The provisions of this chapter imposing a time
limit on parking shall not relieve any person of the duty to observe
other more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping,
standing or parking of vehicles as set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-138,
any other New Jersey Statute or as hereinafter provided.
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.
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours
specified in Schedule II of 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.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle
during specified times upon any of the streets or parts of streets
described in Schedule II-A, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between
the hours specified in Schedule III of 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.
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle at any
time upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule
IV.
In no event may a vehicle remain parked on any
public street for a period exceeding 48 hours within the Borough.
Vehicles so parked will be deemed a nuisance, and any police 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.
[Amended 3-12-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-14]
(Reserved for future use)
[Amended 10-23-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-36; 12-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-36]
A. In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46, the following
areas described in Schedule XXIII, attached to and made a part of
this chapter, shall be designated as handicapped parking spaces for
use by persons who have been issued special identification cards by
the Division of Motor Vehicles. No other person shall be permitted
to park in these spaces, and they shall be so marked by signs indicating
the handicapped parking spaces in conformance with the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.
B. Any person parking a vehicle in a space reserved for
handicapped individuals or a reserved space marked "Wounded Warrior"
shall be fined the sum of $250 for the first offense. In the event
that the same person violates this section for a second time, or in
the event of any subsequent offenses, such person shall be fined $250
plus a maximum of 90 days community service.
[Amended 6-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-14]
All street parking spaces within the Borough
of Fort Lee shall be at least 18 feet in length. The Parking Authority
of the Borough be and is hereby authorized and directed to designate,
by yellow paint along the curbside, all portions of thoroughfares
that are less than 18 feet in length and that are deemed “no
parking zones.” Any person found to have parked in a zone determined
to be a no parking zone as the result of the yellow curbing shall
be subject to all of the penalties set forth in this chapter.