A.
The purpose of this article is to prohibit and regulate
certain methods of operation of motor-driven vehicles or conveyances
as defined herein and to establish thereby certain conditions and
places where such vehicles may be operated in an effort to prevent
serious injury and annoyance to persons and property
B.
It is not intended hereby to establish any regulation
or prohibition pertaining to the operating of motor vehicles upon
any of the public streets, roads, highways or other public thoroughfares
which is covered and regulated by Title 39, Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Regulation, of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Those motor vehicles generally referred to as minibikes,
motorbikes, mopeds, scooters, trail bikes, go-carts and similar devices
regardless of the number of wheels equipped thereon.
An established program created and carried on pursuant to
the permission or authority of the Township governing body or any
of its agencies or the Township Board of Education.
All other publicly owned or right-of-way property, including
but not limited to parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, beaches,
storage or garage areas, sidewalks and property owned or controlled
by the Board of Education of the Township.
All other real property within the Township.
Those areas established and usually used for general public
licensed motor vehicle traffic.
It shall be unlawful to operate or allow, permit or cause to be operated any motor-driven vehicles or conveyances, as defined in § 96-23, within the limits of this Township under any of the following conditions:
A.
Upon any area defined herein as “other public
or quasipublic property,” unless such operation is in connection
with an authorized and supervised municipal program permitting such
use and at the time such municipal program is being conducted.
B.
Upon any private property without the express written
permission of the owner of such property; however, such written permission
shall not be required if such operation is conducted upon such private
property wherein the operator resides. Where necessary, written permission
shall be in the possession of the operator at the time of the operation.
It shall be unlawful for any operator to operate
any such motor-driven vehicle or conveyance upon any place or area
regulated hereby and create loud, unnecessary or unusual noises so
as to disturb or interfere with the peace and quiet of another person
or to operate such motor-driven vehicle or conveyance in a careless
or reckless manner so as to endanger a person or property.
Any person who violates any provision of § 96-25 shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of not more than $200 or imprisonment not exceeding 10 days, or both; a person violating any other provision of this article shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 60 days, or both.
