Garfield City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Outdoor Storage of Motor Vehicles
[Added 6-18-1985 by Ord. No. 1882; amended in its entirety 3-28-2023 by Ord. No. 2982]
§ 341-29 Purpose.
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the outdoor and overnight storage of certain vehicles and trailers on private property that are unrelated to the principal use on the site.
§ 341-30 Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
MOTOR VEHICLE
Includes all vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, excepting such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks and motorized bicycles. It shall include trailers, semitrailers or other type of vehicles drawn by motor driven vehicles.
OUTDOOR STORAGE
Refers to any storage outside of a building or structure which has four walls and a roof.
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
Refers to those zoning districts categorized as R-1A, R-1, R-2 and R-3 within the zoning laws of the City of Garfield.
ROAD-TRACTOR
Every motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry any load thereon either independently or any part of the weight of a vehicle or load so drawn.
TRUCK
Every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
§ 341-31 Storage prohibited.
A.
Within every residential zone, the outdoor storage on private property of every motor vehicle, road-tractor or truck in excess of 5,500 pounds in weight shall be prohibited.
B.
Within every residential zone, the storage or overnight parking on private property of any motor vehicle, road-tractor or truck in excess of 7,500 pounds in weight shall be prohibited.
C.
Within the B-1 Zone and B-2 Zone, the storage or overnight parking on private property of any motor vehicles, car carriers, tractor trailers, road-tractors, single or double axel trucks, and storage trailers/containers not related to the principal use on the site is strictly prohibited.
D.
Storage of permitted vehicles shall be in designated storage or loading areas and shall not be parked so as to inhibit any parking stalls, drive aisles, ingress/egress points, or pedestrian walkways.
E.
This section shall not apply to nonconsensual towed vehicles that have a licensed off-site storage area as governed by Chapter 310.
§ 341-31.1 Enforcement.
The Construction Official's office and the Police Department shall be responsible for the enforcement of this chapter.
§ 341-31.2 Violations and penalties.
A.
Unauthorized parking is prohibited. Unauthorized vehicles will be towed at the owner's expense.
B.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this chapter or any supplement thereto shall be punished by one or more of the following: a fine not exceeding $2,000; imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days; and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. Each day an unauthorized vehicle remains is considered a new violation.
