[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Lawnside 7-2-1986 by Ord. No.
8-1986. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION — Any building, place or location
designed to supply motor vehicles with gasoline, oils, greases, automobile
sundries, or for the inspection, testing and examination of said motor
vehicles or for the repair or replacement of parts thereof. North
Plainfield v. Perone, 54 N.J. Super 1, App. Div. 1959.
B.
GASOLINE STATION — Any area of land, including structures thereon,
that is used for the sale of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel,
oil or lubricating substance and which may include the sale of motor
vehicle accessories and facilities for polishing, greasing, washing,
spraying, dry cleaning, or otherwise cleaning or servicing such motor
vehicles. (Supermarket Oil v. Zollinger) 126 N.J. Super 505, App.
Div. 1974.
C.
PUBLIC GARAGE — A building or part thereof, other than a private
garage, used for the storage, care or repair of motor vehicles for
profit, including any sale of motor vehicles, fuels or accessories,
or where any such vehicles are kept for hire, (id.).
D.
PREMISES — The property conveyed in a deed; hence, in general,
a piece of land or real estate.
E.
LOT — A portion of land that has been set off or allotted;
a piece, parcel or tract of land, without regard to size; one single
parcel lying together, known as one tract, bought and sold as such,
its meets and bounds generally known and as being the tract, lot or
parcel of land which the parties naturally understand as those which
would appertain to or be connected with the building or buildings
after they should be erected. (Shack v. Trimble), 48 N.J. Super 4555,
1957.
F.
PARKING — The leaving unattended of a motor vehicle which is
ready for use, for a period of hours or, at most, a day or two by
a person capable of operating said motor vehicle.
G.
STORAGE — The leaving unattended of a motor vehicle which is
not ready for use for a period of time exceeding two days.
H.
FENCED-IN AREA — A portion of a lot or premises surrounded
by a dividing wall or enclosure not less than six feet in height.
Except during business hours or when at least one employee is
on the premises, any owner, tenant, occupant, or proprietor of a gasoline
station, motor vehicle service station or public garage shall be permitted
to park or store the following maximum number of motor vehicles, consistent
with the following lists of square footage available at the premises
on which the gasoline station, motor vehicle service station or public
garage is located:
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Lot Size
|
Number of Vehicles Permitted To Be Parked or Stored
|
|---|---|
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2,500 square feet or less
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3 vehicles
|
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2,500 to 10,000 square feet
|
5 vehicles
|
|
10,500 to 15,000 square feet
|
6 vehicles
|
|
15,000 to 20,000 square feet
|
7 vehicles
|
|
20,000 to 25,000 square feet
|
8 vehicles
|
|
25,000 to 30,000 square feet
|
9 vehicles
|
|
Property in excess of 30,000 square feet
|
10 vehicles
|
Within the limitations contained in this section no owner, tenant,
occupant, or proprietor of a gasoline station, motor vehicle service
station or public garage may park or store motor vehicles, unless
said vehicles are parked or stored within a fenced-in area of the
lot or premises upon which said building or structure is located,
provided that such fenced-in area is in existence at the time of final
adoption of this chapter.
All premises within the Borough of Lawnside in which the business
of conducting a gasoline station or conducting a motor vehicle service
station or conducting a public garage is located, shall contain a
fire lane along the front of and, additionally, on at least one side
of the mains structure located on the property. Said fire lane shall
be a minimum of at least 12 feet in width.
Any vehicles left on the premises by customers for more than
30 days shall be presumed to be abandoned. Accordingly, it shall be
the responsibility of the proprietor of a gas station or the proprietor
of a motor vehicle service station or the proprietor of a public garage
to dispose of these abandoned vehicles pursuant to New Jersey State
Law after a period of 30 days from the date these vehicles are left
on the premises.
[Added 9-7-1988 by Ord.
No. 13-1988]
A.
First offense: Any person, company and/or corporation who shall be
found guilty of violation of this chapter shall be fined $250 plus
court costs.
B.
Second offense: Any person, company and/or corporation who shall
be found guilty of violation of this chapter shall be fined $500 plus
court costs.
C.
Third and subsequent offenses: Any person, company and/or corporation
who shall be found guilty of violation of this chapter shall be fined
$1,000 plus court costs.
