Sec. 35-21. - Sanitation requirements.
(a) Health rules and regulations. The manager of public health and environment shall supply operators of all trailer parks with copies of all health rules and regulations promulgated by the manager, and of any changes that may be made from time to time. Such rules and regulations shall be posted and kept posted by such operators in a protected, conspicuous place within the trailer park. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate a rule or regulation adopted by the manager pursuant to this section.
(b) Water supply:
(1) Adequate safe supply. An adequate supply of water approved by the manager of public health and environment shall be made available at each trailer park and shall be piped to all utility and all toilet buildings and all outlets under pressure.
(2) Outlets. At least one (1) water outlet furnishing a safe drinking supply shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of every individual trailer coach lot on each trailer park, and the use of common drinking cups is prohibited.
(3) Unsafe water. There shall be no physical connection between an approved water supply and an unapproved supply, nor shall any provision for such a connection be made at any trailer park.
(4) Storage reservoirs. Storage reservoirs at trailer parks shall be watertight and constructed of impervious material. All openings into such reservoirs shall be constructed so as to prevent the entrance of birds, insects or animals.
(c) Toilet, shower and lavatory accommodations:
(1) Plumbing standard. All plumbing in every trailer park shall comply with the rules and regulations of the building inspection division, and all ordinances pertaining to plumbing and to the disposal of sewage and other water-carried wastes.
(2) Location of facilities. In each trailer park, the walking distance from any trailer coach lot to toilet and shower accommodations shall not exceed two hundred (200) feet.
(3) Sanitation facilities. In each trailer park, toilet, shower, lavatory and laundry facilities shall be located in a well-constructed building or buildings having good natural and artificial lighting, adequate ventilation and floors constructed of impervious materials sloped to adequate drains. Toilet, shower and lavatory facilities shall not be located in a basement more than one-half the height of which is below ground level. All such buildings shall have concrete curbings, extending at least six (6) inches above the floors.
(4) Type of toilet and urinal. Only water-flushed toilets and urinals approved under the plumbing code and regulations shall be installed at any trailer camp.
(5) Separate toilet facilities. Separate toilet facilities for males and females, plainly marked by appropriate signs, shall be provided in separate buildings or within separate rooms in the same building. Each water closet shall be placed in a separate compartment, at least three (3) feet wide, properly separated from other water closets. At least one (1) urinal approved under the plumbing code, and regulations shall be provided in each toilet room for males.
(6) Number of toilets. Water closets shall be provided on the basis of one (1) for every thirty (30) females or less and one (1) for every forty (40) males or less. The number of water closets required shall be computed on the basis of a minimum of three (3) persons to each trailer coach lot. For the purpose of this computation, the number of persons of each sex shall be considered equal.
(7) Lavatory facilities. Proper facilities for washing hands shall be provided in every toilet room or within ten (10) feet of the entrance thereof. Separate facilities shall be provided for males and for females. There shall be a minimum of one (1) lavatory or sink for every two (2) water closets for females and three (3) lavatories or sinks for each two (2) water closets for males. Such facilities may be located in the toilet rooms, the shower rooms or in separate rooms or buildings especially designed for that purpose, provided, that the distance from such facilities to an entrance to the toilet room shall not exceed ten (10) feet.
(8) Shower bath facilities. Separate shower bath accommodations shall be provided for both sexes. An adequate supply of hot and cold running water shall be available at all reasonable hours in accordance with the needs of the trailer coach occupants. A minimum of one (1) approved shower head in stall shall be provided for every forty (40) persons or fraction thereof, based on the estimated population as computed under subsection (c)(6). In combination with each such shower stall, there shall be provided an individual dressing compartment not less than two and one-half (2½) by three (3) feet in plan, so arranged as to insure privacy and be protected by a waterproof partition or shower curtain. The floor of such compartment shall be waterproof and elevated three (3) inches above the floor of the shower stall. Mats, grids and walkways constructed of wood, cloth or other absorbent materials shall not be used in shower or dressing compartments.
(9) Laundry facilities. A laundry building or room shall be provided, equipped with sufficient laundry trays and furnished with an adequate supply of hot and cold running water to accommodate the patrons of the trailer coach park. No laundry trays shall be located in toilet or shower rooms. There shall be at least one (1) double laundry tray for every thirty (30) trailer coach lots.
