[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Runnemede 3-3-1953 by Ord. No. 113 (Ch. 103 of the 1970 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, unless other meaning
is clearly apparent from the language or context, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any place, area, lot or tract of land upon which is located
any trailer, trailer coach or camp car.
Any unit used for living, sleeping or business purposes by
one or more persons, which is equipped with wheels or similar devices
used for the purpose of transporting said unit from place to place,
whether it be self-propelled or otherwise. The word "trailer" as used
in this chapter shall include any trailer, trailer coach or camp car
as defined above.
A.
No person, persons, firm, partnership or corporation
owning or operating any trailer shall remove or cause to be removed
the wheels or any similar transporting devices from said trailer,
or otherwise permanently affix it to the ground in such a manner as
would prevent the ready removal of said trailer, without first obtaining
a permit so to do from the Construction Code Official of the Borough
of Runnemede.
B.
Any alteration to any trailer as set forth above,
or the building of any addition affixed to the ground to any trailer,
shall be construed as removing it from the provisions of this chapter
and converting it into a dwelling, and it thereupon shall be subject
to any zoning ordinance which is or shall become in force in the Borough
of Runnemede.[1]
No person, persons, firm, partnership or corporation
owning or having custody and control of any trailer shall locate,
park, keep or maintain said trailer upon any lot or tract of land
within the Borough of Runnemede except upon a trailer camp conducted,
maintained and licensed in full and complete compliance with all the
provisions of this chapter.
No person, persons, firm, partnership or corporation
owning, leasing or having control of the use of any lot or tract of
land within the Borough of Runnemede shall permit any trailer to be
located, parked, kept or maintained thereon unless said lot or tract
of land, designated as a "trailer camp," shall be conducted, maintained
and licensed in full and complete compliance with all the provisions
of this chapter.
Every trailer camp shall be located upon a well-drained
area and the premises shall be properly graded so as to prevent the
accumulation of stormwater or casual water.
Every trailer camp shall be established and
located in compliance with any zoning ordinance which is or shall
become in force in the Borough of Runnemede, and/or any revision or
amendment thereof.[1]
Every trailer camp shall be laid out, maintained
and arranged so that there are established lots for the parking of
each trailer and to provide unoccupied space of not less than 10 feet
by 10 feet for each trailer. Said unoccupied area shall be in addition
to the area directly underneath any portion of any trailer, and if
automobiles or other motor vehicles are permitted to park alongside
any trailer, said unoccupied area shall be in addition to the area
directly underneath any portion of the trailer and automobile or other
motor vehicle.
Trailers shall be arranged in rows abutting
or facing on a driveway or roadway of clear, unoccupied space of not
less than 10 feet in width, leaving and providing unobstructed access
to a public street or roadway connecting with a public street.
Every trailer camp shall be laid out, maintained
and arranged so that there exists a clear, unoccupied strip of land
50 feet wide along any abutting property line.
An adequate supply of pure water for drinking
and domestic purposes shall be supplied to meet the requirements for
each trailer. Such water shall be supplied either by direct connection
to each trailer or by faucets conveniently located in and about said
camp. No drinking vessels or common cups shall be permitted, and the
system of supply shall be so designed and installed that no drippings
or spillage shall be permitted to run over and collect upon the ground.
An underground sewage system shall be designed
and installed to collect and properly treat all sewage, wastewater
or other material from sinks, baths, showers, water closets or other
plumbing fixtures of each trailer, and it shall be unlawful to permit
any sewage, wastewater or other material from sinks, baths, showers,
water closets or other plumbing fixtures in any trailer to be disposed
upon the surface of the ground or into any pipe or conduit which leads
directly into a stream. All such sewage shall be treated in accordance
with standard practices so that the resultant effluent shall meet
the requirements of the State Department of Health and Senior Services.
Every trailer camp shall be provided with at
least one water closet for each sex, one distinctly marked "For Women"
and one distinctly marked "For Men." There shall be provided an additional
water closet for each sex for every 10, or fractional part thereof
in excess of 10, males, and for every 10, or fractional part thereof
in excess of 10, females, living in the said trailer camp. Said water
closets shall be connected to a sewage system to collect and treat
the sewage, wastewater or other material thus accumulated. All such
sewage shall be treated in accordance with standard practices so that
the resultant effluent shall meet the requirements of the State Department
of Health and Senior Services.[1]
Provision shall be made for the collection and
disposal of trash, garbage and other waste materials daily.
Every trailer 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.
No person shall permit or suffer any trailer
camp conducted, maintained or managed by him, or situated or located
upon premises owned by him, to be used for immoral purposes, nor permit
or suffer the violation thereon or therein of any penal law of this
state or ordinance of the Borough of Runnemede.
No person, persons, firm, partnership or corporation
shall conduct or maintain any trailer camp within the Borough of Runnemede,
nor shall any person, persons, firm, partnership or corporation park,
locate, keep house or maintain any trailer in or upon any trailer
camp premises within said Borough, unless licensed so to do as herein
provided.
A.
Application for license to conduct or operate a trailer
camp shall be made to the Borough Clerk and shall be accompanied by
a written statement setting forth the following:
B.
The application for license shall be accompanied by
a map or plan of the land and premises to be used as a trailer camp,
setting forth the proposed trailer sites and roadways, and a plan
or diagram of the sewage system and sewage treatment facilities and
fresh water supply.
Upon receipt of said application in proper form,
the Borough Clerk shall refer the same to the Health Officer, Construction
Code Official and Fire Marshal. Each such officer shall forthwith
review said application and view the proposed site and either approve
or disapprove the location, setting forth in writing his reasons therefor.
The application shall then be referred to the Borough Council of the
Borough of Runnemede for final determination as to whether the application
shall be granted or refused.
There shall be charged and collected for said
license an annual fee of $200 and the sum of $1 per calendar week
or part thereof per trailer. Said license shall expire on December
31 at 12:00 midnight of each year; and as to the base amount of $200,
this shall be payable in advance for each year. Each licensee shall
maintain a camp registry and each week submit three copies of the
same, so far as it pertains to the preceding week, setting forth the
license number of the trailer, the serial, type and license number
of each automobile, the date of arrival, whether still at the camp,
and if not, the date of departure, and the age, name and last permanent
address of the owner of each trailer and automobile and of each occupant
thereof. A copy thereof shall be delivered to the Borough Clerk, the
Chief of the Police Department and the Borough Tax Collector, together
with payment due to the Borough as herein provided. No such license
shall be transferable without the permission of the Borough Council.
In case of failure or refusal to comply with
any terms or provisions of this chapter, the Borough Council may,
after notice and hearing, refuse or revoke any license applied for
or granted thereunder.
