Article IX: Municipal Commuter Parking Areas

§ 232-58 Municipal parking area designated.

[Amended 7-26-1983 by Ord. No. 1283-83; 1-24-1989 by Ord. No. 1417-89]

The following municipal parking areas, shown on the 1999 Borough Tax Assessment Map, are hereby designated as parking areas for passenger vehicles:

Parking areas for Fair Lawn residents:

Street	Block	Lot
Pollitt Drive	4701	1
Pollitt Drive	4716	2

Parking areas for Fair Lawn residents and nonresidents:

Street	Block	Lot
Fair Lawn Avenue	4601	1 and 1.01
Pollitt Drive	4701.01	Part of Lot 1 as marked
Saddle River Road [Added 11-26-1996 by Ord. No. 1653-96]	1801	9, 10, and 11

Street locations for parking by Fair Lawn residents:

[Added 12-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2296-2013[1]]

Street	Side	Location
Pollitt Drive	West	From a point 27 feet north of the northerly curbline of Carlton Place to a point 700 feet north of the northerly curbline of Carlton Place
Pollitt Drive	West	From a point 60 feet south of the southerly curbline of Carlton Place to a point 700 feet south of the southerly curbline of Carlton Place

[1]

Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Subsection C, regarding the Columbia Terrace Park parking lot, as added 7-16-2002 by Ord. No. 1916-2002, and amended the title of Art. IX to add the word "Commuter."

§ 232-59 and § 232-60. (Reserved) [1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Former § 232-59, Metered parking at Saddle River Road Lot, added 11-26-1996 by Ord. No. 1653-96, as amended, and former § 232-60, All night parking prohibited, were repealed 12-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2296-2013.

§ 232-61 Administration.

[Added 12-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2296-2013[1]]

No person shall park a vehicle in the municipal areas designated in § 232-58 from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. each day, Saturdays, Sundays and federal and state legal holidays excepted, without complying with the provisions of this chapter.

[Amended 6-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2505-2019]

Applications for permission shall be made through an online permit management system.

[Amended 6-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2505-2019]

Daily and monthly fees to park shall apply as prescribed in Chapter 94 of this Code.

[Amended 6-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2505-2019]

A parking space is not guaranteed.

Resident and nonresident vehicles shall be parked in their designated spaces.

If an actual permit document is issued it must be displayed in the vehicle as prescribed by the issuing authority.

[1]

Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former § 232-61, Parking stickers, as amended.

§ 232-62 (Reserved) [1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Former § 232-62, Parking regulations, was repealed 12-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2296-2013.

§ 232-63 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 9-27-1983 by Ord. No. 1287-83; 12-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2296-2013]

Anyone who willfully falsifies the information given on the application required herein or who fraudulently obtains permission to park shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, Article III.

Any person who violates the other provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine as prescribed in § 232-3 of this Code.

Any person who parks in violation of this article may be subject to having his or her vehicle towed to a place designated by the Chief of Police and be liable for towing and storage charges in accordance with law.

§ 232-64 Municipal parking area for senior citizens.

Preamble. A Senior Citizens Center has been constructed in the Borough of Fair Lawn at Parmelee Avenue and Gardiner Road; and the persons using said senior citizens center are in need of parking located in areas near said center. The governing body has designated such areas for senior citizen parking only, in accordance with the following:

Senior citizens parking lots established.

(1)

The following municipal parking areas, shown on the 1999 Borough Tax Assessment Map, are hereby designated as parking areas for vehicles operated by senior citizens:

	Street	Block	Lot
	9-01 Bergen Avenue	5709.01	1
	11-05 Gardiner Road	5702	15

(2)

With respect to the municipal parking area located at 9-01 Bergen Avenue, also known as "Lot 1, Block 5709.01," Borough employees and members of the general public who are conducting business at the Municipal Building located at 8-01 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, shall also be permitted to park, provided that priority for parking in this area shall be in accordance with rules and regulations to be promulgated by the Borough Manager.

