[Ord. 6/17/63 § 2; Ord. #94-13]
a. Parking on Public Property; Unoccupied Trailers.
1. It shall be unlawful within the limits of the Township of Frelinghuysen
for any person to park any trailer on any street, road, avenue or
highway or other public place or tract of land owned by any person,
occupied or unoccupied, except as provided in this subsection.
2. Emergency or temporary stopping or parking is permitted on any street,
avenue, road or highway for a period of three (3) hours; but no trailers
thus parked may be used as a dwelling place, abode or sleeping place.
3. Unoccupied trailers may be parked in an accessory garage or in a
rear yard, provided that no living quarters are maintained within
such trailers while so parked; and no permit shall be required or
fee be charged for such parking.
b. Use as Dwelling or Sleeping Place.
1. It shall be unlawful for anyone to use a trailer as a place of abode
or as a dwelling or sleeping place within the limits of the Township
of Frelinghuysen, except as provided by the zoning provisions of this
Chapter and as hereinafter provided and with the prior permission
of the Mayor of Frelinghuysen Township.
2. The Mayor of Frelinghuysen Township may temporarily authorize a trailer
to be used as a place of abode or as a dwelling or sleeping place,
provided that the following preconditions have been established to
the satisfaction of the Mayor:
(a)
The regular single-family dwelling house of said family has
been destroyed or rendered uninhabitable by fire, flood, storm or
other calamity.
(b)
Said regular single-family dwelling is located within Frelinghuysen
Township.
(c)
The owner of said single-family dwelling intends to immediately
undertake all essential repairs or the reconstruction of said dwelling
which has been destroyed or rendered uninhabitable, in order to reoccupy
the same for himself and his family.
(d)
It is not feasible nor practicable for the family whose single-family
dwelling has been so destroyed or rendered uninhabitable to obtain
suitable substitute temporary housing in Frelinghuysen Township during
the time that said dwelling is being repaired or reconstructed.
3. The terms and conditions upon which the Mayor may authorize the use
of a trailer as a place of abode or as a dwelling or sleeping place
are as follows:
(a)
The use of such trailer shall be limited to a period of time
as set by the Mayor or not to exceed sixty (60) days, and said period
of time may be extended for successive thirty (30) day intervals;
provided, however, that the maximum period of time during which the
trailer is used for occupancy shall not exceed a total of one hundred
eighty (180) days. The Mayor shall set such time limits considering
the basic intent and requirements of this Chapter.
(b)
The trailer shall be placed upon the property on which the dwelling
was or is located and within the side and rear yard setback requirements
of the Township Zoning Ordinances. The trailer may be located within
the driveway limits of the property.
(c)
Each trailer so located shall have temporary connections to
an approved septic system or Township sewage disposal system, and
said temporary connection shall be approved by the Health Officer
of Warren County.
(d)
Each trailer so located shall be temporarily connected to well
facilities and/or public water facilities in a method approved by
the Warren County Health Department.
(e)
Temporary electrical connections to the trailer shall be approved
by the local utility supplying electrical power and the Township's
Fire Inspector.
4. All conditions in paragraph b3 above, except for the condition in
paragraph b3(a) establishing the maximum time for use of the trailer,
may be waived by the Mayor upon the Mayor's determination that
such requirement cannot feasibly be complied with, and further provided
that the Mayor determines that the waiver of any condition will not
cause a substantial detriment or hazard to the health, safety or general
welfare of the public.
5. In the event that the Mayor denies a request by any resident of the
township for relief under any provision of this chapter, then, within
ten (10) days of the date of such denial by the Mayor, the resident
whose house has been destroyed or rendered uninhabitable may appeal
the Mayor's denial, to the Committee by serving upon the Committee
a written notice of such appeal and serving the Mayor with a copy
of said notice of appeal. Thereafter, the Committee shall hold a hearing
upon such appeal as expeditiously as feasible, and the Committee shall
render its decision upon said appeal by formal resolution setting
forth the reasons for its determination. A vote of the majority of
the full membership of the Committee shall be required to overturn
the determination of the Mayor.
6. The temporary permission to utilize a trailer as a place of abode
or as a dwelling or sleeping place in accordance with this subsection
shall not be deemed to be a permanent waiver of the Township's
Land Use Ordinance, Building Code requirements, health ordinances
or any other ordinance or legal requirement of the Township. The authority
granted to the Mayor under the subsection is in the nature of an emergency
authorization to temporarily waive certain ordinance requirements
to deal with an emergency situation under the circumstances expressly
set forth in this section.
c. Parking Requirements.
1. It shall be unlawful to park any trailer in such a manner that it
cannot readily be moved.
2. It shall be unlawful to park any trailer upon a permanent foundation.
3. No trailer or attached accessory structure may be parked closer than
ten (10') feet from any side line or twenty (20') feet from
any rear boundary or twenty-five (25') feet from any public street
or right-of-way.
d. Compliance with Provisions. Any trailer in use at the time of the
adoption of this Chapter shall, within thirty (30) days be made to
comply with all the provisions of this Chapter.
e. Violations and Penalties. Any person who shall violate this subsection
or any of its provisions shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject
to a fine not exceeding five hundred ($500.00) dollars or imprisonment
for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both, in the discretion
of the Judge imposing the same. Every day that such violation exists
shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable as such hereunder.