As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BUILDING SEWER
That part of the drainage system of a mobile home lot beginning
at the inlet of the sewer riser pipe which receives the discharge
from the drain outlet of the mobile home and terminating at the sewer
line serving the mobile home park, or that part of a horizontal drainage
system beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building
wall, which receives the discharge from the building drain and conveys
it to the sewer line serving the mobile home park.
BULK TRASH
Large discarded household materials or objects, including
but not limited to furniture and appliances. Hazardous materials,
construction debris and vegetative waste such as grass clippings,
leaves and tree branches shall not be considered bulk trash.
[Added 11-21-2001 by Ord. No. 388-2001]
DEPENDENT UNIT
A transportable dwelling which does not contain one or more
of the following: a flush toilet, bath or shower, or kitchen sink.
ELDERLY FAMILIES
Families, the head of which, or their spouse, is 55 years
of age or over. "Elderly families" shall also mean families, the head
of which, or their spouse, are less than 55 years of age but more
than 45 years of age or over on June 1, 1988 and who have resided
in the mobile home park on June 1, 1988 or persons who are less than
55 years of age and more than 51 years of age on October 1, 1988 and
who resided in the mobile home park on October 1, 1988.
[Amended 1-2-1985 by Ord. No. 258-84; 5-18-1988 by Ord. No.
284-88; 2-15-1989 by Ord. No. 295-89; 6-19-1996 by Ord. No.
344-96]
ELDERLY PERSONS
Persons who are 55 years of age or over. An "elderly person"
shall also mean persons who are less than 55 years of age and more
than 45 years of age or over on June 1, 1988 and who have resided
in the mobile home park on June 1, 1988 or persons who are less than
55 years of age and more than 51 years of age on October 1, 1988 and
who resided in the mobile home park on October 1, 1988.
[Amended 1-2-1985 by Ord. No. 258-84; 5-18-1988 by Ord. No.
284-88; 2-15-1989 by Ord. No. 295-89; 6-19-1996 by Ord. No.
344-96]
MOBILE HOME
A manufactured, transportable, year-round single-family dwelling,
having a minimum square footage of 660 feet for a single home and
950 square feet for a double-wide home built on one or more chassis
and containing a flush toilet, bath or shower, and a kitchen sink,
designed to be connected to a piped water supply, sewerage facilities
and electrical service.
MOBILE HOME LOT
A parcel of land designed to accommodate a mobile home, and
includes mobile home stand and the mobile home yard.
MOBILE HOME PARK
A parcel of land which has been so designated and improved
that it contains two or more mobile home lots available to the public
for the placement thereon of mobile homes for occupancy.
MOBILE HOME STAND
That part of a mobile home lot which has been reserved exclusively
for the placement of a mobile home.
MOBILE HOME YARD
That part of the mobile home lot excluding the mobile home
stand.
PARK MANAGEMENT
The owner or his designated agents being administrative officers
of the mobile home park.
PERSON
Includes corporations, companies, associations, societies,
firms, partnerships and joint-stock companies, as well as individuals.
PUBLIC POTABLE WATER SUPPLY
A municipally or privately owned water supply approved by
the Department of Environmental Protection and Energy of the State
of New Jersey, under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 58:12A-1 et seq.,
which is distributed to consumers through a public water supply system.
[Amended 6-19-1996 by Ord. No. 344-96]
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
A municipally or privately owned system comprising structures
which operating along or with other structures result in the derivation,
conveyance (or transmission) or distribution of water for potable
or domestic purposes to consumers in 20 or more dwellings or properties;
this definition does not include a public water treatment plant.
REFUSE
Garbage, combustible and/or noncombustible waste solids.
[Amended 11-21-2001 by Ord. No. 388-2001]
SANITARY SEWAGE
Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in
suspension or solution or the water-carried wastes resulting from
the discharge of water closets, laundry tubs, washing machines, sinks,
dishwashers or any other source of water-carried waste of human origin
or containing putrescible material.
SEMIPUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
A water supply system from which water is supplied for potable
or domestic purposes to consumers in more than one but less than 20
dwellings or properties or from which water from other than a public
potable water supply as defined in these standards is used or made
available for potable or domestic purposes to employees, tenants,
members, guests or the public at large in commercial offices, industrial,
multiple dwellings or semipublic buildings, such as rooming and boarding
houses, hotels, motels, tourist cabins, mobile home parks, restaurants,
camps of all types, day and boarding schools, clubhouses, hospitals
and other institutions, or is used in connection with the manufacture
or handling of ice, dairy products, food or drinks.
SEWER CONNECTION
The connector consisting of all pipes, joints, fittings and
appurtenances from the drain outlet of the mobile home to the inlet
of the building sewer.
TENANT
Any person who rents or leases a mobile home lot from the
park management.
VEGETATIVE WASTE
Grass clippings, leaves and tree branches.
[Added 11-21-2001 by Ord. No. 388-2001]
WATER CONNECTION
The connection consisting of all pipes, fittings and appurtenances
from the water riser to the water inlet of the distribution system
of the mobile home.
