location of sanitary facilities, which must include a safe water supply and toilet within 200 feet of proposed location of trailer; and a statement of permission from the owner for their use.
SECTION 5: TRAILER CAMP LICENSE:
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, operate or maintain, or permit to be established, operated or maintained upon any property owned or controlled by him, a trailer camp within the limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, without having first secured a permit for each such camp form the City Council pursuant to this Ordinance. Such permit shall expire one year from the date of issuance but may be renewed under the provisions of this Ordinance by the City Collector for additional periods of one year.
(B) The application for such permit or the renewal thereof shall be filed with the City Clerk in the case of original permit and with City Collector in case of a renewal and shall be accompanied by an inspection fee of One and No/100 Dollars ($1.00) for each unit in the existing or proposed cap plus a Five and No/100 Dollars ($5.00) publication fee on original application. The application for a license or a renewal thereof shall be made on forms furnished by the City Clerk and/or City Collector and shall include the name and address of the owner in fee of the tract and such a legal description of the premises, upon which the trailer camp is or will be located, as will readily identify and definitely locate the premises. The Original application shall be accompanied by a permanent copy of the camp land which shall remain on file with the City Clerk at all times, showing the following, either existing or as proposed; (1) The extent and area used for camp purposes; (2) Roadways and driveways; (3) Location of Units for trailers; (4) Location and number of sanitary conveniences, including toilets, washrooms, laundries and utility rooms to be used by occupants of units; (5) Method and plan of sewage disposal; (6) Method and plan of garbage removal; (7) Plan for water supply; (8) Plan fore electrical lighting of units.
(C) Before such permit, either original or renewal, may be issued, the premises must be inspected and approved by the City Health Inspector and/or Chief or Police, as complying with all the provisions of this Ordinance and all other applicable Ordinances of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
(D) Before such original permit may be issued, the City Clerk shall cause to be published a notice in same newspaper published in and having a general circulations in the city advising the public of the filing of said application and of the time when the same shall be passed upon by the Council, but said notice must have been published at least ten days prior to the date fixed for the hearing, at which time the Council shall grant or refuse the application. Property owners or residents of the city shall have the right to appear and protest before the Council either orally or in writing.
SECTION 6: ZONING:
No occupied trailer shall be located within the limits of the City of Jonesboro, less than 10 feet from any building or other trailer or from the boundary line of the premises on which located.
SECTION 7: CAMP PLAN:
(A) The camp shall be so laid out that no unit shall be located farther than 200 feet from a toilet and service building as required herein, and walk ways to such buildings shall be graveled or paved and well lighted at night.
(B) Every trailer unit shall be furnished with an electric service outlet. Such outlet shall be equipped with an externally operated switch or fuse of not less than 30 amperes capacity, and a heavy duty outlet receptacle.
SECTION 8: WATER SUPPLY:
(A) An adequate supply of pure water, furnished through a pipe distribution system connected directly with the public water main, with supply faucets located not more than 200 feet from any trailer shall be furnished for drinking and domestic purposes in all camps.
(B) No common drinking vessels shall be permitted, nor shall any drinking water faucets be placed in any toilet room.
(C) Every trailer camp shall provide hot water at all reasonable hours adequate for bathing, washing, and laundry facilities.
SECTION 9: SERVICE BUILDINGS AND ACCOMODATIONS:
(A) Every trailer camp shall have erected thereon suitable have erected thereon suitable buildings for housing toilets, showers, and laundry facilities as required by this ordinance, such buildings to be known as service buildings, or in the alternative shall comply with Section 10 herein, but need not comply necessarily with both Section 9 and Section 10.
(B) There shall be provided separate toilet rooms for each sex. Water flushed toilets shall be required. Toilets shall be provided for each sex in the ratio of one toilet for each eight units or fraction thereof, and shall have separate compartments. Every male toilet room shall also contain one urinal for each sixteen units or fraction thereof but in no case shall any male toilet be without one urinal. Toilet buildings shall contain lavatories with hot and cold water in the ratio of one lavatory to every two or less water closets.
