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Mobile Homes and Mobile Trailer Courts Bylaw
BYLAW NO. 2 - 1983
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Interpretation and application of the law.
Consolidation includes the following Amendments:
Amendments
Date Passed
Bylaw No. 2 - 1988
December 19th, 1988
Bylaw No. 60 - 1988
December 19th, 1988
Bylaw No. 24 - 1997
November 3rd, 1997
Bylaw No. 21 - 1999
September 20th, 1999
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available from the Office of the City Clerk and must be consulted for purposes of
Interpretation and application of the law.
Bylaw No. 2 - 1983
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BYLAW NO. 2 - 1983
A BYLAW of the City of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, to authorize licensing of Mobile
Home Court operators and licensing of mobile homes and trailer coaches located within
an approved Mobile Home Court, and maintenance, operation and sanitation of
automobile trailer camps or parks in and within the City Limits of Swift Current.
*Bylaw No. 60 - 1988
December 19, 1988
WHEREAS under the authority of Section 181 of the Urban Municipality Act, the Council
is granted the power to license operators of mobile homes and trailer courts and to
impose license fees on all occupants of mobile homes or trailer coaches who occupy
such mobile homes or trailer coaches for a period of not less than thirty (30) days.
1.
Definitions: In this Bylaw unless the context otherwise requires:
a)
Approval means approval by the City Engineer/Planner or Building
Inspector, Fire Chief and Pubic Health Inspector.
b)
Management shall mean the owner, manager or persons temporarily or
permanently managing or supervising the operation of the trailer court.
c)
Trailer Coach means any vehicle used or constructed in such a way as
to enable it to be used as a conveyance upon public streets or highways
and includes a self-propelled or non-self-propelled vehicle designed,
constructed or reconstructed in such a manner as will permit the
occupancy thereof as a dwelling or sleeping place for one or more
persons notwithstanding that its running gear is removed or that it is
jacked up.
d)
Trailer Coach Space means a plot of ground within a tourist camp, trailer
court or institutional camp designated for the accommodation of a trailer
coach.
e)
Trailer Court means any tract or parcel of land on which two or more
occupied trailer coaches are or are permitted to be harbored whether or
not a charge is made or paid for the use thereof and includes any building
or structure used or intended for use as a part of the equipment of such
trailer court, but does not include an industrial or construction camp.
f)
Mobile Home means a trailer coach:
i)
That is used as a dwelling for permanent or year round living;
ii)
That has water faucets and a shower head or bath tub that may
be connected to a water distribution system;
iii)
That has a wash basin and water closet that may be connected to
a sewerage system.
g)
Mobile Home Court means any tract or parcel of land on which two or
more occupied mobile homes are harbored or are permitted to be
harbored whether or not a charge is made or paid for the use thereof, and
includes any building or structure used or intended to be used as part of
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the equipment of such mobile home court, but does not include an
industrial or construction camp or any such court if a tent or trailer coach
that is not a mobile home is also harbored or is permitted to be harbored
thereon.
h)
Operator means the person, organization, or other body in control of the
operation of a mobile home court.
*Bylaw No. 60 - 1988
December 19, 1988
i)
Occupant means a person residing in a trailer coach or mobile home
situated in a trailer court or mobile home court, or, solely, a trailer coach
or mobile home situated in a trailer court or mobile home court.
2.
General
a)
Site: No person shall establish, construct, reconstruct, maintain, operate
or enlarge a trailer court unless approval has been obtained.
b)
The application for such approval shall be accompanied by:
i)
A site plan showing the location, the arrangement of buildings or
mobile homes or trailer coach spaces and other facilities for the
accommodation of the public.
ii)
A plan of the building or buildings, if any, specifying the type of
construction and showing the floor area, ceiling heights and
windows.
3.
Permits
a)
No person shall operate or maintain a mobile home court or a trailer
court without a City Permit which shall be obtained before the 31st day of
January of each year.
b)
The holder of a Permit shall post the same in a prominent place in the
administration of office building or in a conspicuous place in the trailer
court.
c)
Every operator of an approved mobile home or trailer coach court shall
pay a yearly fee of $5.00.
d)
Section 313 of the Urban Municipality Act shall not apply with respect to
the License fee imposed under this Bylaw.
e)
The License Inspector of the City of Swift Current shall not grant a license
unless a permit from the Medical Health Officer and approval from the
Fire Chief is first obtained by the operator.
f)
In the event that a permit is either suspended or revoked by the Medical
Health Officer, the license issued by the City shall be null and void.
