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Ordinance No. 632 <t 26 z c "II: a:: = ~.. 27 < .. - 0 m~ z 3 ~ ~ ..mz~".u III 28 o:let ",. . z :1:0",0:<:. ~ .1-> ~ II: g -ml-..,"~.J 29 ::: Co U Id oZ>-~iLz~ 01--00% muO" I- ~ 30 a:: .. I!l .J < ~ ~ ~ u ~ ~ 31 :I: ORDINANCE NO. b},l 1 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF VERNON REGULATING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AUTOMOBILE CAMPS AND AUTOMOBILE TRAILER CAMPS 3 WITHIN THE CITY OF VERNON, FIXING A LICENSE THEREFOR, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING 4 ORDINANCES, OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES. 5 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 6 Section 1. For the purpose of thi8 ordinance, certain 7 words and phrases are defined as follows, and certain provisions 8 shall be construed as herein set forth, unless it shall be ap- 9 parent from their context that they have a different meaning. 10 Words used in the singular include the plural, and the 11 plural the singular. Words used in the present tense include 12 the future. 13 "Trailer Coach" defined: Trailer coach as used in this 14 Ordinance means. vehicle without motor power, which is designed 15 for: 16 (a) Human habitation; (b) carrying persons or property on its own 17 18 structure; 19 (c) Being drawn by a motor vehicle. "Trailer camp" defined: Trailer Camp as used in this 20 21 ordinance means an area or tract of land on which two or more 22 trailer coaches are maintained or used for a continued period in excess of 8even (7) days; space is rented or held out for rent to owners or users of trailer coaches; or free parking of 23 24 25 trailer coaches is permitted. "police Department" defined: The police Department is the police Department of the City of Vernon. Section 2. It shall be the duty of the police Depart- ment to enforce all of the provisions of this ordinance, and, for the purpose of securing enforoement thereof, the pOlice De- partment representatives shall have une right and is hereby em- powered to enter upon the premises of any trailer camp operated 32 1. <t 26 z c "II: a:: = ~.. 27 < .. - 0 m~ z 3 ~ ~ ..mz~".uUl 28 o:let '" . . z ..J:o"~ ~ ~ u,I->.I<(O ~m~~~o.. ~ 29 oZ>-~iLz~ 01--00% UlUo: ~ ~ 30 a:: .. Z .. < 0 _ .. u ~ ~ ::l :t 1 now or to be operated within the city sf Vernon to inspect the 2 aame and all accommodations connected therewith. 3 Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm 4 or corporation to maintain, conduct or oarry on, or cause or per- 5 mit to be maintained, conducted or carried on, any trailer oamp 6 without first applying for and receiving from the City Counoil 7 of the City of Vernon, a permit so to do, in the manner herein- 8 after provided, or without complying with the regulations herein- 9 after set forth. 10 section 4. Each application for such permit shall be 11 in wri ting, and shall state the naBle and address of the applioant, 12 a statement as to whether the applioant i8 the owner or leasee 13 of said property, and, if applicant is lessee, a copy of the lease 14 shall be attaohed to the application. In addition the application 15 shall be aooompanied by a plot showing the exterior boundary lines 16 of said site, its area; the location for each trailer coach, to- 17 gether with the dimensions of the plot assigned to each trailer 18 coach, and the number assigned to each plot. Such application 19 shall be accompanied by an inspection fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00), 20 and shall be filed wi th the City Clerk of the CIty of Vernon. 21 Section 5. Upon filing the said ~plication acoompanied 22 by the inspection fee, it shall be the duty of the pOlioe Depart- 23 ment, or any of its authorized representatives, to investigate 24 the premi8es and determine whether said proposed trailer camp 25 ground or site selected therefor conforms to the requirements i of this Ordinance, and the rules, regulations and laws of the state of California, and, upon said investigation said pOlice Department shall file a report with the City Council of the CIty of Vernon letting rorth their findings of fact as to whether said oamp site has complied with this Ordinance, and upon the 31 filing thereof, said City council shall, upon investigation, 32 2. 