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.
CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE TRAILER
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
TRANSPORTATION TRAILER
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]
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.
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.
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hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect nor prevent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in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking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.