Increased use of motorized sport bikes throughout the township, without
any regard for the rights of the property owners whose property is used for
the operation of these motorized sport bikes, without the permission of said
landowners and without regard for the noise emanating from said motorbikes
and the dirt and dust raised up into the air by the operation of these motorized
sport bikes, has increased to such a degree that these motorized sport bikes
are not only hazardous and detrimental to property owners and residents but
also to those who operate them with no regard for their own safety or the
safety of others.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
MOTORIZED SPORT BIKE
Any two-, three- or four-wheeled bicycle that is motor propelled
or contains a motor to assist the operation of said vehicle and which vehicles
are commonly referred to as dirt bikes, minibikes, go-carts, all-terrain vehicles
(ATV's), dune buggies and trail bikes, which vehicles by their nature and
design are not intended to be used and operated along paved roads and highways
but are intended rather to be operated in dirt, sand, up and down hills, along
trails and in similar type areas.
PRIVATE PROPERTY
All lands and buildings in the Township of Hardyston not included
in the definition of "public property" or part of the public road system.
PUBLIC PROPERTY
Lands and buildings owned or leased by the Township of Hardyston,
the Hardyston Township Board of Education, the County of Sussex or the State
of New Jersey or any other equivalent public body. This definition specifically
excludes any public roadways owned or maintained by any of the aforementioned
public entities.
For any violation of the terms of §§
174-3, Unlawful acts, and 174-4, General regulations, the offender shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions.