[Ord. No. 8-86; 1967 Code
§ 58-12; Ord. No. 163-05 § 2]
No person shall throw, drop, dump on or tow to or otherwise
place on open fields or other private property any abandoned automobile,
automobile parts, junk, bottle, trash, garbage, refuse or debris of
any nature or throw, drop or otherwise place any junk, bottle, trash,
garbage, refuse or debris of any nature upon any highway or any other
public lands.
[Ord. No. 8-86; 1967 Code
§ 58-22]
A person is guilty of a violation of this section if he throws,
discards, or deposits any cans, bottles, garbage or refuse of any
kind whatsoever into the water of any pool, stream or river or upon
the public streets or public places; or discharges any sewerage or
waste in these said waters or places or any of them or pollutes the
said waters in any manner.
[Ord. No. 7-84; 1967 Code
§ 48A-1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean any handbill which:
Advertises for sale, or promotional gifts or prizes, any merchandise,
product, commodity or thing;
Directs attention to any business or other activity for the
purpose of either directly or indirectly promoting the interests thereof
by sales or other means;
Directs attention to or advertises any meeting, exhibition,
theatrical or other performance or event of any kind for which admission
fee is charged.
Shall mean any element whether created by nature or created
by man, which with reasonable foreseeability could carry litter from
one place to another. Elements shall include, but not be limited to,
air current, rain, water current, and animals.
Shall mean any printed or written matter, any sample or device,
circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet, or any other printed
matter or literature which is not delivered by United States mail,
except that handbill shall not include a newspaper.
Shall mean any uncontainerized man-made or man used waste
which, if deposited within the Township otherwise than in a litter
receptacle, tends to create a danger to public health, safety and
welfare or to impair the environment of the people of the Township.
Litter may include, but is not limited to, any garbage, trash, refuse,
confetti, debris, grass clippings or other lawn or garden waste, newspaper,
magazine, glass, metal, plastic or paper container or other construction
material, motor vehicle part, furniture, oil, carcass of a dead animal,
or nauseous or offensive matter of any kind, or any object likely
to injure any person or create a traffic hazard.
Shall mean any container which is designated to receive litter
and to prevent the escape of litter deposited therein, which is of
such size or sufficient capacity to hold all litter generated between
collection periods.
Shall mean any private or public property with provisions
for parking vehicles, to which the public is invited or which the
public is permitted to use or which is visible from any public place
or private premises.
Shall mean any and all streets, boulevards, avenues, lanes,
alleys or other public ways, and parks, squares, plazas, shopping
centers, malls, grounds and buildings frequented by the general public,
whether publicly or privately owned.
[Ord. No. 7-84; Ord. No. 11-87; 1967 Code § 48A-2]
This section shall be enforced by the Township Code Enforcement
Officer or the Township Police Department.
[Ord. No. 7-84; 1967 Code
§ 48A-3]
The Director of the Department of Public Works, when premises
are in violation of any subsection of this section, is hereby empowered
to enter upon the premises and may thereupon correct the unclean conditions,
or the Township will then bring a civil action against any person
who owns the property upon which the Director of Public Works has
entered to correct unclean conditions pursuant to this section.
[Ord. No. 7-84; 1967 Code
§ 48A-4]
Every owner or occupant of a shopping center, shopping plaza,
mall or building used for any other business or commercial purpose
shall maintain litter collection and storage areas in a clean condition
and insure that all litter is properly containerized. Failure to so
maintain clean litter collection and storage areas shall constitute
a violation of this subsection.
[Ord. No. 7-84; 1967 Code
§ 48A-5]
All litter that is subject to movement by the elements shall
be secured by the owner of the premises where it is found before the
same is allowed to be removed by the elements to adjoining premises.
[Ord. No. 7-84; 1967 Code
§ 48A-6]
The owner or person in control of any public place, including
but not limited to restaurants, shopping centers, shopping plazas,
malls, fast food outlets, stores, hotels, motels, industrial establishments,
office buildings, apartment buildings, housing projects, gas stations
and hospitals shall at all times keep the premises clean of all litter
and shall take measures including daily clean up of the premises to
prevent litter from being carried by the elements to adjoining premises.
It shall be a violation of this subsection to abandon, neglect or
disregard the condition or appearance of such premises so as to permit
it to accumulate litter thereon.
[Ord. No. 7-84; 1967 Code
§ 48A-7]
Persons owning, operating or in control of any loading or unloading
dock shall at all times maintain the dock area free of litter in such
a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried by the elements
to adjoining premises.
[Ord. No. 7-84; 1967 Code
§ 48A-8]
Persons owning, occupying or in control of any commercial premises
shall keep the sidewalks and alleys adjacent thereto free of litter.
[Ord. No. 7-84; 1967 Code
§ 48A-9]
It shall be unlawful for any person who is in control of any
commercial premises upon which is located or on whose behalf there
is maintained any container of refuse, waste or garbage which has
been containerized in accordance with a contract for its removal to
allow that refuse, waste or garbage to remain uncollected beyond the
date provided by the contract for its collection and removal, or in
any case to allow that container to remain unemptied for longer than
14 days or in any case until after that refuse, waste or garbage creates
any condition which is offensive to persons upon any private premises
or public place or which allows it to be carried by the elements to
adjoining premises.
[Ord. No. 7-84; 1967 Code
§ 48A-10-48A-13]
a.
Public Places. Every owner, occupant, tenant or lessee using or occupying
any public place shall provide adequate litter receptacles of sizes,
numbers and types as required to contain all litter generated by those
persons frequenting that public place.
b.
Parking Lots. Every owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any parking
lot shall see to it that his parking lot is equipped with litter receptacles
in compliance with this section.
c.
Periodic Emptying of Receptacles. All litter shall be removed periodically
from litter receptacles as necessary to maintain their usefulness
and to prevent litter from being carried by the elements to adjoining
premises.
d.
