[Adopted 9-22-1994 by Ord. No. 94-349; amended in its entirety 8-19-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-517]
No mobile home, modular home or any other structure of any kind
shall be moved into the Township of Commercial for purposes of permanent
location therein, or temporary location therein for more than 24 hours
without having obtained a moving permit from the Township Construction
Official.
Prior to issuance of any moving permit under this article, the
construction official shall ascertain that the structure is either
new and not previously occupied being sold by either a dealer or manufacturer,
or shall ascertain by personal inspection that the mobile home, modular
home, or structure meets all of the requirements of the BOCA Basic
Building Code and the ordinances of Commercial Township. The construction
official shall also ascertain that the mobile home or modular home,
irrespective of whether new or used, contains the certification of
the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs as meeting the code
requirements. After making the determination required in this section,
the construction official shall issue a moving permit, the cost of
which shall be $65.
A.
All personal inspections provided for under § 131-16 hereof of any structure that shall be physically entering the jurisdiction of Commercial Township, the cost of such inspection shall be borne by the applicant for a moving permit. In addition to the permit fee under § 131-16, all the following rates: $0.47 per mile for each mile of the round trip to and from the place of inspection plus $75 per hour for time spent by the construction official in travel and inspection of the unit involved. The minimum fee shall be $200.
B.
Mileage rate: to be in compliance of Internal Revenue Services rate
as of current year.
No permit shall be issued under this article unless it is determined
by the construction official that the applicant therefor has a permanent
location for the mobile home, modular home or structure in the Township
of Commercial on which said unit can be installed in full compliance
with all applicable federal, state and local regulations and has all
permits required thereto.
The permit required under this article shall not be required
for the movement of a mobile home, modular home or other structure
through Commercial Township on a purely transient basis, from a place
outside the Township to a destination outside the Township on the
state highways or county roads within the Township, so long as such
unit does not remain for more than 24 hours in the Township of Commercial.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Violation of any provision of this article shall be punishable
by a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or
any combination thereof. Each day during which violation takes place
may be deemed a separate violation.
