A.
The Township Committee has determined that:
(1)
There exists a seriously inadequate supply of decent, safe and sanitary
housing for elderly persons and elderly families at prices which said
families and persons can afford in this Township and in surrounding
communities.
(2)
This situation tends to cause serious social unrest.
(3)
The lack of properly constructed housing units designed specifically
to meet the needs of the elderly at prices which they can afford constitutes
a menace to the health, safety, welfare and morals of the public.
(4)
Many elderly persons in the regions surrounding this Township are
presently displaced from adequate housing facilities by the presence
of blighted areas and other areas rendered unsuitable because of a
lack of safe and sanitary conditions and facilities or by catastrophes
which have destroyed their dwellings which have not been replaced
because of adverse economic conditions.
(5)
The improvement of these conditions requires the providing of dwellings
which the elderly who need housing can afford.
(6)
These needs and requirements can at least be partially met through
use of the mobile home park.
(7)
Trailer parks so allowed are for the moral and mental improvement
of elderly men and women.
(8)
Such housing for the elderly is a public purpose and public object
worthy of relaxing this Township's general prohibition of trailer
parks.
(9)
The existence of such parks creates a corresponding need for careful
and continuous regulation, supervision and inspection, and without
such regulation, supervision and inspection, the public interest would
not be protected.
(10)
The provisions hereinafter stated are necessary to provide for
such trailer parks and to regulate the same.
(11)
The mobile home parks so allowed shall comply in all respects
with the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, where applicable.
[Added 3-20-1991 by Ord. No. 312-91; amended 4-17-1991 by Ord. No.
314-91]
B.
Accordingly, it is hereby declared the policy of the Township of
Weymouth to permit mobile home parks to satisfy the housing needs
of senior citizens in Weymouth Township and surrounding communities,
subject to the provisions of the Township's zoning ordinances
thereto and subject further to the requirements of this chapter.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
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.
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]
A transportable dwelling which does not contain one or more
of the following: a flush toilet, bath or shower, or kitchen sink.
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]
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]
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.
A parcel of land designed to accommodate a mobile home, and
includes mobile home stand and the mobile home yard.
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.
That part of a mobile home lot which has been reserved exclusively
for the placement of a mobile home.
That part of the mobile home lot excluding the mobile home
stand.
The owner or his designated agents being administrative officers
of the mobile home park.
Includes corporations, companies, associations, societies,
firms, partnerships and joint-stock companies, as well as individuals.
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]
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.
Garbage, combustible and/or noncombustible waste solids.
[Amended 11-21-2001 by Ord. No. 388-2001]
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.
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.
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.
Any person who rents or leases a mobile home lot from the
park management.
Grass clippings, leaves and tree branches.
[Added 11-21-2001 by Ord. No. 388-2001]
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.
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.
[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.
A.
The Township Committee may revoke any license to operate and maintain
a mobile home park upon the violation of any of the provisions of
this chapter. Such revocation can be made only after a hearing is
given to the licensee, of which hearing the licensee shall be given
at least 10 days' notice, together with specifications of the
violations and the dates when the same occurred.
B.
The Township Committee shall authorize and direct the Township Engineer
and/or Township Solicitor to make quarterly inspections to determine
satisfactory compliance with this chapter. Additional inspections
may be made if it is brought to the Township Committee's attention
that violation of this chapter or other ordinances may exist.
C.
The applicant will pay in advance a sum calculated by the Township
Engineer and/or Solicitor and approved by the Township Committee for
the services rendered in the quarterly inspections of the project,
or any additional inspections.
D.
Applicant shall also pay for enforcement expenses if violations result
in the matter being turned over to the Township solicitor for appropriate
action.
E.
The Township Committee or its representative shall have the power
to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for
the purpose of inspecting and investigation of conditions relating
to the enforcement of this chapter.
F.
The Township Committee or its representatives shall have the power
to inspect the register containing a record of all residents of the
mobile home park.
G.
It shall be the duty of every resident of a mobile home park to give
the management thereof or his designated agent access to any part
of such park at reasonable times for the purpose of making such repairs
or alterations that are necessary to effect compliance with this chapter.
H.
