The following words and terms used in this chapter shall have
the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Any vehicle that is abandoned on or along any highway, other
than a limited-access highway, or other public property or on any
private property without the consent of the owner or other person
in charge of the property. A vehicle which has remained on or along
any highway or other public property or on any private property without
such consent for a period of more than 48 hours or for any period
without current license plates shall be presumed to be an abandoned
motor vehicle.
Any public garage where motor vehicle are painted and/or
repaired.
All costs incurred by the Township or its agents in the removal
or attempted removal of hazardous substances and disposal thereof,
or costs for the taking of reasonable measures to prevent or mitigate
damage, whether actual or threatened, to the public health, safety
or welfare.
Any intentional or unintentional action or omission resulting
in the releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,
or dumping of hazardous substances into the water, lands or air of
the State of New Jersey.
A place established to transmit requests for towing services
(i.e., Gloucester County Dispatch Communications Center or Elk Township
Police Department).
The list of hazardous substances adopted by the federal Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to Section 101 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, P.L.
96-510 (42 U.S.C. Chapter 9601 et seq.), and amendments thereto, and
those substances listed by the NJDEP as environmental hazardous substances
pursuant to Section 4 of P.L. 1983, Chapter 315 (N.J.S.A. 34:5A-4),
and amendments thereto.
A tow truck with dual wheels, capable of towing large trucks
and shall meet the following minimum requirements: GVW: 30,000 pounds;
GCWR 80,000 pounds; boom rating 50,000 pounds; winch rating: 50,000
pounds; cable size and length: 5/8 inches and 200 feet.
Any portion of a towing facility that is completely indoors,
having one or more openings in the walls for storage and removal of
vehicles and is secured by a locking device on each opening.
Any area, lot, land, parcel, building or structure or part
thereof used for the storage, collection, processing, purchase, sale
or abandonment of scrap metal or other scrap or discarded goods, materials,
machinery, or two or more unregistered/uninspected, inoperable vehicles
or other type of junk. For purposes of this chapter, an auto repair
facility or a towing facility shall not be considered a junkyard.
The period of 24 months from April 1 to March 31.
The State of New Jersey Licenses and Inspections Agency.
A tow truck or flatbed truck with dual rear wheels, capable
of towing automobiles and small trucks, and which truck shall meet
the following minimum requirements: GVWR 10,001 pounds.
[Added 4-4-2019 by Ord.
No. O-1-2019]
A tow truck or flatbed truck with dual rear wheels, capable
of towing automobiles and medium-size trucks, and which truck shall
meet the following minimum requirements: GVWR 16,001 pounds.
[Added 4-4-2019 by Ord.
No. O-1-2019]
Includes all vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular
power, excepting such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks.
An occurrence in which a motor vehicle comes in contact with
any other object, including pedestrians, for which the motor vehicle
must be towed or removed from the scene thereof.
At the closing time of normal business hours anytime between
5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, including weekends
and holidays.
Any portion of a towing facility that is not indoors and
is secured by a fence, wall or other manmade barrier that is a minimum
of six feet high and is installed with a passive alarm system (e.g.,
bell ringer located in the gate area to the enclosed facility) or
a similar on-site security measure.
Oil or petroleum of any kind and in any form, including,
but not limited to, oil, petroleum, gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil,
oil sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with other wastes.
Motor vehicles which are alleged to have been involved in
illegal activity, involved in a fatal motor vehicle collision, or
any vehicles designated by an Elk Township police officer.
Any building, structure, or property designed and used for
the equipping, adjusting, greasing, washing, polishing, servicing,
or storing of motor vehicles, other than at a junkyard, operated for
profit and for service to the public. For purposes of this chapter,
a public garage means any general repair garage, specialized repair
garage, car wash, auto repair facility, or towing facility.
Not more than 30 minutes from the time of the initial request
by the Gloucester County Dispatch Communications Center to the tow
vehicle's arrival at the site of the incident requiring tow services,
all traffic regulations observed.
The maximum allowable amount charged by a towing facility
for the storage of motor vehicles for any twenty-four-hour period
or fraction thereof.
A place for the storing of motor vehicles.
Any public garage that offers towing services.
Any entity that operates a towing business or tow vehicle.
The removal and transportation of a motor vehicle from a
highway, street, other public or private road, parking area, storage
facility and from other off-road locations such as fields, lakes,
rivers and streams. This includes other services such as roadside
assistance.
The Township of Elk.
The Township Clerk of the Township of Elk.
The Township Committee members of the Township of Elk.
Those vehicles equipped with a boom or booms, winches, slings,
tilt beds, wheel lifts or under-reach equipment specifically designed
by the vehicle manufacturer for the transport of motor vehicles.
The tow operator's principal place of business where the
tow vehicle is stationed when not in use.
An individual who is duly appointed by the Township Committee responsible for enforcing codes in the Township of Elk. It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to carry out the provisions of the ordinances listed in Chapter 96 of the Code of the Township of Elk.
