Editor's Note: The power to regulate campgrounds
and trailers is found in N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.2.
[Ord. #85, § 1; 1972 Code § 10-1.1]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.1, et seq., the
"Private Campgrounds Code", with the exceptions hereinafter set forth
but including section 17, filed in the Secretary of State's office
is hereby accepted, and established as a standard to be used in determining
whether campground dwellings, as well as their facilities, located
in the Township are safe, sanitary and fit for human habitation and
rental.
[Ord. #85, § 1; 1972 Code § 10-1.2]
Three copies of the code have been placed on file in the offices
of the Township and are available to all persons desiring to use and
examine the same.
[Ord. #85, §§ 2-7; 1972 Code § 10-1.3;
Ord. #10-1974]
a.
Section 3-2c of the code is hereby supplemented by adding the following,
"The planning board shall issue the aforesaid statement".
b.
Section 4-4 of the code shall be amended to read as follows: No campsite
shall be less than 200 feet from any public highway right-of-way,
nor less than 100 feet from any property line; provided, that where
two campgrounds adjoin each other at a property line other than a
public highway right-of-way, campsites shall be located no closer
than 15 feet to the property line. Within these setbacks, a buffer
of wooded or landscaped areas shall be maintained. No facility of
any nature whatsoever shall be located within any such buffer zone,
except:
1.
Administrative and recreational facilities may be located within
that particular buffer zone through which the main entrance to the
campground is made.
2.
Roads, so long as they shall be not less than 70 feet from existing
property lines or public highway right-of-ways. Any existing campground
owner owning adjoining property which is to be used for expansion
of the campground, shall be exempt from the application to the expansion
property of the 100-foot property line setback required above, provided
that proper applications and plans of expansion in conformance with
this section are submitted to the planning board for review within
one year from September 3, 1974. This exemption shall automatically
become null and void and without further effect within one calendar
year from September 3, 1974.
c.
Section 4.5B of the code shall be amended to read as follows: Each
campsite, including parking space shall provide a minimum of 1,500
square feet of space.
d.
Section 4.5 of the code is hereby supplemented by an additional section
as follows: c. Each campground shall contain a minimum of 20 acres
of land.
e.
Section 6.1 of the code shall be amended to read as follows: An adequate
supply of potable water capable of supplying a total capacity of at
least 100 gallons per campsite per day shall be provided at one or
more locations in every campground.
f.
Section 6.4 of the code shall be amended to read as follows: Privies
shall be prohibited.
[1972 Code § 10-1.4; Ord. #10-1974]
The Township Committee is hereby designated as the administrative
authority. All initial applications for new campgrounds, including
applications for expansion or modification of existing campgrounds,
shall be submitted to the Planning Board for review and recommendation
prior to submission to the Township Committee for approval.
[Ord. #85, § 12; 1972 Code § 10-1.5]
No person shall occupy as owner, occupant or rent to another
for occupancy any camp dwelling, as well as its facilities, for the
purpose of living therein which does not conform to the provisions
of the "Private Campgrounds Code" established hereby as the standard
to be used in determining whether a camp dwelling is safe, sanitary
and fit for human habitation.
[Ord. #85, § 9; 1972 Code § 10-1.6; Ord.
#5-1978, § 1]
All permits or licenses issued for campgrounds shall expire
annually on July 31, unless renewed by the Township Committee in accordance
with this section. No permit or license shall be renewed until the
Township Committee has received a statement from the Cape May County
Board of Health that the campground complies with the requirements
of this section and all of the applicable New Jersey statutes, together
with rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
[1972 Code § 10-1.7; Ord. #10-1974; New]
a.
Fees. There shall be an annual charge of $100 for a permit for a
campground containing 100 campsites or less, and an additional charge
of $30 for each additional 50 campsites or part thereof, which fee
shall accompany the application for the permit or for the renewal
thereof. There shall be no reduction of the fee for a permit issued
for less than one year. There shall accompany each application for
construction of a new campground, including applications for new campsites
constructed in expansion or modification of existing campgrounds,
a filing fee of $25 plus $1 per campsite to be constructed.
b.
Application; Hearing. Each applicant for a new campground, or modification
of an existing campground, shall submit eight copies of the application
and eight copies of the sketch plan showing a full survey of the facilities
to be constructed, which plan shall be in sufficient detail and at
an adequate scale to facilitate review. Upon receipt of the application,
the matter shall then be referred to the Planning Board for a public
hearing on the application. The applicant shall serve notice of such
public hearing by personal service or by certified mail, return receipt
requested, upon all property owners within 200 feet of the property
in question, and shall submit an affidavit as to service three days
prior to the date of the hearing. In the event that favorable approval
is granted by the Board, the applicant shall be required to complete
the work required under the application within two years from the
date of the grant, unless an extension is granted by the Board upon
the posting of adequate guarantees. Otherwise, the grant shall automatically
expire at the end of the period of two years.
c.
