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OR 126 Regulates the parking & use of house trailers AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 126 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, REGULATING THE PARKING AND USE OF HOUSE TRAILERS WITHIN THE CITY; DEFINING HOUSE TRAILERS; DEFINING A NON-CONFORMING HOUSE TRAILER AS ONE BEING USED AS A DWELLING PLACE AND LOCATED WITH- IN THE CITY ON THE DATE OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE; MAK- ING IT UNLAWFUL TO PARK A HOUSE TRAILER ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IN EXCESS OF 72 HOURS; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO PARK AND OCCUPY AS A DWELLING OR SLEEPING PLACE, A HOUSE TRAILER LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY FOR A PERIOD IN EXCESS OF 3 DAYS; EXEMPTING HOUSE TRAILERS PARKED IN A LICENSED TRAILER PARK, HOUSE TRAILERS TEMPORARILY LOCATED AT CONSTRUCTION SITES AND NON-CONFORMING HOUSE TRAILERS THAT ARE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; SPECIFICALLY REPEALING THE CON- FLICTING PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 54; PROVIDING A SEVERABIL- ITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS: SECTION 1. PURPOSE ~D INTENT. The purpose and intent of this Ordinance is to regu- late the parking and use of house trailers within the City. SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and terms shall, for the purpose of this Ordinance, have the meanings indicated in this section: HOUSE TRAILER. A house trailer is any vehicle used or constructed so as to permit its use both as a conveyance upon the public streets and occupancy as a dwelling or sleep- ing place for one or more persons, and shall include both selfpropelled and non-selfpropelled vehicles so designed or constructed. NON-CONFO~{ING HOUSE TRAILER. Non-conforming house trailer shall mean a house trailer which is being used as a dwelling place and is located within the City on the date of the passage of this Ordinance. SECTION 3. HOUSE TRAILERS PROHIBITED WITHIN THE CITY. It shall be unlawful to park any house trailer on any public street or in any public park or place for a period in ex- cess of 72 hours. Except as provided for herein, it shall be unlawful to park any house trailer on any lot, tract, or parcel of land within the City, in excess of three days, which is used or is intended to be used as a dwelling or sleeping place. Except as provided for herein, it shall be unlawful to occupy as a dwelling or sleeping place, any house trailer which is parked on any lot, tract or parcel of land within the City for a period in excess of three days. SECTION 4. EXCEPTIONS. This Ordinance shall not apply to the following: (a) House trailers parked in a trailer park duly licensed by the City. (b) House trailers temporarily located on a construction site, so long as a valid building permit for such construction site is held by the Builder or Contractor. Provided, however, if this exception ex- tends the parking of such house trailer at a construction site for a period in excess of six months, a special time ex- tention permit must be obtained from the City. (c) Non-conforming house trailers that are registered with the City. SECTION 5. REGISTRATION OF NON-CONFORMING HOUSE TRAILERS. Any person owning or occupying a non-conforming house trailer as that term is herein defined, shall register said house trailer with the City and obtain a registration certi- ficate or decal which shall be affixed to said trailer. Said person shall offer sufficient proof to the City that said house trailer is a non-conforming house trailer, as that term is defined herein. Any house trailer found parked within the City which is not registered and is not otherwise exempt from the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be presumed to be a house trailer other than a non-conforming house trailer, and such shall be prima facie evidence that such house trailer was not used as a dwelling place and located within the City on the date of the passage of this Ordinance. SECTION 6. LOSS OF NON-CONFORMING STATUS. A non-conforming house trailer shall lose its non- conforming status in the event it is moved from its original location, to-wit: its location on the date of the passage of this Ordinance. SECTION 7. RECONSTRUCTION OR ALTERATION OF HOUSE TRAILER. No manner of reconstruction or alteration of a house trailer, or placing it on a foundation or removing its wheels or installation of skirting or attaching it to an existing build- ing or building walls or roof around or over it, shall cause a house trailer to lose its identity as a house trailer so as to avoid being subject to this Ordinance. SECTION 8. P~EPEALING CLAUSE. Ail ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are here- by repealed. Specifically repealing the conflicting provisions of Ordinance No. 54. However, the repeal of existing ordinances by this ordinance shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or the punishment of any person for any act done or committed prior to the effective date of this ordinance in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed; and prosecution for such offenses may be instituted and causes presently pending proceeded with in all respects as if such prior ordinance or ordinances had not been repealed. SECTION 9. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any article, paragraph or sub-division, clause, phrase or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged in- valid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof other than the part so decided to be invalid or uncon- stitutional. SECTION 10. PENALTY CLAUSE. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not to exceed the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense and each and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new and separate offense. SECTION 11. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. The fact that the present City regulations are in- adequate to properly protect the public health, safety and welfare, creates an urgency and an emergency and requires that this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the publication of its caption as the law in such cases pro- vides. DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this ~ MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FO~: ATTEST: