[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Middlesex as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 407.
[Adopted 11-10-1998 by Ord. No. 1451]
A.
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46
and 39:4-197.5, no person shall park any vehicle in a handicapped
designated parking stall in the locations referred to in Schedule
A attached to and made a part of this chapter,[1] unless said vehicle displays the official state handicapped
license plate or has affixed thereto the special identification certificate
or insignia issued by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant
to Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey and also unless
such vehicle is operated by a handicapped person or a passenger in
said vehicle is handicapped.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
Any vehicle parked in a parking stall reserved for
handicapped drivers which does not display the official state handicapped
license plate or special identification certificate or insignia referred
to above shall be presumed to have been parked in such a stall unlawfully.
All signage for handicapped parking and the
installation of the same shall conform to the specifications as prescribed
by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and National Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Any owner of premises required
to provide parking stalls and signage for handicapped designated vehicles
and who shall fail to provide and maintain such stalls and signage
shall be subject to a penalty as set forth hereinafter.
Any vehicle parked in violation of this chapter
shall be deemed a nuisance and menace to the safe and proper regulation
of traffic, the health and safety of citizens and protection of adjacent
buildings, and any police officer may provide for the removal of such
vehicle. The owner of the vehicle shall pay the reasonable costs of
the removal and storage which may result from such removal before
regaining possession of the vehicle.
Every person convicted of a violation of a provision
of this section or any supplement thereto shall be subject to a penalty
of $100 for the first offense and for a second or subsequent offense
shall be subject to a minimum fine of $100 and up to 90 days community
service on such terms and conditions as the court may deem appropriate,
or any combination thereof.
[Adopted 2-22-2000 by Ord. No. 1490]
Pursuant to the authority granted to this municipality
by N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the following locations are hereby designated
as restricted parking spaces for use by persons who have been issued
special vehicle identification cards by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
No other people shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
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Name of Street
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Side
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Location
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714 Drake Avenue
[Added 8-8-2000 by Ord. No. 1500] |
South
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Beginning at a point 190 feet east of the east
curbline of Mountain Avenue and extending to a point 35 feet east
thereof
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104 Giles Avenue
[Added 1-28-2003 by Ord. No. 1575] |
South
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Beginning at a point 59 feet east of the southeast
curbline of Giles Avenue and extending to a point 25 feet east thereof
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14 Grandview Street
[Repealed 9-23-2003 by Ord. No. 1588-03] | ||
