[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Jefferson 4-18-1973 by Ord. No. 9-73 (Ch. 18 of the 1967 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to effect the
regulation of campgrounds within the Township of Jefferson, and said
chapter shall be known as the "Campground Ordinance, 1973."
There is hereby adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Jefferson, for the purpose of prescribing regulations
governing the conditions created by the maintaining of campgrounds
in the Township, the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, as amended or
revised, and more specifically Chapter XI thereof entitled "Campgrounds,"
and so much of said chapter is adopted except such portions as are
hereinafter deleted, modified or amended by the remainder of this
chapter. Not less than three copies of said Sanitary Code have been
and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the Township of Jefferson,
and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set
out at length herein; and from the date on which this chapter shall
take effect the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the
limits of the Township.
A.
Compliance.
(1)
The provisions of this chapter comprise the standards
to which all campgrounds and the owners thereof shall comply, as well
as with rules and regulations and policies or laws administered by
any agency or subdivision in this Township of Jefferson having legal
jurisdiction.
(2)
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
"Campground Ordinance."
B.
Approval of facilities.
(1)
No person shall construct, develop, expand or enlarge
a campground until first securing approval from the Land Use Board
as a special exception use and site plan approval from the Land Use
Board.
[Amended 12-18-2019 by Ord. No. 19-28]
(2)
No campground shall be operated without first securing
an annual license from the governing body. The renewal of said license
shall be based on the owner's or operator's prior compliance with
the provisions of this chapter and the reasonable expectation of future
compliance. The annual fees for said license shall be $5 per campsite,
plus $200.
[Amended 12-5-2001 by Ord. No. 35-01]
C.
Applications for approval. Such application shall
include the following information:
(1)
The applicant's full name, residence, telephone number
and post office address, and whether such applicant is an individual,
partnership, firm or corporation. If a partnership, the names and
addresses of the partners shall be included. If a corporation, the
names and addresses of the officers of the corporation shall be included.
(2)
A site plan to scale of the proposed campground or
expansion shall be submitted showing the locations and dimensions
of the proposed service roads, campsites, water supplies, sanitary
convenience, sewers (if any), sewage disposal facilities and auxiliary
buildings, as well as other information required by the Zoning Ordinance[1] for major site plan approval.
(3)
Where sewage disposal is to be effected by means of
a wastewater treatment plant discharging a treated effluent into the
waters of this state, the application shall include an engineer's
report, detailed plans and specifications, all prepared in accordance
with the Rules and Regulations for the Preparation and Submission
of Plans for Sewer Systems and Wastewater Treatment Plants promulgated
by the State Department of Environmental Protection.
(4)
A certification from the Jefferson Township Division of Health shall be included to the effect that any proposed water supply and any subsurface sewage disposal system for the proposed campground or expansion thereof are in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 199, P.L. 1954, and the standards for the construction of such water supply and sewerage facilities promulgated by the State Department of Health and Senior Services and with such modifications thereof as are permitted by this chapter.
For purposes of this chapter, Section II, Definitions,
as contained in Chapter XI, Campgrounds, New Jersey State Sanitary
Code, is hereby made a part of this chapter as if repeated at length
herein.[1]
[Amended 10-16-1991 by Ord. No. 25-91]
Continuous use of campsites will be permitted
between April 1 and November 1 of each year. From November 1 to April
1, no camper shall remain at any campground for a period exceeding
21 days during any thirty-day period. Campsites shall never constitute
a permanent residence in the municipality.
A.
Any person found guilty of a violation of this chapter
of the Code of the Township of Jefferson shall be punishable by fine
not to exceed $500 or imprisonment in the county jail for a period
not to exceed 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Judge of
the Municipal Court.
B.
Any such violation may result in revocation by the
governing body of prior approvals given to operate said campground.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the campgrounds to
immediately clear the campgrounds of all campers should this occur.
