Borough of Clementon, NJ Peace and Good Order

[1]

Editor's Note: Former Ch. 198, Peace and Good Order, adopted 8-4-1953 by Ord. No. 53-4, as amended, was repealed 12-29-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-14.

No person shall, within the limits or bordering the limits of the Borough of Clementon:

(1)

Behave disorderly in or about any public omnibus or conveyance, street, thoroughfare, sidewalk or in or about any store, private house, home, commercial establishment, restaurant or other public, private or quasi-public place or house to the annoyance or discomfort of any person.

(2)

Behave in a disorderly manner or loiter on any sidewalk, street, highway, or public place or in any store, place of amusement, school or any other public building.

(3)

Utter any loud and offensive or indecent language or make offensive remarks to any person or persons while being upon or about any sidewalk, street, road or other public or private place or obstruct or interfere with any person or persons lawfully being upon any of the same.

(4)

Keep or harbor any dog, other animal or fowl which shall disturb the neighborhood by excessive barking, whining, howling or other noise.

(5)

Throw, discard or discharge any papers, posters, glass, metal, paint, stones, sticks, tin cans, garbage, debris, junk or refuse of any kind or any hard, dangerous or offensive substance upon any sidewalk, street, highway or public or private place, or at any vehicle, building, house, fence or person or in any spring, stream, body of water or private or public water supply.

(6)

Appear on any street, highway, sidewalk, drinking and eating establishment, or other public place in a state of nudity, in a bathing suit, or make any indecent exposure of his or her person. Persons dressed in customary bathing suits at bathing beaches are hereby excepted.

(7)

Disrobe in any automobile, truck or vehicle while the same is upon any parking place, street, highway, park or other public place.

(8)

Commit or do any lewd or indecent act or behave in a lewd or indecent manner.

(9)

Sell or offer to sell any indecent picture, book, literature or article or exhibit, perform or render any indecent, immoral or lewd play, song, motion picture or other representation.

(10)

Make, permit, continue or cause to be made, permitted or continued any noise which shall disturb the comfort, rest and repose of any person or persons being in their place of abode or at any private meeting or church service except during the hours of 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Make or permit any unnecessary noise at any time which shall disturb the neighborhood.

[Amended 2-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-03]

(11)

Operate or use any radio, phonograph, television or other sound-producing equipment or device in such manner that the sound thereof shall annoy any person or persons which shall disturb their rest and comfort during the hours of 10:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m.

[Amended 2-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-03]

(12)

Operate any sound truck without first obtaining permission from the Borough Clerk, Chief of Police or Acting Chief of Police.

(13)

Intentionally or maliciously destroy, damage or injure any private or public property.

(14)

Destroy, shut off, tap, alter, change, obstruct or interfere in any way with the Borough of Clementon's water or sewer lines, meters or other devices connected thereto on any public or private property.

(15)

Obstruct or hinder any elected or appointed official or employee of the Borough of Clementon in the discharge of his duties or refuse or neglect to assist such person when lawfully called upon to do so.

(16)

Permit or cause to be emitted any vile, offensive, obnoxious or nauseating odor or fumes which may be vile, offensive, obnoxious, nauseating or detrimental to the general well-being of the health or property of any resident of the Borough of Clementon.

(17)

Permit any child under the age of 16 not accompanied by a parent or guardian to play a pinball machine in his establishment or place of business.

(18)

Possess, keep, sell, distribute or transport any switchblade knives or discharge firecrackers or fireworks of an explosive nature unless a permit for such has been obtained from the Borough Clerk.

[Amended 2-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-03]

(19)

Have upon his person or in his possession any picklock, bit, jack, crowbar, key or other device or implement with any intent to break and enter into any building.

(20)

Obstruct unnecessarily any sidewalk, street or public place with any kind of wood, lumber, crates, stone, dirt, vehicle or other thing.

(21)

Trespass or enter upon the land or property of any other person without lawful permission to do so.

(22)

Attempt, make aid, countenance or assist in making any improper noise, riot, disturbance or breach of the peace in or upon any of the streets, highways, sidewalks, public places or anywhere else in the Borough of Clementon, or collect in bodies or crowds for idle or unlawful purposes to the annoyance or disturbance of persons within the Borough.

(23)

Invite, solicit or in any manner suggest by word, action, writing or other communication or by the use of any medium whatever any lewd, lascivious or other immoral act.

(24)

Keep or maintain disorderly house or a house of ill fame or allow or permit any house, shop, store, building or other structure owned, leased or occupied by him or her to be used as a disorderly house or house of ill fame.

(25)

Permit any house, shop, store, building or other structure occupied by him or her to be frequented or resorted to by noisy, riotous or disorderly persons, prostitutes, gamblers or vagrants.

(26)

Prevent, hinder or deter in any manner or by any device whatever any emergency vehicle, fireman or other person from rendering lawful assistance in abating or quelling a fire or hinder or interfere with any fireman going to or returning from any fire or place from which a fire alarm proceeds.

(27)

Contribute to the delinquency of any minor by any word, act, writing or other communication or by the use of any device or thing whatsoever.

(28)

Sell, barter, give or distribute any ammunition of an explosive nature for firearms or any pistol, rifle, shotgun or firearm of any description or kind to any person or child under the age of 18 years.

(29)

Discharge, fire or cause to be fired or discharged any pistol, rifle, shotgun or firearm of any kind within the limits of the Borough of Clementon unless a permit for such shall have been obtained from the Police Department.

(30)

Willfully or maliciously take or steal or attempt to take or steal any money, goods or chattels from the person of another, whether with or without his knowledge, or be present, aiding and abetting therein or carry away or unlawfully appropriate with intent to steal any real or personal property of another or any part thereof.

(31)

No person or persons under the age of 21 years shall have, hold, possess, use, consume or store alcoholic beverages of every kind and description in his or their motor vehicle. The term "motor vehicle," as applied herein, shall mean any motor vehicle which shall be either owned or under the control of said person or persons.

[Amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-17]

(32)

No person shall affix bumper stickers, cardboard signs, paper signs, other signs or advertisements upon utility poles, traffic signs or other public signs within the Borough of Clementon.

(33)

No person shall drink beer, liquor, wine or any other intoxicating beverages on or in the public streets, sidewalks, adjacent steps or landings or other public areas of the Borough of Clementon. Those areas specifically included as areas where such beverages may be served and consumed under liquor licenses issued by the Borough of Clementon shall be excluded from the provisions of this subsection.

(34)

All construction and demolition activity, excluding emergency work, shall not be performed between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays, or between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekends and federal holidays. All motorized equipment used in construction and demolition activity shall be operated with a muffler and/or sound reduction device.

[Added 2-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-03]

Any and all other disorderly, indecent and riotous acts or breach of the peace or vagrancy not specifically enumerated above are hereby prohibited.