WATER SERVICE PIPE
The pipe conveying water from a water main to the water riser
on a mobile home lot or to the water distributing system of a building.
[Amended 7-1-1987 by Ord. No. 277-87; 4-17-1991 by Ord. No.
312-91; 4-17-1991 by Ord. No. 314-91]
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate within
the limits of the Township any mobile home park unless such person
shall first obtain a license therefor.
[Amended 4-17-1991 by Ord. No. 312-91; 4-17-1991 by Ord. No.
314-91; 6-19-1996 by Ord. No. 344-96]
The annual license fee for a mobile home park shall be as follows:
A. The sum of $500 per annum for a mobile home park with not more than
100 spaces; for a mobile home park with more than 100 spaces, the
license fee shall be $500 plus $500 for each 100 spaces, or any portion
thereof. The aforesaid fee shall be paid on the date the time a license,
whether conditional or final, is issued, which license shall expire
on December 31 of each year, and the annual license fee computed in
the manner aforesaid shall be for the period of one year or any part
thereof, expiring on the next license expiration due date, as aforesaid,
subsequent to date of issuance of the license.
D. Each application for a transfer of license shall be accompanied by a fee as set forth in §
173-10.
[Amended 6-19-1996 by Ord. No. 344-96]
Every person holding a license shall give notice in writing
to the Township Committee 10 weeks prior to proposing to sell, transfer,
give away or otherwise dispose of interest in or control of any mobile
home park. Such notice shall include the name and address of the person
succeeding to the ownership or control of such mobile home park. On
application in writing for transfer of license and deposit of a $1,000
transfer fee and other fees as provided herein, the license shall
be transferred if the mobile home park is in compliance with all applicable
provisions of this chapter, with regard to new applications. A mobile
home park license may be transferred from person to person but not
place to place.
[Amended 4-17-1991 by Ord. No. 312-91; 4-17-1991 by Ord. No.
314-91; 1-19-1994 by Ord. No. 332-94]
A. Each application for a mobile home park license shall be filed with
and reviewed and approved by both the Township Committee after consultation
with the Township Solicitor and Township Engineer, both of whom shall
review all applications. Applications shall be in writing signed by
the applicant and shall be accompanied by the deposit of a fee of
$500, which fee shall be retained by the Township to defray administrative
costs and shall contain the following:
(1) The name and address of the applicant, and the name of the owner
in fee of the tract (if the fee is vested in some person other than
the applicant).
(2) In the event title to the tract for which application for a mobile
home park license is made is vested in some person other than the
applicant, then a duly verified statement by that person that the
applicant is authorized by him to construct or maintain the mobile
home park and make the application is required.
(3) The location and legal description of the mobile home park and the
tax map, block and lot numbers.
(4) A complete plan of the park, prepared by a licensed engineer and licensed land surveyor of New Jersey, showing compliance with §
173-13 herein and showing the following, either existing or as proposed:
(a)
The extent and area used for mobile home park purposes.
(b)
Roadways, driveways, and drainage.
(c)
Location of mobile home spaces.
(d)
Location and number of sanitary conveniences, including toilets,
washrooms, laundries, and utility rooms.
(e)
Method and plan of sewage disposal.
(f)
Method and plan of garbage removal.
(h)
Plan for electrical lighting of mobile homes and the mobile
home park including the roadways and driveways.
(i)
Complete topography of the proposed site.
(j)
All proposed landscaping and buffering.
(l)
An environmental impact statement which shall include:
[1]
An inventory of existing environmental conditions at the project
site and in the surrounding region which shall describe water quality,
water supply, hydrology, geology, soils and topography.
[2]
A project description which shall specify what is to be done
and how it is to be done, during construction and operation.
[3]
A listing of all licenses, permits or other approvals as required
by law and the status of each.
[4]
An assessment of the probable impact if of the project upon all topics described in Subsection
A(4).
[5]
A listing of adverse environmental impacts which cannot be avoided.
[6]
Steps to be taken to minimize adverse environmental impacts
during construction and operation, both at the project site and in
the surrounding region.
[7]
Alternatives to all or any part of the project with reasons
for their acceptability or nonacceptability.
[8]
A reference list of pertinent published information relating
to the project, the project site, and the surrounding region.
(m)
A security plan for the health and welfare of the park residents.
(n)
Such further information as may be requested by the Township
Committee, the Township Solicitor or Township Engineer, to enable
the Township Committee to determine if the proposed park will comply
with all requirements of this chapter and other appropriate laws.
B. Each applicant shall be required to deposit with the Township Committee
a sum equal to the estimated professional review fees.
C. The application and all accompanying plans and specifications shall
be filed in triplicate. The Township Committee with the assistance
of the Township Engineer and the Township Solicitor shall investigate
the applicant, inspect and review the application, the proposed plans
and specifications.
D. If the proposed mobile home park will be in compliance with all provisions
of this chapter, all other applicable ordinances and all other applicable
state and federal laws and regulations, the Township Committee shall
approve the application by resolution.
E. Licenses issued under the terms of this chapter convey no right to
erect any building, to do any plumbing work or to do any electrical
work or any other kind of work ordinarily requiring government, municipal
or other permits.
