As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A trailer coach without toilet facilities and laundry facilities
or either of them.
A vehicle without means of self-propulsion but licensable
as a conveyance on public streets or highways and which is constructed
to permit occupancy as a dwelling or sleeping bed place for one or
more persons.
Any plot of ground upon which two or more occupied mobile
homes are located.
That part of a mobile home park designed to be occupied by
one mobile home.
Within the limits of the township no person shall conduct the
business of operating a mobile home park unless and until there shall
be granted by the Township Committee in accordance with the terms
of this chapter, and shall be in force and effect, a license to conduct
the mobile home park.
A license shall be applied for by written application, filed
with the Township Committee. The application shall set forth the full
name and address of the applicant, the particular kind or character
of business to be carried on or conducted or vehicles parked, the
location or place of the premises in or at which the same is to be
carried on, the total area of the ground space thereof and a diagram
of the same. The application shall also be accompanied with a deposit
to cover the license fee for the current year in the amount hereinafter
provided, which license fee as to the first license granted for any
place shall be proportionately prorated for the remainder of the year.
Every licensee shall provide the township with a performance
bond in the amount of $1,000 executed by a corporate surety authorized
to issue bonds and to do business in the State of New Jersey which
bond shall guarantee to the township the performance of all of the
conditions imposed by this chapter by the licensee. Every bond shall
provide that the surety thereby submits itself to the jurisdiction
of Burlington County District Court and irrevocably appoints the Township
Clerk as its agent upon which any papers affecting its liability on
the bond may be served; that the liability of the surety may be enforced
on motion without the necessity of an independent action; and that
the motion and such notice of the motion as the Burlington County
District Court prescribed may be served upon the Township Clerk, who
shall forthwith mail copies of the surety to the address given in
the bond. The bond shall be maintained in full force for such period
of time as the license shall be issued.
Every license shall expire on December 31 of the year in which issued. Applications for the renewal of licenses may be filed at any time prior to December 31 of each year and shall contain all of the information set forth in Subsection 10-2.2 except that a diagram shall not be required unless the mobile home park facilities are to be enlarged or otherwise changed.
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Editor's Note: Former Subsection 10-2.5, Enlargement of facilities,
was repealed 12-15-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-08.
No more than two licenses for mobile home parks shall be issued
and outstanding within the township at any time.
[Amended Ord. #1972-6, S12:3-4; Ord. #1980-9A, S1; Ord. #2013-13;
Ord. #2013-23; 11-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-11]
Effective January 1, 2024, and each year forward, the Township
shall charge and collect for the license an annual fee of $200 and
the sum of $7 per calendar week for each mobile home occupying any
space in the mobile home park during the calendar week or part thereof.
Any mobile home that is greater than 18 feet wide or more than one
story in height shall pay a fee of $14 per calendar week or part thereof.
The base fee of $200 shall be payable in before January 31 of each
year or on the first of the month following the establishment of a
new mobile home. New mobile homes established after October 1 of any
year shall not pay the $200 fee until January 1 of following year.
Each license shall maintain a park registry and on the last day of
each month submit a copy thereof to the Tax Collector covering the
preceding month setting forth the license number of each mobile home,
the date of arrival, whether still at the park and if not, the date
of departure and the age, name and last known address of the owner
of each mobile home and automobile. Payment of any weekly fees due
the Township shall be made to the Tax Collector on the last day of
each month in which the week occurred. Where any licensee fails to
make payment of any weekly fee due the Township to the Tax Collector
on the last day of each month when due, the balance due on overdue
fees shall be subject to 5% per month late charge. No license shall
be transferred without the permission of the Township Committee.
The Township Committee may require any applicant for a license
and any licensee to supply additional information concerning the applicant
and the proposed mobile home park or the licensee, to assure compliance
with all the provisions of this chapter.
No mobile home intended to be occupied for dwelling purposes
within the township and hereafter entering the township shall be located
in any place within the township except within the confines of a mobile
home park. Wheels may not be removed from any mobile home except for
the purpose of repair and shall be replaced promptly after such repairs
are made.
No mobile home park shall be located in any area except that
authorized to be so occupied by the zoning ordinance of the township
as such ordinance may provide at the time of any application made
hereunder.
Each mobile home space shall be not less than 2,400 square feet
in area and at least 35 feet wide. Each space shall abut on a driveway
or other clear area with unobstructed access to a public street. Spaces
shall be clearly defined with appropriate markers.
