[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
(now Township Council) of the Township of Pemberton 3-5-1975 as Section
12:6 of Ch. XII of the General Ordinances. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The words hereinafter defined shall have the
meaning herein indicated for the purposes of this chapter as follows:
A dwelling unit manufactured in one or more sections, designed
for long-term occupancy; containing living and sleeping accommodations,
a flush toilet, a tub or shower and bath and kitchen facilities with
plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside
systems; and designed to be transported, after fabrication, on its
own wheels or on flatbed or other trailers, arriving at the site where
it is to be occupied as a dwelling complete, usually including major
appliances and furniture, and ready for occupancy except for minor
and incidental unpacking and assembly operations.
[Added 8-15-1986 by Ord. No. 25-1986]
Any site or tract of land occupied or used by one or more
mobile homes or available for such occupancy or use.
[Added 8-15-1986 by Ord. No. 25-1986]
An individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association
of persons.
Any site or tract of land occupied or used by one or more
trailers or available for such occupancy or use, with or without charge,
and includes any building, structure, tent, camp, cottage or enclosure
used or intended for use as part of or in connection with such tourist
camp.
Includes and means any vehicle used or intended for conveyance
upon the public streets or highways, so designed or constructed as
to permit occupancy of the vehicle as a dwelling or sleeping place
for one or more persons or for occupancy or use and capable of being
transported either under its own power or by attachment to a motor
vehicle through other means of transportation.
The Township Administrator, the Township Zoning
Officer and/or the Police Department of the Township of Pemberton
are hereby designated as the enforcement officials of the Township
of Pemberton.
A.
Permit required. No person shall erect, operate or
permit to be erected, operated or offered for public use within the
Township of Pemberton a tourist camp without first obtaining a permit
therefor from the Township Committee.
B.
Permit application.
(1)
Application for such permit shall be in writing and
shall be presented to the Township Clerk and shall state the following:
(a)
Name and address of owner of premises.
(b)
Name and address of applicant.
(c)
A description of the premises whereon or wherein
it is proposed to conduct the tourist camp.
(d)
An agreement signed by the applicant and the
owner of the premises agreeing to comply with all of the provisions
and regulations now or hereafter promulgated by any branch of the
Township government or the laws and regulations of the State of New
Jersey.
(e)
A statement of the sewer, water and toilet facilities
to be provided.
(f)
The maximum number of trailers or camp cars
to be accommodated.
(g)
A statement from the Health Officer of the Township
that all facilities required by the ordinances and regulations of
the Board of Health are complied with, and the plan of construction.
(2)
Each application shall be accompanied by an inspection
fee of $5, which shall be paid into the treasury of the Township as
revenue.
C.
Permit issuance. The Township Committee shall thereupon
make or cause to be made a thorough investigation upon the information
contained in the application and other information which the Committee
may obtain, and shall determine whether or not such permit shall be
granted, and if granted, may fix the terms under which the said permit
is granted.
[Amended 8-15-1986 by Ord. No. 25-1986]
The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable
to every tourist camp and mobile home park in the Township and to
any person, firm or corporation maintaining, operating, conducting
or permitting any such tourist, trailer or car camp or mobile home
park and shall be applicable to any person living or sleeping in any
such tourist camp or mobile home park as well as the owner of the
premises and other persons, firms or corporations violating or contributing
to the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
Every tourist camp shall be laid out, maintained
and arranged to provide unoccupied space of not less than ten by ten
(10 x 10) feet for each trailer or camp car, and the said unoccupied
area shall be in addition to the space directly underneath any portion
of any trailer or camp car. Said trailers or camp cars shall be arranged
in rows abutting or facing on a driveway or clear, unoccupied space
of not less than 10 feet in width, leaving and providing unobstructed
access to a public street or alleyway connected with a public street.
Dogs shall not be permitted to run at large
in any trailer camp at any time.
[Amended 8-15-1986 by Ord. No. 25-1986; 8-18-2010 by Ord. No. 15-2010]
A.
In the
event that the permit is granted, such permit shall be issued on condition
that the permittee complies with all reasonable rules and regulations
adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Pemberton and all
ordinances of the Township of Pemberton, and such permittee shall
pay an annual fee of $100, to be submitted with the application for
the issuance of the trailer permit, which permit fee shall be for
the purpose of revenue. This fee shall be called the permit fee. No
permit shall be issued until this fee is paid.
B.
In addition,
there shall be a monthly fee of $10 for each occupied trailer lot.
