Boynton25 Chapter 25
TRAILERS*
*Cross references-License tax for trailer park, § 13-22(800); recreational vehicles and boat trailers, Ch. 20.
Sec. 25-1. Defined.
As used in this chapter, “trailer” shall mean any of the various types of vehicles with motor power, or designed to be towed by another vehicle, and adapted to human habitation either
for the purpose of sleeping or eating or the preparation of meals, or both, or designed or adapted to use as an office or for the purpose of carrying on business. (Code 1958, § 30-1)
Sec. 25-2. Parking on streets.
It shall be unlawful to park any trailer on any of the public streets within the city for a period of time longer than one hour, and while so parked, it shall be unlawful to prepare
or serve any meals involving the cooking of foods. (Code 1958, § 30-2)
Sec. 25-3. Vehicle to be attached when parked
on street.
It shall be unlawful to park on any of the public streets within the city any detachable motor trailer unless the same shall be attached to the vehicle designed to tow the motor trailer
at all times during the period in which the same shall be parked. (Code 1958, § 30-7)
Sec. 25-4. Parking interfering with traffic.
It shall be unlawful to park any trailer on any public street within the city in such a manner as to interfere with normal use of traffic upon the street. (Code 1958, § 30-6)
Sec. 25-5. Manner of attachment to towing
vehicle.
It is hereby declared to be unlawful to operate over or upon any of the public streets of the city any detachable trailer unless the same shall be firmly connected to the towing vehicle
by some mechanically sound device to prevent any detachment therefrom when in motion, together with an auxiliary or independent device such as a chain or cable, which would, in the event
of a disruption of the principal towing device, prevent the trailer from being detached from the towing vehicle. (Code 1958, § 30-7)
Sec. 25-6. Parking on private property.
No trailer which is commonly used for living or sleeping purposes, whether actually being so used or not, may be kept, maintained, parked or occupied on any privately owned property
within the city, unless the property on which the trailer shall be situated is zoned and utilized for commercial trailer sales or as a trailer park or camp, unless such trailer is kept
entirely within a closed building and is not used for living or sleeping purposes, or is defined as a recreation vehicle by Chapter 20 of this Code and is parked or stored in accordance
with that chapter. (Code 1958, § 30-3)
Sec. 25-7. Exemption for construction trailers.
Section 25-6 above shall not apply to the utilization of a trailer as a temporary construction office located on a building site within the city provided that prior to such utilization,
a specific permit for same shall be obtained from the building official. The building official shall have the right and privilege to impose reasonable restrictions regarding the public
health, safety and welfare in connection with the issuance of such temporary permits. (Code 1958, § 30-3; Ord. No. 89-5, § 1, 3-21-89)
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Sec. 25-8. Placing on roof or high place.
It shall further be unlawful to place or store any trailer or other property upon the roof of any structure or any other high place within the city, such practice being deemed a nuisance
and hazard to inhabitants of the city and to adjacent property. (Code 1958, § 30-3)
Sec. 25-9. Limitation on number of trailers on
parcel of land.
The presence of more than one trailer on the same parcel of land other than in a properly zoned trailer park or camp for the purpose of furnishing human, inhabitation therein, or for
the purpose of carrying on any business, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and the chief of police is hereby directed and instructed to abate the nuisance and prevent the same.
A parcel of land as above referred to is hereby designated as having ten thousand (10,000) square feet. (Code 1958, § 30-4)