Before any mobile home space is occupied, the licensee shall
notify the Township Clerk that the space is ready for inspection and
thereupon the township shall cause the space to be inspected for compliance
with all the provisions of this chapter relative thereto and no mobile
home space shall be occupied until the township has issued a certificate
of occupancy certifying that the mobile home space complies with the
provisions of the chapter and is approved for occupancy.
a.
The minimum of spacing between mobile homes and between mobile homes
and mobile home buildings shall be:
Side-to-side spacing: 25 feet.
End-to-end spacing: 12 feet.
b.
No mobile home shall be located closer than 50 feet from the right-of-way
line of a main highway or 20 feet from the mobile home park property
line when such line is not a main highway.
All mobile home parks shall provide for suitable vehicular access
for fire fighting equipment, delivery of fuel, removal of garbage
and refuse and for other necessary service.
Main access roads, excluding parking, shall be not less than
20 feet in width. If parking is to be permitted thereof, appropriate
additional width shall be provided.
Motor vehicle parking spaces shall be provided in the same number
as mobile home spaces provided.
Each mobile home park shall have a public walk constructed of
concrete or such other appropriate material as shall be satisfactory
to the Township Engineer and shall be a minimum of three feet in width.
Additional entrance walks (from the public walks to the mobile home
doors) shall be constructed of the same material as the public walks
and shall be a minimum of two feet in width.
Each mobile home park shall be provided with one or more service
buildings containing an appropriate number of plumbing fixtures and
other service equipment. The service building shall conform to the
following requirement:
a.
Location. The building shall be located no more than 200 feet from
any dependent trailer-coach space.
b.
Construction. The materials and methods used in the construction
of service buildings shall conform to local building practices and
shall comply with the township building code. The interior finish
shall be moisture resistant and easily cleaned. All rooms shall be
ventilated and all exterior openings provided with screens.
c.
Facilities. Separate men's and women's toilet rooms shall be provided
and distinctly marked. These rooms shall be separated by a sound-resistant
wall. A vestibule or screen wall shall be provided to prevent direct
view into the toilet rooms when exterior doors are open.
d.
Plumbing fixtures. Every mobile home park shall provide adequate
toilet and laundry facilities. In no instance shall there be less
than one laundry unit (laundry tray or washing machine), one water
closet, one lavatory and one bathtub or shower for women; and one
water closet, one lavatory and one bathtub or shower for men. A slop
water closet (water closet with seat removed) shall be provided in
each service building. Slop water closets shall have hot-and-cold
water faucets located over the bowl and shall be provided with a flush
mechanism preferably a flushometer valve for the complete cleansing
of the bowl. The slop water closet shall be in a separate room of
the service building with a single direct opening to the outside.
One water closet shall be provided for each sex for every 10
dependent trailer coach spaces. (Urinals for men may be substituted
for one-third of these water closets).
One lavatory shall be provided for each sex for every 10 dependent
coach spaces and one shower or bathtub for each sex for every 20 dependent
coach spaces. A laundry unit shall be provided for every 20 coach
spaces.
All water closets and bathtubs or showers for women, and all
water closets and bathtubs for men shall be located in separate compartments,
with self-closing doors. Gang-type shower compartments may be used
for men. Individual shower stalls shall be approximately three by
three feet. Showers for women shall have a dressing compartment with
stool or bench. The room containing laundry units shall be separated
from the toilet rooms and have an exterior entrance only.
e.
Electrical. Wiring for lights shall be based on a demand of three
watts per square foot of gross floor area. Lighting outlets shall
be located over mirrors, work spaces and equipment. A general illumination
level of not less than five foot candles shall be maintained, with
20 to 40 foot candles being available at specific work surfaces, such
as lavatories, laundry trays and ironing board.
Separate circuits shall be provided for lighting and power.
Power circuits shall be not less than 20 amperes capacity. Lighting
circuits may be 15 amperes capacity.
f.
Heating. Heating facilities capable of maintaining a temperature
of 70° F. in cold weather shall be provided.
g.
Hot water. Facilities shall provide for the continuous supply of
three to five gallons of hot water per mobile home space. Hot water
at a temperature of 180° F. shall be provided for clothes-washing
equipment.
Mechanical laundry drying equipment shall be provided and shall
be located in service buildings.
Refuse shall be stored in fly-tight and rodent proof containers.