This fee shall be called the pad fee. The permittee shall submit monthly
reports, to be filed with the Township Clerk, indicating both how
many trailers and how many trailer lots it has in the tourist camp
or mobile home park. Additionally, the Township may inspect the tourist
camp or mobile home park as it deems necessary in order to ensure
compliance with this section. The permit first obtained shall be for
the balance of the year ending December 31 in the year in which issued
and may be renewed thereafter upon proper application therefor, in
the discretion of the Township Committee, on January 1 of the year
following, provided that all of the terms and conditions of all of
the rules and regulations and laws and ordinances have been complied
with.
C.
The pad fees required under Subsection B above shall be due and payable on the first day of each month. In the event that said trailer fee is not paid within 30 days of said due date, the fee shall be considered delinquent, and the Township shall be entitled to a late charge on the outstanding amount at the rate of 12% per annum, computed from the date of delinquency. Furthermore, where a permittee fails to pay the fees set forth in this chapter, along with any late charges accruing, and the Township is required to institute suit to collect said fees and late charges from the permittee, the permittee shall be liable to the municipality for both the payment of the fees due, along with late charges, and for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of suit incurred by the municipality in the collection of said fees.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning,
operating or using any such camp or unit therein to remove or cause
to have removed the wheels or similar transportation devices from
any tourist trailer or camp car or to otherwise permanently affix
it to the ground in a manner that would prevent the ready removal
of said car without having first obtained a permit from the Construction
Official.
Any permit granted hereunder shall be subject
to revocation or suspension by the Township Committee in the following
manner: A notice shall be served on the person holding such permit,
specifying wherein he has failed to comply with the rules, regulations,
laws and ordinances of the Township Committee and stating that a hearing
will be held at the time and place therein specified, not less than
five days after the service of such notice, requiring such permittee
to show cause at said time and place why the permit should not be
revoked or suspended. At the time and place mentioned in the notice
the permittee shall have the right to appear in person or by counsel
and introduce such evidences as he may desire, and the Township Committee
shall confront said permittee with the charges against him and produce
proof thereof, subject to cross-examination, and after the hearing
the Township Committee may, in its discretion, dismiss the charges
or revoke or suspend the permit.
A.
Parking time. It shall be unlawful to park any trailer
upon any public street in Pemberton Township except for the time customarily
needed for shopping or to pay any necessary calls for business or
other proper purposes.
B.
Parking place. It shall be unlawful to park any trailer
upon any public street in Pemberton Township or thoroughfare in a
place at which such parking would cause congestion or impede the normal
flow of traffic or public use of the thoroughfare.
C.
Sanitary restrictions while parked. It shall be unlawful
to make use of any of the toilet facilities in any trailer while on
any street within the limits of the Township of Pemberton in the County
of Burlington, and each such trailer, while on any street in the Township
of Pemberton, shall have its toilet facilities, lavatories, basins
and any other contrivance from which any liquid or excreta may flow
completely sealed.
It shall be unlawful to park, keep house or maintain any trailer in or upon any street or in or upon any site, place or location in the Township of Pemberton in the County of Burlington unless in a licensed tourist camp, except that parking for a brief time for shopping and other appropriate purposes may be permitted pursuant to the provisions of § 171-10A, and except also that this chapter shall not affect or prohibit the keeping or storage of any trailer on the home premises of any owner, provided that such trailer is not used for living or sleeping purposes.
Each and every person, firm or corporation who
owns, leases, operates, maintains or offers to the public the use
of any trailer, tourist or car camp shall comply with the following
regulations:
A.
Sanitary conditions. All toilets, baths, showers or
other appurtenances shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition
and in a good state of repair.
B.
Drainage. Such camp shall be established and located
upon a well-drained area, and the premises shall be properly graded
so as to prevent the accumulation of storm- or casual waters.
C.
Water supply. An adequate supply of pure water for
drinking and domestic purposes shall be supplied to meet the requirements
thereof. The water supply shall be obtainable from faucets conveniently
located in and about said camp, and no dipping vessels or common cups
shall be permitted.
D.
Public facilities. Such camp shall be provided with
at least one water closet for each sex, one distinctly marked "For
Women" and one distinctly marked "For Men," and there shall be provided
an additional water closet for each sex for every 15 persons at any
time in said camp.
E.
Garbage receptacles. There shall be provided in every
such camp an adequate number of garbage receptacles with close-fitting
metal covers for refuse, ashes and rubbish, in such numbers as shall
be determined necessary by the Board of Health or its representative,
and such garbage receptacles shall at all times be maintained in a
clean and sanitary condition.
F.
