Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms,
phrases and words shall have the meanings given herein:
ABANDONED VEHICLE
Any vehicle which has been left on or along any highway or
other public property, or on private property without consent of the
owner or person in charge of the private property, for a period of
more than 48 hours or for any period without current license plates.
DAY or DAYTIME
The hours of the day falling between 6:01 a.m. and 5:59 p.m.
DISABLED VEHICLE
Any vehicle located on or along any public right-of-way,
not in operation and with no owner visible and not legally parked,
will constitute a disabled vehicle.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
TOWER
A person engaged in the business or offering the services
of a vehicle tower or towing service, whereby abandoned and/or disabled
vehicles are towed or otherwise removed from the places where they
are disabled, impounded or abandoned by use of a tower or truck so
designed for that purpose.
TOWING
Hoisting, lifting, removal, hauling and transportation of
any type of vehicle of any size from the highways, streets, roads,
public or private property located within the Township of Pemberton
or any other highway, street, or road within the State of New Jersey.
VEHICLE
Any device in, upon or by which a person or property is or
may be transported upon a right-of-way.
WAITING TIME
Additional time a tow operator spends at the scene other
than the time required for the actual tow and/or recovery. Examples
of waiting time may include but are not limited to fire/EMS services
which must be performed and/or police investigations.
WINCHING SERVICE
Any operation in which a vehicle is moved onto a roadway
from a position off the roadway, or any other operation whereby a
vehicle is moved by the use of a cable from a position that is not
accessible for a direct hook-up by conventional means for loading
onto a tow vehicle. Winching is not pulling a vehicle onto a tilt
bed carrier or lifting a motor vehicle with a conventional tow sling.