Terms as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
COMPONENT PART
Any part normally attached to the interior or exterior of
a vehicle for its operation, comfort or appearance.
INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLE
A motor vehicle which, in its then existing state, cannot
be moved under its own power from place to place on a public highway.
MOTOR VEHICLE and PERSON
As stated and defined in the Revised Statutes of the State
of New Jersey, N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq.
NEW OR USED CAR DEALER
Any person who is licensed under the laws of the State of
New Jersey as a new or used car dealer or any person who maintains
or operates a facility where automobiles, either new or used, are
stored, displayed or offered for sale or lease.
SERVICE STATION or GARAGE OPERATOR
Any person who is licensed under the laws of the State of
New Jersey to operate a service station or automobile facility or
to dispense gasoline or any person who maintains or operates a facility
to repair, maintain, service or store motor vehicles, whether operable
or inoperable.
No person shall park, leave, or store any inoperable motor vehicle
or component parts thereof on any public property, including streets
and parking lots, except in case of emergency and then for a period
of not more than 24 hours. This provision shall not apply to the Borough
of Fanwood.
Except for service stations or garage operators or new or used car dealers, no person shall park, leave or store or maintain any inoperable motor vehicle or component parts thereof for a period of more than 30 days upon any private property, except as provided in §
284-6.
No owner or occupier of any private property, except such property occupied by a service station or garage operator or new or used car dealer, shall permit or allow any inoperable motor vehicle or component parts thereof to be parked, left, stored or maintained on his or her property for more than 30 days, except as provided in §
284-3.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to motor vehicles
located inside enclosed garages or buildings or an appropriate cover
specifically designed to fit the vehicle or new or used vehicles being
held for sale by a licensed new or used car dealer which are not inoperable.
This chapter shall not be construed as permitting any use in a particular zoning district if that use is prohibited by Chapter
184, Land Use, of the Borough Code, nor shall this chapter be construed as permitting junkyards.
Whenever §§
284-3 through
284-7 are being violated, the Zoning Officer shall notify the owner or tenant, by certified and regular mail, to abate the violation by removing the inoperable vehicle(s) or component part(s) from the Borough or into an enclosed garage, barn or other building or to cover the vehicle as per §
284-6 within 10 days of the service of the notice. In the event that the certified mail is refused or not delivered, three days after the mailing of the regular mail notice shall constitute the date of service. In the event that the owner refuses or neglects to abate the violation within the time provided, under the direction of the Zoning Officer, the borough shall be entitled to remove the inoperable vehicle(s) or component part(s). The cost of removal shall be charged against the lands on which the violation took place, the amount so charged shall become a lien upon such lands and shall be added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon said lands, the same to bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the same officer and in the same manner as taxes.