No person shall, within the limits of the Township
of Cranbury:
A.
Operate or use any sound-producing instrument, motor, equipment, device or apparatus or permit, make or continue any unnecessary noise at such loud volume or at such unreasonable hours as to disturb, annoy, injure or endanger the comfort, health, peace or safety of others within the Township in violation of Part III, Chapter 160, Noise Control, of this Code.
B.
Cause or permit to be emitted any vile, offensive, obnoxious or nauseating smoke or odor or any other smoke or odor as to disturb, annoy, injure or endanger the comfort, health, peace or safety of others within the Township in violation of Part III, Chapter 160, Noise Control, of this Code.
C.
Cause or permit to be emitted any smoke, fumes, gases,
vapors, steam or other substances of a nature or of such quantity
as to be injurious to life, health, plants, trees, produce of the
soil, buildings or other property.
D.
Maliciously tamper with, alter or plug up any culvert,
drain, drainage ditch, storm sewer, manhole or catch basin.
E.
Post, attach or affix any posters, handbills, signs
or announcements to public property without the prior written consent
of the Township Committee or Township Administrator.
A.
No person shall use, operate, ride upon or otherwise
engage in skateboarding, roller-skating, in-line skating or other
similar skating activity on any public property within the Township
in a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger, damage,
or be likely to endanger or damage, the safety or property of another
person.
B.
In addition to any other penalty or fine which may
be imposed for a violation of this section, the Cranbury Township
Police Department may confiscate and hold any skateboard used, operated
or ridden upon in violation of this section for a period of three
days, after which it may be returned to the violator, or if the violator
is under the age of 18 years, to the violator accompanied by the violator's
parent or guardian. Upon a second offense, the same provision shall
be applied, but said skateboard shall not be returned for a period
of 30 days. Any subsequent offense shall mean permanent confiscation
of said skateboard by the Township of Cranbury. Any such skateboard
confiscated under the terms of this section which is not claimed for
a period of six months may be sold at public auction pursuant to the
provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-157.
A.
It shall be unlawful to operate any type of unlicensed
motorized vehicle or conveyance, including, but not limited to: snowmobiles;
two-, three- and four-wheel vehicles commonly referred to as motorized
scooters, mopeds, minibikes, motorized bicycles, pocket bikes, trail
bikes, and all terrain vehicles; go-carts; motorized skateboards;
dune buggies; or any other similar recreational vehicle in the Township
under the following circumstances:
(1)
On the private property of another without the express
consent of the owner or occupant of said property.
(2)
On any public ground or property, including but not
limited to any public street, road, highway, alley, sidewalk, park,
playground, parking facility or parking lot.
(4)
In a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as
to endanger or be likely to endanger the safety or property of any
other person.
B.
Each motorized vehicle operated under this section
shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order,
and no person shall install a muffler cutout, bypass, echo chamber,
tuned exhaust system or similar device.
C.
Any person operating a motorized vehicle under this
section who is under the age of 18 years shall wear a properly fitted
and fastened approved safety helmet.
D.
The Cranbury Township Police Department is hereby
authorized to confiscate and impound any motorized vehicle which is
allegedly operated in violation of the terms of this section until
such time as the matter can be adjudicated. The owner shall pay the
reasonable costs of the removal and storage which may result from
such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle. Any such
vehicle impounded under the terms of this section which is not claimed
for a period of six months may be sold at public auction pursuant
to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-157, N.J.S.A. 39:10A-1 et seq.
or other such statutory provision applicable to the type of vehicle
impounded.
E.
Notwithstanding the above-mentioned provisions, nothing
in this section shall apply to:
(1)
Any police, fire or other emergency vehicles;
(2)
Motorized wheelchairs as defined by N.J.S.A. 39:1-1
when used by persons with physical disabilities or person whose ambulatory
mobility has been impaired by age or illness; or
(3)
The use of unlicensed motorized vehicles actually
used for agricultural, horticultural, farming or construction purposes.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any paintball gun or similar device in, on or upon any public property,
including but not limited to public parks, playgrounds, streets, open
space, recreation facilities, sidewalks or any other public facility.
