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ORDINKNCE NO.�
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY UF CANTUN, ILLINUIS:
Section 1 . DEFINITIONS. As used in this article, the follow-
ing terms shal7. have the meaning indicated below:
r1Trailer coach" shall mean a nd include any vehicle or similar
portable structure constructed so as to permit its being used as a
conveyance on a public street and so as to permit the occupancy
t,hereof as a dwellin� by one or more persons.
f1Trailer coach parktt shall mean a nd include an area of land on
which two or more occupied trailer coaches are harbored, either
free of charge or for revenue, together with any building, structure
or enclosure used as part of the equipment of such park.
f�Residential area" shall mean �. nd include any area surrounding
said proposed trailer coach park wherein the land within a distance
of five hundred ( 500) feet surrounding the boundaries of said area
are occupied and used for residence purposes to the extent of
eighty (�0�) per cent .
'TNlinimum Stute standards" shall. mean standards of health, super-
vision a nd facilities as required by Chapter 111 1/2, Section 172
of the 1959 Illinois Revised Statutes, and all. subsequent amend-
ments thereto.
Section 2. LICEIVS�: REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful to estab-
lish, maintain or operate any trailer coach park in the City without
first having obtained a license therefor. Application for such
licenses shall be made in writing to the clerk in compliarice with
the Urdinances relating to license applications, and shall contain
the name of the applicant, the location of the proposed park, and
the number of trailers to be accommodated.
Where an application for license for a trailer coach park is made
where said park is sought to be esta�blished in a "residential area"
as above defined, said application must be accompanied with the
written consent to the establishment of said trailer coach park of
two-thirds of the owners and two-thirds of the electors residing
on t he land surrounding said premises within a distance of five
hundred (500) feet from the outer boundaries of said proposed trailer
coach park and unless so accompanied by such consent, the license
will not issue.
Section 3 . PLAN. Each such application shall be accompanied
by a plat or sketch showing the size and location of all building�
and structures.
Section 4. FEE. The annual fee for such license shall be
One :iundred Dollars ($100.00) plus Five Dollars ($5.00) for each
trailer space in the trailer coach park.
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Section 5 . CHAhACTER. No such license shall be issued to
any but a person of good character, nor to any corporation if any
officer thereof is not a pPrson of good character.
It shall be unlawful to hire or keep as manager, superintendent
or person in charge of a trailer coach park any person who is not
a person of good character, or any person who has been convicted
of a felony.
Section 6. SUPER�.rISION. Each trailer coach park, while
operated, sha11 be in charge of a responsible attendant or care-
taker who shall be responsible, with the licensee, for compliance
with the provisions of this article relating to the conduct of
such parks.
Section 7. SPACES. Each trailer coach shall be allotted
a site of not less than 1000 square feet. No trailer coach shall
be pa.rked closer than five feet to the side lot lines of a trailer
coach park, if the abuttin�; property is improved property, or
closer than ten feet to a public street, alley or building. Each
individual trailer site shall abut or face on a driveway or clear
unaccupied space of not less than thirty feet in width, which space
shall have unobstructed access to a public highway. `1'here sha11 be
an open space of at least ten feet between the sides of every
trailer coach and at least five feet between t he ends of every
trailer coach.
Section $. WATER SUpPLY. An adequate sup�ly of pure water
for drinking and domestic purposes from the public water supply
system shall be supplied to meet the requirements of said trailer
coach park. Said water shall be obtained from faucets only, con-
veniently located in said park. No common drinkin� cups shall be
permitted.
Section 9. SANITAP�Y FACILITIES. Each trailer coach park
shall provide toilets, baths or showers w'r�ich shall comply with the
provisions of the ordinances relating thereto with separate accommo-
dations for men and women.
Section 10. GARB�iGE. It shall be the duty of the owner, his
agent or caretaker to provide f or the collection and removal of gar-
bage or other waste material and to otherwise maintain the park in
a clean and sanitary condition.
Section 11 . LIGHTS. The parks snall be kept properly and
adequately lighted at al1 times so that the grounds shall be safe
for occupants and visitors.
Section 12. FIRE PI�OTECTION . A minimum of two fire extin-
guishers of a type approved by the State Fire Marshal for use at
trailer coach parks shall be placed at locations within two hundred
feet of each individual trailer site. Each fire extinguisher shall
be periodically examined and kept at all times in a condition for use.
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Section 13 . ADDITIONAL aAI�ITaRY R�;GULi�'1'IONS. In addition to
all other sanitary, health and facility regulations herein provided,said
trailer coach park sha11 be provided with all of the facilities re-
quired by Minimwn State standards as above defined in Section� 1
hereof and in addition thereto, said individual trailer sites shall
be furnished with separate sewer connections.
Section 14. P�RMANENT liSE. It shall be unlawful for any
person to maintain any trailer coach, used for human habitation,
upon any plot of ground in the municipality except in a licensed
trailer camp.
It shall be unlawful to occupy for sleeping or other residence
purposes any trailer coach which has been rendered immobile by the
removal of wheels , or placing the same on a foundation, or on the
ground, unless such trailer coach in construction and location com-
plies with the ordinances relating to the construction, wiring,
plumbing, sewer facilities and other regulations auplicable to family
dwellings, and the owner has obtained the written consent of two-
thirds of the owners and two-thirds of the electors residing on the
land surrounding said premises within a distance of 500 feet from
the outer boundaries of said proposed trailer coach.
Section 15. REGISTRI�TION. ln compliance with the provisions
of this article, it shall be the duty of the licensee and person in
charge of a trailer coach park to comply fully with the provisions
of Chapter 111 1/2, Paragraph 176, Section 12 of the 1959 Illinois
Re?qised Statutes, and all subsequent amendments thereto.
Section 16. EXCE"PTIONS. Pdothing in this article shall be
construed to prohibit the stora�e of any trailer coach for any length
of time when said trailer coach is not used for living or sleeping
purposes.
Section 17• Each separate section and each separate provision
of each section of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be independent
of each other section and provision and the invalidity of any section
or part of a section of this ordinance shall not affect the validity
of the remainder of the ordinance.
Section 1$. Al1 prior Ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with any provisions with this ordinance be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section 19. n'o person, firm or corporation shall enlarge or
extend any trailer coach �ark constructed or in existence on the
effective date of this ordinance except in accordance with t he pro-
visions of this ordinance.
Section 20. No house trailer shall be parked upon a private
lot closer ,than fifty (50) feet irom a public street or thoroughfare
nor within twenty-five (25� feet of any other building or dwelling
af another.
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Section 21 . P�:ttiI�LTY. Any person, firrr� or corporation
violating any provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less
than Five Dollars (�5.00) nor more than Two i-iundred Dollars (�200.00)
for each offense; and a separate offense shall be deemed committed
on each day during or on which a violation occurs or cantinues.
Section 22. EF'F'�C�i'IVE DhTE. �i'his Ordinance shall be in
force ten ( 10) days from and after its passa�e by the City Council,
approval by the I�ayor and publication accordin,� to law.
PASSED by e City Council and approved by the Mayor this
_�.�. day of zL-,z,.�,_ A. D. 1966.
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APPRGVED: �"d`-��
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ATTEST•
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