[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Township of Monroe 6-11-1975 as Ord. No. BOH 3-75 (appeared
as Ch. 18 of the 1967 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
There is hereby adopted by the Board of Health of
the Township of Monroe, in the County of Gloucester and State of New
Jersey, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for
the maintenance, control and operation of campgrounds that portion
of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code entitled "Chapter 11, Campgrounds"
(effective September 1, 1968). A copy of Chapter 11, Campgrounds,
of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code is annexed to this chapter and
three copies of the same have been placed on file in the office of
the Township Clerk and are available to all persons desiring to use
and examine the same.
B.
Where the provisions of this chapter, as hereinafter
enumerated, are more restrictive than the provisions of Chapter 11,
Campgrounds, of the State Sanitary Code, those provisions shall apply;
but where any such provisions of this chapter are in conflict with
the laws of the State of New Jersey or the provisions of Chapter 11,
Campgrounds, of the State Sanitary Code, then the provisions of Chapter
11, Campgrounds, shall apply.
C.
A certified copy of this chapter, upon adoption, shall
be filed with the State Commissioner of Health.
A.
All definitions set forth in Chapter 11, Campgrounds,
of the State Sanitary Code, except as hereinafter modified, are incorporated
and made a part of this section by reference.
B.
CAMPER
CAMPGROUND
CAMPING VEHICLE
CAMPSITE
ENGINEER or ENGINEER FOR THE MONROE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH
PUBLIC POTABLE WATER SUPPLY
SANITARY FACILITIES
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
Any person who registered his party within the campground
intended for the exclusive use and occupation of a campsite.
[1]Indicates, applies to, refers to, means, identifies and includes
a tract of land upon which two or more campsites are located, established
and maintained for occupancy by the general public as temporary living
quarters for children or adults, or both, for a total of 15 days or
more in any calendar year, for recreation, education or vacation purposes.
[Amended 6-12-2019 by Ord. No. BOH 1-2019]
Any camp trailer or other unit built or mounted on a vehicle
or chassis, designed for temporary use as a dwelling and for sleeping
facilities, having no permanent foundation.
A plot or area of ground not less than 30 by 40 feet (1,200
square feet) within a campground, intended for the exclusive occupation
by a camping unit or units under the control of a camper.
The Township Engineer or his designee. Nothing herein, however,
shall restrict or prohibit the Monroe Township Board of Health from
utilizing engineering or such required professional services other
than the Township Engineer.
A municipally or privately owned water supply, approved by
the New Jersey Department of Health under the provisions of Article
1, Chapter 10, and Article 1, Chapter 11, of Title 58 of the New Jersey
Revised Statutes, which is distributed to users or consumers through
a water system.
Public or private showers, bathrooms and washrooms within
the campground and used by campers or connected to camping vehicles
and shall specifically exclude the use of privies and pit toilets,
but shall not prohibit chemically treated portable toilets (e.g.,
"Johnny on the Spot").
A.
Each applicant for a license under the provisions
of this chapter shall file with the Secretary of the Board of Health
a written application signed by the applicant or applicants, which
application shall state:
(1)
The name and residence of the applicant and, if a
firm, association, partnership or corporation, the name and address
of the officers and the registered agent or partners. If the application
is being made on behalf of someone other than the applicant, then
the name and address of the person for whom the application is being
made shall be stated.
(2)
The detailed nature of the business to be conducted.
(3)
The place where the business is to be located and
carried on, by metes and bounds, and also the present zoning classification
of said property.
(4)
If the applicant is not the owner of the site where
the business is to be conducted, the owner's consent to the conduct
of the business shall accompany the application.
(5)
A clear description of the campground site to be used
and a plot plan submitted therewith designating all campsites by number;
all water, utility and sanitary facilities including disposal systems/fields;
and the size and type of all areas, buildings, installations used
or to be used by any and all occupants of campground. Said plan shall
include all roadways, walkways, buildings and installations.
B.
Applications shall be signed by the owner and operator
of the proposed facility.
C.
A certification of the water and sewerage facilities
on said campground by a state certified Health Inspector shall be
submitted to the Engineer for review. However, no license shall be
issued until the Engineer shall have approved and certified the Board
of Health water and sewerage facilities.
A.
