[Adopted 4-22-1975 by Ord. No. 18-75 (Ch. 99, Art. III, of
the 1972 Code)]
A.
Number of licenses. The number of licenses permitted to be issued
for the conversion of trailer parks to mobile home parks shall not
exceed four in number.
B.
License fees. The annual license fee for each mobile home park shall
be $200. The annual license fee shall be paid to the Township Clerk
on February 1 of each and every year.
[Amended 12-28-1981 by Ord. No. 62-81[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided as follows: "This ordinance shall become effective only in the event that mobile homes located in mobile home parks licensed under the provisions of Chapter 400 of the Jackson Code become taxable as real property. In the event such mobile homes are not taxable as real property, the provisions of this ordinance shall not become operative."
A.
Application for a conversion from a trailer park license to a mobile
home park license shall be filed with the Township Clerk, and such
license shall be issued by the Township Clerk after having received
approval from the Township Committee. The application shall be in
writing, signed by the applicant, and shall include the following:
(1)
The name and address of the applicant.
(2)
The location and legal description of the mobile home park.
(3)
A complete plan of the park in conformity with the requirements of
this article.
(4)
Plans and specifications of all buildings, improvements and facilities
constructed or to be constructed within the park.
(5)
Such further information as may be requested by the Township Clerk
or the Township Board of Health.
B.
The applicant shall submit appropriate plans and specifications for
sewerage or septic facilities to the local Board of Health for approval
and the applicant must secure the approval of Jackson Township Municipal
Utilities Authority, if necessary, and of the State Board of Health
and other applicable state agencies.
C.
The Township Committee shall investigate the applicant and inspect
the application and proposed plans and specifications. The Township
Committee shall be the sole issuing authority under this article.
If the applicant is of good moral character and the proposed mobile
home park will, when constructed or altered in accordance with such
plans and specifications, be in accordance with all the provisions
of this article, the Zoning Ordinance[1] and all other applicable ordinances, the Township Committee
shall authorize the Township Clerk to approve the application. Upon
completion, or posting of a performance bond to guarantee the completion,
of the following items of the park, the Township Committee shall authorize
the Township Clerk to issue the license to operate: all curbing on
new streets, streets, lighting, water supply and sewage and refuse
disposal systems to accommodate the additional mobile homes, as well
as recreational, laundry and sanitation facilities.
The mobile home park shall conform to the following requirements:
A.
The park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded
to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
B.
Mobile home spaces shall be provided consisting of a maximum of seven
spaces for each acre of ground within the mobile home park.
C.
Mobile homes shall be so harbored on each space that there shall
be at least a twenty-five-foot clearance between mobile homes; provided,
however, that with respect to mobile homes parked end to end, the
end-to-end clearance may be less than 25 feet but shall not be less
than 20 feet. No mobile home shall be located closer than 25 feet
away from any building within the park or from any property line boundary
of the park, or within 75 feet of an existing street or roadway.
D.
All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a driveway of not less than
30 feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public
street, alley or highway.
E.
Walkways not less than three feet wide shall be provided for access
to service buildings, if any.
F.
All driveways and walkways within the park shall be hard-surfaced
and lighted at nights with lights spaced at intervals so as to illuminate
adequately all such driveways and walkways.
G.
Each park shall provide service buildings to house such toilet, bathing
and other sanitation facilities and such laundry facilities as are
hereinafter more particularly prescribed.
H.
An electrical receptacle, properly grounded, shall be provided for
each mobile home space, and each mobile home shall be waterproofed
and accessible to the parked mobile home. The receptacle shall supply
115/230 volts with a minimum rated capacity of 50 amperes. A properly
sized overcurrent device shall be installed as an integral part of
each outlet.
A.
An adequate supply of potable water, complying with the Potable Water
Standards established by the State Department of Health of the State
of New Jersey, shall be provided in each mobile home park. The water
shall be obtained from an approved public potable water supply, if
available. If an approved public potable water supply is not available,
a water supply shall be developed in accordance with the Standards
for the Construction of Water Supply Systems for Realty Improvements,
promulgated by the Sate Commissioner of Health pursuant to the provisions
of c. 199, P.L. 1954,[1] and approved by the Jackson Township Board of Health prior
to its use.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 58:11-23 et seq.
B.
The water supply system shall be piped so as to provide service to
all buildings and to each mobile home space. An individual connection
shall be provided for each mobile home space and so installed that
it will not be damaged by the parking of mobile homes. The connection
shall consist of a riser terminating at least four inches above the
ground surface, with a three-fourths-inch valved outlet threaded so
that a flexible tubing with a screw connection may be attached between
the riser and the home. If the mobile home is disconnected, the outlet
shall be disinfected and capped. The water system piping shall deliver
water to each mobile home space connection at six gallons per minute
at 20 pounds per square inch.
C.
