As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any unit, whether licensed or not, used for living, sleeping
or business purposes by one (1) or more persons, built on a chassis,
designed without a permanent foundation and shall include a dwelling,
sleeping or business unit of vehicular design used or intended or
constructed for use as a conveyance upon the public streets and highways,
whether licensed or not, and shall further include self-propelled
and non-self-propelled vehicles and other structures so designed,
constructed and reconstructed or added to by means of accessories
in such a manner as to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling,
sleeping place or for business purposes for one (1) or more persons
and having no foundation other than wheels, jacks, piers or skirting
so arranged as to be integral with or portable by the mobile home
and shall further include the type of dwelling known as a trailer
or camp car.
Any plot or ground upon which two (2) or more mobile homes
or mobile units used for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located.
A.
Except in a duly licensed mobile home park or as otherwise provided
for in this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to park,
keep, house, maintain or dwell in or otherwise occupy any mobile home
anywhere within the Township of Plumsted.
B.
A camper or other recreational vehicle with dwelling or sleeping
facilities, which would otherwise be the definition of a mobile home
but which is clearly a recreational vehicle intended for temporary
residential use during camping or touring or similar use, shall be
permitted to be stored within the Township on the lands of the owner
of said vehicle; provided, however, that said vehicle shall be maintained
on the lands solely for the purpose of storing the vehicle and no
one shall dwell in or otherwise occupy or use such vehicle for any
purpose whatsoever.
A.
Within the boundaries of the Township of Plumsted, no person shall
construct, alter, maintain or operate a mobile home park, nor shall
any person expand an existing mobile home park, nor shall any person
or persons work in, occupy or directly or indirectly in any manner
whatsoever utilize any place or premises constructed, maintained or
operated as a mobile home park until and unless there is a valid and
current license or renewal of license, therefor duly issued by the
Township Committee in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Licenses or permits to construct a mobile home park shall be issued
for a period of eighteen (18) months. Licenses or permits to alter
an existing mobile home park shall be issued for six (6) months. Licenses
or permits to maintain and operate a mobile home park shall be issued
for a period of one (1) year or, where appropriate, a part of one
(1) year and shall expire annually on the first day of January of
each calendar year. The number of licenses or permits to be issued
in the Township to maintain and operate a mobile home park shall not
exceed five (5) parks.
A renewal of a mobile home park license shall be and may be
obtained from the Township Clerk for each succeeding year in which
the operations of the existing park is sought to be continued upon
the payment to the Clerk of the operating license fees as provided
hereinafter provided, however, that no such renewal shall be issued,
or with respect to the park:
A.
There is any notice of an alleged violation issued pursuant to this
chapter outstanding and unresolved.
B.
The licensee has not paid to the Township the sum due to the Township
under this chapter.
C.
The licensee has failed or refused to correct a condition that would
constitute a violation of this chapter.
D.
The licensee fails to submit any map required under this chapter.
E.
The licensee has failed to pay or cause to be paid any taxes upon
the lands covered by such license.
F.
The licensee is in violation of any federal, state, or municipal
law or ordinance, or health regulation as a result of any activity
or operation under this chapter.
G.
Any operation of the licensee under this chapter endangers the person
or property of adjoining landowners or other persons in the Township.
A.
Every application for a license to construct, maintain or operate
a mobile home park shall contain the following information:
(1)
A legal description, by metes and bounds, of the area to be used
for mobile home park purposes, with deed book and page references
and lot and block references from the current Township Tax Map.
(2)
A plat plan of the overall area showing dimensions by feet and inches,
total acreage, location and width of all roadways, driveways and walkways,
location of all mobile home spaces with identifying lot numbers, parking
areas, fences and all improvements and a plan of landscaping, including
finished grading, grass areas and the location and identification
of all shrubbery, trees and similar items.
(3)
A plan of electrical lighting, including the location of underground
electrical wires, receptacles for mobile homes, road and walkway lighting
and public area lighting.
(4)
A detailed plan and the method of sewerage disposal in accordance
with the rules and regulations promulgated by the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection.
(5)
A detailed plan and the method of garbage and trash disposal. A recycling
plan shall be provided by the mobile home park licensed operator in
accordance with the provisions of this code.
(6)
A detailed plan and the method of water supply. Water tests are to
be conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated
by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection with the
final results submitted to the governing body.
