[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Carneys Point 8-11-1976 as Ord. No. 285. Section
196-5 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 212.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any lot or plot of ground used for the temporary or permanent
storage, parking or location of two or more trailers, mobile homes
or camp cars for a period of more than six hours, and which place
is used as a business operated for profit.
Any unit, structure or vehicle constructed and intended for
use, temporary or permanent, for living or sleeping purposes, by one
or more persons, which is primarily designed to be equipped with wheels
or similar devices for the purpose of transporting it from place to
place, whether it is self-propelled or otherwise and whether its wheels
or similar devices remain attached or are temporarily removed.
A.
Prohibitions outside the trailer camp or campsite.
No person, firm or corporation owning or possessing any trailer, mobile
home or camp car shall locate, park, keep or maintain said trailer,
mobile home or camp car for living or sleeping accommodations in or
upon any lot or tract of land within the limits of the Township of
Carneys Point, except in or upon a trailer or mobile home camp or
campsite conducted, maintained and licensed in full and complete compliance
with all the provisions of this chapter and the Zoning Ordinance of
the Township and any amendments thereof.[1]
B.
Prohibition against trailer or mobile home camp or
campsite without license.
(1)
No person, firm or corporation shall conduct or carry
on the business of the operation of a trailer or mobile home camp
or campsite or work in or occupy, directly or indirectly, or in any
manner whatsoever utilize any place or premises in or upon which is
conducted or carried on a trailer or mobile home camp or campsite
unless and until there shall be granted by the Township Committee
in accordance with the terms of this chapter, and shall be in full
force and effect, a license to conduct said trailer or mobile home
camp or campsite for the particular place and premises in or on which
the same shall be conducted and carried on.
(2)
This section shall not prohibit the parking of a trailer,
mobile home or camp car upon premises outside of a duly licensed trailer
or mobile home camp or campsite for the purpose of repair or storage,
provided that it is not used as living or sleeping accommodations.
C.
Prohibition against removal of wheels or fixing to
ground. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning,
possessing or operating a trailer, mobile home or camp car located
on the premises of the owner or on leased ground or in a trailer or
mobile home camp or campsite to remove or cause to have removed the
wheels or any similar devices from said trailer, mobile home or camp
car or to otherwise permanently fix it to the grounds so as to prevent
the ready removal of said trailer, mobile home or camp car.
A.
Application contents. The license provided for in
this chapter shall be applied for by written application filed with
the Township Clerk and shall set forth the full name and address of
the applicant; the particular kind or character of the business to
be carried on or conducted or vehicles parked; the location or place
of the premises in or at which the same is to be carried on; the total
area of ground space thereof and a diagram of same; whether or not
an adequate water supply is available; the method adopted for the
disposal of sewage, garbage, waste and other offensive matter; and
such other information as may, from time to time, be required by the
Township Committee.
B.
Deposit to accompany application. The application
shall be accompanied by a deposit to cover the license fee for the
current year in the amount hereinafter provided, which license fee
as to the first license granted for any such place shall be proportionately
prorated for the remainder of the license year.
C.
Approval certificate of Engineer. A certificate of
approval stating that the applicant has made provisions to comply
with the requirements for the proper disposal of sewage and wastewater
must be obtained from the Township Engineer, which shall be filed
with the Township Clerk when applying for the license.
D.
Procedure prior to issuance. Upon receipt of the application
in writing, the license fee and the Engineer's certificate, the Clerk
shall present the same to the Township Committee, which shall make
or cause to be made an inspection and examination of the premises
and determine the suitability of the premises for use as a trailer
or mobile home camp or campsite and whether or not such premises might
be so used, without hazard to the health, morals or general welfare.
E.
Issuance of license. Upon authorization by the Township
Committee, the Township Clerk shall issue the license.
A.
Premises subject to inspection. Should the license
be granted, the premises and building, trailer, mobile home and camp
car situate therein shall be at all times subject to examination and
inspection, by day or night, by proper officers and agents of the
Township Committee, Police, Fire Department and Board of Health, and
should any conditions be found to exist in or upon said premises subsequent
to the granting of such license, which conditions, in the opinion
of the Township Committee, might create a hazard, risk or be detrimental
to private or public health, morals or general welfare, the same shall
forthwith be remedied and corrected by the owner, applicant or licensee,
upon notice.
B.
Revocation or refusal. In case of failure or refusal
to comply with any of the terms or provisions of this chapter, the
Township Committee may, after due notice and hearing, refuse to renew
or revoke any license applied for or granted hereunder.
C.
License terms; renewal. Said license shall expire
on December 31 of each year. Application for renewal, together with
the license fee for the next year, shall be filed in writing with
the Clerk on or before the first regular meeting day of the Township
Committee for the month of December.
D.
Fees.
[Amended 11-13-2002 by Ord. No. 717[1]]
(1)
There shall be an annual fee for the license required pursuant to Chapter 196, Section 3 hereof, in the amount of $150, payable in advance, which fee is due on January 1 of each year.
(2)
In addition to any other fee assessed pursuant to
the Carneys Point Township Code, a municipal service fee shall be
imposed in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 54:4-1.3. The
purpose of the municipal service fee is to pay to Carneys Point Township
the reasonable value of municipal services rendered to owners of manufactured
homes.
(a)
Effective January 1, 2003, the municipal service
fee shall be:
[Amended \8-17-2011 by Ord. No. 860]
(b)
The municipal service fee shall be paid on a
quarterly basis, with payments due on the following dates: for the
1st quarter: February 1; for the 2nd quarter: May 1; for the 3rd quarter:
August 1; for the 4th quarter: November 1. If the municipal service
fee is not paid within 10 days of the date on which the municipal
service fee is due, interest shall be assessed on the amount outstanding
at the rate of 8% per annum.