Upsetting or Tampering With Receptacles. No person shall cause the
removal, upsetting, mutilation, defacing or tampering with litter
receptacles or cause the contents thereof to be spilled or to be strewn
in or upon any public place or private premises.
[Ord. No. 7-84; Ord. No. 38-88; 1967 Code § 48A-14]
Any person violating any provision of this section shall be liable upon conviction to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than the amount specified in Chapter 1, § 1-5, or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
[Ord. No. 163-05 § 3]
The purpose of this section is to establish requirements to
control littering in Long Hill Township so as to protect public health,
safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to
comply.
[Ord. No. 163-05 § 3]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this section clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word 'shall' is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
Shall mean any used or unconsumed substance or waste material
which has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic,
rubber, paper or other natural or synthetic material, or any combination
thereof, including, but not limited to, any bottle, jar or can, or
any top, cap or detachable tab of any bottle, jar or can, any unlighted
cigarette, cigar, match or any flaming or glowing material or any
garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other
lawn or garden waste, newspapers, magazines, glass, metal, plastic
or paper containers or other packaging or construction material, but
does not include the waste of the primary processes of mining or other
extraction processes, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
Shall mean a container suitable for the depositing of litter.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association or political subdivision of this State subject to
municipal jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 163-05 § 3]
a.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, discard or otherwise
place any litter of any nature upon public or private property other
than in a litter receptacle, or having done so, to allow such litter
to remain.
b.
Whenever any litter is thrown or discarded or allowed to fall from
a vehicle or boat in violation of this section, the operator or owner,
or both, of the motor vehicle or boat shall also be deemed to have
violated this section.
[Ord. No. 163-05 § 3]
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Code
Enforcement Officer, the Sanitarian and the Police Department of Long
Hill Township.
[Ord. No. 163-05 § 3]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalties set forth in § 1-5 of this Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection 3-3.1, Possession or Consumption
by Minors, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance
No. 8-86 and 1967 Code § 58-16 was repealed in its entirety
by Ordinance No. 133-03. For regulations pertaining to possession
or consumption by a minor see N.J.S.A. 2C:33-15.
[Ord. No. 8-86; 1967 Code
§ 58-17; Ord. No. 234-08 § 2]
a.
A person shall be guilty of a violation of this section if, within
the limits of the Township, he consumes any alcoholic beverages or
has in his possession any open alcoholic beverage container with unconsumed
alcoholic beverage therein:
1.
In the parking area adjacent to any licensed premises for the sale
of any alcoholic beverages.
2.
While in or on a public street, land, roadway, avenue, sidewalk,
public parking place, playground, recreation area, school building
or grounds (except as permitted in Subsection 11-2.5 of this Township
Code).
3.
While in or about any public or quasi-public place.
4.
While upon any private property not his own, without the express
permission of the owner or other person having any authority to grant
such permission.
5.
While in a "motor vehicle" as defined in N.J.S.A. 39:1-1.
b.
Notwithstanding the provisions contained herein, this section shall
in no way interfere with the authority of the Division of Alcoholic
Beverage Control and/or the Township Committee to issue temporary
licenses for the consumption of alcoholic beverages, pursuant to the
laws of the State of New Jersey or the ordinances of the Township
of Long Hill.
[Ord. No. 85-01 § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person under the legal age who,
without legal authority, knowingly possesses or knowingly consumes
an alcoholic beverage on private property.
[Ord. No. 85-01 § 1]
a.
This section does not prohibit an underaged person from consuming
or possessing an alcoholic beverage in connection with a religious
observance, ceremony, or rite or consuming or possessing an alcoholic
beverage in the presence of and with the permission of a parent, guardian
or relative who has attained the legal age to purchase and consume
alcoholic beverages.
b.
This section does not prohibit possession of alcoholic beverages
by any such person while actually engaged in the performance of employment
by a person who is licensed under Title 33 of the Revised Statutes,
or while actively engaged in the preparation of food while enrolled
in a culinary arts or hotel management program at a county vocational
school or post secondary educational institution; however, this section
shall not be construed to preclude the imposition of a penalty under
this section, N.J.S.A. 33:1-81, or any other section of law against
a person who is convicted of unlawful alcoholic beverage activity
on or at premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
[Ord. No. 85-01 § 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean a person who has qualified as a guardian of the
underaged person pursuant to testamentary or Court appointment.
Shall mean the underaged person's grandparent, aunt or uncle,
sibling, or any other person related by blood or affinity.
[Ord. No. 85-01 § 1]
a.
Any individual who violates the terms of this section shall be punished
by a fine of $250 for a first offense and $350 for any subsequent
offense.
b.
The Court may, in addition to the fine authorized for this offense,
suspend or postpone for six months the driving privilege of the defendant.
Upon the conviction of any person and the suspension or postponement
of that person's driver's license, the Court shall forward a report
to the Division of Motor Vehicles stating the first and last day of
the suspension or postponement period imposed by the Court pursuant
to this section. If a person at the time of the imposition of a sentence
is less than 17 years of age, the period of license postponement,
including a suspension or postponement of the privilege of operating
a motorized bicycle, shall commence on the day the sentence is imposed
and shall run for a period of six months after the person reaches
the age of 17 years.
If a person at the time of the imposition of a sentence has
a valid driver's license issued by this State, the Court shall immediately
collect the license and forward it to the Division along with the
report. If for any reason the license cannot be collected, the Court
shall include in the report the complete name, address, date of birth,
eye color, and sex of the person, as well as the first and last date
of the license suspension period imposed by the Court.
The Court shall inform the person orally and in writing that
if the person is convicted of operating a motor vehicle during the
period of license suspension or postponement, the person shall be
subject to the penalties set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:3-40. A person shall
be required to acknowledge receipt of the written notice in writing.
Failure to receive a written notice or failure to acknowledge in writing
the receipt of a written notice shall not be a defense to a subsequent
charge of a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:3-40.