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4.
a)
Except as hereinafter provided no persons shall park any trailer or
portable shack used as living quarters or business premises in any place
or location within the City of Swift Current except in an established trailer
court.
b)
The owner of a house trailer, while visiting in the City may, upon
application at the City Engineer/Planner's office and payment of permit
fee of $1.00, be granted permission to park such trailer for a period not
exceeding thirty (30) days upon the property occupied by the person
being visited; provided, however, that no occupant of a trailer for which a
permit has been obtained here under shall be actively employed in either
the City of anywhere outside the City limits.
c)
Any Contractor requiring accommodation for a night watchman at a
building site or a portable shack for storage of tools and supplies during
construction may, upon application at the City Engineer/Planner's office
and upon payment of a permit fee of $1.00, be granted permission to park
one trailer or portable shack on the site for a period not exceeding ninety
(90) days to be used as living quarters for the watchman or for storage
purposes and the permit may be renewed for a further period at the
discretion of the City Engineer/Planner.
d)
A purchaser or owner of a lot in the City doing his own construction of a
residence thereon may, upon application at the City Engineer/Planner's
office, be granted permission to park one trailer at the rear of the said lot
for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days to be used by himself and his
family to live in during the construction of the residence and the said
trailer shall be vacated when the residence is fit for occupancy.
e)
An owner of a house trailer may obtain a permit from the City
Engineer/Planner's office to park the trailer upon his/her property for an
unlimited period of time; provided, however, that the said trailer shall not
be used as living or sleeping quarters or for business purposes.
5.
a)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4 hereof, the Building Inspector
may, subject to the approval of the plot plan, permit any person to park a
trailer in any place or location within the City of Swift Current other than
an established trailer court subject to the following regulations:
i)
A trailer may be parked in any area or premises used for sales of
trailers, motor vehicles or farm machinery and equipment.
ii)
The said trailer may be used for sales or business office, and for
no other purposes whatsoever, and shall be connected to the
City's sewer and water mains.
iii)
Unless otherwise herein provided the trailer shall comply with all
zoning requirements and regulations for the area in which it is
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parked as set out in *"Zoning Bylaw No. 1 - 1988" of the Bylaws of
the City of Swift Current and any amendments thereto.
iv)
If the trailer is located on an unpaved lot, a concrete slab for the
full width and length of the trailer shall be constructed or laid and
the said trailer shall be parked or placed on the said concrete slab.
v)
City sewer and water service connections shall extend into the
concrete slab for connection to the trailer.
vi)
If the trailer is parked with the wheels and/or the undercarriage
attached thereon, no skirting may be constructed along the bottom
of the trailer.
vii)
If the wheels and/or the undercarriage are removed or detached
from the trailer, the said trailer shall be placed on a concrete
foundation or concrete footing.
viii)
When a corner lot is used as a premises for the sale of trailers,
motor vehicles or farm machinery, no trailer used for business
offices or any other trailers, motor vehicles or farm machinery
offered for sale may be parked within the triangle or area of the lot
formed by joining two points on the property lines each of which is
not less than 4.6 meters from the corner of the property at the
intersection of the public street and/or public street and lane as set
out in the following illustration:
6.
Supervision and Maintenance
The operator of every mobile home court or trailer court shall:
a)
Maintain in good repair and sanitary condition the trailer court grounds,
and all facilities, furnishings and equipment thereof, and shall provide
continuous supervision during the time the trailer court is in operation.
b)
Provide sufficiently covered receptacles for all garbage refuse and liquid
waste.
c)
Supervise the removal and disposal of all garbage refuse and liquid
waste.
d)
Have available a first aid kit which shall be approved by the Medical
Health Officer.
7.
Water Supply and Sewerage
a)
When City water supply mains and branches make water available by
means of service pipes, each camp or park shall be supplied from this
source only and shall be connected to the City sewerage system.
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b)
Automobile trailer coach plumbing systems shall conform to acceptable
sanitary practice and the Plumbing Bylaw of the City of Swift Current.
c)
Sewer openings shall be provided at each trailer unit for connection to the
waste outlet of each trailer and all sewage and other water carried waste
shall discharge therein.
8.
