[Ord. 7/24/56, § 1]
As used in this chapter:
a.
TRAILER — Shall mean a vehicle which is or may be used for
living or sleeping purposes and is so designed that it is or may be
mounted on wheels and may be used as a conveyance whether through
its own or other motive power, excepting however, such a device used
exclusively upon stationary rail or tracks.
b.
TRAILER CAMP — Shall mean a tract of land designed, maintained
or intended for the purpose of supplying a location or accommodation
for a trailer but shall not include lots on which unoccupied trailers
may be parked for the purpose of sale.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 2]
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate within
the limits of the township any trailer camp for hire or without charge
unless such person shall first obtain a license therefor.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 2]
The license shall be applied for in writing and filed with the
township clerk. The application shall set forth or include the following
information:
a.
The name of and address of the applicant and the name and address
of the owner of the property if the applicant does not own the premises.
b.
Plot plan showing the extent of the area to be used for camp purposes,
adjoining streets and driveways within the proposed premises, location
of sites for trailers, location and number of sanitary conveniences,
including plan and specification therefor, method and plan of sewage
disposal, method and plan of garbage removal, plans and specifications
for electrical lighting or furnishing of electrical supply.
The application shall be accompanied by the license fee which
is hereby fixed at $250 per year, which shall be paid on January 1
of each year, but shall be prorated during the year when an applicant
first makes application for a license.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 2]
When a license is applied for, the applicant shall be required
to publish a notice of such application once a week for two weeks
prior to the time the license is granted. Where the application is
for premises upon which the required facilities have not as yet been
constructed, the granting of the license shall be upon condition that
the construction of the camp follows the plans and specifications
filed with the licensed application.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 2]
Before any license is issued, the premises shall be inspected
by at least one member of the township committee; by the chief of
police, and the health officer of the township.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 2]
Applicants for licenses shall comply with all other ordinances,
or valid rules and regulations of the township committee or the township
board of health before a license will be issued.
[Ord. 2/19/65]
All trailer camps must be located on a tract which provided
for not less than 20 thousand square feet of space per trailer site,
exclusive of a driveway which shall be not less than 20 feet in width,
which driveway shall have unobstructed access to a public street.
No trailer site shall be located within 50 feet of the edge of the
public street or within 20 feet of any adjoining property. Driveways
shall not be located within 20 feet of any adjoining property.
[Ord. 7/24/56, S2]
Every trailer camp shall be located on a well drained area and
the premises shall be properly graded so as to prevent accumulation
of storm or other waters.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 2]
An adequate supply of pure water furnished through a pipe distribution
system for drinking and domestic purposes shall be maintained. Supply
faucets shall be located within 100 feet of any trailer camp site.
No common drinking vessels shall be permitted, and an abundant supply
of hot water shall be provided at all times, sufficient to provide
water for bathing, washing and laundry.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 2]
Every trailer camp shall have erected thereon, at a distance
not greater than 200 feet from the site it is designed to serve, a
suitable building for housing toilets, showers and laundry facilities
as required by this chapter. In the building, there shall be located
separate toilet rooms for each sex, and there shall be provided at
least one toilet for each sex for every five trailer sites. Toilets
shall contain lavatories with hot and cold water and shall be separately
enclosed from the remainder of facilities in the service building.
Separate enclosed bathing facilities for each sex with showers shall
be provided on the same ratio, and the bathing compartment shall contain
a dressing room of at least 12 square feet. Bathing compartments shall
be separate from toilet facilities.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 2]
Laundry facilities shall be provided at the ratio of one double
tray and one ironing board for each five trailer sites proposed.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 2]
Floor of toilets, showers and laundry shall be of concrete,
tile or other material impervious to water and shall be pitched to
a floor drain. Such rooms shall be cleaned at least once daily when
trailer camp sites are occupied and shall be generally kept in a clean
and sanitary condition at all times.
[Ord. 2/19/65]
The method of waste and garbage disposal shall be adequate to
take care of the proposed camp sites and shall provide a central sewage
system to be approved by the township board of health to provide for
the disposal of all sewage or waste water from all trailers located
in the trailer court.
No waste water shall be poured or discharged upon the surface
of the ground and sanitary facilities in any trailer shall be sealed
by the licensee during the time it is located at any camp site.
Each trailer camp site shall be provided with a substantial
fly-tight metal garbage disposal, from which the contents shall be
removed once daily by the licensee or his agents and disposed of according
to the method and plan of waste and garbage disposal.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 2]
Each trailer camp shall provide an electric service outlet for
each trailer camp site and shall also provide illumination of the
entire trailer camp which will keep the driveways in the trailer camp
illuminated during the period from one hour after sunset until dawn.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 2]
Licenses shall be renewed annually on January 1 of each year
after original issue, but the licensee shall file application therefor
in writing at least two weeks before the renewal date. In the event
at any time a licensee enlarges the area licensed or changes the facilities
at his camp, he shall first make application to do so, furnishing
revised plans or specifications where necessary. The township committee
may prescribe forms for original or renewal application.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 2]
Each applicant for a license shall be required to deposit with
the township committee a bond to secure his compliance with the terms
of this chapter which bond shall be in the sum of $5,000. In the event
an application for a license is denied, the township will refund one-half
of the license fee deposited unless the license fee prorated is less
than $50 in which event the entire deposit shall be retained by the
township committee.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 3]
In every trailer camp, there shall be an office building which
shall be attended at all times. The license issued in pursuance of
this chapter shall be posted therein and the trailer camp register
shall be kept in this office.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 3]
It is hereby made the duty of the attendant or person in charge,
as well as the licensee, to keep at all times a register of all guests
showing:
a.
Name and address.
b.
Marital status of all guests.
c.
License number of all automobiles and trailers, including State of
registration. A copy of new registration information shall be delivered
to the township police department once each 24 hours showing the above
date with regard to any new registrations. Delivery shall be made
before 10:00 a.m. each day.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 3]
The camp shall be maintained in a clean, orderly and sanitary
condition at all times.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 3]
It shall be unlawful to permit dogs, cats or other animals or
pets to run at large in the camp or elsewhere.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 3]
The camp shall maintain fire extinguishers at a ratio of one
to each three sites which shall be available for use by occupants.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 3]
The licensee shall be obliged to collect and pay over the service charge provided for in section 11-4.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 4]
In addition to the license fee imposed by this chapter, the
licensee shall pay a service and inspection charge of $2 to cover
the inspection of each new trailer which shall occupy any camp site
and in addition thereto shall pay an inspection charge of $2 per month
per trailer to defray the cost of inspection by the township officials.
The charge shall be paid to the township clerk on the first day of
each month and the inspection charge of each new trailer to occupy
a site shall be paid within 24 hours after such occupation by the
licensee to the township clerk.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 5]
It shall be unlawful to park a trailer in the township other
than an enclosed building or a licensed tourist camp except that a
trailer may be parked for not longer than three hours for the purpose
of shopping or other legitimate reason on any of the streets in the
township where parking is otherwise permitted. This chapter, however,
shall not prohibit the keeping or storage of a trailer by the owner
thereof on real property owned by that person, provided the trailer
shall not be used for living or sleeping purposes.
[Ord. 7/24/56, § 6]
a.
After notice and hearing, the township committee may revoke or suspend
the license of any licensee who shall violate the provisions of this
chapter or who shall refuse to permit the inspection of a trailer
camp by the police department or the township health department, upon
request made for such inspection. The premises licensed hereby shall
be opened for inspection at all times.
