[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Township Council)
of the Township of Logan: Art. I, 5-8-1974 by Ord. No. 4-1974; Art. II, 3-12-1956.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-8-1974 by Ord.
No. 4-1974]
The following definitions and interpretations, for the purpose of application
and enforcement within the meaning of this article, shall be as herein set
forth unless another meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context
thereof:
A vehicle or structure so designed and constructed in such a manner
as will permit occupancy thereof as sleeping or living quarters for one or
more persons or the conduct of any business or profession, occupation or trade,
or use as a selling or advertising device, and so designed that it is or may
be mounted on wheels which may or may not be removable and used as a conveyance
upon the highways, roads and streets or other thoroughfare, propelled or drawn
by its own power or motivation or by other power or motivation, but shall
specifically exclude any device which is used upon railroad tracks.
Any individual human being, partnership, firm, association, corporation,
tenant, owner, lessee and their agents, heirs or assigns.
Any park, trailer park, trailer court, campsite, lot, parcel of land
or premises designed, maintained or intended for the purpose of supplying
a location or accommodation for any trailer or trailer coach and upon which
such a device may be parked, and includes all buildings used or intended for
use as part of the equipment thereof. It shall not be necessary within this
definition to determine whether or not a fee may or will be charged for the
use of equipment or parking facilities. Unoccupied trailers offered for sale,
display and inspection shall not be included within this definition.
A license shall be required for any person to conduct, operate, maintain
or carry on the business of the operation of a trailer camp, trailer park
or campsite, or work in, occupy or directly or indirectly in any manner whatsoever
utilize any place or premises in which is conducted or carried on a trailer
camp, trailer park or campsite. Such licenses may be granted by the Township
Council of the Township of Logan in accordance with the terms of this article.
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, operate, maintain or carry
on any such business as herein described without first obtaining such license
and paying the necessary fees as herein set forth.
Application for a license for the trailer park, automobile trailer camp
or campsite shall be made upon request to the Township Clerk and upon forms
approved and provided by the Township of Logan, which shall at a minimum contain
the following information:
A.
Full name and address of the applicant.
B.
A description of the nature of the business intended
to be carried on at the site.
C.
Any trade name if the operation of the business shall
be different from that of the owner.
D.
A site plan shall be filed, clearly describing the lot
or lots intended to be used as the location. The site plan shall contain all
water, utilities and sanitary sewer systems, size of all pipes or piping and
the location of all buildings and installations used or intended to be used.
The site plan shall also include the location of any individual trailer site,
all streets, curbing, walkways, buildings and installations to be used by
occupants.
A.
A license fee for a trailer camp or trailer park or campsite
shall be paid in advance for each year and said license shall be issued for
a period of one year commencing January 1 of each year. The purpose of said
license fee is for the establishment of services for inspection, supervision,
public health, general public welfare, fire, health, police protection and
other governmental functions to be provided by the Township of Logan.
B.
Each license issued per trailer park shall be open and
conspicuously displayed in the principal office of the trailer park, trailer
camp or campsite and shall be available at any time or times for public inspection
of the same.
C.
Each person to whom a license shall be issued under the
terms of this article shall at all times maintain a camp registry on a monthly
basis and shall submit one copy of the same on or before the 15th day of the
month for the preceding month, setting forth the license number of each trailer
upon the site, serial number of the same, body type, license number of any
automobile, date of arrival, date of departure (if it has already left), the
age of each person, together with the name and last permanent address of the
owner of each car and trailer and of each occupant of any trailer site thereof.
This copy of the camp registry information shall be delivered to the Township
Clerk, together with the payment to the Tax Collector of any and all fees
which may be due and owing to the township as provided for in this article.
Any license issued hereunder shall be issued to a specific person, as
defined herein. No license shall be transferred or assigned without the express
written consent and permission of the Township Council having first been obtained.
No license shall be issued for more than 100 trailers at any time. However,
in the event a licensee has been in operation for a period in excess of one
year and in the event that licensee has reached 75% of its licensed capacity,
licensee may apply to the Township Council for an increase in its licensed
capacity for up to 100 additional trailer sites. The Township Council, prior
to the granting of any such approval, shall conduct a public hearing, which
shall be advertised in a newspaper at least 10 days prior to the public hearing,
and shall take into consideration the past operation of the licensed premises,
including licensee's compliance with all regulations hereunder. The granting
or denying of additional trailer sites shall also be taken under consideration
by the Planning Board of the Township of Logan, and the Planning Board of
the township shall make its recommendations known to the Mayor and Township
Council.
A.
Licensee shall submit, at least 45 days in advance of any Township Council meeting, its application for extension of licensed premises to the Planning Board of the Township of Logan, and shall submit in full detail the expansion so contemplated and shall, upon its application, include all of the criteria provided for under § 147-3 hereof. In addition to the criteria provided for under § 147-3, licensee shall for its expansion provide information relating to the following: privacy of individual trailer sites, pedestrian safety, adequate parking and sufficiency of recreational facilities.
B.
