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Home My WebLink AboutCC Ord 214 1937-08-19 > , ~ ::!zo '1 ,1 --1);;0 I.. .,_ I -. (j) j (\ 1- --tZ -,I..) )> .... ' ". r' pili 0 m-l" ~"'.."l ~ : ;:; , - ,I " ,... ; -. r' . T1 n , ~l I "' ., ~'.) 0 , ~'l3 ;,1>- -< ~ ~:' ~/ , 1 ./ ~' .. . . ..... o ORDlkNC:;;: NO. .::(',/ r- - .- AN ORDINAIl}:d:' uF THil CITY OF SEAL B.!:ACH, CALIFORlUA, PROVIDING FOR TH.!.: LICti:NSIID AiID R:DULI\.TION OF a.uTO- MOBILE CAlVl.P CARS OR TRAILERS AIID TRAIL:m CA~lPS HITHIU SAID CITY, FIXING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATIOil II.c:REOF AIID REPEl\LING ALL ORDIIlAJ{}d! OR PARTS OF ORDlNANCl!S IN CONFLICT H.::RE1ilITH. , The Oity Council of the City of Seal Beach, CDliforniD, do ordain; os folIous: Section 1: Definitions: lln "automobile cDmp car" or i'trai1er" is hereby do fined to be any veh1~le used, or intended formuse, os a conveyance upon the,public streets or highwDYS ond duly 1iBensed os such; and shall in~lude self-propelled Dnd non-self-propelled vehicles, so designed, constructed, reconstructed or Ddded to by meqns of portable accessories in such 0 manner as will permit the occu~ancy thereof as tamporary dwelling or sloeping p1Dce for one or more persons, Dnd having no foundDtion other than wheels, jacks, or skirting so arranged as to be integral with OD portDb1e by said cDmp cor or trailer. A "trDiler comv" shall moon any site, lot, field or tract of land upon which t~o or more cDmp cars or hpuse trDi1ers ore, hDrbored whether or not n chDrge is 'mode for such hDrbori~g,and shall include Dny building, structure, tent, vehicle o~ enclosure used or intended for use DS a part of the e4u'pmentof Such,cDmp or house tra1er camp. Section 2: It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector ~ said City to enforce 011 of tho Drovisions of this ordinance,and for the purpose of securing onforcement thereof, the Building Inspector, or any of his duly authorized representatives, shall have the right and are hereby empowored to enter upon the premises of Dny camp -~ ground now operating or which may hereafter be operated with~a1d city of SeD1 BeDch to inspect the some Dnd 011 accommodations conft nected therewith. Section 3: It sholl be unlawful for any person, firm or corpor- Dtion to operate, maintain or offer for public use within the con- fines of said City of SeD1 Beach, os hereinafter setforth, Dny comp ground or trDi1er camp without first applying for Dnd receiving from said Building Inspector 0 permit so to do, in the manner here- inafter set forth, or without comD1ying with the regulations here- inafter provided, or any rules and regulations which may be formu- lated by the City Council of soid City from time to time and the laws of the State of CalifarniD. Secjion 4:App1ication For Permit, Inspection F.ee. Ebch appli- cation for such permit shall be inwlriting upon a form provided by the Building inspector for that purpose,and shall be made to the City Council of said City in Writing, stating the nume or names of the person, firm or ccqloration making the application, with the place of residence of each, the street number or pro- posed location by iegD1 description of said CDmp ground, Dnd such other information as the Building Inspector may require. The appli- cation sholl be presonted with the license tax hereinDftor desig- nated in cash or cashier's check drawn in favor of said City upon a Los Ange1ea or Orange County Bonk, and the City Council reserves the right to rejoct any Dnd 011 such Dpplications ,should it, Dfter such investigation os mDY seem sufficient determine that the issu- ing of such license or permit or the conduct of such business thereunder Dt the proposed 10cDtion would be detrimental to tho public welfare, health or morals, in whi~h event the liconse tDX sholl be refunded or check returned. In addition to such license tax there sholl accompany such application on initiD1 inspection' fee of ~ 2.00 ,for which the Building Inspector sholl issue 0 