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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REIT ON , SMASH I IdG TO N,
REGULATING THE PARKING AND LOCATION OF TRAILERS;
ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING THE
CONSTRUCTION, OCCUPATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAILER
PARKS; ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING
THE PROVIDED UTILITIES AND FACILITIES AND PROVIDING
FOR TIE LICENSING OF TRAILER PARKS, FIXING THE
RESPONSIBILITIES A0 DUTIES OF OUTNERS AND OPERATORS
OF SAID TRAILER PARKS; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR
THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE i.IAYOR AND `EE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RENT ON AS FO LLOL^TS :
SECTION I:
DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Ordinance, the
following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in
this section:
a. "Permit' shall mean a written permit issued by the board
permitting the trailer park to operate under this or-
dinance and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
b. "Trailer, also known as "mobile home coach'; means any
vehicle or structure so designed andconstructed in
such manner as will permit occupancy thereof, with
sleeping quarters for one or more persons, or the con-
duct of any business or profession, occupation or trade
(or use as a selling -
or advertising device) and con-
structed in such manner as to pej7mit its being used,
as a conveyance upon the public streets or highways
and duly licensable as such, propelled or drawn by its
own or other motor power, excepting a device used ex -
elusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
C. Trailer -park, or'niobile home park; means any park,
trailer park, trailer court, camp, site, lot, parcel
or tract of land designed, maintained or intended for
the purpose of supplying a location or accommodations
upon which two or more trailers are parked and shall
include all buildings used or intended for use as apart
of the equipment thereof whether a charge is made for the
use of the trailer park and its facilities or not.
d. "Trailer park" shall not include automobile or trailer sales
lots on which unoccupied trailers are parked for purposes
of inspection and sale only.
e. "Dependent trailer or 'mobile home coach"shall mean a
toilet and
trailer which does not have a private/bathtub or shower.
f. "Independent trailers or - nobi le home coach" shall mean a
trailer that has a toilet, bathtub or shower.
g. "Trailer space" or"mobile home Tice" shall mean a plot of
ground within a trailer park designated for the accommoda-
tion of any trailer.
h. "Service buildinZ" shall mean a building housing toilet
facilities for men and women, with slop water closet and
laundry facilities, and with separate bath or shower acco-
modations.
i. "Board" shall mean the board of investigators consisting of
the City Engineer, the Building Inspector, the Planning
Director, and the Health Officer of the City of Renton,
which Board is 1rreby created with the City Engineer as the
chairman thereof.
SECTION II: ENFORCE CHNT. The Board of Investigators as above
defined is hereby created and it shall be the duty of said board to en-
force all provisions of this ordinance as prescribed herein, or such
provisions as may hereafter be enacted, and. for the purpose of secur-
ing such enforcement any of the above members of the board, or their
duly authorized representatives and agents, shall have the right and
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are hereby empower�to enter upon any premises on which any trailers as
above defined or trailer courts are located, or are about to be
located, and inspect the same and all accommodations connected there-
with at all reasonable times. The board is further empowered to issue
orders, granting, renewing, and revoking such permits and licenses as
are provided for in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION III:
LICENSES. It shall be unlawful for any person to
establish, operate, maintain or permit to be established, operated or
maintained upon any property owned or controlled by him a trailer
park within the limits of the city of Renton without having first
secured a,license therefore and for each of them from the :3oard of
Investigators, granted and existing in compliance with the terms of
this ordinance. Such license will expire one year from the date of
issuance 'out may be renewed under the provisions of this ordinance
for additional pe.riodtlof one year each. All applications for licenses
shall be made to the Board which mage issue a llcense upon compliance
by the applicant with the provisions of this ordinance and of any
re[,ulations adopted pursuant thereto. No Ucense shall be transferable.
Every person holding such alicense shall give notice in writing to the
Board within forty-eight (48) Liours after having sold, transferred,
given away or otherwise disposed of his interest in or control of any
trailer park. Such notice shall include the name and address of the
persons succeeding to the ownership or control of such trailer park.
The application for license shall be in writing, signed by the
applicant and shall be filed with the Chairman of the Board of Investi-
gators which application shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the.
applicant containing the following information and data:
a. The name and address of the applicant;
b. The location&legal description of the trailer park;
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C. A complete plan of the trailer park, showing com-
pliance with all applicable provisions of this ordinance
adopted
and regulations,/IRUA thereunder.
d. Such further information as may be requested by the
Board to enable it to determine that the proposed
trailer park will comply with all legal requirements.
e. A complete plan of the premises including the area and
dimensions of the tract of land, the number, location,
size of all trailer spaces, the location of service
buildings and any other proposed tructure, the location
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of water and sewer lines andAall plans and specifications
of all building and other improvements constructed or to
be constructed within the trailer park. Such plan shall
be submitted. in quintuplicatq
The application for such license or the renewal thereof shall be
so
accompanied by a fee of �� dollars for each trailer space unit in
the existing or proposed trailer park together with the license bond
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in the sum of •( ,540— dollars in favor of the city of - Renton to guarantee
compliance with the terms of this ordinance.
