The holder of a trailer park license issued pursuant to §§
400-1 through
400-9 hereinabove may convert said trailer park license to a family mobile home park license, provided that all the provisions of Chapter
400, and, in particular, the provisions of §§
400-11 through
400-28, are complied with.
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.
[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.
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.
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.