§ 86-1. Anchoring, blocking and tie-downs.

(a)

Title and citation. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Collier County Mobile Home and Travel Trailer Ordinance."

(b)

Definitions. The following words, phrases or terms as used in this section shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1)

Mobile home means a detached single-family dwelling unit with all of the following characteristics:

a.

Designed for long term occupancy, and containing sleeping accommodations, a flush toilet, a tub or shower bath, and kitchen facilities, with plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside systems;

b.

Designed for transportation after fabrication on streets or highways on its own wheels; and

c.

Arriving at the site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling complete, including major appliances and furniture, and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, location on jacks or other temporary or permanent foundations, connection to utilities and the like. A travel trailer is not to be considered a mobile home.

(2)

Travel trailer means a travel trailer is a vehicular portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation purposes. Refer to the county zoning ordinance for additional definitions and requirements.

(c)

Finding and purpose. The board of county commissioners does hereby find that it is in the interest of the citizens of the county to require proper anchoring, blocking and tie-downs of mobile homes and travel trailers to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the county.

(d)

Applicability. This section shall apply to and be enforced in all of the unincorporated areas of the county.

(e)

Standards. The Rule of Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Motor Vehicles, chapter 15C-1.10 as amended January 10, 1980, and the requirement of this section for travel trailers are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of the Collier County Mobile Home and Travel Trailer Ordinance.

(f)

Blocks, anchors for travel trailers. Travel trailers shall be blocked and anchored using the best commercially available materials for units of their size and type. Said blocks and tie-down anchors shall be located two places per side and as near to either end of the unit as practical. Tie-downs shall be installed over the body of the travel trailer and drawn tight in a manner similar to that required for mobile homes. This section shall apply to all travel trailers whether occupied or stored within four hours after the issuance of a hurricane alert.

(g)

Notification. Adoption of this section shall serve as notification to all parties involved. Special notification shall be owners or operators to all current park occupants and all future occupants at time of occupancy of the provisions of these regulations, and shall post copies of these regulations in conspicuous locations within the park.

(h)

Penalties. If any person fails or refuses to obey or comply with or violates any of the provisions of this section, such person upon conviction of such offense, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed 60 days in the county jail, or both, in the discretion of the court. Each violation or noncompliance shall be considered a separate and distinct offense. Each day of continued violation or noncompliance shall be considered as a separate offense.

(1)

Nothing herein contained shall prevent or restrict the county from taking such other lawful action in any court of competent jurisdiction as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation or noncompliance. Such other lawful actions shall include, but shall not be limited to, an equitable action for injunctive relief or an action at law for damages.

(2)

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the county from prosecuting any violation of this section by means of a code enforcement board established pursuant to the authority of F.S. ch. 162.

(3)

All remedies and penalties provided for in this subsection shall be cumulative and independently available to the county and the county shall be authorized to pursue any and all remedies set forth in this subsection to the full extent allowed by law.

(Ord. No. 89-45, §§ 1—8)

State law reference

Tiedown standards for mobile home and park trailers, F.S. § 320.8325; penalty for ordinance violations, F.S. § 125.69.