Chapter 86 - Manufactured Homes and Trailers Chapter 86
MANUFACTURED HOMES AND TRAILERS*
Sec. 86-1. Anchoring,blocking and tie-downs.
*Cross references—Development services advisory committee, § 2-1031 et seq.; buildings and building regulations, ch. 22;
community development,ch.42;planning,ch. 106.
State law references—Mobile homes and recreational vehicles,F.S.§320.71 et seq.;Florida Manufactured Building Act,F.S.
§ 553.35 et seq.
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Sec. 86-1. Anchoring, blocking and tie- (e) Standards. The Rule of Department of
downs. Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of
(a) Title and citation. This section shall be 0
Motor Vehicles,chapter 15C-1.10 as amended Jan-
uary 0,an
the requirement of this section
known and may be cited as the "Collier County fortravel t ailersdare hereby adopted by reference
Mobile Home and Travel Trailer Ordinance." and made a part of the Collier County Mobile
(b) Definitions. The following words,phrases or Home and Travel Trailer Ordinance.
terms as used in this section shall have the fol (f) Blocks, anchors for travel trailers. Travel
lowing meanings unless the context clearly indi-
cates otherwise: trailers shall be blocked and anchored using the
best commercially available materials for units of
(1) Mobile home means a detached single- their size and type. Said blocks and tie-down an-
family dwelling unit with all of the fol- chors shall be located two places per side and as
lowing characteristics: near to either end of the unit as practical. Tie-
a. Designed for long term occupancy,and downs shall be installed over the body of the travel
containing sleeping accommodations,a trailer and drawn tight in a manner similar to
flush toilet, a tub or shower bath, and that required for mobile homes.This section shall
kitchen facilities, with plumbing and apply to all travel trailers whether occupied or
electrical connections provided for at- stored within four hours after the issuance of a
tachment to outside systems; hurricane alert.
b. Designed for transportation after fab- (g) Notification. Adoption of this section shall
rication on streets or highways on its serve as notification to all parties involved. Spe-
own wheels; and cial notification shall be owners or operators to all
c. Arriving at the site where it is to be current park occupants and all future occupants
occupied as a dwelling complete, in- at time of occupancy of the provisions of these
cluding major appliances and furniture, regulations, and shall post copies of these regula-
and ready for occupancy except for tions in conspicuous locations within the park.
minor and incidental unpacking and as (h) Penalties. If any person fails or refuses to
sembly operations, location on jacks or obey or comply with or violates any of the provi-
other temporary or permanent founda-
sions of this section, such person upon conviction
tions, connection to utilities and the of such offense, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
like. A travel trailer is not to be con and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
sidered a mobile home.
$500.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed 60 days
(2) Travel trailer means a travel trailer is a in the county jail, or both, in the discretion of the
vehicular portable structure built on a court. Each violation or noncompliance shall be
chassis,designed to be used as a temporary considered a separate and distinct offense. Each
dwelling for travel, recreational and vaca- day of continued violation or noncompliance shall
tion purposes. Refer to the county zoning be considered as a separate offense.
ordinance for additional definitions and re (1) Nothing herein contained shall prevent or
quirements. restrict the county from taking such other
(c) Finding and purpose. The board of county lawful action in any court of competent ju-
commissioners does hereby find that it is in the risdiction as is necessary to prevent or
interest of the citizens of the county to require remedy any violation or noncompliance.
proper anchoring, blocking and tie-downs of mo- Such other lawful actions shall include,but
bile homes and travel trailers to protect the health, shall not be limited to, an equitable action
safety and welfare of the citizens of the county. for injunctive relief or an action at law for
(d) Applicability.This section shall apply to and damages.
be enforced in all of the unincorporated areas of (2) Nothing in this subsection shall be con-
the county. strued to prohibit the county from prose-
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cuting any violation of this section by means
of a code enforcement board established pur-
suant to the authority of F.S. ch. 162.
(3) All remedies and penalties provided for in
this subsection shall be cumulative and in-
dependently available to the county and the
county shall be authorized to pursue any
and all remedies set forth in this subsec-
tion to the full extent allowed by law.
(Ord. No. 89-45, §§ 1-8)
State law references—Tiedown standards for mobile home
and park trailers, F.S. § 320.8325;penalty for ordinance vio-
lations, F.S. § 125.69.
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