[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Somers Point 6-23-1967
as Ord. No. 11-1967 (Ch. 2 of 1967 compilation). Section
247-4 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
A.Â
No person shall abandon any vehicle within the limits
of the City of Somers Point, nor shall leave any vehicle at any place within
the city for such time and under such circumstances as to cause the same to
appear to have been abandoned.
B.Â
No person shall leave any partially dismantled, nonoperating,
wrecked or junked vehicle upon any street, highway or alley within the city.
No person in charge or in control of any property within the City of
Somers Point, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall
allow any partially dismantled, nonoperating or junked or discarded vehicle
which is owned by him or is under his possession or control to remain on such
property longer than 24 hours or parked upon any of the public streets of
the city longer than said period of time, with the exception that this chapter
shall not apply with respect to a vehicle in an enclosed building or a vehicle
on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place and manner,
when necessary to the operation of such business enterprise.
Any police officer or the Code Enforcement Officer of this city is hereby
authorized to remove or have removed any vehicle left on any public street
or highway or alley within the City of Somers Point which appears to be in
violation of this chapter or is lost, stolen or unclaimed. Such vehicle shall
be impounded until removed, claimed or disposed of.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days or to a period of community service not exceeding
90 days, or any combination of the foregoing.
