[Adopted 3-7-1995]
No person, partnership, association or corporation being the owner or occupant of any land within the Township of Hillside shall use or allow the use of such land for a mobile home or trailer home unless a license has been obtained as provided.
A. 
The Township Construction Official of the Township of Hillside shall issue a license after approval by the Township Council of the Township of Hillside. Said license shall be effective from the date of issuance until surrendered by the licensee or revoked by the Construction Official.
B. 
No licensee shall have a mobile or trailer home on his premises for a period exceeding six months.
C. 
No license shall be issued until the Construction Official has received:
(1) 
A written application from one applicant.
(2) 
The required fee of $50 payable to the Township of Hillside.
(3) 
Approval from the Township Council of the Township of Hillside.
D. 
At no time shall there be more than one mobile home or trailer on a particular lot.
E. 
The license referred to herein is not transferable.
A. 
Each mobile home/trailer shall be accessible from an existing public street or highway.
B. 
All entrances and exits shall be free of any material which would impede its visibility.
C. 
All means of egress shall be adequately lighted.
A. 
All utilities, including water and sewage, must be properly tied into existing municipal lines and properly maintained.
B. 
All mobile home/trailers must contain toilets, lavatories, tubs or showers.
C. 
Each home shall contain all proper electrical service connections and outlets which must be in compliance with all local and state official fire codes.
A mobile/trailer home must be located on the side of any existing home. At no time shall it be located in a location where it is not visible. The Construction Official must give permission before a trailer is located behind an existing home.
All mobile/trailer homes shall at all times have an adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes and a sewage disposal system designed by a professional engineer. All systems must comply with both local and state requirements. Upon the expiration of a permit or permits for the above, said mobile/trailer home must be removed if the same is not renewed.
The Construction Official shall enforce all the provisions of this article and shall have the right, at all reasonable times, to enter and inspect any mobile or trailer home or other premises used for the parking or placement of a mobile home.
A. 
If the Construction Official or inspectors working under his supervision finds that a home for which such a license was issued is not being properly maintained in a clean and sanitary condition or is operating in violation of the provisions of this article, he may then personally serve or effect service by certified mail upon the holder of the license with a written order which will require the holder of the license to correct the conditions within a specified time not to exceed 10 days after the service of such an order.
B. 
If the holder of such license shall refuse or fail to properly correct the condition or conditions set forth in the specific order within the proscribed time period, the Construction Official may revoke such license and the holder shall thereupon terminate and or seize the operation of such a mobile/trailer home, provided that residents have been afforded adequate opportunities consistent with state and/or federal law to relocate.
C. 
If the owner or operator of such a home shall thereafter correct such conditions and bring the home into compliance with this article, the owner may then apply for the issuance of a new license. If approved, the applicant must pay a new fee of $50 without credit for the fee paid for the original license.
A. 
Any person, partnership, association or corporation who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of an offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000; imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days; and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. When a violation of any of the provisions of this article is continuous, each day shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.
B. 
The Construction Official, in addition to the above penalties, may commence an action or proceeding in the name of the Township in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with this article or to restrain or enjoin by way of injunction violations of this article.