(A) All tourist parks shall be licensed under the provisions of M.S. § 327.15 and Minn. Rules parts 4630.0200 to 4630.2210, as they may be amended from time to time.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, firm, or corporation to keep, operate, or maintain any Tourist Park within the city unless the person, persons, firm, or corporation shall first obtain from the City Council a license or permit so to do.
(C) Every applicant for a permit to maintain a Tourist Park provided for in division (B) of this section shall file with the City Clerk a written application stating the name and address of the applicant, the location of the Tourist Park, the name of the owner, proprietor, or manager of the Tourist Park, the water supply available, the toilet and sanitary facilities in the Tourist Park, the size of the lot or parcel of ground to be used, and the maximum number of cars that will be accommodated. The application shall be signed by the manager or proprietor of the park and shall be accompanied by a sketch, diagram, or plat of the Tourist Park showing the location and arrangement of auto trailers to be placed thereon and showing the location and arrangement of the toilet facilities, water mains, septic tanks, and other sanitary facilities of the Tourist Park. The map, diagram, or plat shall be taken and considered as part of the application for a permit.
(D) The fee for a license or permit under division (B) of this section shall be $15, which sum shall accompany the application, provided that no such permit shall be issued for a longer period than one year. All permits under division (B) of this section shall expire on the first of April of each year.
(E) Upon the filing of the application, the City Council shall determine the condition of sanitation of the Tourist Park and if necessary shall cause an inspection of the park to be made. The application shall be rejected if the City Council shall find that the park does not contain proper and adequate sanitary conditions and facilities for the accommodation of the number of auto trailers the park is supposed to accommodate, as set forth in the application. No permit shall be issued to operate any Tourist Park unless the park is provided with the following facilities: electric lights, water of a safe, sanitary quality; sanitary facilities for the disposal of human excreta, sewage, garbage, rubbish, and compliance with all the regulations of the State Board of Health. Where available, each Tourist Park shall connect with the city sewer system, otherwise a septic tank must be provided.
(F) Every licensee hereunder shall provide a suitable register for all persons seeking accommodations at any such park and shall be responsible to see that all persons stopping at the park properly register therein. The registration shall include the date of arrival, the home address of each person, his or her destination, and the trade name and license number of each car.
(G) Upon the issuance of a permit for a Tourist Park, the City Council shall cause the park to be inspected from time to time by the proper officers of the city and if the City Council shall find that the holder of the permit has made any false or misleading statements in his or her application for a permit or has not complied with the specifications contained in the applications for permit, the Council shall have the power to revoke the permit.
(H) If the City Council shall determine, after proper inspection by officers of the city, that the conditions of any Tourist Park shall have become so unsanitary as to endanger the health of the occupants of the park or the surrounding community, or that the sanitary facilities of the park have become inadequate to properly protect the health of the occupants of the park or the health of the of the surrounding community, the City Council shall have the right to require the holder of the permit for the park to place the park in a proper sanitary condition within ten days. If the holder of the permit shall fail or refuse to so act, the City Council shall have the right to revoke the permit.
(Ord. 103, passed 10-5-71) Penalty, see § 10.99