[Ord. No. 10-69 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-022 § 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting
from the handling, preparation, cooking or consumption of food.
Shall mean garbage, refuse or rubbish, including, without
limitation, any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which
has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber,
paper, or other natural or synthetic material, or any combination
thereof, including, but not limited to, any bottle, jar or can, or
any top, cap or detachable tab of any bottle, jar or can, any unlighted
cigarette, cigar, match or any flaming or glowing material or any
garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other
lawn or garden waste, newspapers, magazines, glass, metal, plastic
or paper containers or other packaging or construction material, but
does not include the waste of the primary processes of mining or other
extraction processes, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
Shall mean a container suitable of the depositing of litter.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association or political subdivision of this State subject to
municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean and include any street as hereinafter defined,
and any land owned by the Township, including any park, playground
or recreation area.
Shall mean all putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes,
including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals,
abandoned motor vehicles, parts of motor vehicles, scrap metal, junk,
parts of machines, and solid market and industrial wastes.
Shall mean all nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of
both combustible and noncombustible wastes such as paper, wrappings,
cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass,
bedding, crockery, building materials and other similar materials.
Shall mean any pedestrian walkway within a street right-of-way.
Shall mean any street or road shown upon the Tax Map of the
Township and shall include all parts of the full right-of-way thereof
as shown thereon.
Shall mean the Township of Chatham in the County of Morris.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 2; Ord. No. 2005-022 § 2]
No person shall throw, drop, discard or otherwise place any
litter of any nature upon public or private property other than in
a litter receptacle, or having done so, to allow such litter to remain.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 3; Ord. No. 2005-022 § 2]
No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle or boat,
shall throw, drop, discard, or allow to fall from a vehicle or boat,
any litter upon any street, sidewalk, waterway, or other public or
private property within the Township.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 4]
The owners of improved properties within the Neighborhood Business
Zones as established and defined by the Township Zoning Ordinance
shall keep and maintain their respective properties free from litter
including all walkways, driveways, parking areas and landscaped areas.
The owners shall also keep and maintain the sidewalks abutting their
respective properties free from litter.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 5]
The owners or occupants of property shall keep and maintain
the sidewalks abutting their respective properties free from litter.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 6]
No person shall sweep or otherwise place any litter in any street
or gutter.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 8; Ord. No. 4-90 § 1]
The owners of properties within the Township shall keep and
maintain their respective properties free from litter.
a.
Containerization of Litter. Each owner or occupant of a property
within the Township, whether residential or commercial, shall provide
covered or enclosed litter receptacles adequate for the containerization
of all garbage, refuse, and other litter resulting from the use or
occupancy of the property, and no owner or occupant of a property
shall at any time permit or allow any overflowing litter receptacle.
b.
Construction Sites. No person in charge of or responsible for any
construction work on any lot within the Township shall permit or allow
the accumulation of any litter or waste building materials on such
lot, nor shall such person store any construction materials, waste
building materials or litter outside of any building in a manner that
is likely to cause any of the foregoing to be carried by the forces
or nature onto any adjacent property or street right-of-way.
[Ord. No. 2005-022 § 3]
This section shall be enforced by the Police Department, the
Township Engineer, the Construction Official, the Zoning Officer and
such other persons as may be designated by the Township Administrator.
[Ord. No. 2005-022 § 3]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth at § 1-5, General Penalty, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Chatham.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 9; Ord. No. 13-77 § 1]
Whenever the Mayor shall determine that it is necessary and
expedient for the preservation of the public health, safety, general
welfare or to eliminate a fire hazard, to remove from any property
within the Township or destroy brush, weeds, including ragweed, dead
or dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage,
trash and debris, the Mayor may serve upon the owner or tenant of
such property a written notice to remove or destroy the material or
materials enumerated in the notice within 10 days after the receipt
of such notice.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 9; Ord. No. 13-77 § 1]
In the event that the owner or tenant refuses or neglects to
remove or destroy the material or materials enumerated in the notice
within 10 days after receipt of the notice, then the Mayor shall arrange
for the removal or destruction. Upon completion of the removal or
destruction the Mayor shall certify the cost thereof to the Township
Committee, which shall examine such certificate and, if found to be
correct, shall cause the costs to be billed to the owner of the property
involved as such owner appears from the latest Township tax records.
Unless promptly paid the costs shall be charged against the subject
property, and the amount so charged shall become a lien and tax upon
the property and be added to and be part of the taxes next to be assessed
and levied thereon, and enforced and collected with interest by the
same officers and in the same manner as other taxes.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 7]
No person shall distribute or deliver any handbill, circular,
or other printed matter in any manner that is likely to cause such
handbill, circular or printed matter to become windblown or to fall
upon any street, public place or private property within the Township.
No person shall distribute or deliver any handbill, circular
or other printed matter by placing it upon any windshield of any motor
vehicle regardless of whether or not the handbill, circular or printed
matter is placed between the windshield and windshield wiper.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 10]
No person shall post or affix any notice or poster upon any
lamp post, public utility pole or tree.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 11]
As used in this section:
Shall mean any wheeled carrier provided by the owner or operator
of a store for the use of customers in transporting goods or merchandise.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 11]
Any person who shall furnish shopping carts shall cause each
shopping cart to be conspicuously marked with the name of the store
and with the following notice:
"Removal of this cart from these premises is prohibited by law
(Chatham Township Ordinance 10-69)"
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 11]
Any person who shall furnish shopping carts shall provide an
adequate and suitably located place within a building for the storage
of such carts while not in use.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 11]
Any person who shall furnish shopping carts shall not cause,
permit or suffer any such cart to stand empty upon sidewalks, walkways,
driveways or parking areas for any period of time greater than is
reasonably necessary for the collection of such cart and the return
of such cart to its place of storage within a building. For purposes
of this provision, a period of three hours shall be deemed to be the
time reasonably necessary for the collection of a shopping cart and
return to its place of storage.