The Planning Board of the Township of Logan shall submit
its recommendations to the Township Council of the Township of Logan as soon
as practicable. Thereafter, as soon as said application can be heard, Township
Council will consider the recommendations of the Planning Board of the Township
of Logan and shall hold its public hearing relating to the increase of said
trailer license.
All electrical wiring, telephone wiring and any and all other wiring
and utilities shall be located underground in any trailer park. Any connection
to an automobile trailer, mobile home, house trailer, trailer coach or trailer,
when referred to in this article, shall be made to all such underground sources;
and no external wiring for any utility whatsoever shall be permitted to be
above ground.
Applicant for a trailer park license shall submit three complete sets
of engineering design plans and profiles of the proposed sanitary gravity
collection system to the Township Clerk for review and approval of the Logan
Township Municipal Utilities Authority.[1] The collection system shall be designed by a professional engineer
licensed in the State of New Jersey and shall consist of a minimum size of
eight-inch-diameter mains and forty-eight-inch-diameter manholes, designed
in accordance with the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection and the requirements of the Logan Township Municipal
Utilities Authority. Ultimate treatment and/or disposal of the collected wastewater
shall be as required by the Logan Township Municipal Utilities Authority and/or
other county or state agencies and so noted on the plans. Additional and supplemental
plans, specifications and information shall be submitted by the applicant
as requested by the Township Clerk.
Applicants for licenses for camps, parks or campsites as hereinbefore
referred to shall provide for private garbage and trash collection at such
time or times as may be deemed sufficient to safeguard the health and safety
of all occupants and of surrounding neighbors. Trash containers shall be placed
at convenient locations throughout the trailer park, and such locations shall
be clearly designated on the plans of application of any such applicant. Trash
and garbage collection will be maintained at all times by the owner of said
park.[1]
Recreation areas shall be designated on the plans and application of
any proposed licensee. Such recreation areas may be defined as picnic, visitor
parking, sports areas, pool areas, but nevertheless shall be clearly shown
on the plans and application. Whenever such recreation area shall be shown
on any plan, such plan shall also set forth the measurements of same.
A.
Parking shall be provided by applicant/licensee in sufficient
quantities to ensure that all parking shall be off-street, and shall be sufficient
for all occupants of the trailer park and shall contain no less than the formula
hereinafter set forth:
(1)
Minimum requirements. Applicant/licensee shall provide
no less than two parking spaces for each trailer site, each consisting of
an area 10 feet by 20 feet and each marked and delineated with white lines
or in other fashion necessary to clearly designate it as such, and the same
shall be clearly accessible and available to automobiles.
[Amended 12-7-1985 by Ord.
No. 8-1985]
B.
Parking shall be clearly defined on such plans and specifications
as shall be filed by the applicant seeking a license; and such trailer parking
shall be spread throughout the applicant's park and designated on such layout
in order to provide complete accessibility, convenience and safety to residents
of the trailer park and their guests.
All camp cars, trailers, mobile units, house trailers, house coaches
and trailers shall be required to register immediately upon entering or parking
at any site, and payment of any fees shall be the responsibility of the owner
of the trailer park. Books and records shall be made available to officers
so designated by Township Council of the Township of Logan for examination
of the books and records of any trailer park to determine the number of occupants
and the number of trailer sites. Such books and records shall be available
at any reasonable time or times upon reasonable request by Township Council
of the Township of Logan.
The license fee for each mobile home, trailer, house trailer and trailer
coach for purposes of this article is hereby established at $15 per month
or any part thereof.
Each trailer site shall be provided with a minimum of 4,000 square feet
of area and shall be no less than 50 feet by 80 feet. No more than one trailer,
mobile home, trailer coach or house trailer may be parked on any individual
site.
No disposal of waste shall be permitted on the ground, streets, parking
areas or recreation areas of any trailer park. All waste shall be deposited
in trash cans provided by licensee and placed in convenient locations to ensure
the health and safety of all residents and visitors. All such receptacles
shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times by licensee.
Licensee shall provide supervision and equipment sufficient to prevent littering
of rubbish and debris.[1] Flytight metal depositories with tight-fitting metal covers shall
be conveniently located throughout the trailer park in such numbers as shall
be established to ensure the health and safety of the occupants of the area.
Licensee shall provide adequate illumination in the trailer camp. Any
such lights shall be illuminated from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2
hour prior to sunrise. All electrical utilities shall be connected underground
as herein set forth.
Licensee shall, in its initial application form, provide engineering
plans, profiles and information relating to a storm drainage system designed
by a professional engineer licensed in the State of New Jersey. The plans
shall include: a stormwater runoff calculation plan; a plan showing the proposed
surface grades, location of inlets, location and size of system pipes and
pertinent elevations; profiles of the surface grades and stormwater system;
details of appurtenances and any other information as required by the Township
Engineer of the Township of Logan to ensure the safety and comfort of any
residents.
Licensee shall provide an adequate supply of pure drinking water. All
such water supplies shall be connected through underground sources to each
trailer site. If private water supplies are intended to be used, such water
shall be tested and inspected in accordance with all applicable state, county
and local regulations. Licensee shall be responsible for all such testing.
