Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 441--Regulating Parking of Trailers — reading text

ORDINANCE NO. 4Al AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE PARKING OR STORING OF ANY HOUSE CAR OR HOUSE TRAILER IN THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, EXCEPT IN REGULARLY LICENSED PUBLIC TRAILER PARKS IN THE CITY, EX- CEPT THE OWNER OF A CAMP TRAILER AS DEFINED HEREIN MAY STORE. THE SAME ON HIS PROPERTY PROVIDED THAT THE PROPERTY HAS A MAIN BUILDING THEREON, AND EXCEPTING THAT THE CITY MANAGER MAY ISSUE A PERMIT FOR STORAGE OF A HOUSE TRAILER FOR A PERIOD UP TO FIVE DAYS, AND EXCEPTING THAT THE OWNER OF A.CAMP TRAILER, HOUSE TRAILER, OR HOUSE CAR, WHO IS ENGAGED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIS RESIDENCE OR DWELLING MAY PARK SAID VEHICLE ON THE BUILD- ING SITE FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS, PROVIDED THAT SAID OWNER FIRST OBTAINS A PERMIT TO PARK SAID VEHICLE AS AFORESAID, AND PROVIDING FURTHER THAT AN OWNER OR LICENSED DEALER OF SUCH VEHICLE MAY MAKE THE SALE THEREOF WHERE SUCH SALE IS PERMITTED OR LICENSED UNDER THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATIONS HEREOF, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF, AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. WHEREAS it has been found and determined by the City Council of the Gity of Fort Walton Beach that camp cars, house cars, or house trailers, commonly used for living and sleeping purposes, have been parked and kept upon parcels of land within the city limits of the City of Fort Walton Beach, and that said vehicles have regularly or intermittently been used for storage, living or sleeping purposes, and the presence of such vehicles greatly reduces the value of the pro- perties abounding the location of such vehicles, and in general in- jures and jeopardizes the health and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Fort Walton Beach: NOW BE IT THEREFORE ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH: SECTION 1: It shall be unlawful for any person, association of persons, or firm, or corporation to park and keep any house car or house trailer which is commonly used for living or sleeping purposes, upon any parcel of land in the City of Fort Walton Beach, except upon a regularly licensed public trailer park in the said city. SECTION 2: Provided, however, a camp trailer which is defined as a trailer of 24 feet and under in length, which is used primarily for camping purposes, may be stored on a parcel of land where a main dwelling is located thereon, provided that the set-back requirements of Ordinance No. LOO are complied with, and provided further that the City Manager may issue a permit for storage of other type house trailers for a period of up to five days, but in either event, the said camp trailer or house trailer, may not be used for living or sleeping purposes. SECTION 3: Provided, however, it shall be lawful for the owner of any camp car, house car, or house trailer who is engaged in con- structing his residence or dwelling to park said vehicle on the said building site for a period of not.. longer than six months provided that said owner first obtains from the City Clerk a permit to park said trailer, and provided that said vehicle is connected to and uses city water and sewer facilities where the same are available. SECTION 4: This ordinance shall not be held to prohibit the parking and/or storing for the purpose of sale of any camp car, house car or house trailer by any owner or licensed dealer upon any lot, piece or parcel of land upon which a sale of such vehicle is permitted by the zoning ordinance of the City of Fort Walton Beach for such purposes. SECTION 5:. Where strict adherence to all of the provisions of this ordinance would cause unnecessary hardship, an appeal may be made to the City Manager who shall have the authority to grant a variance period. SECTION 6: Any person, association of persons, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be find not more than $200.00 or imprisoned in the said Gity Jail for a period of not more than Ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 7: That in order to provide for the peace and public safety of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the mayor. SECTION 8: All ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. ADOPTED (hetpeat 2¢, 1768 i APPROVED tS dw Shem psn Mayor ATTEST : Me Eom City Clerk Playground Daily News Published Daily (Except Saturdays and Sundays) Fort Walton Beach, Florida State of Florida, County of Okaloosa Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Wayne 8B. BELL who on oath says that (s)he is EDITOR-PUBLISHER of the Playground Daily News, a daily newspaper published at Fort Walton Beach, in Okaloosa County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a NOTICE in the matter of ORDINANCE NO. nn in the Court, was published in said newspaper in the issues of 1965 Affiant further says that the said Playground Daily News is 2 newspaper published at Fort Walton Beach, in said Okaloosa County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Okaloosa County, Florida, each day (Saturday and Sunday excepted) and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Fort Walton Beach, in said Okaloosa County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that (s)he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the a fewspaper. Bithe ff bayar 6. v 6TH SeptemBer 6, Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of SEPTEMBER A. D. 1965. Notary Public, State of Florida at Large UG 19. 196 My Commission Expires “ o ORDINA FORT WALTON 'B PRO ING PENALTIES TOR THE VIO- ONS HEI AM! PRO« ALING CO WHEREAS it has fee cy at by the Céuncil of city of. Fort Wait Y Seach that house care, or house found and "SE ROION 4 ‘not be “and-or ‘sale of, Aho H Gity Bienages-whe : the authority to ‘grant a varian naniod. ile