Before such license may be issued, there must be a favorable
recommendation by a majority of the planning commission of the city of
Renton and the City Council of the city of Renton and the premises
must be inspected and approved by at least a majority of the members of
the Board of Investigators,(or their duly authorized representative or
agents)as complying with all the provisions of this ordinance and all
ordinances
other applicable/kkiiKii of the city of Renton. Licenses issued under the
terms of this
ordinance convey no
right
to
the
applicant
to erect any
building, /coordo
any plumbing work
or to
do
any
electrical
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SECTION IV; LOCATION, SPACE A��D GENERAL TRAIIER PARK PLAN. The
trailer park shall be located on a well drained area and the premises
shall. be properly graded so as to prevent the accumulation of storm
or other waters. All such trailer park areas shall be free from any
marshes, swamps or other potential breeding places for insects or
rodents. Any such trailer park areas shall be large enough to
accommodate:
a. The designated number of trailer spaces*"
b. The necessary streets and roadways,
C. The parking areas for motor vehicles and playgrounds and
additional service areas;
Each trailer space shall contain a minimum of fifteen -hundred (1,500)
square feet, shall be at least thirty (30) feet wide, and shall abut
on a driveway or other clear area with unobstructed access to a public
street. Such spaces shall be clearly defined and trailers shall be
parked in such spaces so that there will be a minimum of fifteen (15)
feet between trailers.and no trailer shall be less than five (5} feet
from the exterior bounciary of the trailer park.
No trailer shall be parked less than twenty (20) feet from �Lny
street or highway to which the trailer park driveway provides access
and no trailer shall obstruct any roadway, driveway or walkway or the
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adequate/lA on thereat. It shall be illegal to allow or permit any
trailer to remain in the trailer park unless a proper space is available
for it.
$41.4iUIV_4 Access roads shall be provided to each trailer space and each
such access road shall be continuous and shall connect with the street
or highway and shall have a minimum width of twenty (20) feet. Adequate
areas shall be provided for the parking of motor vehicles and such area
shall accommodate at least the number of vehicles equal to the number of
trailer spaces provided.
Playground areas shall be provided and shall be restricted to
such use and such areas shall be protected from the main highway and from
parking areas. A minimum of one -hundred (100) square feet per trailer
space shall be made available in one or more places within the trailer
park for such playground purposes.
SECTION V: SERVICE BUILDINGS. Each trailer park shall be provided
wits_ one or more service buildings adequately equipped with flush type
toilet fixtures. No service buildings shall contain less than two
toilets for females, one toilet for males, one lavatory and shower
for each sex, and one urinal for males, one laundry tray and one slop
water closet. Dependent trailers shall be parked not more than two -
hundred (200) feet from the service building and the walkways to such
buildings shall be paved and well lighted at night. Such service
buildings shall further:
a. Be located fiteeen (15) feet or more from any trailer
space, be of permanent construction and be adequately
lighted;
b. Be of moisture -resistant material, to permit frequent
washing and cleaning;
C. Tiave sufficient toilet and laundry facilities according
to requirements, promulgated by the Board., to serve
adequately both males and females;
d. Have adequate heating facilities to maintain a temperature
of seventy (70) degrees F. during cold weather, and to
supply a minimum of three (3) gallons of hot water per
hour per trailer space during time of peak demands;
e. Have all rooms well ventilated with all openinCD
gs effectively
screened;
f. Have at least one slop water closet supplied with hot and
cold water, in a separate rooms
SECTION VI: WATER SUFFUZ. An adequate, safe and accessible supply
of pure water, furnished through a pipe distribution system connected
directly with the city water main, with supply faucets located not more
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than two -hundred (200) feet from any trailer shall be furnished for
drinking and domestic purposes. Such water supply shall be capable
of furnishing a minimum of one -hundred Z=d twenty-five (125) gallons
per day per trailer space. Such water system of a trailer park shall
be connected by pipes through all service buildings and all trailer
spaces and such additional supply faucets. as above specified and
as may be required by the Board.
