(A) License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain or operate within the corporate limits of the village any trailer camp, unless the person first secures and properly possesses a license therefor as herein provided.
(B) Application for license. Any person desiring to establish or maintain a trailer camp shall file with the Village Clerk written plans setting forth:
(1) The full name and address of the applicant or applicants; or names and addresses of the partners if the applicant is a partnership; or the names and addresses of the officers if the applicant is a corporation; and the present or last occupation of the applicant at the time of the filing of the application;
(2) The location and legal description of the tract of land upon which it is proposed to operate and maintain a trailer camp;
(3) The proposed and existing facilities in the trailer camp for water supply, garbage and waste disposal, sewage, fire protection and the proposed alterations therein and the maintenance thereof; and
(4) The proposed method of lighting the structures and land upon which the trailer park is to be located. An affidavit of the applicant as to the trust of the matters contained in the application shall be attached thereto.
(C) Issuance of license. The Village Clerk shall issue a license for the operation of a trailer camp upon a showing that all requirements of this chapter are complied with and upon payment of the proper fee as hereinafter provided.
(D) License fees. Each application for an operating license shall be accompanied by a license fee as follows:
Trailer Camp Capacity | Fee |
10 trailers or less | $100 |
11 to 20 trailers | $200 |
21 trailers or more | $200, plus $6 per area unit in excess of 20 |
(E) Term of license. Each license shall expire at the end of the fiscal year in which issued, but in the event a license is issued more than a month after the beginning of any fiscal year, the fee to be paid shall be reduced in proportion to the full calendar months which have expired in that fiscal year.
(F) License to be posted. The license required by this section shall be conspicuously posted on the premises of the trailer camp at all times.
(G) Renewal of license. Before any license shall be renewed, the premises shall be inspected to determine whether full compliance with this chapter has taken place.
(H) Revocation of license. At any time a trailer camp is found to be violating the provisions of this chapter, the licensee of the trailer camp shall be notified of the condition. If the violation is not corrected within reasonable time after notification, the license of the trailer camp may be revoked by the Village Board of Trustees.
(1986 Code, § 8-3-2-1) Penalty, see § 150.99