B.
Any discharge of a paintball gun or similar device
in, on or upon private property within the Township of Cranbury shall
be permissible only in the following circumstances:
(1)
Where such activity is performed with the consent
of the property owner;
(2)
Where such activity is conducted in such a manner
as to ensure that the paintball or similar projectile is confined
to the limits of the private property where discharged;
(4)
Where the discharge of a paintball gun or similar
device is not conducted in a careless, reckless or negligent manner
so as to endanger or be likely to endanger the safety or property
of any person.
C.
As used in this section, "paintball gun or similar
device" shall mean any gun, pistol, rifle or other device of any description
which is designed or intended to expel a projectile containing paint,
ink, visible liquid or similar material commonly referred to as a
"paintball."
D.
Nothing in this section shall preclude the signing
of a criminal complaint for violation of any of the provisions of
Title 2C of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey or any other applicable
statute of this state.
A.
No person shall possess, discharge or cause to be
discharged any fireworks within the Township of Cranbury.
B.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 21:2-2, the term "fireworks"
shall include any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance
or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose
of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion,
deflagration or detonation.
C.
Notwithstanding the above-mentioned provisions, nothing
in this section shall apply to any persons engaging in the discharge
of fireworks at a commemorative, historical or civic event; provided,
however, that such persons shall have obtained prior thereto a special
permit from the Township Committee upon application prescribed by
the Township Administrator. Any such application and permit shall
be subject to the requirements of the Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C.
5:71-1 et seq., as said Code may from time to time be amended or supplemented.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by Ord. No. 06-19-10]
A.
No person shall hunt, shoot, kill or remove any animal, whether by gun or other firearms, by bow and arrow, crossbow or other weapon, on any lands under the control of or owned by the Township of Cranbury except for those lands addressed in § 110-7.
B.
Notwithstanding
the above-mentioned provision nothing in this section shall apply
to any person authorized by the Township Administrator, Chief of Police
or Township Committee to hunt, shoot, kill or otherwise remove any
animal on Township-owned lands for the purpose of protection of persons
or property or in the interest of public welfare.
A.
No person shall discharge any firearm or arrow within
the boundaries of the Township or across any part of the Township,
nor shall any person have in his possession a loaded gun or nocked
arrow while within 450 feet of any occupied building, except the owner
or lessee of such building or a person specifically authorized in
writing by such owner or lessee, or within 450 feet of any Township-owned
property or any school playground.
B.
As used in this section and pursuant to N.J.S.A. 23:4-16d,
"occupied building" shall mean any building constructed or adapted
for overnight accommodation of a person, or for operating a business
or engaging in an activity therein, whether or not a person is actually
present.
C.
As used in this section, "firearm" shall mean any
handgun, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, automatic or semiautomatic rifle,
or any gun, device or instrument in the nature of a weapon from which
may be fired or ejected any solid projectable ball, slug, pellet,
missile or bullet, or any gas, vapor or other noxious thing, by means
of a cartridge or shell or by the action of an explosive or the igniting
of flammable or explosive substances. It shall also include, without
limitation, any firearm which is in the nature of an air gun, spring
gun or pistol or other weapon of a similar nature in which the propelling
force is a spring, elastic band, carbon dioxide, compressed or other
gas or vapor, air or compressed air, or is ignited by compressed air,
and ejecting a bullet or missile smaller than 3/8 of an inch in diameter,
with sufficient force to injure a person.
D.