Sink provisions. There shall be provided in every
such camp one or more slop sinks properly connected with the sewer
or other suitable disposal means.
G.
Sewerage regulations. No wastewater or materials from
sinks, baths, showers, toilets or other plumbing fixtures shall be
deposited or permitted to flow upon the surface of the ground, and
all fixtures, when in use, shall be connected with the sewer system
of the Township of Pemberton or, in the alternative, the drainage
therefrom must be disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the Board
of Health.
H.
Electric provisions. Every such camp shall be provided
with means of lighting the same at night, and all water closets, bathing
units and similar facilities shall be provided with sufficient lighting,
and the same shall be kept lighted during the hours of darkness.
I.
Additional rules. Any and all rules and regulations
hereinafter promulgated by the Board of Health, which additional rules
and regulations may be passed by resolution of the Board of Health.
No license shall be issued for more than three
trailer camps, trailer parks or trailer campsites in the Township
of Pemberton.
The permittee shall provide an adequate supply
of pure drinking water. Said water supply shall be obtained from faucets
only, conveniently located in said campground; and no dipping vessels
or common cups shall be permitted.
The permittee shall provide adequate sanitary
facilities, which shall include one men's toilet and one women's toilet
for each 10 trailers without toilets. Adequate cesspools or septic
tank systems shall be provided for use in connection with said sanitary
facilities. The licensee shall comply with all regulations of the
Board of Health.
There shall be no dumping of waste material
on the ground. Same must go into garbage and ash cans provided by
the permittee and which shall be properly disposed of by said permittee.
Such receptacles shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition
at all times.
It shall be unlawful to permit any wastewater
or matter from sinks, baths, cesspools, septic tanks or other plumbing
fixtures or means of disposal in camp cars and/or trailers to be deposited
upon the surface of the ground, and all such fixtures and devices,
when in use, must be connected to the camp disposal system or the
drainage therefrom must be disposed of in a manner satisfactory to
the Board of Health.
Any water faucet, toilet, garbage receptacles
or other equipment required by the provisions of this chapter in campgrounds
or which may hereafter be required by any rules and regulations of
the Board of Health pertaining to campgrounds shall be in addition
to and shall not be construed to mean water faucets, toilets, garbage
receptacles or other equipment now or hereafter located in or adjacent
to said campground and which may already or hereinafter be required
under provisions of other laws or ordinances.
The permittee shall provide adequate illumination
in the campgrounds and toilets. Such lights shall be illuminated from
one-half (1/2) hour after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise.
Every campground hereafter established shall
provide for a minimum of 600 square feet of space per trailer or camp
car. Camp cars and/or trailers shall be arranged in rows abutting
or facing on a driveway or clear, unoccupied space not less than 20
feet in width, which space shall have unobstructed access to a public
street or alley.
Every campground hereafter established shall
be located on a well-drained area, and the premises of every such
campground or any existing campground shall be properly graded and
surfaced with at least 12 inches of soft coal ashes or its equivalent
absorbent materials so as to prevent the accumulation of storm- or
wastewater.
It is further provided that no permit to conduct
a trailer camp, campsite or sleeping quarters intended to be provided
as described in the application shall be issued if any of the sleeping
quarters or any of the outside sanitary conveniences intended to be
provided are within 500 feet of three or more dwelling houses occupied
for dwelling purposes at the time of the application in the Township
of Pemberton.
It shall be unlawful for the permittee operating
said trailer camp to remove or cause to have removed or permit the
removal of the wheels of any trailer or otherwise permanently fix
it to the ground in a manner that would prevent the ready removal
of said camp car or trailer without first obtaining a permit to do
so from the Township Clerk. Any alteration to any camp car or trailer
as set forth above shall be deemed as removing it from the requirements
of this chapter and converting it into a dwelling, and it shall thereupon
be subject to the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance or any Building
Code now or hereafter in effect.[1]
No person shall permit any such licensed premises
to be used for immoral purposes or suffer the violation thereon or
therein of any penal law or of any ordinance of the Township.
Such licensed place or premises shall at all
times comply with all proper police, health and fire regulations imposed
by the Township Committee or Board of Health. Said business and the
place and premises where conducted shall be subject to examination
and inspection by day or night by the Township Committee or a committee
thereof and by the fire and health authorities of the Township.
[Added 8-15-1986 by Ord. No. 25-1986]
Any person violating any provisions of this
chapter shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment
for up to 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Judge of the
Municipal Court of the Township of Pemberton. For purposes of determining
such penalties, each day of violation shall constitute a separate
offense.
