G-505(28-63) ORDINANCE NO. G- 505.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
SECTION 29-15 OF T~E CITY CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES PERTAINING TO T~E PARKING OF
TRAILERS.
W~EREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, deems it in the best interests of the residents of the
City that Section 29-15 of the City Code of Ordinances pertaining
to the parking of trailers be ~mended,
NOW,'THEREFOREt BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS=
SECTION 1. That Section 29-15 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be ~mended to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 29-15. Parking of motor trailers7 use of same as
living quarters.
(a) Definitions
Within the meaning of this Section the words "motor
trailer" shall be and the same are hereby defined as follows: Any
of the various types of vehicles with or without motor power or
designed to be towed with an automobile, and adapted to human
habitation either for the purpose of sleeping or eating or pre-
paration of meals, or both, or adapted to the use of an office
or for the purpose of carrying on business.
(b) Parking prohibited; exceptions
No motor trailer equipped to travel upon the public high-
ways, as defined in paragraph (a), shall be kept within the city
for more than two hours unless such vehicle is kept in an enclosed
garage, or unless such vehicle is detained because of circumstances
beyond the control of the operator; and further provided that no
automobile trailer, vehicle or conveyance, as described above,
equipped to travel on the public highways shall be kept or parked
on Ocean Boulevard of the city from the south city limits to the
north city limits (including any city parking lots adjacent there-
to) for more than thirty minutes unless such vehicle is parked
there due to circumstances beyond the control of the operator.
During such time in which such vehicle shall be parked, it shall
be unlawful to serve any meals involving the cooking of foods.
(c) Use as living quarters prohibited; exceptions
(1) No motor trailer or conveyance designed or
equipped to be used as a temporary or permanent residence shall
be used as living quarters in a residential, business or similarly
built-up area within the city limits. Such trailers may be used
to house employees on golf courses located in outlying areas of
the city, and on similarly located property, providing the fol-
lowing requirements are met:
(a) Mobility of the vehicle used shall be
maintained at all times.
(b) Such mobile homes or trailers shall be
placed in secluded areas which would not disturb adjacent property
owners in the use of their lando
(c) Sanitary facilities, water supply, and
electric power supply shall meet all existing standards.
(2) Any person desiring to locate and use mobile
homes or trailers as outlined above shall make application to the
City Council for approval. A public hearing will then be held
as under conditional use procedures°
(d) Permitted use by general contractors
A motor trailer, as defined in paragraph (a) herein, may
be used by a General Contractor in connection with a project when
said trailer is equipped and used as a field office, providing the
General Contractor obtains a permit from the City Clerk for such
use, the period of time covered by the permit beginning five days
before actual construction is begun and ending five days after
the construction is convicted, it being understood that the con-
struction will be completed in a reasonable length of time.
(e) Use as mobile office; exceptions
Any person desiring to use a motor trailer which is
designed as a mobile office as distinguished from one designed for
human habitation may make application to the City Council for
approval. A public hearing will be held as under conditional use
procedures.
Passed and adopted the ..... ~4th day of October , 1953.
M A Y O ~
ATTEST:
$£P 23 1963
1st Reading
2nd Reading October ~4~ 1963
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