Borough of Eatontown, NJ
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2023-12-06
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 102 Balloons and Aerial Luminaries
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 12 (Reserved)
- Ch 17 Defense Council, Local
- Ch 18 Departmental Organization
- Ch 19 Department of Administration
- Ch 20 Departments
- Ch 21 Emergency Medical Services Department
- Ch 22 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 27 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 Fire Department
- Ch 35 First Aid and Fire Company Volunteers
- Ch 39 Historical Committee
- Ch 48 Officers and Employees
- Ch 52 Pensions
- Ch 55 Police Department
- Ch 57 Professional Services
- Ch 63 Sewerage Authority
- Ch 67 Smoking
- Ch 70 Third-Party Payroll Disbursement
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 78 Alarm Systems
- Ch 82 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 86 Ambulances
- Ch 89 Land Use
- Ch 93 Amusement Devices, Coin-Operated
- Ch 94 Amusement Parks, Facilities and Games
- Ch 97 Animals
- Ch 101 Autobuses
- Ch 102 Balloons and Aerial Luminaries
- § 102-1 Release of balloons and other aerial luminaries.
- § 102-2 Release of aerial luminary lanterns.
- Ch 106 Boardinghouses and Rooming Houses
- Ch 111 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 113 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 116 Certificates of Occupancy
- Ch 118 Checks
- Ch 122 Child Care Centers
- Ch 123 Clothing Donation Bins
- Ch 126 Commercial Drivers' Licenses
- Ch 129 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 130 Criminal History Record Background Checks
- Ch 133 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 136 Drug-Free School Zones and Public Property
- Ch 141 Election Districts
- Ch 145 Existing Structures
- Ch 150 Fees
- Ch 152 Filming
- Ch 154 Firearms
- Ch 158 Fire Hydrants
- Ch 161 Fire Prevention
- Ch 165 Fireworks
- Ch 169 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 170 Glare Nuisances
- Ch 175 Hotels And Motels
- Ch 176 Housing Standards
- Ch 179 Hunting
- Ch 183 Improvements, Off-Tract
- Ch 186 Insurance
- Ch 190 Intersection and Roadway Sight Obstructions
- Ch 194 Junk Dealers
- Ch 198 Licensed Occupations
- Ch 200 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 201 Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy Businesses
- Ch 203 Littering
- Ch 207 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 211 Multiple-Dwelling and Mobile Home Park Superintendents, Licensing of
- Ch 214 Multiple-Dwelling Security Fund
- Ch 218 Public Nuisances
- Ch 222 Nursing Homes, Transportation Requirements
- Ch 227 Parking Areas, Public
- Ch 230 Parking for the Handicapped
- Ch 233 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 237 State of Emergency
- Ch 240 Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers
- Ch 244 Pool and Billiard Parlors
- Ch 247 Precious Metals
- Ch 250 Property Maintenance
- Ch 251 Bamboo, Regulation of
- Ch 253 Publications, Sales and Distribution
- Ch 254 Raffles
- Ch 256 Rent Control
- Ch 257 Rental Properties
- Ch 258 Retail Food Establishments and Vending Machines
- Ch 261 Sales
- Ch 264 Sewage Treatment and Disposal
- Ch 266 Sewers
- Ch 267 (Reserved)
- Ch 268 Shopping Carts
- Ch 270 (Reserved)
- Ch 272 Skateboards, Skates, Roller Blades, and Low-Speed Electric Bicycles
- Ch 274 Snow, Ice, Grass and Weed Removal
- Ch 278 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 281 Solid Waste
- Ch 282 Special Events, Outdoor Sales and Temporary Displays
- Ch 283 Stormwater Management
- Ch 285 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 289 Swimming Pools
- Ch 293 Taxation
- Ch 296 Taxicabs
- Ch 300 Tobacco Products
- Ch 303 Towing
- Ch 307 Trees, Removal of
- Ch 312 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 319 Water
- Ch 323 Weeds and Grass
- Ch 326 Youth Sports Code of Conduct
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 329 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 333 Boarding Homes for Children
- Ch 342 Plumbing
- Ch 347 Smoke
- Ch 350 Solid Waste
- Ch 356 Weeds and Grass
- Part IV: Shade Tree Commission Legislation
- Ch 359 General Provisions, Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 360 Shade Trees
- Appendix
- Ch A361 Police Department
- Ch A362 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A363 Agreement With Bell Atlantic-New Jersey for Lines and Communications Facilities
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Eatontown 8-28-2019 by Ord. No. 18-2019. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
A.
Purpose and intent. This chapter is adopted in order to protect the
environment, particularly the wildlife, and the health, safety and
well-being of persons and property by prohibiting the release of aerial
luminary lanterns and helium balloons into the atmosphere. The balloons
include latex and Mylar, as it has been determined that the release
of balloons inflated with lighter-than-air gases pose a danger and
nuisance to the environment, particularly to wildlife and marine animals.
Also, when Mylar balloons contact a power line, their metallic properties
can cause the equipment to short-circuit. The spark could lead to
a power outage and/or fire. These balloons tend to constitute a public
nuisance and may pose a threat to the safety of its inhabitants and
their property. Aerial luminaries can cause fires and also eventually
return to Earth as litter.
B.
Distribution. When individual helium balloons are distributed, they
must be attached to a weight.
C.
Release prohibited; exceptions. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to intentionally release, organize the release
of or intentionally cause to be released balloons inflated with gas
that is lighter than air within the Borough of Eatontown limits, except
for:
D.
Violations and penalties. Any person, firm, corporation, limited
liability company or association violating any provision of this section
shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding
$2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days and/or a period
of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.
Each day that a violation continues shall be considered a separate
and distinct violation.
A.
Release prohibited. No person, firm or corporation shall release
or cause to be released an aerial luminary, commonly known as "sky
lantern," "Hawaii lantern," "Kongming lantern," "Chinese lantern,"
"sky candle, "fire balloon," or "flying luminary," or any other device
that uses or carries an open flame within the Borough of Eatontown's
limits. As used in this chapter, "aerial luminary" means an airborne
paper lantern containing a candle or other device for fuel that heats
air from inside the lantern, causing the lantern to rise into the
air and remain airborne until the candle or fuel extinguishes.
B.
Violations and penalties. Any person, firm or corporation violating
any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject
to a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days,
or any combination thereof. Each day that a violation continues shall
be considered a separate and distinct violation.
