For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meaning indicated:
TRAILER
Any vehicle or structure which is, was or may be mounted
on wheels, having no motor power of its own, which is either so designed,
constructed, reconstructed or added to by means of portable accessories
or otherwise as will permit the occupancy thereof as a temporary or
permanent dwelling or sleeping place for one or more persons; or used
for storage or haulage of goods and materials that either has had
its wheels removed or has remained in the same physical location for
30 days or more. Trailer shall also include the term "truck body."
The parking, storage and/or use of commercial-type trailers or truck bodies, which shall include any truck body commonly used for the haulage of goods and materials, whether or not such trailer or truck body remains on wheels or is affixed to a foundation, is prohibited in the Borough of Somerdale, unless either (a) said trailer or truck body I installed on a permanent foundation upon the issuance of a valid building permit and zoning permit in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Construction Code and the Borough of Somerdale Land Use Code or (b) said trailer or truck body has been duly licensed in accordance with the provisions of §
243-6 below and otherwise complies with all terms and provisions as set forth therein. This prohibition shall not apply to the temporary loading or unloading of said trailers or truck bodies on industrial or commercial sites when said units are properly licensed under the motor vehicle laws of the state of origin.
Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, a trailer may be temporarily
parked or stored in the open in connection with:
A. A public health program sponsored by the Board of Health of the Borough
or other public health agency.
B. A program sponsored by any public board or agency of the Borough
or of its Board of Education.
C. A carnival or other affair or function authorized by the Borough
Council.
The Zoning Officer may, on application, relax the provisions
of this chapter for the use of such trailers in retail commercial
sales programs in an area properly zoned for said use for a reasonable
length of time with the initial permit not to exceed 12 months and
with one twelve-month renewal allowed, but with the total permitted
time not to exceed 24 months. No such annual permit shall be issued
by the Zoning Officer if the proposed use violates the provisions
of any site plan approved by the Somerdale Planning Board. Any such
application for a special permit or the utilization of such a trailer
or truck body in a commercial sales program shall be accompanied by
the annual fee as set forth in the Somerdale Fee Ordinance. In addition,
in order to qualify for this special permit from the Somerdale Zoning
Officer, the applicant:
A. Must fully identify the products or materials being stored within
said trailer or truck body;
B. Must not store any hazardous or inflammable materials within said
trailer or truck body; and
C. Must consent to inspections of said trailer or truck body by the
appropriate Borough officials as may be necessary to avoid any safety
or health problems associated with the use of said trailer or truck
body.
Any trailer or truck body currently existing upon private property upon adoption of this chapter which otherwise violates the provisions of this chapter shall not be considered a violation of the provisions of this chapter until two months following the effective date of this chapter, after which time any such use shall be considered a violation. It is the intention of this section to give all property owners sufficient time to either remove any trailer or truck body or to secure a special permit for same from the Somerdale Zoning Officer pursuant to §
243-6 above before being in violation of the terms of this chapter.