[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Camden
4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289 as Ch. 270 of the 1987 Code; amended
in its entirety 11-24-1982 by Ord. No. MC-1910. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A motor vehicle, designed and manufactured for off-road use
only, of a type possessing between three and six non-highway tires,
but shall not include golf carts or an all-terrain vehicle operated
by an employee or agent of the City of Camden, or the City Fire Department,
or a member of an emergency service organization or an emergency medical
technician which is used while in the performance of the employee's,
agent's member's or technician's official duties.
[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord.
No. MC-4967]
A retail dealer or employee of a retail dealer.
[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord.
No. MC-4967]
Any premises open to the public for the purpose of offering
for sale gasoline, diesel fuel, propane gas or kerosene.
All vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power,
excepting such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks and motorized
bicycles.
[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord.
No. MC-4967]
Motor vehicles that are capable of human transport and designed
or used for the purpose of recreation off of the public right-of-way
by, but not limited to, all-terrain vehicles (ATV), trail/dirt bikes,
minibikes, go-carts and snowmobiles.
[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord.
No. MC-4967]
[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. MC-4967[1]
It shall be unlawful for an attendant to:
A.
Dispense fuel into the tank of a motor vehicle while the vehicle's
engine is in operation;
B.
Dispense fuel into any portable container not in compliance the regulations
adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:3A-8.
C.
Dispense fuel into the tank of an off-road or all-terrain vehicle
that is not being transported by an approved trailer.
D.
Permit any person who is not an attendant to dispense fuel into the
tank of a motor vehicle or any portable container.
[Added 4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289]
It shall be unlawful for any person, as defined in § 485-1, to engage in the activity identified and regulated by this article without first having obtained a license therefor and paid the fee required for such license, both as provided in Chapter 485, Licenses and Business Regulations. Any person engaging in such activity who shall fail to comply with any provision of this article or of Chapter 485 shall be in violation of the provisions of this article.
[Added 4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289; amended 10-12-2006 by Ord. No.
MC-4234]
A.
Unless otherwise provided in the chapter, penalties against persons violating the provisions of this article shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of § 1-15.
B.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each and every day
for each and every violation of this article.
C.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or
on which a violation or violations occur or continue.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes any type of repairs and/or replacements to motors,
transmissions, radiators, rear wheels or axles; painting, spray painting,
paint stripping or body and fender repairs and/or replacements; tune-ups;
auto glass, upholstery, electrical system or tire repairs, on or off
a vehicle; detailing; and any other related work to all types of gasoline
or diesel fuel or electric-driven trucks, automobiles or any other
type of motor vehicle, including motorcycles and motorbikes, which
shall include the repair, replacement, fabrication, construction and/or
reconstruction of any type of trailer, vehicle or carrier.
This article shall apply to motor vehicle and trailer repairs
and shall not apply to any agency acting within the scope and lawful
authority of the police power of the State of New Jersey or the City
of Camden.
A.
No licensee hereunder shall make any type of repairs or replacements
to any motor vehicle, as defined in this article, without first having
executed, in duplicate, a motor vehicle repair order authorizing such
repairs by the legal owner thereof.
C.
Copies of the motor vehicle repair order shall be kept on file for
examination by any license inspector or any police officer of the
City of Camden at any reasonable time when so requested.
[Amended 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1994]
Pursuant to the New Jersey State Consumer Protection Act, Motor
Vehicle Regulation 13:45S - 7.1 - 1.11 requires that all motor vehicle
repair businesses licensed under this article shall post, in a conspicuous
place, a sign informing the customer that the motor vehicle repair
dealer is obliged to provide a written estimate, if requested, copies
of any receipt or document signed by the customer, a detailed invoice,
a written copy of any guaranty and the return of any replaced parts
that may have been requested. A copy of the aforementioned sign is
available, when requested, at the office of the Division of Inspections,
City Hall, Camden, New Jersey.
[Amended 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1994]
No licensee hereunder shall be permitted to paint or spray paint
on the licensed premises, unless an approved type of paint or spray
booth or area is installed and approved by the Building Inspector
and the Fire Marshal and approval thereof is submitted to the Division
of Inspections.
Wherein the licensee shall maintain or conduct a storage yard
on premises within the City for the purpose of storing towed vehicles,
then said premises shall conform to all applicable licensing ordinances
regulating storage yards, Building Codes, Zoning Codes and firesafety
regulations.[1]
A.
Any motor vehicle storage yard which may be conducted on any open
lot in the City shall have said lot fenced in by a fence at least
seven feet high and so constructed as will keep within its bounds
the contents of such lot or open space.
B.
The fence shall be of solid, uniform, noncombustible, rigid construction. That portion of such fence which faces any public street, highway or open lands or buildings not belonging to the licensee shall also be of solid rigid construction preventing a view of the interior of such motor vehicle storage yard. Cyclone fencing, existing as of the date of adoption of this article and satisfying the height requirements of Subsection A, may serve as a foundation for the attachment of a uniform material satisfying the requirement for a fence of solid, uniform, noncombustible, rigid construction prohibiting a view of the interior.
D.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to store
any vehicles and/or vehicle parts on City sidewalks, streets or adjoining
land.
[Added 5-10-1990 by Ord. No. MC-2543]
[Amended 5-10-1990 by Ord. No. MC-2543]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to repair,
assemble, disassemble, dismantle, strip, damage, destroy or abandon
any motor vehicle upon the public streets or sidewalks in the City
of Camden.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to deposit,
spill or discharge any oil, gasoline or grease on City sidewalks,
streets or adjoining land.
[Added 4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289]
It shall be unlawful for any person, as defined in § 485-1, to engage in the activity identified and regulated by this article, without first having obtained a license therefor and paid the fee required for such license, both as provided in Chapter 485, Licenses and Business Regulations. Any person engaging in such activity who shall fail to comply with any provision of this article or of Chapter 485 shall be in violation of the provisions of this article.
[Added 4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289]
A.
Unless otherwise provided in the chapter, penalties against persons violating the provisions of this article shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of § 1-15.
B.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each and every day
for each and every violation of this article.
C.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or
on which a violation or violations occur or continue.