(7)
A detailed plan for the maintenance and upkeep of roadways and walks
within the mobile home park and snow removal therefrom.
(8)
The name and address of the owner or owners. If one (1) or more owners
are a corporation, then the names and addresses of all persons holding
ten percent (10%) or more of the shares of stock of the corporation.
B.
Each application for alteration of a mobile home park, whether by expansion, contraction, modification or change of approved plan, shall be accompanied by all of the information required by § 31-5A; except, however, that if only minor changes are to be made to the prior approved plan, then, in that event, the applicant may submit a copy of the prior approved plan with the changes clearly indicated thereon subject to approval by the Zoning Board.
C.
If the applicant for an annual license to maintain and operate a mobile home park is the holder of a current annual license to maintain and operate that mobile home park or the transferee thereof so that the application can properly be construed as an application for renewal of an annual license to maintain and operate a mobile home park, then said applicant may, in lieu of resubmitting each of the items set forth in Subsection A of this section, file an affidavit certifying as to each such item that there has been no change or, as to those items in which changes have been affected, the details thereof. Each such affidavit shall further certify that there has been no change of ownership of the mobile home park and no alteration of the mobile home park from the approved plan, except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Said affidavit shall further set forth the total number of mobile home spaces authorized and the total number occupied as of the date of the affidavit. Each such applicant for renewal of license shall be submitted to the Township Clerk in writing at least thirty-five (35) days prior to the expiration date of the then current license.
D.
Application procedure. Every application, whether for a license to
construct, maintain, alter or operate or for renewal of an annual
license to operate shall be made in writing in triplicate addressed
to the Clerk of the Township of Plumsted and shall be accompanied
by a certified check in the amount of the license fee provided for
in this chapter. If the application is to alter a mobile home park,
a copy shall be sent forthwith to the Township Zoning Board for site
plan review and approval. If the application is to operate or renew
a license to operate an existing mobile home park, the Township Clerk
shall forthwith forward copies of the application to the Township's
Zoning Officer and Construction Code Official, who shall each thereafter
inspect said premises for compliance with the ordinances of this Township
and shall report thereon to the Township Committee. If noncompliance
with any of the ordinances of this Township is found by any of the
said officials, then the appropriate official shall give notice to
the applicant of discrepancies found and the applicant shall, within
ten (10) days thereafter, supplement the application, in writing and
addressed to the Township Clerk, with a statement as to corrective
action taken or to be taken, setting forth the action, method of correction
and date by which corrections will be completed. The applicant may
appeal the finding of any discrepancy in said supplement to the application
by requesting a hearing before the Township Committee.
No permit or license for a mobile home park shall be issued
or granted unless the proposed mobile home park shall contain not
less than thirty-five (35) acres provided, however, that an area of
not less than thirty (30) acres may be added to an existing mobile
home park if contiguous thereto and the entire area of the park is
in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. No permit or license
for a mobile home park shall be issued for a mobile home park in excess
of one hundred (100) spaces for each thirty (30) acres, whether owned
in corporate, partnership or individual form, unless the entire area
of such park is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Ord. #2002-20, § 1]
The licensee of a mobile home park shall, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, evict from a mobile home or land in the mobile home park any lessee, or tenant or the assigns, under tenants or legal representatives of such lessee or tenant who has, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(n), been convicted, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated delinquent of a drug-related offense under the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987" (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1 et seq.), or who has been held liable in a civil action for removal under N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 for an offense under the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987" in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(p). Failure to comply with this provision may result in suspension, revocation, denial, or limitation of a mobile home license in accordance with § 31-8 herein.
Every application to construct a mobile home park or to alter
an existing mobile home park in such manner that the alteration will
extend the mobile home park beyond its prior approved boundaries shall
be accompanied by certification by the Zoning Officer that the area
to be utilized for the construction of a mobile home park or for the
expansion thereof meets the requirements of the Township's Zoning
Ordinances including proposed use of the land for mobile home park
purposes and whether that usage of land is approved usage under the
Zoning Ordinance or a variance was obtained from the Zoning Board
of Adjustment for that use.
[Ord. #2002-20, § 2]
Any license or permit required by this chapter or any renewal
of any such license or permit may be denied, suspended, revoked, or
limited by the Township Committee for failure to comply with this
chapter or any Township of Plumsted ordinance or state law or regulation
or ordinance of the Ocean County Board of Health or any other lawful
authority. Before a permit has been denied, suspended, limited or
revoked, the Township Committee shall afford the applicant or licensee
an opportunity to be heard in public hearing.
