[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Barnegat as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-17-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-22]
The purpose of the within article is to regulate the parking of trucks, trailers and other similar vehicles and equipment of a certain size upon roadways within residential neighborhoods. Said vehicles and equipment tend to block the view of other vehicles and children playing in these neighborhoods as well as negatively impacting the aesthetics of the residential neighborhood. This article further provides for a restriction of the parking of said vehicles upon single-family residential properties in order to further protect the health, safety and general well-being of the residents of Barnegat Township.
As used herein, the reference to truck, tractor, tractor trailer, trailer body, mobile home, house trailer, camper trailer, bus or any similar vehicle or equipment means vehicles or equipment having an overall length in excess of 20 feet or a height of more than nine feet.
[Amended 4-27-98 by Ord. No. 1998-8; 11-13-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-34; 3-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-5; 9-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-19]
A. 
No person shall park or store more than one commercial vehicle on a residential street, highway, right of way, or public place within the Township.
B. 
No person shall park a tractor, trailer, recreational vehicle, camper, boat or omnibus on any street in the Township. In addition, no person shall park a trailer on any street, or part of any street, in the Township under any circumstances if it is unattached or connected to a towing vehicle.
C. 
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent any vehicle from making deliveries of merchandise or other property to the premises on the street along which said vehicle is parked, nor to prevent the parking of any such vehicle by any public utility company in connection with the construction, installation, operation and maintenance of public utilities, nor to prevent the parking of vehicles attending to an emergency, nor a contract or vendor actively performing work at the property in front of which it is parked.
[Amended 4-27-98 by Ord. No. 1998-8]
It shall be unlawful for anyone to store trucks, trailers or commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles, motor homes, travel trailers or campers, as defined in this article, on properties in residential zoning districts unless they comply with the following rules:
(1) 
Such storage shall not be located closer than three feet to any side or rear lot line and 10 feet of any street line.
(2) 
Travel trailers or campers shall not exceed 35 feet in length and eight feet in width.
(3) 
Only one such travel trailer or camper shall be permitted to be stored outdoors in any required yard setback areas of a lot on any residential zoning district.
(4) 
No travel trailer or camper stored in conformance with this subsection shall remain in such storage for longer than 12 consecutive months.
(5) 
Any such vehicle stored in accordance with this subsection shall not be occupied and shall not be provided with utility connections other than required for vehicle maintenance and shall not be used for storage of any nonrecreational material.
(6) 
The within section shall not apply to the storage of any construction vehicles engaged in construction for an active construction site.
(7) 
Only one commercial vehicle of a rated capacity not exceeding two tons with two axles, owned or used by a resident of the premises, shall be permitted to be regularly parked or garaged on a lot in any residential zoning district. For purposes of this article, a commercial vehicle is a bus and/or vehicle containing advertising matter intending to promote the interest of any business, whether or not said vehicle is registered as a commercial vehicle with any State Division of Motor Vehicles.
The within article shall not apply to any governmental entity or agency.
Any person who violates any one or more sections of this article shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each separate offense and/or confinement in the Ocean County Jail for a period of not more than 90 days.
[Adopted 3-17-97 by Ord. No. 1997-5]
No person shall park or leave standing any motor vehicle upon any residential lawn area. Lawn area is defined as the property from the front of a residential house, condominium, or cooperative to the street line other than a driveway, walkway, concrete or blacktopped surface parking space.
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $100. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each and every day during which it continues will constitute a separate and distinct offense.
[Added 9-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-19]
Any vehicle parked in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and the Township may provide, after a warning is given, for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall bear the cost of the removal and storage of the vehicle and the cost for removal and storage of the vehicle shall be in accordance with Chapter 68B of the Township Code.