The purpose of this article is to provide for
the parking of charter buses within the Town.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BUSES
All motorbuses and autobuses transporting passengers for
hire, except the regularly scheduled buses of a public transportation
utility, which maintains, operates and supervises a terminal, and
private parking area within the corporate limits of the Town shall
not be included within such definition. Such regularly scheduled buses
of such public transportation utilities are hereby exempt from this
article. Chartered buses of such public transportation facility are
not exempt from the provisions of this article and are included within
this definition.
PUBLIC PARKING LOT
Include any parking lot located within the Town, which is
maintained and operated by the Town.
STREET
Includes any thoroughfare, avenue, boardwalk, boulevard,
lane, alley, or other public way within the corporate limits of the
Town.
The discharge and loading of such buses shall
be only at the municipal bus parking lot or private parking lots,
as provided in this article, except the Town Clerk may, for good cause
shown, from time to time, and specific cases only, upon prior notice,
allow loading and discharge of passengers at some other location.
Buses parked or standing in the area designed
in this article must be, if unattended, locked and in no instance
shall the operators of said buses allow the motors to be running when
the bus in not moving or preparing to move.
The operator of the bus shall be responsible
for compliance with the requirements of this article concerning parking,
loading and discharging of passengers.
The owner of any private parking lot, including
hotel, motel, and restaurant parking lots, may apply for and be issued
a permit for parking of buses on their respective private parking
lot, applications for the permits being made at least seven days prior
to the date that the parking is requested. Any bus parked on such
parking lot pursuant to this article shall be, if unattended, locked
and in no instance shall the operator of said bus allow the motor
to be running when it is not moving or preparing to move. A separate
permit shall be required for each bus.
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed
as prohibiting buses transporting participants in a parade to load
or discharge said participants in designated areas provided a permit
has been issued for the parades.