Township of Hillsborough, NJ Parking

Designation, regulation and enforcement of parking stalls for handicapped persons is hereby made in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46, 52:32-6 et seq., 39:4-197.5, 52:32-5, 39:4-1, and 39:4-197(1)(g).

§ 218-2 Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall be applicable:

HANDICAPPED PERSON

Any person who has lost the use of one or more limbs as a consequence of paralysis, amputation or other permanent disability or who is permanently disabled as to be unable to ambulate without the aid of an assisting device or whose mobility is otherwise limited as certified by a physician with a plenary license to practice medicine and surgery in this state or bordering state in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:4-204 and who possesses a handicapped person identification card issued by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles or the Municipal Chief of Police in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:4-205 and 39:4-206.

§ 218-3 Premises to which chapter applies.

[Amended 6-11-1991 by Ord. No. 91-5]

Category 1 : Any building, structure, facility or complex which contains parking yards and parking places and which is open to the public or to which the public is invited and which is required under municipal site plan and/or subdivision approval and/or the Uniform Construction Code and or N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46 to contain handicapped parking spaces pursuant to the authority delineated in N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46 and N.J.S.A. 52:32-6 et seq.

Category 2: The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any publicly owned buildings, including public schools, owned by any state, county or municipal government agency or instrumentality which contain parking yards or parking places which have handicapped parking spaces, where said governmental agency has requested of the municipality that Title 39 of the New Jersey statutes be made applicable to their roads, streets, driveways, parkways, parking areas or other roadways. Enforcement with respect to handicapped parking spaces on these properties shall occur through the application of Chapter 143 of the Hillsborough Township Municipal Code pursuant to the authority set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:5A-1.

Category 3: The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any privately owned building, structure, facility or complex, whether open to the public or not or whether the public is invited to it or not, which contains parking yards or parking places which have handicapped parking spaces whose owners have requested of the municipality that Title 39 of the New Jersey statutes be made applicable to their roads, streets, driveways, trails, terraces, bridle paths, parkways, parking areas or other roadways. Enforcement with respect to handicapped parking spaces on these properties shall occur through the application of Chapter 143 of the Hillsborough Township Municipal Code pursuant to the authority set forth in N.J.S.A 39:5A-1.

§ 218-4 Requirements for parking spaces.

Parking spaces for the physically handicapped where lawfully required or voluntarily installed shall be constructed in accordance with the following guidelines.

Designated parking spaces in parking lots for handicapped persons shall be required as follows:

	Total Parking in Lot	Required Number of Handicapped Spaces
	1 to 50	1
	51 to 200	2
	Over 200	2 plus 1% of the total spaces in lot over 200, rounded off to the next highest number

Said handicapped parking spaces shall be provided in an area of the parking facility which is most accessible and approximate to the building or buildings which the facility serves. In shopping centers and other multistore facilities, the handicapped parking spaces shall be as near to the flagship store as possible and/or at such other locations as may be agreeable between the Construction Official and the owner.

Each space or group of spaces shall be identified with clearly visible sign detail and stall detail in accordance with the prerequisite set forth in MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices), which are attached hereto as Exhibits 1 and 2, respectively.[1] In addition, all such signs shall notify the public that parking in a space reserved for the handicapped may result in the imposition of a fine of $100 for the first offense and, for subsequent offenses, a fine of at least $100 and up to 90 days' community service on such terms and in such form as the court shall deem appropriate, or any combination thereof. Any sign erected after the date of adoption of this ordinance[2] shall contain this language setting forth the penalty, and any signs erected prior to the effective date of this amendatory ordinance shall be modified as delineated hereinabove by June 1, 1991.

[Amended 6-11-1991 by Ord. No. 91-5]

[1]

Editor's Note: The exhibits referred to are on file in the office of the Township Clerk.

[2]

Editor's Note: "This ordinance" refers to Ord. No. 91-5, adopted 6-11-1991, which provided that it shall take effect after final adoption by the Township Committee and publication thereof.

Each space shall be 12 feet wide to allow room for persons in wheelchairs or on braces or crutches to get in or out of either side of the automobile on a level, paved surface suitable for wheeling and walking.