receipt, which f~e ShD11 be in payment of the inspection of such P..08.o 1. r 'IX ~., )J1~ , . ...... I I Ordinance Number proposod camp sito"and. providod further that thoro shall bo an additional inspection foo of $1.00 paid to said Building Inspoctor by tho holdor of such a pormit quarterly for which said Inspoctor shall mako an Ddditiona1 ins poet ion of the promises evory three months following tho issuanco of a pormit and any ro~ommondBtion for tho tmprovomont of conditions at such camp site mado by tho Inspoctor sholl be compliod with forthwith by the holdor of such a 1iconso or pormit; fai1uro to comply thorowith shall subjoct tho 1iconso to rovocation. Soction 5; Tho oporDtion of a trailor camp shall in all rospocts bo carriod on in full comp1ianco with tho ordinancos, rulos and regulations of tho city of Soal Boach portaining thoroto, with all rules and rogulations of tho Health Dopa~tment of tho County of Orango and tho laws of tho State of California. Soction 6: An auto camp or trai10r camp estab1ishod undor tho provisions of this ordinance and tho oporation of which constitutos a public nuisance os moro particularly dofinod by tho ordinancos of said City of Soal Boach and tho laws of tho State of California, shall be Dbatod by the procoduro proscribod in said Ordinancos and/or by the City Attornoy in an action brought in the SupuDior Court undor the provisions of tho Civil Code of Procoduro of tho State of California on behalf of said City, unless aftor five days notico in writing from tho Stroot Superintondont of said City or within such 10ngor poriod of time as may bo a110wod such nuisanco is remodied. \"Iithin tho moaning of this soction 0 "nuisanco" embraces the following: Public nuisanco as known to tho common law or in equity jurisprudonco; whatovor is dangorous to human life or dotrimental to hoa1th; tho ovorcrowding ~ith occupants o~any room or space; in- sufficient vonti1ation or i11uminationof trny room;inadequato or un- sanitary sowago or plumbing faci1itios, impuro water for bathing or drinking, and Whatover rondors air, food or drink unwho1osome or dotrimonta1 to tho hoalth of humaa beings. Section 7: Such permit may be transforred upon the writton appli- cation of tho ho1dor theroof to tho City Council and the authorizatio of such City Council ondorsod thoroon by the City Clerk. A permit may bo granted at any time during tho year and shall continuo in effeot as long as tho annual 1iconso tax heroinafter providod for shall be paid whon duo and tho roquiromonts of this ordinanco are complied wit' othorwiso such pormit shall ipso facto terminato and be null and void r soction 8: Annllal Liconso Tax. Evory person, firm or corporation, Conducting, manag;\.ilg~ or carrying on tho business of maintoining an-., DUtO trailor camp ground within tho City of Seal Bosch, shall pay 0 1icenso tax of Soventy9Fivo Do11ors(075.00)por yoar, or for any un- , oxp)rod portion of 0 yoar, payab10 in advanco,which shall oxpire \ July 1st of oach yoar following its issuanco. Such liconse tax shall " bo paid bofore a pormit to oporato is issuod and tho 1iconso shall bo 'kopt conspicuously posted upon tho prsmises.at all timos. Soction 9: Tho provisions of this ordinanco' shall bo applicable to ovory auto tra i10r cDmp ground within tho incorporatod ar<ll of the City of Soa1 Beaoh ond it shall be unlawfUl for any porson, firm or corporation maintaining, operating, conduoting or carrying on Dny sue camp ground or for any person living or sleoping in any such camp ground, cDmp cor or trailer located in a camp ground, or any othor person, to viola to, or contributo in any way to the violation, of a~ of the provisions of this ordinance. ~ Soction 10. Evory person owning or oporating 0 cmap ground shall maintain such camp ground and any toi1ots, baths or othor permanot oquipment in connoction therewith, in a c10an and sanitary conditi and shall maintDin said oquipmont in 0 state of good ropair. ' ection 11: Tho City Council is horoby ompowerod to formu1ato