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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd1954-247 r ) ORDINANCE NO. 247 AN ORDINANCE OF THE OJMM)N COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEblARD, ALASKA REGULATING THE USE AND OCctJPAN~ OF HOUSE TRAILERS, AND ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS AND RmUIREMENTS FOR TRAILER COURTS. Section 1. Definition. a. House Trailer. Any unit designed for or used for living or sleeping purposes and which is equipped with wheels or other similar devices used for the purpose of transporting said unit from place to place, whether by motive power or by other means. Section 2. Prohibited within City. a. The parking, placing on blocks or foundations, or erecting of House Trailers is hereby prohibited within the Corporate Limits of the City of Seward, Alaska. Section 3. Except ions. a. Nothing in this ordinance shall prevent the dead storage of House Trailers provided said House Trailer is' stored by the owner in the rear twonty~five (25) feet of the lot upon which his residence is located and is not placed closer than ten (10) feet to the side property lines of said lot. Section 4. Existing House Trailers to comply. a. House Trailers in violation of the provisions contained herein shall be removed within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this ordinance provided, however, that House Trailers now having sewer, water, and electrical connections independent of any other dwelling unit, struct- ure, or building, and which have approved plumbing, elect- rical, and heating facilities in said House Trailer, shall be removed within one (1) year of the effective date of this ordinance, except house trailers located within Fire Zone 1 shall be removed within ten (10) days. In cases of unusual hardship the City Manager is empowered to extend the above time limits but in no case not more than one hundred-eighty (180) days. Section 5. Trailer Courts. a. Miaimum Standards. Each parcel of land to be used as a Trailer Court shall meet the following minimum standards. a.l Contain not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of usaqle land. a.1 Provide two hundred (200) square feet of off-street parking for each trailer space. a.3 Provide a minimum area of four hundred and eighty (480) square feet for each trailer space with a minimum dimension of twelve (12) feet in any dir- ection. a.4 Provide rest room facilities on the basis of one toilet, one lavatory, and one shower for each four trailer spaces. Provisions shall be made for sep- arate rest rooms for men and women. b. Other requirements as follows; b.l Separate electrical meters, water connections with shut off, and sewer connections shall be provided for each trailer space and it shall be the responsibility of the owner of the trailer court to pay all utility r ~nd refuse bills and for other sb_vices rendered by the City or it's agents to the trailer court, and said services shall be applied for an recorded in the owner's name. Failure to pay said bills shall result in a lien being filed against the property. b.2 A solid wood, picket, or chain link fence not less than four (4) feet high shall enclose the property and it shall be painted in an att<<active manner. b.3 Permission for gas, electrical, water, and sewer service shall be granted only after it has been determined that the plumbing, electrical, and other related work has been done in accordance with the codes of the City of Seward, Alaska, now or hereafter in effect. b.4 Trailers shall be so spaced as to allow adequate ingress and egress in case of fire or other disaster. No trailer shall be placed closer than ten (10) feet to any property line nor closer than ten (10) feet to any other trailer, structure, or building. b.5 Adequate fire fighting facilities shall be provided by a hydrant-hose arrangement or in-lieu thereof, a suffic- ient number of chemical extinguishers, either method used to be approved by the Fire Chief as to type, number, and location. b.6 Other requirements that from time to time shall be deemed necessary in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare shall be complied with by all trailer courts oper- ating within the City. c. Approval Required. Any person, firm or corporation before engaging in the business of operating a trailer court shall make application to the Planning Commission for approval. Said application shall include: c.l Name and address of applicant. c.2 Proposed location of the trailer court, lot, block, addi tion. 0.3 The name of the owner of record of the property. c.4 A ~ plot plan and description of the property in- volved showing the location of all existing and pro- posed building, structures, water lines, sewer lines, electrical lines, and related facilities, trailer spaces, and parking areas. 0.5 A petition bearing the signatures of at least seventy- five (75) percent of the owners of record of property lying within three hundred (300) feet of the proposed trailer court, giving their approval. c.6 A ten (10) dollar fee to defray the cost incurred by the city for posting and publishing notices of hearing as required herein. d. Approval by Planning Commission and Council. Before approval may be granted by the Planning Commission, a public hearing shall be held not less than ten (10) days after filing of an application. The Planning Commission shall cause a notice of hearing to be published once in a newspaper of general cir- culation wj.thin the City and shall post one copy of the notice of hearing on the property for which application has been made. If it appears after holding said hearing that the granting of approval is in the public interest, the Planning Commdssion shall then transmit to the Council a report of their findings. The Council shall act upon the Planning Commission's report at their next regular meeting and may reverse the findings of the Planning Commission by a majority vote of the councilmen present. r- Section 6. Enforcement. a. It shall be the duty of the Police Department of the City of Seward, Alaska, to enforce the provisions of this ord- inance. Section 7. Penalties. a. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the pro- visions of this ordinance shall upon conviction ther~of be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not to exceed $300.00 (three hundred dollars) or imprisonment not to excedd 30 (thirty) days, or by both. Section 8. Repeal of Other Ordinances. a. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 9. Severability. a. It is the legislative intent that all provisions and sections of this ordinance be liberally construed, and should any pro- vision or section of this ordinance be held unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not be construed as affecting the validity of any of the remaintng provisions or sections, it being the intent that this ordinance shall stand notwith- standing the invalidity of any provision or section. This rule shall apply to the amendment of any section of this ordinance whether or not such a provision is re-enacted in the amendatory ordinance. Section 10. Emergency. a. An emergency is hereby declared to ellist and the rules governing the introduction, reading, passage and approval of ordinance. are suspended. This ordinance shall be effective on the day when introduced and passed. Section 11. Publication. a. This ordinance shall be published by posting a copy thereof on the City nall Bulletin Board for ten days following its passage. Passed and approved this 21st day of April, 1954. ~ ~/~d1?~/^ ~j Mayor, City of Seward, Alaska