[Ord. No. 92-5 § 55.1; Ord. No. 05-35 § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to 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. 92-5 § 55.2; Ord. No. 05-35 § 2]
As used in this section:
Any used or unconsumed substances 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, leaves, grass clippings or
other lawn or garden waste, newspaper, 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.
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this State subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 92-5 § 55.3]
Litter receptacles and their servicing are required at the following
public places which exist in the municipality, including sidewalks
used by pedestrians in active retail commercially zoned areas, such
that at a minimum there shall be no single linear quarter mile without
a receptacle; buildings held out for use by the public, including
schools, government buildings and railroad and bus stations; parks;
drive-in restaurants; all street vendor locations; self-service refreshment
areas; construction sites; gasoline service station islands; shopping
centers; campgrounds and trailer parks; marinas, boat moorage and
fueling stations; boat launching areas; public and private piers operated
for public use; beaches and bathing areas; and at special events to
which the public is invited, including sporting events, parades, carnivals,
circuses, and festivals. The proprietors of these places or sponsors
of these events shall be responsible for providing and servicing the
receptacles such that adequate containerization is available.
[Ord. No. 92-5 § 55-4; Ord. No. 05-35 § 3]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard or dump along any
street or road, on or off any right-of-way, any household or commercial
solid waste, rubbish, refuse, junk, vehicle, or vehicle parts, rubber
tires, appliances, furniture, private property, or in any place not
specifically designated for the purpose of solid waste storage or
disposal.
B.
Whenever any litter is thrown or discarded or allowed to fall from
a vehicle or boat in violation of this chapter, the operator or owner,
or both, of the motor vehicle or boat shall be deemed to have violated
this section.
[Ord. No. 92-5 § 55-5]
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner to store
or permit storage of any bulky household waste, including household
appliances, furniture and mattresses, in areas zoned residential,
except in a fully enclosed structure or during days designated for
the collection of bulky items.
[Ord. No. 92-5 § 55-6; Ord. No. O-13-19, § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner to store
or permit the storage of tires in areas zoned as residential, or in
nonresidential zones where the property is primarily devoted to residential
use, except in a fully enclosed structure.
[Ord. No. 92-5 § 55-7; Ord. No. O-13-19, § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, or permit the keeping
of, on streets, or any property, except in a fully enclosed structure,
or on the property of a licensed motor vehicle sales, service, towing
or storage facility, any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer which
is missing tires, wheels, engine, or any essential parts, or which
displays extensive body damage or deterioration, or which is disassembled
or partially disassembled. For the purposes of this section, the term
"motor vehicle" shall apply to any powered vehicle or conveyance,
whether or not same was intended or designed for use on streets or
roadways. Subject to the foregoing exceptions, any motor vehicle kept
on streets, or on any property, must be a currently registered vehicle
with valid license plates, provided that same was subject to registration
and/or licensure.
[Ord. No. 92-5 § 55-8]
It shall be unlawful for any residential or commercial property
owner to permit open or overflowing waste disposal bins on his or
her property.
[Ord. No. 92-5 § 55-8]
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven, moved, stopped,
or parked on any public roadway unless such a vehicle is constructed,
covered, or loaded to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting,
leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom. Any person operating a vehicle
from which any materials which constitute litter have fallen or escaped,
which could cause an obstruction, damage a vehicle, or otherwise endanger
travelers or public property, should immediately cause the public
property to be cleaned of all such materials and shall pay the cost
thereof.
[Ord. No. 92-5 § 55-10]
No person shall sweep, throw, or deposit any litter in any sewer,
gutter, curb, street, catch basin, fountain, pond, lake, stream, or
other body of water or any other public place, except that solid waste
material or bagged leaves may be placed at curbside during the Township's
authorized and designated clean-up or pick-up periods. Every person
who owns or occupies property shall keep the sidewalk in front of
his/her premises free of litter or obstructions. All sweepings shall
be collected and properly containerized for disposal.
[Ord. No. 92-5 § 55-11]
It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent, or contractor in
charge of a construction or demolition site to permit the accumulation
of litter before, during or immediately following completion of any
construction or demolition project. It shall be the duty of the owner,
agent or contractor in charge of the construction site to furnish
containers adequate to accommodate flyable or nonflyable debris or
trash throughout areas convenient to construction areas and to maintain
and empty the receptacles in such a manner and with such a frequency
as to prevent spillage of refuse.
[Ord. No. 92-5 § 55-12]
It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant
or person in charge of any structure to keep and cause to be kept
the sidewalk and curb abutting the building or structure free from
obstruction or nuisances of every kind and to keep sidewalks, areaways,
backyards, courts and alleys free of litter.
[Ord. No. 92-5 § 55-13]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, to cause to be
placed or to hire another person to place any advertisement, handbill
or unsolicited materials of any kind or on any tree, utility pole,
street, sidewalk, building or vehicle within the community in such
a manner that it may be removed by natural forces.
[1971 Code § 62-25]
No person shall willfully upset refuse containers or garbage
cans or containers.
[1971 Code § 63-8]
No person shall place, throw, suffer or permit the depositing
of any stone, sticks, glass, snow or ice, or any hard, dangerous or
offensive substance upon any street; nor shall any person throw any
such object or substance at, upon or against any person, vehicle of
transportation, building or other structure; nor shall any person
throw objects from a moving vehicle within the Township.
[1971 Code § 63-9]
No person shall, within the Township, dispose of, throw away
or discard any papers, bottles, tin cans, cartons, garbage or refuse
upon public streets, sidewalks, public grounds or parks, playgrounds
or place of public assemblage or accommodation, including all municipally
owned facilities, nor shall the refuse be thrown into the waters of
any pond, stream or lake, or into waters adjacent thereto, nor shall
any person discharge any sewage or waste into the waters or pollute
the waters in any manner.
[Ord. No. 92-5 § 55-14]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall
upon trial and conviction, be subject to a fine of up to $1,000 or
$100 for each violation, plus the cost of clean-up or community service
work for a period of not less than 30 days, but not to exceed 270
days, or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or any combination
of these penalties. A separate violation shall be deemed committed
on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
[1971 Code § 63-1A; Ord. No. 9-7-82]
No person shall consume or offer to another for consumption,
any alcoholic beverage in an open container while:
A.
In or on any public street, including parking lots.
B.
In or upon any private property or private street, beach, park or
recreational facility, land or thoroughfare or other area frequented
by the public without the express consent, permission or authorization
of the owner or other authorized person empowered to give such consent,
permission or authorization with respect to such property.
