A. Permit Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, maintain, operate or alter any trailer court within the city, unless he owns a valid permit issued annually by the mayor and city council, in the name of such person for the specific court authorized to be operated and maintained.
B. Application For Permit: All applications for permits pursuant to this chapter shall be made to the mayor and council and shall show a complete plan of the trailer court. Said application shall be accompanied by a plan of the court showing the following:
1. The extent and area used for camp purposes.
2. Roadways and driveways, including the width and type of surface.
3. Location of sites or units for trailer coaches.
4. Location and number of sanitation conveniences, including toilets, washrooms, laundry and utility rooms to be used by occupants of such units.
5. Method and plan of sewage disposal.
6. Method and plan of garbage removal.
7. Plan for water supply.
8. Plans for electrical lighting of units.
It shall be the duty of the city clerk to provide suitable application forms and permit forms.
C. Permit Fee, Term: An annual permit fee in the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) is hereby imposed for each permit required by this section and payment of such fee must be made at the time of application therefor. Each permit shall expire on the December 31 of each year.
D. Conditions Of Issuance: No permit shall be issued without the recommendation of the board of investigators and such board must inspect and approve, by majority vote, the camp or court plan showing full compliance of all the provisions of this chapter.
E. Transfer Of Permit, Fee: License permits may be transferred upon approval by the board of investigators showing that the transferee is a person of good moral character and financially solvent, upon the payment of a transfer fee of five dollars ($5.00).
F. Inspections And Investigations, Revocation Of Permit: The board of investigators is hereby authorized and directed to make inspections to determine the condition of trailer courts located in the city. In order that such board may perform its duty of safeguarding the health and safety of occupants of trailer courts and of the general public, such board, or any member thereof, shall have the power to enter, at reasonable times, upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of this chapter. If the board, or any member thereof, finds conditions or practices existing which are in violation of any provision of this chapter, such board shall give notice in writing to the person to whom the permit is issued, and unless such condition or practice be corrected within a reasonable time, to be specified in such notice, the board shall recommend to the mayor and council that such permit be revoked, and the mayor and council shall thereafter order a hearing to show cause why the permit of such person should not be revoked. At least thirty six (36) hours' notice must be given the person of such hearing, advising him that he has an opportunity to appear with counsel to show cause why his permit should not be canceled. If, on such hearing, the mayor and council find that such person has been guilty of the violation specified in the notice served by the board of investigators, and in the order to show cause, said board shall forthwith revoke such permit and such person shall thereupon cease operation of such trailer court. (Ord. 1, 5-24-1971; amd. Ord. 40, 10-1978, rev. 9-1980)