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O-57-153 ~ o R DIN A 1'1 C E 1'1 O. ifj- .. AN ORDINANCE DEFINING HOUSE CARS, HOUSE TRAILERS OR TRAILERS; PROHIBITING THE PARIŒNG OF HOUSE CARS, HOUSE TRAILERS OR TRAILERS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT EXCEPl' IN TRAILER CAMPS OR TRAILER PARKS LICENSED BY THE CITY OF CLERMONT; PRDVIDING FOR LICENSING OF TRAILER CAMPS OR TRAILER PARKS AND HEALl'H AND SANITATION REQUIREMENTS THEREOF; PROVISIONS FOR MATTERS RELATIVE THERETO; PROVISIONS FOR PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FIDRIDA. SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. (a) TRAILER. Trailer or trailers, as referred to in this Ordinance, are defined to mean "so-called" trailers, house cars and trailer busses, which can be used as places of abode or office or storage, both temporary and permanent. (b) TRAILER PARK. A trailer park, as referred to in this Ordinance, is defined as a duly licensed camp, park or other established area to carryon the business of parking trailers and otherwise servicing trailers. (c) TRAILER SALES IDTS. Trailer Sales Lots, as referred to in this Ordinance, are defined as an area within the City of Clermont operated under a lease, or otherwise, by a duly licensed person, firm or corporation engaged in the sale, trade or exchange of, and general repair and servicing of new or used trailers. Such Trailer Sales Lots shall also embrace sales rooms used in the display, sale, trade and exchange of new and used trailers. Trailer Sales Lots may be also operated in conjunction with any other duly licensed business. SECTION 2. NECESSITY FOR ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAILERS. WHEREAS, it has been brought to the attention of the City Council of the City of Clermont that trailers, as defined in Section 1 of this Ordinance, have been parked at various times and at various places in the City of Clermont without regard to sanitary conveniences, without regard to fire regulations and the minimizing of danger from fires because of the close proximity to improvements on property on-which the trailer is located, or to improvements on abutting property, or to the detriment and annoyance of citizens on which such trailer is parked; and, WHEREAS, such trailers do not meet the minimum requirements under the zoning la¡TS, building code, sanitary code or electrical code of the City of Clermont; and, vJHEREAS, it is deemed by the City of Clermont to the best interest of the citizens of the City of Clermont to regulate the parJå.ng of such trailers, as defined in Section 1 of this Ordinance, and that in order to prevent any further parking of said trailers, as provided and defined herein, this Ordinance shall be construed as being Of an emergency character and adopted to meet the temporary public necessity. SECTION 3. PARKING OF TRAILERS. . No trailer, as defined in this Ordinance, shall be parked on any lot, parcel or tract of land, in the City of Clermont for a period in excess of t¡¡enty-four (24) hours, except in duly licensed trailer park or trailer camp, or trailer sales lot, as defined in Section 1 of this Ordinance. The permission -- for the parJå.ng of said trailer for said period of twenty-four (24) hours shall in no w ay be interpreted to embrace or allow the owner of said trailer to remove the UÌleels therefrom, place or set a trailer on any type of perman- ent or temporary foundation and/or to conÌlect the sanitary facilities in said trailer with any septic tank, cesspool or sewerage system of any Jå.nd, or to have said trailer connected or become a part of any public, private or municipal utility system. However, when said trailers are parked in Trailer Sales Lots for the purpose of display for the selling of said trailers, the person, firm or corporation duly licensed to operate said Trailer Sales Lot may have said trailer connected 1Iri.th his electric power system for the purpose of having electric potier in said trailer for display purposes only. Said trailer or trailers SO parked for display purposes cannot under any con- dition be connected with any public or private sewerage system, nor can they be occupied temporarily or permanently as an abode or living qIlarters for any person or persons. SECTION 4. ORDINANCE CONSTRUED. This Ordinance is not to be construed in any way as an amend- ment to the !1unicipal Zoning Ordinance or otherwise repealing or affecting any of the provisions of the city building, plumbing or electrical cOdes. This Ordinance shall be construed as being of an emergency character adopted to meet the temporary public necessity. SECTION 5. PENALTIES. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shál.l be punished by a fine of not less than $ ,:2~ C,.E , or more than $ }OO ~ø , or by imprisonment in the City jail for not mare than ten (10) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the Judge of the Municipal Court. Each day such violation is committed, or permitted to continue, shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punish- able as such hereunder. SECTION 6. SEPARABILITY. If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause, phrase or por- tion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. SECTION 7. ORDINANCES REPEALED. All Ordinances' and parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ~rdinance shall take effect A f IÙ \ lo - 1957. at 12:01 A. M. on - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . PASSED by the City Council of the City of Clermont Adjourned Regular Meeting held on the 5th day of April, 1957. ~ at an ./,( - -.¿¡¡ it/6;Y~1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \ -2- RECEIVED and approved by me this April 5, 1957. -- Mayor - --- -- ---- ----- - ---- ---- ---- -- -------- I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing Ordinance has been duly posted in accordance with the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Clermont pertaining to the posting and/or publishing of Ordinances passed and adopted by the City Council and approved by the Mayor of the City of Clermont. DATED t2ft~LL ;) / , 1957. --------- --------- -------------------- . -)-