No common drinking vessel shall be permitted nor shall any
drinking water faucets be placed near any toilet room or water
closet compartment. Drinking fountains of the type approved by the
Board shall be made available at suitable locations within the
boundaries of the trailer park for public use.
An abundant supply of hot water shall be provided at all times
for bathing, washing and laundry facilities. The water system so
installed shall be adequate to provide twenty (20) pounds per square
inch of pressure at all trailer connections. Underground stop and
waste cocks shall_ not be installed on any connection.
SECTION VII:
SE�D?AGE DISPOSAL. Each trailer space shall be
provided with at least a four (4) inch sewer connection and such
connection shall be provided with :suitablel fittings so that a water
tank connection can be made between the trailer drain and the sewer
connection. Such individual trailer connections shall be so constructed
that they can be closed when not linked to a trailer and shall be
trapped in such manner as to maintain them in an odor free condition.
All sewer lines shall be constructed and maintained subject to
the approval of the Board and in accordance with its recommendations;
all plumbing in the trailer part, shall comply with all state and local
plumbing codes, ordinances and regulations. All sewer lines shall be
adequately vented and shall be laid with sufficient earth cover to pre-
vent breakage from traffic.
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Whenever the sewer lines of the trailer park are not connected
to a public sewer, a sewage -treatment plant approved by the Board may
be provided. The design of such sewage treatment plant shall be based
on the ultimate maximum capacity of the trailer park. Sewage -treatment
plant effluents shall not be discharged into any waters of the state
except with the prior written approval of the appropriate state
authority and the local legislative body. Any such disposal plant
shall be located and constructed in such a manner that it will not'
create a nuisance or health hazard to the park or to the owners or
occupants of any adjacent property. The approval of the board shall
be obtained on the type of treatment proposed and on the design of the
disposal plant prior to any construction.
SECTION VIII: REFUSE DISPOSAL. All waste, garbage, refuse and
swill shall be stored in flytight, watertight, rodent -proof containers
which shall be located not more than one hundred (100) feet from any
trailer space. Such containers shallbe provided in sufficient number
and capacity to prevent any refuse from over -flowing. Racks or holders
shall be provided for all refuse containers and such racks shall be so
designed as to prevent containers from being tipped and to minimize
spillage and container deterioration and to facilitate the cleaning around
said container units. Garbage shall be collected at such times as may
be determined by the Board and such collection shall be done, whenever
- possible tby the city; garbage collection service.
Incinerators shall be constructed only with the approval of the
State and local health officers. If approval is granted for the con-
struction of such incinerator, same shall only be fired when attended by
some qualified person to supervise its operations. In no event shall such
incinerators be used for the disposal of garbage of any kind.
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Insect and rodent control
measures to safeguard the public health, as recommended by the Board,
shall be applied in the trailer park. No accumulations of debris shall
bb -permitted in the trailer park. In the event that rats or other rodents
are Down to be in the trailer park, the operator or /h o)? said park
shall immediately take definite action, as directed by the Board to
exterminate them.
SECTION X: ELECTRICITY. Electrical outlets suppl,ring 110 and 220
volts shall be provided for each trailer space. Adequate outside lighting
shall likewise be provided and such installation shall comply with all
State and local codes, ordinances and regulations.
SECTION XI: FUEL. Liquified petroleum gas for cooking purposes
shall not be used at individual trailer spaces unless the containers are
properly connected by copper or other suitable metallic tubing. Liquified
petroleum gas cylinders shall be securely fastened in place and shall be
adequately protected from the weather. No cylinder containing liquified
petroleum gas shall be located in a trailer, nor within five (5) feet
of any door thereof.
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The trailer park area shall be
subject to the rules and regulations of the City of Renton fire prevention
authority, and all park areas shall at all times be kept free from litter,
rubbish and other flammable materials. Portable fire extinguisizers of a
type approved by the fire prevention authority shall be kept in the
service building and all other locations named by such fire prevention
authority and same shall be maintained in good operating condition.
Standard fire hydrants shall be located within four 1Punared (400) feet
of each trailer unit.
SECTION XIII: ALTERATIOiV AND ADDITION; RESTRICTION OF ANIMALS AIM
PETS. No permanent additions of any kind shall be built unto nor becone
a part of any trailer. Skirting of trailers is permissible but such
skirting shall not attach the trailer permanently to the ground or
provide a harborage for rodents or create a fire hazard.
The wheels of the trailers shall not be reaoved, except
temporarily when necessary for repairs. Jacks or stabilizers may be
placed under the frame of the trailer to prevent movement on the springs
while the trailer is parked and occupied.
