[Adopted 5-20-1991]
This article is adopted for the purpose of assuring
the safe and orderly parking of motor vehicles and the promotion of
traffic safety, reduction of traffic congestion and overall public
safety in the Township of North Brunswick, and particularly in regards
to the operation of the Governor's Pointe Park and Ride facility located
at Hartland Commons Way and Elizabeth Street.
A.
The provisions, rules and regulations of this article
pertaining to parking areas are applicable to all those parcels of
land and premises situated at the Governor's Pointe Park and Ride
facility located at Hartland Commons Way and Elizabeth Street, which
land is owned, leased, occupied or controlled by the Township of North
Brunswick and devoted to the purpose of parking motor vehicles, but
does not apply to any lands or area within the right-of-way of any
public street, road or highway.
B.
These provisions, rules and regulations shall also
be applicable to any other parcels of land and premises owned, leased,
occupied or controlled by the Township of North Brunswick and devoted
to the purpose of parking motor vehicles now or hereafter.
A.
Parking on said lands and premises hereinbefore designated
shall be allowed by permit only, which shall be evidenced by a document
issued by the Township for the purpose of identifying the parked vehicle
and which shall be prominently displayed on or in the parked vehicle
consistent with procedures specified by the Township's Office of Traffic
Management.
B.
With the exception of provisions allowing daily parking,
if any, such parking areas shall be marked by signs indicating that
parking will be by permit only and that vehicles must bear the required
identification, which signs may state "Parking by Permit Only."
C.
No vehicle shall be parked in any such parking area
unless it displays in the fashion specified by the Township's Office
of Traffic Management a current and valid parking permit so issued
by the Township of North Brunswick as herein provided.
D.
No vehicle shall be parked or remain parked in any
such parking area between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. in
any day of the week or at such other times as may be designated by
the Township's Office of Traffic Management.
E.
No vehicle shall be parked except within a single
designated parking space where indicated by marked lines on the surface
of the parking area or as may be directed by the Police or attendant
in charge of the parking area or by a control sign indicating the
designated area or areas in which to park.
F.
No trailers, trucks or buses shall be parked in any
such parking area except only in such space as may be specifically
designated for the same.
G.
No vehicle shall be parked within the entrance or
exit to any such parking area or within any of the aisles thereof.
H.
All vehicles must be parked with the rear window of
the vehicle clearly visible from the aisle behind the space to facilitate
permit inspection.
A.
Said parking permits shall be issued or renewed by
the Township Clerk during regular business hours when the Office of
the Township Clerk is open, or applied for by mail. Payment for permits
or renewals may be made in person, with cash or check, or by mail,
with payment made by check. Permits shall be issued to Township residents
only upon provision of suitable identification verifying the residency
of the applicant and identifying the vehicle or vehicles for which
the permit is to be used by said resident. Township residents shall
receive priority, but permits may also be issued to nonresidents of
the Township consistent with procedures adopted by the Office of Traffic
Management. Waiting lists shall be maintained of residents and nonresidents
interested in using the facility in the event that demand exceeds
supply.
B.
Said permits shall be issued to the owner of the registered
motor vehicle and are nontransferable. However, a permit may be used
in alternate vehicles when such vehicles are used for carpooling purposes
by the permit holder, with such vehicles identified on the permit
application. An issued permit may be transferred during the period
for which it is valid to a new vehicle purchased by the applicant
on the sale, replacement or transfer of the original vehicle. In such
case, the owner shall remove the permit and supply evidence thereof
to the Township Clerk to obtain a new permit or transfer said permit
to a different vehicle.
C.
Permits shall be issued for monthly or quarterly periods
using procedures specified by the Office of Traffic Management. Permits
shall be valid from the first of the month or quarter for which the
permit is designated to midnight of the last day of said month or
quarter.
D.
The application for a permit and permission to use
the permit shall be charged at the rate of $25 per month for Township
residents and $35 per month for nonresidents should permits be offered
to nonresidents.
E.
Said permits shall have written thereon "Township
of North Brunswick Parking Permit," together with the date of the
permit's expiration.
F.
The Township Clerk shall make and keep a record of
all permits issued, including therein the date of issuance, the name,
address and telephone number of the person to whom the permit is issued
and the motor vehicle registration number(s), the make(s), model year(s)
and color(s) of the motor vehicle(s) for which the permit is issued.
Any person parking a motor vehicle with such
permit displayed shall be assumed to have properly applied for and
received permission to park said motor vehicle in any such parking
area of the Township of North Brunswick and to have acknowledged the
rules and regulations for use of the facility.
Further rules and regulations pertaining to
such parking areas and the parking of motor vehicles therein may be
made from time to time by resolution of the Township Council or by
the Township Police or Office of Traffic Management, consistent with
the purpose and intent of the procedures defined herein.
No person shall park or place any disabled vehicle
or permit any such disabled vehicle to remain in any such parking
area without the express permission of the Police or Office of Traffic
Management.
A.
Any person parking a vehicle in a manner other than
as required by this Article, even though the vehicle bears a valid
permit, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $15, and each day
that such a violation continues shall be a separate and distinct violation.
A summons for violations may be issued by the Township Police, parking
enforcement officers or other authorized designee. Payments for such
violation or violations shall be made to the Clerk of the Township
Municipal Court upon a plea of guilty.
B.
In case of a violation of any other provision of this
Article, including but not limited to parking a vehicle without a
valid or duly issued permit or parking a vehicle in an unsafe manner
or outside prescribed hours, the person so parking and/or the owner
of the vehicle shall be subject to a fine of not more than $100, and
each day that the violation continues shall be a separate and distinct
offense.
C.
Any vehicle parked in any such parking area in violation
of this article, except a vehicle bearing a valid permit and not parked
as herein required, may be removed from the parking area on the order
of the Police, and the owner thereof shall pay the reasonable cost
of such removal and of storage which may result from such removal
before being allowed to regain possession of the vehicle and such
costs of removal and storage shall be in addition to any penalty or
fine herein provided.
This article shall not apply to any municipal
vehicles registered to the Township of North Brunswick nor to any
vehicles engaged in police work.