The Township Committee shall have the authority to grant temporary
extension of license to operate a mobile home park solely for the
purposes of granting a hearing to the finding of the Zoning Officer
or Construction Code Official as to discrepancies of a mobile home
park with Township ordinances or to permit the owner of said mobile
home park to complete corrective action; provided, however, that no
temporary extension shall be for more than ninety (90) days and not
more than three (3) temporary extensions may be granted to any annual
license. Extensions may be granted at the discretion of the governing
body. No such temporary extension or extensions shall have the effect
of extending for renewal purposes the annual expiration date, and
every renewal license shall be dated as of the anniversary date of
original issuance regardless of such extension.
[Ord. #93-02, §§ 1, 2; Ord. #2008-19, § 1]
A.
Application to develop a mobile home park. An application for license
shall be made to the Township Clerk in triplicate on a form provided
for such application by the Clerk. An application must be accompanied
by a payment to the Township Clerk of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.),
which fee is nonreturnable.
B.
Validation or abandonment. If the application and/or license has not been validated by the Township Committee by reason of the failure to receive the Township approvals set forth in § 31-5D within one (1) year of the date of the filing of the application with the Clerk, then the license will be deemed abandoned under no further force and effect; however, if the applicant or licensee has obtained the necessary Township approvals, the Township Committee may extend the time limit for one (1) additional year to obtain necessary state approvals and final validation as provided for hereinafter.
C.
Payment of the annual license fee shall be submitted to the Township
Clerk no later than thirty-five (35) days prior to the expiration
date of the current license. Payment of the monthly license fee shall
be made by the licensee to the Township Clerk monthly, not later than
the tenth day of the next ensuing month following the end of each
month, accompanied by a return, on forms supplied by the Township
Clerk showing the number of trailer spaces occupied during such month.
The Township Building Official shall, upon the request of the Township
Committee, furnish such Township Committee with a report of the number
of trailer spaces occupied in such mobile home park.
D.
Any amounts due which are not paid within the time required shall
bear interest thereon at the lawful rate covering the period of delinquency.
A penalty of fifty cents ($.50) per pad or a minimum of twenty-five
dollars ($25.), whichever is greater, shall be assessed for each day
of delinquency.
E.
Annual license; fees. The operator or owner of each licensed mobile
home park or single mobile home owner shall pay to the Township an
annual license fee of fifty dollars ($50) and one dollar ($1) for
every trailer over two (2), together with the following fee per trailer
for the use and benefit of the Township:
(1)
The sum of ten dollars ($10) per month for each trailer which in
size does not exceed either fifty (50) feet in length nor ten (10)
feet in width;
(2)
The sum of fifteen dollars ($15) per month for each trailer more
than fifty (50) feet in length but not more than sixty (60) feet in
length, or more than ten (10) feet in width but not more than twelve
(12) feet in width;
(3)
The sum of twenty dollars ($20) per month for each trailer which
exceeds either the maximum length or maximum width sizes in the preceding
paragraphs hereof. The sizes referred to in this section shall be
measured at the exterior of each trailer.
F.
For each reinspection during the calendar year necessitated by the
issuance of a conditional license, the operator or owner of a mobile
home park shall pay a re-inspection fee as follows:
(1)
For the first reinspection: one hundred fifty dollars ($150.):
(2)
For the second reinspection: two hundred dollars ($200.);
(3)
For the third reinspection: two hundred fifty dollars ($250.);
(4)
For the fourth or more reinspection, a fee equal to fifty dollars
($50) greater than the previous re-inspection fee.
[Ord. #96-03, § 1; Ord. #2001-05, § I;
Ord. #2010-05]
Temporary permits may be issued by the Township Commit-tee for
temporary use of mobile home or trailer within the Township for any
one (1) of the following purposes:
A.
Emergency residential use. Use for residential purposes by any Township
resident whose regular residence within the Township has been destroyed
or damaged by fire or other catastrophe as to be unsuitable for dwelling
purposes but is being rebuilt, replaced or repaired to restore it
to habitable condition; provided, however, that no temporary housing
permit shall be issued for this purpose for a period exceeding either
the time necessary to restore the damaged or destroyed residence.