Nothing in this section shall apply to the following:
(1)
Law enforcement officers of any governmental agency
while in the performance of their duties;
(2)
Members of any legally recognized military organization
while in the performance of their duties;
(3)
Privately employed security personnel who are authorized
by law to carry firearms while in the performance of their duties;
(4)
Persons lawfully using firearms in the protection
of person or property;
(5)
Persons engaged in the discharge of firearms loaded
only with blanks at commemorative events or historic pageants; provided,
however, that such persons shall have obtained prior thereto a special
permit from the Township Committee upon application prescribed by
the Township Administrator;
(6)
Members of government or civilian rifle or pistol
clubs duly organized in accordance with the rules prescribed by the
National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice in going to or
from their several places of target practice and carrying weapons
necessary for such practice (provided such firearms are unloaded),
and in discharging firearms as part of such practice; provided, that
a copy of the charter is filed with the Chief of Police and that the
practice range, if within the Township, is approved by the Chief of
Police as complying with nationally recognized standards for such
ranges;
(7)
Persons engaged in skeet or trap shooting on ranges
approved by the Chief of Police as complying with recognized standards
for such ranges;
(8)
Members of nonprofit civic or government-affiliated
organizations while engaged in a rifle target shoot sponsored by such
organization; provided, that the range for such target shoot shall
first be approved by the Chief of Police as complying with recognized
standards and that the location of such range, the type and caliber
of the ammunition to be used at such target shoot and the date of
such shoot shall first be approved by the Chief of Police as being
reasonably commensurate with the safety of the public and the participants
in the shoot; and provided, further, that the sponsor of the target
shoot shall first file with the Chief of Police a certificate of an
insurance company authorized to do business in the state evidencing
that the sponsor and the Township are insured against liability for
personal injury or death in the sum of at least $500,000 and against
liability for property damage, arising from the conducting of the
target shoot, in the sum of at least $25,000;
(9)
Animal control activities limited to the euthanization
of animals which have been fatally injured or trapped;
(10)
Farmers, or their designees, carrying or discharging
firearms in the performance of animal control activities in compliance
with state law on properties which are qualified as farmland under
the New Jersey Farmland Assessment Act, N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.1 et seq.;
or
(11)
Persons lawfully hunting upon private property, except
on property located within the following areas: the Village Commercial
Zone or residential zones existing as of the effective date of this
article with the exception of that portion of the Residential-Light
Impact Zone which abuts Dey Road, and provided that said persons meet
the following criteria:
(a)
Have in their possession a valid hunting license
or permit as required by state law;
(b)
Have received written permission from the landowner
or landowner's agent to hunt said property and have said written permission
in the person's possession at the time of hunting;
(c)
Act at all time in compliance with all hunting
rules and regulations promulgated by the New Jersey State Division
of Fish and Wildlife;
(d)
Agree to hunt from a standing tree or structure
as permitted by the New Jersey State Game Code, if requested by the
landowner; and
(e)
Agree to park their motor vehicle(s) in areas
designated by the landowner.
(12)
Deer management. There shall be no deer hunting on Township
property except for wildlife management purposes as approved by resolution
of the Township of Cranbury Committee, in accordance with applicable
state laws and regulations.
[Added 6-24-2019 by Ord.
No. 06-19-10]
(a)
Deer management on Fischer Property, Frosztega Property, Updike
Property, Reinhardt Forest Preserve and Hagerty Preserve. No person
shall hunt, kill, or remove deer from the above-named properties,
or enter such properties while carrying or possessing any weapon otherwise
lawfully possessed for the purposes of hunting, unless that person
has first obtained a municipal deer management permit for such activity.
(b)
Permits.
[1]
Permit eligibility. Municipal deer management permits shall
be issued through a random lottery to any holder of a valid State
of New Jersey hunting license age 18 or older. The Township reserves
the right to limit the number of permits issued. All permits shall
be site-specific and nontransferable.
[2]
Permit application process. All applications must be submitted
in writing to the Township of Cranbury Chief of Police by the applicant,
on a form promulgated by the Police Chief. Application forms may be
made available online. The applicant shall provide the following information:
[a]
Name, address, phone number, and date of birth.
[b]
Automobile license plate number, year, make, model
and color.
[c]
Copies of the applicant's current and valid
New Jersey hunting license(s).