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the person-to-person
transfer of a license at the location for which the license was issued
from person to person, corporation to corporation, person to corporation
or corporation to person. However, in the event that any licensee
fails to apply for renewal of said license within 90 days from the
renewal date (May 1), said license shall be considered lapsed and
not be transferable. Nothing herein shall bar the right of any heir,
executor or administrator of such licensee to continue the operation
of the licensed premises subject to the conditions enumerated herein.
B.
All applications for transfer or assignment of licenses
shall be made to the Board of Health. No license shall be transferred
or assigned without the Board of Health's express consent, which consent
shall be by resolution and adopted at a public meeting.
A.
The annual license fee for a campground shall be as set forth in Chapter 74, Fees. Said license shall be issued for a period of one year commencing on May 1 of each year and expiring on April 30 of the following year. No license shall be issued until the aforesaid fee, together with all required escrows, are posted with the Board of Health. Likewise no renewal of license shall be issued unless all fees and escrow reimbursements required by this chapter have been paid nor shall any renewal of a license be issued unless the applicant shall have complied with any conditions required by the Board of Health and/or the Engineer pursuant to the prior year's license.
[Amended 9-23-2003 by Ord. No. O-42-2003]
B.
Every license issued for a campground shall be displayed
openly and conspicuously in the principal office of the campground
at the campground site.
C.
Each licensee shall maintain a campground registry
which shall be available for township inspection and shall set forth
the name of the licensed camper, body type and license number of each
automobile or vehicle, date of arrival, date of departure, name of
responsible adult of the camping party and his/her last permanent
address.
A.
Any initial license shall not be issued for more than
100 campsites in any campground. However, after a campground facility
has been in operation for the period of one year, a licensee may apply
for additional campsite spaces after compliance with all requisites
pursuant to initial application requirements.
(1)
Not more than 50 additional campsites shall be approved
at any one time.
(2)
The Board of Health shall, prior to the granting of
additional site approval, conduct a public hearing, notice of which
shall be advertised not less than seven days prior to said hearing
and not more than 15 days prior thereto.
(3)
Approval shall take into consideration the past operation
of the facility and compliance with all ordinances and statutes applicable
thereto.
B.
Zoning; preexisting use. No campground license or
campsite extensions shall be granted by the Board of Health unless
the applicant's site is zoned for such use, or appropriate approval
for such use is received by the applicant in accordance with N.J.S.A.
40:55D-70 et seq. However, nothing contained in this section shall
prohibit any existing owner or operator of a campground site from
making application for a license hereunder or an application for additional
campsites so long as those additional campsites are located on property
presently owned, under lease or within the area of the existing campground.[1]
A.
It shall be unlawful to permit any waste or matter
from sinks, baths, cesspools, septic tanks or other plumbing or sanitary
facilities or means of disposal in camp vehicles, tents or other camp-type
or associated vehicles or equipment to be deposited upon the surface
of the ground, and all such fixtures and devices, when in use, must
be connected to a camp disposal system or the drainage therefrom must
be disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the Township Board of Health
and Engineer.
B.
Waste from showers, toilets, sinks and laundries shall
be disposed of into a public system or in such manner as approved
by the Board of Health or into a private sewage disposal plant or
septic tank system that is approved by the Board of Health and Engineer.
C.
Sanitary facilities shall be subject to monthly inspections
by the Township Health Officer or such other official designated by
the Board of Health.
There shall be no disposal of waste material
on the ground. Waste material must be deposited in trash receptacles
provided by the licensee and placed in convenient locations as approved
by the Township Health Inspector or such other official designated
by the Board of Health. The licensee shall pay for and provide private
trash and garbage collection for said facility.
Every such campsite established in every campground
shall be located on a well-drained area, and the premises of every
such campsite or any existing campground shall be properly graded
and surfaced so as to prevent the accumulation of stormwater or wastewater.
Accordingly, the applicant shall be required to demonstrate to the
Engineer that the campsite or existing campsite is properly graded
and surfaced to prevent the accumulation of stormwater or wastewater.
Upon the request of the Engineer, the applicant shall be required
to submit appropriate grading, surfacing and drainage plans and specifications.
A.
There shall be no on-street or on-lane parking. All
roadways shall be not less than 12 feet in width with all main interior
roadways composed of a gravel bed or other such material as certified
and approved by the Engineer.
B.