B.
Construction site office use. Use only on the site of new construction
and only for office purposes in connection with construction, provided
that the trailer shall in no way be used for residential purposes,
and that the permit shall be only for the period of time of the construction
on said site.
C.
Farm employee use. Use only on farmland assessed and qualified and only in the connection with the farming operations of that site. The use shall be for adult farm labor employees of the farm owner. School age minors are strictly prohibited. An annual nonrefundable fee of four hundred dollars ($400) will apply. Said temporary trailer permit is for a period of one (1) year and shall expire on December 31st. Fee will be pro-rated if permit is applied for during the course of the calendar year. The farm employee temporary trailer is subject to inspection as set forth in Chapter 31, Section 12.
D.
Environmental remediation purposes. Use only on the site of environmental remediation and only for office purposes in connection with environmental remediation purposes, the trailer shall in no way be used for residential purposes. The permit shall be issued for a one (1) year period for an annual nonrefundable fee of four hundred dollars ($400) will apply. Said temporary trailer permit is for a period of one (1) year and shall expire on December 31st. Fee will be pro-rated if permit is applied for during the course of the calendar year. The environmental remediation purpose temporary trailer is subject to inspection as set forth in Chapter 31, Section 12.
E.
Farm office use. Use only on farmland assessed and qualified and
only in the connection with the farming operations of that site. The
use shall be for farm office use only. An annual nonrefundable fee
of four hundred dollars ($400) will apply. Said temporary trailer
permit is for a period of one (1) year and shall expire on December
31st. Fee will pro-rated if permit is applied for during the course
of the calendar year. The farm office use temporary trailer is subject
to annual inspections.
[Ord. #96-03, § 1]
No temporary housing permit shall be issued unless the mobile
home or other trailer has first been duly inspected by the Mobile
Home Inspector and found to be fit for habitation either for dwelling
purposes or for its office use, including an adequate supply of fresh,
potable running water for drinking purposes, washing and bathing facilities
and adequate toilet facilities with sanitary disposal method.
[Ord. #96-03, § 1]
Each temporary permit shall be for only one (1) mobile home
unit or trailer, and no more than one (1) temporary permit shall be
issued for each parcel of land. Each temporary permit shall be valid
only for so long as the particular use permits, and upon the expiration
thereof, the trailer shall be removed from the premises forthwith.
[Ord. #96-03, § 1]
Prior to the issuance of a temporary permit, the licensee shall pay to the Township Chief Financial Officer the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for the permit and one hundred dollars ($100) for each ninety (90) day renewal thereafter. No temporary permit for residential purposes shall be issued in excess of one (1) year. After one (1) year, the owner shall pay the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per month until the trailer is removed and is subject to violations and penalties as set forth in section 31-19.
A.
Space layout and occupancy.
(1)
Each mobile home space shall be clearly identified by number.
(2)
Each mobile home space shall consist of a minimum of six thousand
(6,000) square feet and shall be at least sixty (60) feet wide. Mobile
homes shall be so harbored on each space that there shall be at least
twenty-five (25) feet 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 thirty-five (35) feet but shall not be
less than thirty (30) feet. No mobile home shall be located closer
than fifty (50) feet away from any building other than a utility building
within the park or located within a distance equivalent to that specified
in the Township Zoning Ordinance designated as "rear yard" for residences
in the zone where the mobile home park is located of any boundary
line of the park, or within the distance specified in the Township
Zoning Ordinance designated as "front yard" for residences in the
zone where the mobile home park is located or state law, whichever
is greater, of an existing public street or roadway. The setbacks
herein specified from boundary lines can be part of a mobile home
space as defined in this section.
(3)
Mobile home spaces shall be provided consisting of a maximum of five
(5) spaces for each acre of ground within the mobile home park.
(4)
Nothing contained in this regulation shall be construed as prohibiting
the maintenance of a retail mobile home sales agency in a mobile home
park or the sale of a mobile home, whether occupied or unoccupied,
which is located on a mobile home lot and connected to pertinent utilities.
B.
Separation and setback requirements. Except for mobile homes in storage
or for sale, each mobile home shall be located on a mobile home lot
so as to comply with the following minimum proximity limits. It shall
be:
(1)
Fifty (50) feet from the right-of-way of any public street or highway
or particular zones front and rear setback requirements.