If the person convicted under such an ordinance is not a New
Jersey resident, the Court shall suspend or postpone, as appropriate,
the nonresident driving privilege of the person based on the age of
the person and submit to the Division the required report. The Court
shall not collect the license of a nonresident convicted under this
section. Upon receipt of a report by the Court, the Division shall
notify the appropriate officials in the licensing jurisdiction of
the suspension or postponement.
[Ord. No. 20-94 § 1]
No owner or operator of premises having parking spaces reserved
for handicapped drivers and no tenant, contractor or other person
may block access to such parking stalls reserved for handicapped drivers
by the plowing, piling or placement of snow or ice in such spaces.
[1]
Editor's Note: Prior ordinance history includes Ordinance
Nos. 18-95 and 194-06.
[Ord. No. 365-2015]
As used in this section:
Shall mean the retail sale of live seasonal potted plants,
including flowers and pumpkins, and bagged bulk landscaping material
such as mulch and potting soil, in the front or side yard of a business
adjacent to the indoor establishment of the tenant or owner without
permanent improvement made to the site.
Shall mean any public or private walkway abutting or traversing
a premises, any parking lot, lawn or any other exterior area of a
premises at which a business is conducted.
Shall mean a retail sale of a short term and temporary in
nature conducted in the front or side yard of a business adjacent
to the indoor establishment of the tenant or owner without permanent
improvements made to the site.
[Ord. No. 365-2015]
A business may conduct no more than four such sales in any year.
Each sale is limited to no more than 10 calendar days. Sales shall
be conducted only between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time.
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a sidewalk sale
in the Township without first obtaining a Sidewalk Sale Permit from
the Clerk. There shall be no fee to obtain a Sidewalk Sale Permit.
All Permits issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall
be conspicuously displayed during the entire period of the sidewalk
sale.
[Ord. No. 365-2015]
Any retail business lawfully operating in the Township in full
compliance with the Township Zoning Ordinance and other applicable
ordinances and regulations shall be permitted to conduct outdoor plant
sales from March 15 through October 31 of each year.
[Ord. No. 365-2015]
No walkway normally used by pedestrians or vehicles shall be
blocked by any merchandise offered for sale. A three foot passage
way for pedestrians shall be left open and merchandise shall be securely
and adequately placed so that it will not endanger passersby or fall
or extrude into any street, alley, driveway or fire lane.
Merchandise shall be kept in a neat and orderly fashion at all
times. Such sales shall not be operated in any manner which would
cause a nuisance or create a fire safety or traffic hazard. Goods
may be stored out of doors, at the vendors own risk, during the permitted
sale.
[Ord. No. 365-2015]
This section shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer,
the Police Department and/or the Fire Official.
[Ord. No. 365-2015]
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 3-5A, Outdoor Plant Sales, containing
portions of Ordinance No. 365-2015 was deleted in entirety by Ordinance
No. 365-2015.
[Ord. No. 8-86; 1967 Code
§ 58-28]
No person shall possess, keep, sell, distribute, or discharge
any firecrackers, roman candles, sky rockets or any fireworks of any
explosive nature unless permitted by law.
[Section 3-7 was repealed and replaced 12-28-2022 by Ord. No. 504-22. Prior history includes [Ord. No. 33-73; Ord. No. 20-74; Ord. No. 3-84; Ord. No.
14-84; 1967 Code § 32]
[Added 12-28-2022 by Ord.
No. 504-22]
Except as permitted by section 3-7.3 below, no person shall discharge any firearm within the boundaries of the Township of Long Hill.
[Added 12-28-2022 by Ord.
No. 504-22]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Means any handgun, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, automatic
or semi-automatic rifle, or any gun, device or instrument in the nature
of a weapon from which may be fired or ejected any solid projectable
ball, slug, pellet, missile or bullet, or any gas, vapor or other
noxious thing, by means of a cartridge or shell or by the action of
an explosive or the igniting of flammable or explosive substances,
with sufficient force to injure a person.
[Added 12-28-2022 by Ord.
No. 504-22]
The prohibitions of Subsection 3-7.1 and N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6 et seq. (as exist or may be amended to exist) shall apply but not be solely limited to the following:
a.
Law enforcement officers of any governmental agency, federal, state,
county and/or municipal, at all times (N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6).
b.
Members of any legally recognized military organization while in
the performance of their official duties (N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6).
c.
Privately employed security personnel who are authorized by law to
carry firearms while in the performance of their official duties (N.J.S.A.
2C:39-6).
d.
Persons lawfully using firearms in the protection of their person
or property.
e.
Persons engaged in the discharge of firearms loaded only with blanks
for commemorative events or historic pageants; provided, however,
that such persons shall obtain a special permit from the Township
Police Division upon application prescribed by the Director of the
Department of Public Safety or designee (N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6).
f.
Members of any full-time paid or part-time paid Fire Department or
force assigned full-time or part-time to a municipal or county arson
investigation unit (N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6).
g.
Civilian employees of the state and federal government while in the
performance of their official duties (N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6).
h.
Any representative of the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife, Department
of Environmental Protection (DEP), State of New Jersey, or deputy
state conservation officer or full-time employee of the State Division
of Parks and Forestry or a New Jersey transit police officer while
in the performance of their official duties (N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6).
i.
A guard in the employ of any railway express company, banking or
building and loan or savings and loan institution of the State of
New Jersey while in the actual performance of official duties (N.J.S.A.
2C:39-6).
j.
Owner, tenant or lessee, the latter two having express written and
dated permission of the owner, on file with the Township Police Division,
when controlling woodchuck or other pests as legally defined, authorized
and allowed by the hunting regulations promulgated by the Division
of Fish, Game and Wildlife, Department of Environmental Protection,
State of Now Jersey. This subsection shall also apply to farmers (N.J.S.A.
2C:39-6).
k.
A person carrying a firearm for the purpose of hunting, provided
that the firearm is legal and appropriate for hunting purposes in
this State and the person has in possession a valid hunting license
issued by the State of New Jersey, subject to the following conditions:
1.