Fire Protection
a)
Trailer courts and mobile home courts and park areas shall be kept free
from litter, rubbish, and all inflammable materials.
b)
Water hoses and portable fire extinguishers shall be available and in
good order and repair.
9.
Buildings
All building, housing toilet rooms, washrooms, shower rooms, laundries or other
places of human habitation or occupancy, erected on an automobile trailer camp
shall be built in accordance with the City Bylaws governing the erection of
buildings, fire prevention and safety, and the Swift Current regulations governing
plumbing and drainage and any other governing regulations.
10.
Location
a)
Water Closets: Buildings housing toilet rooms for persons of either sex,
shall be not more than 30 meters or less than 15 meters from any trailer
coach and separate bathing and toilet facilities plainly marked shall be
provided for either sex, subject to approval as to plans as provided under
this Bylaw and any other governing regulations.
b)
Laundry Rooms: Every laundry room shall be equipped with sufficient
laundry facilities including hot and cold running water to accommodate
the patrons of the trailer court or mobile home court.
11.
a)
Minimum Site Area and Frontage for Mobile Home Court: The
minimum site area for a mobile home shall be 372.0 square meters per
space and the minimum site frontage shall be 12.0 meters per space.
b)
Minimum Site Area and Frontage for Trailer Court: The minimum site
area for a trailer coach shall be 140.0 square meters per space and the
minimum site frontage shall be 7.6 meters per space.
12.
a)
Distance From Property Line for Mobile Home Court:
i)
Minimum front yard shall be at least 4.6 meters.
Bylaw No. 2 - 1983
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ii)
Minimum side yard - mobile homes
a)
Where the main or secondary entrance door on the long
side of the mobile home faces a side lot line, the side yard
shall be not less than 4.6 meters.
b)
Where the main entrance door of a mobile home faces the
front lot line and where no lane is provided, one side yard
shall be not less than 4.6 meters.
c)
Where there is no entrance door on the side of a mobile
home facing a side lot line, the side yard shall be not less
than 1.5 meters.
d)
On a corner lot where the side yard abuts a street and the
main entrance door of a mobile home does not front the
side street line, the side yard shall be not less than 3.7
meters.
iii)
Minimum rear yard - mobile homes = 3.7 meters.
b)
Distance from Property Line for Trailer Court:
i)
4.6 meters from any other unit of accommodation; or
ii)
3.0 meters from any buffer area or roadway.
iii)
Each space for a tent or trailer coach shall:
a)
Abut
and
have
an
access
roadway
capable
of
accommodating the type of vehicle for which the space
was designed.
b)
Have all corners clearly and permanently marked on the
ground.
c)
Provide easily accessible parking space for one vehicle
other than the unit of accommodation.
13.
Accessory Buildings and Structures For Mobile Home Court
a)
The following accessory buildings or structures are permitted:
i)
One carport roofed and enclosed on two sides and not exceeding
6.0 meters wide by 7.3 meters deep perpendicular to the access
road.
ii)
One private garage roofed and enclosed on all sides and not
exceeding 6.0 meters wide by 7.3 meters deep perpendicular to
the access road.
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iii)
One private storage building not more than 2.5 meters high by 3.0
meters long, by 2.5 meters wide.
iv)
Porch, canopy, oil tank covering and mobile home skirting all of
which shall be designed and clad in keeping with the mobile
home.
Detached accessory buildings shall be set back a distance of not less than 1.5
meters from side or rear site lines.
14.
One parking space shall be provided for each mobile home.
15.
Additions
Every single wide mobile home may have an addition, provided that:
a)
The addition is otherwise permitted.
b)
The addition does not project more than 3.7 meters.
c)
The required side yard is maintained.
d)
The addition is of a quality, design and construction that will complement
the main structure.
16.
All known and suspected cases of communicable or contagious diseases shall
be reported immediately to the local Health Officer by the owner, his agent, or
the manager of the trailer court.
17.
Registration
It shall be the duties of the owner, his agent or manager to keep a registration of
all persons accommodated on the court. The registration shall include name and
permanent address, car license number, trailer coach license number, Province
or State, date of arrival and departure, and such registration shall be made
available to the said Engineer's Department, Chief of Police or Public Health
Inspectors upon request.
18.
It shall be the duty of the owner, his agent or manager, to cause each dog, cat or
other animal, to be kept under control at all times, either by being tied up or
confined in a proper enclosure.
