The purpose of this chapter is to control and regulate off-road motor
vehicles within the borough in order to preserve the public peace and order
and protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public of the borough.
For the purpose of this chapter:
MOTORCYCLE
Any two-wheeled, motor-propelled apparatus licensed by the State
of New Jersey, Department of Motor Vehicles, for operation upon the public
highways.
MOTORIZED SPORTBIKE:
A.
Any two-, three- or four-wheeled bicycle or similar apparatus motor-propelled
or having a helper motor and commonly referred to, among other designations,
as a "moped," "minibike," "go-cart", "all-terrain vehicle," "trail bike,"
or the like which, by its nature, is not authorized to be licensed by the
State of New Jersey, Department of Motor Vehicles, for use upon the public
highways, notwithstanding the fact that licensing of the same in some instances
may not be required for operation upon the public highways.
B.
A snowmobile and any similar sport vehicle which is motor-propelled
and traverses the terrain by means of treads, tracks or the like, all as contrasted
to wheels.
PRIVATE PROPERTY
All lands in the borough not defined as public property or part of
the road system.
PUBLIC PROPERTY
Lands owned or leased by the borough, the County of Bergen, the State
of New Jersey, the Board of Education of the borough, or any other equivalent
public body, but specifically excluding therefrom any roadways being used
for public transportation and being part of the accepted road system of the
borough, the county, or the state.
UNLICENSED OPERATOR
The operator of any motor vehicle who does not hold a special license permitting the operation of a motorcycle on the public highways or the operator of any motorized sportbike who is in violation of §
245-3B of this chapter.
The following regulations shall apply to the operation of a motorized
sportbike or motorcycle operated on public or private property, other than
the property of the family of which the operator is a member:
A. No person operating a motorized sportbike or motorcycle
shall carry any other person, except in a place designated therefor and equipped
therefor as part of the original manufacture for said purpose, and in no event
shall a rider be carried on the handlebar thereof.
B. It shall not be unlawful for any public employee or other
party with an appropriate permit to operate motor vehicles in said locations
for the purpose of maintaining, repairing or doing work upon said lands for
the public good.
C. This section shall not be applicable to any recognized
organization which has obtained permission from the borough to use said lands
for the sole purpose of holding organized and supervised rallies, races and/or
meets.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
any vehicle equipped with a muffler cutout, muffler bypass or similar device.