[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Township Council) of the Township of Pohatcong 2-6-1973 as Ch. 85 of the 1973 Code. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic - See Ch. 271.
It shall be unlawful to operate any type of unlicensed motor vehicle or conveyance, including but not necessarily limited to snowmobiles; two-wheel motor vehicles known as "mini-bicycles," "trail bicycles," "motor scooters" or "motorcycles"; dune buggies; and go-carts under the following circumstances:
A. 
On the private property of another without express permission to do so by the owner or occupant of said property.
B. 
On any public street located within the Township of Pohatcong.
C. 
On public grounds without express provision or permission to do so by the proper public authority.
D. 
In a manner so as to create loud, unnecessary or unusual noise so as to disturb or interfere with the peace and quiet of other persons and the public.
E. 
In a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger the safety of any person or the property of any other person.
[Added 7-11-1989; amended 9-12-1989]
The following streets shall be subject to a four-ton weight limit, and no vehicles weighing more than four tons, whether loaded or unloaded, shall be permitted on such roads except for local deliveries:
A. 
Pershing Avenue.
B. 
Bliss Boulevard.
C. 
Haig Boulevard.
D. 
Foch Boulevard.
E. 
Liberty Boulevard.
F. 
Hunt Avenue.
G. 
Shimer Boulevard.
H. 
Chestnut Street.
I. 
Ohio Avenue.
J. 
Ligget Boulevard.
K. 
March Avenue.
L. 
New Jersey Avenue.
This chapter shall not apply to police, fire and emergency vehicles.
This chapter shall not be applied to any recognized organization which has applied to the Township Committee[1] of the Township of Pohatcong for specific use privileges for specified township-owned lands and premises for the purpose of having organized and supervised activities conducted thereon, so long as an insurance policy is filed with the Township Clerk of the Township of Pohatcong for which the Township Committee of the Township of Pohatcong has given its specific approval and by which the Township of Pohatcong shall be held harmless for any such use of its lands and premises or any injuries or damages or causes of action arising therefrom.
[1]
Editor's Note: Now Township Council.
The police shall immediately confiscate the unlicensed motor-driven vehicle operated in the prohibited areas or in the prohibited manner described in § 274-1 of this chapter. The unlicensed motor-driven vehicle shall be returned upon payment of the fine or upon direction of the Court.
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500 or shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Judge of the Municipal Court.