[Adopted 8-14-1956 by Ord. No. 11-1956; amended in its entirety 8-26-1993 by Ord. No. 9314]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
As defined in accordance with the definition set forth in
Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated.[1]
Any property located within the City of Ventnor City that
is not a properly licensed garage, service station, motor vehicle
repair shop, automobile dealership or other establishment where the
repair, service or painting of motor vehicles occurs in the normal
course of business.
Any work performed or to be performed upon any vehicle, including
but not limited to repair of motors, ignitions, ignition systems,
transmissions, oil changes, repair to electric systems, repair to
muffler or exhaust systems, body or fender work and painting of a
motor vehicle.
Any repair, including, but not limited to, the replacement
of windshield wiper blades, replacement of headlights or taillights,
replacement or rotation of tires, adding oil to a motor vehicle engine,
adding windshield wiper fluid to a motor vehicle, replacement of spark
plugs, etc.
Any avenue, street, alley, highway, lane, service road, cul-de-sac
or other roadway located within the City of Ventnor City on which
motor vehicles travel.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq.
A.
No motor vehicle of any type shall be repaired on
any street located within the City of Ventnor City, whether said repair
is a major repair or minor repair as defined in this article, except
in cases of emergency, and then such emergency repair work shall be
limited solely to that required in order to expeditiously remove any
such vehicle from said street.
B.
No motor vehicle of any type whatsoever shall undergo
major repairs as described in this article while located on private
property within the City of Ventnor City.
C.
No motor vehicle of any type whatsoever shall undergo
minor repairs as described in this article while located on private
property unless said motor vehicle is located on the private property
wherein the owner or lessor of said motor vehicle is a legal occupant.
D.
No garage, service station, repair shop, automobile
dealership or other establishment, or the owners or employees thereof,
may store or park a motor vehicle on any street in the City of Ventnor
City while said motor vehicle is being repaired or serviced or is
waiting to be repaired or serviced; provided, however, that said motor
vehicles which are awaiting repair or service may be parked in areas
in which parking meters are installed and in operation if said motor
vehicles are not unsightly, as determined by the Chief of Police of
the City of Ventnor, and all other ordinances, rules and regulations
relating to parking meters are adhered to.
E.
No owner, operator or employee thereof of any garage,
service station, repair shop, automobile dealership or other such
establishment may display any motor vehicle for sale while said motor
vehicle is located on any street within the City of Ventnor City.
A.
When a garage, service station, repair shop, automobile
dealership or other such establishment is in violation of this article,
said garage, service station, repair shop, automobile dealership or
other such establishment and/or its owner and/or the employee responsible
for said violation may be considered liable pursuant to this article.
B.
Except when involving a garage, service station, repair shop, automobile dealership or other such establishment as stated in Subsection A above, a person may be considered liable pursuant to this article if they are the owner of the motor vehicle which is illegally undergoing repairs in violation of this article or are the person illegally performing said repairs on the motor vehicle of another.
A.
Any motor vehicle stored, parked or repaired in violation
of this article may be removed at the direction of the Police Department
or any member thereof. The owner and/or lessor of any said motor vehicle
shall be responsible for paying the cost of towing, removal and storage
of any such motor vehicle from a street or private property located
within the City of Ventnor City unless said owner has tendered control
of such motor vehicle to a properly licensed and legally operating
garage, service station, repair shop, automobile dealership or other
such establishment, in which case the owner or offending employee
thereof shall be responsible for the cost of towing, removal and storage
of said vehicle if a violation occurs while said garage, service station,
repair shop, automobile dealership or other such establishment has
custody and control of said vehicle.
B.
Any person who violates the provisions of this article
shall be liable for a fine of up to $1,000, jail time of up to 90
days, or both, in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. In
addition to or as a substitute for the previously mentioned fine,
the imposition of community service shall be authorized as an additional
penalty, which community service shall not exceed 90 days.
