[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Greenwich 3-3-1986 by Ord. No. 3-1986. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any two-wheeled motor-propelled apparatus licensed by the
State of New Jersey, Department of Motor Vehicles, for operation upon
the public highways.
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 "moped," "minibike," "go-cart,"
"all terrain vehicle (ATV)," "trailbike" 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 highway, notwithstanding
the fact that licensing of the same in some instances may not be required
for operation upon the public highways.
Snowmobiles and any similar sport vehicle which
is motor-propelled and traverses the terrain by means of treads, tracks
or the like, as contrasted to wheels.
All lands in the Township of Greenwich, not defined as "public
property" or part of road system defined as an exception in the definition
of "public property" set forth below.
Lands owned or leased by the Township of Greenwich, a municipal
corporation of the State of New Jersey, County of Gloucester and State
of New Jersey, Greenwich Township Board of Education or any other
equivalent public body, but specifically excluding from said definition
any roadways used for public transportation and being part of the
accepted road systems of the State of New Jersey, Department of Transportation,
Township of Greenwich or County of Gloucester.
The operator of any motorcycle who does not hold a special license issued by the State of New Jersey, Department of Motor Vehicles, permitting the operation of a motorcycle on the public highways or the operator of any motorized sportbike who is in violation of § 665-2B of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful:
A.
To operate a motorized sportbike or motorcycle upon
public or private property during the period of one hour after sunset
to one hour before sunrise, but the within prohibition shall not be
applicable to:
B.
To operate a motorized sportbike or motorcycle on
public or private property, other than with the written consent of
all of the owners of said property. Verification must be produced
within 24 hours of violation.
C.
To operate a motorized sportbike or motorcycle upon public or private property, other than in accordance with the general regulations set forth in § 665-3 of this chapter.
D.
To operate a motorized sportbike or motorcycle on
public or private property in such a way as to harass, worry or disturb
farm animals, domestic livestock or wildlife or, further, to destroy
or damage crop or cropland or to create a nuisance by the generation
of dust that interferes with the use and occupancy of adjacent properties.
E.
To operate a motorized sportbike or motorcycle on
public or private property without the same being in "proper operating
condition," which is hereby defined as the presence of all original
operating equipment specified therefor by the original manufacturer
with the same in operating condition at least equal to the manufacturer's
requirements for the proper operation thereof, or the equivalent thereof.
F.
For an unlicensed operator to operate a motorcycle
on public or private property other than the property of the family
of which the operator is a residing member.
The following regulations shall apply to the
operator of a motorized sportbike or motorcycle operated on public
or private property other than on the property of the family of which
the operator is a member.
A.
The operator of a motorized sportbike or motorcycle
shall wear a helmet, together with goggles or face shields, such as
is approved therefor by the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation.
B.
No person operating a motorized sportbike or motorcycle
shall engage in fancy or trick riding or ride without maintaining
full control of such motorized sportbike or motorcycle or shall remove
both hands from the handlebar.
C.
No person operating a motorized sportbike or motorcycle
shall carry any other person thereon except in a place designated
therefor and equipped therefor as part of original manufacture for
said purpose, and in no event shall a rider be carried on the handlebar
thereof.
It shall be the duty of any police officer to:
A.
Impound any motorized sportbike or motorcycle operated
on public or private property alleged to be in violation of this chapter,
either by virtue of its operation and use or by virtue of its operation
by an unlicensed operator.
B.
Impound any motorized sportbike or motorcycle operating
on the public roadways in violation of any then-applicable state or
statute or any regulation validly promulgated by any state agency
having jurisdiction. Said period of impoundment shall be from the
date of the alleged violation until the disposition of the alleged
offense by such court of competent jurisdiction as shall hear the
same, and the owner thereof shall pay the reasonable cost of said
removal and storage constituting impoundment, which is hereby deemed
to be $3 per day, not to exceed $35, which charge for impoundment
shall in no event exceed 30 consecutive calendar days, provided that
the operator shall be deemed guilty of the alleged offense. Said expense
of impoundment shall be in addition to any other fine or penalty levied
or collected under the terms of this chapter.[1]
For any violation of this chapter, the offender
shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $500.