No person shall discharge any firearm upon or across any State, County
or municipal street, and no person except the owner or lessee of the
property and persons specifically authorized by him in writing shall
have in his possession a loaded firearm while within 450 feet of any
occupied dwelling in the Township of Long Hill or while within 450
feet of a school playground.
2.
The discharge of any firearm shall be prohibited in the following
areas of the Township:
(a)
The area south of Long Hill Road to its intersection with Meyersville
Road and, from that intersection, the area south of Meyersville Road.
(b)
The area north of Valley Road and south of Long Hill Road.
(c)
The area west of Carlton Road and north of Long Hill Road.
(d)
The area east of South Main Avenue and south of Valley Road.
(e)
The area beginning at a point being the northeasterly corner
of Lot 10-21 in Block 1-1 as shown on the tax maps of the Township
of Long Hill; and, running thence in a generally southerly direction
following the boundary line between Lot 10-21, Block 1-1 and Lot 11,
Block 1, 1,000 feet to a point; and, thence running in a generally
westerly direction approximately 2,500 feet to the southeasterly corner
of South Northfield Road; and, running thence in a generally northerly
direction following the easterly sideline of South Northfield Road,
1,000 feet to a point; and, thence running in a generally easterly
direction approximately 2,500 feet to the point and place of beginning.
l.
Any person who holds a valid permit to carry a handgun issued pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 2C:58-4, as supplemented and amended.
[Added 12-28-2022 by Ord.
No. 504-22]
Any person who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall upon conviction thereof be subject to the penalty as stated in Section 1-5 of this Code entitled General Penalty.
[Ord. No. 6-71; 1967 Code
§ 11-1]
Legalized games of chance, commonly referred to as "bingo" and
"raffles," are hereby authorized to be conducted on the first day
of the week, commonly known and designated as Sunday, within the Township.
[Ord. No. 269-10]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 13:47-1.1, the
Township Committee hereby delegates to the Township Clerk the authority
to approve the granting of raffle and bingo licenses.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsections 3-8.3, Application; Deadline
and 3-8.4, Township Fees, previously codified herein and containing
portions of Ordinance Nos. 84-01 and 160-05, were repealed in their
entirety by Ordinance No. 269-10.
[Ord. No. 8-86; 1967 Code
§ 58-13]
No person shall discard or abandon, in any public or private
place accessible to children whether or not such children are trespassers,
any refrigerator or ice box having a capacity of 1 1/2 cubic
feet or more with an attached lid or door. A person shall be guilty
of a violation of this section if being the owner, lessee or manager
of such place, he shall knowingly permit such abandoned or discarded
refrigerator, ice box or chest to remain there in such condition.
[Ord. No. 30-95 § 1]
All cigarette vending machines are hereby prohibited in the
Township.
[Ord. No. 30-95 § 1]
Any person owning, operating, renting or permitting the use of a cigarette vending machine on premises under his or her control shall be liable to the penalties stated in Chapter 1, § 1-5. The minimum fine for a violation of this section shall be $100. Each day said violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
[Ord. No. 100-02 § 1; Ord. No. 172-05 § 1]
Except as permitted in Subsection 3-11.4 below, smoking is hereby prohibited in all municipal buildings, parks, playgrounds and recreation areas and within 25 feet of any entrance to a municipal building.
[Ord. No. 100-02 § 1; Ord. No. 172-05 § 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean all buildings used by Long Hill Township for governmental
purposes and shall include:
|
Town Hall – 1802 Long Hill Road, Millington
|
|
New Town Hall – 915 Valley Road, Gillette
|
|
DPW Garage
|
|
Police Headquarters
|
|
New Public Library – 917 Valley Road, Gillette
|
|
Sewer Plant
|
|
[And shall include entire premises on which the buildings are
located]
|
Shall include:
|
Stirling Lake
|
|
Meyersville Field
|
|
Hicks Tract
|
|
Little League fields
|
|
Turtle Rock Park
|
|
Riverside Recreation Park – Athletic fields and recreational
facilities
|
[Ord. No. 100-02 § 1; Ord. No. 172-05 § 1]
Adequate notice of such prohibitions shall be conspicuously posted in all places set forth in Subsection 3-11.2 above.
[Ord. No. 172-05 § 1]
Township employees shall be permitted to smoke during their
regular work hours in areas designated by the Township Administrator,
Public Works Director and/or Chief of Police outside Town Hall, the
Public Works garage and Police headquarters. Members of the general
public shall be permitted to smoke outside Town Hall in an area designated
by the Township Administrator. All such areas shall be clearly marked
and smoking shall be prohibited in all other areas.
[Ord. No. 100-02 § 1; Ord. No. 172-05 § 1]
Any person violating any provision of this section shall be liable to the penalties stated in Chapter 1, § 1-5 of this Code. The maximum fine which can be imposed for violations of this section shall be $200 or the maximum fine permitted by N.J.S.A. 2C:33-13 as supplemented and amended, whichever is greater.
[Ord. No. 366-2015 § 2]
Shall mean a non-rigid sign of cloth, plastic or other flexible
material temporarily attached to a building or planted in the ground
using more than one supporting pole or bracket.
Shall mean any air or helium filled display used to advertise
a product or event. Inflatable signs shall include all manner of balloons
used for any display purpose.
Shall mean a sign which is used to advertise any real property
for sale, lease or rental purposes, including all temporary signs
located on the property of a real estate office, and off-site directional
signs used for open house advertising.
Shall mean any temporary freestanding display with one or
two visible sides located adjacent to a public roadway, sidewalk or
storefront.
Shall mean any sign constructed of cloth, canvas, fabric,
paper, plywood, corrugated material, plastic or other light material,
including, sidewalk signs, portable signs, searchlights and inflatable
signs.
[Ord. No. 366-2015 § 2]
a.
Temporary signs regulated in this section are excluded from regulation
under Section 155 of the Land Use Ordinance.
b.
Rotating signs, flashing signs and similar live action signs; and
signs which contain foil, mirrors, lights, or reflective material
which could create a hazardous condition to a motorist, bicyclist,
or pedestrian are prohibited.
c.
