A vehicle which has remained on or along any highway or other
public property or on private property without the consent of the
owner or other person in charge of the private property for a period
of more than forty-eight (48) hours, or for any period without current
license plates, shall be presumed to be an abandoned motor vehicle.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, possessor or occupant of
land in a residential zone in the Township with the exception of legal
commercial nonconforming uses located therein, to store, place or
permit to be stored or placed upon such land, other than in an enclosed
building or in a duly-licensed junk yard operated pursuant to all
applicable regulations of the Township, any automobiles so in need
of repair as to render them incapable of being readily operated under
their own power, or automobiles not currently licensed, or any parts
of any such automobiles or vehicles.
If an owner, possessor, or occupant of lands fails or refuses to abate the violation within ten (10) days from the date of receipt of the publication of the notice provided for in Section
61-4 herein, the Township, through its Zoning Officer, Police Department, or other authorized official of the Township, may serve the said owner, possessor or occupant the summons for violating the within chapter.
If the owner, possessor, or occupant of the lands is adjudged
by the Municipal Court of the Township of Plumsted to have violated
this chapter, the Township, through its servants, agents or employees
at the direction of the court, may enter upon the lands and premises
for the purpose of removing such motor vehicle or parts thereof. The
Township shall take possession of any such motor vehicle and proceed
to dispose of it in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:10A-1,
et seq.