[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of West Deptford as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-18-1970 as
Section 4:2 of the General Ordinances]
A.Â
Adoption by reference. A code defining and regulating trailer courts;
establishing minimum standards governing the construction, alteration,
maintenance, operation and sanitation of trailer courts; establishing
minimum standards governing the utilities and sanitary facilities
to be provided at trailer courts; fixing the responsibilities and
duties of the owners and operators of trailer courts; declaring and
defining certain trailer courts as nuisances and authorizing inspections
of trailer courts; and declaring and fixing penalties for violation
thereof, is hereby adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.1. A copy
of said code is annexed hereto and made a part hereof without inclusion
of the text thereof herein.
B.Â
Copies. Three copies of the said code have been placed on file in
the office of the Secretary of the Board of Health of the Township
of West Deptford upon the introduction of this article and will remain
on file in said office for use and examination by the public. Any
person desiring additional copies may obtain them from the Director
of Local Health Services, State Department of Health, P.O. Box 1540,
Trenton, New Jersey, 08625.
The said code established and adopted by this article is described
and commonly known as the "Trailer Court Code of New Jersey (1956)."
A.Â
Administrative authority. The administrative authority under this
article shall also include the Board of Health of the Township of
West Deptford, and authority for the enactment of this article and
amendments thereto shall also include the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:52-1,
Subdivision d.
B.Â
Appointed enforcement agents. The Board of Health shall appoint enforcement
agents who shall have the daily responsibility of the enforcement
of this code. Said enforcement agents shall be directly responsible
to the Board of Health.
Whenever the word "trailer" is used in this code, it shall be
held to mean also mobile homes.[1]
A.Â
No person shall construct, alter, maintain or operate a trailer court
within the boundaries of this municipality until a valid license or
permit therefor shall have been issued by the Township Committee of
the Township of West Deptford.
[Amended 9-6-1973 by Ord.
No. 73-7]
B.Â
Issuance and expiration.
[Amended 9-6-1973 by Ord.
No. 73-7]
(1)Â
All applicants for licenses or permits shall submit their requests
for the same to the Township Committee of the Township of West Deptford
on forms approved by said governing body during the month of December
of each year. Licenses or permits to maintain and operate a trailer
court shall be issued for a period of one year, expiring annually
on December 31.
(2)Â
Applications to alter or reconstruct a trailer court may be submitted
to the Township Committee at any time.
C.Â
Transferability. Licenses issued to trailer camps, trailer courts
or mobile home courts shall not be transferred except upon application
and approval of the Township Committee of the Township of West Deptford.
D.Â
Approval or denial of license application.
[Amended 9-6-1973 by Ord.
No. 73-7]
(1)Â
Licenses shall be approved or denied by the Township Committee. Prior
to acting upon applications, the Township Committee shall refer each
application to the Township Planning Board for review and recommendations
with respect to location of lots, streets and utilities. The Township
Committee shall also refer each application to the Board of Health
for its review with respect to all other requirements of this article
and the code adopted herein.
(2)Â
The Township Committee shall afford any applicant whose license application
has been denied or suspended an opportunity to be heard at a public
hearing, in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of the code
adopted herein.
[Amended 9-6-1973 by Ord.
No. 73-7]
Any person aggrieved by denial or suspension of a license by
the Township Committee may seek relief therefrom in the appropriate
court of competent jurisdiction.
A.Â
Fees.
(1)Â
The following fees and charges are herewith established and shall be set forth in Chapter 11.
[Amended 11-21-1981 by Ord. No. 84-19; 3-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-01]
(2)Â
All of the above-mentioned fees are to be paid in cash to the Township
on a monthly basis, together with a written monthly report for the
previous month concerning the occupancy of each space.
B.Â
Payment of fees. All fees and moneys collected under any provision
of this article or the code established herein shall be paid to the
tax collector of the municipality. All permits and licenses required
under this article shall be stamped by the Township and shall be void
until stamped, and a stamped permit or license shall be prima facie
evidence that the fees required under this article have been paid.
A.Â
Number of trailer courts regulated. Not more than three trailer courts
or trailer camps or mobile home courts shall be licensed in the Township
of West Deptford at any time.
B.Â
The number of trailers, trailer coaches and/or mobile homes permitted
in any licensed trailer camp, trailer court or mobile home court shall
not exceed 125.
[Amended 9-6-1973 by Ord.
No. 73-7]
C.Â
Setback established. The placing of any trailer, trailer coach or
mobile home in any trailer park, trailer court and/or mobile home
court shall have a road setback as to any trailer of not less than
50 feet from the right-of-way, which setback area shall not be used
for parking of any vehicle, equipment or any other obstruction whatsoever.
[Adopted 7-6-1972 by Ord.
No. 72-7 (Section 4:3 of the General Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any vehicle, whether self-propelled or otherwise, used or
intended for use as a conveyance upon the public streets or highways
and so designed, constructed or reconstructed or added to by means
of accessories in such a manner as to permit the occupancy thereof
as a dwelling or sleeping place for one or more persons or as living
and business quarters combined, and having no foundation other than
wheels, jacks or skirting, so arranged as to be interactive with or
portable by such trailer, campcar or trailer coach.
A.Â
Public streets or places. It shall be unlawful within the limits
of the Township of West Deptford for any person to park any trailer
on any street, alley, highway or public place in the Township of West
Deptford.
Any person, firm or corporation violating or contributing in
any way to the violation of this article or any part thereof shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $500
or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, in the discretion
of the Municipal Judge, and each day that a violation continues shall
constitute a separate offense.