(10) Cleaning of floors. All floors, in toilet, shower, lavatory and laundry buildings shall be cleaned daily with a strong solution of soap or detergent compound so that all dirt and other organic material is washed away, and then carefully rinsed down and sprayed with a suitable disinfectant.
(11) Screening of doors and windows. All windows, doors and other openings to the outside in all permanent buildings in every trailer park shall be properly screened, or other mechanical means shall be provided to prevent the entrance of flies. All screen doors shall swing out and be self-closing. Screening shall be not coarser than sixteen (16) mesh and should be wire cloth.
(d) Sewage and other water-carried wastes:
(1) Type of sewage disposal system. All sewage and other water-carried wastes of every trailer park shall be disposed of into the city sewage system whenever available. When outlet into the city sewage disposal system is not available, such sewage and wastes shall be disposed of through a disposal system the capacity, method and design of which shall be first approved by the manager of public health and environment.
(2) Trailer coach sewer connection. Each trailer coach lot shall be provided with a sewer trapped below the frost line for the combined liquid waste outlet or outlets of each trailer coach. A watertight connection from each such outlet to the sewer connection shall be installed. The owner, operator or attendant of the trailer park shall make or cause such connections to be made and shall keep all occupied trailer coaches so connected so long as they are located in the park. Sewer connections in unoccupied trailer coach lots shall be so closed that they will not emit odors or become a breeding place for flies. Water-flushed toilets shall not be used in trailer coaches unless connected to the sewage system as herein provided.
(e) Slop pail and garbage can cleaning facilities. An accessible place of such a design and arrangement as to be easily kept clean shall be provided where slop pails and empty garbage cans may be cleaned. Water under pressure shall be available at such place with protection provided to prevent any back siphonage. Such places shall be located within two hundred (200) feet of each trailer lot. Facilities for emptying and cleaning slop pails may be located in the toilet rooms, but garbage can cleaning facilities shall be located in separate rooms or separate buildings designed for such purpose.
(f) Garbage and rubbish storage and disposal:
(1) Garbage containers. All garbage shall be segregated from other combustible or noncombustible material and deposited in a covered flyproof and watertight metal container which shall be provided at each trailer park for the storage of garbage. At least one (1) such container of thirty (30) gallon capacity shall be provided for every six (6) trailer lots.
(2) Disposal of garbage. Each such garbage can shall be placed at a station accessible to the trucks of the city garbage collectors and shall not be filled to overflowing or allowed to become foul smelling or a breeding place for flies. Each such can shall be thoroughly cleaned in a place designed for that purpose, preferably each time after they are emptied, but not less often than once each week. The depositing of any garbage in a lake, stream or any other body of water is prohibited.
(3) Burning of combustible waste material. All combustible waste material and rubbish shall be burned in an incinerator which shall comply with the requirements of section 35-19(3). The burning of garbage shall be prohibited.
(4) Disposal of noncombustible waste material. Noncombustible waste material shall be collected and stored in a covered flyproof container and whenever such container is full it shall be removed from the premises and the contents deposited in a city dump.
(g) Community kitchens and dining rooms. When community kitchens or dining rooms are provided at any trailer park, all facilities and equipment thereof must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. The construction, operation and maintenance of the building housing such kitchen and dining room, and all facilities and equipment installed therein or used in connection therewith, and the preparation and handling of food and all other operations conducted therein shall be in accordance with all applicable sections of this Code and the ordinances of the city.
(h) Communicable diseases. It shall be the duty of every owner, operator or attendant of a trailer park to report promptly to the manager of public health and environment the full name, age and address of every person who is affected or suspected of being affected with any contagious or communicable diseases.
(i) Miscellaneous:
(1) Undesirable practices. No animal washing, car washing or other slop-creating practices shall be carried on in any building, structure or other place not designed for such purposes in any trailer park.
(2) Animals and house pets. No domestic animals or house pets shall be allowed to run at large or commit any nuisances within the limits of the trailer park.
(Code 1950, § 633.16; Ord. No. 1110-96, § 1, 12-16-96; Ord. No. 516-15, § 16, 8-17-15; Ord. No. 427-18, § 21, 6-11-18)
