As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ABANDON
With respect to public streets, private property, public
highways and public property, any vehicle which:
A.
Is parked out of doors without the current year's
registration or identification markers as required by law;
B.
Is so disabled as to constitute an obstruction
to traffic and the driver or person owning or in charge thereof neglects
or refuses to move the same to a place where it will not obstruct
traffic;
C.
Is found to be mechanically inoperative; or
D.
Is found without one or more tires.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Automobile, omnibus, road tractor, trailer, truck, truck-tractor
and vehicle as defined in N.J.S.A. 39:1-1.
It is unlawful to abandon a motor vehicle on
any public street or highway of the Borough or on any property which
is owned, leased, or maintained by the Borough or to abandon, permit
or suffer the abandonment of any motor vehicle on any private property
unless garaged.
This chapter shall not apply to any owner of
a motor vehicle who has received a permit for motor vehicle sale or
repair issued upon written application and acceptance of same, from
the Code Enforcement officer or designee, for those circumstances
where:
A. Sale: a single motor vehicle is being held for sale, by the owner, for a period not to exceed 30 days, during the three-hundred-sixty-five-day period from the initial date of offering, unless extended by permit from the Code Enforcement Officer as outlined in §
346-4.
B. Repair: a single motor vehicle is being held for repair for a period not to exceed 30 days from the original date of disability, becoming mechanically inoperative, or while waiting for appraisal as a result of an insurance claim, unless extended by permit from the Code Enforcement Officer as outlined in §
346-4.
C. Commercial establishment: motor vehicles are being
stored on the private, commercial property on which a duly licensed
and authorized motor vehicle repair facility, is being operated.
Whenever any member of the Borough Police Department
finds any motor vehicle abandoned on any public street, public highway
or public property, he may take possession by removing it to such
place as may be designated by the Chief of Police or by securely placing
a written notice on the motor vehicle which states that the Borough
Police Department has taken possession and the motor vehicle shall
be removed from the public street, public highway or public property.