rot time to time and onforco any ru10s Dnd regulations that said Council may doom advisab10 governing tho operation of such camp grounds / -' pogo 2..' Ordinance Number or camp cars and/or trDi1ers bearing on Dny matters of sanitDtion or housing. Section 12: In addition to the discretion herein vested in sDid City Council as to the proposed location of any such trDi1er cam~, no trailer camp ground sholl be located in what is known os a "Single Family nesidence Zone" 011 0 "Multiple Family Residence zonen~ os defined by Ordinance He.199, known as the n:t;oning Ordi- nonce of said City of Seal Boach, uithout first having made tho required Application to the City Planning Commission for a chanBo or rcc1DssificDtion of the provosed site os in said ordinance . provided, '" Section 13: Ground Aroa For Camp Cars or Trailers. ~ery camp ground heroDfter estab1ishod sholl be laid out with on open space of at least oight(8}feet in width kept and maintainod around each house cor, trai1cr house car, tent or building; the camp ground shall be marked off into lots groupp4~ in blocks with I struets on lanes at 1east~twenty(20)~edt in width adjacent to each I row of lots; no;houso c~r, trnilor-house cor, tent or building . _~~~~;~~cD~e~/~~~in~~n(l~')~~~ ~f.4 a~~ ~ ~:.r:; ~~~:rior";~~~dar- ~'tu!-of-SUCh camp shall bo suitably desginated with entranos and I"exits thoroto Dnd thB>>efrom to public highways properly marked or postod. Section 14: Drainage of Promises: ~ery camp ground hereafter established sholl be located on well drained ground or oraD and the pramises shall bo propor1y gradod sp' as to prevent the accumulation of storm or CDsua1 wators. 1.:, I t. Section 15: \iDter SUPi11y: An adequDte supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes shall be supplied to meet the requirements of said camp ground. SDid water supply shall be ob- tained from faucets only, conveniently located in said camp ground with proper disposal of any waste water, and no dipp~ng~vesse1s or common cups shall be permitted. Section 16: Removal of Uheels or Similar Devices: It sholl be un1Dwful for any person to remove or cause to be removed the wheels or any similar trsnsporting devices from a cDmp car or trailer in 0 camp ground or to otherwise permanently Dffix such camp car or trailer to the ground in 0 manner that would pr~vent ready removDl thereof without first obtaining a permit so tdbdo, from the Building Deportment _or .eend City of Seal Beach under the provisions of the Building Code of SDid City, and such or any alter- ation of such comp car or trailer os Dbove set forth, shall be con- strued as removing it from the provisions of this ordinance and con- verting it into 0 dwelling or building under the provisions of sDid "i1:::.:~;, Dog' ,nd other 'nimolo~:lk;pt t.,;or on a 1eDsh while on camp premises and~! suc animD1 no&so kept mDY be removed from the camp ground Dnd impounded. Section 18: Toi~ts: Two toilets, one for each sex, must be pro. vided f9r eack<ten(~O)uni~s or fraction thereof. All plumbing fix- tures must be pr~rly trapped and vented and.mado sDnitDry in every particular. \iindow area of at least three(3)squDre feet must be provided for eDch sepDrate closed compartment. Floors must be of cement or other non-absorbant moterllDl and shower bath compartments should be curbed and have non-DbsorbDnt walls to 0 height of at least five(5)feet.Toi1ets and buildings must be kept c1eDn and ssnitDry. Section 180. State Housing Lows: All bUi1dings,tents,living and sleeping rooms,or kitihens in any auto camp shall be erected, constructed Dnd maintDined in acc&rdDnce with the prOVisions of Sections 5,6 and 7 of an Act of the Legis1Dture of the State of California, known as Senate Bill No.282,Chapter 214,Dpproved April 24,1931. pDge 3. :'~ -- .. I I I y Yo, x "" '"f.., .:k-.A..:l.c .~1J-,at v-<'--L ...... \ O"v-t-I.~u. ~'t..cr., QA.t. ~~d~ ~~ , (~..;) , Ordinance Number ..