A.Â
It shall be unlawful, except as hereinafter stated, for
any person to park, keep or maintain and occupy a trailer coach as a permanent
or temporary place of habitation for living, sleeping or dwelling within the
boundaries of the Township of Elk unless the mobile home is situated within
a duly licensed mobile home park. The purpose of this section is to discourage
the placement of mobile homes outside of a licensed mobile home park in the
Township of Elk. Therefore, the exceptions contained hereinafter are to be
strictly construed to further this purpose and are inserted herein only to
alleviate personal hardship. They should in no way create property rights
or create rights which are transferable, except as specifically outlined herein.
B.Â
Emergency or temporary stopping or parking is permitted
on any public highway for not longer than one hour, subject to any other and
further prohibitions, regulations or limitations imposed by traffic and parking
regulations for that public highway.
C.Â
The owner of a dwelling house or members of his or her
immediate family residing with the owner of said dwelling house may keep and
store a mobile home belonging to said owner or members of the immediate family
as aforesaid, provided that the same is not occupied at any time as a dwelling
or for living or sleeping quarters by any person, and further provided that
the same is kept or stored at least 25 feet to the rear of and away from said
dwelling house.
Storage of any mobile home, motor home or travel trailer upon the premises
of the owner of the same is permitted upon application to the Township Clerk,
provided that it is not used for living or sleeping accommodations.
A.Â
Use of a mobile home, motor home or travel trailer is
permitted upon application to the Township Clerk in emergency situations,
such as the residence of the property owner being destroyed by fire or an
act of God.
B.Â
After approval by the Township Committee, the property
owner may place a mobile home, motor home or travel trailer on his land and
reside therein pending reconstruction of the destroyed or damaged home. However,
said occupancy shall only be permitted for a period not to exceed six months
from the time its use is commenced pursuant to this article.
C.Â
Upon application for a permit from the Township Clerk
for emergency occupation of a mobile home, motor home or travel trailer, a
bond in the sum of $1,000 must be posted with said Clerk guaranteeing the
removal of said mobile home, motor home or travel trailer upon the expiration
of the six-month period.
D.Â
Failure to comply will constitute a forfeiture of the
full amount of said performance bond.
No bus, bus body, truck, truck body, van, railroad car or tractor trailer
body shall be used or permitted to be used for dwelling purposes in the Township
of Elk.
It shall be unlawful to remove the wheels or other transporting device
from any mobile home and attach it to the land in any permanent or semipermanent
manner without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Building Inspector.
Any such permanent attachment to the land can only be made upon compliance
with all requirements of the Building, Land Subdivision, Plumbing, Sanitary,
Health, Zoning and Electrical Ordinances of the Township of Elk.[1]
