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Borough of Washington, NJ
Warren County
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This chapter may be known and cited as "Chapter 85 of the Code of the Borough of Washington" or as "the Traffic Ordinance."
A. 
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meanings respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.
B. 
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
[Added 12-2-2014 by Ord. No. 4-2014; amended 10-3-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-16]
CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE TRAILER
A vehicle which is primarily used for commercial or residential construction, which is utilized for transportation of building materials and tools of the trade, and bearing the business name and address of the commercial business displayed on the vehicle.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A vehicle which is designed primarily to transport persons for recreational purposes instead of transportation purposes, or a vehicle that serves as a temporary dwelling. This may include a vehicle that is self-propelled, towed or carried by another vehicle but shall not include camper caps that fit over and atop pickup trucks. This term shall include watercraft, motor homes, travel trailers, all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles.
TRANSPORTATION TRAILER
A non-self-propelled utility trailer used primarily for transportation purposes instead of recreational purposes. This may include landscaping trailers, boat trailers, or any other trailer requiring a New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission registration plate, whether such plates are considered private or commercial.
All former traffic ordinances of the Borough of Washington are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect nor prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this chapter.
If any part or parts of this chapter are for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
[Amended 12-14-1982 by Ord. No. 40-82; 5-7-1991 by Ord. No. 10-91]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this chapter or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.