F. Applicant shall be responsible to pay for professional services of
the Township Engineer and Township Solicitor for the review of the
license application and inspection of the project based upon the time
spent by each and the fee schedules as filed with the Township Clerk.
G. The Township Committee may waive, for good cause shown, any of the licensing provisions contained in this chapter in connection with an application to the Committee for the issuance of a mobile home park license. This subsection shall not be construed to permit the Township Committee to waive any requirements of this chapter to the extent they are incorporated by reference into Chapter
155, Land Use. A variance from such requirements shall be granted only by the Planning Board.
[Amended 12-2-2015 by Ord. No. 543-2015]
[Amended 11-5-1986 by Ord. No. 269-86; 4-17-1991 by Ord. No.
312-91; 4-17-1991 by Ord. No. 314-91; 1-19-1994 by Ord. No.
332-94]
The mobile home park shall conform to the following requirements:
A. The park shall be a minimum of 140 acres and shall be located on
a well-drained site, properly graded to insure rapid drainage and
freedom from stagnant pools of water.
B. Mobile home lots shall be provided consisting of a minimum of 5,000
square feet for each space which shall be at least 50 feet wide and
100 feet long and clearly defined and numbered.
C. Mobile homes shall be harbored on each space to ensure that there
shall be at least a twenty-foot clearance between the side of any
mobile home and the next nearest mobile home. No mobile home shall
be located closer than 50 feet from the near side of any public road,
with the exception of mobile homes which are located on 11th Avenue
which shall not be located closer than 35 feet from 11th Avenue. No
mobile home shall be located closer than 15 feet from the near side
of any park roadway. Accessory structures shall not be located closer
than five feet to any mobile home, nor closer than three feet to any
other accessory structure.
D. All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a pervious driveway of a lot
less than 20 feet of width, shall have unobstructed access to a public
street, road or highway, and shall be well marked in the daytime and
shall be lighted so as to permit safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians
at night. As used in this section, “pervious driveway”
shall include, but is not limited to, a paved driveway, provided that
the surface is either pervious concrete or pervious asphalt with a
minimum one-inch choker course of AASHTO No. 57 stone and a minimum
of 12.5 inches of AASHTO No. 2 stone as the base on a nonwoven geotextile
as shown in Figure 1.
[Amended 11-19-2014 by Ord. No. 535-2014]
E. All driveways, roads, walks, curbing, buffering and drainage constructed
and installed in any mobile home park shall in every respect comply
with all 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.
F. Walkways not less than 30 inches wide shall be concrete, meeting the standards specified above in Subsection
E, well marked in the daytime and lighted at night as required in Subsection
E of this chapter. Walkways shall have raised, rolled curbs to permit easy access of mobile homes from adjoining streets onto concrete runways in mobile home spaces.
G. No dog, cat or other animal shall be permitted by the owner thereof
or the operator of the park to run at large or to commit any nuisance
within the limits of any mobile home park.
H. A minimum of 10% of total acreage of the mobile home park shall be
reserved in one or more places within the mobile home park for park
and recreation areas, to be restricted to such use, and protected
from main highways, parking areas and access roads.
I. The number of mobile homes permitted in a mobile home court shall
not exceed the number of mobile home spaces.
J. No mobile home shall be inhabited by a greater number of occupants
than three.
K. Each mobile home shall have an open patio of not more than 200 square
feet. The patio shall be constructed of pervious materials similar
to a staggered wood decking to permit infiltration of rainwater.
L. No automobile or other vehicle shall be parked in any space other
than that provided for such purposes on a mobile home space at any
time. Two parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home space.
M. A planted buffer strip shall be placed along abutting or adjacent
property lines to the mobile home park, and along abutting highways,
the buffer strip shall not be less than three feet from the abutting
property line and not less than 50 feet from the near side of the
highway or road. The buffer strip shall be as designated by the Township
Engineer. Fencing, if and when determined to be necessary by the Township
Engineer, shall be installed along as much of the perimeter property
lines of the park as the engineer deems necessary.
N. All electric, telephone and television service shall be so installed
as to be beneath the surface of the ground.
[Amended 1-19-1994 by Ord. No. 332-94]
All sewerage facilities and stormwater facilities shall comply
with and meet the requirements and regulations of the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection and Energy and the Pinelands Comprehensive
Management Plan.
The mobile home park operator shall provide 100% of the total
number of mobile homes in the park for elderly persons or elderly
families. Trailer parks are generally prohibited in the Township.
A special exception to fulfill the needs of senior citizens, as defined
by this chapter, has been made by the Township. Occupancy by any persons
other than elderly or elderly families is hereby prohibited.
During construction of the mobile home park and after licensing
of the park, the Township Engineer and Township Solicitor shall advise
the Township Committee as to compliance with the conditions of this
chapter. The Township Committee shall be responsible to insure complete
compliance with the conditions of this chapter.
[Amended 6-19-1996 by Ord. No. 344-96]
Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Art.
III, General Penalty. 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 subsection are in addition to any revocation proceedings as set forth in any other section of this article.