[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Camden 12-26-1974 by Ord. No.
MC-942; amended in its entirety 11-24-1982 by Ord. No.
MC-1910 (Ch. 350 of the 1987 Code). Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any vehicle or similar portable structure constructed so
as to permit its use as a conveyance on a public street and so as
to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling by one or more persons.
An area of land in which two or more occupied mobile homes
are harbored, either free of charge or for revenue, together with
any building, structure or enclosure used as part of the equipment
of such park.
In addition to the general requirements of § 485-12, the applicant for a license under this chapter shall provide:
A.
A complete plan of the park, prepared by a licensed engineer of New Jersey, showing compliance with § 507-3 and showing the following, either existing or as proposed:
(1)
The extent and area used for mobile home park purposes.
(2)
The roadways, driveways and drainage.
(3)
The location of mobile home spaces.
(4)
The location and number of sanitary conveniences, including toilets,
washrooms, laundries and utility rooms.
(5)
The method and plan of sewage disposal.
(6)
The method and plan of garbage removal.
(7)
The plan of water supply.
(8)
The plan for electrical lighting of mobile homes and the mobile home
park, including the roadways and driveways.
B.
Plans and specifications of all buildings and other improvements
constructed or to be constructed within the mobile home park.
The mobile home park shall conform to the following requirements:
A.
The park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded
to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
B.
Mobile home spaces shall be provided, consisting of a minimum of
1,000 square feet for each space, and each space shall be clearly
defined and numbered.
C.
Mobile homes shall be so harbored on each space so that there shall
be an open space of at least 20 feet between the sides of every mobile
home and at least 10 feet between the ends of every mobile home. No
mobile home shall be located closer than 15 feet from any property
line bounding the park or located closer than 15 feet from the near
side of any public road. No mobile home shall be located closer than
15 feet from the near side of any park roadway.
D.
All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a driveway of not less than
30 feet in width, shall have an 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 the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians
at night.
E.
The number of mobile homes permitted in a mobile home park shall
not exceed the number of mobile home spaces.
F.
No mobile home shall be inhabited by a greater number of occupants
than that for which it was designed to accommodate by the manufacturer.
G.
A minimum of 8% of the total acreage of the mobile home park shall
be reserved in one or more places within the mobile home park for
playground area, to be restricted to such use, and protected from
main highways, parking areas and access roads.
H.
Each mobile home park shall provide toilets and baths or showers,
which shall comply with the provisions of the Code of the City of
Camden.
I.
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.
Licenses issued under 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 governmental management
or other permits.
A.
An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes
from the water supply system shall be supplied to meet the requirements
of said mobile home park. Said water shall be obtained from faucets
only, conveniently located in the mobile home park.
B.
A water meter shall be installed in each mobile home park.
It shall be the duty of the owner of the mobile home park, or
his agent or caretaker, to provide for the collection and removal
of garbage or other waste material and to otherwise maintain the mobile
home park in a clean and sanitary condition.
The owner of every mobile home shall equip said mobile home,
at all times, with one fire extinguisher, with an underwater rating
of BC10, in good working order.
No open fires shall be permitted at any place which would endanger
life or property, and mobile home areas shall be kept free of combustible
refuse.
In every mobile home park, there shall be an office established, which may be either in a mobile home or in a permanent building, which shall be the office of the person in charge of said park. A copy of the park license shall be posted therein, and the park register, as hereinafter referred to in § 507-10, shall be all times kept in said office.
It shall be the duty of the attendant or the person in charge
of the office, together with the licensee, to:
A.
Keep at all times a register containing a record of all mobile home
owners and occupants located within the park. Said register shall
be kept available for inspection at all times by state, federal and
City law enforcement officers, public health officials, license inspectors
and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information
contained in the register. The register records shall not be destroyed
for a period of three years following the date of registration. The
register shall contain the following information:
(1)
The names and addresses of all mobile home owners and occupants.
(2)
The dates of entrance and departure.
(3)
The license numbers and owners of all mobile homes and towing or
other automobiles.
(4)
The state issuing each license.
(5)
The make, model and year of all mobile homes and automobiles.
(6)
The place of last location and length of stay.
B.
Maintain the park in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition at all
times.
C.
See that the provisions of this chapter are complied with and enforced
and to report promptly to the proper authorities any violation of
this chapter or any other violation of law which may come to his attention.
D.
Report to the Health Office all cases of persons or animals affected
or suspected of being affected with any communicable disease.
E.
Prevent the running loose of dogs, cats or other animals or pets.
F.
Prohibit the use of any mobile home by a greater number of occupants
than that for which it is designed to accommodate by the manufacturer.
G.
Permit the employees of the Division of Inspections to enter onto
and inspect the mobile home park for compliance with the provisions
of this chapter, during reasonable business hours.
[Amended 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1994]
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove the wheels or
other transporting device from any mobile home or otherwise to affix
said mobile home to the ground so as to prevent ready removal of such
mobile home, unless a permit to do so is obtained as required for
the construction of a new building. Any such alteration shall be construed
as converting the mobile home into a building and shall be subject
to the requirements of the Zoning and Building Ordinances.[1]
It shall be unlawful to occupy, for sleeping or other residence
purposes, any mobile home which has been rendered immobile by the
removal of the wheels or other transporting device and placing the
same on a foundation or on the ground, unless such mobile home, in
construction and location, complies with the ordinance relating to
the construction, wiring, plumbing, sewer facilities and other regulations
applicable to single-family dwellings.[1]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, occupy or park any
mobile home used for human habitation upon any plot of ground in the
City, except in a licensed mobile home park.
B.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the storage
of any mobile home for any length of time when said mobile home is
not used for living or sleeping purposes.
No more than three licenses for mobile home parks under this
chapter shall be issued and outstanding at any one time.
[Added 4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289]
It shall be unlawful for any person, as defined in § 485-1, to engage in the activity identified and regulated by this chapter, without first having obtained a license therefor and paid the fee required for such license, both as provided in Chapter 485, Licenses and Business Regulations. Any person engaging in such activity who shall fail to comply with any provision of this chapter or of Chapter 485 shall be in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
[Added 4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289]
A.
Unless otherwise provided in the chapter, penalties against persons violating the provisions of this chapter shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of § 1-15.
[Amended 10-12-2006 by Ord. No. MC-4234]
B.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each and every day
for each and every violation of this chapter.
C.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or
on which a violation or violations occur or continue.
