[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of East Hanover 8-21-1980 by Ord. No. 19-1980. Sections 106-1 and 106-5 amended at time of adoption of Code; see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 155.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any motor vehicle licensed by the State of New Jersey, Department
of Motor Vehicles, for operation upon the public highways.
Any two-wheeled motor-propelled apparatus licensed by the
State of New Jersey, Department of Motor Vehicles, or by the equivalent
of another state, for operation upon the public highways.
Any two-, three- or four-wheeled bicycle or
similar apparatus motor-propelled or having a helper motor and commonly
referred to, among other designations, as "moped," "minibike," "go-cart,"
"all-terrain vehicles (ATV)," "trailbike," "dune buggy" or the like,
which by its nature is not authorized to be licensed by the State
of New Jersey, Department of Motor Vehicles, for use upon the public
highways notwithstanding the fact that licensing of the same in some
instances may not be required for operation upon the public highways.
A snowmobile and any similar sport vehicle which
is motor-propelled and traverses the terrain by means of treads, tracks
or the like as contrasted to wheels.
All lands in the Township of East Hanover not defined herein
as "public property," or a part of a road system defined as an exception
to the "public property" definition set forth below.
Lands owned or leased by the Township of East Hanover, a
municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey, County of Morris,
Township of East Hanover Board of Education or any other equivalent
public body, but specifically excluding from said definition any publicly
owned parking lots and any roadways used for public transportation
and being part of the accepted road system of the State of New Jersey,
Department of Transportation, or Township of East Hanover or the County
of Morris, the parking of motorized vehicles being permitted on said
publicly owned parking lots and roadways of the accepted road system
where parking is not otherwise prohibited.[1]
Any motor vehicle not in conformance with the definition
of "licensed vehicle" above.
It shall be unlawful:
A.
To operate a motorized sportbike or other unlicensed
vehicle or a motorcycle on public or private property other than with
the express consent of all the owners and lessees of said property.
B.
To operate a motorized sportbike or other unlicensed
vehicle or a motorcycle or other licensed vehicle on public or private
property in such a way as to harass, worry or disturb residents, domestic
animals or wildlife or, further, to destroy or damage said property.
The terms of this chapter shall not be applicable:
A.
To police or other emergency vehicles, including but
not limited to squad cars, motorcycles, ambulances, fire control vehicles,
snow removal equipment and the like.
B.
To motorized lawnmowers, tractors or farm vehicles
or to construction equipment.
C.
To licensed vehicles lawfully entering or exiting
on public roads over private driveways provided and used for said
purpose of ingress or egress.
It shall be the duty of any police officer to
confiscate and impound any motorized vehicle which is allegedly operated
in violation of the terms of this chapter. Said period of impoundment
shall be from the date of the alleged violation until the disposition
of the alleged offense by such court of competent jurisdiction as
shall hear the same, and the owner thereof shall pay the reasonable
cost of said removal and storage constituting impoundment, which is
hereby deemed to be $3 per day, which charge for impoundment shall
in no event exceed 30 consecutive calendar days, provided that the
operator shall be deemed guilty of the alleged offense. Said expense
of impoundment shall be in addition to any other fine or penalty levied
or collected under the terms of this chapter.
