The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-01-29
NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING
Notice is nearby given that the
County Commissioners Of Benton
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 full, 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
tenance and construction of camp
sites; providing for the license OF
approved trailer house car park
ing places, and setting up re.
ouirements for such parking
places and camp sites; prohibiting
the parking of automobile trailer
house cars elsewhere than at ap.
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
initions shall apply:
Trailer coach, trailer house
or "house cars, means any We.
hicle or structure either with OF
without motor power and either
with or without wheels, which Is
designed, used or intended fol
use as place for human habita-
ton or as eating, sleeping or liv.
ing quarters or any combination
thereof. 49,. &-.r#
Scamp 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. .z.1--... f. .S5-.x... ii.
Person" means every person,
firm or corporation. ,sEz5.s
Health Officer" shall mean the
health authority of the County Of
Benton or his authorized repre-
sentative.
SECTION II: PERMIT: l,.s~
It 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 31st 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.
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 al
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.
SECTION III: LICENSE TIC
ESTABLISH TRAILER PARK:
(AO Every person desiring t.
establish and maintain q traile,
park in the County of Bentor
shall make written application tt
the County Auditor thereof, re
questing such license. Such writ
ten application shall include thu
name of the applicant, legal des
cription of the property desired
to be used, full details as to SAM
tary conveniences maintained o.
to be maintained at such traile
park, the maximum number o
autombile trailer house cars which
will be permitted to park therein
and a sketch or drawing of tn
proposed park. .
(B) At the time of making sucl
application, applicant shall de
post with the County Audito
the. sum of $500 to cover the cos
of investigation then to be made
II said application shall be re
jected the fee required for the in
vestigation shall not be returned
II the application is approved
the County Auditor shall col
lect a fee in the sum of $3.50
per year, for license to operate f;
trailer park.
CO. Immediately upon receip
Of such application the Count,
Auditor shall deliver the same t
the County Health Officer VIII
shall thereupon cause an inspec
ton to be made of the premises o
applicant. -, -,
If it shall be determined tina
said premises comply with the re
ouirements of this: resolution ant
all health regulations, the Office
shall so endorse thereon and re
f,Ir,, fhe same to the County Aud