[Ord. No. 10-69 § 11]
No person shall operate, use or leave any shopping cart on any
street or sidewalk within the Township, nor shall any person remove
any shopping cart from the property upon which is located the store
providing such cart.
[Ord. No. 24-88 §§ 1,
2; Ord. No. 2000-020 § 1; Ord. No. 2004-020 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-019 § 1]
In accordance with authority granted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7
and N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7.1, the map prepared by John K. Ruschke, P.E.,
Township Engineer, of Hatch, Mott, MacDonald, I&E, LLC, captioned
"Drug-Free School and Public Facility Zone Map", dated August 2, 2005,
is hereby approved as the official finding and record of the location
and boundaries within the Township of Chatham of the area on or within
1,000 feet of school property and of the area on or within 500 feet
of public housing facilities, parks and buildings, as designated thereon.
[Ord. No. 24-88 § 3; Ord. No. 2000-020 § 2; Ord. No. 2004-020 § 2; Ord. No. 2005-019 § 2]
The original of the aforesaid map shall be filed with and maintained
by the Municipal Clerk of the Township. Upon request, the Municipal
Clerk shall provide, at a reasonable cost, a certified copy thereof
together with a copy of this ordinance to any person, agency or court;
provided that, if such copies are requested by the Morris County Clerk
or the Morris County Prosecutor, same shall be provided without cost.
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Editor's Note: A copy of this map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Ord. No. 24-88 § 5; Ord. No. 2004-020 § 3; Ord. No. 2005-019 § 3]
The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared,
recited and stated:
a.
It is understood that the map approved and adopted pursuant to Subsection 3-5.1 was prepared and is intended to be used as evidence in prosecutions arising under the criminal laws of the State, and that pursuant to State law such map shall constitute prima facie evidence of the following:
1.
The location of elementary and secondary schools and public parks
and buildings within the Township;
2.
The boundaries of the real property which is owned by or leased to
such schools or School Board, or owned or controlled by a State, County
or local government unit, as the case may be;
3.
That such school or public property is and continues to be used for
school or public purposes; and
4.
The location and boundaries of areas which are on or within 1,000
feet of such school property and within 500 feet of public parks or
buildings.
b.
As of the date of this map, August 2, 2005, approved and adopted
hereby, all of the property depicted thereon as school property was
owned by or leased to a school or School Board and was being used
for school purposes and all of the property depicted thereon as public
parks and buildings was owned or controlled by a State, County or
local government unit and was being used for such purposes.
c.
Pursuant to the provision of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7 and N.J.S.A. 2:35-7.1, a prosecutor is not precluded from introducing or relying upon any other evidence or testimony to establish a violation of the offense defined in said statutes, including use of a map or diagram other than the one approved and adopted pursuant to Subsection 3-5.1. The failure of the map approved hereby to depict the location and boundaries of any property which is, in fact, used for school purposes and which is owned by or leased to any elementary or secondary school or School Board, or used as a public park or building and which is owned or controlled by a State, County or local government unit, whether the absence of such depiction is the result of inadvertent omission or the result of any changes in the location and boundaries of such property which have not yet been incorporated into a revised map, shall not be deemed to be an official finding and record that such property is not owned by or leased to a school, School Board, or not owned or controlled by a State, County or local government unit, or that such property is not used for school purposes or as a public park or building, as the case may be.
d.
All of the requirements set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7 and N.J.S.A.
2C:35-7.1 concerning the preparation, approval and adoption of a Drug-Free
School and Public Facility Zone Map have been complied with.
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Editor's Note: Prior ordinance history: Ordinance Nos 14-63, 12-76, 96-16, 2001-16, 2003-011, 2007-09, 2007-11. See map included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Ord. No. 2017-17]
As used in this section:
Shall mean the Chief of the Police Department of the Township
of Chatham.
Shall mean any gun, shotgun, rifle, air rifle, pistol, revolver
or other device from which a shot is fired by explosive force.
Shall mean any wild bird, animal or fowl.
Shall mean the Township of Chatham in the County of Morris,
New Jersey.
Shall mean any firearm, bow and arrow, slingshot, or like
device.
[Ord. No. 2017-17]
[Ord. No. 2017-17]
Nothing contained in this § 3-6 shall be interpreted to prohibit the use or discharge of firearms or weapons in connection with any of the following activities:
a.
Target practice with bow and arrow on private property owned or leased
by the persons engaged in such practice or their guests;
b.
Trap shooting or skeet shooting with shotguns at shooting facilities
complying with the following safety standards and conditions:
1.
No shooting station shall be located within 300 yards of any of the
following: any public street or highway; any dwelling or other structure
occupied or used by persons or domestic animals; any park or recreation
lands, whether public or private, which are used by persons or domestic
animals.
2.
A safety shot fall zone semi-circular in shape shall be provided
on the same property with the shooting stations, which zone shall
have a radius of not less than 300 yards measured from the central
shooting station. All land in this safety zone which is within 100
yards of the center shooting station shall be cleared. Conspicuous
warning signs shall be maintained along the outer limits of this safety
zone.
3.
Structures housing traps shall be located and constructed so as to
provide complete protection for operators.
4.
A fence or other barrier shall be maintained to keep spectators at
least 75 feet behind any shooting station.
5.
Only shotguns shall be permitted at any trap or skeet shooting facility.
Only shot no larger than No. 4 fine shot may be used. Solid projectiles
shall not be discharged from any shotgun at any time.
6.
A trap or skeet shooting range shall be operated only during daylight
hours.
7.
At all times during the operation of a trap or skeet shooting facility,
the facility shall be under the immediate supervision and control
of a person qualified in safety procedures in accordance with standards
established by the National Rifle Association.
8.
No alcoholic beverages shall be permitted at or in the vicinity of
a shooting facility on any day when the facility is in operation.
9.