Potable water shall be stored only in impervious tanks protected
against surface drainage. All tanks shall be provided with watertight
covers, and any overflow or ventilation openings shall be covered
with a metallic screen of not less than No. 16 mesh to prevent the
entrance of insects and vermin. No storage tank shall have a drainage
connection direct to a sewer.
D.
No physical (cross-) connection shall be made between an approved
public potable water supply and an unapproved water supply unless
it satisfies the provisions of c. 308, P.L. 1942 (N.J.S.A. 58:11-9.1
et seq.). A semipublic water supply is considered as an unapproved
water supply for the purpose of this article even though it may meet
the Potable Water Standards established by the State Department of
Health of the State of New Jersey.
E.
Drinking fountains, if provided, shall be constructed of impervious
material and have an angle jet with the nozzle above the overflow
rim of the bowl. The nozzle shall be protected by a nonoxidizing guard.
The bowl shall be of easily cleanable design, without corners, and
the bowl opening shall be equipped with a strainer.
A.
Every park shall comply with the minimum requirements of each and
every state, county and municipal statute, law, code, ordinance and
regulation in connection with the ownership and operation of mobile
home parks, trailer camps and campsites.
B.
All mobile home parks licensed under this article shall post in a
conspicuous, public place an emergency phone number which will provide
twenty-four-hour access to the landlord or his agent or representative.
Said number shall also be placed on file with the Jackson Township
Police Department and in the Township Clerk's office.
[Added 12-27-1989 by Ord. No. 49-89]
[Added 10-26-1976 by Ord. No. 51-76]
A.
No mobile home or trailer located in a mobile home park licensed to operate pursuant to §§ 400-10 through 400-28 of the Jackson Code, whether such mobile home or trailer is sold or rented, shall be occupied by the vendee, tenant or lessee, as the case may be, until a certificate of occupancy has been secured from the Building Inspector of the Township of Jackson certifying that said mobile home or trailer complies with all applicable state laws and regulations as well as with all applicable provisions of the Jackson Code.
B.
Application shall be made to the Construction Code Official, on a
form to be provided, for a certificate of occupancy. A fee of $5 shall
accompany such application. Inspections shall be made by the Construction
Code Official or his designee. A certificate of occupancy shall be
issued if the mobile home or trailer complies with all applicable
laws, regulations and ordinances; otherwise, the owner shall be notified
in writing of any violations found. The inspection shall be made and
either a certificate of occupancy or a notice of violation shall be
issued within seven days from the date of application.
[Amended 3-22-1977 by Ord. No. 8-77]
C.
No mobile home or trailer shall be installed or occupied in any mobile
home park unless it is located upon and supported by a concrete pier
or platform of sufficient size and width to accommodate the mobile
home or trailer to be installed.
D.
No mobile home or trailer shall be occupied in any mobile home park
until an inspection is made by the Building Inspector of the Township
certifying that said mobile home or trailer is properly located upon
and supported by a concrete pier or platform of sufficient size and
width as indicated above and that said mobile home or trailer is otherwise
occupiable in accordance with any applicable laws, ordinances or regulations.
Each park accommodating dependent mobile homes shall be provided
with toilets, baths or showers, slop sinks and other sanitation facilities
which shall conform to the following requirements:
A.
Toilet facilities for males shall consist of not less than one flush
toilet and one urinal for the first 15 dependent mobile homes or any
less number thereof, and for dependent mobile homes in excess of 15,
not less than one additional flush toilet for every 10 additional
dependent mobile homes or fractional number thereof.
B.
Each toilet and each shower or bathtub with individual dressing accommodations
shall be in a private compartment or stall.
C.
The toilet and other sanitation facilities for males and females
shall be either in separate buildings or shall be separated, if in
the same building, by a soundproof wall.
Laundry facilities shall be provided as follows:
A.
Not less than one single-tray laundry and one automatic or semiautomatic-type
washing machine for the first 25 dependent mobile home spaces or any
less number thereof, and for dependent mobile home spaces in excess
of 25, not less than one additional single-tray laundry and one additional
automatic or semiautomatic-type washing machine for every 25 additional
dependent mobile home spaces.
B.
An ample number of electrical outlets shall be provided supplying
current sufficient to operate each washing machine. Drying spaces
shall be provided sufficient to accommodate the laundry of the mobile
home occupants if automatic drying equipment is not supplied.
C.
The laundry facilities shall be either in a separate building or,
if in the same building where sanitation facilities are housed, shall
be separated from the rooms housing the sanitation facilities by a
soundproof wall.
A.
All service 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.
B.
Every mobile home park shall provide at least 200 square feet of
recreation area for each mobile home space within the park. Said recreation
area shall be located entirely within one section of the park, unless
authority issuing the license permit shall permit the recreational
area to be divided into two or more locations. Such recreation area
shall be located so as to be convenient to the residents of the mobile
home park.
