[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Dumont by Ord.
No. 680 (Secs. 13-21 through 13-27 of the 1970 Revised
Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter:
Any motor vehicle which is in such defective condition as
to be unable to be moved under its own power, or which does not show
proper license plates and inspection certificate as required by the
laws of New Jersey.
Refers to a vehicle not housed in a structure composed of
four walls, roof and doors completely shielding vehicle from view.
Includes any land which is privately owned within the Borough.
No person shall cause, allow or permit vehicles
to be abandoned or junked on private lots or yards or anywhere in
the open on premises owned by said person in the Borough.
When it has been ascertained that a violation
of this chapter exists, the owner of the vehicle, if he can be found,
shall be given 10 days written notice by the police department to:
A.
Any person affected by any notice which has been issued
in connection with the enforcement of any provision of this chapter
may request, and shall be granted, a hearing on the matter before
the public safety committee; provided that such person shall file
in the office of the Borough Clerk a written petition requesting such
hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefor
within 10 days after the day the notice was served.
B.
Upon receipt of such petition the public safety committee
shall set a time and place for such hearing and shall give the petitioner
written notice thereof.
C.
The hearing shall be commenced not later than 10 days
after the day on which the petition was filed; provided that upon
application of the petitioner, the public safety committee may postpone
the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond such 10 days
period, if in its judgment the petitioner has submitted a good and
sufficient reason for such postponement.
D.
At such hearing, the petitioner shall be given an
opportunity to be heard and to show why such notice should be modified
or withdrawn.
After the issuance by the public safety committee
of an order for removal of an abandoned or junked vehicle, the officer
appointed by the said committee is hereby authorized to go upon the
said premises and remove said abandoned or junked vehicle and collect
from the property owner the reasonable cost of said removal. If necessary,
the Borough shall proceed with a civil action for the recovery of
said cost incurred in removing the abandoned or junked vehicle.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided
by the laws of the State of New Jersey, any person who violates any
provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished
by a fine not less than $200, nor more than $1,000, or imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both.