[d]
A signed certification that the applicant is not
prohibited by law from possessing a firearm and has not been convicted
of any felony. Any applicant who is prohibited by law from possessing
a firearm or who has been convicted of a felony shall not be eligible
for a municipal deer management permit.
[e]
A release authorizing the Township to conduct a
background check for violations of the New Jersey Fish and Game Code,
N.J.A.C. 7:25-5 et seq., plus N.J.S.A. Title 23 and for violations
of any local regulations pertaining to parks or to hunting. Any applicant
who has violated any significant provision of the Fish and Game Code,
Title 23 or has violated any local regulation pertaining to parks
or to hunting within five years of the date of the application shall
not be eligible for a permit.
[f]
A copy of a current certificate of insurance confirming
general liability insurance with combined single limits coverage for
bodily injury and property damage of at least $1,000,000 per single
occurrence and $1,000,000 annual aggregate, which can be satisfied
through full membership in the New Jersey State Federation of Sportsmen's
Clubs or other sources.
[g]
Applications shall be reviewed by the Cranbury
Township Police Department for accuracy and for compliance with the
requirements set forth herein. After review, the Cranbury Township
Police Department shall either grant or deny the permit application.
[3]
Permit fees. To defray increased maintenance, materials, labor
and administrative costs incurred by the Township in connection with
its deer management program, the Township Committee may, by resolution,
establish permit fees. The applicant shall submit the required fee
to the Township with the completed application. Any application submitted
without the required fee shall not be processed. Fees collected from
applicants who do not receive a permit shall be returned to the applicant
within 60 days of the denial.
[4]
Duration of permit. Permits shall be valid only during all applicable
state-approved deer hunting seasons, as said dates may be amended
from time to time by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
and the Fish and Game Council. The Township Committee reserves the
right to adjust the duration of the permits by resolution.
[5]
Revocation of permit. The Township Administrator, Police Chief
or designee shall be authorized to revoke any permit issued at any
time if the safety of any persons or personal property, including
that of the Township of Cranbury, is threatened by a permittee. Violations
by any permittee of any significant, applicable state or local rules
and regulations pertaining to hunting or to the use of recreation
land or Township property shall be cause for permit revocation. Authorized
personnel may require such a permittee to leave the area immediately
for just cause.
[6]
Enforcement. The Township Administrator, Police Chief or designee
shall be authorized to revoke a permit issued hereunder at any time
if the safety of any persons or the safety of personal property, including
that of the Township, is threatened. Violations by any permittee of
any significant state or local rules and regulations pertaining to
hunting or use of parkland shall also cause the permit to be revoked.
Where such permit has been revoked or where persons or personal property
are endangered as set forth above, the Police Department is authorized
to require that such person or persons leave the area immediately
and take all steps necessary to eliminate the condition which endangers
persons or personal property.
[7]
Violations and penalties. Any hunting activity undertaken in
violation of this chapter will result in the immediate loss of hunting
privileges on the property and will subject the hunter to any applicable
penalties, including but not limited to the general penalties set
forth in this Code. The maximum penalty for a first offense shall
be $500. The maximum penalty for a second or subsequent offense shall
be $1,000. Any individual hunting on municipally owned property without
a permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be considered trespassing
and subject to the fines and may be prosecuted as trespassers.
[8]
Permit availability, designated properties and notifications.
The number of permits issued each year, the properties for which the
permits are issued and the dates on which those properties may be
hunted, shall be determined annually by resolution of the Township
Committee. A press release and/or notice informing the public of said
designated dates and locations shall be published as follows: the
Township's website, the Township's television channels,
and a press release shall be provided to the official newspaper(s)
of Cranbury Township. Residents within 200 feet of these designated
properties also will be notified by mail.
(c)
Hunter requirements.
[1]
Any recipient of a permit under this chapter shall comply with
all applicable state laws, as well as any rules and regulations promulgated
by the Division of Fish and Wildlife in the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection.
