[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Park Ridge 5-8-1972 by Ord. No. 72-6. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park
or leave standing any vehicle on lands of another, whether publicly
or privately owned, in the Borough of Park Ridge, after notice has
been posted as hereinafter provided by the owner, occupant, lessee
or licensee prohibiting such parking. Nothing herein contained shall
apply to any lands lying within the bounds of any public street or
highway.
Suitable signs not less than 18 inches by 24
inches, bearing the words "NO PARKING," together with any qualifications
or restrictions of such parking, if any, and conspicuously displayed
shall be posted on said lands by the owner, occupant, lessee or licensee
thereof where this article is effective. Defacing, tampering with
or damaging such signs, when posted, shall constitute a violation
of this article.
[Amended 7-8-1974 by Ord. No. 74-16]
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment
for a period not exceeding 90 days, or both, in the discretion of
the Judge before whom such person shall be convicted.
[Added 11-9-1983 by Ord. No. 83-28;
amended 9-11-1990 by Ord. No. 90-15]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes any person who has lost the use of one or more limbs
as a consequence of paralysis, amputation or other permanent disability
or who is permanently disabled as to be unable to ambulate without
the aid of an assisting device or whose mobility is otherwise limited
as certified by a physician with a plenary license to practice medicine
and surgery in this state or a bordering state.
Includes any person who temporarily has lost the use of one
or more limbs or who is temporarily disabled or whose mobility is
otherwise temporarily limited as certified by a physician with a plenary
license to practice medicine and surgery in this state or a bordering
state.
The Chief of Police of the Borough of Park Ridge
or his designee shall establish, from time to time, motor vehicle
parking spaces on lands, both public and private, within the Borough
of Park Ridge, pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by
the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles of the State of New
Jersey in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:4-204 et seq.
The motor vehicle parking spaces established
for handicapped persons shall be designated as such by the placement
thereat of the national wheelchair symbol and/or suitable signs indicating
the reservation of said motor vehicle parking places for the exclusive
use of handicapped persons. Any sign erected after the effective date
of this revision to notify the public that parking in a space is reserved
for the handicapped shall also state the penalties set forth. Signs
which were erected prior to the effective date shall be modified within
12 months after the effective date to include the penalty information.
No person shall cause to be parked within a
parking space designated for use by handicapped persons any motor
vehicle unless said motor vehicle has displayed thereon a placard
or wheelchair-symbol license plates issued pursuant to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 39:4-204 et seq. and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
The Chief of Police of the Borough of Park Ridge
shall issue to any person who has temporarily lost the use of one
or more limbs or is temporarily disabled as to be unable to ambulate
without the aid of an assisting device or whose mobility is otherwise
temporarily limited, as certified by a physician with a plenary license
to practice medicine and surgery in this state or a bordering state,
a temporary placard of not more than six months' duration. The placard
shall be displayed on the motor vehicle used by the temporarily handicapped
person when the vehicle is parked overtime or in special parking places
established for use by handicapped persons.
No penalty shall be imposed for the parking
overtime of any motor vehicle which has displayed thereon a placard
or wheelchair symbol license plates issued pursuant to the provisions
of this article or N.J.S.A. 39:4-204 et seq. and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder unless such vehicle shall have been parked
in one location for more than 24 hours.
[Amended 11-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-10]
Every person convicted of violating a provision
of this article or any amendment thereto shall be liable for a fine
of $250 for a first offense, and for subsequent offenses, the penalty
must be a fine of at least $250 and up to 90 days community service
on terms and in such form as the Court shall deem appropriate or any
combination thereof. A person who possesses a valid permit but fails
to display it may be fined $25 to $50 for a first offense, and for
subsequent offenses from $50 to $100.
