The purpose of this chapter is to control and
regulate off-road motor vehicles within the Borough in order to preserve
the public peace and order and protect the health, safety and welfare
of the general public of the Borough.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
MOTORCYCLE
Any two-wheeled, motor-propelled apparatus licensed by the
State of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission for operation upon the
public highways.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
MOTORIZED SPORT BIKE
A.
Any two-, three- or four-wheeled bicycle or
similar apparatus motor-propelled or having a helper motor and commonly
referred to, among other designations, as a "moped," "minibike," "go-cart,"
"all-terrain vehicle," "trail bike," or the like which, by its nature,
is not authorized to be licensed by the State of New Jersey Motor
Vehicle Commission, for use upon the public highways, notwithstanding
the fact that licensing of the same in some instances may not be required
for operation upon the public highways.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
A snowmobile and any similar sport vehicle which
is motor-propelled and traverses the terrain by means of treads, tracks
or the like, all as contrasted to wheels.
PRIVATE PROPERTY
All lands in the Borough not defined as public property or
part of the road system.
PUBLIC PROPERTY
Lands owned or leased by the Borough, the County of Bergen,
the State of New Jersey, the Board of Education of the Borough, or
any other equivalent public body, but specifically excluding therefrom
any roadways being used for public transportation and being part of
the accepted road system of the Borough, the county, or the state.
UNLICENSED OPERATOR
The operator of any motor vehicle who does not hold a special license permitting the operation of a motorcycle on the public highways or the operator of any motorized sport bike who is in violation of §
277-3B.
The following regulations shall apply to the
operation of a motorized sport bike or motorcycle operated on public
or private property, other than the property of the family of which
the operator is a member:
A. No person operating a motorized sport bike or motorcycle
shall carry any other person, except in a place designated therefor
and equipped therefor as part of the original manufacture for said
purpose, and in no event shall a rider be carried on the handlebar
thereof.
B. It shall not be unlawful for any public employee or
other party with an appropriate permit to operate motor vehicles in
said locations for the purpose of maintaining, repairing or doing
work upon said lands for the public good.
C. This chapter shall not be applicable to any recognized
organization which has obtained permission from the Borough to use
said lands for the sole purpose of holding organized and supervised
rallies, races and/or meets.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any
vehicle equipped with a muffler cutout, muffler bypass or similar
device.