[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Pilesgrove 4-8-1986. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Campground
Licensing Ordinance of Pilesgrove Township."
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any and all commercial enterprises operated for profit within
the boundaries of the Township of Pilesgrove wherein temporary abodes,
including trailers, motor homes, tents or the like, are accommodated
for public camping, recreational or vacation purposes.
Any single motor home, trailer, tent or other structure used
for temporary sleeping or living quarters.
An area specifically marked on the campground map and numbered,
lettered or otherwise designated as a site to accommodate either one
or two camping units.
Any camping unit utilizing a foundation of any nature or
which is incapable of being entirely removed and entirely reassembled
in a different location by one person in a single day.
No person shall lease a campsite or otherwise
operate a campground within the Township of Pilesgrove without first
having obtained a license under this chapter.
From the effective date of this chapter forward,
no campground shall permit the assembling of any permanent camping
unit upon its lands.
A.
Each year on or before May 1 every person seeking
to operate any campground wholly or partly situate in the Township
of Pilesgrove shall file an application for a license permitting one
year's operation.
B.
The application shall be verified by affidavit of
the owner or managing agent of the campground and shall include the
following:
(1)
The name, address, business phone number and lot and
block designations of the campground.
(2)
The name, address and phone number of the owner and
any agent of the owner designated as the manager of the campground.
(3)
The number of permanent camping units present on the
site as of the date of the application and the location of the campsite
upon which each permanent camping unit is located.
(4)
In the case of an initial application, an attachment including a complete map of the campground showing all campsites, permanent structures and improvements and the document by which the campground has received municipal land use approval to operate, or in the case of a subsequent application, either a statement that there have been no changes in campsites, permanent structures or improvements since the last application or attachment of the resolution granting approval of any changes as required by Chapter 145, Land Use.
(5)
The total number of camping units of any nature that
an applicant wishes to be permitted to be used during the year and
a designation of all sites which shall be allowed to be used for two
camping units during the year.
Licenses shall be in the form of a letter, signed
by the Clerk of the township, stating that the applicant campground
is entitled to operate in accordance with its application for the
period May 15 of the current year until May 15 of the following year.
A.
Within 15 days of the filing of an application and
prior to issuance of a license, the inspecting officer or officers
as hereinafter described shall inspect the premises and verify the
accuracy of the application in all respects and report to the Clerk
as to the accuracy of the application and whether the campground conforms
to the document filed granting municipal approval for operation. If
the inspection reveals inaccuracies in the application or the nonconformance
with the proper municipal approvals, no license shall be issued until
such inaccuracies or nonconformities have been corrected. The inspector
shall submit a copy of any report showing inaccuracies or nonconformance
to the manager of the campground simultaneously with submission to
the Clerk.
B.
The inspecting officer or officers shall make at least
one other inspection of each campground during October of each calendar
year and report any inaccuracies or nonconformance to the Clerk and
campground manager for correction prior to the next yearly application.
The Construction Code Official and the Zoning
Officer are the designated inspecting officers empowered to do all
inspecting required or permitted under this chapter.
Each campground each year shall pay a licensing
fee in the amount of $1.50 per camping unit authorized for use.
