[Adopted 3-17-2020 by Ord. No. 2256-20]
A.
The City Council of the City of Passaic finds and determines that
parking opportunities for vehicles belonging to residents in and about
the neighborhoods where they live promotes safety, improved movement
of traffic and residential quality of life.
B.
The City Council of the City of Passaic finds and determines that
a residential parking permit program will enable and enhance parking
opportunities for its residents in accordance with this policy. The
purpose of the City of Passaic Resident Parking Program is to:
(1)
Reduce hazardous traffic conditions within the residential areas
by reducing the commercial, business and commuter traffic.
(2)
Protect the residential area from air pollution, excessive noise,
trash, and refuse caused by the entry of such traffic.
(3)
Protect the residents from unreasonable burdens in gaining access
to their residences.
(4)
Promote efficiency in the maintenance of those streets in a clean
and safe condition.
(5)
Address a critical parking shortage.
C.
The City Council of the City of Passaic hereby declares that certain
streets of the City of Passaic will be designated "permit parking
only" during certain hours, and with the exception of metered parking,
those areas designated shall be designated as "resident permit parking
only" as defined in the Ordinances of the City of Passaic, which shall
be indicated by local signage.
A resident parking permit of a design specified by the Director
of the Parking Authority of the City of Passaic (the "Parking Authority")
shall be required of Passaic residents to park in designated residential
permit parking areas for each motor vehicle. Vehicles with a gross
weight of more than 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more than
two axles shall not be issued a residential parking permit.
A.
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and
6:00 a.m. without the required resident parking permit upon any street
designated for residential permit parking as set forth in the Ordinances
of the City of Passaic.
[Amended 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2429-23]
B.
Proof of current residence in Passaic must be presented when applying
for a resident permit. As proof of residency, the applicant must provide
a valid New Jersey driver's license reflecting a legal City of Passaic
address. In the event that a resident possessing a residential parking
permit changes addresses within the City of Passaic, a change of address form
or decal shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of this
article. If an address change form or decal has been affixed to the
driver's license or issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission,
additional proof of residency is required as described below.
[Amended 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2429-23]
C.
The vehicle must be for the primary use by a person residing in the
City of Passaic.
[Amended 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2429-23]
D.
The vehicle must be validly insured.
E.
Proof of vehicle ownership or primary use by the individual seeking
the permit must be presented when applying for a resident permit.
As proof of ownership or primary use, the individual must provide
a current vehicle registration for the vehicle to be permitted. If
an address change decal has been affixed to the vehicle registration,
proof of insurance shall also be provided in the same name as the
resident seeking said permit.
[Amended 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2429-23]
F.
Alternatively, proof of vehicle ownership or primary use may be established
by presenting one of the following combinations of documents:
[Amended 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2429-23]
(1)
A copy of a valid New Jersey driver's license for the applicant which,
except for leased or company-owned vehicles, reflects an address within
the City of Passaic.
(2)
A copy of a valid New Jersey motor vehicle registration for the vehicle
for which the permit is sought reflecting an address within the City
of Passaic.
(3)
Proof of the vehicle being insured in the State of New Jersey reflecting
an address within the applicable residential parking permit zone of
the City of Passaic.
(4)
A current utility or telephone bill with the resident's name and
with the same address as described on the driver's license.
(5)
If the vehicle for which a permit is sought is leased, then a copy
of the lease agreement can be exhibited.
(6)
A resident who requests a residential parking permit for a company
vehicle must provide a letter from a reasonable company official,
under oath, confirming that the vehicle is assigned to that person.
G.
The permit shall display the permit number, the make, model and color
of the vehicle, and the date the permit expires. The resident permit
is to be placed on the driver's side, lower left-hand corner of the
rear window of the permitted vehicle. For motorcycles, the permit
shall be placed on the windshield, on the casing of the side mirror
of the registered vehicle, or held on owner's person so long as the
motorcycle's license plate is unobstructed and clearly visible.
There is no permit fee for the residential parking permits,
except:
A.
A fee of $5 will be charged for the replacement of the first lost
permit.
B.
A fee of $10 will be charged for the replacement of the second and
every subsequent lost permit.
C.
