[Adopted 6-17-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-22]
The purpose of the within article is to regulate the parking
of trucks, trailers and other similar vehicles and equipment of a
certain size upon roadways within residential neighborhoods. Said
vehicles and equipment tend to block the view of other vehicles and
children playing in these neighborhoods as well as negatively impacting
the aesthetics of the residential neighborhood. This article further
provides for a restriction of the parking of said vehicles upon single-family
residential properties in order to further protect the health, safety
and general well-being of the residents of Barnegat Township.
As used herein, the reference to truck, tractor, tractor trailer,
trailer body, mobile home, house trailer, camper trailer, bus or any
similar vehicle or equipment means vehicles or equipment having an
overall length in excess of 20 feet or a height of more than nine
feet.
[Amended 4-27-98 by Ord. No. 1998-8; 11-13-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-34; 3-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-5; 9-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-19]
A. No person shall park or store more than one commercial vehicle on
a residential street, highway, right of way, or public place within
the Township.
B. No person shall park a tractor, trailer, recreational vehicle, camper,
boat or omnibus on any street in the Township. In addition, no person
shall park a trailer on any street, or part of any street, in the
Township under any circumstances if it is unattached or connected
to a towing vehicle.
C. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent any vehicle
from making deliveries of merchandise or other property to the premises
on the street along which said vehicle is parked, nor to prevent the
parking of any such vehicle by any public utility company in connection
with the construction, installation, operation and maintenance of
public utilities, nor to prevent the parking of vehicles attending
to an emergency, nor a contract or vendor actively performing work
at the property in front of which it is parked.
[Amended 4-27-98 by Ord. No. 1998-8]
It shall be unlawful for anyone to store trucks, trailers or
commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles, motor homes, travel trailers
or campers, as defined in this article, on properties in residential
zoning districts unless they comply with the following rules:
(1) Such storage shall not be located closer than three feet to any side
or rear lot line and 10 feet of any street line.
(2) Travel trailers or campers shall not exceed 35 feet in length and
eight feet in width.
(3) Only one such travel trailer or camper shall be permitted to be stored
outdoors in any required yard setback areas of a lot on any residential
zoning district.
(4) No travel trailer or camper stored in conformance with this subsection
shall remain in such storage for longer than 12 consecutive months.
(5) Any such vehicle stored in accordance with this subsection shall
not be occupied and shall not be provided with utility connections
other than required for vehicle maintenance and shall not be used
for storage of any nonrecreational material.
(6) The within section shall not apply to the storage of any construction
vehicles engaged in construction for an active construction site.
(7) Only one commercial vehicle of a rated capacity not exceeding two
tons with two axles, owned or used by a resident of the premises,
shall be permitted to be regularly parked or garaged on a lot in any
residential zoning district. For purposes of this article, a commercial
vehicle is a bus and/or vehicle containing advertising matter intending
to promote the interest of any business, whether or not said vehicle
is registered as a commercial vehicle with any State Division of Motor
Vehicles.
The within article shall not apply to any governmental entity
or agency.
Any person who violates any one or more sections of this article
shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each separate
offense and/or confinement in the Ocean County Jail for a period of
not more than 90 days.
[Adopted 3-17-97 by Ord. No. 1997-5]
No person shall park or leave standing any motor vehicle upon
any residential lawn area. Lawn area is defined as the property from
the front of a residential house, condominium, or cooperative to the
street line other than a driveway, walkway, concrete or blacktopped
surface parking space.
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be
subject to a fine not to exceed $100. If the violation is of a continuing
nature, each and every day during which it continues will constitute
a separate and distinct offense.
[Added 9-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-19]
Any vehicle parked in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and the Township may provide, after a warning is given, for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall bear the cost of the removal and storage of the vehicle and the cost for removal and storage of the vehicle shall be in accordance with Chapter
68B of the Township Code.