Each campsite facility shall be large enough to accommodate
those vehicles normally used in conjunction with the campsite facility.
C.
No parts of any camping vehicle shall extend into
the travel interior roadway within the campground.
D.
There shall be provided additional parking areas within
the campground facility for any additional vehicles in the camping
party that exceed the usual car and trailer space provided with each
campsite.
E.
The motor vehicles of guests or visitors shall be
parked in an area specifically designated for such purpose.
No person shall permit any such licensed premises
to be used for immoral, illegal or unlawful purposes or suffer the
violation thereon or therein of any penal law of the State of New
Jersey or of any ordinance of the Township of Monroe.
A.
Compliance. The licensee shall be required to comply
with all ordinances of the Township of Monroe or applicable state
statutes and regulations governing the operation, including all statutes
and regulations pertaining to health and fire, and all ordinances
and regulations of the Board of Health.
B.
Inspection. The Board of Health may designate any
of its personnel or appointees or such other agencies of the township,
such as the Police or Fire Chief, to inspect the licensed premises
to determine whether the licensee has and/or is complying with the
provisions of this chapter and applicable state statutes and regulations.
Such inspection shall be performed in a reasonable manner so as to
not unduly interrupt the business operations of the licensee.
A.
When an applicant is unable to meet all of the requirements
and conditions specified by the Board of Health and/or the Engineer,
the Board of Health, in its discretion, may issue a license or renewal
thereof subject to the applicant's posting of sufficient performance
bond, cash or any other form of guaranty approved in form by the Engineer
and the Solicitor of the Board of Health; provided, however, that
no such license shall be issued unless the applicant can amply demonstrate
that the improvements and/or conditions not completed or fulfilled
would not detrimentally affect the health, safety and welfare of the
occupants of the campgrounds and/or persons living adjacent thereto.
A.
The Township Council is hereby authorized to revoke
or suspend any campground license issued pursuant hereto if, after
investigation and hearing as provided hereafter, it shall determine
that:
(1)
The holder of said license has violated any of the
provisions of this chapter.
(2)
Any campground is being maintained in an unsanitary,
unsafe manner.
(3)
A continuing nuisance exists.
(4)
The campground is being operated in violation of any
state health code or regulation or any other applicable statute or
regulation of the State of New Jersey.
B.
Whenever it appears that a violation has occurred as enumerated in Subsection A hereof, the Board of Health may cause to be issued a notice, in writing, to the licensee to correct, eliminate or take such other action as may be required to abate such violation. If the required action is not taken within the time specified in the notice, the Board of Health may issue, pursuant to the provisions of Subsection C below, an order to show cause why said license should not be suspended or revoked.
C.
In addition to the procedure provided in Subsection B hereof, the Board of Health, where a preliminary investigation discloses a violation as enumerated in Subsection A, may cause to be issued to the licensee an order to show cause why said license shall not be suspended or revoked. Said notice and order shall be in writing, enumerating the alleged violations and the date of hearing. No public hearing shall be held on the violations as charged herein prior to five days' notice.
[Amended 6-11-1986 by Ord. No. BOH 6-86]
A.
State Sanitary Code.
(1)
Each violation of any provision of the State Sanitary
Code shall constitute a separate offense, and any person convicted
of any violation shall be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor
more than $100. Each day that said violation continues shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense. Each such penalty shall be sued for
and recovered in a civil action by the Board of Health in a court
of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 26:1A-10.
(2)
The penalty provided herein shall not be deemed to
bar or exclude any other power or enforcement which the Board of Health,
by and through its public officers, shall have in order to enforce
compliance with the provisions of the State Sanitary Code.
B.
Any person convicted of any violation of this chapter
shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 and not less than $5.
Each twenty-four-hour period of said violation shall be deemed to
be a separate offense and punishable as aforesaid by said fine.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
abrogate or impair the power of the Board of Health or the Township
of Monroe or any agency or officer thereof to enforce any provisions
of any act or legislation of the State of New Jersey, or regulations
supplemental thereto, or any ordinance or regulation of the Board
of Health and the Township of Monroe, nor to prevent or punish violations
thereof The powers conferred in this chapter shall be in addition
and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law or regulation
of the State of New Jersey or ordinances or regulations pursuant thereto
adopted by this Board of Health or the Township of Monroe.
