As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
MOBILE HOME PARK
A.
"Mobile home park" means a parcel of land or two or more contiguous
parcels of land, containing no fewer than 10 sites for the installation
of manufactured homes, where the sites are under common ownership
and control, other than as a cooperative, for the purpose of leasing
each site to the owner of a manufactured home for the installation
thereof where the owner or owners provide services, which are provided
by the municipality in which the park is located for property owners
outside the park, which services may include but shall not be limited
to:
(1)
The construction and maintenance of streets;
(2)
Lighting of streets and other common areas;
(5)
Provisions for the drainage of surface water from home sites
and common areas.
B.
A parcel, or any contiguous parcels, of land which contain,
on the effective date of this article, no fewer than three sites equipped
for the installation of manufactured homes, and which otherwise conform
to the provisions of this subsection, shall qualify as a mobile home
park for the purposes of this article.
MOBILE HOME
A unit of housing which;
A.
Consists of one or more transportable sections which are substantially
constructed off site and, if more than one section, are joined together
on site or are fabricated in an off-site manufacturing facility; and
B.
Is designed to be a permanent residence when connected to utilities.
MANUFACTURED HOME
A unit of housing which:
A.
Consists of one or more transportable sections which are substantially
constructed off site and, if more than on section, are joined together
on site; and
B.
Is built on a permanent chassis; and
C.
Is designed to be used, when connected to utilities, as a dwelling
on a permanent or nonpermanent foundation; and
D.
Is manufactured in accordance with the standards promulgated
for a manufactured home by the Secretary pursuant to the "National
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974,"
Pub.L. 93-383 (42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq.) and the standards
promulgated for a manufactured or mobile home by the Commissioner
pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L. 1975,
Section 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.).; and
E.
Any unit of housing manufactured before the effective date of
the standards promulgated by the secretary or, as appropriate by the
Commissioner but which otherwise meets the criteria set forth in this
subsection.
MUNICIPAL SERVICE FEE
A fee on manufactured homes installed in a mobile home park
for the purpose of reasonable payment for services rendered to the
owners of the manufactured homes by the municipality or any other
local taxing authority established pursuant to an ordinance of the
municipal governing body, and for the reimbursement of the municipality
for payments made thereby to the school district in which the mobile
home park is located for educational costs occasioned by pupils residing
in that park.
PERSON
Includes corporations, companies, associations, societies,
firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals.
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate,
within the limits of the Borough of Buena, any mobile home park unless
such person shall first obtain a license. All mobile home parks in
existence upon the effective date of this chapter shall, within 90
days thereafter, or such additional time as may be allowed by the
governing body of the Borough of Buena, obtain such license.