~~~....cl .t"~..: . r; Section 19: Garbage and Rubbish Receptacles. There shall be provided in every camp ground heretofore or hereafter established, ~SUCh number of tight receptacles ~ith close fitting metal covors for gDrbage, and for refuse, Dshes Dnd rubb~sh as may be deemed necessDry by the Building Inspector Dnd such garbDge Dnd other receptDc1es sholl at 011 times be maintained in 0 clean end sDnitDry condition. Section 20: Slop Sinks. There sholl be provided in every camp ground heretofore or hereafter estDbl~shed one or more s~op sinks propeuly connected with tho sewer, such sinks to be conveniently located with reference to such campI CDrs or trailers. Section 21: Refuse and SewDge Disposal. It sholl be un1DwfUl to permit Dny waste wDter or materiDl from s inks, baths, showers or other pftumbing fiKtures in camD cars or trailers to be deposited upon the surfDce of the ground Dnd 011 such fixtures, when in use, must be connected to the city sewer system, or drainage therefrom must be disposed of in 0 mDnner sDtisfDctory to the Building In- spector. All toi1ett, sinks, or other pftumbing equipment of the p ground must also be properly connected with the~sewer system. Section 22: Lighting. ~very camp ground heuetofore or hereafter established sholl be provided with meDns ofilighting the some Dt night Dnd 011 public water closets Dnd both units sholl be pro- vided with sufficient lighting facilities whivh shall be kept lighted during the time from one-hD1f hour Dfter sunset until one-half hour before sunrise. Section 23.: Any \70 ter faucets, toilets, garbage receptacles; or other equipment required by the provisions of this ordinance in cDmp grounds or 'II hich may hereafter be required by any rules Dnd regu1Dtions of the City Council portaining to camp grounds shall JlQ]. be construod to mean wDter fDucets, toilets, garbage receptDcles or other equipment now or hereafter 10cDted in, near or adjacent to camp grounds Dnd which may already or hereafter be required under provisions of other laws or ordinances. Section 24: ~ch Violation SOpDrDte Offense. Every person, firm or corporation violating or contributing in any way to the violDtion of Dny provision of this ordinonce sholl be deemed guilty of 0 separate offense for eaoh day during which such violation continues Dnd sholl bo punishable therefor os herein provided. Section 25: It sholl be the duty of every person, firm or corporDtion owning, leasing, renting, operating or occupying 0 camp ground in the City of Seal BeDch to comply with 011 of the pro- visions of this ordinDnce and Dny rules Dnd regulations formulDted by the City Cmunci1 governing cDmp grounds, Dnd any such person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordi- nonce or s aid rules and regulations or conbributing in any WDY to the violation thereof sholl be deemed gui~y of 0 misdomeDnor, and upon conviction thereof~Dll be punished by 0 fine bot ex- ceeding ~undred Dollar SbO.OOJor by imprisonment in the County JDi~ot exceeding s months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 26: If any section, subsection, sentence, clDuae or phrase of this ordinance is for Dny reason held to be uboonsti- tutiona1, suoh decision shall not affebt the validity of the re- maining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby de- c1Dres that it would hove passed this ordinance Dnd each section, subsection, sentence, clouse Dnd phrase thereof, irrospective of yhe fact that Dny one or more sections, subsections, sentences, c1Duses or phra,ses be decliiiliJElat unconstitutiono1. Section 27: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con- flict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. page 4. Ordinance Number Section 28: That the City Clerk sholl oouse this ordinance to be published onco in the Seal BeDch Post ~ Wove, a newspaper of general circulDtion, printed, published and circu1Dtod in sDid City of Seal Beach, Dnd it shall thereupon take effeot. Palised, Adopted Dnd Approved this I'I~ dlly of ~ 193'/. ~ Mayor Of the Cl 0 eDC , ca~lrorniD. Attest :';~61'tfie~~ ....... ',' page 5. "-