Where possible, such spaces shall be located so that persons in wheelchairs or using braces or crutches are not compelled to wheel or walk behind parked cars.

Where applicable, curb ramps shall be provided to permit handicapped people access from the parking area to the sidewalk.

Signs shall be posted and maintained, and said signs shall conform to regulations adopted by the Department of Transportation and/or be in conformance with MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices).

[Amended 6-11-1991 by Ord. No. 91-5]

§ 218-5 Maintenance of parking spaces.

All signing, pavement markings, depressed curbing and/or ramps shall be maintained in good and proper condition, including but not limited to the condition of required markings and signs which should remain distinctly visible at all times.

§ 218-6 Prohibited conduct; violations and penalties; enforcement.

Any owner of premises required to provide handicapped parking spaces or who voluntarily provides handicapped parking spaces and requests of the municipality the enforcement of Title 39 of the New Jersey statutes on his property and who shall fail to install and/or maintain spaces in proper condition shall be subject to penalties in accordance with this chapter. No person shall deface or remove any sign erected pursuant to this chapter.

It shall be unlawful for any person to park, stop or stand a motor vehicle in a parking space designated to the exclusive use of handicapped persons unless such person is a handicapped person or is transporting a handicapped person and is utilizing the handicapped parking space for the benefit of said handicapped person.

Any person convicted of a violation of § 218-6A shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50.

Any person convicted of a violation of § 218-6B shall be subject to a fine of $250 for the first offense and, for subsequent offenses a fine of at least $100 and up to 90 days of community service on such terms and in such form as the court shall deem appropriate, or any combination thereof.

[Amended 6-11-1991 by Ord. No. 91-5; 11-25-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-28]

This chapter shall be enforced by the Police Department of the Township of Hillsborough.

§ 218-7 Handicapped parking spaces designated.

[Amended 6-11-1991 by Ord. No. 91-5]

Private sites, designated areas, Category 1. The following areas shall be designated as handicapped parking spaces pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46 and N.J.S.A. 52:32:

Site	Location	Block	Lot	Exhibit[1]
Alard	Hillsborough at Stryker	200.04	7	0
Amwell Center	611 Amwell Road	163	38	1
Amwell Chiropractor Center	Amwell at Rine	177A	19	1A
Atwal (Carteret Savings)	Route 206 at New Amwell	163	23A	2
Avolio's (Rent-all)	Route 206	152	25	3
Bothers Woodworking	Dukes Parkway	58	67.02	4
Burger King	Route 206 at Andria	181	1	5
Carriage Farm	Amwell Road at Clerico	20DB	4	6
Charlie Brown's	Route 206 at Andria	181	2	7
Concept Omega	Sunnymead Road	67	18G	8
Corner, The	Amwell Road at south branch	175	1, 2 and 3	9
Core States Bank	Route 206 at Raider	200.06	1	9A
Courtyard	Route 206	61	3 and 4	9B
Cusick Funeral Home	Route 206	177	15	10
DeCanto Medical Center	Route 206 at Doctor's Way	182	38A, B and C	11
DeCanto Medical Center	Route 206 at Doctor's Way	182	38A	11A
DeVan (DeCicco)	Route 206	200B	23B	12
Domino Pizza	Route 206	163	31	12A
Dunkin Donuts	Route 206 at New	199	57, 58 and 59	13
(Woods Tavern Center)	Amwell
Errico and Doswald Doctors	Route 206	153	17	14
Exxon	Route 206	152	36A	15
Fenton	Route 206	153	16	16
Fraser	Dukes Parkway East	58	67	16A
Gateway Park (Hillsborough Campus I)	Route 206 at Harvard	58	1	17
Gateway Park (Hillsborough Campus II)	Route 206 at Harvard	58	1.09	17A
Gateway Park (Hillsborough Campus III)	Route 206 at Harvard	58	1.05	17B
Gitman Shirt	Route 206	152	28	18
Hiller (Amwell Mall)	Amwell Road	178	12.01	19
Hillsborough Club Plaza (Foodtown)	Route 216	155	66 and 67	20
Hillsborough Executive (Days Inn)	Route 206	142	10	20A
Hillsborough Florist	Route 206	199	62	20B
Hillsborough Industrial Park	Ilene Court	200B	1	21
Hillsborough Industrial Park	Ilene Court	200B	7	22
Hillsborough Industrial Park	Ilene Court	200B	8	23
Hillsborough Industrial Park	Ilene Court	200.04	2	24
Hillsborough Industrial Park	Ilene Court	200.04	3	25
Hillsborough Industrial Park	Ilene Court	200.04	4	26
Hillsborough Industrial Park	Ilene Court	200.05	1	27
Hillsborough Industrial Park	Ilene Court	200.05	3	28
Hillsborough Industrial Park	Ilene Court	200.05	4	29
Hillsborough Square (K-Mart)	Route 206	152	27C	30
Horvatz/Getz (Kar Parts)	Amwell Road	200A	3	30A
Icote Industrial Park	Roycefield Road	143	11A	31
IHOP	Route 206	152	27.02	31A
Keller/Kern Valley Park	Route 206	142	34	32
Kindred	Old Camplain Road	67	16	33
Krinck, Doctor	Route 206	155	64	34
Lapinski	Amwell Road	163C	76	35
Lincoln Federal Savings	Amwell Road	163	36A	36
Maltese	Route 206 at Meadow- brook	161	11	36A
Massaro	Route 206	178	5	36B
McDonald's	Route 206	161	13	37
Montgomery National Bank	Route 206	199	57	38
Mountain View Crossing	Route 206 at Mt. View	202	4	38A
Mountain View Crossing	Route 206 at Mt. View	202	4.01	38B
Mountain View Plaza	Route 206 at Mt. View	177	24B and 24N	39
Nelson's Corner	Route 206 at Amwell	200A	1	40
New Brunswick Savings	Route 206	199	55	41
New Center Village Square	Auten at Triangle	150.01	17	41A
Now Fancy That	Route 206	200B	25	41B
P.N.J.	Route 206	66	1A and 1B	42
Poletti	Route 206	17B	7	42A
Pooch Palace	Route 206	182	42	42B
Pheasant's Landing	Amwell at Willow	198	SB	43
Pioneer Realty	Route 206	161	12	44
Rainbow Rascals	Amwell Road	199	38	45
Rhoda Office Complex	Township Line Road	202	19	46
Rhoda (Longships)	Township Line Road	202	19	46A
S & C Construction	Beekman Lane	150	8A	46B
Schlott Realty	Route 206 at Raider	178	21	47
Summit Associates	Route 206 at Raider	200.08	1	47A
Suriano Welding	Weston Road	185	1.03	47B
Supon Shopping Center/ Hillsborough Pharmacy	Route 206	163	33	48
Supreme Petroleum	Route 206	61	4 and 4A	49
Walker/ Worden (Suburban Bank)	Amwell Road	162	21	50
Triangle Campus	Auten Road	150	4Q and 4A	50A
Triangle Center	Route 206 at Triangle	152	36C	51
Triangle Center	Route 206 at Triangle	152	35.01	51A
Tushak Professional	Route 206	152	34	52

Note: Exhibits 0 through 52 delineating the above-referenced sites are on file in the office of the Township Clerk and are hereby incorporated herein and made an official part hereof for the purposes of adoption and publication in accordance with law.

[1]

Editor's Note: The exhibits referred to are on file in the office of the Township Clerk.

Category 1 sites to be added after effective date of this ordinance.[2] Private sites and designated areas in Category 1 which are not included within § 218-7A at the time of adoption of this ordinance[3] shall be added to this ordinance pursuant to municipal site plans or subdivision approval, Uniform Construction Code and/or N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46 by a periodic amendment to this ordinance by the governing body of the Township of Hillsborough.

[2]

Editor's Note: "This ordinance" refers to Ord. No. 91-5, adopted 6-11-1991, which provided that it shall take effect after final adoption by the Township Committee and publication thereof.

