As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY TRAILER
A vehicle without motor power for carrying persons or property
which is drawn by a motor vehicle. This shall include but not be limited
to horse trailers, boat trailers and skimobile trailers.
BOAT
Any vessel which is intended for use in supporting a person
on water.
CAMPING TRAILER
A type of trailer or trailer coach, the walls of which are
so constructed as to be collapsible and made out of either canvas
or similar cloth, or some form of rigid material such as fiberglass
or plastic or metal. The walls are collapsed while the recreational
vehicle is being towed and are raised or unfolded when the vehicle
becomes temporary living quarters and is not being moved.
MOBILE HOME
Any vehicle used or intended to be used as a conveyance upon
the public streets or highways, whether or not licensed as such, and
shall include self-propelled and non-self-propelled vehicles as designed,
constructed, reconstructed or added to by means of accessories in
such a manner as to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling or
sleeping place for one or more persons and having no foundation other
than wheels, jacks or blocks.
MOTORIZED HOME
A portable dwelling designed and constructed as an integral
part of a self-propelled vehicle.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
Includes but not limited to mobile homes, boats, trailers,
snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), jet skis and their accessory
trailers.
TRAVEL TRAILER
A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis designed
to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation
uses, permanently identified by the manufacturer as such.
The outdoor storage of a recreational vehicle,
motor home, trailer, camper or boat shall be permitted on single-family
zoned properties, provided that:
A. Such storage shall not be located in any required
front yard.
B. All recreational vehicles shall, along with any trailers
used in conjunction therewith, be currently registered in accordance
with applicable motor vehicle requirements and which registration
must apply to some person residing in the residential structure wherein
the recreational vehicle is stored and which structure shall be such
person's domicile.
C. Any such vehicle stored in accordance with this section
shall not be occupied and shall not be provided with utility connections
other than for the maintenance of such vehicle.
D. The storage of all recreational vehicles shall be
in an area of the side or rear yard and in a manner so as to not constitute
a nuisance or obstruction to any adjacent property owner. It shall
be parked on a paved or other impervious surface and not on grass.
E. Landscaping shall be installed, on either a temporary
or permanent basis, which shall diminish the extent to which the recreational
vehicle is observable from any adjacent lot and in direct relationship
to the size and height of such vehicle.
F. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a
recreational vehicle may be parked anywhere on private residential
property temporarily for the purpose of loading and unloading purposes.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to remove or cause to be removed the wheels or similar
transporting devices from any recreational vehicle or to otherwise
permanently affix it to the ground in a manner that would prevent
the ready removal of such recreational vehicle without having first
obtained a permit from the Construction Code Official of the Borough.
Any such alteration to any recreational vehicle as above set forth
shall be construed as subjecting the vehicle to the requirements of
the Uniform Construction Codes and laws of the State of New Jersey
pertaining to said uses.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not exceeding
the sum of $250 in the discretion of a Judge of the Municipal Court.
Further, each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate
violation under the terms of this chapter.