[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Evesham 8-2-2011 by Ord. No. 24-8-2011.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 45.
Curfew and loitering — See Ch. 63.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 75.
Noise — See Ch. 104.
Public nudity — See Ch. 105.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 64,
Peace and Good Order, adopted 6-21-1994 by Ord. No. 21-6-94, as amended.
No person, shall within the Township of Evesham:
A.
Be loud, unruly, unmanageable, riotous, uncontrollable or disorderly
in any public place or quasi-public place so as to cause a disturbance
or annoyance to neighbors, adjacent property owners or other persons
within a reasonable proximity;
B.
Cause or permit to be emitted any vile, offensive, obnoxious or nauseating
odor;
C.
Cause or permit any sound which by its length or volume creates a
disturbance or annoyance to adjacent property owners;
D.
Willfully or maliciously ring or sound or cause to be rung or sounded
any bell, siren or other alarm to give false impression of a fire
or emergency;
E.
Appear on any street, road, avenue, park or other parks, including
in vehicles parked on the same in a state of nudity.
F.
Remove or interfere with or disturb any lantern, warning signal,
obstruction or barricade lawfully placed in or across any public street
by a public authority, its contractors, agents, servants or employees.
G.
It shall
be unlawful for any person to engage in the smoking of marijuana,
cannabis or cannabis item in or on any indoor public place or public
place.
[Added 8-11-2021 by Ord. No. 33-8-2021]
[Amended 8-11-2021 by Ord. No. 33-8-2021]
As used in the chapter, the following terms have the following
meanings:
Any usable cannabis, cannabis product, cannabis extract and
any other cannabis resin, all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L.,
whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, and every compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative mixture, or preparation of the plant or its seeds,
but shall not include any other ingredient combined with cannabis
to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink, or other
product. "Cannabis" does not include hemp or a hemp product cultivated,
handled, processed, transported, or sold pursuant to the New Jersey
Hemp Farming Act, P.L. 2019, c. 238 (N.J.S.A.4:28-6 et seq.).
An electronic device that can be used to deliver nicotine,
cannabis or other substances to the person inhaling from the device,
including, but not limited to, an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo,
or pipe.
A structurally enclosed place of business, commerce or other
service-related activity, whether publicly or privately owned or operated
on a for-profit or nonprofit basis, which is generally accessible
to the public, including, but not limited to: a theater or concert
hall; public library; museum or art gallery; bar; restaurant or other
establishment where the principal business is the sale of food for
consumption on the premises, including the bar area of the establishment;
garage or parking facility; any public conveyance; any facility used
for the holding of sporting events; or recreational facility, shopping
mall or retail store; hotel, motel or other lodging establishment;
apartment building lobby or other public area in an otherwise private
building.
All parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing
or not; the seeds thereof, and every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant or its seeds, except
those containing resin extracted from the plant products cultivated,
handled, processed, transported, or sold pursuant to the New Jersey
Hemp Farming Act, P.L. 2019, c. 238 (N.J.S.A. 4:28-6 et seq.).
Wherever appropriate in connection with the context, includes
corporation, partnership, association and individual and shall include
the plural.
Any place to which the public has access that is not privately
owned; or any place to which the public has access where alcohol or
cannabis consumption is not allowed, including, but not limited to,
a public street, road, thoroughfare, sidewalk, bridge, alley, plaza,
park, playground, swimming pool, shopping area, public transportation
facility, vehicle used for public transportation, parking lot, public
library, or any other public building, structure, or are, including
beach area.
The smoking, vaping, aerosolizing, burning of, inhaling from,
exhaling the smoke from, or the possession of a lighted cigar, cigarette,
pipe or any other matter or substance which contains tobacco, cannabis
or any other matter that can be smoked, or the inhaling or exhaling
of smoke or vapor from an electronic smoking device.