C.
In or upon any motor vehicle whether in motion, parked or stopped,
in or on any public street, including parking lots or any other area
frequented by the public or private property without the express,
written consent of the owner or other person authorized to grant such
consent.
D.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the consumption
or possession of an alcoholic beverage within premises licensed by
the New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or where a special
permit is issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:2-5.1 (Social Affairs) and
approved by resolution of the local governing authority for the control
of alcoholic beverages. The permit shall include terms and conditions
as established by the issuing authority and shall note the duration
of such permit.
E.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person may be guilty of violating
this subsection only when the person has failed to obey a request
to cease violating the subsection made by a Police Officer exercising
his discretion reasonably under the circumstances in order to preserve
or promote public peace and order or to reduce the danger of littering,
or curtail noise and the potentiality of public disturbance.
[Ord. No. 12-6-88 § 1]
In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A.
2C:35-7, the Drug-Free School Zone map produced on or about April,
1988 by William Willadsen, Land Surveyor, is hereby approved and adopted
as an official finding and record of the location and areas within
the municipality of property which is used for school purposes and
which is owned by or leased to any elementary or secondary school
or school board, and of the areas on or within 1,000 feet of such
school property.
[Ord. No. 12-6-88 § 2]
The Drug-Free School Zone Map approved and adopted pursuant to Subsection 4-5.1 shall continue to constitute an official finding and record as to the location and boundaries of areas on or within 1,000 feet of property owned by or leased to any elementary or secondary school or school board which is used for school purposes until such time, if any, that this section shall be amended to reflect any additions or deletions with respect to the location and boundaries of school property and Drug-Free School Zones.
[Ord. No. 12-6-88 § 3]
The School Board or the Chief Administrative Officer in the
case of any Private or Parochial school, is hereby directed and shall
have the continuing obligation to promptly notify the County Engineer
and the County Attorney of any changes or contemplated changes in
the location and boundaries of any property owned by or leased to
any elementary or secondary school or school board and which is used
for school purposes.
[Ord. No. 12-6-88 § 4]
The Municipal Clerk is hereby directed to receive and to keep on file the original of the map approved and adopted pursuant to Subsection 4-5.1, and to provide at a reasonable cost a true copy thereof to any person, agency or court which may request such a copy, along with a certification that such copy is a true copy of the map approved and adopted herein and kept on file. It is hereby further directed that a true copy of such map and of this section shall be provided without cost of the County Clerk and to the Office of the Morris County Prosecutor.
[Ord. No. 12-6-88 § 5]
The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared,
recited and stated:
A.
It is understood that the map approved and adopted pursuant to Subsection 4-5.1 was prepared and is intended to be used as evidence in prosecutions arising under the criminal laws of this 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 within the municipality;
(2)
The boundaries of the real property which is owned by or leased to
such schools or a school board;
(3)
That such school property is and continues to be used for school
purposes, and
(4)
The location and boundaries of areas which are on or within 1,000
feet of such school property.
B.
Except as is otherwise expressly noted on the face of the approved
and adopted map, all of the property depicted on the map approved
and adopted herein as school property was owned by (or leased to)
a school or school board and was being used for school purposes as
of July 9, 1987, that being the effective date of L. 1987, c. 101
(N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7).
C.
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 44 of the Laws of 1988, a Prosecutor is not precluded from introducing or relying upon any other evidence or testimony to establish a violation of the offense defined in that Statute, including use of map or diagram other than the one approved and adopted pursuant to Subsection 4-5.1. The failure of the map approved herein 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, 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 approved map, shall not be deemed to be an official finding and record that such property is not owned by or leased to a school or school board, or that such property is not used for school purposes.
D.
All of the requirements set forth in L. 1988, c. 44 concerning the
preparation, approval and adoption of a Drug-Free School Zone map
have been complied with.
[Ord. No. 92-2 § 1; Ord. No. O-20-15]
This section shall be known as the "Towing, Road Service and
Storage of Vehicles Ordinance" of the Township.
[Ord. No. 92-2 § 2; Ord. No. O-20-15]
The purpose and intent of this section is to provide criteria
and standard operating procedures that are reasonable, nonexclusionary
and nondiscriminatory in the selection and use of towing operators,
on a rotational basis, in providing towing, road services and the
storage of vehicles, including, but not limited to, the towing of
vehicles that are abandoned, disabled, illegally parked or stolen,
vehicles involved in accidents and/or those vehicles suspected or
identified by the Township as being involved criminal in activities.
This section shall not apply to any services rendered for the towing,
removal, transportation and/or storage of any motorized vehicles or
equipment not intended for operation on public highways, streets and
roads.
[Ord. No. 92-2 § 3; Ord. No. 99-21 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 04-31 § 1; Ord. No. O-20-15]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The removal and transportation of a vehicle from a highway,
street or other public or private road, parking area or from a storage
facility. This section and the definitions herein shall not include
the recovery of a vehicle from a position beyond the public right-of-way
or berm, or from being impaled upon any other object outside of the
public right-of-way or berm.
Includes:
Commercially manufactured chassis, rated capacity of not less
than 17,500 pounds GVWR;
Commercially manufactured wheel lifting apparatus with a minimum
capacity of four tons;
Dual rear wheels;
Universal tow sling or wheel lift with System 7 safety chains;
Proper safety lights;
Amber rotation emergency flashing light;
Two flood lights to the rear of the vehicle;
One motorcycle sling;
Two-way radio/cell phone.
Lettering in accordance with New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicle
standards for commercial light-duty vehicles.
Commercially manufactured chassis, rated capacity of not less
than 17,500 to 26,000 pounds GVWR;
Commercially manufactured lifting apparatus with a minimum capacity
of 16 tons;
Two snatch blocks, eight-ton rating;
Air brake hookup lines;
Tow sling-towbar or wheel lift with System 7 safety chains;
Proper safety lights;
Amber rotation emergency flashing light;
Two flood lights to rear of vehicle;
Two-way radio.
Commercially manufactured chassis, rated capacity of not less
than 33,000 pounds GVWR;
Commercially manufactured lifting apparatus with a minimum capacity
of 25 tons;
Two snatch blocks, twelve-ton rating;
Air brake hookup lines;
Tow sling-towbar or wheel lift with System 7 safety chains;
Proper safety lights;
Amber rotation emergency flashing light;
Two flood lights to rear of vehicle;
Two-way radio.
A vehicle which has been abandoned, impounded or rendered
inoperable as a result of a mechanical failure, involvement in an
accident or criminal activity. A vehicle, the location of which constitutes
a hazard to the motoring public, shall be deemed disabled for the
purposes of this section.
