Chapter 5.36
AUTO COURTS – MOTELS
Sections:
5.36.010 Auto court or motel defined.
5.36.060 Sanitary requirements.
5.36.070 Compliance with ordinances.
5.36.080 Use for immoral purposes prohibited.
5.36.010 Auto court or motel defined.
“Auto court” or “motel,” as used in this chapter, means any parking lot or garage for the accommodation of motor vehicles where transient sleeping accommodations are afforded or provided on the same premises for the public or for the occupants of such automobiles. A hotel which furnishes parking space or has a garage in connection with the hotel shall not be construed as an auto court or motel.
5.36.020 License required.
It is unlawful to conduct or operate an auto court or motel in the municipality without having a state health certificate and without having first obtained a license therefor or without complying with all of the provisions of this chapter.
5.36.030 Application – Plans.
Each applicant for a license to operate or maintain an auto court or motel shall file an application with the clerk and shall state thereon the name and address of the applicant, name and address of the owner or manager thereof, location of the auto court or motel and the maximum number of persons and vehicles to be accommodated. This application shall be accompanied by plans of the toilet, bath and washbasin facilities, slop sinks, water faucets, sewer connections, driveways and other improvements.
5.36.040 Fire walls.
No parking space shall be provided for motor vehicles within ten feet of any building or structure used for housing accommodations in an auto court or motel unless the wall facing such parking space is constructed of fireproof materials and unless the windows in such wall, if any, are equipped with reinforced fire-resistant glass.
5.36.050 Fee.
The annual license fee for such license shall be one hundred dollars plus twenty-five dollars for each unit of sleeping accommodations. (Ord. 2002-07 § 18, 2002; Ord. 89-5 § 17, 1989; Ord. 84-5 § 18, 1984)
5.36.060 Sanitary requirements.
No such premises shall be operated as an auto court or motel unless each unit is equipped with adequate toilet and other sanitary facilities to serve the total number of persons accommodated therein. All such sanitary facilities shall be properly connected with the sanitary sewer system of the municipality if the premises are located on a street served by such sewer.
5.36.070 Compliance with ordinances.
It is unlawful to permit any violation of any ordinance or law on or in any auto court. Such premises must be kept clean and sanitary at all times and all waste material must be removed therefrom at least once every twenty-four hours. The chief of police or health officer shall inspect or cause to be inspected each auto court or motel to see to the compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
5.36.080 Use for immoral purposes prohibited.
It is unlawful to use or permit the use of any auto court or motel or any portion thereof for immoral purposes.
5.36.090 Lights.
Any area or premises of any auto court or motel open to use by the public or by all persons staying in or being accommodated in the court or motel shall be kept adequately lighted at nighttime; provided, that such lights must be so shaded or otherwise regulated so as to prevent them from shining upon adjacent premises.
5.36.100 Trailers.
It is unlawful to use or permit the use of an auto court or motel for the accommodation of a trailer.