Spinners, flags, pennants, streamers and other moving objects used
for advertising purposes, whether containing a message or not, are
prohibited on all temporary signs.
d.
In no case shall a temporary sign be illuminated.
f.
Temporary signs may not be placed in any traffic circle or traffic
island, at sight-restricted intersections, or inside the planter box
of any "Welcome to Long Hill" sign.
g.
Any temporary sign not specifically permitted by the provisions of
this section is prohibited.
[Ord. No. 366-2015 § 2; Ord. No. 383-2016; 6-22-2022 by Ord. No. 493-22]
The following temporary signs are permitted in all areas, on
the subject private lot.
a.
Real estate signs advertising the prospective sale or rental of the
premises or property upon which they are located. Such signs shall
be removed within seven days of the sale or rental transaction and
shall be restricted in size and number as follows:
1.
Residential properties shall not display more than one sign six square
feet in area, except that a corner property or through lot may display
one such sign on each street frontage.
2.
Nonresidential property shall not display more than one sign 12 square
feet in area, except that a corner property or through lot may display
one such sign on each street frontage. Properties exceeding 300 feet
of street frontage may display one additional sign for each 600 feet
of street frontage in excess of 300 feet.
3.
All real estate signs shall be located at least 10 feet from any
street cartway.
b.
"Help Wanted" signs for any nonresidential land use.
c.
Farm signs advertising the sale of farm products produced within
the Township. They shall not exceed six square feet in area. The signs
shall be removed during seasons when products are not being offered
for sale. Not more than two such signs shall be erected on any one
property.
d.
Sidewalk Signs. One "Sidewalk Sign" is permitted for any non-residential
use or for each tenant in a multi-tenant commercial building. A sidewalk
sign may be displayed only in front of the business establishment
it advertises. It may be displayed only during hours when the business
is open to the public and during special street events being held
in the immediate vicinity of the subject business. In the Planned
Shopping Zone, sidewalk signs shall be permitted only on the sidewalk
immediately in front of the business, and no sidewalk sign shall be
permitted along Valley Road.
No sidewalk sign shall be placed in a driveway, the paved portion
or shoulder of a public street, within any public parking space, or
impede the exiting of passengers from parked cars or pedestrian movement
on a public sidewalk.
Sidewalk signs shall be constructed of weather resistant material,
may not be permanently fixed, but must be weighted or secured to withstand
winds to prevent a roadway or sidewalk hazard. Sidewalk signs shall
be no more than 30 inches in width and 50 inches in height when extended.
Sidewalk signs placed in a sight triangle must comply with provisions
of Section 157.5 of the Land Use Ordinance.
The following temporary signs are permitted in all areas, on
any private lot or in the right-of-way outside the curb or the paved
portion of the roadway with the abutting property owner's permission.
e.
Official notices, legal notices and signs required by law.
f.
All "open house" realty signs not located on the property for sale
shall be allowed from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the day of the open
house only. "Open house" signs located on the property for sale shall
be permitted for not more than three days, including the day of the
open house, and shall be removed no later than 6:00 p.m. of the day
of the open house.
g.
Announcements of the sale of an individual's personal property. Such
signs shall not exceed six square feet in area and shall not be displayed
for a period exceeding 31 days in any calendar year.
h.
Political campaign signs.
1.
Political
campaign signs shall be permitted in all zones. Such signs shall not
be permitted for a period exceeding 31 days in any campaign or event,
inclusive of primaries, shall not exceed 12 square feet in area and
shall be removed within five days of the conclusion of the campaign
or event.
2.
Political
campaign signs shall not be permitted on any of the following Township
properties or in the right- of-way abutting such public properties:
(a)
Municipal Center, 915 Valley Road.
(b)
Millington Schoolhouse, 1802 Long Hill Road.
(c)
Community Center, South Warren Avenue.
(d)
Public Works Department, South Warren Avenue.
(e)
First Aid Squad, 949 Valley Road.
(f)
Police Headquarters, 264 Mercer Street.
(g)
Millington Volunteer Fire Company, 1891 Long Hill Road.
(h)
Stirling Fire Company No. 1, 321 Somerset Street.
(i)
Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park, Valley Road.
(j)
Meyersville Circle.
i.
Signs announcing any educational, charitable, civic, and religious
or like special event to be held in the Township shall be permitted
in all zones. Such signs, however, shall not be permitted for a period
exceeding 14 days per special event in any one calendar year; shall
not exceed 12 square feet in area and shall be removed within 48 hours
of the conclusion of the event. Emergency service organizations may
place such signs or banners on their vehicles parked off-premises,
without limit on the size of the sign or banner.
There shall be not more than 12 signs, Township-wide, advertising
any such special event. Every sign must contain a name and telephone
number (or alternate contact information); or equivalent contact information
must be provided in writing to the Code Enforcement Officer.
[Ord. No. 366-2015 § 2]
The following temporary signs are permitted in all areas, on
the subject private lot only. A permit must be obtained from the Code
Enforcement Officer.
a.
Signs are permitted on construction sites for the duration of the
construction period. They shall not exceed eight feet in height nor
32 square feet in area. They shall be removed within seven days after
the completion of the construction work, or upon request for a Certificate
of Occupancy. Not more than one sign shall be located on each street
frontage.
b.
Banners shall be permitted for special public and semipublic events
and for private grand openings and special sales events. Special sales
events shall be subject to the determination of individual business
owners but shall not exceed two such events in any calendar year.
Banners may be attached to the facade of a building, or may be installed
in the ground at least 25 feet from the curb line. Only one banner
is permitted, and it may not exceed 50 square feet. Any banner permitted
under this subsection shall be displayed for no more than 30 days.
The following temporary signs are permitted in all areas, on
any private lot or in the right-of-way. A permit must be obtained
from the Code Enforcement Officer.
c.
Temporary signs shall be permitted for special public and semipublic
events and for private grand openings and special sales events. Special
sales events shall be subject to the determination of individual business
owners but shall not exceed two such events in any calendar year.
