[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Harmony 11-3-1970;
amended in its entirety 6-9-1983 by Ord. No. 0:83-6.
Sections 159-1, 159-2, 159-3, 159-4, 159-6, 159-7 and 159-9 amended at time
of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). Other amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
- TRAILER OR CAMPER
- Any vehicle or combination thereof used, designed or intended for use or occupancy as living or sleeping quarters for one (1) or more persons, designed to be moved occasionally from one location to another by means of wheels affixed to an axle or carriage affixed to the vehicle, whether propelled by its own power or by the power of another vehicle to which it may be attached and whether the axle or carriage to which the wheels may be affixed is detachable or detached and irrespective of the name or title assigned or designated by the manufacturer of the unit or any other person.[1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or permit to be parked any
trailer or camper on any street, road or highway in the Township of Harmony
in violation of this chapter or any other ordinance of the Township of Harmony
regulating the parking of vehicles or for any period longer than two (2) hours,
except as herein specifically provided by this chapter.
Except as otherwise permitted by this chapter, it shall be unlawful
for any person to park or locate any trailer or camper on any premises within
the limits of the Township of Harmony, except those temporarily used for field
offices on construction projects. No such trailer shall be used as a dwelling
or for sleeping purposes.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, the following
shall not be deemed to fall within the purview of this chapter and shall constitute
exceptions thereto:
A.
A trailer or camper, although designed for living or
sleeping purposes, provided that it is at all times unoccupied, may be parked
at the rear of such residential properties as are occupied by the owner of
such trailer or camper. However, no more than two (2) trailers or campers
shall at any given time be parked by such owner upon a residential property
occupied by him pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. The within
provision shall apply to all lands located within the Township of Harmony
and shall permit the parking of such unoccupied trailer(s) or camper(s), provided
that the same are placed only in the side or rear yard and in compliance with
the rear and side yard setbacks applicable to accessory structures in the
zone district in which the property upon which the trailer(s) or camper(s)
is sought to be parked is located.
B.
Only within the portion of the R-100 Zone located between
the Delaware River and the railroad right-of-way which is located within the
R-100 Zone and which runs approximately parallel to the Delaware River as
designated on the Official Zoning Map of the Township of Harmony, being an
area found by the Township Committee of the Township of Harmony to be historically
devoted to actual use for recreational purposes, which recreational purposes
the provisions of this chapter are intended to recognize and regulate, a trailer
or camper shall be permitted to be occupied for temporary residential living
or sleeping purposes during the period of June 1 through September 10, inclusive,
in any calendar year, provided that the following conditions shall at all
times be met:
(1)
A special permit for such activity shall have first been
obtained from the Zoning Officer of Harmony Township, upon the payment of
a fee of ten dollars ($10.) for a permit permitting occupancy on a temporary
basis as set forth above for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) consecutive
days during the period set forth above or upon payment of a fee of twenty-five
dollars ($25.) for temporary occupancy during any consecutive period greater
than fifteen (15) days during the period set forth above.
(2)
Said permits shall only be valid during the period commencing
June 1 through September 10, inclusive, of any calendar year in which said
permit shall have been obtained.
(3)
No permit as herein provided shall be issued unless the
proposed trailer or camper to be placed upon a property or to be utilized
for living or sleeping purposes as herein provided shall be on a property
which has already located thereon a principal permitted residential use and
dwelling house.
(4)
There shall be a limit of one (1) permit per residence
or lot issued in any calendar year.
(5)
Any permit issued for a term of occupancy of fifteen
(15) days or less as provided for in subsection B(l) above shall be issued
to the vehicle to be occupied by description of the vehicle and by reference
to the vehicle identification number and shall not be construed as permitting
any other vehicle, other than the one for which the permit was specifically
issued, to be occupied in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(6)
The residents or occupants of said trailer or camper
shall not be permitted to utilize the toilet facilities located in the same
unless and until said facilities are connected to an approved septic system
already located on the residential lot.
(7)
All trailers and campers shall be located so as to comply
with the minimum front yard setback requirements applicable to principal residential
structures located within the R-100 Residential Zone and shall also comply
with the minimum required side yard setback distances applicable to accessory
structures within said zone.
C.
In the event that the residential dwelling upon the premises
is damaged extensively by fire, tornado or other disaster so as to render
the dwelling uninhabitable, which, for the purpose of this chapter, shall
be deemed to be when the structure has been so damaged or destroyed as to
render it hazardous to the health, safety and well-being of anyone who might
occupy it, the Zoning Officer, upon making such a determination, may, upon
payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.) therefor, issue a temporary
permit permitting occupancy of a trailer or camper designed for living or
sleeping purposes for occupancy by the occupant of the residential dwelling,
subject to the following conditions:
[Added 4-18-1985 by Ord. No. 0:85-2]
(1)
That the temporary permit for occupancy shall be valid
for a period of six (6) months from the date of issuance of the same and it
shall be nonrenewable.
(2)
That occupancy of the trailer or camper by the residents
shall not be permitted, nor shall a temporary permit be issued therefor, until
the toilet facilities located in the same are connected to an approved septic
system already located on the residential lot, the trailer or camper is connected
to the well previously located on the residential lot to the end that an independent
water supply shall be available therefor and electrical service is made available
for the trailer or camper through Jersey Central Power and Light Company.
(3)
That, upon expiration of the temporary permit for occupancy
of the trailer or camper, the same shall forthwith be removed from the premises.
Trailer parks, tourist camps, camp parks and trailer camps are hereby
prohibited within the limits of the Township of Harmony.
A nonresident visiting a resident of the Township of Harmony may, with
the consent of such resident, lawfully park a trailer or camper upon such
resident's premises for a period not in excess of thirty (30) days; provided,
however, that such person shall have first obtained a special permit therefor,
which shall be issued as a matter of course by the Township Zoning Officer
upon payment of a fee of ten dollars ($10.). Special permits shall be valid
for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of issuance, and at no time
shall more than one (1) nonresident's trailer or camper be parked, pursuant
to this subsection, upon any premises within the township, nor shall more
than one (1) special permit be issued for any trailer or camper within this
classification during a given calendar year.
This chapter shall not be applicable to any trailers or campers existing
and maintained within the Township of Harmony as of November 3, 1970, being
the date of adoption, on final reading by the Township Committee of the Township
of Harmony, of the original ordinance to which the within is an amendment.
Such trailers and trailer camps shall be subject to any other existing
ordinance or ordinances, and the facilities of such trailers and trailer camps
may not be expanded or enlarged.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to any combination of the following:
