The following words and terms used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
AUTO REPAIR FACILITY
Any public garage where motor vehicles are painted and/or repaired. No motor vehicle shall remain at an auto body shop for longer than six months, for purposes of this chapter.
[Amended 11-28-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-99]
BASIC TOWING SERVICE
The removal and transportation of a motor vehicle from a highway, street or other public or private road, or a parking area, or from a storage facility, and other services normally incident thereto, but does not include recovery of a motor vehicle from a position beyond the right-of-way or berm, or from being impaled upon any other object within the right-of-way or berm.
CITY
The City of Vineland.
CITY CLERK
The City Clerk of the City of Vineland.
CITY COUNCIL
The City Council of the City of Vineland.
CLEANUP AND REMOVAL COSTS
All costs incurred by the City or its agents in the removal or attempted removal of hazardous substances and disposal thereof; or costs for the taking of reasonable measures to prevent or mitigate damage, whether actual or threatened, to the public health, safety or welfare.
DISCHARGE
Any intentional or unintentional action or omission resulting in the releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping of hazardous substances into the water or lands of the State of New Jersey.
DISPATCH FACILITY
A place established to transmit requests for towing services.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
The list of hazardous substances adopted by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to Section 101 of the "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980," P.L. 96-510 (42 U.S.C. Chapter 9601 et seq.), and amendments thereto, and those substances listed by the NJDEP as environmental hazardous substances pursuant to Section 4 of P.L. 1983, Chapter 315 (N.J.S.A. 34:5A-4), and amendments thereto.
HEAVY-DUTY TOW
A tow truck with dual wheels capable of towing large trucks/vehicles and shall meet the following minimum requirements: gross vehicle weight (GVW), 30,000 pounds; gross combined weight rating (GCWR), 80,000 pounds; boom rating, 50,000 pounds; winch rating, 50,000 pounds; cable size and length, 5/8 inch and 200 feet.
[Added 11-28-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-99]
INSIDE BUILDINGS
Any portion of a towing facility that is completely indoors, having one or more openings in the walls for storage and removal of vehicles and is secured by a locking device on each opening.
JUNKYARD
Any area, lot, land, parcel, building or structure or part thereof used for the storage, collection, processing, purchase, sale or abandonment of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or other scrap or discarded goods, materials, machinery, or two or more unregistered/uninspected, inoperable motor vehicles or other type of junk. For purposes of this chapter, an auto repair facility or a towing facility shall not be considered a junkyard.
[Amended 11-28-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-99]
MOTOR VEHICLE
Includes all vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, excepting such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks and motorized bicycles.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
An occurrence in which a motor vehicle comes in contact with any other object for which the motor vehicle must be towed or removed from the scene thereof.
OUTSIDE SECURED
Any portion of a towing facility that is not indoors and is secured by a fence, wall or other man-made barrier that is eight feet high or as otherwise required by Chapter 425, Land Use, and is installed with a passive alarm system (e.g., bell ringer located in the gate area to the enclosed facility) or a similar on-site security measure. Fences which are not less than six feet in height which existed prior to passage of this chapter shall be permitted; however, if such fences are replaced, the new fence shall be eight feet in height or as otherwise required by Chapter 425, Land Use.
OUTSIDE UNSECURED
Any portion of a towing facility that is not indoors and is not secured by a fence, wall or other man-made barrier, and all other storage facilities not otherwise defined as inside buildings or outside secured.
PETROLEUM or PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Oil or petroleum of any kind and in any form, including but not limited to oil petroleum, gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, oil sludge, oil refuse, oil mixed with other wastes.
PLOT PLAN
A diagram which shows the buildings, streets, roads, driveways, dimensions of existing and proposed structures, parking areas, easements and property lines of an existing or proposed site at a defined scale.
[Added 9-25-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-37]
POLICE HOLD VEHICLES
Motor vehicles which are alleged to have been involved in illegal activity, involved in a fatal motor vehicle collision, or designated by a Vineland police officer.
PUBLIC GARAGE
Any building, structure or property designed and used for equipping, adjusting, greasing, washing, polishing, servicing or storage of motor vehicles, other than at a junkyard, operated for profit and for service to the public. For purposes of this chapter, a "public garage" means any general repair garage, specialized repair garage, car wash, auto repair facility, or towing facility.
RESPONSE TIME
Not more than 20 minutes from the time of the initial request by the Vineland Police Department Communications Center to the tow vehicle's arrival at the site of the incident requiring tow services, all traffic regulations observed.
STORAGE FACILITY
A place for the storing of motor vehicles.
TOWING FACILITY
Any public garage which offers towing services. No motor vehicle shall remain at a towing facility for longer than 60 days for purposes of this chapter.
TOWING OPERATOR
Any entity that operates a towing business or tow vehicle.
TOW VEHICLE
Those vehicles equipped with a boom or booms, winches, slings, tilt beds, wheel lifts or under-reach equipment specifically designed by the vehicle manufacturer for the removal or transport of motor vehicles.
TOW VEHICLE'S BASE OF SERVICE
The towing operator's principal place of business where the tow vehicle is stationed when not in use.
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Editor's Note: The original definitions of "health," "licenses and inspections," "license," "storage charges for twenty-four-hour period" and "Zoning Official," which appeared in this section, were deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).