Whenever any inspection of any mobile home park results in the Township
Committee finding that conditions or practices exist which are in
violation of this chapter, the Township Committee shall give notice
in writing to the person to whom the license was issued that unless
such conditions or practices are corrected within a reasonable period
of time specified in the notice by the Township Committee, the license
shall be suspended. At the end of such period, the Township Committee
shall reinspect the mobile home park and if such conditions or practices
have not been corrected, they shall suspend the license and give notice
in writing of such suspension to the person to whom the license is
issued. Upon receipt of notice of such suspension, such person shall
cease administration of the mobile home park except to comply with
all police, fire and health regulations and to have a duly authorized
attendant or caretaker living in the park to keep the park, including
facilities and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition.
[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.
(g)
Plan of water supply.
(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.
(k)
All proposed parking.
(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.[1]
[Amended 11-19-2014 by Ord. No. 535-2014]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Figure 1 is on file in the Township offices.
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.
A.
General. Each mobile home park shall be supplied with water from
an approved public potable water supply, if available. If an approved
public potable water supply is not available, a water supply, approved
by the County Board of Health, shall be developed in accordance with
the applicable state statutes and regulations, and if not a public
water supply system as defined herein shall be considered a semipublic
water supply. Water from semipublic water supplies shall meet the
standards of quality fixed by the Department of Environmental Protection
and Energy.
[Amended 6-19-1996 by Ord. No. 344-96]
B.
Water supply system. Water systems shall be designed to meet fire protection requirements of § 173-20 and shall include services to all buildings and all mobile home spaces. The minimum capacity of the system shall be such as may be required by the authority responsible for fire protection and shall not be less than 125 gallons per mobile home space per day. Piping shall be so arranged as to provide six gallons per minute (gpm) at each mobile home space outlet with a residual pressure of approximately 20 pounds per square inch (psi) with 20% of the outlets flowing at the proscribed rate of six gpm. The water system of each mobile home park will be piped to all buildings and all mobile home spaces.
C.
Cross connection to water supplies. No physical connection may be
made between an approved public potable water supply and an unapproved
water supply. A semipublic water supply is considered as an unapproved
water supply for the purpose of this subsection even though it may
meet the potable water standards adopted by the State Department of
Health.
D.
Water service connections. Individual water service connection provided
for direct use by mobile homes shall be so constructed that they will
not be damaged by the parking of such mobile homes. The connection
shall consist of a riser terminating at least four inches above the
ground level, with two three-fourths-inch valved outlets threaded
so that a flexible metallic tubing with a screw connection may be
attached between the riser and mobile home. The ground surface around
the riser pipe shall be graded to divert surface drainage away from
the connection.
[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.
A.
General. The storage and collection of refuse shall be so managed
as to prevent health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding, accident
hazards or air pollution.
B.
Refuse containers. All refuse shall be stored in durable flytight,
watertight and rodentproof containers.
C.
Container location. Containers shall be located either at each mobile
home lot or at one or more centralized locations within the mobile
home park.
D.
Storage capacity. At least 1.5 gallons of refuse storage capacity
per capita per day shall be provided.
E.
Facilities for container location. Each mobile home lot or each centralized
location for refuse containers shall be provided with one of the following
at the option of the park management:
(1)
A slab of impervious material large enough to accommodate the number
of containers provided.
(2)
A rack or holder of a type approved by the park management providing
at least six inches of clear space beneath, or a cart providing at
least four inches of clear space beneath.
(3)
A properly protected container in an underground storage installation.
F.
Collection. Refuse shall be collected at least once weekly. Bulk
trash shall be collected at least once monthly. Vegetative waste shall
be collected on a quarterly basis, once every four months of the year.
Management shall notify mobile home owners about the bulk trash and
vegetative waste collection date in writing via regular mail at least
one week prior to the date in which bulk trash and vegetative waste
shall be collected.
[Amended 11-21-2001 by Ord. No. 388-2001]
G.
Refuse disposal. Refuse disposal shall be effected in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter VIII of the State Sanitary Code.
H.
Recycling. All recyclable materials shall be separated for disposal.
[Added 1-19-1994 by Ord. No. 332-94]
A.
Insects.
(1)
Mobile home parks and mobile home lots shall be kept free from articles
which may hold water and provide temporary breeding places for mosquitoes.
Permanent mosquito control measures such as drainage and filling depressions
in which water may collect shall be taken by the park management together
with such supplemental larvicidal measures as need indicates.
(2)
Fly breeding shall be controlled by eliminating the unsanitary practices
which provide breeding places. Refuse containers shall be repaired
or replaced when so damaged that they leak or their lids do not fit
in a flytight manner. The area surrounding the refuse container shall
not be permitted to become littered with garbage nor saturated with
waste liquid from garbage. All containers shall be maintained in a
clean and sanitary condition.
