[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Borough
of Mount Ephraim as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-28-1947 by Ord. No. 161 (Ch. 92 of the 1973 Borough Code)]
[Amended 7-3-1973 by Ord.
No. 73:2]
For the purpose of this article, the terms used herein are defined
as follows:
Any vehicle, whether self-propelled or otherwise, used or intended
for use as a conveyance upon the public streets or highways, and so
designed, constructed or reconstructed or added to by means of accessories
in such a manner as to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling
or sleeping place for one or more persons and having no foundation
other than wheels, jacks or skirtings so arranged as to be integral
with or portable by said "trailer" or "recreational vehicle."
A separate vehicle not driven or propelled by its own power
but drawn by some independent power, but which, to be useful, must
be attached to and become either a part of or affixed to another vehicle.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any trailer or recreational
vehicle on any street, road or highway in the Borough of Mount Ephraim
in violation of any ordinance of said Borough regulating the parking
of vehicles[1] or for any period longer than two hours.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any trailer or recreational
vehicle on any premises within the limits of the Borough of Mount
Ephraim except for the purposes of repair, storage or sale. Any such
trailer or recreational vehicle shall not, during any such period
of repairs, storage or holding for sale, be used by any person as
a dwelling or sleeping place.
Trailer parks, tourist camps, camp parks and trailer camps are
hereby prohibited within the limits of the Borough of Mount Ephraim.
[Amended 1-2-1973[1]]
Any person who shall violate this article or any of its provisions shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provisions contained in Chapter 305, Penalties.
[Adopted 12-21-1971 by Ord. No. 311 (Ch. 95 of the 1973 Borough Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any type of unlicensed
motor-driven vehicle or conveyance, including, but not necessarily
limited to, snowmobiles, two-wheel motor vehicles known as "minibicycles,"
"trail bicycles," "motor scooters" and four-wheel motor vehicles,
commonly known as "go-carts," upon any public property or Borough-owned
land in the Borough of Mount Ephraim, New Jersey.
For the purpose of this article, the terms used herein are defined
as follows:
Includes all parks, recreation areas, ball parks, lake areas,
storage facilities, garage areas, Board of Education property and
any and all other Borough-owned or publicly owned land and premises.
Includes all streets, sidewalks, easements or any other areas
dedicated or commonly used for vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
The operation of said motor-driven vehicle as defined in § 402-6 of this article is additionally prohibited upon private property unless the operator of said motor-driven vehicle has in his possession an express written permission to operate said vehicle on said property by the owner of said property.
It shall be unlawful to operate any unlicensed motor-driven vehicle as defined in § 402-6 in a manner so as to create loud, unnecessary or unusual noise so as to disturb or interfere with the peace and quiet of other persons.
It shall be unlawful to operate any unlicensed motor-driven vehicle as defined in § 402-6 in a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the safety of any person or the property of any person.
It shall not be unlawful for any employee of this Borough to operate motor-driven vehicles as defined in § 402-6 for the purpose of maintaining, repairing or doing any public work within the scope of his employment.
It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or any person
having the care, custody and control of any child under the age of
17 years to permit such child to operate a motor-driven vehicle in
violation of the terms of this article.
Any child, operator or parent as defined in this article who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provisions contained in Chapter 305, Penalties.