(2)
Fifty (50) feet from any building or structure, except metal or masonry
storage sheds, awnings, carports or porches.
(3)
Twenty-five (25) feet from the side(s) of any other mobile home(s).
(4)
Thirty (30) feet, end-to-end, between homes and/or any adjoining
property lines.
C.
Mobile home stands. Each mobile home space shall be provided with
a mobile home stand of sufficient size to accommodate the mobile home
to be placed thereon. Every mobile home stand shall be provided with
approved devices for anchoring the mobile home to prevent overturning
or uplift. Such devices shall be adequate to withstand winds of hurricane
force. Such stands shall also be properly fitted with skirting.
D.
Walkways and driveways.
(1)
Walkways not less than three (3) feet wide shall be provided from
the mobile home spaces to the service buildings.
(2)
All driveways and walkways within the park shall be paved surfaces
and lighted at night with lights spaced at intervals so as to illuminate
adequately all such driveways and walkways.
E.
Road layout; road width; road construction; walks.
(1)
Roadways in all mobile home parks shall be provided, as private roads,
located where necessary to furnish principal trafficways for convenient
access to all mobile home sites and other facilities located in any
mobile home park. All such roadways shall be continuous wherever possible.
Where dead-end roads are necessitated, cul-de-sac or turnarounds shall
be provided to meet the same standards as required for subdivisions
established by the subdivision ordinance of Plumsted Township. All
such roadways shall have a minimum width of thirty (30) feet and shall
have unobstructed access to a public street or public highway. All
streets shall be private ways and not dedicated to the public. The
road width should be measured from the back of the curb to the back
of the curb.
(2)
All roads shall be paved with a material which shall be durable and
well drained under normal use and weather conditions. Road surfaces
shall be maintained free of holes.
(3)
All roads shown on the mobile home plan shall be the responsibility
of the owner and shall include routine maintenance and snow removal.
In the event the owner fails to provide such maintenance, the Township
shall have the right to effect such maintenance or snow removal as
may be required for the health, safety and welfare of the occupants
of the park and the cost thereof shall be charged against the owner.
Failure to pay such costs within thirty (30) days shall be cause for
revocation of the license of the park.
(4)
Where a mobile home park abuts a public street, a twenty (20) foot
landscaping of buffer strip shall be provided.
(5)
Public walks, where provided, shall afford a safe, stable footing.
Stepping stones may be used from main walks to mobile homes. All walks
shall be maintained in good repair and in safe condition.
F.
Parking. Car space shall be provided, without interfering with normal
movement of all traffic, with at least two (2) car parking spaces
for each mobile home. Parking spaces shall be provided, either in
convenient parking bays or such mobile home space.
G.
Water supply system. An adequate supply of potable water, complying
with the Potable Water Standards established by the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection, shall be provided in each mobile home
park.
H.
Water distribution and fire hydrants.
(1)
A water distribution system shall be provided to transmit the potable
water supply throughout the mobile home park. The supply shall be
made available to each mobile home lot, building or other facility
requiring water via a separate water service pipe, at a minimum pressure
of thirty (30) pounds per square inch.
(2)
Fire hydrants shall be provided in accordance with recommendations
of the Township Engineer, who shall, in making such recommendations,
follow the standards established by appropriate insurance underwriting
agencies to provide the minimum insurance premium cost for the occupants
of the mobile home park.
I.
Individual water risers and connections.
(1)
An individual water riser shall be located within the confined area
of each mobile home site. The riser outlet shall be designed so that
a watertight connection can be made between the outlet and the mobile
home piping system.
(2)
The water riser shall extend at least four (4) inches above the ground
elevation. The outlet shall be plugged or capped when not in use.
(3)
Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent freezing of risers,
valves and water service pipes and to protect risers from the heaving
and thawing actions of ground during freezing weather. Surface drainage
shall be diverted from the location of the riser.
(4)
Each riser shall be provided with a shutoff valve conveniently available
to the tenant in the event of an emergency.
(5)
Physical connections. No physical connection shall be made between
an approved public potable water supply and an unapproved water supply.
J.
Sewerage and storm drainage facilities.
(1)
Adequate facilities for the collection and disposal of sanitary sewage
shall be provided at every mobile home park in accordance with the
regulations established by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection.
(2)
Building sewer outlet and connections.