The act of storing and confining a vehicle upon an order
of the Police Department at either the towing operator's storage
area or at a Township facility as a result of abandonment, involvement
in an accident or suspected criminal activity.
A vehicle storage facility that is completely indoors, having
one or more openings or storage bins in the walls for the storage
of vehicles and that is secured by a locking device on each bin or
opening.
The act of towing a vehicle which is located off the paved
portion of the right-of-way.
A vehicle storage facility that is not completely indoors
and that is secured by a fence, wall or other man-made barrier that
is at least six feet in height and is protected with on-site security
or an alarm system. Outside storage facilities shall also maintain
adequate lighting to protect stored vehicles from vandalism.
A person, firm, corporation or partnership who owns and/or
operates a vehicle on the roads and highways within the Township,
which vehicle, by reason of being disabled or abandoned on the roads
and highways of the Township, requires towing and/or storage.
The act of a tow or service vehicle responding to a service
call and making repairs on site without towing said vehicle back to
the service garage.
A person, firm, corporation or partnership engaged in the
business of providing towing, road and storage services for vehicles.
[Ord. No. 92-2 § 4; Ord. No. O-20-15]
The Chief of Police and the Business Administrator are hereby
designated to administer and enforce all provisions of the "Towing,
Road Service and Storage of Vehicles Ordinance."
[Ord. No. 92-2 § 5; Ord. No. 10-15; Ord. No.
O-20-15]
A.
It shall be the responsibility of the Business Administrator or his
designee, with the advice of the Chief of Police, to approve all applications
for towing operators, to be utilized on a rotational basis for the
purpose of providing emergency towing, road and storage services to
the owners of motor vehicles utilizing Township roads when he determines
that the following requirements have been met by the applicant. On
forms prepared by the Township, and provided by the Business Administrator
or his designee, all towing operators shall submit written documentation
that they are in compliance with the qualification requirements set
forth below:
(1)
Submission of certificate of insurance. All towing operators shall
submit a certificate of insurance to the Business Administrator which
certificate shall name the Township as "an additional insured." The
certificate shall provide evidence that the towing operator carries
the following insurance coverages:
B.
The towing operators agree that to the fullest extent permitted by
law, they shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Township from
and against any and all claims, suits, judgments and demands whatsoever,
including, without limitation, cost, litigation expenses, counsel
fees and liabilities with respect to injury to or death of any person
or persons whatsoever, or damage to property of any kind by whomever
owned, arising out of or caused or claimed to have been caused in
whole or in part by the negligent acts or omissions of the towing
operators or any other person directly or indirectly employed by the
towing operators while in the performance of rendering any services
pursuant to the scope of this section.
[Ord. No. 92-2 § 6; Ord. No. 99-21; Ord. No.
04-31; Ord. No. 07-18 § 1; Ord. No. 10-15 § 2; Ord. No. O-20-15]
A.
Any person, firm, corporation or partnership operating a towing and
storage business shall endeavor to maintain a principal place of operation
or personal residence within the Township as a property taxpayer.
In maintaining a principal place of operation or primary residence
within the Township, any person, firm, corporation or partnership
operating a towing and storage business shall conform to a legally
approved zoning and/or site plan and shall comply fully with all of
the Township's Zoning, Land Use and Property Maintenance Codes.
Failure to comply with the Township's Zoning, Land Use and Property
Maintenance Codes may subject any operator to suspension from the
Rotational Duty Service List upon request to the Business Administrator
from the Township's Construction Code Official/Zoning Officer
and/or Property Maintenance Officer. Those towing operators on the
police rotational list at the time of the adoption of this subsection
shall be deemed to satisfy the residence requirement set forth herein.
B.
Nothing herein shall preclude a towing operator from storing his
towing vehicles and equipment at another location no greater than
five miles outside the boundaries of the Township.
C.
All towing operators shall have a storage facility which can accommodate a minimum of 10 medium-sized vehicles. The storage facilities shall be lighted, fenced and/or secured in order to guarantee the safe storage of all vehicles in accordance with the minimum requirements for indoor and outdoor secured storage facilities as defined under Subsection 4-6.3.
D.
In addition to other equipment which is necessary for the safe performance
of towing, emergency road and storage services, all towing operators
must own and have available at least one conventional wheel lift wrecker
and one flatbed/rollback truck. Towing operators may, at their option,
own and have available one heavy-duty tow truck.
E.
All towing operators' trucks must be equipped with either two-way
radio and/or mobile telephone communications equipment with their
principal place of business, including their garage and/or facilities,
to ensure the proper availability of services and equipment on behalf
of the Township and motorists.
F.
All towing operators' trucks shall be equipped with brooms,
shovels and any other street-sweeping equipment for the purpose of
clearing debris off the roadways. The towing operator shall at the
time of removing any motor vehicle, in response to a police request,
remove from the public or private roads or highways, any motor vehicle
debris or material in the area surrounding the vehicle, including
up to five gallons of any debris or material such as oil, gasoline,
kerosene, antifreeze or other petroleum or chemical products. The
cleanup of debris, other than hazardous materials, shall be performed
by the towing operator, without charge to the Township.
G.
The towing operators' wrecker(s) and all other vehicles shall
be properly licensed and registered with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Commission. All towing operators' vehicles shall display New
Jersey commercial license plates.
H.
All towing operators shall have facilities and equipment that will
ensure and guarantee the furnishing of prompt and efficient services
for all standard passenger automobiles.
I.
The towing operator's company name, address and telephone number(s)
shall be prominently and permanently displayed on both sides of all
wrecker(s) and other towing vehicles.
J.
All towing operators selected to serve on a rotational basis must
guarantee the availability of all services to the Business Administrator
seven days a week, 24 hours a day. In this respect, a towing operator
shall immediately respond to any type of towing emergency, road service
or storage call with the appropriate vehicle and/or equipment within
20 minutes after receipt of telephone notification from the Police
Department's Dispatcher/Desk Officer. Unless heavy or unusual
traffic conditions or inclement weather within the Township prevent
a towing operator from arriving at the scene within 20 minutes, failure
to respond within the time frame shall be considered a breach of this
section.
In the event that a towing operator fails to respond within
20 minutes from the time of the call, the Police Department reserves
the right to contact the next available towing operator on the rotational
list.
K.
In times of emergencies and/or natural disasters, the Township authorizes
the Chief of Police to contact other towing service operators who
may not be on the rotational list.
L.
