[HISTORY: Adopted by the Governing Body of the Borough of Allendale 12-28-1967 as Ch. 40 of the 1967 Code; amended in its entirety 9-25-1986. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 85.
Amusement games — See Ch. 89.
Animals — See Ch. 93.
Demonstrations — See Ch. 112.
Firearms — See Ch. 125.
Public places — See Ch. 203.
ATTACHMENTS
Schedule A, Prohibited Areas
The several acts and offenses hereinafter enumerated are hereby prohibited, and any person, persons or corporation offending against any of them shall be, upon conviction thereof, subject to the penalty or penalties hereinafter provided.
A. 
Permitting or allowing any house, shop, store or other place connected therewith to be used, frequented or resorted to by riotous or disorderly persons or by vagrants, gamblers or common mendicants.
B. 
Making any threatening, offensive or profane remarks to any member of the Police Department, Fire Department or any Borough employee or municipal official while in the performance of his duties or otherwise interfering with said person while in the performance of his duties.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue, cause or allow to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others, within the limits of the Borough. The following acts, among others, are declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises in violation of this chapter, but said enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive, namely:
[Amended 5-9-2002 by Ord. No. 02-15]
(1) 
Horns, signaling devices, etc. The sounding of any horn or signaling device on any automobile, motorcycle, streetcar or other vehicle on any street or public place of the Borough, except as a danger warning; the creation by means of any such signaling device of any unreasonably loud or harsh sound; and the sounding of any such device for an unnecessary and unreasonable period of time; the use of any signaling device except one operated by hand or electricity; the use of any horn, whistle or other device operated by engine exhaust; and the use of any such signaling device when traffic is for any reason held up.
(2) 
Radios, phonographs, etc. The using, operating or permitting to be played, used or operated, outdoors or indoors, any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound in such manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of the neighboring inhabitants or at any time with louder volume than is necessary for convenient hearing for the person or persons who are in the room, vehicle, chamber or immediate vicinity in which such machine or device is operated and who are voluntary listeners thereto. The operation of any such set, instrument, phonograph, machine or device between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from the building, structure or vehicle in which it is located or from the source itself if located outside a building or vehicle, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
(3) 
Yelling, shouting, etc. Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing on the public streets, particularly between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or at any time or place so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any office or in any dwelling, hotel or other type of residence or of any persons in the vicinity.
D. 
Throwing, spilling, placing or sweeping or otherwise causing to be placed any glass, stones, sticks, papers, meat, vegetables, snow, ice or any other debris of any kind whatsoever or causing water or other liquid to be discharged into or upon any street or public place within the Borough or into or upon any property adjacent to any street or public place within the Borough or in any way obstructing any public street, road, driveway, sidewalk or other passageway.
E. 
Conducting or participating in any parade or similar demonstration on any street or public place within the Borough without first obtaining the permission of the Borough Council.
F. 
Distributing handbills or other advertising matter or canvassing or soliciting orders in or along any street or public or private place without first obtaining the permission of the Police Department.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 194, Peddling and Soliciting.
G. 
Allowing any dog to bark or any other animal to make such noise as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any dwelling or other type of residence or of any persons in the vicinity.
[Added 5-9-2002]
H. 
The use, operation or riding of any skateboard on any public street, sidewalk or other public property or on any private property to which the public is invited, namely sidewalks, driveways, entrances and exits to and from parking lots and parking places. The area of prohibition is described on Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof.[2] The term "skateboard" is intended to mean and include a platform or board with roller-skate wheels or other similar wheels affixed to the underside designed to be ridden by person or persons. The board has no steering device or mechanism to steer or control the direction thereof while being used or ridden even though the direction may be controlled by the rider by shifting the feet or weight during the use or operation.
[Added 9-26-2002]
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Added 5-25-1995]
The following terms shall have the following meanings as used in this chapter:
LOITERING (whether on foot or in a motor vehicle)
Remaining idle or prowling in essentially one location.
MINOR
Includes any person under the age of 18 years of age.
PARENT or GUARDIAN
Includes any adult person having care or custody of a minor, whether by reason of blood relationship, the order of any court or otherwise.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the public has access and shall include any public or private street, highway, road, alley or sidewalk. It shall also include the areas appurtenant to any store, shop, restaurant, tavern, place of amusement or entertainment or other place of business; and public grounds, areas and parks, as well as parking lots or other vacant private property not owned by or under the control of the person charged with violating this chapter or, in the case of a minor, not owned or under the control of his parent or guardian.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 191-3, Loitering prohibited; enforcement, added 5-25-1995, was repealed 2-27-2003.
[Added 5-25-1995]
A. 
Responsibility of parent(s) or guardian(s). No parent or guardian of a minor shall knowingly permit that minor to violate the provisions of this chapter. Whenever any minor is charged with a violation of this chapter, his or her parent(s) or guardian(s) shall be notified by the Chief of Police or any other person designated by the Chief of Police to give such notice. It at any time within 30 days following the giving of the notice as provided in this section, the minor, the parents of whom have received the notice referred to in the previous sentence, again violated this chapter, it shall be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the minor did so with the knowledge and permission of his or her parent(s) or guardian(s).
B. 
Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. Any minor who violates this chapter shall be treated as a juvenile offender in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey. Each violation of the provisions of this subsection shall constitute a separate offense.