*Bylaw No. 60 -1988
Dated December 19, 1988
Bylaw No. 2 - 1983
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19.
Licenses
a)
Every occupant of a mobile home or trailer coach within a mobile home
court or trailer court who occupies such mobile home or trailer coach for a
period exceeding thirty (30) days shall pay a license fee based on the
floor area of the mobile home or trailer coach as stated in Schedule "A".
Such license fee shall be calculated as the applicable assessment
multiplied by the total mill rate levied by the City in the previous calendar
year and divided by twelve (12) to determine the monthly fee (to the
nearest half dollar) for the current calendar year.
b)
The license fees imposed under Section (a) above shall be collected from
the occupants of mobile homes or trailer coaches by the owner, operator,
agent or manger of the mobile home court and shall be remitted to the
Comptroller/Treasurer net of a 5% collection commission climbable by the
owner, operator, agent or manager of the mobile home on or before the
first business day of each month following collection with a list of all
mobile homes or trailer coaches coming within the provisions of this
section.
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the operator of a mobile home court or
trailer court to advise the Comptroller/Treasurer of:
i)
Any mobile home or trailer coach moved out of the mobile home
court or trailer court and the floor area of same.
ii)
Any mobile home or trailer coach moved in the mobile home court
of trailer court and the floor area of same.
c)
The operator shall be liable to the City of Swift Current for all license fees
payable by the occupants of the trailer court or mobile home court.
Bylaw No. 21 - 1999
September 20, 1999
20.
Enforcement
a)
If the operator of a trailer court of mobile home court violates the
provisions of this Bylaw the parties having jurisdiction may suspend or
revoke the Permit issued by them to the operator and may order that the
trailer court or mobile home court be closed to the public. In which case a
notice to that effect shall be posted in a prominent place in an
administration or office building or in a conspicuous place on the trailer
court of mobile home court. Such trailer court of mobile home court shall
then remain closed to the public until the breach of this Bylaw has been
remedied and the Permit reinstated.
b)
Any person continuing to operate a trailer court of mobile home court after
notice has been received by him to close the same shall in addition to any
other penalty be liable to a fine of $25.00 for each day the trailer court of
mobile home court remains open until the order is complied with.
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c)
Any persons who violates any of the provisions of this Bylaw is guilty of
an offense and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than fifty
dollars ($50.00) and not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).
d)
Any owner or person entitle to possession of property who allows or
permits any trailer or portable shack to be parked or has any trailer or
portable shack parked on his property or on property to which he is
entitled to possession in contravention of this Bylaw shall be guilty of an
offense and liable on summary conviction to a fine not less than $50.00
nor more than $200.00.
21.
THAT Bylaw 6 - 1957, 10 - 1957, 21 - 1958, 31 - 1960, 18 - 1973, 2 - 1977 and
14 - 1981 be rescinded.
22.
THIS BYLAW shall come into force and have effect from and after the final
passing thereof, and after the approval of the Minister of Municipal Affairs has
been secured.
______________________ MAYOR ____________________ CITY CLERK
INTRODUCED AND READ a first time this 17th day of January, 1983.
READ a second time this 17th day of January, 1983.
READ a third time and finally passed this 17th day of January, 1983.
Bylaw No. 2 - 1983
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SCHEDULE "A"
Bylaw No. 24 - 1997
Amended: November 3, 1997
SIZE OF MOBILE HOME/TRAILER
SQUARE FEET
SQUARE METRES
AVERAGE ASSESSED
VALUE
MONTHLY FEE
0-300
0-27.9
3,150
Determined by multiplying
the applicable assessment
times the total mill rate for
the previous year and
dividing by twelve.
301-400
28.0-37.2
4,150
401-500
37.3-46.5
5,250
501-600
46.5-55.8
6,000
601-700
55.9-65.1
7,125
701-800
65.2-74.3
8,250
801-900
74.4-83.6
9,000
901-1000
83.7-92.9
10,500
1001-1100
93.0-102.2
11.250
1101-1200
102.3-111.5
12,000
1201-1300
111.6-120.8
13,500
1301-1400
120.9-130.1
21,750
1401-1500
130.2-139.4
23,250
1501-1600
139.5-148.7
24,750
1601-1700
148.8-158.0
26,250
1701-1800
158.1-167.3
28,500
1801-1900
167.4-176.6
30,000
1901-2000
176.7-185.9
31,500