The owner of a vehicle involved in an accident shall have the right,
if he/she desires, to designate a towing operator of his/her choice,
with the approval of the police officer at the scene of the accident.
M.
Employees of the towing operator, in responding to a call, shall
request and be afforded police assistance during the course of providing
towing, emergency road services or removal of abandoned or accident
vehicles when such employees find it necessary to turn around, back
up, tow in the opposite direction of traffic, or cross the median.
N.
A towing operator shall not permit a vehicle to be removed from the
site of a vehicular accident, the scene of a crime of any other instance
or situation without the prior approval and permission of a police
officer and/or superior at the scene.
O.
There shall be a yearly inspection of all towing and storage businesses
included on the police rotational list to ensure compliance with the
minimum standards set forth in this section. There shall be no fee
for said inspection.
P.
All towing operators on the police rotational list shall tow Rockaway
Township Police vehicles without charge within the boundaries of the
Township. Towing of all other municipal vehicles shall be charged
to the Township at a 30% discount from regular applicable rates.
[Ord. No. 92-2 § 7; Ord. No. 99-21 § 4; Ord. No. O-20-15]
A.
The fees set forth on the schedule for towing and storage rates are
the maximum permitted charges that shall apply to the towing and/or
storage of passenger automobiles or other vehicles. Towing operators
transporting multiple passenger cars at one time shall receive the
applicable fees for each vehicle transported.
B.
It shall be the responsibility of all towing operators to provide
all motorists utilizing the towing operator's services with a
written schedule of fees which lists in full all fees to be charged
for towing, storage and road service within the Township. Towing operators
shall not exceed the maximum charges set forth on the fee schedule
for towing and the storage of vehicles regulated under the provisions
of this section.
C.
The towing and storage fee schedules of all towing operators serving
the Township on a rotational basis shall be filed with the Chief of
Police and the Township Clerk and shall be made available to any citizen
upon request. The fee schedules shall be available at the Municipal
Building, located at 65 Mount Hope Road, Rockaway, Monday through
Friday, except holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
D.
In addition, the Chief of Police and the Township Clerk shall be
informed in writing at least 10 business days prior to the amendment
of any towing operator's towing and storage fee charges. Under
no circumstances shall any amendments exceed the maximum amounts for
towing and storage as described below.
E.
In no instance shall the towing operator request payment from the
Township for any services rendered to the owners of private vehicles
except, however, in those cases where the Police Department authorizes
the removal of a Township-owned vehicle, or a vehicle that is abandoned
or related to criminal activity.
[Ord. No. 92-2 § 7; Ord. No. 99-21 § 5; Ord. No. 04-31 § 3; Ord.
No. 07-18 §§ 1-5; Ord. No. 10-15 § 3; Ord.
No. O-12-20; Ord. No. O-14-03 § 1; Ord. No. O-20-15]
The following fees represent the maximum fees permitted under this section. It shall be unlawful for any towing operator to charge a fee in excess of the fees prescribed in this section for the services regulated therein. The fees prescribed in Subsection 4-6.8A and B herein represent the initial flat towing fee from the site of the incident or the vehicle location in the Township of Rockaway to the towing operator's storage facility, even if towed without the consent of the owner.
A.
Towing rate. The towing rate within the Township of Rockaway is $150.
An additional charge of $5 per mile may be charged by the towing operator.
B.
The storage rate for vehicles weighing less than 17,500 pounds shall
be $45 per calendar day. The storage rate for vehicles weighing between
17,500 pounds and 26,000 pounds shall be $75 per calendar day. The
storage rate for vehicles weighing in excess of 26,001 pounds shall
be $150 per calendar day.
C.
Road repair service charge. The above fees shall be exclusive of
any other repair service costs provided by the towing operator, including
but not limited to such activities as repairing flat tires, installing
new and/or spare parts to a disabled vehicle or removal of debris
from the roadway. Towing operators shall charge $95 per hour for light-duty
road service and $125 per hour for medium-duty and heavy-duty road
service. However, the towing operator shall be permitted to also charge
an additional fee based on the towing operator's costs for parts
or materials. Whenever applicable, it shall be the responsibility
of the towing operator to first inform the owner of the vehicle of
the estimated total charges for parts and/or materials prior to the
performance of the road repair services.
D.
Extra person. $95 per hour.
E.
Heavy-duty wreckers. The maximum fee permitted for heavy-duty towing
services shall not exceed $450 per hour.
F.
Light-duty vehicle recovery. The fee for light-duty vehicle recovery
shall be $175 per hour from the time the towing vehicle begins recovery
to the time when the vehicle is recovered.
G.
Medium-duty vehicle recovery. The fee for medium-duty vehicle recovery
shall be $250 per hour from the time the towing vehicle begins recovery
to the time when the vehicle is recovered.
H.
Heavy-duty vehicle recovery. The fee for heavy-duty vehicle recovery
including vehicles weighing between 26,001 pounds and 80,000 pounds
shall be $500 per hour, which rate includes operator and vehicle.
The rate for vehicles weighing over 80,000 pounds shall be at the
discretion of the towing operator.
I.
Road call. The maximum fee for a road call for passenger vehicles
shall be $95 per hour regardless of the time of day.
[Ord. No. 92-2 § 8; Ord. No. 99-21 § 7; Ord. No. O-20-15]
Following the approval of applications by the Business Administrator,
it shall be the Chief of Police's responsibility to establish
a towing operator's Rotational Duty Service List. The Police
Department shall call the towing operators in sequential order as
set forth by the Chief so that each towing operator will be given
the opportunity to respond to individual calls as received by the
Township. The Police Department shall have the right to call the next
towing operator on the list should a towing operator fail to respond
to a call within 20 minutes or if the first operator called cannot
be reached by telephone or advises that he is unable to respond. The
final decision on the towing operator called shall be within the discretion
of the Shift Commander based on individual emergent need such as vehicle
location, traffic, volume of police calls for assistance and proximity
of the towing operator to the vehicle location.
[Ord. No. 92-2 § 9; Ord. No. 99-21 § 6; Ord. No. O-20-15]
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to establish reasonable
rules and regulations for the supervision, inspection and safe operation
of tow trucks, wreckers and other related vehicles and equipment in
accordance with the standards outlined in this section. The Chief
shall maintain due vigilance over all towing operators to make certain
that the tow trucks and other related vehicles and equipment are maintained
in a safe working condition for transporting and hauling disabled
vehicles. The Chief of Police or his duly designated representative
shall have the right at all times to inspect all towing vehicles and
related equipment which perform services pursuant to this section.