No firearms or ammunition shall be stored at any shooting facility
at any time when the facility is not in operation. In order to assure
compliance with the foregoing safety standards and conditions, no
trap or skeet shooting facility shall be operated in the absence of
written approval issued by the Chief of Police after inspection of
the facility. Such an approval shall remain in effect until revoked.
If at any time the Chief of Police finds that the foregoing safety
standards or conditions are not being complied with, then the Chief
of Police may revoke the approval by a written notice setting forth
the violation or violations, which notice shall be delivered to the
owner of the property upon which the facility is located. The facility
shall not be again operated until any violations are corrected and
a new written approval has been issued by the Chief of Police.
c.
The operation of a commercial pheasant, wild turkey, quail and partridge-shooting
preserve from time to time licensed by the Division of Fish and Game
in the Department of Environmental Protection of the State of New
Jersey in accordance with N.J.S.A. 23:3-29, provided that owner or
tenant of the land used for such preserve first files from time to
time with the Chief of Police a statement regarding any license issued,
the expiration date thereof and the tract of land subject of the license;
or
d.
The control by farmers and fruit growers of certain animals destructive
to crops, produce and poultry as provided in N.J.S.A. 23:4-9, 25 and
42 or other statutes of the State of New Jersey, provided that the
owner or tenant of any property where such control will be carried
on first files a statement to that effect with the Chief of Police.
e.
The harassment of waterfowl on any property larger than five acres
by the owner or occupier thereof by the use of shellcrackers discharged
from a firearm, provided that the owner or occupier of such property
where such harassment will take place first files a statement to that
effect with the Chief of Police.
f.
Deer hunting with bow and arrow, subject to the following safety
standards and conditions:
1.
Any person proposing to engage in deer hunting within the borders
of the Township of Chatham shall first obtain a permit from the Police
Department of the Township of Chatham allowing the discharge of a
bow and arrow for deer hunting.
2.
Permits shall only be issued to individuals possessing a valid New
Jersey State deer bow hunting permit, and shall be limited to no more
than 20 permits per day.
3.
Discharges of bow and arrow for deer hunting may only take place
from tree stands.
4.
Discharges of bow and arrow for deer hunting may not take place on
properties within the R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6A, R-6B and R-6C Residential
Districts as described on the Zone Map of the Township of Chatham,
nor where permission has not been obtained from the property owner.
5.
For any bow hunter who shall use a motor vehicle to access a permitted
hunting area, such hunter shall display during hunting on such motor
vehicle, when parked, a copy of the Township permit or such other
placard or notice as may be provided by the Police Department.
6.
All laws, rules and regulations regarding hunting now or as may be
adopted by the State of New Jersey apply and are incorporated herein.
g.
Deer hunting with shotgun, subject to the following safety standards
and conditions:
1.
Any person proposing to engage in shotgun deer hunting within the
borders of the Township of Chatham shall first obtain a permit from
the Police Department of the Township of Chatham allowing the discharge
of a shotgun for deer hunting.
2.
Permits shall only be issued to individuals possessing a valid New
Jersey State deer shotgun-hunting permit, and shall be limited to
no more than 20 permits per day.
3.
Discharges of shotguns for deer hunting may only take place from
tree stands.
4.
Discharges of a shotgun for deer hunting may take place on properties,
as more particularly located on the south side of River Road to the
Morris County line with Union County from Passaic Street to the Township
boundary with Long Hill Township, on the north side of Green Village
Road from the Township boundary with Harding Township to the intersection
with Shunpike Road and running north to the Township boundary, on
the south side of Green Village Road from the Township boundary with
Harding Township to the R-5A District as shown on the Zoning Map of
the Township of Chatham and running south to the boundary of the Great
Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, on Lots 117 and 117.01 in Block 48.15,
Lot 117.27 in Block 48.16, Lot 10.01 in Block 128 along Southern Boulevard,
on Lots 1 and 2 in Block 64 along River Road, and Lots 92, 93 and
94 in Block 18, and Lots 74, 76, 77, 87, 88, and 89 in Block 48 at
the end of Tanglewood Lane, Block 66, Lot 1 fronting River Road and
Hillside Avenue but only when permission has first been obtained from
the property owner.
5.
For any shotgun hunter who shall use a motor vehicle to access a
permitted hunting area, such hunter shall display, while hunting,
on such motor vehicles, when parked, a copy of the Township permit
or such other placard or notice as may be provided by the Police Department.
6.
All laws, rules and regulations regarding hunting now or as may be
adopted by the State of New Jersey apply and are incorporated herein.
h.
Bear hunting with bow and arrow, subject to the following safety
standards and conditions:
1.
Any person proposing to engage in bear hunting within the borders
of the Township of Chatham shall first obtain a permit from the Police
Department of the Township of Chatham allowing the discharge of a
bow and arrow for bear hunting.
2.
Permits shall only be issued to individuals possessing a valid New
Jersey State bear bow hunting permit, and shall be limited to no more
than 20 permits per day.
3.
Discharges of bow and arrow for bear hunting may only take place
from tree stands.
4.
Discharges of bow and arrow for bear hunting may only take place
on a property and in an area of the Township that complies with all
laws, rules and regulations now or as may be adopted by the State
of New Jersey, including the person having all necessary State and
Township permits.
5.
For any bow hunter who shall use a motor vehicle to access a permitted
hunting area, such hunter shall display during hunting on such motor
vehicle, when parked, a copy of the Township permit or such other
placard or notice as may be provided by the Police Department.
6.
All laws, rules and regulations regarding hunting now or as may be
adopted by the State of New Jersey apply and are incorporated herein.
i.
Bear hunting with shotgun, subject to the following safety standards
and conditions:
1.
Any person proposing to engage in shotgun bear hunting within the
borders of the Township of Chatham shall first obtain a permit from
the Police Department of the Township of Chatham allowing the discharge
of a shotgun for bear hunting.
2.
Permits shall only be issued to individuals possessing a valid New
Jersey State bear shotgun-hunting permit, and shall be limited to
no more than 20 permits per day.