All temporary signs permitted under this subsection shall be displayed
for no more than 30 days.
d.
Any sign or banner placed over the right-of-way of any street. The
permit will be issued only if specifically authorized by resolution
of the Township Committee (and by the Freeholders, if a County road.)
e.
Searchlight displays as part of a grand opening promotion. The permit
will be issued only if specifically authorized by resolution of the
Township Committee.
f.
In addition to the on-site signs authorized by Subsection 3-12.3c above, farm stands shall be permitted to have two off-site signs from April 1 through October 31 of each calendar year, provided the area of each sign does not exceed eight square feet. Written permission of the owners of the sites on which the signs are to be located shall be presented to the Code Enforcement Officer prior to the issuance of a sign permit.
[Ord. No. 366-2015 § 2]
(Reserved)
[Added 4-8-2020 by Ord. No. 457-20]
The purpose of this section is to prohibit the discharge of
sump pump or other intentional discharge of any stormwater onto any
Township street or sidewalk when such a discharge would create an
unsafe condition such as icing or flooding.
There shall be no sump pump discharges or mechanical discharge
of any stormwater, leader drain discharge or other man-made diversions
of stormwater directly into any Township street or sidewalk between
December 1 and March 15, if in the professional opinion of the Township
Engineer or the Chief of Police, or their designee, said discharge
would create any unsafe condition such as icing or flooding.
Any person, entity, firm or corporation or other group found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to any penalty as set forth in § 1-5 of the Revised General Ordinances. Each daily incident shall be considered as a separate violation.
[Added 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 472-21]
Pursuant to Section 31b of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory,
Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (P.L. 2021,
c. 16), all cannabis establishments, cannabis distributors or cannabis
delivery services are hereby prohibited from operating anywhere in
the Township of Long Hill, except for the delivery of cannabis items
and related supplies by a delivery service.
[1]
Editor's Note: Prior ordinance history includes portions of
Ordinance No. 8-86 and 1967 Code §§ 49-1, 58-10, 58-11.
[Ord. No. 8-97 § 1]
No person shall permit, make or continue or cause to be permitted,
made or continued any unnecessary noise which disturbs the comfort,
rest and repose of any person being in his place of abode or at any
public or private meeting, or make, cause or permit to be made or
caused upon any premises owned, occupied or controlled by him or her
or in any public place or upon any public street, alley or thoroughfare
in the Township any unnecessary noises or sounds by means of the human
voice or by any other means or methods which are physically annoying
to persons or which are so harsh or prolonged or unnatural or unusual
in their use, time and place as to occasion physical discomfort or
which are injurious to the lives, health, peace and comfort of the
inhabitants of the Township or any member thereof.
[Ord. No. 8-97 § 1]
No person shall play, use, operate or permit to be played, used, or operated any radio, musical instrument, phonograph or other machine or device for the production or reproduction of sounds with louder volume than is necessary for convenient hearing of the person so playing, using or operating such instrument or device and persons who are voluntary listeners thereto or in such manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of neighboring inhabitants. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit either live or recorded music at a special event for which the operator has obtained Township Committee approval pursuant to Subsection 3-15.3 hereinbelow.
[Ord. No. 8-97 § 1]
The Township Committee may grant permission to allow music,
either live or recorded, to be played between the hours of 12:00 noon
and 11:00 p.m. Application for such permission shall be submitted
to the Township Clerk in writing no later than the Friday preceding
the Township Committee meeting before the proposed special event.
Such permission shall be subject to any reasonable conditions imposed
by the Township Committee.
[Ord. No. 8-97 § 1]
No person shall sound a vehicle horn other than as a warning
signal necessary and essential in driving said vehicle or operate
any motor vehicle so as to cause any unnecessary noise with the tires,
mufflers or engine.
[Ord. No. 8-97 § 1]
No radio, loudspeaker and/or announcing device shall be used
in the Township for the purpose of broadcasting music or advertising
from any business or from any medium employed by any business house,
in such a manner as to create a nuisance which would be detrimental
to public health or welfare.
[Ord. No. 8-97 § 1]
Loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of doors,
boxes, crates, containers, building materials, liquids, garbage cans,
refuse or similar objects, or the pneumatic or pumped loading or unloading
of bulk materials in liquid, gaseous, powder, or pellet form, or the
compacting of refuse by persons engaged in the business of scavenging
or garbage collection, whether private or municipal, shall not be
allowed between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. This subsection
shall not apply to the Township solid waste hauler who shall be subject
to the restrictions set forth in the contract.
[Ord. No. 8-97 § 1]
The operating or permitting the operation of any motor vehicle
whose manufacturer's gross weight is in excess of 10,000 pounds, or
any auxiliary equipment attached to such a vehicle, is prohibited
for a period of longer than five minutes in any hour while the vehicle
is stationary, for reasons other than traffic congestion or emergency
work, on a public right-of-way or on public or private property within
150 feet of a residential area between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and
7:00 a.m. of the following day.
[Ord. No. 8-97 § 1;
amended 7-14-2021 by Ord. No. 475-21]
Operating or permitting the operation of any tools or equipment
used in construction, drilling, earth moving, excavating or demolition
work or the operation of any gas-powered landscaping equipment, including,
but not limited to, leaf blowers and lawn mowers, is prohibited between
the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day.
[Ord. No. 8-97 § 1]
[Ord. No. 433-19]
It is unlawful for any person within the Township of Long Hill
to engage in any of the following activities:
a.
No person shall purposely interfere with, hinder, disturb or obstruct
any retail or wholesale business operation, function or activity,
nor shall any person purposely interfere with, hinder, disturb or
obstruct any retail or wholesale business owner, employee, agent or
personnel acting in the furtherance of the interests of that business
with the intent to prevent, undermine or otherwise obstruct the lawful
retail or wholesale practices of the business. This subsection does
not apply to conduct considered a lawful competitive economic practice.
b.
