Chapter 8.28
CAMP CAR AND CAMP TRAILER COURTS
Sections:
8.28.030 Squatter camp prohibited.
8.28.040 Resident caretaker required.
8.28.050 Camp car or trailer on squatter camp prohibited.
8.28.060 Garbage container requirements.
8.28.070 Sanitation requirements.
8.28.080 Objectionable shelters prohibited.
8.28.100 Fire safety requirements.
8.28.110 Sewage disposal system.
8.28.120 Public slop sinks required.
8.28.140 Contagious disease report required.
For statutory provisions regarding mobile homes and mobile home parks, see Health and Safety Code § 18000 et seq. See also HMC Title 5, Business Licenses and Regulations.
8.28.010 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter certain words and phrases are defined and certain provisions shall be construed as set out in this section as follows, unless it is apparent from their content that they have a different meaning:
A. “Camp car” or “camp trailer” is any unit used for living and/or sleeping purposes and which is equipped with wheels or other similar devices used for the purpose of transporting the unit from place to place, whether by motive power or other means;
B. “Camp space” is any place where one or more camp cars or camp trailers are erected or maintained or used or intended or designed to be used as living or sleeping quarters for one or more families or persons or where space is rented for the placing of such camp cars or camp trailers, or where free camping is permitted for camp cars or camp trailers for living or sleeping purposes with the expressed consent of the owner or person legally in charge of the land upon which such camp space is located;
C. “Squatter” is one who settles or locates on land enclosed or unenclosed with no bona fide claim or color of title or without the expressed consent of the owner or person legally in charge of the land;
D. “Squatter camp” is an area of land occupied by a squatter. (Ord. 179 § 1, 1938).
8.28.020 Permit required.
No person shall construct, operate, maintain or conduct or cause to be constructed, operated, maintained or conducted any camp car or camp trailer court or space as in this chapter defined without first applying for and obtaining a permit from the city clerk. (Ord. 179 § 2, 1938).
8.28.030 Squatter camp prohibited.
It is unlawful to construct, reconstruct, maintain, operate or conduct or to begin the operation of a camp car or trailer court or space upon any public or private property except as specified in this chapter, and it is unlawful to occupy for living and/or sleeping purposes or to reside in any established camp car or trailer court or space without permission so to do from the owner or person legally in charge of the land upon which any such camp car or trailer court or space is located, and in any prosecution for the violation of this chapter the burden of proving such permission shall rest upon the person or persons so occupying such camp car or camp trailer court or space, and in the absence of such permission such camp car or camp trailer court or space shall be declared to be a squatter camp as defined in this chapter and shall be vacated when so ordered by the health officer and/or building inspector of the city, it being the express intention of this section that no squatter camp shall be permitted to exist. (Ord. 179 § 2(a), 1938).
8.28.040 Resident caretaker required.
It is unlawful to maintain, conduct or carry on or cause to be maintained, conducted or carried on any camp car or camp trailer court or space in which three or more families reside unless such premises are provided at all times with a resident caretaker. (Ord. 179 § 2(b), 1938).
8.28.050 Camp car or trailer on squatter camp prohibited.
It is unlawful to place, maintain or occupy a camp car or camp trailer located on any area which is defined in this chapter as a squatter or squatter camp. (Ord. 179 § 2(c), 1938).
8.28.060 Garbage container requirements.
An adequate number of covered metal watertight and flytight depositories for garbage and rubbish shall be provided and shall be conspicuously and conveniently located in every camp car or camp trailer court or space. (Ord. 179 § 2(d), 1938).
8.28.070 Sanitation requirements.
Every camp car or camp trailer space and all of the premises of every camp car or camp trailer court space shall be kept clean and sanitary and free from all accumulation of debris, filth, rubbish, garbage or other offensive matter. (Ord. 179 § 2(e), 1938).
8.28.080 Objectionable shelters prohibited.
No habitations or shelters constructed of cloth, sacks, rags, brush, cane, weeds, tenting, refuse material of an objectionable nature or any combination of the foregoing shall be permitted in camp car or camp trailer court or space and it shall be the duty of the owner or other person legally in charge of the land or of the operator or person in charge of such camp car or camp trailer court or space where any such construction exists to have it removed from the premises or demolished. (Ord. 179 § 2(f), 1938).
8.28.090 Water supply.
A supply of water safe for human consumption shall be provided in ample quantities to meet all requirements of the maximum number of persons using such camp car or camp trailer court or space at any time. The water supply shall be easily obtainable and shall be located not more than 150 feet from any camp car or camp trailer court or space within such ground. (Ord. 179 § 2(g), 1938).
8.28.100 Fire safety requirements.
No fires shall at any time be so located as to endanger automobiles or other property in any camp car or camp trailer court or space. No fire shall be left unattended at any time on the exterior premises of any camp car or camp trailer court or space and all camp fires shall be completely extinguished before the camping party leaves. (Ord. 179 § 2(h), 1938).
8.28.110 Sewage disposal system.
All sewage effluent, garbage and rubbish from every camp car or camp trailer court or space shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner in such a way as to meet with the approval of the health officer of the city and shall be in conformity with the ordinances of the city. In the event a camp car or camp trailer is equipped with sink and/or toilet drainage system, the system must be connected to an established sewage disposal system consisting of either a cesspool, septic tank or sewer in a manner approved by the health officer. “Connected with” is defined as being such method as to constitute a closed system from the sink or toilet as would ordinarily be required for adequate and permanent plumbing. (Ord. 179 § 2(i), 1938).
8.28.120 Public slop sinks required.
A sufficient number of public slop hoppers or sinks shall be provided at all camp car or camp trailer courts or spaces to comply with the city plumbing ordinance, and shall be connected with a sanitary disposal system. (Ord. 179 § 2(k), 1938).
8.28.130 Register required.
It shall be the duty of the person maintaining, operating, conducting or carrying on any camp car or camp trailer court or space to keep a register of the names, addresses, date of arrival and date of departure of all persons stopping at such camp car or camp trailer court or space, together with any other information which may be ordered by the chief of police. (Ord. 179 § 2(l), 1938).
8.28.140 Contagious disease report required.
It shall be the duty of the person maintaining, operating, conducting or carrying on any camp car or camp trailer court or space to report immediately to the health officer any person residing therein having, or reasonably suspected of having any infectious or contagious disease. Immediately upon such notice the health officer shall investigate such report and take such action as is required. (Ord. 179 § 2(m), 1938).
8.28.150 Violation.
It is unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person, firm, or corporation to maintain any camp car or trailer for a period of more than 48 hours while occupied for human habitation, on any lot, or premises, or public street, or property, within the city, outside of a licensed trailer camp. (Ord. 202 § 1, 1949; Ord. 179 § 3-1/2, 1938).