1 from dust; all camping spaces shall be arranged in rows, abutting 2 on or facing on a driveway or free space, of not less than twenty 3 (20) feet in width, which space shall have unobstructed access to 4 a public street or alley. 5 Section 10. All trailer coaches, trailer houses, and 6 every part of any trailer camp shall be kept clean and free from 7 accumulation of refuse, garbage, rubbish or debris of any kind 8 and no infestation of flies or insects of any kind shall be per- 9 mi tted to exist. 10 Section 11. An adequate supply of clean water shall 11 be suppled to meet the requirements of each trailer oamp site; 12 the water supply shall be obtainable from faucets only; the 13 faucets shall be pravided within twenty five (25) feet of each 14 trailer camp sit.. Each trailer camp site shall be equipped 15 with, not more than twenty five (25) feet distant therefrom, 16 and plainly marked so as to indicate for which trailer camp site 17 it is furnished, a flush toilet, shower and basin with clean 18 water faucets, each water closet, shower and basin to be con~ 19 nected with the sewer. No chemical toilets may be maintained. 20 All water closets, bathing facilities, compartments or rooms 21 containing same, shall be kept clean and sanitary, free from 22 obnoxious odors, flies, mosquitoes or other insects, and be 23 well lighted and ventilated directly to the outside air. The 24 floors of all rooms or compartments containing water closets 25 or bathing facilities shall be cons truoted and maintained in <t 26 'a water-proot oondition by using cement, concrete or other type z c "II: a:: = ~ .. 27 of water prooting., or material, of like quality, and shall be < .. - 0 m~ z 3 ~ ~ ~~~~Ul,u,~ 28 extended upwards on the walls, not less than two (2) feet 8::>ove J:o",OlG~ .. 1-> ~ II: 0 ~ail-..," <(.I 29 .. <(ouo... the finished floor level in all rooms, except shower bath and ~z>-~~z~ Ol--UO% UlUO.. I- ~ 30 a:: ~1!l.J in all shower bath compartments approved waterproofing materials < ~ ~ ~ u ~ ~ i 31 shall extend to the height of not leas than five (5) feet on 32 -4- 1 approve or rejeot any proposed camp site, and if sam. is rejected, 2 the reasons thereof shall be set forth in the minutes of the 3 City Council. 4 Section 6. Any permit granted hereunder shall be sub- 5 ject to revocation or suspension for the violation of any o:f the 6 provisions of this Ordinance after hearing thereon, in the follow- 7 ing manner: a notice thereof shall be served upon the person 8 holding said pe~t, specifying wherein he has failed to oomply 9 with this ordinanoe, and requiring him to appear before the City 10 Council of the City of Vernon, a t a date and hour therein apeci- 11 fied not less than :five (5) days after the personal service upon 12 such permi t-holder requiring him to show oause at said time and 13 . place why said permit should not be revoked or suspended. 14 Seotion 7. It shall be unawful for any person, firm 15 or corporation owning or operating a trailer ooach located in 16 a trailer camp, to remove, or cause to have removed, the wheels 17 or any similar transporting device from said trailer ooaoh, or 18 to otherwise permanently fix any trailer coach to the ground 19 in a manner that would prevent ready remova 1 of said trailer 20 ooaoh, without tirst obtaining a permit so to do from the Police 21 Department of the City of Vernon. 22 section 8. Every trailer camp shall be laid out with- 23 in an available cWMping site of not less than twenty (20) feet 24 by twenty-five (25) feet for each party, and no greater number 25 of camping parties shall be allowed than there are available c a:: < m>-z mill 0 ":l~ ~ OJ:Olol ~ ....> iLm~~ ~ z>-.. Ol-!: UlUO a:: <( u <t 26 Z "II: = ~.. 