3.
Discharges of shotguns for bear hunting may only take place from
tree stands.
4.
Discharges of a shotgun for bear hunting may only take place on a
property and in an area of the Township that complies with all laws,
rules and regulations now or as may be adopted by the State of New
Jersey, including the person having all necessary State and Township
permits.
5.
For any shotgun hunter who shall use a motor vehicle to access a
permitted hunting area, such hunter shall display, while hunting,
on such motor vehicles, when parked, a copy of the Township permit
or such other placard or notice as may be provided by the Police Department.
6.
All laws, rules and regulations regarding hunting now or as may be
adopted by the State of New Jersey apply and are incorporated herein.
[Ord. No. 2017-17]
Any public officer or other person enumerated in N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6
are specifically exempted from the provisions of this section.
[Ord. No. 2017-17]
The carrying of any loaded firearm within the Township shall constitute prima facie evidence of a discharge prohibited by Subsection 3-6.2.
[Ord. No. 2017-17]
[Ord. No. 11-77 § 1; Ord. No. 99-030 § 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean engaging in conduct in a public place in essentially
one location which conduct may:
Obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles.
Obstruct, molest or interfere with any person lawfully in such
public place, including the making of unsolicited remarks of an offensive
disgusting or insulting nature which are calculated to annoy or disturb
the person to whom or in whose hearing they are made and which will
so disturb such person as to cause an immediate reaction threatening
the public peace and order.
Create or cause to be created any disturbance or annoyance to
the comfort and repose of any person which will so disturb such person
as to cause an immediate reaction threatening the public peace and
order.
Shall mean and include any adult person having care or custody
of a minor, whether by reason of blood relationship, the order of
any court or otherwise.
Shall mean any individual, public or private corporation,
political subdivision, government agency, department or bureau of
the State, municipality, industry, co-partnership, or association,
and including the plural thereof.
Shall mean any place to which the public has access, including
any street, highway, road, alley, sidewalk, park or recreation area,
or other public facility, as well as the front and immediate vicinity
of any store, shop, restaurant or other place of business, any off-street
parking lots open to the public, and any vacant private property not
owned or under the control of the person charged with violating this
section, or in the case of a minor not owned or under the control
of his parent or guardian.
[Ord. No. 11-77 § 2]
Whenever any Police Officer shall in the exercise of reasonable judgment decide that a person in any public place within the Township is loitering within the meaning of Subsection 3-7.1 he may, if he deems it necessary for the preservation of the public peace and safety, order such person to leave that place. Any person who shall refuse to leave after being ordered to do so by a Police Officer in accordance with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
[Ord. No. 11-77 § 3]
No parent or guardian of a minor under the age of 18 years shall
knowingly permit that minor to loiter in violation of this section.
Whenever any minor under the age of 18 years is charged with
a violation of this section, his parent or guardian shall be notified
thereof by the Chief of Police or any other person designated by him
to give such notice.
If at any time within 30 days following the giving of notice
as herein provided, the minor to whom the notice related again violates
this section, it shall be presumed in the absence of evidence to the
contrary that the minor did so with the knowledge and permission of
his parent or guardian.
[Ord. No. 99-030 § 1; Ord. No. 2002-012 §§ 2,
3]
No person shall without legitimate purpose or business cross
any police line or area of investigation which has been established
by any member of the police force of the Township at the scene of
a crime, disaster, conflagration, fire, motor vehicle accident or
other incident.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection 3-7.5, Obstructing the Functions
of Official Township Bodies; Hindering Officials and Subsection 3-7.6,
Motor Vehicle Operators Prohibited from Fleeing Police Officer, previously
codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance No. 99-030 were
repealed in their entirety by Ordinance No. 2002-012.
[Ord. No. 99-030 § 1; Ord. No. 2009-09 §§ 1, 2]
No person shall consume any intoxicating liquor or possess any
open container which contains any intoxicating liquor in or upon any
street, highway, thoroughfare, sidewalk, park recreation area or motor
vehicle within the Township.
[Ord. No. 99-030 § 1]
No person shall engage in the act of urination or defecation
in or upon any public place within the Township.
[Ord. No. 99-030 § 1]
No person shall appear in or upon any public place within the
Township in a state of nudity, or make any indecent exposure of his
or her person, or commit or do any lewd or indecent act, or behave
in a lewd or indecent manner.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection 3-7.10, Destruction or Removal
of Public or Private Property, previously codified herein and containing
portions of Ordinance No. 99-030 was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance
No. 2002-012.
[Ord. No. 99-030 § 1;
amended 3-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
a.
No person shall hide or be in or near any public or private place
with intent to steal any goods or chattels nor intentionally enter
upon or trespass upon the land nor property of any person without
permission for the purpose of tampering with or committing the theft,
or unlawful taking, of a motor vehicle.
b.
Intent shall include entering or remaining on any driveway, paved
surface, or location within 20 feet of a stationary motor vehicle,
knowing that he or she is not licensed or privileged to enter or remain
in said location, and committing any of the following acts:
1.
Peering into a window or a motor vehicle that the person does not
own or have license or privilege to possess; and
2.
Pulling a door handle or taking an action in an attempt to open or
unlock a motor vehicle that the person does not own or have license
or privilege to possess; and/or
3.
Possessing an electronic device, tool or machine that is capable
of determining if an electronic key is located inside a motor vehicle
or able to repeat, duplicate or capture the signal from an electronic
key, or obtain illegal access to the vehicle.
[Ord. No. 11-77 § 4; Ord. No. 99-030 § 1; amended 3-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of § 3-7 of this chapter shall upon conviction be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, § 1-5. The continuation of such violation on each successive day shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by this section or Chapter 1, § 1-5, the minimum fine for a violation of § 3-7.11 shall be $1,000 for the first offense and $2,000 for each second or subsequent offense. Each property trespassed upon, or vehicle tampered or targeted for theft or unlawful removal, shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
[Ord. No. 8-78 § 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean articles borrowed or borrowing from any library
or other source by means of or by charging the same to a Library of
the Chathams library card.