[2]
Deer management program rules and regulations shall be determined
annually by resolution of the Township Committee. In addition, the
following requirements shall apply to all permitted hunters:
[a]
This deer management program is restricted to bow
and arrow hunting only, as defined in the New Jersey Division of Fish
and Wildlife Game Code, N.J.A.C. 7:25-5 et seq.; and is further restricted
to the pursuit of deer, by licensed hunters, during annual prescribed
open seasons as designated in the Game Code and as approved by the
Township Committee.
[b]
All hunting shall be from commercially made tree
stands maintained in safe condition and utilized according to the
manufacturer's specifications and instructions. A commercially
produced fall-restraint harness must be used at all times when using
the tree stand. Only one tree stand is allowed per permit holder.
Hunting from ground blinds, still hunting, and driving deer may be
prohibited per the deer hunt management rules. The type, size, and
maintenance of tree stands shall be established by the Township Committee,
by resolution, for each hunting season.
[c]
All deer must be reported using the New Jersey
Division of Fish and Wildlife's Automated Harvest Report System.
[d]
Permittees shall be authorized to hunt only the
property for which they have been issued a permit and shall be responsible
for knowing property boundaries and where they are at all times. Each
permittee is required to carry his or her municipal deer management
permit on their person when engaging in hunting activities on properties
within this program. Tree stands must be identified with the permit
number clearly readable from the ground. Vehicle permits must be displayed
on the front left side of the dashboard of the authorized vehicle
registered with the deer management program.
[e]
Motorized vehicles shall be restricted to public
roads and designated parking areas.
[f]
Target practice is strictly prohibited. The legal
discharge of a bow into a portable target at the hunt's end is
not considered to be target practice.
[g]
Season dates and bag limits shall comply with those
designated by the State of New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
and the Fish and Game Council for applicable deer management zones.
Additional date and harvest restrictions may be determined annually
by resolution of the Township Committee. Pursuant to state law, Sunday
hunting is prohibited on municipal lands.
[h]
The hunting, killing, pursuit, or removal of any
other wildlife is strictly prohibited.
[i]
Compliance with any additional conditions as may
be deemed necessary to ensure the safety of residents by the Cranbury
Township Police Chief or Township Committee after reasonable notification.
Such conditions may include limiting the days and times during which
the permittees may hunt and restricting the areas within the parks
or open spaces where hunting is permitted.
[j]
Failure to comply with the rules and regulations
in this subsection, or other applicable laws, rules, or regulations
promulgated by the state or Township Committee, shall result in the
forfeiture of a permit issued under this chapter and may affect future
permit eligibility.
A.
No person shall consume or possess or offer to another,
in any open container, any alcoholic beverage in, on or upon any public
place, including but not limited to any public street, road, highway,
alley, sidewalk, mall, shopping center, park, playground, parking
facility, parking lot or in or on the premises of any public building.
B.
No person shall consume or possess or offer to another, in any open container, any alcoholic beverage in or upon any private vehicle of any type whatsoever, including but not limited to motor vehicles, automobiles, equipment, motorcycles, mopeds, bicycles, campers and other vehicles defined pursuant to § 110-3, whether such vehicles are in motion or parked, in any of the public areas as set forth in Subsection A above.
C.
As used in this section, words and phrases shall have the same meanings they have pursuant to Chapter 48, Alcoholic Beverages, of the Code of the Township of Cranbury.
D.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit
the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages:
E.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the
Township Committee may, upon prior application as prescribed by the
Township Administrator, issue a special permit for the distribution,
possession and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages in any public
place in connection with a recognized function.
For any violation of this article, except as otherwise specifically provided for, the violator shall be subject to such fines and other penalties as are provided for in Chapter 1, § 1-15 of this Code, entitled "General penalty; continuing violations." Violations of Chapter 110, § 110-1A and B shall be subject to the fines and other penalties provided for in Chapter 160, Noise Control, § 160-9 of this Code.
