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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 245ORDINANCE NO. 245 . TRE cer AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SANITATION AND CONDUCT OF CAMP CARS AND/OR TRA-S AND mGULATING THE SANITATION, OPERATION AND XAIl?TEXANcE OF CAklP GROulvDS IN THE CITY OF LODI AND PRESCRIBING TEE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOP1 ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section l. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this ordinance, ain words and phrases are defined as follows, and certain provisions shall be construed as herein set forth unless it shall be apparent from their context that they have a different meaning. Words used in the singular include the plural, and the plural the singular. Words used in the present tense include the future, CANP CAR AND/OR TRAILER "CANP CAR AND/OR TRAILER" is any vehicle used for living or sleeping purposes and which is equipped with wheels or similar deviaes used for the purpose of transporting said unit from place to place, whether by motive power or other means. CAMP GROUND. "CAMP GROUND" is defined to be any place, area or tract I of land upon which is located any camp car and/or trailer, or any tent used for living or sleeping purposes. TENT. - ttTENT" is defined to be and include an3 tent used for living h or sleeping purposes whether the same be pitched or constructed upon the ground or upon a platform and any structure used for sleeping or living purpose8 and which is constructed In whole or in part of canvas, cloth, or any similar flexible or pliable material, -I.- Section 2. PERMIT REQUIRED. Before buildhg or construct- ing any camp ground or any improvements thereon situated or to be situated, the owner and/or party intending to operate the same shall first apply for and obtain such "Special Use Permit" or other permit from the City Council of the City of Lodi as may be required by Ordinance No. 238 of said City, commonly known as said city's "Zoning Ordinance", and such other permit or permits as may be required by any ordinance of the City of Lodi; and, in addition thereto it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate or maintain, or to offer for public use, within the confines of the City of Lodi, as hereinafter set forth, any camp ground without first applying for and receiving from the San Joaquin Local Health District a permit so to do, in the manner hereinafter provided, or without complying with regulations here- inafter set forth, or any rules and regulations which may be formulated by the City Council from time to time and the laws of the State of California. Section 3. &PPLICATIOIJ FOR PERXIT, -. Each application for such psw in writing, upon a form provided by the San Joaquin Local Hehlth District for that purpose. It shall state the name and address of the applicant and a description of the property, whereon or wherein, it is proposed to conduc'o a camp ground, It shall also contain such other infor- mation as the San Joaquin Local HeaEth District may require and it shall be filed by the applicant. It shall be filed with the San Joaquin Local Health District not less than five (5) days, nor more than twenty (20) days before said camp ground is made ready for use. Section 4, IKSPECTION BY SAN JOAQUIN LOCAL HlEALTH DISTRICT, Upon the filing of such application fae, it shall be the duty of the San Joaquin Local Health District to investigate the premises and determine whether said proposed camp ground or the site selected therefor conforms with the requirements of this ordinance. W -2- Section 5. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF PERMIT. The San Joaquin Local Health District, whenever it shall appear to said district that the owner and/or operator of any such camp growti in the City of Lodi, has violated or failed to perform any of the terms or conditions of this ordinance, shall summarily revoke the permit issued by it, to operate or mgintain or offer for public use the said camp ground or may suspend such permit for such term or period as to said distrlct may seem fit and proper and after such revocation and/or during such suspension, it shall be unlawful for the owner, operator or person in charge of such camp ground to operate or maintain the same or offer the same for public use. NOT Section 6. PERMIT MAYn TRANSFERRED. Such permit or per- mits shall be non-transferable. time during the yearL :ma unless previously revoked shall expire one calendar year following the date of issue. Section 7. PERNIT iiIUST BE POSTED IN CONSPICUOUS PLACE. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to establish, maintain, conduct or carry on any camp ground unless there shall be at all times posted in a conspicuous place at said camp ground the permit obtained from the San Joaquin Local Health District in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. A pernit may be granted at any Section 8. UNLAWFUL TO VIOLATE THIS ORDINANCE. The provi- sions of this ordinance shall be applicable to every camp ground within the incorporated area of the City of L'odi and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation maintaining, operat- ing, conducting or carrying on any sueh camp ground or for any person living or sleeping in any camp car and/or trailer and/or tent located in a camp ground, or any other person, to violate, or contribute In any way to the violation, of any of the prqvisions of thls ordinance. -3- , Section 9. RESPONSIBILITY OF OKKER OR OPERATOR. Every person owning or operating a camp ground shall maintain such camp ground and any toilets, baths, or other permanent equipment in connection therewith, in a clean and sanitary condition and shall maintain said equipment in a state of good repair, and it shall be the duty of said operator to comply with all rules and regulations contained in this act governing the operation and maintenance of such camp grounds. Section 10. GROUND AREA FOR CANP CARS AND/or TRAILERS. In all such camp grounds, the camp cars and/or trailers and/or tents shall be arranged in rows abutting or facing on a driveway or clear unoccupied space of not less than 20 feet in width (in addition to the other unoccupied spaces herei' required) , which space shall have unobstructed and open access to a public street or alley; and all camp cars and/or traiiers and/or tents shall be set back from the front property lines and/or alley lines, in the same manner and to the same extent as requjxed for residences by said Ordinance No. 238, as the same may-apply in the particu- lar zone and locality in which such camp ground may be located. A clear space of ten feet shall be maintained between camp J cars and a clear space af ten feet shall be maintained between camp cars and any building, tent or structure on the premises. Except where a greater clear space is required by said Ordinance No. 238, a clear space of five feet shall be maintained between camp cars and property lines and no camp car, camp trailer or tent shall. be located closer than five feet to the nearest edge or side of any such driveway. Section 11. DRAINAGE OF PRENISES. Every cap ground hereto- fore or hereafter established shall be located on a well-drained area and the premises of every such camp ground or any existing campground shall be properkg graded so as to prevent the accumula- tion of storm or casual waters. -4- Section 12. WATER SUPPLY. An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes shall be supplied to meet the requirements of said camp ground. Said water supply shall be obtained from faucets only, conveniently located in said camp ground, and no dipping vessels or common cups shall be permitted, and no camp car, trailer or tent shall be located more than one hundred (100) feet from a faucet. Section 13. REMOVAL OF WHEELS OR SINILAR DEVICES. It shall be unlawful Tor any person, firm or corporation owning or operat- ing a camp car and/or trailer located in a camp ground to remove or cause to have removed the wheels or any sjlllilar transporting devises from said camp car and/or trailer or to otherwise permanent- ly fix it to the ground in a manner that would prevent the ready removal of said camp car and/or trailer. camp car<&nd/or trailer as above set forth, shall be construed as removing it from the requirements of this ordinance and converting it into a dwelling and it shall thereupon be subject to the requirements of the building code of the City of LodS. and the State Housing Act of California, and Ordinance No, 238 of said City. Any alteration to any Section 14. DOGS NOT ALLOlilrED AT LARGE. Dogs at no tkne s@ll be permitted to run at large in any camp ground. Section 15. TOILETS. Every camp ground shall be equlpped with one water closet and one urinal Tor men and two water closets for women for every ten (10) spaces or fractional part thereof laid out or used for camp cars, trailers and/or tents. for each sex shall be in separate rooms and each shall be con- spicuously and appropriately marked for men or for women. car, trailer or tent shall be located more than one hundred (100) feet from required toilets. urinal rooms shall be constructed of concrete or other non- absorbent material. A base of the same mterial shall extend upward from the floor at least six inches on all walls. The toilets No camp The floors of all water closets or Dividing -5- partitions in lavatory rooms shall have an open space at the bottom of not less than twelve inches. All exterior openings shall be screened with a mesh of not less than fourteen to the inch. Section 16. SEOWRS. Each camp ground shall be equipped with at least one shower for each sex for every twenty spaces or fractional part thereof laid out or used for camp cars, trailers or tents, Showers for each sex shall be in separate rooms and shall be conspicuously and appropriately marked for men or for women. All shower floors shall be constructed of water-proof material and the walls and dividing partitions shall be constructed of a like material to a height of at least six feet from the floor. All shower rooms shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and strictly in accordance with the provisions of this section. Section 17. GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. There shall be provided in every camp ground heretofore or hereafter established, such number of tight receptacles with close fitting metal covers for garbage, refuse, ashes and rubbish as may be deemed necessary by the San Joaquin Local Health District, not less tlm one (1) for every five (5) units, or less, and such garbage receptacles shall at all times be maintained in a clean and sanitary condi- tion,,, which garbage shall be collected in accordance with pro- visions of