The exterior of residential buildings and premises shall be maintained so as to facilitate the elimination of health, safety and fire hazards and so that the appearance of the premises and all buildings thereon shall reflect a level of maintenance in keeping with the standards of the neighborhood, including but not limited to the following:
A. 
Storage of construction, commercial and industrial material. There shall not be stored or used at an outside location equipment and material relating to construction, commercial or business uses unless there is a valid construction permit in effect for that site.
[Amended 12-29-1997 by Ord. No. 20-97]
B. 
Front yard parking. No person shall park, stop or stand any motor vehicle or permit or suffer the same to be done in any front yard area of any building, except on driveways and parking areas located, constructed and installed in compliance with applicable Borough ordinances.
C. 
Commercial vehicles and buses. Not more than one commercial vehicle, not exceeding 10,000 pounds in registered weight or one school bus, Type II Van with a seating capacity of 16 or less, shall be permitted to be parked, stored or kept on property in single-family residential districts. No truck tractors, trailers or school buses with seating capacity greater than 16 shall be permitted to be parked, stored or kept on property in single-family residential districts.
[Amended 1-20-1993 by Ord. No. 1153]
D. 
Parking or storage of motor vehicles on private property.
[Added 10-28-2002 by Ord. No. 09-02; amended 7-17-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-8]
(1) 
Findings. It is hereby determined and declared that the outdoor storage, parking, repair, or accumulation of abandoned, wrecked, junked, inoperable, unregistered, uninspected, damaged or inoperable motor vehicles upon private property within the Borough is contrary and inimical to the public welfare in that the exposure to view of such motor vehicles or parts is detrimental to the surrounding neighborhood and the community at large due to danger of injury and hazards to children and others attracted to such vehicles, creation of unsightly and offensive views for adjoining residents and property owners, creating unsafe and nuisance conditions, and contributing to the devaluation of property values.
(2) 
No person shall place, abandon, leave, keep, park or maintain, or permit the placing, abandoning, leaving, keeping, parking or maintaining, of any motor vehicle described below out of doors upon any private land in the Borough of Leonia for more than five days if said vehicle:
(a) 
Does not have a current and valid registration and inspection sticker; or
(b) 
Does not have all of its main component parts attached; or
(c) 
Is wrecked, junked, stripped, inoperable, or in a state of disrepair such that it is unsightly or unsafe; or
(d) 
Is in such mechanical or physically damaged or deteriorating condition that it could not be immediately operated in a safe manner, or if operated on a public roadway would be subject to a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:3-44 (unsafe vehicle).
(3) 
A motor vehicle shall be deemed inoperable where any of the following conditions exist:
(a) 
It is being dismantled for sale, salvage, reclamation of parts, or repair.
(b) 
It does not have all of its main component parts properly attached.
(c) 
Where any other additional conditions exist which cause the vehicle to be incapable of being driven lawfully and safety under its own power.
(4) 
"Main component parts" means fenders, hood, wheels, radiator, motor, windows, doors, muffler, body or essential parts of the engine, and all such other parts or equipment as are necessary for the vehicle to be lawfully driven.
(5) 
Exceptions.
(a) 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the placing, keeping or storage of a motor vehicle referenced above if said vehicle is stored in an enclosed garage or building, or no more than one such vehicle per property is stored in the driveway or backyard of the premises under a form-fitting car cover specifically manufactured and sold for the type of vehicle stored.
(b) 
The provisions of this section shall also not apply to any lawfully existing new or used car dealers or junkyard which otherwise complies with all federal, state and municipal laws, nor shall it apply to the temporary storage of registered, insured vehicles awaiting repairs at service stations.
(6) 
Parking or storage of motor vehicles on public property. The parking or storage of motor vehicles on public property shall be governed by State law or as otherwise provided by Borough ordinance.
The exterior of nonresidential and mixed occupancy buildings and premises shall be maintained so that the appearance thereof shall not constitute a blighting effect upon neighboring properties nor an element leading to a progressive deterioration and downgrading of neighboring properties including the following:
A. 
Signs and billboards. All permanent signs and billboards exposed to public view permitted by Borough ordinance and regulated by the Sign Ordinance[1] or other regulations shall be maintained in good repair. Any sign or billboard which has weathered excessively or faded or the paint on which has excessively peeled or cracked shall, with its supporting members, be removed forthwith or put into a state of good repair. All nonoperative or broken electrical signs shall be repaired or shall, with their supporting members, be removed forthwith.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 232, Signs.
B. 
Signs or advertisements; removal.
(1) 
Except for "for rent" signs, any temporary sign or other advertising material glued or otherwise attached to a window or otherwise exposed to public view shall be removed at the expiration of the event or sale for which it was erected or posted or within 60 days after it was erected or posted, whichever shall have occurred sooner.
(2) 
Except during the course of repairs or alterations, not more than 50% of the square footage of all windows shall be devoted to signs or other advertising material attached thereto or within seven inches of the window. All signs and notices placed in a window for the promotion of events or projects sponsored by nonprofit organizations shall be exempt from the restriction of this subsection.
[Amended 9-21-1998 by Ord. No. 16-98; 12-7-1998 by Ord. No. 98-20]
C. 
Windows and window display areas. All windows exposed to public view shall be kept clean and free of marks and foreign substance. Except when utilized for display purposes, no materials, stock or inventory shall be permitted in window display areas exposed to public view unless such areas are first screened by drapes, venetian blinds or other means of making the windows opaque. All screening of interiors shall be maintained in a clean and attractive manner and in a good state of repair.
D. 
Repair and painting of exteriors of buildings. All storefronts and the exteriors of all buildings shall be kept in good repair, painted where required or otherwise provided with protective treatment sufficient to prevent deterioration and shall not constitute a safety hazard or nuisance. In the event that repairs to a storefront become necessary, such repairs shall be made in harmony with the original design with the same materials or materials of appearance similar to those used in the construction of the storefront in such a manner as to permanently repair the damaged area or areas.
E. 
Location of shopping carts. No shopping baskets, carts or wagons shall be left unattended or standing in open areas and shall be collected at the close of business each day and removed to the interior of the building.