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.
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.
[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.