At any time, should the Chief or his designee determine that
the vehicles and/or equipment being used are unsafe, he shall have
the power and authority to direct the immediate correction or repair
of any automotive defect, malfunction or violation of motor vehicle
regulations within a specified period of time to be determined by
the Chief. The Chief of Police is authorized and empowered to establish
and transmit to all towing operators on the rotational list, such
additional rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions
of this section as may be reasonable and necessary in carrying out
the provisions of this section.
[Ord. No. 92-2 § 10; Ord. No. O-20-15]
A.
The Chief of Police shall have the power to suspend a towing operator
from the Rotational Duty Service List for a period of up to 30 calendar
days for failure to comply with any provision of this section. A subsequent violation may
result in the permanent removal of a towing operator from the Rotational
Duty Service List for a twelve-month period. A towing operator may
appeal the Chief's ruling of either a suspension or a permanent
removal. In such cases, an appeal may be filed with the Township Clerk
within 10 business days of the Chief's decision. A hearing may
be held by the Township Council within 30 business days of the filing.
The Township Council shall render its determination within 20 business
days following the conclusion of the hearing. The governing body's
determination as rendered shall be final and conclusive under this
section.
B.
In addition, failure to comply with the Township's Zoning, Land
Use and Property Maintenance Codes may subject any operator to suspension
from the Rotational Duty Service List upon request to the Chief of
Police from the Township's Construction Code Official/Zoning
Officer and/or Property Maintenance Officer. Any towing operator suspended
from the Rotational Duty Service List for any violation of the Township's
Zoning, Land Use and Development and/or Property Maintenance Codes
shall have the right to due process and appeal as set forth in Subsection
4-6.11A above.
[Ord. No. 92-2 § 11; Ord. No. 04-31 § 4; Ord. No. O-20-15]
A.
Any person, firm or corporation who willfully violates any of the provisions of this section, Towing, Road Service and Storage of Vehicles, of the Code of the Township of Rockaway, shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, § 1-5. Each and every violation of this section, or each and every day that any violation shall be permitted to continue, shall be construed as a separate and distinct violation hereof. The Police Department is specifically designated as the enforcement officers to serve and execute process for violation of this section.
B.
Any operator engaged in the removal of motor vehicles, or any employee,
officer, or agent thereof, who engages in a pattern or practice of
knowingly violating the fee limits set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.50
may be liable to the municipality for a civil penalty of not less
than $25 or more than $50 for each motor vehicle stored with the operator,
as set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.51.
[Ord. No. 99-21 § 8; Ord. No. O-20-15]
No impounded vehicle shall be released without proper authorization
from the Rockaway Township Police Department. Vehicle releases may
be obtained between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except legal holidays.
[Ord. No. 04-31 § 5; Ord. No. O-20-15]
A.
Any registered owner who wishes to report a complaint arising from
the towing and storage of their motor vehicle required by the Township
without the consent of the owner shall file a formal written complaint
on a form provided by the Township Police Department.
B.
The following information shall be provided on the Towing and Storage
Complaint Form:
(1)
Name, address, and telephone number of the complainant.
(2)
Date of complaint.
(3)
Date of incident, summary of the incident or alleged violation.
(4)
Towing or storage facility involved and/or location of the incident.
(5)
Make, model, year and license plate number of the vehicle involved.
(6)
Police officer present at the same.
(7)
Final disposition of complaint.
C.
All complaints must be filed within 30 days of the subject incident.
All complaints shall be reviewed by the Chief of Police, or his designee,
who shall conduct an investigation of the incident or violations alleged
in the complaint in accordance with the Internal Affairs Guidelines
established by the New Jersey Attorney General. The issues raised
in the complaint shall either be resolved by the Police Department
or referred to the appropriate court for remediation of the complaint
within 60 days of the filing of the complaint. Status reports shall
be prepared every 60 days until the complaint has been resolved. Copies
of the Towing and Storage Complaint Form and all reports concerning
the status or resolution of the complaint shall be forwarded to the
complainant, the towing company involved, and the police officer present,
as well as being kept on file at the Police Department upon resolution.
[Ord. No. 8-10 § 1; Ord. No. 10-15 § 4; Ord. No. O-12-20 § 2; Ord. No. O-20-15]
A.
Frequency of auctions. The Township shall make every effort to hold
auctions of vehicles pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:10A-1 et seq. approximately
every three months.
B.
Minimum bid. The minimum bid for any vehicle to be sold at auction
shall not be less than the total towing and storage charges due on
the vehicle up to and including the date of the auction. At least
14 days prior to the regular Township Council meeting at which the
Council will authorize the auction, the towing operator shall submit
to the Police Department, in writing, the total towing and storage
charges incurred and to be incurred up to and including the date of
the auction. No additional towing and storage charges shall accrue
on the vehicle after the date of the auction unless the vehicle is
not picked up by the successful bidder within the time period set
forth in Subsection 4-6.15D(2) below. Said information shall immediately
be forwarded to the Township Clerk.
C.
Qualified bidders. Any and all person of legal age shall be permitted
to place a bid on a vehicle at an auction.
D.
Sale of vehicle at auction.
(1)
The successful bidder for any vehicle sold at auction must submit
full payment to the Township Clerk at the Municipal Building on the
day of the auction. Payment may be made by cash or certified or bank
check or any combination thereof and is nonrefundable. In the event
the successful bidder does not submit full payment to the Township
Clerk before the end of the day on the day of the auction, on the
next succeeding business day, the Township shall have the right, in
its sole and complete discretion, to accept the bid of the second
highest bidder. In the event the second highest bidder is no longer
interested in purchasing the vehicle for the price set forth at the
auction, the Township will dispose of the vehicle as set forth in
Subsection 4-6.15F below.
(2)
All successful bidders are required to pick up the vehicle from its
then location within five business days of the auction. In the event
the vehicle is not picked up by the successful bidder within five
business days, then the Township may convey the Application for Title
to the towing operator transferring the vehicle to the towing operator
so that the towing operator may dispose of the vehicle. When picking
up the vehicle, the successful bidder must bring the receipt issued
by the Township Clerk indicating payment in full was submitted to
the Township.
(3)
After submitting payment in full and picking up the vehicle, the
successful bidder shall then immediately obtain the Application for
Title to the vehicle from the Township Clerk.
E.
