[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Lacey
2-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-03. Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms used herein are defined
as follows:
All vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, including
motorcycles, trailers of all types and tractor equipment.
Any street, avenue, boulevard, highway, sidewalk or alley, waterway
or similar place which is owned or controlled by a governmental entity.
Unless an approval has been obtained from the appropriate agency or
Zoning or Planning Board for the conducting of the business of the sale of
motor vehicles, no person shall offer for sale any motor vehicle on any private
property, public right-of-way or vacant land in the Township of Lacey. This
prohibition shall apply both to the owner of the property on which the violation
is occurring as well as any owner of a motor vehicle being offered for sale
in violation of this chapter.
[Amended 10-11-2001 by Ord.
No. 01-52]
A.Â
Residential. The owner or resident of any property used
for residential purposes may offer for sale not more than one motor vehicle
on the owner's or resident's property. Under no circumstances may the motor
vehicle being offered for sale be located within any public right-of-way.
B.Â
Commercial. The owner or lessee of any property used
for commercial purposes, in accordance with the zoning ordinances of the Township
of Lacey, may offer for sale not more than one motor vehicle at any one time
on the commercial property.[1] Ownership of the motor vehicle offered for sale is limited to
the property owner, lessee, or employee of the commercial business on the
subject property. The motor vehicle can only be displayed for sale during
the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Under no circumstances may the motor vehicle
offered for sale be located within any public right-of-way.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which violates any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000, be
imprisoned for not more than 90 days and or serve a period of community service
not exceeding 90 days. Each day on which a violation of any provision of this
chapter occurs or is repeated shall constitute a separate offense. The Municipal
Court of the Township of Lacey shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions
of this chapter.
The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to abatement
summarily by a restraining order or injunction issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