(C) Separate bathing facilities for each sex shall be provided with one shower, enclosed in a compartment at least four feet square, for each eight units or fraction thereof. Each shower compartment shall be supplemented by an individual dressing compartment of at least twelve square feet.
(D) The facilities required herein shall be based on the total camp capacity according to accepted plans.
(E) Floors of toilets, showers, and the laundry shall be of concrete, tile, or similar material impervious to water and easily cleaned, and patched to a floor drain.
SECTION 10
(A) Every trailer camp not fully complying with Section 9 hereinabove shall have at each trailer unit, as herein defined herein defined in Section 1 (c), individual sanitary sewer connections whereby each trailer must be connected with the public sewer system by means of rigid pipe connections.
(B) An adequate supply of pure water, furnished through a pipe distribution system connected directly with the public water main, with supply faucets located at each trailer unit shall be furnished for drinking and domestic purposes in each trailer.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any trailer camp complying with Section 10 only, and not fully complying with Section 9 herein to park or allow any trailer to so park or remain at such trailer camp, which trailer does not have individual toilet facilities consisting of at least commode, shower, and lavatory or sink built within said trailer.
SECTION 11: WASTE DISPOSAL:
(A) All liquid waste from showers, toilets, laundries, faucets, and lavatories, shall be discharged into a sewer system connected with the public sewer system if available, or into a septic tank system approved by the State Board of Health and the City Health Inspector.
(B) All sanitary facilities in any trailer located outside of any camp or within any camp complying only with Section 9 herein which are not connected with a public sewer system by means of rigid pipe connections shall be sealed and their use is hereby declared unlawful.
(C) Each faucet site shall be equipped with facilities for the drainage of waste and excess water.
(D) Every trailer unit shall be provided with a substantial fly tight metal garbage depository and the camp custodian or trailer owner or occupant shall subscribe to the service of the City Refuse Disposal Department; so that the contents of said depository shall be removed and disposed of at least twice weekly.
SECTION 12: MANAGEMENT:
(A) It is hereby made the duty of the licensee together with the attendant or person in
charge to:
(1) Keep a register of all guests, to be open at all times to inspection by state and federal officers and the trailer committee, in which shall be entered for each guest immediately upon arrival:
(a) Names and addresses.
(b) Dates of entrance and departure.
(c) License numbers of all trailers and towing or other automobiles.
(d) States issuing such licenses.
(e) Purpose of stay in camp.
(f) Place of last location and length of stay.
(2) Maintain the camp in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition at all times.
(3) Insure that the provisions of this Ordinance are complied with and enforced and report promptly to the proper authorities any violation of this Ordinance or any other violations of law which may come to his attention.
(4) Report to the health officers all cases of persons or animals affected or suspected of being affected with any communicable disease.
SECTION 13: REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION:
(A) The City Health Inspector is hereby authorized to revoke any license or permit issued pursuant to the terms of this Ordinance if after due investigation he determines that the holder thereof has violated any of the provisions of this Ordinance or that any trailer, or trailer camp, is being maintained in an unsanitary or unsafe manner or is a nuisance.
SECTION 14: PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE:
Any person violating any provisions of this Ordinance, shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) and not more than Three Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($300.00). Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 15: SEPARABILITY AND CONFLICT:
(A) If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
(B) All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconsistent with or contrary hereto are hereby repealed, except, nothing in this Ordinance shall be interpreted so as to conflict with any other ordinance in regard to occupation tax or license and the provisions of this Ordinance are in addition to any occupation or privilege tax license, heretofore or hereafter required.
SECTION 16: EMERGENCY AND EFFECTIVE DATE:
WHEREAS, it being found that there has been and is impending a great deal of industrial and manufacturing development and improvements within the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas which has and will result in the influx of large number of persons in the City, and WHEREAS, this influx of additional persons has resulted to an extensive resort to the use of house trailers within the City of Jonesboro because of the lack of adequate housing facilities, and
WHEREAS: the un-regulated and unrestrained use of house trailers and trailer parks within the City of Jonesboro is not in the best interest of said City in developing a sound and proper growth of said City; and
NOW, THEREFORE, this Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation and protection of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 17th day of September, 1956.