Distribution of proceeds from sale. In the event the vehicle is sold
at the auction, the towing operator shall receive from the proceeds
of the sale all outstanding towing and storage charges due up to and
including the date of the sale in the amount as submitted to the Township
Clerk as set forth in Subsection 4-6.15B above. In no event shall
the proceeds submitted to the towing operator exceed the total towing
and storage charges submitted in writing by the towing operator to
the Township Clerk prior to the auction. The Township shall retain
all proceeds received in excess of the total outstanding towing and
storage charges, if any. As all successful bidders are required to
submit full payment to the Township Clerk, payment of the outstanding
towing and storage charges to the towing operator will be made through
the Township.
F.
Vehicles not sold at public auction. In the event a vehicle is not
sold at auction, the Township shall have the option of either submitting
payment to the towing operator for the outstanding towing and storage
charges as set forth by the operator in accordance with Subsection
4-6.15B, above, but not to exceed a total of $400, and retaining the
vehicle for Township use, or in lieu of payment of the outstanding
towing and storage charges, convey the title to the towing operator
transferring the vehicle to the towing operator so that the towing
operator may dispose of the vehicle. The towing operator shall reimburse
the Township for the cost of the Township acquiring title upon receipt
of the same.
G.
Township acquisition of vehicles. The Township may acquire vehicles
to be sold at auction for use by the municipality through one of the
following methods only:
(1)
As specifically set forth in Subsection 4-6.15F above, in the event
a vehicle is not sold at auction, the Township may submit payment
to the towing operator for the outstanding towing and storage charges,
not to exceed a total of $400, and retain the vehicle for Township
use; or
(2)
Upon approval by the Township Business Administrator and the Township
Chief of Police, a Township representative may bid on a vehicle at
the auction. In the event the Township representative is the successful
bidder, the proceeds from the sale of the vehicle shall be distributed
as specifically set forth in Subsection 4-6.15E above.
[Ord. No. 89-25 preamble]
The Township Council has determined that it should address the
issue of audible alarm systems of indeterminate duration, and the
Township Council finds that audible alarm systems should contain a
feature to terminate the alarm within a reasonable time, so as to
minimize the annoyance and inconvenience to the public.
The security aspects of an alarm system are not compromised
or reduced by such a feature, and a termination requirement is a reasonable
accommodation between the need for security and the public's right
to be free from intrusive and unwanted noise.
[Ord. No. 89-25 § 1]
As used in this section:
Any electrical or mechanical equipment or devices designed
to signal the presence of an emergency or other situation of urgency
requiring immediate attention by law enforcement or rescue personnel,
and which utilizes a system which generates sound to the exterior
of the premises as a means of alerting persons in the vicinity to
the emergency.
The activation of an audible alarm system by any activity
which is not due to illegal entry, fire, or similar circumstances
which the alarm system is designed to protect against.
[Ord. No. 89-25 § 2; Ord. No. 94-27 § 1]
It shall be unlawful in the Township for the owner or occupant
of any premises, whether residential or nonresidential, to install,
maintain, operate, or utilize any audible alarm system for the premises
owned or occupied by such person, unless the alarm system is such
that it is designed to automatically terminate the audible alarm within
15 minutes after commencement.
[Ord. No. 89-25 § 3]
[Ord. No. 89-25 § 4]
It shall be unlawful in the Township for the owner or occupant
of any premises to allow, suffer, or permit any audible alarm system
to activate its sound system more than once within any twenty-four-hour
period, unless the second or any subsequent alarm was generated by
activity designed to be detected by the alarm system, and not by a
false alarm.
[Ord. No. 89-25 § 5]
[Ord. No. 95-4 § 1]
This section shall hereafter be known and referred to as the
"Public Library Regulations of the Township of Rockaway."
[Ord. No. 95-4 § 2]
As used in this section:
Any books, photographs, written materials, phonograph records,
video cassettes, compact discs, audio cassettes, books-on-tape, periodicals,
pamphlets and other materials provided by the library for the use
and convenience of its patrons.
Any library owned, established or operated by the Township
of Rockaway pursuant to the New Jersey Statutes.
[Ord. No. 95-4 § 3]
The Board of Trustees of the Rockaway Township Free Public Library
shall adopt and post, in a conspicuous place in the library, reasonable
rules, regulations and procedures governing the borrowing of library
materials which may be available for borrowing to the public and concerning
such other matters as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Board
of Trustees.
[Ord. No. 95-4 § 4]
No person shall remove library materials from any public library
within the Township of Rockaway without complying with the library's
procedures with respect to borrowing library materials.
[Ord. No. 95-4 § 5]
No person shall detain or fail to return any book or article
borrowed from the public library of Rockaway Township or any branch
thereof contrary to the rules and regulations of the library after
30 days has elapsed from the date of posting, by certified mail, return
receipt requested, of a notice demanding return thereof, addressed
to such person at the last address furnished to the library or branch.
No person shall refuse or fail to return any materials borrowed
from the public library within the Township of Rockaway within the
time periods provided.
[Ord. No. 95-4 § 6]
No person shall willfully or maliciously cut, tear, deface,
disfigure, damage or destroy any book, material or other article or
any part thereof which is owned by or is in the custody of the public
library.
[Ord. No. 95-4 § 7]
Person failing to return library materials within the time provided
shall be notified by the library by certified mail, return receipt
requested, that the materials must be returned within 30 days of the
date of receipt of the notice. Failure to comply with this notice
and return the materials or in the alternative to pay the replacement
value of the materials as established by the library, should they
have been lost or destroyed, shall result in the filing of a complaint
in the Municipal Court by the library and the imposition of penalties
as set forth herein below.
[Ord. No. 95-4 § 8]
No person shall register or furnish a false name or address
to obtain a library card or use without the owner's permission any
library card other than the one issued to said person for the purpose
of borrowing library materials from the Rockaway Township Free Public
Library.
[Ord. No. 95-4 § 9]
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Director
of the Rockaway Township Free Public Library or such other person
as may from time to time be designated by the Board of Trustees of
the Library.
[Ord. No. 95-4 § 10]
Any person or persons, including any corporation, found guilty
of violating this section shall be fined a sum not exceeding $100
for each offense. Each item or material detained or damaged shall
constitute a separate offense under this section.
[1971 Code §§ 63-1, 63-4, 63-23, 63-24; Ord. No. 07-26 § 1; Ord. No. 10-8 § 1; Ord.
No. 10-16; Ord. No. 11-04]
A.
Breach of peace prohibited; noise restrictions. No person shall make,
aid, assist in any riot, breach of peace or disturbance, be guilty
of any disorderly conduct. Repairs, construction work or maintenance,
including use of lawn mowers or other type of equipment which involves
annoyance to person or persons, are prohibited on any day of the week
between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Emergency repairs to
Township infrastructure are exempt from the provisions of this paragraph.