Shall mean the joint library established by the Borough of
Chatham and the Township of Chatham in accordance with N.J.S. 40:54-29.3
et seq.
[Ord. No. 8-78 § 2]
No person shall detain or fail to return any book, periodical,
pamphlet, artistic reproduction, phonograph recording, audio-visual
material or any other article borrowed from the Library of the Chathams
after 30 days have elapsed from the date of posting by certified mail,
return receipt requested, of a notice demanding return thereof, addressed
to the person at the last address furnished to the Library.
[Ord. No. 8-78 § 3]
No person shall cut, tear, deface, disfigure, damage or destroy
any book, periodical, pamphlet, artistic reproduction, phonograph
recording, audio-visual material or other article, or any part thereof,
which is borrowed from, owned by or is in the custody of the Library
of the Chathams.
[Ord. No. 8-78 § 4]
No person shall register or furnish a false name or address
or use without the owner's permission any card other than the one
issued to the person for the purpose of borrowing any book, periodical,
pamphlet, phonograph recording, audio-visual material or other articles
from the Library of the Chathams.
[Ord. No. 8-78 § 5]
a.
The Board of Trustees of the Library of the Chathams shall adopt
and post in a conspicuous place in the Library reasonable rules, regulations
and procedures governing the borrowing of books, periodicals, pamphlets,
or any other item or article which may be available for such borrowing
to the public.
b.
No person shall remove any book, periodical, pamphlet, artistic reproduction,
phonograph recording, audio-visual material or any other item or article
from the Library of the Chathams unless such person shall have first
complied with the rules, regulations and procedures.
[Ord. No. 8-78 § 6]
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Director
of the Library of the Chathams or such other person as may be designated
by the Board of Trustees of the Library of the Chathams.
[Ord. No. 8-78 § 7]
Any person violating any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed $100 for each offense or, in the case of a violation of Subsection 3-8.2 or 3-8.3, for each article detained or damaged. Continued failure to return any such article detained, or to pay the Library of the Chathams the replacement cost thereof, or of any article damaged, for a period of 30 days after conviction of a violation of Subsection 3-8.2 or 3-8.3 shall constitute a separate offense under this section.
[Ord. No. 2004-019 § 1]
The purpose of this section is to prohibit the feeding of unconfined
wildlife in any public park or on any other property owned or operated
by the Township of Chatham so as to protect public health, safety
and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 2004-019 § 1]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this section clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean all animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
Shall mean to give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or
scatter any edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting
or enticing wildlife. Feeding does not include baiting in the legal
taking of fish and/or game.
[Ord. No. 2004-019 § 1]
No person shall feed, in any public park or on any other property
owned or operated by the Township of Chatham, any wildlife, excluding
confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined in zoos, parks or
rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at environmental education
centers).
[Ord. No. 2004-019 § 1]
[Ord. No. 2004-019 § 1]
[Ord. No. 2006-16 § 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean any work performed by contractors for hire on
any property within the Township of Chatham.
Shall mean nationally designated holidays, i.e. New Years
Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Fourth
of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving and
Christmas Day.
Shall mean and include any individual, corporation, partnership,
sole proprietorship, or other business entity, and any property owner,
tenant or occupant of property within the Township of Chatham.
[Ord. No. 2006-16 § 1]
No construction or contractor activity shall take place out-of-doors
on property within the Township of Chatham on Sundays or holidays,
provided that in the event of an emergency unique to the property
or to the community at large this regulation shall not apply.
[Ord. No. 2006-16 § 1]
This section shall be enforced by the Police Department, the
Township Engineer, the Construction Official, the Zoning Officer and
such other persons as may be designated by the Township Administrator.
[Ord. No. 2006-16 § 1]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to the penalties set forth at § 1-5, General Penalty, of the Code of the Township of Chatham.
[Ord. No. 2010-12; Ord. No. 2018-19]
To protect members of the public from the hazards of second hand smoke, smoking is prohibited in and about any municipal building or structure, or within 50 feet thereof, and in or on municipal owned property which shall include, but not be limited to, any municipally-owned park, playground, recreation area or athletic field, including parking lots. For the purposes of § 3-11 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Chatham, the term "smoking" shall mean the burning of, inhaling from, exhaling the smoke from, or the possession of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other matter or substance which contains tobacco or any other matter that can be smoked, or the inhaling or exhaling of smoke or vapor from an electronic smoking device.
[Ord. No. 2010-12]
[Ord. No. 2015-16]
Shall mean the acquisition of information by use of one or
more sensing devices.
Shall mean an unmanned aircraft that can fly under the control
of a remote pilot or by a geographic positions system ("GPS") guided
autopilot mechanism, and that is equipped with any sensing device
or capable of any data collection.
Shall mean a device capable of acquiring data from its surroundings.
Sensing devices include, but are not limited to, cameras, microphones,
thermal detectors, chemical detectors, radiation gauges, and wireless
receivers in any frequency (including cellular, WiFi, or other data
frequencies).
Shall mean an unmanned vehicle or device of any size that
is capable of remote-control flight by any means and that does not
possess any sensing device and is not capable of any data collection.
[Ord. No. 2015-16]
[Ord. No. 2015-16]
a.
This section shall not prohibit the constitutional use of drones
and unmanned aircraft by any law enforcement agency or emergency services
organization of or servicing the Township, the State of New Jersey,
or the United States of America for lawful purposes and in a lawful
manner.
b.
This section shall not prohibit any Federal, State, County or municipal
agency from the use of drones and unmanned aircraft for any lawful
and authorized purpose pursuant to applicable regulation.
c.
This section shall not prohibit the use of unmanned aircraft by any
Federal, State, County or municipal agency, including, but not limited
to, law enforcement and emergency services agencies, for lawful purposes
and in a lawful manner.
