HomeMy Public PortalAbout1987_08_26_O025ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE:
PRESENTED August 26, 1987
87-D-25 ADOPTED August 26, 1987
AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE TOWN CODE TO RE-ESTABLISH REGULATIONS
FOR STORAGE, CONSTRUCTION AND SALES TRAILERS
WHEREAS, the town's present regulations covering trailers and mobile
offices for use during new construction are inadequate to properly control
this activity; and
WHEREAS, regulations are necessary to permit mobile sales offices for
residential subdivisions:
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. Chapter 18, Trailers and Mobile Offices, is repealed and
replaced by a new Chapter 18, Storage, Construction and Sales Trailers which
shall read as'follows:
CHAPTER 18
STORAGE, CONSTRUCTION AND SALES TRAILERS
Section 18-1. General.
This chapter authorizes and regulates the temporary use of mobile offices,
trailers or other structures for storage and servicin~ construction sites
and as temporary sales offices for new residential development. Construction
and storage trailers only shall be permitted for non-residential development
unless otherwise authorized by this Chapter.
Section 18-2. Definitions.
The followin~ definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement
of this chapter:
(1) "Trailers" shall mean any shed or portable structure, havin~ a
floor area of 120 square feet or ~reater, designed and constructed for movement
on wheels. Trailers shall be pertinent and necessary to the construction
of the buildings or sale or lease of housin~ units on the same lot or site
as the trailer.
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(2) "Storage trailer" shall mean any trailer used for the storage of
tools, apparatus or building equipment used for on-site construction purposes.
(3) "Construction trailer" shall mean any trailer used as on-site offices
or meeting facilities for contractors or subcontractors.
(4) "Sales trailer" shall mean any trailer used as an office for the
sale or lease of on-site housing units.
(5) "Temporary office trailer" shall mean a trailer used as a temporary
office by a public service agency during construction or renovation of permanent
office facilities.
(6) "Public service agency" shall mean any public or semi-public agency
providing services directly to the public, including but not limited to
government agencies, public utilities and hospitals.
Section 18-3. Permits required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a trailer anywhere within
the town without a permit issued by the town manager. A permit may be issued
for any period beginning no earlier than 30 days prior to the commencement
of actual construction of the pro3ect served by the trailer and shall terminate
no later than 20 days after completion of construction to the pro3ect.
Permits may be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months. Permits may
be extended by the town manager for one additional period not to exceed
12 months.
Section 18-4. Application and fees.
An application form supplied by the town and completed by the applicant
must accompany all requests for the issuance of a trailer permit. A processing
fee shall be required at the time of submittal of a trailer permit application.
The fee required for each type of trailer shall be as follows:
Storage trailer - $20.00
Construction trailer - $50.00
Sales trailer - $100.00
Section 18-5. Exemptions.
The town manager is authorized to issue a permit for a temporary office
trailer to a public service agency when uninterrupted public service is
necessary to promote public health, safety and welfare. This permit shall
be exempt from the requirements of Section 18-5 and any other requirements
of this Chapter deemed by the town manager to be unnecessary to protect
the public interest.
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Section 18-6. Location requirements.
A site plam at a scale of not less than 1"=20' shall be submitted with
all permit applications indicating the location of the trailer, proposed
access to a public street, required parking and proposed water and sewer
connections, if applicable, and all proposed landscaping and screening.
Trailers shall be located in a manner which minimizes the impact on adjacent
properties. Efforts should be taken to minimize storage and construction
trailer visibility with natural and man-made screening and by maximizin8
distances between trailers and public roadways. Storage and construction
trailers shall be located on the same lot or property where a building or
structure is being erected. Sales trailers for residential subdivisions
shall be located within the recorded subdivision. The Land Development
Official shall be responsible for reviewing and approving all trailer site
plans.
Section 18-7. Removal guarantee.
A cash guarantee shall be required at the time a permit is issued to
ensure the removal of a trailer at expiration of the permit. The amount
of guarantee required for each type of trailer is as follows:
Storage trailer - $300.000
Construction trailer - $500.00
Sales trailer - $3,000.00
Failure to remove the trailer within the deadline or any extension
thereof shall cause the applicant to surrender the cash guarantee as indemni-
fication to the town for removal and storage of the trailer for a period
not to exceed 60 days. At the end of 60 days, the applicant shall relinquish
all title to the trailer to the town, which may dispose of same in any manner
it so determines.
Section 18-8. Number of trailers permitted.
Storage and construction trailers shall be limited to one per subcontractor
and one for the general contractor per site. Sales trailers are limited
to one per subdivision or development.
Section 18-9. Access.
Storage and construction trailers shall require an approved construction
entrance to the trailer site. Sales trailers shall require paved road access
to the trailer constructed in accordance with approved and bonded construction
drawings.
Section 18-10. Security and maintenance.
The area immediately surrounding any sales trailer must be lighted
in a manner which would not create glare, nuisance or traffic hazards.
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REGULATIONS FOR STORAGE, CONSTRUCTION AND SALES TRAILERS
Ail trailers and the surrounding area shall be maintained in a clean and
safe condition.
Section 18-11. Parking requirements.
Storage trailers shall not require an associated parking lot or
spaces. Construction and sales trailers shall require an adjacent gravel
parking lot with a minimum of ten spaces per trailer constructed in
accordance with the site plan approved with the permit application.
Section 18.12. Water and sewer service.
Construction trailers shall provide portable toilet facilities and
bottled water. Sales trailers shall connect to municipal water and
sanitary sewer systems within six months of issuance of a permit under this
chapter and permits shall be required and fees paid in accordance with
Chapters 15 and 19 of the Town Code. If water and sewer service is not
available durin~ the first six months, portable toilet facilities and
bottled water shall be provided. If at the end of construction, the
connections are not-used for a permanent structure, the permit holder shall
be responsible for returnin~ such connections to their original form~
Storage trailers do not require connections to municipal water and sewer
systems or portable toilet facilities and bottled water.
Section 18.13.Trailers not to be used for living quarters.
No livin~ quarters shall be maintained in a trailer for which a
permit is issued under this chapter.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage and
all ordinances or resolutions in conflict herewith are repealed.
SECTION III. Resolution No. 87-154 authorizing a public hearing is
repealed.
PASSED this 26th day of
August, 1987. ~
Robert E. Sev~la, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
C]~erk of ~dnCil