No person shall willfully obstruct, molest, hinder, annoy, frighten,
threaten, insult or interfere with any person lawfully upon any private
property, any public thoroughfare or in any public place or in any
automobile, bus or other public or private conveyance lawfully upon
any public thoroughfare.
[1]
Editor's Note: Prior history: Pursuant to Ordinance No. 13-98, § 3-16, Peace and Good Order, previously codified herein and containing portions of 1967 Code §§ 58-1-58-9, 58-14, 58-19, 58-21, 58-23-58-27 and Ordinance Nos. 8-86, 33-91 and 26-94 was preempted by the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice at N.J.S.A. 2C:1-5.
[Added 7-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 494-22]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any regular or special meeting of the Township Committee
or any Township board, commission or advisory committee.
[Added 7-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 494-22]
The following rules of order and decorum shall be observed at
all public meetings:
a.
Persons addressing the meeting. Each person who addresses the meeting
shall do so in an orderly and respectful manner. Any person who utters
threatening, offensive or abusive language, or engages in any other
conduct which disrupts, disturbs or otherwise impedes the orderly
conduct of the meeting, shall, at the discretion of the Mayor or presiding
officer, be asked to refrain from such conduct. If such conduct persists,
the Mayor or presiding officer shall call a recess to allow time for
the issue to be resolved. If the person persists engaging in disruptive
conduct after the recess, the Mayor or presiding officer may ask the
Long Hill Township Police to intervene and to take such action as
the officer deems appropriate.
b.
Audience. No person at a public meeting shall engage in disorderly
or boisterous conduct, including the utterance of loud, threatening
or abusive language, or other acts which disturb, disrupt or otherwise
impede the orderly conduct of the public meeting and the ability of
the public to hear or participate. Any person who conducts himself
or herself in a disruptive manner shall, at the discretion of the
Mayor or presiding officer, be asked to refrain from such conduct.
If such conduct persists the Mayor or presiding officer shall call
a recess to allow time for the issue to be resolved. If the person
persists engaging in disruptive conduct after the recess, the Mayor
or presiding officer may ask the Long Hill Township Police to intervene
and to take such action as the officer deems appropriate.
c.
Public comments. All statements made by anyone present at a public
meeting shall be part of the record and cannot be redacted.
[Added 7-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 494-22]
The public is encouraged to address the members of the Township
Committee or to ask questions during the following portions of Township
Committee meetings:
a.
Hearings. Township Committee meetings shall be opened for public
comment at the appropriate point in the agenda for any hearing with
respect to an ordinance or other specific matter required by law.
Each speaker shall be allowed three minutes to speak, unless the Mayor
or presiding officer extends the allotted time.
b.
Open public session. During this portion of the agenda, the public
is encouraged to comment on any matter of concern. Each speaker shall
be allowed three minutes to speak unless the Mayor or presiding officer
extends the allotted time.
c.
Boards, commissions and committees may set their own rules for public
participation within the parameters set by the Open Public Meetings
Act and the Municipal Land Use Law, if applicable.
[Added 7-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 494-22]
No person shall address the meeting without first being recognized
by the Mayor or presiding officer. The following procedures shall
be observed by persons addressing the Township Committee:
a.
Each person shall step to the podium provided for the use of the
public and shall state his or her name and address; the organization,
if any, which he or she represents; and, if during the open public
session of the meeting, the subject he or she wishes to discuss.
b.
During any public hearing on an ordinance or other specific matter
required by law, speakers shall limit comments to the specific ordinance
or matter on the agenda. Speakers may be requested not to be repetitious.
c.
All remarks shall be addressed to the Township Committee and not
other members of the audience.
d.
All persons addressing the meeting shall remain in the immediate
vicinity of the speaker's podium and shall not approach the dais or
the Clerk or Secretary's desk without being invited to do so by the
Mayor or other presiding officer.
[Added 7-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 494-22]
The rules of decorum set forth above shall be enforced in the
following manner:
a.
The Mayor or other presiding officer shall ask any person who is
breaching the rules of decorum set forth above to desist from such
behavior.
b.
If, after receiving a warning from the Mayor or other presiding officer,
the person continues to engage in disruptive or threatening behavior,
the Mayor or presiding officer shall order a temporary recess.
c.
If the person continues to engage in disruptive or threatening behavior,
the Mayor or other presiding officer may ask the Long Hill Township
Police to intervene and to take such action as the officer deems appropriate.
[Added 7-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 494-22]
Any person violating any provision of this section shall be liable to the penalties set forth in § 1-5 of this Code.
[Added 2-22-2023 by Ord.
No. 510-23]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Motor vehicles which are capable of human transport and designed
or used for the purpose of recreation off the public right-of-way,
including, but not limited to, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), trail/dirt
bikes, mini-bikes, go-carts and snowmobiles. Excluded from this definition
are lawn mowers, tractors or farm, lawn, garden or similar equipment
for residential use, or business or agricultural/farming activities,
when used for purposes for which each was designed.
[Added 2-22-2023 by Ord.
No. 510-23]
a.
It shall be unlawful to operate any ORV under the following circumstances:
1.
On the property of another person or party, unless the operator of
the ORV has written permission of the owner or legal occupant of said
property to operate the ORV thereon or said property owner is present.
Said written permission must be exhibited to police officers upon
request.
2.
On any public street, sidewalk or bike path within the Township of
Long Hill.
3.
On public property unless written permission for operation of ORVs
on said property has been specifically given by the applicable public
authority.
4.
Within 450 feet of a residence, other than the operator's.
b.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated any ORV not equipped
with a factory-installed or functionally equivalent muffler in good
working order and in constant operation; or
c.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or person having control or custody
of an ORV to allow or enable a minor under (under age 18) to operate
said ORV in a manner violating any subsection of this section. When
a minor operates an ORV in violation of this section, it shall be
a rebuttable presumption that the parent or guardian enabled the ORV
to be so operated and such parent or guardian shall be an additional
responsible party.
d.
Exemptions:
1.
