Borough of Middlesex, NJ: Parking, Handicapped

[Adopted 11-10-1998 by Ord. No. 1451]

§ 296-1 Official handicapped license plate, identification certificate, or insignia required.

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.

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Editor's Note: Schedule A is included at the end of this chapter.

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.

§ 296-2 Signage.

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.

§ 296-3 Unlawfully parked vehicle declared nuisance.

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.

§ 296-4 Violations and penalties.

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.

Article II Residential Handicapped Parking

[Adopted 2-22-2000 by Ord. No. 1490]

§ 296-5 Designation of residential handicapped parking spaces.

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.

Name of Street	Side	Location
714 Drake Avenue [Added 8-8-2000 by Ord. No. 1500]	South	Beginning at a point 190 feet east of the east curbline of Mountain Avenue and extending to a point 35 feet east thereof
104 Giles Avenue [Added 1-28-2003 by Ord. No. 1575]	South	Beginning at a point 59 feet east of the southeast curbline of Giles Avenue and extending to a point 25 feet east thereof
14 Grandview Street [Repealed 9-23-2003 by Ord. No. 1588-03]