(c)
The municipal service fee shall be collected
by and remitted to the Carneys Point Township Chief Municipal Finance
Officer by the owner of a trailer park, mobile home park or campsite
or by the owner of the real property on which the manufactured home
is situate. Said owner shall not be entitled to charge a fee for collection
and remittance of the municipal service fee.
(d)
For the purposes of this section, "manufactured
home" shall be defined in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A.
54:4-1.4.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance has an effective
date of 1-1-2003.
E.
Camp registry. Each license shall, before the 10th
day of each month, file a written report with the Clerk on forms to
be supplied by the Township, setting forth the number of trailers
located therein during the previous month, the license number of each
trailer and automobile, the date of arrival, whether still at the
camp, and if not, the date of departure and the name and address of
the owner of each trailer. Such report shall be delivered to the Clerk,
together with the monthly payment as provided for herein.
F.
Transfer of license. Licenses granted hereunder shall
not be transferred except by proper application to the Township Committee
under the game procedure as upon initial issuance. The license fee,
upon transfer, shall be prorated on the basis of the remaining term.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Section 4(g) of Ord.
No. 285, dealing with drinking water and which immediately followed
this subsection, was repealed 3-23-1977 by Ord. No. 297.
G.
Sanitary accommodations. There shall also be provided
adequate sanitary accommodations. No trailer or mobile home or camp
car shall be permitted in any trailer camp or campsite unless it is
properly equipped with bathing and toilet accommodations. All of such
accommodations shall be properly connected to an approved disposal
or sewage system and shall comply with municipal regulations.
H.
Garbage, fuel, wastewater and lighting.
(1)
There shall be provided in every trailer or mobile
home camp or campsite heretofore or hereafter established such number
of tight receptacles with close-fitting metal covers for garbage or
refuse, ashes and rubbish as may be deemed necessary by the Board
of Health, and such receptacles shall be at all times in a clean and
sanitary condition.
(2)
Fuel oil shall be maintained and stored as may be
required necessary by the Board of Health or Municipal Fire Department.
(3)
It shall be unlawful to permit any wastewater or material
from sinks, baths, showers or other plumbing fixtures in trailers,
mobile homes or camp cars to be deposited upon the surface of the
ground, and all such fixtures, when in use, must be connected properly
as hereinbefore provided.
(4)
Every trailer or mobile home camp or campsite heretofore
or hereafter established shall be provided with means of lighting
the same at night, and all water closets, baths and toilet units shall
be provided with sufficient light facilities, which shall be kept
lighted during the time from 1/2 hour after sunset until 1/2 hour
before sunrise.
I.
Space requirements.
(1)
The park shall be located on a well drained site,
properly graded to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant
pools of water.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Original Section 4(j)2 and
3, dealing with mobile home space and separation and setback requirements
and which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed 3-23-1977
by Ord. No. 297.
(2)
All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a street or
roadway of not less than 36 feet in width which shall have an unobstructed
access to a public street, road or highway and which shall be well
marked in the daytime and shall be lighted so as to permit safe movement
of vehicles and pedestrians at night. The following minimum levels
of illumination shall be provided:
(3)
All driveways, roads, curbing, walks and drainage
constructed and installed in any mobile home park shall, in every
respect, comply with all of the requirements and specifications for
the construction, improvement, maintenance and repair of roads and
streets as prepared by the Township Engineer and approved by the Township
Committee and on file with the Township Clerk.
(4)
Each park which accommodates vehicles other than mobile
homes, such as travel trailers, shall provide service buildings to
house laundry facilities and other sanitary facilities. In those parks
in which only mobile homes are permitted, no such laundry facilities
and other sanitary facilities shall be required, inasmuch as such
mobile homes contain their own individual laundry and other sanitary
facilities.
(5)
Each mobile home space or lot shall be required to
provide two on-site parking places for automobiles.
J.
Drainage. Every trailer or mobile home camp or campsite
shall be located on a well-drained area, and the premises of every
such trailer or mobile home camp or campsite shall be properly graded
and surfaced so as to prevent the accumulation of storm- or casual
water.
K.
Limitation of number. The Township Committee shall
establish in each licensed mobile home camp or campsite the maximum
number of lots or mobile home sites in each individual mobile home
park as it shall, from time to time, deem fit.
L.
Extension of licensed premises. No trailer or mobile
home camp or campsite premises area shall be extended beyond that
contained in its license application.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Original Section 4(n) of Ord.
No. 285, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-20-1985
by Ord. No. 393.
M.
Compliance with police and fire regulations. Such
licensed premises shall, at all times, comply with all proper police
and fire regulations imposed by Township ordinances.
N.
Dogs. Dogs at no time shall be permitted to run at
large in any trailer or mobile home camp or campsite.
O.
Playground area. Each licensee shall provide an area
to be set aside for a playground. The area so set aside shall be not
less than 1/2 acre contiguous to the other. The area so set aside
shall be conveniently located to the trailers and shall be approved
by the Township Engineer.
P.
Limitation of licenses. Licenses to conduct and operate
a trailer or mobile home camp or campsite shall be limited to not
more than four in number.
[Amended 5-20-1985 by Ord. No. 393]
Any person found guilty of violating any of
the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more
than $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both,
for each offense, and each day that a violation is permitted to exist
shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable as such hereunder.
The Municipal Court shall also have the power to suspend the license
of any violator pending the elimination of the violation. The penalties
set forth in this section are in addition to any revocation proceedings
as set forth in any other sections of this chapter.
