[HISTORY: Adopted Township Committee (now Township Council) of the
Township of River Vale 9-15-1977 by Ord. No. 0-10-77
(Ch. 47 of the 1967 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to use or operate unlicensed
motor vehicles upon Township or Board of Education property as hereinafter
defined.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Refers to all vehicles required to be licensed by the State of New
Jersey pursuant to state statute or regulation.
Any parks; ball parks; recreation areas; lake, stream or reservoir
areas; Township-owned street easements, sidewalks or areas dedicated or commonly
used for nonmotorized bicycles or pedestrian traffic; Township storage facilities;
Township garage areas; Board of Education properties; and any and all other
Township and publicly owned lands and premises.
Refers to, but is not limited to, any of the following: motorcycles,
motor scooters, motor bicycles, dune buggies, trail bikes, minibikes, go-carts
and any other vehicle designed for the transportation of the driver, passengers
or products and propelled by an internal combustion engine or other type of
engine.
A.
It shall not be unlawful for any Township employee, School Board employee or other public employee to operate unlicensed or licensed motor vehicles on Township or Board of Education property for the purpose of maintenance, repair or otherwise engaging in public work on any of the lands described in § 245-2 above.
B.
This chapter shall not apply to any recognized organization
which has applied for and received approval from the Township Council, Board
of Education or Board of Recreation Commissioners for specific privileges
to use areas under the control of said Council or Boards for the purposes
of having organized and supervised activities conducted thereon, subject to
all requirements, rules and regulations which the appropriate body may from
time to time adopt by resolution.
C.
This chapter shall not apply to dedicated roads, streets
or municipal parking lots which are governed by the state statutes, county
resolutions or municipal ordinances.
Any unlicensed motor vehicle, as defined herein, which has been driven
or used in violation of any provision of this chapter, may, upon issuance
of a summons to the operator thereof and in order to prevent the further violation
of the provisions of this chapter, be impounded and removed by the Township
police in a conveyance to a place as may be from time to time designated by
the Township Council and there shall be held until such unlicensed motor vehicle
shall be retrieved by a person, who is at least 18 years of age, whether said
person is the owner or is acting on behalf thereof.