A fee of $10 will be charged for the replacement of a misplaced or
lost visitor parking permit.
D.
A fee of $10 will be charged for a change of address for the permit.
E.
Parking permits are limited to two residential parking permit for
each valid driver's license and registered vehicle at the verified
address as listed in this article.
[Amended 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2429-23]
F.
A yearly
fee of $300 will be charged for permits in the Main Avenue Redevelopment
Plan Area.
[Added 8-3-2021 by Ord. No. 2309-21]
Resident parking permits shall be valid for a period of two
years from the first day of the month of issuance and shall expire
on the last day of the month two years after the first day of the
month of issuance. Any vehicle bearing an expired permit and parked
in a residential zone shall be subject to the same penalty as a vehicle
parking on the street without a resident parking program sticker as
set forth herein.
A.
Up to two residential visitor permits per residence may be issued for use by visitors to residents residing in a designated residential parking permit zone or parts of streets listed in § 295-52, Restricted zones.
B.
Visitor parking permits shall only be valid while visitors are actually
visiting the residence to which the visitor parking permit was issued.
[Amended 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2429-23]
C.
The residential visitor permit must be displayed on the front driver's
side dashboard above the steering wheel and must be fully readable
from the exterior of the vehicle.
D.
The residential visitor permit shall be returned to the resident
at the conclusion of the visit. However, the resident or person to
whom the visitor parking permit was issued shall be responsible if
the visitor parking permit is misplaced, lost, or inadvertently taken
by the visitor.
E.
The visitor parking permit shall be valid for one year from the date
of issue and shall expire on the last day of the month one year after
the first day of the month of issuance. All expired residential visitor
permits must be returned to the Police Department before a new one
can be issued.
F.
A temporary visitor permit may be issued to any resident who applies
in person to the Passaic Parking Authority for a period of one to
seven days and may not extend for more than seven consecutive days.
The valid date of the temporary visitor permit shall be prominently
displayed on the temporary visitor permit.
G.
No residential visitor permit shall be issued to any person residing
in any building exclusively used by students and affiliates of a college.
H.
Visitor permits are not required on Saturdays. Sundays or announced
holidays. As used in this article, "day," "Sunday" and "holiday" shall
commence at 12:00 midnight and terminate at 11:59 p.m. on the designated
day.
I.
All Passaic residents 62 years of age or older shall receive up to
two, one-year-long "senior" visitor permits free of charge if they
request. Proof of age shall be required and may be shown by birth
certificate, social security check and Medicare card or by other official
documents acceptable to the Parking Authority.
A.
Pursuant to the provisions of this article and based upon the findings
of the Chief of Police, or his designee, made in accordance therewith,
no person who does not hold a residential parking permit issued in
accordance with the terms of this article shall park any vehicle within
the following described residential zones or portions thereof in the
City of Passaic between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. except Saturdays,
Sundays or announced holidays:
[Amended 8-3-2021 by Ord. No. 2309-21; 9-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2317-21; 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2429-23]
B.
Pursuant to the provisions of this article and based upon the findings
of the Chief of Police, or his designee, made in accordance therewith,
no person who does not hold a parking permit issued in accordance
with the terms of this article shall park any vehicle on the following
described commercial/residential zones or portions thereof in the
City of Passaic between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. except Saturdays,
Sundays or announced holidays:
A.
Any vehicle parked in violation of the residential parking permit
regulations will be subject to a fine of $50 for a first offense and
$100 for a second or subsequent offense.
B.
Residents in possession of parking permits who misuse them are subject
to revocation of the permits for one year and a fine of $100.
C.
Any person(s) found to possess an invalid, expired or counterfeit
residential, temporary, visitor or business permit shall be subject
to a fine of $100.
A.
Enforcement of this article and further rules and regulations as
may be promulgated from time to time shall be under the jurisdiction
of either the Passaic Parking Authority and/or the Passaic Police
Department.
B.
The Parking Authority and the Passaic Police Department shall have
the power to issue summonses for violations of this article.
A.
The unauthorized making, duplicating, selling, lending or giving
any resident parking sticker is hereby prohibited. This provision
shall include, without being limited to, any unauthorized duplication
or use of a City of Passaic resident parking sticker.