B.
Behavior of persons in vehicles. No person in a vehicle shall make
offensive remarks or gestures to any person or persons on the public
streets, these remarks being uncalled for and unwanted and contrary
to proper decorum. No person or persons in a vehicle shall accost
male or female persons on foot or in another vehicle in a seductive
or enticing manner, or in any manner contrary to good taste and decorum,
either by words or gestures or mannerisms.
C.
Nuisances in streets and other public places. No person or persons
shall urinate or defecate or commit any kindred nuisance in any public
street, public or quasi-public place, such street, public or quasi-public
place or other public place not provided for such purpose.
D.
Interference with retail or wholesale business practices. No person
shall purposely interfere with, hinder, disturb or obstruct any retail
or wholesale business operation, function or activity, nor shall any
person purposely interfere with, hinder, disturb or obstruct any retail
or wholesale business owner, employee, agent or personnel acting in
the furtherance of the interests of that business, with the intent
to prevent, undermine or otherwise obstruct the lawful retail or wholesale
practices of that business. This section does not apply to conduct
considered lawful competitive economic practices.
E.
OTHER PUBLIC PLACE
Definition. As used in this section:
Includes the quasi-public area in front of or adjacent to
any store, shop, restaurant, luncheonette or other places of business,
and shall include also any parking lots or other vacant private parking
lots or other vacant private property not owned or under the dominion
of the person charged with a violation of this section.
[1971 Code §§ 63-2, 63-3; Ord. No. 98-22 § 1]
A.
OBSTRUCTS
PUBLIC PLACE
Definitions. As used in this subsection, the following words and
terms shall have the following meanings:
To render impassable without unreasonable inconvenience or
hazard.
Any place to which the public has access, including but not
limited to a public street, road, thoroughfare, sidewalk, bridge,
alley, plaza, park, recreation or shopping area, public transportation
facility, vehicle used for public transportation, parking lot, public
library or any other public building, structure or area.
B.
Prohibited acts. No person, whether on foot or in a motor vehicle
shall, in a public place:
(1)
Engage in fighting or threatening, or in violent or tumultuous behavior
or create a hazardous or physically dangerous condition by an act
which serves no legitimate purpose of the actor, if done with the
purpose to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly
create a risk thereof;
(2)
Address unreasonably loud and offensively coarse or abusive language,
given the circumstances of the person present and the setting of the
utterance, to any person present, if done with the purpose to offend
the sensibilities of a hearer or in reckless disregard of the probability
of doing so;
(3)
Wander, remain, or prowl in a public place with the purpose of unlawfully
obtaining or distributing a controlled dangerous substance or controlled
substance analog; and Engage in conduct that, under the circumstances,
manifests a purpose to obtain or distribute a controlled dangerous
substance or controlled substance analog. Conduct that may, where
warranted under the circumstances, be deemed adequate to manifest
a purpose to obtain or distribute a controlled dangerous substance
or controlled substance analog, includes, but is not limited, to conduct
such as repeatedly beckoning to or stopping pedestrians or motorists
in a public place, repeatedly passing objects to or receiving objects
from pedestrians or motorists in a public place, repeatedly circling
in a public place in a motor vehicle and on one or more occasions
passing any object to or receiving any object from a person in a public
place;
(4)
Make, or cause to be made, a communication or communications anonymously
or at extremely inconvenient hours, or in offensively coarse language,
or any other manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm, if done with
the purpose to harass another. Such a communication may be deemed
to have been made either at the place where it originated or at the
place where it was received;
(5)
Subject another to striking, kicking, shoving, or other offensive
touching, or threaten to do so, if done with the purpose to harass
another;
(6)
Engage in any other course of alarming conduct or of repeatedly committed
acts with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy such other person, if
done with the purpose to harass another;
(7)
Purposely or recklessly obstruct any highway or other public passage
whether alone or with others if such person has no legal privilege
to do so, except that a person speaking or otherwise communicating
with a gathering of persons or a person who is a member of such a
gathering is not in violation of this section. A person in a gathering
shall not refuse to obey a reasonable official request or order to
move to prevent obstruction of a highway or other public passage or
to maintain public safety by dispersing those gathered in dangerous
proximity to a fire or other hazard. An order to move, addressed to
a person whose speech or other lawful behavior attracts an obstructing
audience, shall not be deemed reasonable if the obstruction can be
readily remedied by police control of the size or location of the
gathering;
(8)
With the purpose to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession
or gathering, do an act tending to obstruct or interfere with it physically;
(9)
Knowingly or recklessly create or maintain a condition which endangers
the safety or health of a considerable number of persons by conduct
either unlawful in itself or unreasonable under all the circumstances,
or knowingly conduct or maintain any premises, place or resort where
persons gather for purposes of engaging in unlawful conduct;
(10)
Purposely desecrate, deface, damage or pollute any public monument,
insignia, symbol or structure or place of worship or burial; or
(11)
Purposely and knowingly recklessly put or attempt to put another
in fear of bodily violence, causing a serious and immediate likelihood
of causing fear of unlawful bodily violence by placing on private
property of another a symbol, an object, a characterization, an appellation
or graffiti that exposes another to threats of violence.
C.
Penalties. Any person violating any provisions of this subsection
shall, upon conviction, be punished by one or more of the following
in the discretion of the Court: (1) a fine not exceeding $1,000; (2)
by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days; and/or (3) by a
period of community service not to exceed 30 days.
[1971 Code §§ 63-6, 63-21, 63-22]
A.
Destruction of property. No person shall, within the limits of the
Township, maliciously destroy, damage or injure the personal property
or real property of any person, firm or corporation, or any public
property, whether the same be personal or real; nor shall any person
place or cause to be placed any material or obstruction, or interfere
in any manner whatsoever with public or private property, specifically,
but not by way of limitation, of sewers, drainage and water facilities,
whether they be located on the public roads or private property, nor
shall any person suffer any interference, damage or injury to any
public or private property which shall affect the normal use thereof.
B.
Entering and damaging schools. No person shall, within the limits
of the Township, enter any building or go upon the lands of any public
school and break, injure or deface such building or any part thereof,
or to the fences, Porta-Johns or other property belonging to or connected
with such building or lands; and no person shall disturb the exercise
of any public school or molest or give annoyance to the children attending
such school, or annoy any teacher therein.
C.
