[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Ho-Ho-Kus 11-28-1978 by Ord. No. 526.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 4.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the repeal
of former Ch. 38, Noises, adopted 12-28-1965 by Ord. No. 419.
A.
No person shall consume any alcoholic beverages within the limits
of the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus or have in his possession any opened alcoholic
beverage container with unconsumed alcoholic beverage therein while
in or on a public street, lane, roadway, avenue, sidewalk, public
parking place, park, playground recreation area, school buildings
or grounds or any other public or quasi-public place; or in any public
conveyance; or in a private motor vehicle while the same is in motion
or parked in any public street, lane or public parking lot or other
public or quasi-public place; or while upon any private property not
his own without the express permission of the owner or other person
having authority to grant such permission.
B.
Notwithstanding anything hereinabove contained, the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus may authorize the possession or consumption
of alcoholic beverages in any designated park or other public place
under its jurisdiction at the designated time or times in connection
with a special event which shall have been authorized by a resolution
of the Mayor and Council.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 871]
A.
Any person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages who
knowingly possesses or consumes any alcoholic beverages in or on any
school property, public conveyance, public place or place of public
assembly or on private property shall be in violation of this section.
Upon conviction, such underage person shall be subject to a fine of
$250 for the first offense and $350 for any subsequent offense; at
the discretion of the court, perform community service for a period
not to exceed 180 days; at the discretion of the court, have a New
Jersey driving privilege suspended or postponed for six months; and,
if considered necessary by the court, be referred to an alcoholic
treatment program at the defendant's expense.
B.
This section shall not apply to persons under the legal age to purchase
alcoholic beverages who possess or consume alcoholic beverages in
the presence of and with the permission of the parent or legal guardian
of said person, provided that said guardian is of the legal age to
purchase alcoholic beverages, or if alcoholic beverage is being consumed
in any religious observance, ceremony or rite. The section shall not
apply to possession of an alcoholic beverage by an underage person
employed by an alcoholic beverage licensee in the course of performing
employment duties. As used in this section, "guardian" means a person
who has qualified as a guardian of the underage person pursuant to
testamentary or court appointment; "relative" means the underage person's
grandparent, aunt or uncle, sibling or any other person related by
blood or affinity.
A.
The making, creation or permitting of any unreasonably loud, disturbing
or unnecessary noise in the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus is hereby prohibited.
B.
The making, creating or permitting of any noise of such character,
intensity or duration as to be detrimental to the life, health or
welfare of any individual or which either steadily or intermittently
annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, peace
or safety of any individual is hereby prohibited.
[Added 10-23-1990 by Ord. No. 668[1]]
A.
No commercial contractor or business shall perform any work or service
other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, and 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, except in case of
urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety, and
then only with a permit from the Construction Code Official, which
permit may be granted for a period of three days or less while the
emergency continues.
B.
No commercial contractor or business shall perform any work or service
on Sundays, except in case of urgent necessity in the interest of
public health and safety, and then only with a permit from the Construction
Code Official, which permit may be granted for a period of three days
or less while the emergency continues.
A.
No person shall enter or remain at any park or other lands designated
for municipal purposes, as set forth in the Official Map of the Borough
of Ho-Ho-Kus, between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise;
provided, however, that this regulation shall not apply to any normal
function or activity of the Borough, its boards or departments.
B.
Notwithstanding anything hereinabove contained, the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus, by resolution, may authorize special
events to take place in any parks or other lands designated for municipal
purposes under its jurisdiction beyond the hours set forth herein.
[Amended 2-26-2002 by Ord. No. 847]
The summoning of the Police Department to any premises in the
Borough by a burglar or fire alarm system activated either through
inadvertency or as a result of a malfunction and not by an intruder
more than three times in a calendar year is prohibited.
Any person who violates any section or part of this chapter
shall, upon conviction, forfeit and pay a fine not to exceed $500
or be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both, for each
and every offense.