(a)
Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a building sewer
in accordance with all applicable plumbing codes, Board of Health
regulations and all applicable regulations pertaining to sewer outlets
and connections. The building sewer shall be at least four (4) inches
in diameter and shall be equipped with a riser of the same diameter
terminating above the ground. A trap and/or vent shall not be installed
on the building sewer.
(b)
The riser shall be firmly embedded in the ground and be protected
against heaving, shifting and surface water. When it is not in use,
the riser shall be capped or plugged so as to render it watertight.
(c)
The sewer connection shall be provided with suitable fittings
to effect watertight junctions. The connections shall be self-draining
and shall be effected by durable, noncollapsible, corrosion- and weather-resistant
semirigid or rigid pipe. Such pipe shall be plastic, copper or iron
of suitable diameter in accordance with all applicable plumbing codes
to fit the drain outlet of the mobile home and the riser.
(d)
The park management shall maintain spare connectors and appropriate
fittings in good repair, to be used when privately-owned connectors
do not meet the requirements of this regulation.
(3)
Approval of sewerage facilities. The plans for the proposed sewerage
facilities of a mobile home park, including the sewer and appurtenances
and sewage treatment and disposal facilities, shall be approved by
the State Department of Environmental Protection and Township Engineer
prior to installation of said facilities.
(4)
Storm drainage. Sanitary sewers shall be separate and apart from
any stormwater drainage system. All streets shall be provided with
sufficient catch basins, storm sewers, culverts and other drainage
appurtenances for the proper drainage of the area in the light of
existing and future conditions, with final disposition to an existing
natural watercourse of adequate capacity for said purpose. Storm drainage
features shall be based in accordance with the Township's stormwater
management plan and all applicable Township ordinances, and said drainage
facilities shall in all respects be subject to approval of the Township
Engineer.
(5)
Off-site drainage. All mobile home parks shall provide adequate off-site
drainage consistent with such rules and regulations of the Township,
including off-site drainage assessments.
K.
Refuse and recycling: storage, collection and disposal. The storage
and collection of refuse shall be so managed as to prevent health
hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding, accident hazards or air
pollution. All refuse shall be stored in durable, flytight, watertight
and rodent-proof containers. Refuse and recycling shall be collected
at least once weekly and shall be the responsibility of the licensed
owner of the mobile home park.
L.
Electricity.
(1)
All mobile home parks shall be designated to accommodate independent
units with full complement of utility hookup as required herein.
(2)
Every mobile home park shall be equipped with electrical power. All
wiring shall be underground.
(3)
Electrical systems and equipment installed in mobile home parks shall
be approved by the Township Construction Code Official.
(4)
All metal parts of a mobile home shall be adequately grounded.
(5)
Minimum of one hundred (100) amp service for all new installations.
M.
Storage and handling of fuel, oil and flammable liquids. The handling
and storage of gasoline, fuel oil or other flammable liquids shall
be in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
N.
All mobile home spaces shall have an unobstructed access to an improved
public street, road or highway and which shall be well marked in the
daytime and shall be lighted so as to permit safe movement of vehicles
and pedestrians at night. The following minimum levels of illumination
shall be provided:
O.
Insect, rodent and weed control.
(1)
Mobile home parks and mobile home lots shall be kept free from articles
which may hold water and provide temporary breeding places for mosquitoes.
Permanent mosquito control measures such as draining and filling depressions
in which water may collect shall be taken by the park management together
with such supplemental larvicidal measures as need indicates.
(2)
Fly breeding shall be controlled by eliminating the insanitary practices
which provide breeding places. Refuse containers shall be repaired
or replaced when so damaged that they leak or their lids do not fit
in a flytight manner. The area surrounding the refuse container shall
not be permitted to become littered with garbage nor saturated with
water liquid from garbage. All containers shall be maintained in a
clean and sanitary condition.
(3)
Insecticidal measures shall be applied if necessary.
(4)
All buildings within the mobile home park shall be rat proofed with
special emphasis on those in which food is stored or served.
(5)
Items in storage shall be maintained in such a manner as to eliminate
the possibility of rodent harborage.
(6)
The growth of brush, weeds and grass shall be controlled as a means
toward elimination of ticks and chiggers.
P.
Construction Code. All mobile home parks and the area immediately
surrounding all mobile homes or trailers for which a temporary permit
has been issued shall be subject to all construction and building
codes adopted by or in lawful effect in the Township and all buildings
located in all trailer parks other than the mobile home or trailer
itself shall be subject to all construction and building codes adopted
by the Township.