[Ord. No. 2015-16]
[Added 10-10-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-17]
The following definitions apply to this section:
Any person purchasing goods or services from a retail establishment.
The person in control of, or having the responsibility for,
the operation of a retail establishment, which may include, but is
not limited to, the owner of the retail establishment.
Any natural person, firm, corporation, partnership, or other
organization or group however organized.
Any store or commercial establishment that sells perishable
or nonperishable goods including, but not limited to, clothing, food,
and personal items directly to the customer and is located within
or doing business within the geographical limits of the Township of
Chatham. Retail establishments include: a business establishment that
generates a sales or use-tax; a drug store, pharmacy, supermarket,
grocery store, convenience food store, food mart, or other commercial
entity engaged in the retail sale of a limited line of goods that
include milk, bread, soda, and snack foods; a public eating establishment
(i.e., a restaurant, take-out food establishment, or any other business
that prepares and sells prepared food to be eaten on or off its premises);
and business establishment that sells clothing, a hardware store,
or any other nonperishable goods.
A durable carryout bag with stitched handles for reinforcement
made from any natural or synthetic material other than plastic film
including, but not necessarily limited to, woven or nonwoven plastic
or cloth, that is at least 10 mils thick, and that is specifically
designed and manufactured for multiple reuse, and that is washable
or is made from a material that can be cleaned or disinfected regularly.
Any bag made predominantly of plastic that is not made or
intended for reuse that is provided by an operator of a retail establishment
to a customer at the point of sale. This definition specifically exempts
the following from the category of "single-use plastic carry-out bag":
Bags provided by operators and used by consumers inside retail
establishments to:
Package bulk items, such as fruit, vegetables, nuts, grains,
candies, or small hardware items;
Contain or wrap frozen foods, meat, or fish, whether packaged
or not;
Contain or wrap flowers, potted plants, or other items where
dampness may be an issue;
Contain live animals, such as fish or insects sold in pet stores;
Contain unwrapped prepared foods or bakery goods;
Contain pharmacy prescriptions or medicines; or
Function as "produce bags" or "product bags," which shall mean
bags used exclusively to carry produce, meats, or other food items
to the point of sale inside a retail establishment or, for reasons
of public health and safety, to prevent such food items from coming
into direct contact with other purchased items.
Newspaper bags for home delivery, door-hanger bags, laundry
and/or dry-cleaning bags, or bags sold in packages containing multiple
bags intended for use as food storage bags, garbage bags, yard waste
bags, or pet waste bags.
Effective March 1, 2020, no retail establishment shall provide
to any customer, or to any person, a single-use plastic carry-out
bag, as defined above. The point of sale in such transactions is deemed
to be at the retail establishment, regardless of where payment for
the transaction physically occurs.
a.
Effective March 1, 2020, all retail establishments shall make available
to customers, upon request by the customer, for a fee to be set by
the retail establishment for each paper bag for the purpose of carrying
goods or other materials away from the point of sale, subject to the
provisions of this section. The fee charged shall be reflected in
the sales receipt and shall be subject to applicable tax. The fee
charged shall be retained by the retail establishment.
b.
The following bags shall be exempt from the fee and are provided
by operators inside retail establishments to:
1.
Package bulk items, such as fruit, vegetables, nuts, grains, candies,
or small hardware items;
2.
Contain unwrapped prepared foods or bakery goods;
3.
Take home uneaten food that has been served in a restaurant;
4.
Take out foods intended for consumption away from the retail establishment
for reasons of public health and safety during the transportation
of such food products;
5.
Contain pharmacy prescriptions and medicinal products; or
6.
Function as "produce bags" or "product bags," which shall mean bags
used exclusively to carry produce, meats, or other food items to the
point of sale inside a retail establishment or, for reasons of public
health and safety, to prevent such food items from coming into direct
contact with other purchased items.
a.
Each retail establishment shall be strongly encouraged to educate
its staff to promote the use of reusable bags and to post signs encouraging
customers to use reusable bags rather than paper carry-out bags.
b.
Each retail establishment shall be strongly encouraged to educate
its staff to make inquiry to a customer whether the customer desires
a paper carry-out bag or has supplied his/her own reusable bags before
offering the paper carry-out bags to the customer.
c.
Each retail establishment shall inform customers that if they choose
a paper carry-out bag they will be charged a fee for each paper bag.
d.
Nothing in this section prohibits customers from using bags of any
type that they choose to bring to retail establishments themselves,
in lieu of using bags available for a fee from the retail establishment,
or from carrying away goods that are not placed in a bag.
e.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a retail establishment from
providing a credit to a customer who has supplied his/her own bags.
f.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a retail establishment from
offering for sale reusable bags as defined in this section.
a.
Any customer who states that she or he participates in, or is a beneficiary
of, any United States government federal welfare program, including
but not limited to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) or any local or County welfare assistance
program, or any New Jersey State welfare program, including but not
limited to the New Jersey Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program
(SNAP) or the New Jersey State Supplemental Security Income Program
(SSI) shall be provided paper bags or reusable bags without charge.
No further identification is necessary.
b.
Any person who receives food, household items and/or personal care
items from a food pantry or food distribution program shall be provided
paper or reusable bags without charge.
a.
The Township of Chatham will provide notice of this section to retail
establishments within the Township no later than January 1, 2020.
b.
The Township of Chatham Registered Environmental Health Specialist
or authorized designee has the responsibility for enforcement of this
section.
c.
Any retail establishment that violates or fails to comply with any
of the requirements of this section after an initial written warning
notice has been issued for that violation shall be subject to a municipal
court summons payable to the municipal court.
d.
If a retail establishment has subsequent violations of this section
after the issuance of an initial written warning notice of a violation,
the following penalties will be imposed and payable by the operator
of the retail establishment:
Nothing in this section is intended to create any requirement,
power or duty that is in conflict with any federal or state law.