27 - 0 .J l'l <t " u.; 28 :<: . II: g :. ~ 29 ~ ~ ~ ~ 30 ~ ~ I- Z i 31 water, or muddy condition. camping I I [trailer I sites. Section 9. Any area or tract of land upon which any camp is maintained, conducted or carried on, shall be paved with pavement not less than four inches (4") in thickness and shall be well drained and graded so as to prevent standing All trailer camps shall be kept free 32 3. 1 I the interior walls of such shower compartments, and said showers 2 shall be connected with the sewer. Shower baths and other bath- 3 ing facilities shall have hot and cold running water. There 4 shall be provided in each unit a slop sink properly connected 5 with the sewer. 6 Section 12. It shall be unlawful for any person to 7 use or permit to be used or operated any toilet installed or 8 maintained in any trailer coach or trailer house, when said 9 trailer eoach or trailer house is located or camped within the 10 oonfines of any trailer camp, unless same Is connected with the 11 8ewer system. 12 Section 13. Metal garbage cans, with tight fitting 13 covers, for each trailer coach, shall be provided and waste 14 shall be disposed of by the operator of said trailer camp daily. 15 No garbage shall be allowed to be buried on the premises. 16 Section 14. No dogs or other animals shall be per- 17 mitted to run at large in said trailer camp site. 18 Section 15. It shall be unlawful for any waste water 19 from any trailer ooach to be deposited upon the surface of the 20 ground and all fixtures from sinks, bath, showers or other 21 plumbing fixtures in use in any trailer coach must be connected 22 with the sewer. 23 24 Section 16. Each operator of a trailer oamp site shall be required to pay a license fee of Twenty Five Dollars ($25.00) per annum, payable annually in advance, for each trailer location. Section 17. 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I!l .J < ~ ~ ~ u ~ ~ 31 J: the operation of each trailer camp site: (a) All trailers parked therein shall be equipped with room heaters and cooking stoves, all to be electric, and no gas or other fuel shall be permitted in sald trailers; 32 -5.. 1 (b) Each trailer shall have affixed, in accord- 2 ance with the Motor Vehicle Code of the state of Cali- 3 fornia, a valid motor vehicle license; 4 (c) A register shall be kept by the operator of 5 the trailer camp site giving the name and address of 6 the registered owner of said trailer, and the name and 7 address of all occupants of said trailer, together with 8 the names and addresses of all ohanges in occupanoy of 9 said premises, a copy of said registration to be sup- 10 plied to the Chief of Police of the Ci ty of Vernon on 11 Monday of each week, on forma to be approved by the 12 police Department; 17 (d) The name, make and size of each trailer; (e) Name of owner and registered owner; (f) Name of each occupant of each trailer; (g) Location of trailer in said trailer camp; (h) License, make, model, year, legal owner 13 14 15 16 18 and registered owner of motor vehicle drawing said 19 trailer to said trailer camp; 20 21 22 (i) All applications for licenses shall contain three (3) copies of a chart or plot showing the loca- tion of said proposed trailer camp with reference to 23 the public streets of the City of Vernon; the exterior 24 25 boundary lines; the location of the parking spaces for said trailers, toilets, showers, clean water fauoets, <t 26 z c "II: a:: = ~.. 27 < .. - 0 m~ z 3 ~ ~ ..mz~".UIll 28 o:let '" . . z J:O"'O:':. w 1->~lI:g !:!ail-.." 0..<( .I 29 ~ c:t 0 U III oZ>-~iL Z ~ 01--00% UlUo: ~ ~ 30 a:: .. Z .. < 0 _ .. u ~ ~ 31 :t streets and parkways; the type of paving showing drain- age faoilities; the entranoe and exits, and the size thereof; the location of the business office on said premises and the size thereof; the location of the streets and alleyways which are maintained in said trailer camp site; 32 -6- 1\ 1 (j) The exterior boundary of said trailer camp 2 site shall be fenced with 81 chain link, wire mesh, 3 fence, and there shall be installed upon the premises 4 by the operator thereof fire hydrants of a size, and in 5 locations, all as directed by the Chief of the Fire De- 6 partment of the Ci ty of Vernon. 