[3]

Editor's Note: "This ordinance" refers to Ord. No. 91-5, adopted 6-11-1991, which provided that it shall take effect after final adoption by the Township Committee and publication thereof.

Article II Permits for Township Parking Areas and Park and Ride Facilities

[Adopted 3-12-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-7]

§ 218-8 Township park and ride facilities.

Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

PARKING PERMIT

A sticker issued by the Township of Hillsborough which allows the parking of a vehicle in a permit parking lot.

PARK or PARKING

The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon or in any parking space.

PARKING SPACE

Any space within the parking lot designated for the parking of a single vehicle and delineated by lines painted on the surface.

PERMIT PARKING LOT

Any municipal parking lot in the Township of Hillsborough requiring a permit to park a vehicle.

VEHICLE

Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported upon a roadway.

§ 218-9 Designation of permit parking lots.

Permit parking lots shall be designated as follows:

Park and Ride Lot A: The parking lot located at Block 178, Lot 3.02, more commonly known as the South side of Amwell Road between Route 206 and Estate Drive, hereinafter designated as Park and Ride Lot A, shall require permits for the parking spaces so designated on the attached site plan, and identified in the lot by appropriate notice, including but not limited to signage and striping.

§ 218-10 Issuance and expiration of permits.

[Amended 12-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-20]

The Clerk of the Township of Hillsborough shall issue parking permits for permit parking lots to applicants upon the filing of a permit application and payment of the required fee. Permits shall be issued semiannually subject to availability. The semiannual permits shall be valid from August 1 to January 31 and February 1 to July 31.

§ 218-11 Permit fees.

[Amended 12-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-20]

The fee for obtaining a semiannual parking permit for the Park and Ride Lot A on Amwell Road shall be $25. The permit fee shall not be prorated based on the time of application and issuance.

§ 218-12 Regulations.

[Amended 12-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-20]

Parking permits are assigned to the vehicle identified on the application and are nontransferable.

Parking permits must be adhered to the rear window of the driver’s side of the vehicle.

Vehicles must be parked head-on in a designated parking space.

Signs or advertisements identifying a vehicle is for sale may not be displayed in or upon a vehicle or be made visible in any way while a vehicle is parked in a permit parking lot.

§ 218-13 Site plan for Park and Ride Lot A adopted.

The site plan originally produced on July 2, 1996, by Paul M. Sterbenz of Maser Sosinski & Assoc. and subsequently marked up by Mark Hiestand of the NJDOT on October 26, 2001, to delineate the areas regulated by § 143-81A and this section is hereby approved and adopted as an official finding and record of the location and areas within the Park and Ride Lot A which are to be used for permit parking, nonpermit parking, handicapped parking and other parking and traffic regulations as contained in § 143-81.A and this section and shall hereinafter be referred to as the “site plan for Park and Ride Lot A."

The site plan for Park and Ride Lot A approved and adopted pursuant to this section shall continue to constitute an official finding and record as to the location and boundaries of the areas regulated by Section 143-81.A and this section until such time, if any, that this section shall be amended to reflect any additions or deletions of the regulated portions of Park and Ride Lot "A". The Township Clerk is hereby directed to receive and to keep on file the original of the site plan for Park and Ride Lot A approved and adopted pursuant to this section.

The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared, recited and stated:

(1)

It is understood that the site plan for Park and Ride Lot A was prepared and is intended to be used as evidence in prosecutions arising under the laws of this state, and the ordinances of this Township, and that such site plan shall constitute prima facie evidence of the location and boundaries of areas which are regulated by § 143-81A and this section.

(2)

A prosecutor is not precluded from introducing or relying upon any other evidence or testimony to establish a violation of the offense defined in the laws of this state, and the ordinances of this Township, including use of a map or diagram other than the one approved and adopted pursuant to this section.

§ 218-14 Violations.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall upon conviction for a first offense be punished by a fine not to exceed $100 and/or a sentence of community service of not more than 15 days.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall upon conviction for a second offense be punished by a fine not to exceed $200 and/or a sentence of community service of not more than 30 days.

Upon the second violation of the provisions of this section the vehicle will be towed and impounded at the owner's expense.