The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-01-22
NOTICE OF HEARING

County propose the adoption by
resolution of an ordinance relat-
ing to health and sanitation
wherein trailer and parking lots
are regulated, which proposed
resolution is, in fun. as follows:
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION relating to
health and sanitation; regulating
the parking of automobile trailer
house cars used for residential
purposes; regulating the main
tCnance and construction of camp
sites; providing for the license OF
approved trailer house car park
ing places, and setting up re-
uuirementS for such parking
places and camp sites; prohibiting
the parking OF automobile trailer
house cars elsewhere than at APP
proved parking places, and pro-
viding for violation thereof:
THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
COUNTY OF BENTON DO OR
DAM AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION |: For the purpose of
this resolution, the following def
initi0nS shall apply:
'"Trailer coach, trailer house"
or house cars, means any We
hicle or structure either with or
without motor power and either
with or without wheels, which is
designed, used or intended for
. use as a place for human habita-
ton or as eating, sleeping or liv-
ing quarters or any combination
thereof.
Camp, site or trailer park" is
an area or tract Of land where
two or more trailer coaches, tents,
huts or similar places of abode are
parked, placed, erected or main
tanned for shelter, and which area
IS offered by any person, firm,
corporation or municipality, to the
public for the parking, placing,
erecting or maintaining for shelter
two or more trailer coaches, tents,
huts or similar places of abode
for either a direct money consid-
Grafton, or an indirect considera-
ton, Or benefit to the owner of
such area.
Person" means every person,
firm or corporation.
Health Officer" shall mean the
health authority Of the County of
Benton or his authorized repre-
sentative.
SECTION II: PERMIT:
1t shall be unlawful for any
person to operate a trailer camp
in the County of Benton who does
not possess an unrevoked permit
from the Health Officer and in
whose office such permit is not
posted in a conspicuous place
This section shall apply to temp
orary or itinerant, as well as to
permanently established trailer
parks. Only persons who comply
with the requirements of this or
dinance shall be entitled to re-
ceive and retain such a permit.
Permits shall be valid up to and
including the 3lst day of Deem
Der of the year OF issuance, unless
previously revoked in accordance
with the terms OF this ordinance,
and shall lapse in event renewal
application is not filed with the
Health Officer at time of expira-
ton. .- - 49,.
Such a permit may be revoked
by the Health Officer upon the
violation by the holder of any OF
the terms of this ordinance, or at
any time when in the judgment of
the Health Officer, the trailer park
has become a public health men
ace, provided that the holder OF
said permit shall, after complying
with such revocation, have the
right to appeal to the County
Commissioners. FIJI.
SECTION III: LICENSE TO
ESTABLISH TRAILER PARK:
(A Every person desiring to
establish and maintain a trailer
park in the County of Benton
shall make written application to
the County Auditor thereof, re-
questing such license. Such writ
ten application shall include the
name Of the applicant, legal des-
cription of the property desired
to be used, full details as to sani-
tary conveniences maintained or
TO be maintained at such trailer
park, the maximum number of
autombile trailer house cars which
will be permitted to park therein,
and a sketch or drawing of the
proposed park.
tBo AT the time of making such
application. applicant shall de-
post with the County Auditor
the sum of $500 to cover the cost
of investigation then to be made.
If said application shall be re-
jected the fee required for the in
vestigation shall not be returned.
If the application is approved.
the County Auditor shall COL
1ect a fee in the sum of $500
per year, for license to operate a
trailer park.
Co Immediately upon receipt
of such application the County
Auditor shall deliver the same to
the. County Health Officer who
shall thereupon cause an inspec-
ton to be made of the premises of
applicant.
If it shall be determined that
said premises comply with the re-
quirementS of this resolution and
all health regulations, the Officer
shall so endorse thereon and re-
turn the same to the County Aud
itor for issuance of license. If
said premises do not comply with
the provisions of this resolution
and health regulations and re-
quirementS, said Health Officer
shall so endorse thereon and re-