[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Wyckoff 10-16-2012 by Ord. No. 1699. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Noise — See Ch. 143.
Parks, playgrounds and recreational areas — See Ch. 146.
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 148.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the public has access and shall include any public or private street, highway, road, alley or sidewalk. It shall also include any store, shop, restaurant, tavern, shopping center, place of amusement or entertainment or other place of business or commercial establishment and the areas appurtenant thereto; and public grounds, areas and parks, as well as parking lots.
A. 
The following conduct in or about public places shall be prohibited:
(1) 
Creating or causing to be created a breach of the peace.
(2) 
Creating or causing to be created any disturbance or annoyance to the comfort and repose of any person.
(3) 
Causing and/or maintaining any obstruction which prohibits the free passage of vehicular or pedestrian traffic on any street, alley, sidewalk or public place as well as any parking area or area appurtenant to any commercial establishment, including stores and shopping centers.
(4) 
Making or uttering of unsolicited remarks of an offensive, abusive, profane, disgusting or insulting nature or which are calculated to annoy or disturb the person to whom they are made, in any public place as defined in § 144-1.
(5) 
Fighting or other conduct disruptive to the public peace.
(6) 
Creating, continuing, causing or allowing to be made any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee, tenant, occupant and/or person in charge of any commercial property to cause, permit or allow any conduct of persons and/or business invitees on such commercial property which is in violation of this chapter.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Police Department of the Township of Wyckoff.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine not exceeding $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 90 days, or both.