Lodi City ordinances. Section 18. SLOP SINKS. There shall be provided in every camp ground heretofore or hereafter established one or more slop sinks properly connected with a sewer or cesspool, such sinks to be conveniently located at no greater distance than one hundred feet from any camp car and/or trailer and/or tent. -6- Section 19. REFUSE BND SEWAGE DISPOSAL. It shall be unlawful to permit any waste water or material from sinks, baths, showers or other plumbing fixtures in camp cars and/or trailers and/or tents to be deposited upon the surface of the ground and all such fixtures, when in use, must be connected to the city sewer system, or the drainage therefrom must be disposed of In a manner satisfactory to the San Joaquin Local Health District. Section 20. LIGIPTING. Every camp ground heretofore or hereafter established shall be provided with means of electri- cally lighting the same at bath units shall be provided with sufficient electric lighting facilities and all water closets shall be kept lighted during the time from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise. night and all water closets and Section 21. FIRE PROTECTION. Every camp ground slmll be equipped with at least one fire extinguisher for each 2500 square feet of camp ground area and such additional extinguishers as may be required by the Chief of the Fire Department. Location an$ type of extinguishers shall be approved by the Fire Chief. The water faucets, toilets, showers, garbage Section 22. receptacles and other equipment required by the provisions of this ordinance shall be in addition to the plumbing fixtures and other sanitary appurtenances installed or used in connection with any other occupancy on the same or adjoining premises. Section 23. It shall be unlawful to occupy any camp car, trailer or tent for living or sleeping purposes in the City of Lodi unless the same is located upon a camp ground licensed under the provisions of this ordinance, provided, however, that where a residence building is built and used for residence purposes upon any lot within the City of Lodi the family, or head thereof occupyd ing such residence house may permit any relative or friend of such -7- family to occupy for a term of not to exceed days in the back yard of such lot (but not upon any adjoining or vacant lot) a camp car, trailer, or tent for sleeping purposes only, where the same is not prohibited as an * us& under the terms and provisions of said Ordinance No. 238, and provided that no rent shall be charged for the privilege of so maintaining such camp car, trailer or tent in or upon the said back yard. conse cut ive aece S8OPy Section 24. In all cases where tents or tent cottages are located within any camp ground, the same requirements for unoccu- pied spaces around the same, location of the same, driveways, toilets, showers, slop sinks, running water and all other sanitary facilities and features shall apply as are herein specified for camp cars and/or trailers, and any unit of space upon which said tent or tent cottage shall be located in any camp ground shall in all respects conply with all the terms and provisions hereof to the same extent and in the same manner as if said space were occupied by camp car and/or trailer. Section 26. REGISTRATION OF OCCUPANTS. The owner and/or operator of any such camp ground shall maintain at all times, in an orderly fashion, a register upon which shall be signed or entered the names of all persons occupying each camp car, trailer or tent in such camp ground, and an appropriate camp ground number for such camp car, trailer or tent, entered opposite the names of such occupants; the license number of each camp car and trailer and motor number of each camp car* also be entered opposite the names of such occupants and such register shall be kept at such camp ground at all times for a period of at least one year after such occupant or occupants have left or vacated such camp ground, and such records shall, at all times be open to the inspection of any and all police officers of the City of Lodi, sheriffs or other peace officers of the State of California and United States. - 8- i Section 25'. It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation owning, leas-, renting or operating a camp ground in the City of Lodi to comply with all of the provisions of this ordFnance and/or any rules and regulations formulated by the City Council governing camp grounds, and any such person, firm or cor- poration violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or said rules and regulations or contributing in any way to the vlolation thereof shall be deemed guilty of a misdemamor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail not exceeding three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 28. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitu- tional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remain- ing portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsec- tion, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force at the expir- ation of thirty (30) days from and after its passage, and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days the same shall be published, with the names of the members voting for and against the same, %na at least oneewe& in,a newspaper of general circulation published in the said City of Lodi. The h di /%wsSentirrel.. -9-