Q.
Certificate of Occupancy. No person shall occupy or reside in or
lease to another person for the purpose of occupying or residing in
nor permit any other person to occupy or reside in any mobile home
within the Township unless a Certificate of Occupancy is first obtained
therefor from the Township in accordance with Township ordinances
and payment of the applicable fee.
R.
Inspection. Every mobile home park and every building located on
any trailer park and every mobile home or trailer, whether located
in a mobile home park or for which a temporary permit has been issued
by the Township shall, at all times, be subject to examination and
inspection within reasonable hours by any officer or agent of the
Township making the inspection in the regular course of his or her
duties and responsibilities.
S.
Park registry. Every holder of a license to maintain or operate a
mobile home park shall establish and maintain a park registry which
shall list in numerical sequence each trailer occupying a trailer
space and the name of the owner of the trailer and if the owner of
the trailer is not an occupant thereof the name of the lessee of each
trailer. The park register shall be kept in an office located in the
mobile home park, shall be current at all times, and shall be available
at all reasonable hours for inspection by officials of the Township
of Plumsted.
T.
Supervision. The licensee or 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 licensee
shall be answerable for the violation of any provision of this chapter
to which the license is subject.
U.
Recreation. The recreation facilities shall be required:
(1)
At least one hundred (100) square feet for each mobile home space
shall be set aside for mobile home park residence recreational purposes.
(2)
Such space shall be seeded and planted in areas where no vegetation
exists, or shall be cleared and made usable where natural vegetation
is dense.
(3)
Recreation may be available in one or more areas, but shall be conveniently
located to all units.
(4)
Recreation areas may include, but shall not be limited to, swimming
pools, picnic areas, playgrounds and buildings designed for recreational
use.
V.
All mobile homes to be installed in the Township are required to
meet the requirements of this chapter.
A.
Mobile home parks licensed on or before January 1, 1991, shall not
be required to bring the parks into compliance with the area, space
and other physical requirements of this chapter. However, new construction
or reconstruction, other than repairs, shall be required to comply
with these requirements.
B.
No existing mobile home park in the Township of Plumsted shall hereafter
in any way expand the perimeter of the said mobile home park nor shall
it add any additional mobile home spaces nor shall it permit the occupancy
of any mobile home spaces beyond the number of mobile homes presently
located in said mobile home park except in strict compliance with
this chapter.
C.
Any addition of mobile home spaces or of mobile homes to existing
spaces in any existing mobile home park shall be construed as an alteration
or expansion for which application must be made.
D.
Each existing mobile home park shall be construed to have a temporary
current annual license to operate which said license shall expire
on December 31, 1992.
A.
Compliance of existing homes. Whereas no single mobile home on individual
land or lots is permitted within the Township by the zoning ordinance,
however, where a single mobile home was located or maintained on individual
land or lots prior to the present zoning ordinance such owner may
not expand or be permitted to an enlarged use except that such expansion
or enlargement must comply with the present standards and requirements
of the zoning and/or building code ordinance of the Township.
B.
Compliance with all regulations. The mobile home owner shall comply
with all proper police, fire and health regulations imposed by the
Township. The holder of any such license as aforesaid shall abide
by all rules and regulations of the Board of Health and any ordinances
of the Board and shall maintain the mobile home in a sanitary condition
at all times.
C.
Proper sanitary connections. The mobile home shall be properly connected
to an underground sanitary system and shall have a proper well to
provide an adequate supply of water, in compliance with the existing
health code and building code of the Township.
A.
A license or permit shall not be transferable without the permission
of the Township Committee. Any party so desiring to transfer a license
or permit shall notify the Township Committee whereupon a hearing
shall be held to determine the qualifications of the transferee. The
fee for transfer shall be calculated as one percent (1%) of the total
sale price or one hundred dollars ($100.), whichever is greater.
A.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a
fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one
thousand dollars ($1,000),by imprisonment for a term not to exceed
ninety (90) days or by community service of not more than ninety (90)
days, or any combination of fine, imprisonment and community service
as determined in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. The
continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute
a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting
the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above
for each separate offense.
B.
The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to
abatement summarily by a restraining order or injunction issued by
a court of competent jurisdiction.
