[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Colts Neck as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-26-1969 as Ch. 36, Art.
I, of the 1969 Code]
[Amended 10-8-1997[1]]
No person shall, within the limits of said Township,
bathe, swim or be found in a state of nudity in the waters of any
pond, stream or lake located therein. In addition, no person shall
bathe or swim in any pond, stream or lake located on Township property.
No person shall, within the limits of said Township,
disrobe in any automobile, truck or vehicle while the same is upon
any parking place, street, road, avenue, park or other public place.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 164-3, Indecent, lewd
pictures, books, exhibits, plays; 164-4, Disorderly houses; houses
of ill fame; and 164-5, Structures frequented by disorderly persons,
were repealed 1-31-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-1.
No person shall, within the limits of said Township,
operate or use any radio receiving set, phonograph, horn or other
sound-producing instrument, device or apparatus in such manner that
the sound thereof shall annoy any person or persons or disturb the
comfort, rest or repose of any person or persons being in his, her
or their place or places of abode.
No person shall, within the limits of said Township,
make or continue or cause to be made or continued, or permit, any
unnecessary noise which shall disturb the comfort, rest or repose
of any person or persons or annoy any person or persons being in his,
her or their place or places of abode.
No person shall, within the limits of said Township,
discard, deposit, throw or leave any wastepaper, tin cans, bottles,
garbage, waste or refuse of any kind whatsoever upon any parking place,
street, road, avenue, park or other public place or upon any lot or
other premises, except in receptacles or containers provided for such
purpose.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 164-9, Loitering;
improper language; interfering with passersby, amended 6-12-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13; 164-10, Gathering alms; 164-11, Destruction or damage of property;
164-12, Interfering with schools, children, teachers; 164-13, Peace
and quiet in public buildings; 164-14, Intoxicated persons; and 164-15,
Interfering with Township officials, were repealed 1-31-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-1. Original § 36-12, False alarm of fire, which
immediately followed § 164-10; original §§ 36-14,
Gambling, and 36-15, Concealed weapons, which immediately followed
§ 164-11; and original § 36-20, Interfering with
police and fire-alarm systems, which immediately followed § 164-15,
respectively, were deleted 10-8-1997.
[Amended 10-8-1997]
No person shall, within the limits of said Township,
during an alarm of fire, or while first aid or emergency medical personnel
are in response to a medical emergency, hinder, prevent or deter by
any device whatsoever any fireman, police officer, first aid or emergency
medical personnel or other person from rendering lawful assistance
in abating or quelling such fire, or delivering medical emergency
services, or hinder or interfere with any fireman, police officer
or first aid or emergency medical personnel from going to or returning
from the place where any building or other property is on fire, or
from which an alarm proceeds, or from providing first aid or emergency
medical services; nor shall any person hinder or obstruct the passage
of any fire engine, hook-and-ladder truck, hose cart or any fire apparatus
or ambulance or emergency medical vehicle in going to or from the
place from which an alarm of fire proceeds, or where any building
or other property may be burning or any medical emergency exists.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 164-17,
Interfering with streetlights, poles or fixtures, was repealed 1-31-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-1. Original §§ 36-22, Fighting, rioting, breaches
of peace, and 36-23, Discharge of firearms, which immediately preceded
this section, were deleted 10-8-1997.
No person shall paste, write, clip, paint, print,
nail, clamp or otherwise fasten, inscribe or affix any notice, placard
or advertisement against or upon any way, gate, house, store, shop,
shed, fence, rock, stump, tree, shrub, bush, building or structure
without the written consent of the owner or occupant of the same,
except when done by a public officer in the performance of his or
her duties.
No person shall paste, clip, paint, nail, clamp
or otherwise fasten, inscribe or affix any notice, placard or advertisement
upon any public building, sidewalk, fence, curbstone, wall, bulletin
board, park or other public property or place within the limits of
said Township, except with the permission of the Police Department.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 164-20,
Interfering with fire hydrants, was repealed 1-31-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-1. Original §§ 36-28, Autobuses and taxis, avoiding
payment of fare; 36-29, Abandonment of automobiles and other junk;
and 36-30, Obtaining food, lodgings, accommodations by fraud, which
immediately followed this section, were deleted 10-8-1997.
[Added 2-24-1999[1]]
No person shall, within the limits of the Township,
on any public property, including but not limited to public parks,
playgrounds, open space, recreation facilities or any other public
facility, discharge or set off any air guns, pellet guns or paintball
guns or any other instrument which propels projectiles.
[Added 12-29-1999[1]]
The use or operation by any person of all-terrain
vehicles, snowmobiles and dirt bikes on Township-owned property is
strictly prohibited at all times.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 164-23, Other disorderly
acts, was repealed 1-31-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-1.
[Amended 12-29-1999]
A.
The term "person" and the term "persons," as used
in this article, shall, wherever appropriate, in connection with the
context, include "corporation" and "corporations," respectively.
B.
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE
DIRT BIKE
SNOWMOBILE
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
A motor vehicle, designed to travel over any terrain, of
a type possessing between three and six rubber tires and powered by
a gasoline engine.
A motor-powered vehicle possessing two or more tires, designed
to travel over any terrain and capable of travelling off of paved
roads, whether or not such vehicle is subject to registration with
the Department of Motor Vehicles.
A motor vehicle, designed primarily to travel over ice or
snow, of a type which uses sled-type runners, skis, an endless belt
tread, cleats or any combination of these or other similar means of
contact with the surface upon which it is operated, but does not include
any farm tractor, highway or other construction equipment or any military
vehicle.
All fines imposed and collected under and by
virtue of this article shall be paid into the treasury of said Township.
[Amended 10-8-1997; 3-8-2006]
A violation of any provision of this article shall be punishable as provided in § 1-9 of this Code.
[Adopted 4-11-2018]
The following acts, among others, are declared to be a nuisance
in violation of this article:
A.
Construction. The operation of any equipment used in commercial construction,
repair, alteration or demolition work on buildings, structures, streets
or appurtenances thereto in residential or commercial land use zones
on weekdays between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following
day, or between 7:00 p.m. Saturday night and 7:00 a.m. Monday morning
and on legal holidays, except in the case of urgent necessity in the
interest of public health and safety and then only with permission
from the Township Council.
B.
Landscaping equipment. The operation of power mowers and power tools
used in landscaping outdoors between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00
a.m. the following day.
C.
Loading operations. Loading, unloading, opening or otherwise handling
boxes, crates, containers, garbage cans, recycling containers or similar
objects between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following
day.
D.
Refuse-compacting vehicles. Operating or permitting the operation
of any motor vehicle which can compact refuse and which creates, during
the compacting cycle, a disturbing noise between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m. the following day.
E.
Solid waste/recycling collection. The collection of solid waste or
recyclable materials between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
the following day.