[Added 7-26-1994 by Ord. No. 1568-94]

Overnight parking. Overnight parking will be permitted only for the Bergen Avenue Lot and only up to 20% of the existing space in lot or nine cars. Approval shall be in writing from the Borough Manager or his/her designee.

[Amended 8-25-1987 by Ord. No. 1372-87; 1-26-1988 by Ord. No. 1385-88]

Parking stickers required. Any senior citizen who is a user of the center shall be eligible to park in the aforementioned area upon obtaining a senior citizen parking sticker from the Recreation Department. Such sticker shall be obtained upon making written application for the same as required by the aforementioned Recreation Department head. User must be in the Senior Citizens Center building or involved in a center activity at the time the user's vehicle is parked in the above designated areas.

Display of parking stickers. The parking sticker issued as above mentioned shall be displayed on the vehicle in the left-hand corner of the rear window at all times while the vehicle is parked in the area thus allowed for senior parking.

Transfer of vehicle; application for new sticker. In the event that a sticker is transferred to another vehicle, application must be made as above indicated in writing. The issuance of a senior citizen parking sticker does not guarantee a parking space in the designated area but merely indicates that the applicant has received authority to use the premises in accordance with the terms of this section.

Parking regulations. All vehicles parked in the within areas shall be locked with motor and lights switched off and emergency brake set. All vehicles must be parked in designated spaces, or where spaces are obliterated, they shall be parked so as not to impede the flow of traffic or interfere with other users of the area.

Violations and penalties. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50 or imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than 15 days, or both. In addition, any person who parks in violation of this section shall be subject to having the vehicle towed to a place designated by the Superintendent of Recreation, and liable for reasonable towing charges in accordance with law.

§ 232-65 Municipal parking areas for designated parking.

[Added 9-12-2000 by Ord. No. 1818-2000]

There is hereby established municipal parking areas for designated parking in the following blocks and lots:

(1)

Lot A - Block 5706, Lot 21. (Parking area contiguous to premises known as the "Fair Lawn Athletic Club," located on the corner of Parmelee Avenue and Bergen Avenue, consisting of 24 spaces.)

(2)

Lot B - Block 5709.01, Lot 1. (Parking area located at premises known as "9-01 Bergen Avenue," directly north of parking area contiguous to Municipal Building, consisting of 46 spaces.)

(3)

Lot C - Block 5712, Lot 1. (Parking area contiguous to premises known as the "Municipal Building," located at 8-01 Fair Lawn Avenue, consisting of 130 spaces.)

Lines, markings and posting of signs.

(1)

Suitable lines or markings shall be provided upon the surface of each parking area to denote and designate each delineated parking space.

(2)

Regulatory signs shall be erected and maintained to designate permitted parking for the respective parking spaces.

No vehicle shall park in Block 5706, Lot 21; Block 5712, Lot 1; and in Block 5709.01, Lot 1, except as expressly set forth herein.

Regulations applying to overnight parking in Block 5706, Lot 21; Block 5712 Lot 1; and in Block 5709.01, Lot 1. "Overnight parking" which is defined as commencing at 2:00 a.m. and terminating at 5:00 a.m., is prohibited except as follows:

(1)

Upon approval obtained in writing from the Borough Manager or designee.

(2)

Parking for attendees at a municipal function for which registration is required, such as senior citizen trips or other organizational functions.

Permitted parking.

(1)

Parking in Block 5706, Lot 21; Block 5712, Lot 1; and Block 5709.01, Lot 1, shall be for members of the general public who are conducting business at the Municipal Building located at 8-01 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, or at the municipal library located at 10-1 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, subject to the restrictions as set forth in Subsection E(2) hereof relating to parking in Block 5712, Lot 1.

(2)

Parking in Block 5712, Lot 1 (contiguous to premises known as the "Municipal Building"), shall be designated as follows:

(a)

The row of designated parking spaces immediately contiguous and parallel to Parmelee Avenue shall be permitted parking as follows:

[1]

Commencing with the first southerly parking space, the first three parking spaces in a northerly direction shall be handicap parking.

[2]

The next 12 parking spaces in a northerly direction shall be for members of the general public who are conducting business at the Municipal Building or municipal library.

(b)