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Town of Newton, NJ
Sussex County
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A. 
Upon the declaration of an emergency, there shall be no parking upon streets or sections of streets where temporary EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are displayed. The Chief of Police or, in his absence, the ranking police officer, is authorized to declare an emergency and to direct the posting of EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs when weather conditions, accidents, fires, public celebrations, etc. dictate or require the avoidance of hazards or other conditions which interfere with the free flow of traffic. Notification that EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are being or will be posted shall be given to the operator or owner of any vehicle which has been parked prior to the posting of the signs.
B. 
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this section shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic and any peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall pay the reasonable costs of removal and storage which may result from such removal, before regaining possession of the vehicle.
C. 
The effectiveness of this subsection is contingent upon signs being erected as required by law.
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule I attached to and made a part of this chapter. (See § 307-48A.).
[Added 3-14-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-3]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule I attached to and made a part of this chapter. (See § 307-48B.)
[Amended 12-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-36]
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified on any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule II attached to and made a part of this chapter (see § 307-49). Whenever a vehicle, which has already received a summons for a parking ordinance violation, exceeds the time permitted by twice the ordinance limit, the vehicle may be issued additional summonses (with increased penalty, as set forth in § 307-69) and may be subject to impoundment.
[Amended 12-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-36]
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time shown, at any time between the hours listed on any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule III attached to and made a part of this chapter (see § 307-50). Whenever a vehicle, which has already received a summons for a parking ordinance violation, exceeds the time permitted by twice the ordinance limit, the vehicle may be issued additional summonses (with increased penalty, as set forth in § 307-69) and may be subject to impoundment.
A. 
No person shall stop or allow to stand a vehicle of any type upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule IV attached to and made a part of this chapter (see § 307-51).
B. 
Any unoccupied vehicle stopped or standing in violation of this section shall be deemed a nuisance to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and any peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall be responsible for the cost of removal and storage before regaining possession of the vehicle.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation requires parking restrictions on roads approaching a signalized intersection as part of its approval process. The zones described in Schedule IV-A attached to and made a part of this chapter (see § 307-52) are hereby established as no stopping or standing zones.
A. 
No vehicle shall be parked for longer than the time limit shown, between the hours listed on any day, upon any Town-owned parking lot described in Schedule IV-B attached to and made a part of this chapter (see § 307-53).
[Amended 12-8-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-24]
B. 
Prohibition exceptions.
[Added 2-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-2; amended 12-8-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-24; 12-10-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-22]
(1) 
No vehicle shall be permitted to remain in any public parking lots between the hours of 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., except:
(a) 
Those listed in § 307-53; and
(b) 
Vehicles parked in the municipal building parking lot after first obtaining a parking pass pursuant to § 307-38F and paying the required fee per § 100-15.
C. 
A person convicted of a violation of this section shall be liable for a penalty as described in Schedule XIX attached to and made part of this chapter (see § 307-69). Additionally, whenever a vehicle, which has already received a summons for a parking ordinance violation, exceeds the time permitted by twice the ordinance limit, the vehicle may be issued additional summonses (with increased penalty, as set forth in § 307-69) and may be subject to impoundment and Subsection D, below.
[Amended 12-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-36]
D. 
Any vehicle parked in violation of this section shall be deemed a nuisance and any peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner of such vehicle shall be responsible for the cost of removal and storage before regaining possession of the vehicle.
[Added 8-25-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-14; amended 5-9-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-11]
Free parking shall be permitted all day on Saturdays in the paid municipal parking lots identified as Lot No. 1, Adams Street Plaza, located on Adams Street; Lot No. 2, Main Street Lot, located on Main Street; Lot No. 3, Western Plaza, located on Trinity Street; and, Lot No. 4, Central Plaza, located on Trinity Street.