[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Maplewood 12-3-1974
by Ord. No. 1438 as Section 4-5 of the 1974 Revised General
Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The agent, distributor or authorized dealer of the manufacturer of
the new motor vehicles, and who has an established place of business in the
Township.
The premises used by a a dealer for the storage, display or sale
of new motor vehicles, but not including the dealer's building or the
lot on which the building is situate.
Only a newly manufactured motor vehicle, and includes only such vehicles
as are commonly known as automobiles, cars or trucks.
Every motor vehicle the title to or possession of which has been
transferred from the person who first acquired it from the manufacturer or
the manufacturer's dealer.
A person engaged in the business of selling, buying or dealing in
used motor vehicles.
No person shall store, sell or display motor vehicles on any new or
used car lot in the Township unless he shall first obtain a license to do
so upon the premises described in the license.
[Amended 12-3-2002 by Ord. No. 2196-02]
In addition to the requirements of § 171-2, the following information shall be provided with each application:
A.
A specific description of the premises or a detailed
plot plan prepared by a New Jersey State licensed land surveyor or professional
engineer and a copy of the certificate of approval issued by the Maplewood
Planning Board or Maplewood Zoning Board of Adjustment;
B.
A motor vehicle dealer's license issued by the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles; and
Each license shall be issued for a period commencing on July 1 of the
year in which issued to June 30 of the next succeeding year.
[Amended 8-1-1995 by Ord. No. 1977]
The annual fee for each license shall be as provided in Chapter 123, Fees.
No license shall be issued to conduct business at a location except
in conformity with the Zoning Ordinance.[1]
In addition to the general regulations, the following additional regulations
shall apply:
A.
The licensee shall comply with all the requirements of
Title 39 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes, as amended, and all other statutory
requirements with respect to the sale and transfer of motor vehicles and the
business of selling or dealing in motor vehicles in this state.
B.
The licensee shall not permit any portion of any motor
vehicle to encroach upon the street line or sidewalk.
[Amended 12-3-2002 by Ord. No. 2196-02]
C.
The surface of the premises on which the business is
conducted shall be completely covered by a hard-surfaced pavement with adequate
drainage facilities to the street.
D.
No motor vehicle shall be parked on the premises nearer
than four feet to any frame dwelling.
E.
No business shall be conducted on Sunday on the premises,
and on other days the premises shall be closed between the hours of 9:30 p.m.
and 8:00 a.m. on the following day.
F.
The licensee shall at all times maintain order within
the premises, shall refrain from creating or allowing undue noise therein,
shall not permit smoke or dust to escape from the premises so as to constitute
a public or private nuisance and shall keep the premises in as neat and orderly
a condition as the nature of the business will allow.
G.
The holder of a license shall keep it posted in a conspicuous
place in the place of business.
H.
An all-metal woven-wire fence four feet in height shall
be installed by the licensee along the line of his lot where it is adjacent
to property in a residential zone.
I.
Lighting.
(1)
Wherever artificial lighting is used on the licensed
premises, the lights shall be mounted on plain metal or wood stanchions which
shall be free of emblems or advertising matter. Stanchions shall be not over
25 feet above the ground and spaced not less than 20 feet apart along the
front and side lines of the lot. The lighting shall be so erected and maintained
that no disturbing glare will be visible to adjacent property owners. Lighting
spill onto adjacent residential property shall not exceed two footcandles'
intensity. Luminaires mounted on the stanchions shall be arranged so that
the beam of light produced will be at a sixty-degree angle cutoff. The luminaires
shall be so arranged that light is cut off cleanly at the sidewalk before
the curbline. Luminaires shall be equipped with an acrylic diffuser to eliminate
glare for passing motorists. Illumination intensities provided for the front
(first) row of cars shall not exceed the following footcandle criteria:
|
Location
|
Maximum Intensity
(footcandles)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Sidewalk midpoint
|
50
| |
|
Front edge of car hood
|
90
| |
|
Center of hood
|
100
| |
|
Car center
|
95
| |
|
Trunk top
|
80
|
(2)
Lighting sources may consist of luminaires employing
the use of incandescent, color-corrected mercury vapor and metallic vapor
hot-cathode fluorescent or tungsten halogen (quartz iodine) lamps. Individual
lamp wattage shall not exceed 1,500 watts per luminaire. Under no circumstance
shall the use of sodium lights, flickering lights, rotating lights, flashing
lights or colored lights be permitted. Strings of lights shall not be permitted.
In addition to complying with this section, the entire lighting installation
shall comply with the requirements of the National Electrical Code and the
Township Building Code.[1]
J.
Only one neat and attractive sign advertising the business
conducted may be erected on the licensed lot. The sign shall be of noncombustible
material and shall be not over 40 square feet in area. No other signs, strings
of pennants, flags or similar decorations, whirling displays, cards or marking
shall be permitted, except a windshield sign limited to 40% of the windshield
area, which may be displayed on each or any motor vehicle.
In addition to the requirements in § 171-7, used motor vehicle dealers shall maintain toilet facilities for the use of their employees within easy access of the licensed premises.