All ordinances or parts thereof in conflict or inconsistent
with this section are hereby repealed, but only to the extent of such
conflict or inconsistency, it being the legislative intent that all
such ordinances or part of ordinances now existing or in effect unless
the same are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this
section shall remain in effect.
The provisions of this section are declared to be severable
and if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof
for any reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court
of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases
of this section, but shall remaining in effect; it being the legislative
intent that this section shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity
of any part.
This section shall take effect on March 1, 2020 and publication
as provided by law.
[Added 11-12-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-20]
The purpose is to establish requirements for the proper disposal
of pet solid waste in the Township of Chatham, so as to protect public
health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure
to comply.
[Added 11-12-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-20]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this section clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
That the pet solid waste is removed at once, without delay.
Any person who shall possess, maintain, house or harbor any
pet or otherwise have custody of any pet, whether or not the owner
of such pet.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
A domesticated animal (other than a disability assistance
animal) kept for amusement or companionship.
Waste matter expelled from the bowels of the pet; excrement.
Placement in a designated waste receptacle, or other suitable
container, and discarded in a refuse container which is regularly
emptied by the municipality or some other refuse collector; or disposal
into a system designed to convey domestic sewage for proper treatment
and disposal.
[Added 11-12-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-20]
All pet owners and keepers are required to immediately and properly
dispose of their pet's solid waste deposited on any property, public
or private, not owned or possessed by that person.
[Added 11-12-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-20]
Any owner or keeper who requires the use of a disability assistance
animal shall be exempt from the provisions of this section while such
animal is being used for that purpose.
[Added 11-12-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-20]
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Police
Department and the local Board of Health of the Township of Chatham.
[Added 11-12-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-20]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject, upon conviction, to the penalties provided in § 1-5, General Penalty. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.
[Added 7-15-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-17]
The purpose of this § 3-14 is not to repeal § 30-96.9b (Ordinance 2021-08) but is intended to supplement § 30-96.9b (Ordinance 2021-08) to make clear that the intent of the Township is to prohibit the operation and licensing of all cannabis businesses as defined in Section 3 of P.L. 2021, c. 161, the "New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Moderinzation Act," within the georgraphic boundaries of the Township pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-1 et seq., the Township's authority to protect the public health, safety and welfare of its residents.
[Added 7-15-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-17]
All classes of cannabis operations or establishments or cannabis
distributors or cannabis delivery services as said terms are defined
in Section 3 of P.L. 2021, c. 161, but not the delivery of cannabis
items and related supplies by a delivery service, are prohibited from
operating and being licensed within the geographic boundaries of the
Township of Chatham.
[Added 7-15-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-17]
[Added 7-15-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-17]
This section shall take effect immediately as provided by law.
[Added 9-23-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-20]
This section is adopted to control the planting, cultivating
or growing of bamboo and/or Japanese knotweed in the Township of Chatham;
and to require barriers to prevent the spread of existing bamboo and/or
Japanese knotweed into other areas of the Township.
[Added 9-23-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-20]
Subject to certain exemptions set forth in this section, no
persons, or other property owners or tenants, shall plant, cultivate,
or cause to grow any bamboo and/or Japanese knotweed on any lot or
parcel of ground in the Township of Chatham, subject to the following
exceptions:
a.
The root system of such bamboo plants and/or Japanese knotweed plants
is entirely contained within an above-ground-level planter, barrel,
or other vessel of such design, material, and location as to entirely
prevent the spread of growth of the bamboo and/or Japanese knotweed
plants' root system beyond the container in which it is planted; or
b.
The root system is contained within a properly constructed and maintained
barrier system.
c.
Whether planted or growing in a container, as described herein, all
bamboo plants and Japanese knotweed plants shall be located, trimmed
and maintained so that no part of the plant shall be closer than 10
feet to any property line.
[Added 9-23-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-20]
This section shall not apply to any land owner or possessor
who, prior to the effective date of this section, has planted or caused
to grow any bamboo and/or Japanese knotweed on any property within
the Township limits unless the Code Enforcement Official determines,
on his own or upon complaint from any abutting or nearby property
owner, that any portion of such bamboo and/or Japanese knotweed has
been allowed to grow upon, extend roots across, or extend branches,
stalks or leaves over any public way or any private property not owned
by or in the possession of such land owner or any possessor of said
land.
[Added 9-23-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-20]
Whenever a complaint is received by the Township regarding the
encroachment of any bamboo plant, Japanese knotweed plant or root,
or whenever the Township, on its own observations and inspections,
determines that there is an encroachment of bamboo plants, Japanese
knotweed plants or roots on to the property of another land owner,
or tenant in possession of the property, or both, the Township shall
cause notice to be served, which notice shall be substantially as
follows:
a.
The notice shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested,
properly addressed and with sufficient postage, and also by first-class
mail. Notice by certified mail shall be deemed complete on the date
of personal delivery, or the date the certified mail is marked refused
or unclaimed or otherwise undeliverable by the United States Post
Office, when the first-class mail was not returned.
b.
The notice shall specify the nature of the violation.
c.
The notice shall state that the violation must be corrected within
30 days from the date of the received or returned mailing.
d.
The notice shall state specifically what must be done by the responsible
party to correct the violation.
[Added 9-23-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-20]
a.
Any person determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to have
violated this chapter shall be subject to pay a fine of not less than
$50 per day, nor more than $125 per day, or each day the violation
existed after the date for removal as set forth in the notice which
was sent to violator, and received by the violator. Each day of a
continuing violation shall constitute a separate offense, for which
an additional fine can be levied. The per-day fine will be in addition
to a penalty for failure to comply with the Bamboo and/or Japanese
Knotweed Ordinance. This fine can be up to the maximum penalty set
by the State of New Jersey.
b.
