As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
MOBILE HOME
Any unit, whether licensed or not, used for living, sleeping or business
purposes by one or more persons, built on a chassis, designed without a permanent
foundation, and shall include a dwelling, sleeping, or business unit of vehicular
design used, or intended or constructed for use, as a conveyance upon the
public streets and highways, whether licensed or not, and shall further include
self-propelled and non-self-propelled vehicles and other structures so designed,
constructed and reconstructed or added to by means of accessories in such
a manner as to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling, sleeping place,
or for business purposes for one or more persons and having no foundation
other than wheels, jacks, piers or skirting so arranged as to be integral
with, or portable by, the mobile home and shall further include the type of
dwelling known as a "trailer" or "camp car."
Every application to construct a mobile home park, or to alter an existing
mobile home park in such manner that the alteration will extend the mobile
home park beyond its prior approved boundaries, shall be accompanied by a
certification by the Zoning Officer that the area to be utilized for the construction
of a mobile home park, or for the expansion thereof, meets the requirements
of the Township's Zoning Ordinance, including proposed use of the land for
mobile home park purposes, and whether that usage of land is approved usage
under the Zoning Ordinance, or a variance was obtained from the Zoning Board
of Adjustment for that use.
Any license or permit required by this chapter, or any renewal of any
such license or permit, may be denied, suspended, or revoked by the Township
Committee for failure to comply with this chapter, or any Township of Little
Egg Harbor ordinance, state law or regulation, ordinance of the Ocean County
Board of Health, or any other lawful authority. Before a permit has been denied,
suspended, or revoked, the Township Committee shall afford the applicant or
licensee an opportunity to be heard at a public hearing.
The Township Committee shall have the authority to grant the temporary
extension of a license to operate a mobile home park solely for the purposes
of granting a hearing to ascertain the findings of the Zoning Officer or Construction
Code Official as to discrepancies of a mobile home park with Township ordinances,
or to permit the owner of said mobile home park to complete corrective action;
provided, however, that no temporary extension shall be for more than 30 days
and not more than three temporary extensions shall be granted to any annual
license. No such temporary extension, or extensions, shall have the effect
of extending for renewal purposes the annual expiration date, and every renewal
license shall be dated as of the anniversary date of original issuance regardless
of such extension.
Temporary housing permits may be issued by the Township Committee for
temporary use of a mobile home or trailer within the Township for any one
of the following purposes:
A. Emergency residential use. Use for residential purposes
by any Township resident whose regular residence within the Township has been
destroyed or damaged by fire or other catastrophe as to be unsuitable for
dwelling purposes, but is being rebuilt or repaired to restore it to habitable
condition; provided, however, that no temporary housing permit shall be issued
for this purpose for a period exceeding either the time necessary to restore
the damaged or destroyed residence or three months, whichever first occurs.
B. Construction site office use. Use only on the site of
new construction and only for office purposes in connection with construction,
provided that the trailer shall in no way be used for residential purposes,
and that the permit shall be only for the period of time of the construction
on said site.
C. Industrial watchman use. Use only as an office for a
watchman on lands actually used for industrial purposes, provided that the
trailer shall in no way be used for residential purposes and may be occupied
by only a bona fide watchman employed by the industry and on the payroll of
the industry in the capacity of watchman and provided, further, that said
watchman must have a permanent residence other than the place of the trailer
or industrial premises. Such trailers must not have any sleeping facilities
contained within the trailer. Permits shall be for no longer than six months
at a time.
No temporary housing permit shall be issued unless the mobile home or
other trailer has first been duly inspected by the Housing Officer and found
to be fit for habitation, either for dwelling purposes or for office use,
including an adequate supply of fresh, potable running water for drinking
purposes, washing and bathing facilities, and adequate toilet facilities with
sanitary disposal method.
Each temporary housing permit shall be for only one mobile home unit
or trailer, and no more than one temporary housing permit shall be issued
for each parcel of land. Each temporary housing permit shall be valid only
as long as the particular use permits, and upon the expiration thereof, the
trailer shall be removed from the premises forthwith.
Prior to the issuance of a temporary housing permit, the licensee shall
pay to the Township Chief Financial Officer the sum of $25 for the permit,
plus $5 for each month of occupancy permitted.