The following words and terms, when used in this article, shall
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
A.
Any person determined by the Federal Internal Revenue Service
to be a tax-exempt organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3); or
B.
Any person who is, or holds himself out to be, established for
any benevolent, philanthropic, humane, social welfare, public health
or other eleemosynary purpose, or for the benefit of law enforcement
personnel, firefighters or other persons who protect the public safety,
or any person who in any manner employs a charitable appeal as the
basis of any solicitation or an appeal which has a tendency to suggest
there is a charitable purpose to any such solicitation.
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
A.
Any purpose described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3); or
B.
Any benevolent, philanthropic, humane, social welfare, public
health or other eleemosynary objective or an objective that benefits
law enforcement personnel, firefighters or other persons who protect
the public safety.
DEPARTMENT
The New Jersey Department of Transportation.
FREEWAY
A multilane, divided highway having a minimum of two lanes
in each direction and limited access.
HIGHWAY
A public right-of-way, whether open or improved or not, including
all existing factors of improvements.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
A Borough roadway property and property rights, including
easements, owned and controlled by the Borough of Wood-Ridge.
SHOULDER
The portion of the roadway that lies between the edge of
the traveled way and curbline, excluding auxiliary lanes.
STATE HIGHWAY
A road owned, taken over, controlled, built, maintained or
otherwise under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation.
TRAVELED WAY
The portion of the roadway provided for the movement of vehicles,
exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes.
The Borough of Wood-Ridge may impose special conditions on any
charitable solicitation permit to preserve and protect the public
safety and the free flow of traffic on its roadways.
An applicant who has been denied a charitable solicitation permit
may appeal such denial to the Mayor and Council of the Borough of
Wood-Ridge. The applicant shall submit a written request for reconsideration
within 30 days of denial of a permit. The Mayor and Council may provide
the opportunity to meet with representatives of the charitable organization.
The Mayor and Council shall render a decision in writing to the organization
within 15 days of such meeting or within 30 days of receipt of the
written request if there is no meeting.
Any person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with the provisions of this article or any order, decision or determination by the Police Chief, his designee or the governing body and who refuses to abate the violations shall, for each and every violation, be subject to the violation and penalty provisions set forth in §
1-3 of the Wood-Ridge Code. The cost of prosecution may be recovered by the Borough in any civil action.
This article is to be read in pari materia with the provisions of the Wood-Ridge Code set forth in Article
I and Article
II of this chapter, except that any conflict between the provisions in those articles and the specific provisions set forth in this article shall be and are hereby intended to be specifically preempted by the terms herein.