[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Washington
10-17-1983 by Ord. No. 25-83 (Sec. 7-5 of the Revised General Ordinances),
which ordinance also repealed former Section 7-5, Trailer Parks, as amended.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Applications for a mobile home park license shall be
filed with and issued by the Township Committee, shall be in writing and signed
by the applicant and shall contain the following:
(1)
The name and address of the applicant.
(2)
The location and legal description of the mobile home
park.
(3)
A complete copy of the approved site plan for the park.
(4)
Such further information as may be requested by the Township
Committee to enable it to determine if the proposed park will comply with
legal requirements.
B.
If the proposed mobile home park is in compliance with
all provisions of this chapter and all other applicable ordinances and statutes,
the Township Committee shall approve the application and, upon completion
of the park according to the plans, shall issue the license.
An adequate water supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes
shall be supplied to meet the park's requirements in accordance with all state
and local rules and regulations.
All buildings and the grounds of the park shall be maintained in a clean
sightly condition and kept free of any condition that will menace the health
of any occupant or the public or constitute a nuisance.
Tightly covered metal garbage cans shall be provided in quantities adequate
to permit disposal of all garbage and rubbish. Garbage cans shall be located
not further than 200 feet from any mobile home space. Garbage cans shall be
kept upon a concrete slab in a screened enclosure containing a self-closing
door or equivalent suitable facilities to be approved by the Board of Health.
Cans and enclosures shall be kept in a sanitary condition at all times. Garbage
and rubbish shall be collected and disposed of as frequently as may be necessary
to ensure that the garbage cans shall not overflow.
Every park shall be equipped at all times with one fire extinguisher
in good working order for every five mobile home spaces, located no farther
than 200 feet from each mobile home space. No open fires shall be permitted
at any place which would endanger life or property, and no fires shall be
left unattended at any time.
No owner or person in charge of any dog, cat or other pet animal shall
permit it to run at large or commit any nuisance within the limits of any
mobile home park.
It shall be unlawful for the licenser to remove or cause to have removed or permit the removal of the wheels of any mobile home or to otherwise permanently fix it to the ground in a manner that would prevent the ready removal. Any alteration to a mobile home 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 Chapter 217, Zoning, or any Building Code now or hereafter in effect.[1]
B.
The park shall keep the register available for inspection
at all times by law enforcement officers, public health officials and other
officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained
in the register. The register records shall not be destroyed for a period
of three years following the date of registration.
The Township Committee may revoke any license to maintain and operate
a park when the licensee has been found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction
of violating any provision of this chapter. After conviction, the license
may be reissued if the circumstances leading to conviction have been remedied
and the park is being maintained and operated in full compliance with the
law.
The provisions of Chapter IX of the State Sanitary Code, Mobile Home
Parks, promulgated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:1A-7, shall apply to this chapter
to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions herein.