No trailer shall be located closer than 10 feet to both the front and
rear boundary lines of the space so allotted to each trailer. No trailer space
shall be located closer than 10 feet to any property line bounding said trailer
camp. No trailer shall be permitted to be inhabited by a greater number of
occupants than that for which it was designed and constructed.
Licensee shall, in its initial application form, provide a plan showing
the proposed roadway layout for circulation through the project. A typical
roadway cross section shall be included. The roadway shall consist of a minimum
of 24 feet wide of approved paving construction between concrete curbs. The
applicant shall furnish any supplemental data as required by the Township
Engineer of the Township of Logan to ensure the safety and comfort of any
residents.
All motor vehicle parking areas are to be provided as follows:
A.
Motor vehicles of residents, guests or visitors shall
at all times be parked on a hard-surfaced lot, to be provided by licensee.
No individual automobile or truck shall be permitted to be parked at any individual
trailer site unless parked on a hard-surfaced base at such trailer area.
B.
"Hard-surfaced" shall be defined under the terms of this
article to be concrete, bituminous concrete or asphalt area of sufficient
size and strength to be used for the purpose of parking motor vehicles.
All fuel containers used for the purpose of providing heat or cooking
shall be enclosed and shall be placed at each trailer location in a manner
to be approved by the licensee, to be located on an improved base consisting
of concrete, bituminous concrete or asphalt and connected with copper tubing
from said container to the interior of the trailers.
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 Logan.
Licensee shall comply with all police, fire, health or other rules and
regulations which shall be imposed by the Township Council of the Township
of Logan or of any of the duly authorized agencies of said township. Business
premises of any such licensee shall be subject to examination and inspection
at reasonable time or times when the Township Council, police, fire, health
or other authorities or agents of the township so request.
A.
All trailer parks in the Township of Logan shall provide
and maintain the following minimum recreational area for the residents and
guests of the trailer park in no less than the minimums as herein set forth:
B.
All recreation areas shall be located on usable land
and shall not be located on land that from an engineering standpoint may be
regarded as wasteland. Lakes, ponds, pools, tennis courts, shuffleboard courts
and all other sporting facilities may be included in the makeup of any such
recreation areas proposed.[1]
The Township Council of the Township of Logan is hereby empowered to
revoke or suspend any license issued pursuant hereto if, after investigation
and hearing, it shall determine that any licensee has violated the provisions
of this article or that any trailer camp, trailer park or campsite has been
maintained in an unsafe or unhealthy manner. In the event that any licensee
shall refuse to comply with the terms and provisions of this article, the
Township Council may, upon notice and hearing as hereinafter set forth, refuse
to issue or may suspend or revoke any license applied for or granted under
the terms of this article.
No license revocation or suspension shall be imposed by the Township
Council until after public hearing is given to the licensee concerned. Notification
shall be served upon any such offending licensee, setting forth the hearing
date and specifications of said violation or violations, at least five days
prior to the date set for any hearing. All notifications shall be in writing
and may be filed with the Township Council, police, fire or health authorities
of the Township of Logan. Upon such filing, a copy of the same shall be filed
with the Clerk of the township for filing in the township records.
[Amended 12-7-1985 by Ord.
No. 8-1985]
Any person convicted of any violation of this article shall be subject
to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90
days, or both, as the local Municipal Judge may determine. Each twenty-four-hour
period of any violation shall be deemed to be a separate offense and punishable
as aforesaid by a fine or imprisonment, or both.
[Adopted 3-12-1956]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any vehicle, whether self-propelled or otherwise, used or maintained
to be used as a conveyance upon the public streets or highways, and so designed,
constructed, reconstructed or added to by means of accessories in such manner
as to permit the occupancy thereof as a temporary or permanent dwelling or
sleeping place, and having no foundation other than wheels, jacks or skirtings
so arranged as to be integral with or portable by said trailer or camp car.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any trailer or camp car on any street or road in the Township of Logan or on any premises within the limits of the Township of Logan, except for the purpose of making repairs or storage, for any period longer than six hours, and except as provided in § 147-32 hereof.
[Amended 12-7-1985 by Ord.
No. 8-1985]
Any person who is now using a trailer or camp car within the Township
of Logan for the purpose of a temporary or permanent dwelling, by sleeping
or residing therein, may continue to do so, provided that a permit is secured
for such trailer or camp car by making application therefor to the Township
Clerk and by paying the required fee for such permit. The fee for such permit
shall be $10, and said permit shall be good for a period of 30 days or until
the first day of the next ensuing month, whichever date shall come first,
or a permit may be purchased for a period of one year at a fee of $120. Any
person permitted to make use of a trailer or camp car in Logan Township as
provided herein shall always be in possession of a permit for the current
month.
[Amended 12-7-1985 by Ord.
No. 8-1985]
No person, except as provided in § 147-32 hereof, shall use any such trailer or camp car while parked within the limits of Logan Township as a dwelling or sleeping place.
[Amended 12-7-1985 by Ord.
No. 8-1985]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon
conviction, suffer and pay a fine not exceeding $1,000 or suffer imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both.
