Township of Berlin, NJ Peace and Good Order

No person, within the limits of the Township of Berlin, shall:

Be disorderly in any public omnibus, street, highway or thoroughfare or on any public sidewalk or in any store, restaurant, park or other public or quasi-public place or conveyance to the annoyance of any person.

[Amended 4-27-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-4]

(2)

Keep or harbor any dog which shall disturb the neighborhood by excessive barking, whining or howling.

(3)

Throw or discard any tin cans, bottles, garbage, debris, junk or refuse of any kind whatsoever into the waters of any spring, pond, stream, lake, river or any other body of water, or upon any public street or public place, or discharge any sewage or waste into said waters or places or any of them or pollute the said waters in any manner; or so place any of said articles that the acts prohibited above shall result therefrom.

(4)

Place or cause to be placed any obstruction of any kind whatsoever in any stream, pond, spring or lake so as to interfere with the natural flow or change the course thereof in any manner whatsoever without first obtaining the necessary permit so to do.

(5)

Throw or cause to be thrown or placed any paper or posters, stones, sticks, glass, metal or any hard, dangerous or offensive substance upon any sidewalk, street, highway or public or private place, or at any car, vehicle, house, building, fence or person.

(6)

Drive any vehicle over the public streets so loaded, driven or constructed that the contents or portions thereof shall spill, leak, fall or blow therefrom onto public or private property or streets.

(7)

Attempt, make, aid, countenance or assist in making any improper noise, riot, disturbance or breach of the peace in or upon any of the streets, highways, sidewalks, public places or anywhere else in the Township of Berlin: or collect in bodies or crowds for idle or unlawful purposes to the annoyance or disturbance of anyone within the Township.

(8)

Appear on any street, road, avenue, park or other public place in a state of nudity, make any indecent exposure of his or her person or commit or do any lewd or indecent act or behave in a lewd or indecent manner.

(9)

Disrobe in any automobile, truck or vehicle while the same is upon any parking place, street, road, avenue, park or other public place.

(10)

Sell or offer to sell any indecent picture, book or thing or exhibit or perform any indecent, immoral or lewd play or other representation.

(11)

Keep or maintain a disorderly house or a house of ill fame or allow or permit any house, shop, store or other building or structure owned or occupied by him or her to be used as a disorderly house or house of ill fame.

(12)

Solicit, invite or in any manner suggest by word of mouth or any writing or other communication or by any device whatsoever any lewd, lascivious or other immoral act.

(13)

Utter any loud and offensive or indecent language or make offensive remarks to any person or persons while being upon or about any sidewalk, street, road or other public or private place or obstruct or interfere with any person or persons lawfully being upon any of the same.

(14)

Permit any house, shop, store or other building or structure owned or occupied by him or her to be frequented or resorted to by noisy, riotous or disorderly persons or by prostitutes, gamblers or vagrants.

(15)

Maliciously or intentionally destroy, damage or injure any property, public or private.

(16)

Cause or permit to be emitted any vile, offensive, obnoxious or nauseating odor.

(17)

Carry, without lawful authority, any air gun, revolver, pistol or other firearm, or other instrument of the kind known as a blackjack, slingshot, blowgun or similar device, billy, sand club, sandbag, bludgeon, metal knuckles, dagger, dirk, dangerous knife, stiletto, bomb or other high explosive concealed in or about his or her clothes or person or in any portable vehicle, carriage, motorcycle or other vehicle.

(18)

Have upon his or her person or in his or her possession any picklock, key, crow, jack, bit or other implement with any intent to break and enter into any building.

(19)

Enter any building or any public or private lands and without lawful authority break, injure or deface such building or any part thereof or the fences, outhouses or other property belonging to or connected with such building or lands.

(20)

Hinder or obstruct any Township officer or employee or the officer or employee of any agency, department, board, commission, authority or other instrumentality of this municipality in the performance of his duties, or resist or obstruct any officer or person authorized by law in serving or attempting to serve any writ, bill, order or process or when making any arrest.

(21)

Hinder, prevent or deter in any manner or by any device whatsoever any fireman or other person from rendering lawful assistance in abating or quelling a fire or hinder or interfere with any fireman going to or returning from any fire or place from which a fire alarm proceeds, or hinder or obstruct any fire engine, hook-and-ladder truck, hose cart or other fire apparatus going to or from any place from which a fire alarm proceeds or where any building or property may be burning.