No owner or person in charge of a dog, cat, or other pet animal
shall permit it to run at large or to commit any nuisance within the
limits of any trailer park.
SECTION XIV:
REGISTRATION OF OCCUPANTS; REPORTING OF COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES. In every trailer park there shall be an office building in
which shall be located the office of the person in charge of said park.
Ais.copy of the trailer license and of this ordinance shall be posted
therein and the trailer park register shall at all times be kept in
said office. It is hereby made the duty of the attendant or person in
charge, together with the licensee to:
a. Keep at all times a register of all guests which shall
be open at all times to inspection by State and Federal
officers and officers of the city of Renton showing for
all guests:
1. Names and addresses;
2.,:>^ QteS °of i6ntx.anees.;,dnd�dep,4rtures;
3. License number of all trailers and towing or other
automobiles;
4. States issuing such licenses;
5. Place of last location and length of stay;
Every owner, operator,attendant or other person operating a
trailer park shall notify the Board immediately of any suspected
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communicable or contagious diseases within the trailer park. In
the case of a disease being diagnosed by a physician as quarantinable,
such owner, operator, attendant or other person operating a trailer
park shall not permit the departure of a trailer or its occupants,
or the removal therefrom of clothing or other articles which have
been exposed to infection without the written approval of the
Board.
SECTION XV: SERVICE AND INSPECTION CH
ARGES. There is hereby
imposed a service and inspection charge of .C�� cents per mo�ath_per
unit on the occupant or occupants of each unit of trailer camps
licensed hereunder. The licensee of the trailer parks shall collect
this service charge :,for the city of Renton and pay it over to
the city Treasurer in accordance with such reasonable regulations
as the Treasurer may promulgate governing such payments.
SECTION XVI: APPLICABILITY OF ORDINANCES. All plumbing,
electrical, building and other work on or at any park licensed
under this ordinance shall be in accordance with the ordinances of
the City of Renton regulating such work unless said ordinances
are specifically made inapplicable under the terms of this ordinance.
SECTION XVII: R!�VOCATION AND SUSPENSION. The Board of
Investigators is hereby authorized to revoke any license issued.
pursuant to the terms of this ordinance if after due investigation
ll$ determines that the owner 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. Such notice of revocation shall be in writing and shall
advise the licensee of the violations found and determined by the
board and grant unto such licensee a period of .$den days in
which to remedy the defects or omissions therein specified; in the
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event that the licensee fails or neglects to do/within the said
ten zzxz=W
day period, the order of revocation shall be final.
SECTION XIX: HEARING AMD REVIEW. Any person :,.grieved by an
order of the Board of Investigators granting, denying, modifying, re-
newing or revoking a license for a trailer park under this ordinance
may file a written request for a hearing before the Board within
ten (10) days after issuance of any such order. The Board shall give
notice of a public hearing upon this request to be held not less than
seven (7) days after service of the notice on the person requesting
the hearing. The Board may also give notice of the hearing to other
persons directly interested in the order in question. At such hearing
the Board shall determine whether the granting, denial, renewal or
revocation of the license was in accordance with the provisions of
this ordinance and shall issue/it'rritten Findings of Fact, Conclusions,
x2xkxx and an order to carry out its Findings and Conclusions. These
Findings of Fact, Conclusions x:kxk= and Order shall be filed with
the chairman of the Board.
Any order either granting, denying, modifying, renewing or
revoking any license under the provisions of this ordinance may be
appealed to the city council of the City of Renton in the same
manner as appeals from any order under the zoning Ordinance of the
City of Renton. Such appeal. must be taken within ten (10) days
or be deemed waived
after the order is issued by the Board? Upon any such appeal the.
Findings of Fact of the Board of Investigators, if supported by
substantial evidence, shall be deemed conclusive.
SECTION XX: PENALTIES. Any person who violates any provision of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction,
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be punished by fine of not to exceed one hundred (100) dollars or by
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in the City jail
imprisonment/for not more than thirty (30) days or by both such fine
and imprisonment; and each dates failure of compliance with any
such provision shall constitute a separate violation under this
ordinance and be punishable as such hereunder.
SECTION XXI: SEPARABILITY AND CONFLICT. If any section,
subsection, 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 distinct
and independent provision,and such holdings shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions thereof.
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VI -4 ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with or
contrary hereto are hereby repealed and superseded.
This ordinance shall become effective from and afte its
passage, approval and publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL This day oflh 1957.
Elton L. Alexander, City Clerk
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this day of/, 1957.
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Joe Baxter, Mayor
APPROVED BY:
Gerard. M. Shellan
City Attorney
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