A.
Mobile home parks accommodating 80 mobile homes or fewer shall be
permitted to maintain individual sewage disposal systems, consisting
of suitable septic tanks and laterals. No septic tank shall be connected
by laterals to more than seven mobile homes. Notwithstanding the provisions
of this section, individual sewage disposal systems or other means
of private sewage disposal shall not be permitted where a public sanitary
sewer is available within 100 feet of the site of the mobile home
park.
B.
Where sewer lines are not to be connected to a public sewer system,
an individual sewage disposal system shall be constructed and installed
in accordance with Standards for the Construction of Sewerage Facilities
for Realty Improvements, promulgated by the New Jersey State Commissioner
of Health, and shall be approved by the State Department of Health
and the Jackson Township Board of Health prior to use.
C.
Each mobile home space shall be provided with a building sewer installed
in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 4.1 of the New Jersey
State Sanitary Code, Chapter IX, Mobile Home Parks. The building sewer
shall be at least four inches in diameter, constructed of cast iron,
extra strength.
D.
The sewer inlet shall consist of a four-inch riser extending, as
a minimum, four inches above the surface of the ground in order that
a pipe connection from the mobile home can be made. The riser shall
be embedded firmly in the ground and be protected against heaving
and shifting.
E.
The sewer riser shall be equipped, with a forty-five-degree ell or
quarter bend, fitted with a standard ferrule and close nipple and
provided with a screw cap. The screw cap shall be fastened by a durable
chain to prevent its removal while the sewer riser is in use. When
the sewer riser is not in use, it shall be capped.
F.
The sewer connection pipe shall be provided with suitable fittings
to permit a watertight junction. The connections between the mobile
home drain and the sewer shall be watertight, self-draining and shall
be effected by a noncollapsible, corrosion- and weather-resistant
flexible hose of suitable diameter to fit the drain and the building
sewer.
G.
The mobile home park owner shall maintain in good repair several
spare connecting pipes to be used when privately owned pipes do not
meet the requirements of this article.
H.
Sewer lines and appurtenances shall be laid in accordance with the
following requirements:
(1)
Minimum size: six inches, except building sewer.
(2)
Grade.
|
Pipe Size
(inches)
|
Minimum Grade
| |
|---|---|---|
|
6
|
0.65%
| |
|
8
|
0.40%
| |
|
10
|
0.29%
| |
|
12
|
0.22%
|
(3)
Construction. All sewer line joints, sewer connections and manholes
shall be watertight.
(4)
Manholes. At the upper end of each sewer line, at intersections,
at changes in grade or alignment, at intervals of not more than 500
feet when the pipe is eight inches in diameter or greater, when the
pipe is less than eight inches in diameter, manholes or cleanouts
shall be at intervals of not more than 200 feet.
(5)
Installation: preferably laid in trenches separated horizontally
from any potable waterline by at least five feet of undisturbed or
well-compacted earth. If laid in a common trench with the potable
waterline, the potable waterline shall be placed on firm foundation
at the side of the trench at least 12 inches above the sewer.
Metal garbage cans with tight-fitting covers 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. The cans shall be kept in 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.
A.
It shall be the duty of each licensee to keep a register containing
a record of all mobile home owners and occupants located within the
park. The register shall contain the following information:
(1)
The name and address of each mobile home occupant.
(2)
The name and address of the owner of each mobile home.
(3)
The make, model, year and license number of each mobile home and
motor vehicle.
(4)
The state, territory or country issuing said licenses.
(5)
The date of arrival and departure of each mobile home.
(6)
Whether or not each mobile home is a dependent or independent mobile
home.
(7)
The ages of each occupant of every mobile home.
B.
The park shall keep the register available for inspection at all
times by law enforcement officers, public health officials, the Township
Clerk and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of
the information contained in the register.
Every park shall be equipped at all times with fire-extinguishing
equipment in good working order, of such type, size and number and
so located within the park as to satisfy applicable reasonable regulations
of the Fire Department. No open fires shall be permitted at any place
which may endanger life or property. No fires shall be left unattended
at any time.
The licensee or a duly authorized attendant or caretaker shall
be in charge at all times to keep the park, its facilities and equipment
in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition. The attendant or caretaker
shall be answerable, with the licensee, for the violation of any provision
of this article to which the license is subject.
In addition to the specifications and requirements set forth
in this article, every licensee shall comply with all applicable provisions
and standards of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code and all state,
county and Jackson Township statutes, codes, ordinances, rules and
regulations.
The license certificate shall be conspicuously posted in the
office or on the premises of the park at all times.
In the event an applicant is permitted to convert a trailer
park license to a family mobile home park license, he may increase
the capacity of such park to 80 mobile home sites, provided that all
required Zoning Board of Adjustment, Planning Board and other requirements
have been met.
The Township Clerk 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 article. After such
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 law.