Refuse container stations shall be provided so that refuse containers
shall not be visible from the streets and walks in the camps. These
stations shall be located 150 feet from any trailer coach space.
Not less than 100 square feet per mobile home space shall be
available in one or more areas for recreational uses. These areas
shall be so located that they are free of traffic hazards.
Grading and drainage shall be provided to the satisfaction of
the Township Engineer.
All roads, parking areas, walks and service areas shall be constructed
to township specifications where such specifications are available,
and, in any event, shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the
Township Engineer.
Every mobile home space shall be provided with water connection.
Safe and adequate supply of potable water shall be provided in each
trailer court. Wells shall be located not closer than 150 feet from
septic tank systems. No pit privies shall be permitted in any trailer
camp. Water shall be provided in a quantity not less than 125 gallons
per day per mobile home space and the quality thereof shall conform
to that required by 1946 Public Health Drinking Water Standards, Reprint
#2697.
The piping material and method of installation for water distribution
in connection with any water and sewage systems shall conform to the
township building code and, in all respects, to good building practice.
Not less than one drinking fountain shall be provided for every
20 mobile home spaces.
Every mobile home space shall be provided with sewer connections.
A system of sanitary sewage shall be provided in all mobile home parks
and all waste and soil lines discharging from buildings and mobile
homes shall be connected thereto. The proposed system shall meet the
requirements of the Township Engineer. The materials used and the
method of construction shall be in accordance with the township building
code. Service water shall not be discharged into sanitary sewers.
Sanitary sewers shall be sized to maintain a flow velocity of
not less than two feet per second when flowing half-full.
Laterals to and terminals for, connecting individual coaches,
shall be not less than three inches in diameter, trapped below frost
line, and extended from four to six inches above the surface of the
ground. The sewer terminal shall be provided with suitable fittings
to permit a watertight junction to be made with the mobile home outlet.
Size of sewer mains shall be based on a maximum rate of flow
of approximately 600 gallons per mobile home per day.
Sufficient cleanouts, handholes, and manholes shall be installed
in sewer systems to maintain serviceable conditions. For small systems
manholes should be installed at all changes in direction over 45°
at intersections of main sewers, and at intervals, not exceeding 400
feet in straight sewers.
Mobile home terminals shall be provided with a cap or plug for
closure when not in use.
Every mobile home park shall be provided with electric power.
An electric outlet supplying 110-115 volts shall be provided for each
mobile home space. The outlets shall be weatherproof, and in easy
reach of the parked mobile home. In no instance shall any power line
crossing the mobile home park be less than 15 feet above the ground.
All electric wiring in the park shall be in compliance with the applicable
State and local codes, or, where none exists, with the National Electric
Code published by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, 85 John
Street, New York, New York.
Adequate overcurrent protection shall be provided on all service
drops to each mobile home space and shall be weatherproof, insulated,
and not smaller than 2-#8 wires.
Street and yard lights, sufficient in number and intensity to
permit the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night shall
be provided. Outdoor lighting shall be effectively related to buildings,
trees, walks, steps and ramps.
Cylinders, containing liquefied petroleum gas or oil to be used
as fuel by mobile home occupants, shall be connected to the stoves
or heaters of the trailer by copper or, by other metallic tubing,
to provide leak-proof connections. The cylinders shall be securely
fastened in place, not less than five feet from any coach exit. State
and local regulations applicable to the handling of bottled gas and
fuel oil must be followed.
All mobile homes shall be subject to examination and inspection
by day or night by the Township Committee, or any member thereof,
or by any person delegated by the Township Committee to make such
inspection, and by the police, fire and health authorities of the
township.
Appropriate landscaping shall be provided for every mobile home
park. Trees shall be planted to provide shade for every mobile home
space. Trees or hedges shall be planted around the outside boundaries
of every mobile home park so that the park will be screened from the
view of the public highways and sidewalks and will be in all respects
attractive to the occupants of the park. All unpaved areas shall be
planted in grass, and all lawns, shrubbery and trees shall be maintained
in a neat and orderly fashion and shall be replaced when necessary.
Every applicant for license for a mobile home park shall submit complete
landscaping date to the Township Committee at the time the application
is presented.
In case of failure or refusal to comply with any of the terms and provisions of this chapter, the Township Committee, after notice and hearing may revoke any license applied for or granted hereunder. Enforcement of the terms and conditions of the ordinance governing mobile homes and mobile home parks, Chapter 10, shall be through the municipal court of the township.
