As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES
Any motor vehicle which is in such defective condition as
to be unable to be moved under its own power or which is not licensed
or inspected for the current year.
IN THE OPEN
A vehicle, machinery or equipment not housed in a structure.
MOTOR VEHICLE
All motor vehicles as defined under N.J.S.A. 39:1-1.
STORED VEHICLE
A vehicle in such a condition as to prevent its being moved
due to a failure to display proper license plates or inspection certificates,
as required by law.
[Amended 12-17-2018 by Ord. No. 18-22]
A. No person
shall keep, store, abandon, or leave upon any parcel of land, street,
road, alley, way or parkway in the Township any motor vehicle which
is in such defective condition as to be unable to be moved under its
own power or which is not licensed or inspected for the current year,
or any unused machinery or equipment, except in the case of emergency,
and then for a period of not more than 24 hours, provided the police
have been so notified.
B. No vehicle
of any type that is parked upon any Township roadway shall remain
standing in one location for more than 72 consecutive hours.
When it has been ascertained that a violation of this chapter
exists, the owner of the abandoned vehicle or the unused machinery
or equipment, if he/she can be found, or the owner or tenant upon
whose land the violation exists shall be given 10 days' written notice
by the Construction Code Official to:
A. Remove the motor vehicle, machinery or equipment from the premises;
B. Place the same in an enclosed garage or building; or
C. Make the vehicle operable or obtain current license plates and inspection
certificates.
Any notice served pursuant to this chapter shall automatically
become an order if a written petition for a hearing is not filed in
the office of the Chief of Police within 10 days after such notice
is served.
If the owner of the motor vehicle, machinery or equipment or
the property owner or tenant fails to comply with the written notice,
the Township is hereby authorized to go upon the property and remove
the vehicle, machinery or equipment and charge the owner of the same
or the property owner or tenant with the reasonable cost of such removal.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter
1, Article
III, which fine shall include the cost of removal as part of such fine.
The imposition of a penalty or penalties for any violation of
this chapter shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue,
and such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violation
within 15 days. If such violation as set forth above is not corrected
or remedied within this specified period of time, then each 15 days
thereafter that the prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute
a separate offense hereunder.