[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Mount Holly 11-12-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-18. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any off-street parking facilities owned, leased or operated
by the Township, or such portion or portions thereof as may, from
time to time by resolution of the Township Council, be designated
for public parking purposes.
The municipal parking lots shall be under the
control of the Township Council.
No person shall park any vehicle, or otherwise
use the parking lot, except in conformity with such rules and regulations
governing the use thereof as the Township Council shall adopt by resolution,
pursuant to this chapter.
The Township Council, by resolution, shall adopt
rules and regulations governing the use of the parking lot; prescribing
fees or charges for the privilege of using the parking lot and the
length of time the payment of such fees shall entitle a vehicle to
be parked thereon; the method of collecting fees, which may be through
the medium of parking meters; the designated area or areas which shall
be kept clear of vehicles; the size of vehicles which may be parked
thereon; and general regulations for the use of the parking lot.
The use of the parking lot in violation of any
of the rules and regulations shall be a violation of this chapter.
In fixing fees for the use of the parking lots,
the Township Council shall fix fees in an amount sufficient to defray
the cost of acquiring equipment, adapting, maintaining and managing
the parking lot and the principal and interest due or to grow due
on any obligations issued to finance the cost thereof. In addition,
fees may be imposed as a means of regulating the use of the parking
lot.
A.
Parking of trucks or trailers. No person shall park
a truck trailer, a truck, a trailer or other vehicle with a length
longer than 20 feet, including house trailers, at any time on any
municipal parking lot.
B.
Parking of inoperable or disabled vehicles. No person
shall park an inoperable or disabled vehicle for more than 24 hours
on a municipal parking lot.
C.
Duration of parking. For those municipal parking lots
not having a time restriction, no vehicle may be parked for longer
than 72 hours.
D.
Prohibited parking. No person shall park a vehicle
in areas designated for no parking or in such a manner as to interfere
with the safe passage of other vehicles.
[Amended 10-25-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-21; 1-14-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-33; 6-9-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-14; 3-27-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5; 2-12-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-4; 9-10-2018 by Ord. No.
2018-10]
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than
the time shown during the specified hours in any of the following
described municipal parking lots.
|
Lot
|
Location
|
Time
Limit
|
Hours
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
High Street and Mill Street
|
Block 47.01, Lot 27
|
2 hours
|
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
|
|
King Street and Washington Street
|
Block 38. Lot 2
|
2 hours
|
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
|
|
Municipal Parking Lot 1
|
Block 47.01 Lot 52
|
3 hours, 15 minutes where designated
|
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
|
|
Municipal Parking Lot 2
|
Block 47 Lot 51
|
2 hours
|
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
|
|
Municipal Parking Lot 3
|
Block 48, Lot 11.03
|
2 hours
|
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
|
|
Municipal Parking Lot 4
|
Block 48.01, Lot 11
|
2 hours
|
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
|
|
Municipal Parking Lot 5
|
Block 48.02, Lot 11.02
|
2 hours
|
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
|
[Added 10-25-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-21[1]]
No person shall park a vehicle in Municipal
Lot 7 except for police and emergency vehicles unless authorized by
the Township Manager or their designee.
[Added 4-14-1997 by Ord. 1997-9; amended 10-25-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-21]
No person may park a vehicle in a parking space
reserved for handicapped parking in all municipal parking.