Standards. In addition to the other requirements contained in this
section each plan shall show compliance with the following standards:
1.
Every campground shall contain a minimum of 40 acres of land area.
2.
Campground road and building layout shall be subject to review on a site plan, and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 20, Zoning.
3.
Each application and sketch plan shall contain the location and results
of percolation tests performed at the site, such tests to be made
at the minimum rate of one test per 10 acres portion of land or fraction
thereof, and to be uniformly distributed throughout the entire campground-tract
area.
4.
Each application shall indicate elevations of the land at two-foot
intervals.
The within regulations as well as all other regulations of this
section shall apply equally to new applications as well as expansion
of existing facilities with the exception of the forty-acre minimum
land area.
[Ord. #5-1978, § 4; New]
Campgrounds shall be permitted to operate during the period
from April 1 to November 1, inclusive, of each year. Campground facilities
shall not be operated during any period of time other than specified
herein.
[Ord. #5-1978, § 5; New]
During those periods of time when the campground is not in operation,
campers may be stored on the campsite, provided the vehicles are disconnected
from servicing utilities and further provided that all additions to
the camper, by way of temporary facilities such as screened porches,
patios, and similar structures, reference to which is deemed to be
way of illustration and not by way of limitation, shall be disassembled
and removed. Violation of this section may be cause for the Township
to refuse to renew the permit application for subsequent years, which
may be in addition to any other penalty provided herein.
[Ord. #5-1978, § 6]
No license shall be issued to any campground until such time
as a certificate is obtained by the campground owner and filed with
the Township Clerk from the Cape May County Board of Health, attesting
that the operation of the campground is in compliance with all applicable
New Jersey Statutes and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant
thereto.
[Ord. #85, § 11; 1972 Code § 10-1.8]
The Township Health Officer, the Township Board of Health and
the Township Committee or any of their members or their agents are
hereby authorized to make inspection to determine whether the code
is being violated and may enter into any campground to make any inspection.
[Ord. #5-1978, § 8; New]
[Ord. #51, § 4; 1972 Code § 10-2.3]
All presently established trailer camp operators and individual
trailer operators shall comply with all local, County or State rules,
regulations or statutes pertaining to health and sanitation.
[Ord. #51, § 1; 1972 Code § 10-2.4]
As used in this section:
- PARKED
- Shall mean a trailer parked in one location overnight or longer.
- TRAILER CAMP
- Shall mean a plot of ground where facilities have been made available for two or more trailers to be parked whether on a rental basis or without compensation.
- TRAILER SPACE
- Shall mean a plot of ground with facilities designated for use by one trailer at any given time.
- TRAILER, TRAILER COACH, CAMP CAR, INTERCHANGEABLY
- Shall mean any trailer, trailer coach or camp car or similar unit used, or designed so that it can be used for living, sleeping or business purposes by one or more persons, which is equipped or which is capable of being equipped with wheels or similar devices used, or which could be used for the purpose of transporting said unit from place to place, whether or not the unit is placed upon a temporary or permanent foundation.
[1972 Code § 10-2.5; Ord. #3-1974]
The Township Committee may authorize a temporary use permit
allowing occupancy of trailers and mobile homes on premises within
the Township other than established trailer and mobile homes parks,
upon recommendation of the Board of Adjustment, provided:
a.
That the mobile home or trailer be occupied by the resident of the
Township and his family as temporary living quarters on the property
of such resident during the construction or reconstruction on that
property of a single or two family dwelling, and provided further
that the Board of Adjustment shall determine that this temporary use
shall not substantially impair the policies and purposes of the zoning
ordinance and that the temporary use may be granted without substantial
detriment to the public good.
b.
Such a permit shall be issued for a specific period of time not to
exceed one year, and shall be, at the discretion of the Township Committee,
shall upon recommendation of the Board of Adjustment, for good cause
shown, be extended for up to a second year.
c.
The trailer or mobile home installation shall comply with all local,
County and State rules, regulations and statutes pertaining to health
and sanitation, and the mobile home or trailer shall be removed from
the premises immediately upon completion of the dwelling or upon expiration
of the permit, whichever shall first occur.
d.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to repeal or amend the existing ordinances
of this Township, duly enacted, dealing with the regulations of campgrounds
and trailers.
