[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Burlington 9-10-1968 (Sec. 4:2 of the 1975 General Ordinances). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Amended 11-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-OR-024]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
- TRAILER
- A structure, such as a house trailer, or a vehicle, whether
self-propelled or non-self-propelled, which is designed, constructed,
reconstructed or added to by means of accessories to permit the occupancy
thereof as a dwelling or sleeping place for one or more persons on
a temporary or permanent basis. The term "trailer" shall also include
the terms "camper," "camping vehicle," "recreation vehicle" and "boat
trailer." The term does not apply to house trailers that through installation,
connections to utilities and/or other arrangements are not currently
subject to transportation; nor does the term apply to commercial trailers
used for hauling material or equipment, or trailers used for the shipment
of goods, pulled by motorized vehicles and commonly called "tractor-trailers."[Amended 2-14-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-OR-001]
[Amended 11-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-OR-024]
The Police Department of the Township of Burlington
is hereby designated as the agency responsible for the enforcement
of this chapter.
A.
Parking prohibition and exception. It shall be unlawful
for any person to park any trailer for any period exceeding 24 hours
on any street of the Township of Burlington except for the purpose
of repair.
[Amended 11-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-OR-024]
B.
Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person
to make repairs upon a trailer on any street within the Township of
Burlington except pursuant to a valid permit issued for this purpose
by the Burlington Township Police Department.
C.
Issuance procedure and standard. Any person desiring
a permit to make repairs upon a trailer on any street within the Township
of Burlington shall make application to the Police Department of the
Township of Burlington for said permit. The Police Department of the
Township of Burlington shall investigate the conditions present and
shall determine whether the trailer can or cannot be removed to a
garage, service station or other premises for the purposes of repair.
In the event that said trailer cannot be so moved, the Police Department
shall issue a permit without fee.
D.
Permit term and extension. Any permit issued pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter shall be valid for a period of 48
hours from the time of its issuance. Any permit issued pursuant to
this section shall clearly have placed upon it the date and time when
said permit was issued. Where the permittee licensed under the provisions
of this chapter cannot make repairs sufficient to cause the trailer
to be moved within the forty-eight-hour period referred to above,
the Burlington Township Police Department is herewith authorized to
extend the term of the permit for a period of time sufficient to make
the repairs necessary, not in excess of 48 hours.
[Amended 11-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-OR-024]
E.
Restriction. Any trailer undergoing repairs under
the provisions of this section shall not during such period of repair
be used by any person as a dwelling or sleeping place.
A trailer may be parked or stored on private residential property
subject to the following conditions:
A.
Location.
A trailer which is not parked or stored in a fully enclosed garage
or building may be parked or stored only in the rear or side yards.
B.
Setback
requirements. A trailer parked or stored in a rear yard must be set
back at least five feet from all lot lines. A trailer parked or stored
in a side yard must be set back at least 10 feet from the side lot
line and may not block windows or doors that might be used to exit
a residence in the event of a fire or other emergency.
C.
Use regulations.
At no time shall a parked or stored trailer be occupied or used for
living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes or for storage of equipment
other than that used in connection with the vehicle.
D.
One-trailer
limit. Only one trailer may be parked or stored on a private residential
property.
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also repealed former §
556-4, Parking on private residential property.
[Added 11-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-OR-024]
A.
One commercial
vehicle of a rated capacity of 3/4 ton or less, owned or used by a
resident of the premises to go to and from business, may be parked
or garaged overnight on residentially used or zoned property or on
a public street adjacent to the property.
B.
Commercial
vehicles and commercial trailers may be parked on residentially used
or zoned property or on streets adjacent to a residential property
for loading or unloading purposes.
C.
Except
as provided in the previous subsections and except for emergency or
service vehicles while actually engaged in emergency or service calls,
neither buses, nor commercial vehicles, nor commercial trailers, nor
trailers designed or used for the hauling or shipment of material,
goods or equipment may be parked or garaged overnight on residentially
used or zoned property or on any public street adjacent to a residential
property.
D.
Neither
buses, nor commercial vehicles, nor commercial trailers may be parked
overnight, stored or garaged on nonresidentially used or zoned property
or on a public street adjacent to a nonresidential property except
as provided by and in compliance with approved site plans.
E.
As used
in the previous subsections "overnight" parking means continuous parking
for a period of six hours between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m.
