Chapter 15.15
TRAILER COACHES AND TRAILER HOUSES
Sections:
15.15.020 Permitted where – Exemptions.
15.15.030 Wheel removal – Placement on foundation.
15.15.040 Sewer connection or septic tank required.
15.15.050 Preexisting trailer houses.
15.15.060 Violation – Penalty.
15.15.010 Definition.
A trailer coach or trailer house, as used in this chapter, is hereby defined as any unit for living or sleeping purposes, which is or has been equipped with wheels or similar devices for the purpose of transporting said trailer coach or trailer house from place to place. And further, that said trailer coach or trailer house shall have a width of less than 12 feet and a length, excluding the tongue, of less than 40 feet. The trailer referred to herein shall have less than 480 square feet of floor area, including the area occupied by the outside walls. [Addendum to Ord. 390, 1972; Ord. 390 § 1, 1957]
15.15.020 Permitted where – Exemptions.
No trailer coach shall be occupied for sleeping or living purposes within the city of Burns for any period of time exceeding four hours except in a licensed trailer park, RV park or area otherwise designated for that use, and excepting also the following:
(1) This section shall not apply to occupation for sleeping or living purposes of a trailer coach by nonresidents of Harney County, Oregon, visiting persons in the city of Burns, for not more than 14 days consecutively, provided said trailer coach is parked on private property, not on a city street, alley or right-of-way, and does not obstruct traffic or otherwise constitute a hazard to persons driving in the immediate vicinity.
(2) This section shall not apply to occupation for sleeping or living purposes of a trailer coach located in an area designated for such purpose by a special permit issued by the city of Burns upon application not less than 60 days prior to any special event for which such special permit is sought. Such a special permit may be issued to a sponsoring entity or agency by the city of Burns upon a showing of reasonable necessity and upon the condition that the sponsoring agency or entity shall be responsible for water, sewage and garbage disposal for vehicles and persons using such specially designated area. The city of Burns may require the posting of security by the sponsoring agency or entity to ensure said sponsor’s obligations under said permit are discharged. [Ord. 619, § 1, 1983; Ord. 390 § 2, 1957]
15.15.030 Wheel removal – Placement on foundation.
Removal of the wheels or placement of a trailer house on a permanent or temporary foundation shall not change the essential character of any trailer house or trailer coach or change the requirements of BMC 15.15.020. [Ord. 390 § 3, 1957]
15.15.040 Sewer connection or septic tank required.
It shall be unlawful for any person occupying or using any trailer coach or trailer house within the city of Burns to use any toilet, sink, lavatory or similar equipment therein unless and except the same be connected with the public sewer or to an approved septic tank in accordance with the ordinance of the city of Burns relating thereto. All trailer camps within the city of Burns shall comply with the sanitary requirements of the city of Burns. [Ord. 390 § 4, 1957]
15.15.050 Preexisting trailer houses.
Those trailer houses outside trailer camps from which the wheels have been removed, which are placed upon permanent foundations, and which comply with the zoning and sanitary requirements of the city of Burns as of the date of passage of the ordinance codified in this chapter, shall be considered to be permanent houses and exempt from the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that severance of any such trailer house from the realty where presently located at any time hereafter shall cause such trailer to become subject to all the requirements hereof. [Ord. 390 § 5, 1957]
15.15.060 Violation – Penalty.
Violation of this chapter is punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00. [Ord. 663, 1988; Ord. 619 § 3, 1983; Ord. 390 § 6, 1957]