7 Section No. 18. Any person, firm or corporation vio- 8 Ilating the provisions, or any of them, of this ordinance, shall 9 be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof', 10 shall be punishable by fine of not to exceed the sum of Three 11 Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or imprisonment in the City Jail of 12 Vernon, or the County Jail of the County of Los Angeles, for 13 a period of time not to exceed nine ty (90) days, or by both 14 such fine and imprisonment. Every day on which a violation of 15 this ordinance is permi tted shall be deemed a separate offense. Section 19. The City Clerk shall certify to the pass- 16 17 age and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be 18 posted in three of the most conspicuous places within the City 19 of Vernon, to-wit: The Northwest corner of 38th Street and 20 Santa Fe Avenue, the Northwest corner of 37th Street and Santa 21 e Avenue, and the Bulletin Board in the lobby of the City Hall 22 of the City of Vernon, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue; and the 23 same shall be in full force and effect from end after thirty (30) 24 days of the date of posting. 10 day of ~. , <t 26 z c "II: a:: = ~.. 27 < '" - 0 m~ z 3 ~ ~ WZOIllU III 28 "::let ~ ' . z OJ:O"'O:': ~ .. 1-> ~ II: 0 ~ail-..," <(.I 29 LL 40uo. 11/ ~ z>-,. iL z ~ Ol-!: 00 % (/)UO: ~ ~ 30 a:: .. z .. < 0 _ .. u ~ ~ 31 J: 25 i I I I 950. I \ I~TTEST. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this I # ,/ 32 ...7- <t 26 z c "II: a:: = ~.. 27 < '" - 0 m~z3~~ . mzo",UIll 28 ":::let ~ : . Z oJ:o"'o:<: ~ IIJ ....> ~ a: 0 ~ail-..," <(.I 29 .. <l 0 u 0.. .. ~ Z>-" iL z ~ Ol-t:oo% (/)Uo..... ~ 30 a:: .. I!l .J c( ~~~ u ~ ~ 31 J: 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS 2 COUNTY OF LOS .AN GELES ) 3 I, G. A. ANDERSON, City Clerk of the City of vernon, 4 do certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly and regularly 5 introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City 6 of Vernon, held on the ~ day of May , 1950, and there- 7 after was finally adopted at a regular meeting of the said City 8 I Council held on the 16th day of May , 1950, by the fol- 9 lowing vote: 10 AYES:Anderson, Furlong, Mai111ard, Poxon and Trowbridge NOES: None ABSENT: None 11 12 13 14 15 16 AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING 17 state of California ) ) 18 County of Los Angeles ) ) 19 City of Vernon ) 20 I, G. A. ANDERSON, City Clerk of the Ci ty of Vernon, 21 I 0 hereby oertify that I did on the day of 23 24 25 oopies of , in the 22 1950, post ollowing places to-wit: At the northwest corner of 38th street nd Santa Fe Avenue, at the northwest corner of 37th Street and anta Fe Avenue, and at the entrance to the City Hall, located I irt 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, there being no newspaper of general rircUla~ion printed and published in the City of Vernon. I I Signed this day of , 19500 I I City Clerk, City of Vernon, California. 32 -8- ~lr~DAYI1J: 01;' POSTINg STATE OF CAIIPOHNIA , J ) ) ss ) ) COurJ1~ 01<"' LIX; IUjGELES CITY VEHNON t, G. A. nderson, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, California, do hereby certifY that I d1d on the .t.Z. of ~ ' 19,0, post 3 copias of Ordinance No. ,,~J,Z, , in 'the following places to-wit: At the Northvest corEer of 38th S.treet and Sa.nta Fe Avenue, at the North'\rtest corner of 37th Street and Santa Fe Avenue and on the Bul et1n Board in the lobby ot the City 1~11, looated at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California, there being no ne\lTspaper of general circu~a t10n printed and published in the City Of Vernon, California. Signed this 23 , day of' ~. ~ , 19,0 I~ IlL ~ J... ~ -t" ~ G.A.Anderson City Clerk, City of Vernon, Calif. Subscribed and sworn to before me this .>1 ..1 day of', )/;',;:t;/-f ~ ., f-.1Il ,\ ./t.: (e ?';. c.;.. _,1950 ~ ... ,,-. ,.,v f)t' \)0 ,a. {t,t. 'r:\"'. ,r. . .",t.1'll (.i.dt~~\- {~~ ',;Ctn~~ t"i L" \, : ;;;" ,. t. "a: ~~.'-, i',\ttMi;. \'1:' ,'it", , ""...