[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Madison 7-10-1967
by Ord. No. 861 (Art. 1 of the 1970 Revised Ordinances).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any owner, possessor or occupant of lands in
the Borough of Madison to store, keep, place, park or accumulate upon such
lands any motor vehicles, automobiles or machines so in need of repair as
not to be readily operated under their own power, requiring substantial repairs,
not currently licensed or not being currently used for transportation, except
as hereinafter provided.
It shall be unlawful for any persons to park, leave standing or abandon
any machines, motor vehicles or automobiles so in need of repair as not to
be readily operated under their own power, which require substantial repair,
which are not currently licensed or which are not being currently used for
transportation on the land of another.
[Amended 12-11-1967 by Ord. No. 878; 12-12-1977
by Ord. No. 52-77]
A.
This chapter does not apply to an owner, possessor or
occupant of lands in the Borough of Madison who stores, keeps, places, parks
or accumulates:
(1)
No more than one licensed or unlicensed motor vehicle,
automobile or machine not currently being used for transportation and being
in need or repair; provided, however, that the repairs upon any such motor
vehicle, automobile or machine is completed within 90 days of the date that
said vehicle, automobile or machine was first parked, left standing or abandoned
upon said property.
(2)
Any licensed or unlicensed motor vehicle, automobile
or machine not currently being used for transportation and being in need of
repairs, provided that same is kept in an enclosed building.
B.
This chapter does not apply to a new car dealer or used
car dealer licensed by the State of New Jersey to sell new and/or used cars.
[Amended 3-10-1969 by Ord. No. 5-69; 12-12-1977
by Ord. No. 52-1977]
The Zoning Officer of the Borough of Madison, police officers of the
Borough of Madison or such other person as shall be duly authorized by the
Borough Council shall be responsible for the enforcement of this chapter.
[Amended 5-11-1970 by Ord. No. 9-70; 8-14-2000
by Ord. No. 35-2000; 5-8-2006 by Ord.
No. 19-2006]
Any person, firm, corporation or other organization found guilty of
violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be
punishable by one or more of the following in the discretion of the Judge:
a fine of not to exceed $2,000; or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days; or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. In the
event that a fine is imposed, pursuant to this section, such fine shall be
no less than $100.
