[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Mansfield as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-25-1953 (§§ 11-1 to 11-8 of the
1975 General Ordinances); as amended through 9-29-1964]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meaning indicated:
Any place, area, lot, site or tract of land occupied by or
used at the present time, or at any future time by two or more trailers,
or available for such occupancy or use, with or without charge, and
shall include any building, structure, tent, camp, cottage or enclosure
used or intended for use as part of or in connection with such trailer
camp or tourist camp. The term "trailer camp" or "tourist camp" shall
not be construed to include motels or permanent cabins for hire.
Any vehicle or unit intended for conveyance upon the public
streets or highways, so designed or constructed as to permit occupancy
of the vehicle or unit by one or more persons as a dwelling, business
place, or sleeping place or for other occupancy or use, equipped with
wheels or similar devices and capable of being transported from place
to place either under its own power or by attachment to a motor vehicle
or through other means of transportation.
A.
License required. It shall be unlawful for any person
to erect, construct, maintain, operate or permit to be erected, operated
or offered for public use within the Township, a trailer camp or tourist
camp without first obtaining a license therefor from the Township
Committee.
B.
Application information. Application for such license
shall be presented in writing to the Township Clerk and shall set
forth the following:
(1)
Name and address of the owner of the premises.
(2)
Name and address of the person, if different from
the owner of the premises, intending to manage and operate the trailer
camp.
(3)
A description of the premises to be used.
(4)
An agreement signed by the person intending to manage
and operate the trailer camp or tourist camp and the owner of the
premises agreeing to comply with all of the provisions and regulations
now or hereafter promulgated by any branch of the Township government
or the laws and regulations of the State of New Jersey, and of the
United States of America.
(5)
Statement of the sewage disposal, water and toilet
facilities to be provided.
(6)
The maximum number of trailers to be accommodated.
(7)
Provisions made for the disposal of trash, garbage
and other waste materials.
(8)
A statement from the Township Health Officer that
all facilities required by the ordinances and regulations of the Township
Board of Health have been provided.
C.
Map of premises. Each application for license shall
be accompanied by a map or plan drawn to scale of the land and premises
to be used for a trailer camp or tourist camp, which shall set forth
the proposed trailer sites and roadways and a diagram of the sewage
disposal facilities and fresh water supply.
D.
Inspection fee. Each application for license shall
be accompanied by an inspection fee of $25, which shall be paid into
the treasury of the Township.
E.
Application review. Upon receipt of each application
for license, in proper form, the Township Clerk shall refer the same
to the Health Officer, Building Inspector and Fire Chief. Each such
officer shall forthwith review the application and view the proposed
site and either approve or disapprove the application setting forth
in writing his reasons therefor. The application shall then be referred
to the Township Committee for final determination as to whether the
application shall be granted or refused.
A.
The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable
to every trailer camp or tourist camp in the Township and to any person
maintaining, operating, conducting or permitting any such trailer
camp or tourist camp and shall be applicable to any person living
or sleeping in any such trailer camp or tourist camp as well as the
owner of the premises and other persons violating or contributing
to the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
B.
No person or persons, owning, leasing or having in
their possession and control any trailer as defined herein, shall
locate, park, keep, or maintain the trailer upon any lot or tract
of land within the Township, except upon and in a trailer camp conducted,
maintained and licensed by the Township in full and complete compliance
with all of the provisions of this chapter.
Dogs shall not be permitted to run at large
in any trailer camp or tourist camp at any time.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning,
operating or using any such trailer camp, tourist camp, trailer or
unit to remove or cause to be removed the wheels or similar transportation
devices from any trailer or unit, or otherwise permanently affix it
to the ground in such a manner as would prevent the ready removal
of such trailer or unit without having first obtained a permit so
to do from the Township Building Inspector.
A.
Trailer camps. The annual license fee for each trailer
camp or tourist camp shall be $200 per year, and the license period
shall be the calendar year. No apportionment of any license fee shall
be made. Such license shall be issued and held on condition that the
licensee comply with all reasonable rules and regulations adopted
by the Board of Health of the Township and all ordinances thereof.
Such license fee and charge per trailer are hereby expressly declared
to be imposed to defray costs of regulation, the annual base amount
$200 being payable in advance. Licenses may be renewed thereafter
in the discretion of the Township Committee on January 1 following,
providing all the terms and conditions of all rules and regulations,
laws and ordinances have been complied with. No such license shall
be transferable without the permission of the Township Committee.
B.
Individual trailer fee. In addition to the annual
license fee prescribed in the preceding subsection, the Township shall
collect from the licensee a license fee of $2.50 per trailer for each
week or part thereof, through which such trailer is located in the
trailer camp.
C.
Quarterly report. On or before the 10th day of January,
April, July and October of each year, the licensee shall file with
the Township Clerk, a report under oath stating the number of trailers
occupying his licensed premises within the three calendar months,
the duration of such occupancy, the state, territory or country which
issued the license plates on each trailer and accompanying motor vehicle,
and the license numbers thereof and the name and home address of each
trailer owner. At the time of the filing of the return, the licensee
shall pay to the Township Clerk the weekly license fee prescribed
in the preceding section.
D.
Transfer fee. The fee for transfer of the annual license
shall be $10.
A.
Required. It shall be the duty of the licensee to
keep a register containing a record of all trailer owners and occupants
with the licensed trailer camp at all times.
C.
Inspection of register.
(1)
The register shall be kept available for inspection
by the Township Committee, the Board of Health, and the Township Board
of Education, as well as health and law enforcement officers. Such
record shall not be destroyed for a period of three years following
the date of registration.
(2)
Any license granted hereunder shall be subject to
revocation or suspension by the Township Committee in the following
manner:
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A notice shall be served on the person holding
the license specifying wherein he has failed to comply with the rules,
regulations, laws and ordinances of the Township, and requiring such
licensee to appear before the Township Committee at the time and place
therein specified, not less than five days after the service of such
notice, requiring such licensee to show at such time and place why
the license should not be revoked or suspended. At the time and place
mentioned in the notice, the licensee shall have the right to appear
in person, or by counsel, and introduce such evidence as he may desire,
and the Township Committee shall confront such licensee with the charges
against him and produce proof thereof, subject to cross-examination,
and after the hearing the Township Committee may in its discretion
dismiss the charges or revoke or suspend the license.
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Violations of the provisions of this article shall be punishable as provided in § 1-17 of the Code of the Township of Mansfield.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 1-82 (§ 11-9 of the 1975 General
Ordinances)]
No person shall cause a trailer to be placed
within a trailer camp or removed therefrom without first obtaining
a permit therefor from the Township Clerk.
Application for such permit shall be presented
in writing to the Township Clerk and shall set forth the following:
A.
Name and address of the owner of the trailer.
B.
Serial number, body type, size, number of rooms, date
of construction, date of purchase and consideration paid therefor.
C.
Name and address of the trailer camp where it will
be placed and the exact location therein.
D.
Such other information as may be required by the Tax
Assessor or Clerk.
Application for such permit shall be presented
in writing to the Township Clerk and shall set forth and have attached
thereto the following:
A.
Name and address of the owner of the trailer and the
serial number thereof.
B.
Name and address of the trailer camp in which it is
located and the exact location therein.
C.
Certificate from the tax search officer or other designated
official that no taxes or assessments for local improvements are due
or delinquent on this trailer.
The fee for the application to place or remove
a trailer shall be $10.
The Township Clerk is hereby authorized to issue
a permit for the placement or removal of a trailer from a trailer
camp upon the filing of the appropriate application and payment of
the required fee and approval of same by him as to form and sufficiency.