(22)

Hinder, obstruct, prevent or deter, in any manner or by any device whatsoever, any ambulance or emergency squad member or other person from rendering lawful assistance at any accident, disaster or other emergency or any ambulance or emergency squad equipment while going to or from or attending at an accident, disaster or other emergency.

(23)

Willfully and maliciously ring or sound or cause to be rung or sounded any bell, siren or other alarm of any fire, ambulance or emergency company or squad and thereby, or by any other means, give or cause to be given a false alarm of fire or emergency.

(24)

Enter upon or trespass upon the land or property of any person without lawful permission to do so.

(25)

Leave or threaten to leave his or her minor child, children or other lawful dependent to be maintained by the Township or to become chargeable thereto.

(26)

Pretend to use or have any skill in physiognomy, palmistry or like crafty science, or pretend to tell destinies or fortunes for pay or other reward.

(27)

Remove, interfere with or disturb any lantern, warning signal, obstruction or barricade lawfully placed in or across any public street or alley by the public authority or its contractors, agents, servants or employees.

(28)

Obstruct unnecessarily any sidewalk, street or public place with any kind of wood, lumber, crate, stone, dirt, vehicle or other thing.

(29)

Destroy, shut off, tap, alter, change, obstruct or interfere in any way with the Township of Berlin water or sewer lines, meters or other devices connected thereto on any public or private property.

(30)

No person shall consume alcoholic beverages, and no person shall possess unsealed containers of alcoholic beverages:

[Added 11-9-1981 by Ord. No. 81:15]

(a)

While in or on a public street, lane, sidewalk, public or quasi-public place or in any public conveyance; or

(b)

In a private motor vehicle while the same is in motion or parked in any public street, lane, or public parking lot; or

(c)

While upon any private property not his own without the express permission of the owner or other person having authority to grant such permission.

(31)

Littering of any sidewalk, street, highway or public or private place is prohibited. Litter receptacles shall be required at the following public places:

[Added 6-27-1988 by Ord. No. 17-1988]

(a)

Sidewalks used by pedestrians in active retail commercially zoned areas, such that at a minimum there shall be no single linear quarter (1/4) mile without a receptacle;

(b)

Buildings held out for use by the public, including schools, government buildings, and railroad and bus stations; parks; drive-in restaurants; all street vendor locations; self-service refreshment areas; construction sites; gasoline service station islands; shopping centers; parking lots, campgrounds and trailer parks; and at special events to which the public is invited, including sporting events, parades, carnivals, circuses and festivals. The proprietors of these places or the sponsors of these events shall be responsible for providing and servicing the receptacles such that adequate containerization and disposal is available.

(32)

The discarding or dumping of any household or commercial solid waste in any place not specifically designated for the purpose of solid waste storage or disposal is prohibited.

[Added 6-27-1988 by Ord. No. 17-1988]

(33)

The storage of any bulk household items such as appliances, furniture or mattresses in areas zoned residential is prohibited, except where such storage is in a fully enclosed structure.

[Added 6-27-1988 by Ord. No. 17-1988]

(34)

The storage of tires in areas zoned residential is prohibited, except in a fully enclosed structure.

[Added 6-27-1988 by Ord. No. 17-1988]

(35)

The accumulation of debris on or around construction sites, or its storage in such a manner that it is likely to be removed or carried by natural forces onto adjoining properties is prohibited.

[Added 6-27-1988 by Ord. No. 17-1988]

(36)

Open or overflowing residential, commercial or industrial waste disposal bins are prohibited.

[Added 6-27-1988 by Ord. No. 17-1988]

(37)

Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person in charge of any building or structure shall be required to keep and cause to be kept the sidewalk and curb abutting said building or structure free from obstruction and nuisances of every kind, and to keep said sidewalks, areaways, back yards, courts and alleys free from litter and other offensive material.

[Added 6-27-1988 by Ord. No. 17-1988]

(38)

No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street catch basin or other public place any accumulation of litter from any public or private sidewalk or driveway and any such sweepings shall be collected and properly containerized for disposal.

[Added 6-27-1988 by Ord. No. 17-1988]

(39)

The covering of vehicles is required to prevent loads in said vehicles from dropping, leaking or otherwise escaping onto the sidewalk, street, highway or any other public or private place.

[Added 6-27-1988 by Ord. No. 17-1988]

All other riotous, indecent or disorderly conduct, breach of the peace and vagrancy not hereinabove specifically mentioned are hereby prohibited.