(3)
Insecticidal measures will be applied if necessary.
C.
Weeds. The growth of brush, weeds and grass shall be controlled as
a means toward elimination of ticks and chiggers.
B.
Power. Every mobile home park shall be equipped with electric power.
C.
Approval. Electrical systems and equipment installed in mobile home
parks shall be approved by the Underwriters or other recognized agency
having jurisdiction.
D.
Protection. All metal parts of a mobile home shall be adequately
grounded.
A.
Storage and handling of fuel, oil and flammable liquids. In the absence
of applicable municipal ordinances, statutes or rules and regulations,
the handling and storage of gasoline, fuel oil or other flammable
liquids shall be in compliance with the pertinent standards of the
National Board of Fire Underwriters (Pamphlet No. 30).
B.
Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases. The handling and
storage of liquefied petroleum gases shall be in compliance with the
applicable rules and regulations of the New Jersey State Department
of Law and Public Safety, Division of State Police.
C.
Racks. Fuel oil racks shall be on noncombustible material.
A.
The owner of every mobile home shall equip the mobile home at all
times with one fire extinguisher with underwriters rating of BC10,
in good working order. No open fires shall be left unattended at any
time. Mobile home areas shall be kept free of combustible refuse.
B.
The water supply system of each mobile home park shall be equipped
with two-inch frost-protected risers with one-and-one-half-inch capped
hose connections spaced at intervals not more than 300 feet from any
building or mobile home space.
C.
The water supply system shall be maintained in good working order
at all times. The management of the mobile home park shall flush the
water supply system and maintain caps on all fire hydrants throughout
the mobile home park at least two times per year.
[Added 5-16-2001 by Ord. No. 379-01]
D.
Management shall retain a reputable fire testing company to conduct
inspections on the water supply system which shall occur at least
two times per year.
[Added 5-16-2001 by Ord. No. 379-01]
A.
In every mobile home park there shall be an office established which
may be either in a mobile home or permanent building which shall be
the office of the person in charge of the park. A copy of the park
license and of this chapter shall be posted therein, and the park
register as hereinafter referred to in this chapter, shall at all
times be kept in the office.
B.
It is hereby made the duty of the attendant or the person in charge
of the office, together with the licensee, to:
(1)
Maintain the park in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition at all
times.
(2)
See that the provisions of this chapter are complied with and enforced
and report promptly to the proper authorities any violation of this
chapter or any other violation of law which may come to his attention.
(3)
Report to the Health Officer all cases of persons or animals affected
or suspected of being affected with any communicable disease.
(4)
Prevent the running loose of dogs, cats or other animals or pets.
(5)
Prohibit the use of any mobile home by a greater number of occupants
than three persons.
C.
The park management shall not do any of the following:
(1)
Require that a mobile home be purchased from or through them as a
requirement for entry into the mobile home park, nor give any preference
to a person who purchases a mobile home from or through them.
(2)
Require that any sum of money be paid by a mobile home owner for
the privilege of locating a mobile home in the mobile home park (except
regular monthly fee) removing a mobile home from the mobile home park,
or for the privilege of transferring title to a mobile home located
in the mobile home park.
(3)
Require a mobile home owner to sign a lease in excess of one year.
(4)
Refuse to renew the lease of a mobile home owner who has obeyed all
the reasonable rules and regulations of the mobile home park, or increase
the rates in the renewal more than 10%. The 10% shall apply to lot
rental only and shall not include increases in extra services or goods
provided by the park owner such as providing fuel oil, gas, maintenance
to individual homes or similar services.
A.
A mobile home park applicant may develop the park in stages. Each
stage shall contain, a minimum of 100 mobile home spaces. A conditional
license for the first stage may be issued after the mobile home park
applicant completes the following:
(1)
Obtains approval from the Township Committee of the entire park plans
and specifications.
(2)
Posts the appropriate construction bond referred to aforesaid or otherwise complies with § 173-12B.
(3)
Constructs at least 100 mobile home spaces and the improvements and
systems required for 100 occupants as determined by the Township Committee
after consulting with the Township Engineer, which will consider the
health, safety and welfare of the potential occupants and the residents
of Weymouth Township.
B.
Upon completion of all construction for the entire park as shown
on the plans and specifications approved, to the satisfaction of the
Township Committee who will determine if the mobile home park applicant
has complied with all local, state and federal requirements, a final
license shall be issued by the Township Clerk.
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.