If the violation is not remedied within the time set forth in the
aforesaid notice, the Township is hereby authorized to remove or have
removed any encroaching bamboo and/or Japanese knotweed and to take
all reasonable steps to eradicate the regrowth of the bamboo and/or
Japanese knotweed on the public rights-of-way, including sidewalks,
and to restore such land to its normal condition, prior to such removal
and eradication.
c.
The cost of the corrective action together with any civil penalties,
legal fees and other costs shall be recoverable from the responsible
party.
[Added 9-23-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-20]
This section shall take effect on January 1, 2022.
[Added 3-22-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-04]
a.
N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2.1 makes it unlawful for a person to loiter in a
public place with the purpose of unlawfully obtaining or distributing
a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog.
b.
N.J.S.A. 2C:24-1.1 makes it unlawful for a person to loiter in a
public place with the purpose of engaging in prostitution or promoting
prostitution.
c.
The Township Committee of the Township of Chatham finds and declares
that the municipal regulations contained herein are not preempted
by state law based on the following:
1.
The municipal regulations do not conflict with state law, either
because of conflicting policies or operational effect;
2.
N.J.S.A. 2C:1-5d expresses an intent that the New Jersey Code of
Criminal Justice is to be exclusive in the field, but that section
alone does not preempt these regulations;
3.
The subject matter does not reflect the need for uniformity;
4.
The state scheme is not so comprehensive or pervasive that it precludes
the coexistence of municipal regulations; and
5.
The municipal regulations do not stand as an obstacle to the accomplishment
and execution of the full purposes and objectives of the State Legislature.
[Added 3-22-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-04]
a.
It is the responsibility of local government to adopt regulations
designed to promote the public health, safety and welfare. Such authority
has been delegated to municipalities by the Legislature of the State
of New Jersey.
b.
The Township Committee of the Township of Chatham finds and declares
that the loitering of groups of people or gangs in public places with
the purpose of engaging in criminal activity or unlawful conduct is
a significant problem which threatens the public health, safety and
welfare.
c.
The purpose of these regulations is to deter or reduce criminal activity
and unlawful conduct and to maintain a quality of life within the
community which reassures citizens that they are safe and secure in
public places.
[Added 3-22-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-04]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
following meanings unless the context clearly indicates that a different
meaning is intended.
To include for example, sporting contests such as baseball,
basketball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball,
tennis and track and field.
To include, for example, artistic and intellectual events
such as concerts, dance recitals, lectures, movies, plays, and artistic
displays.
To prowl, remain or wander in one location, including sifting
in or out of a motor vehicle.
Any place to which the public has access, including, but
not limited to, any alley, boardwalk, bridge, driveway, shopping center,
park, parking lot, plaza, public library, public street, sidewalk
or transportation facility, or the doorways and entrance ways to any
building which front on any of the aforesaid places, or a motor vehicle
in or on any such place.
A person is presumed to intend the reasonable and natural
consequences of their actions. A person manifests the purpose to engage
in unlawful conduct when a reasonable person would conclude that such
an intent exists from an observation of the person's actions,
conduct, demeanor, and speech under the attendant circumstances.
To include, for example, a bicycle race, five-mile run, walkathon,
and athletic activities available to the public at large.
To include, for example, contests, shopping, cultural events,
car show, dance, festival, outdoor events, and parades.
[Added 3-22-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-04]
a.
It is unlawful for a person to loiter in a public place with the
purpose of interfering with or obstructing the free flow of pedestrian
traffic or vehicular traffic.
b.
It is unlawful for a person to loiter in a public place with the
purpose of engaging in an altercation with another person.
c.
It is unlawful for a person to loiter in a public place with the
purpose of creating a disturbance or otherwise interfering with a
school activity, such as an athletic event, cultural event, educational
activity, or a social event.
d.
It is unlawful for a person to loiter in a public place that creates
a disturbance or otherwise interferes with a public event or traffic.
e.
It is unlawful for a person to loiter on private property that is
customarily used for a commercial purpose by the public with the purpose
of interfering with or obstructing the free flow of pedestrian traffic
or vehicular traffic seeking the use of the commercial enterprise.
f.
Where one or more persons are participating in a course of unlawful
conduct, as defined herein, a law enforcement officer engaged in executing
or enforcing the law may order the participant and others in the immediate
vicinity to disperse. Any person who fails, neglects, or refuses to
obey this order commits a violation of these regulations.
[Added 3-22-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-04]
[Added 3-22-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-04]
All ordinances or parts thereof in conflict or inconsistent
with this section are hereby repealed, but only to the extent of such
conflict or inconsistency, it being the legislative intent that all
such ordinances or part of ordinances now existing or in effect unless
the same are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this
section shall remain in effect.
[Added 3-22-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-04]
The provisions of this section are declared to be severable
and if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof
for any reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court
of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases
of this section, but shall remaining in effect; it being the legislative
intent that this section shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity
of any part.
[Added 3-22-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-04]
This section shall take effect as provided by law.
[Added 3-22-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-05]
a.
All newly constructed residential dwelling units, including, but
not limited to, condominium complexes, of more than eight dwelling
units and all newly constructed commercial and industrial structures
of more than 10,000 square feet shall provide for the installation
and maintenance of security cameras in accordance with a plan to be
approved by the Construction Code Official with a review by the Chief
of Police or his duly appointed representative.
b.
Any such security cameras shall be installed so as to maintain continuous
surveillance of the public streets, parking lots and sidewalks adjacent
to such dwelling units and shall conform to standards adopted by the
Township for CCTV camera security systems.
c.
Recordings from the surveillance cameras required by this section
shall be maintained for not less than 30 days and shall be made available
to the Chatham Township Police Department in the event the recordings
are needed for an investigation.
d.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to install, maintain,
and operate the security video system. However, it shall be within
the sole discretion of the owner to determine whether personnel shall
be assigned to monitor the cameras in real time.
[Added 3-22-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-05]
[Added 3-22-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-05]
This section shall take effect as provided by law.