ORVs specifically used for farming activities under the New Jersey
Right-to-Farm regulations, yard work and snow removal.
2.
ORVs engaged in governmental or emergency functions included, but
not limited to, utility repair, search and rescue operations, firefighting
or vehicles engaged in scientific research in otherwise inaccessible
areas.
3.
ORVs in transit to or from public roadways or when being loaded or
unloading from their transport vehicles.
4.
Lawn mowers, tractors, lawn, garden or similar equipment for residential
use. This equipment must however operate with a factory-installed
or functionally equivalent muffler.
5.
Public celebrations that are government sponsored or government-permitted
events.
6.
Safety training by a certified instructor under the Motorcycles Safety
Foundation (MSF) or another sanctioned curriculum and with written,
permitted approval from the Township Committee.
[Added 2-22-2023 by Ord.
No. 510-23]
a.
It shall be unlawful for any ORV to be operated within the Township
which does not conform to current federal or state standards for the
type of ORV in question. If no such standard exists, then-current
recognized standards-setting bodies or industry trade association
standards shall be used, if available.
b.
It shall be unlawful for any ORV to be operated without a factory-installed
or functionally equivalent muffler in good working order and in constant
operation. For two-cycle engines, a United States Forest Service approved
muffler/spark arrester combination is required.
[Added 3-8-2023 by Ord.
No. 511-23]
Any person violating any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the general penalties set forth in § 1-5 of this Code. The violation of any subsection of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct offense independent of the violation of any other subsection. Each violation shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. No provision of this ordinance shall be construed to impair any common law or statutory cause of action, or legal remedy therefrom, of any person for injury or damage arising from any violation of this section or from other law.
[Added 3-8-2023 by Ord.
No. 508-23]
a.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Township
Code, it shall be unlawful for an owner, lessor, sublessor, any other
person(s) or entity(ies) with possessory or use right(s) in a dwelling
unit, their principals, partner or shareholders, or their agents,
employees, representatives and other person(s) or entity(ies), acting
in concert or a combination thereof, to receive or obtain actual or
anticipated consideration for soliciting, advertising, offering, and/or
permitting, allowing, or failing to discontinue the use or occupancy
of any dwelling unit, as defined herein, for a period of 30 days or
less.
b.
Nothing in this section will prevent formation of an otherwise lawful
occupancy of a dwelling unit for a rental period of more than 30 days.
[Added 3-8-2023 by Ord.
No. 508-23]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any form of solicitation, promotion, and communication for
marketing, used to solicit, encourage, persuade or manipulate viewers,
readers or listeners into contracting for goods and/or services in
violation of this section, as same may be viewed through various media,
including, but not limited to, newspapers, magazines, flyers, handbills,
pamphlets, commercials, radio, direct mail, internet websites, or
text or other electronic messages for the purpose of establishing
occupancies or uses of rental property, for consideration, which are
prohibited by this section.
Soliciting, charging, demanding, receiving or accepting any
legally recognized form of consideration, including a promise or benefit,
a quid-pro-quo, rent, fees, other form of payment, or thing of value.
Any structure, or portion thereof, whether furnished or unfurnished,
which is occupied in whole or in part, or intended, arranged or designed
to be occupied, for sleeping, dwelling, cooking, gathering and/or
entertaining, as a residential occupancy, by one or more persons.
This definition includes an apartment, condominium, building, cooperative,
converted space, or portions thereof, that is offered to use, made
available for use, or is used for accommodations, lodging, cooking,
sleeping, gathering and/or entertaining of occupants and/or guest(s),
for consideration, for a period of 30 days or less.
A family-type group, involving one or more persons living
together that exhibit the kind of stability, permanency and functional
lifestyle equivalent to that of a traditional family unit, as further
described in the applicable reported and unreported decisions of the
New Jersey Superior Court.
Any individual using, inhabiting, living, gathering, entertaining,
being entertained as a guest, or sleeping in a dwelling unit, or portion
thereof, or having other permission or possessor right(s) within a
dwelling unit.
Any person(s) or entity(ies), association, limited-liability
company, corporation, or partnership, or any combination, who legally
use, possess, own, lease, sublease or license (including an operator,
principal, shareholder, director, agent, or employee, individual or
collectively) that has charge, care, control, or participates in the
expenses and/or profit of a dwelling unit pursuant to a written or
unwritten agreement, rental, lease, license, use, occupancy agreement
or any other agreement.
An individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership,
limited-liability company, association, entity, and any person(s)
and/or entity(ies) acting in concert or any combination therewith.
The use of a dwelling unit by an occupant(s).
[Added 3-8-2023 by Ord.
No. 508-23]
The residential occupancy of an otherwise lawful and lawfully
occupied dwelling unit for a period of 30 days or less by any person
who is a member of the housekeeping unit of the owner, without consideration,
such as house guests, is permitted.
[Added 3-8-2023 by Ord.
No. 508-23]
It shall be unlawful to advertise, solicit or promote by any
means actions in violation of this section.
[Added 3-8-2023 by Ord.
No. 508-23]
a.
Upon the complaint of any resident, potential violations of the provisions
of this section shall be investigated by the Code Enforcement Officer.
b.
A violation of this section is hereby declared to be a public nuisance,
a nuisance per se, and is hereby further found and declared to be
offensive to the public health, safety and welfare.
c.
Any person violating any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the general penalties set forth in § 1-5 of this Code. The violation of any subsection of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct offense independent of the violation of any other subsection. Each violation shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. No provision of this section shall be construed to impair any common law or statutory cause of action, or legal remedy therefrom, of any person for injury or damage arising from any violation of his ordinance or from other law.
d.
The penalty imposed herein shall be in addition to any and all other
remedies that may accrue under any other law, including, but not limited
to, eviction proceedings and/or injunction, reasonable attorney's
fees or other fees and costs, in the Long Hill Township Municipal
Court or the Superior Court of New Jersey in the vicinage of Morris
County, or in such other court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction,
by either summary disposition or by zoning or construction code municipal
proceeding.