Damaging public buildings. No person shall destroy or abet in destroying
any public building or public work; no person shall injure, tarnish,
or deface or besmirch any public building, work, tree, light or traffic
post, fence, streetlight post, telephone, telegraph or electric power
pole, fire hydrant, aboveground facilities, monument, statue, flagpole,
or contents and fixtures of any public play area, park or stadium.
[1971 Code § 63-7]
No person shall:
A.
Mutilate or remove any notice or damage, destroy or remove any warning
sign or signal or remove any barricade placed or posted on any street
in connection with or relating to the closing of any street;
B.
Drive any vehicle over or upon the closed portion of any street;
or
C.
Violate any rule or regulation for the use of any street.
[1971 Code § 63-17; Ord. No. 7-3-73]
A.
No person shall conduct himself in or about the Township having concealed
upon him any implements with an intent to break or enter into any
building; nor shall any person have upon him, whether concealed or
not, any implements or things with the intent of committing any unlawful
act; nor shall any person be present in or near any dwelling, house,
warehouse, stable, barn, garage or any place of public resort or assemblage
for business, worship or amusement or other lawful purpose, with intent
to steal any goods or chattels; provided, however, that this section
shall not apply to law officers and other persons duly authorized
under State Statutes to carry weapons.
B.
No person shall, within the limits of the Township and without lawful
authority, carry any revolver, pistol or other firearm or other instrument
of the kind known as a blackjack, sling shot, billy, sand-club, sandbag,
bludgeon, metal knuckles, dagger, dirk, dangerous knife, stilletto,
bomb or other high explosive, concealed in or about his clothes or
person, or in any automobile, carriage, motorcycle or other vehicle.
C.
No person shall, within the limits of the Township and without lawful
authority, discharge any revolver, pistol, rifle, shotgun or other
firearm, except at authorized firearm ranges or other locations approved
by the Chief of Police, and except for the purpose of hunting, provided
that any person discharging any revolver, pistol, rifle, shotgun or
other firearm for the purpose of hunting shall have first complied
with all applicable Federal, State and local regulations.
[1971 Code §§ 63-16; 63-18]
A.
Interference with Township officers or employees. No person shall
interfere with, hinder, disturb or obstruct the proceedings, functions
or deliberations of the Council of the Township of Rockaway or any
other official body in the Township, nor shall any person molest,
obstruct, hinder or interfere with any Township Officer or Official
engaged in the performance of his duty or knowingly resist or oppose
any person authorized by law to make arrests or to serve any writ,
bill, order or process when the person so authorized is acting in
the performance of his duty.
B.
Interference with fire fighting; false alarms. No person shall intentionally,
willfully or maliciously interfere with, destroy or injure any of
the wires, posts, machines, bells, sirens, boxes, locks or other apparatus
of any fire alarm system; nor shall any person intentionally, willfully
or maliciously interfere with the same or any part thereof with intent
to create a false alarm or obstruct the efficient operation of the
same or any part thereof, or hinder or impede any of the operations
intended to be accomplished thereby, nor shall any person intentionally,
willfully or maliciously cause a false alarm of fire to be given in
any manner, within the limits of the said Township; nor shall any
person during an alarm of fire hinder, prevent or deter by any device
whatsoever any Fireman or other person from rendering lawful assistance
in abating or quelling such fire, or hinder or interfere with any
Fireman from going to or returning from the place where any building
or other property is on fire, or from which an alarm proceeds; nor
shall any person hinder or obstruct the passage of any fire engine,
hook or ladder truck, hose cart or any fire apparatus in going to
or from the place from which an alarm of fire proceeds, or where any
building or other property may be burning; nor shall any person intentionally
or maliciously ring or cause to be rung any type of alarm involving
ambulance service, thereby giving or causing to be given a false alarm
for ambulance service, nor shall any person intentionally, willfully
or maliciously send any message of false alarm of fire or ambulance
call by telephone or by any other method or means. No person shall
drive a motor vehicle or other vehicle over fire hose or fire equipment
except as authorized by the authority in charge.
[1971 Code § 63-20]
No person shall, within the limits of the Township, deal, play
or engage in faro, roulette, lottery, number games or other games
of chance, either as banker, player or dealer, or otherwise, for the
purpose of gaming or gambling for money or other valuable things.
Raffles and bingos for which permits are obtained are excluded from
the prohibition herein set forth.
[1971 Code § 63-10 — § 63-15]
A.
Obscene drawings. No person shall write or cause to be written any
lewd, indecent or obscene word or words, mark or marks whatsoever,
or draw or cause to be drawn any lewd, indecent or obscene figure
upon any house, building, wall, fence or other place in the Township.
B.
Telephone calls. No person who telephones another shall address to
such person any lewd, lascivious or indecent remarks; nor shall any
person repeatedly telephone another for the purpose of annoying or
molesting such person.
C.
Indecent exposure. No person shall intentionally appear on any street,
avenue, road, highway or other public place in a state of nudity,
or make any indecent exposure of his or her person, or commit or cause
to be committed, or participate in, the commission of any lewd or
indecent act or behavior.
D.
Sale or show of publications and performances. No person shall sell
or offer to sell any lewd or indecent picture, books, device or thing
or exhibit or perform or cause to be exhibited or performed any lewd,
immoral or indecent dance, show, play or other presentation.
E.
Prostitution. No person shall by word, act, sign or other device
invite, solicit or aid or abet in inviting or soliciting unlawful
sexual intercourse or any other unlawful, lewd, indecent or lascivious
act.
F.
Acts severally prohibited. All acts constituting lewd, immoral or
indecent conduct, unlawful destruction of property, willful injuries
to or unlawful interference with persons, hazards to the public health
and breaches or disturbances of the peace not expressly hereinbefore
mentioned are severally prohibited.
[Ord. No. 93-20 § 1; Ord. No. 12-03 § 2]
The Township hereby authorizes games of chance to be conducted on Sundays within the Township of Rockaway, County of Morris, subject to approval as specifically set forth below in Section 4-12. This specific authorization for games of chance on Sunday is being provided by the Township pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:47-6.8.
[Ord. No. 05-45 § 1]
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:47-4.10(c), the Township hereby exempts
all qualified organizations, as defined by N.J.A.C. 13:47-1.1, from
payment of municipal fees in connection with licenses for legalized
games of chance. This exemption does not affect the legalized games
of chance application and licensing requirements nor does it affect
the fees to be paid to the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission.
[Ord. No. 12-03 § 1]
The Township Clerk is hereby authorized and delegated to approve
the granting of raffle and bingo licenses to be held in the Township
of Rockaway.
