[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Bay Head as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-2-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015-09[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 157,
Mobile Homes and Recreational Vehicles, adopted 12-18-1984 as § 3-5
of the 1984 Code, as amended.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A minibus or van-type vehicle with sufficient equipment to
render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational
or vacation use.
A folding structure mounted on wheels and designed for travel
and vacation use and intended to be moved by towing.
A vehicle, self-propelled or otherwise, used or intended
to be used as a conveyance and so designed or constructed to permit
its occupancy for dwelling or sleeping purposes for one or more persons
and leaving no foundation, other than wheels, jacks or skirtings so
arranged as to be an integral part of or portable by the vehicle.
Any vehicle propelled otherwise than by muscular power.
A structure designed primarily to be mounted on a truck and
with sufficient equipment to render it suitable for use as a temporary
dwelling for travel, recreational or vacation use.
Any portable container designed to provide temporary storage.
Includes, jet skis, boats, and campers.
A nonautomotive platform or box with wheels used to transport
items and designed to be pulled.
A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed
to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel and recreational vacation
use and intended to be moved by towing.
In the case of a travel trailer and folding-tent trailer, the
overall length measured from the extreme rear portion of the unit
to the extreme forward end of the trailer hitch.
In the case of a motorized home, the length of the vehicle measured
from the rear bumper to the front bumper at the longest point.
In the case of a camper or pickup camper, the length of the
vehicle comprising the camper or in which the camper body is installed.
A.
The maximum permitted length of any trailer or motorized home, camper
or pickup camper which may be stored or parked within the Borough
limits shall be 20 feet.
B.
Trailers, recreational equipment or vehicles parked or stored within
the Borough limits shall be kept in good repair and carry a valid
registration.
C.
Recreational equipment or vehicles parked or stored within the Borough
shall not have any connections to electricity, water, gas or sanitary
sewer facilities. At no time shall such equipment and/or vehicles
be used for living or sleeping while within the Borough limits. Electrical
vehicles and hybrid vehicles may be connected to charging stations.
D.
Trailers, recreational equipment, campers, or mobile homes may be parked on Borough streets for one hour. Such equipment or vehicles may be parked in the rear of the public parking lot adjacent to Centennial Park for a forty-eight-hour period. If parked in the open on private property in a residential district, the recreational equipment or vehicles must be parked to the rear of the rear setback line of the premises as defined in Chapter 147, Land Use.
E.
No person shall park, locate, nor permit or allow or suffer the parking,
placement or location of storage structures (including "pods") on
public property. Storage structures may be placed on private property
for a period of five days.
F.
Any owner may park or place his or her validly registered boat trailer
on his or her private property in a residential zone after obtaining
an annual permit from the Borough. The Code Enforcement Officer will
use the existing requirements for accessory structures as a guide
when approving the parking location on each lot. Accessory structures
shall not be located in any required front yard space and be 10 feet
from side and rear lines in the R-100 zone and four feet from side
and rear lines in the R-50 zones.
[Amended 5-4-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015-15]
G.
No person shall place or locate any boat or vessel of any kind on
the ground, on blocks or on any other supporting device other than
a trailer within the Borough limits from July 1 to August 31. Boats
or vessels of any kind that have a valid registration may be placed
on the ground, on blocks or on any other supporting device, including
a trailer, within the Borough limits from September 1 to June 30 after
obtaining an annual permit from the Borough. The Code Enforcement
Officer will use the existing requirements for accessory structures
as a guide when approving the parking location on each lot. Accessory
structures shall not be located in any required front yard space and
be 10 feet from side and rear lines in the R-100 zone and four feet
from side and rear lines in the R-50 zones. This regulation shall
not apply to property located in the B-2 Marine Commercial Zone.
[Amended 5-4-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015-15]
H.
Commercial and contractors' trailers, equipment, and vehicles may
be parked on Borough streets on the same block as the property having
work performed from 8:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
only. Contractors' equipment of any kind, including, but not limited
to, bulldozers, trailers, front-end loaders, or backhoes may only
be parked on private property overnight upon approval of the Code
Enforcement Officer, who shall determine whether there is sufficient
space that the equipment can be located without encroaching on any
applicable setback lines for the zoning district in which the property
is located. Such approval shall be requested during the construction
permit process.
[Amended 12-7-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17]
A.
Unless otherwise specified herein, for a violation of any provision
of this chapter, the maximum penalty, upon conviction thereof, shall
be a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for up to 90 days or
a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination
thereof. Except as otherwise provided, each and every day in which
a violation of any provision of this chapter exists shall constitute
a separate violation.
B.
All fines and penalties under this chapter may be paid directly to
the Municipal Court Administrator, unless otherwise indicated by the
officer issuing the summons.
