The provisions of this Article imposing a time
limit on parking shall not relieve any person of the duty to observe
other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the
stopping, standing or parking of vehicles as set forth in N.J.S.A.
39:4-138, any other New Jersey statute or as hereinafter provided.
Emergency vehicles are exempted from this article at all times.
The Police Department is authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed and towed away, any motor vehicle parked in violation of this chapter. Vehicles so towed shall be stored in a safe location and shall be restored to the owner or operator upon payment of the towing fee and any incurred storage fees. The Police Department may have the towing performed by a commercial towing service requested by the owner/operator of the motor vehicle or a service duly authorized by the governing body through ordinance. Towing and storage fees for authorized commercial towing services will be set forth by ordinance also. Such fees are in addition to and not in lieu of fines set forth in §
274-2 of this chapter.
Parking spaces shall be properly marked and
defined as required by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Wherever there are such markings designating parking spaces on the
pavement of any street, municipal property, municipally leased property
or quasi-public property, each vehicle shall park within those markings.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any vehicle
to park across such markings or to park a vehicle in such a position
that it will not be entirely within the area designated by such markings.
No person shall park a vehicle in a parking zone described in Schedule XIII (§
274-49), attached to and made a part of this chapter, unless such vehicle bears a lawfully issued permit to park in parking spaces reserved for handicapped persons.
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule XIV (§
274-50), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
[Amended 2-18-2003 by Ord. No. 1216]
A. All vehicles. No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule XV (§
274-51) of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said schedule attached to and made a part of this chapter.
[Amended 9-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 1544-17]
B. Commercial vehicles.
(1) Commercial vehicles as defined herein may not be parked
on any street located within the Borough between the hours of 2:00
a.m. and 5:00 a.m. As utilized herein, the term "commercial vehicles"
shall include the following:
(b)
Vans without side panel windows.
(c)
Tandem rear pick-up trucks (four-wheel rear
axel).
(d)
Pickup trucks with steel or metal utility caps.
(e)
Buses, including school buses and mini-school
buses.
(f)
Tractors or tractor-trailers.
(g)
Any trailer or truck with a trailer.
(h)
Camper vehicles and motor/mobile homes.
(i)
Commuter vans or vehicles.
(j)
Any stake-body truck, inclusive of pickup trucks
with stake bodies.
(k)
All dump trucks, regardless of size.
(m)
All nonpassenger vehicles and/or equipment or
machinery, including but not limited to construction vehicles.
(n)
Boat trailers, with or without boats thereon.
(o)
Any motor vehicle or trailer which is licensed
or registered as a commercial vehicle under the laws of the State
of New Jersey or is so registered in another state, district or territory.
(p)
Any vehicle in excess of 9,999 pounds gross
vehicle weight (GVW).
(2) The Chief of Police or his designee may exempt a vehicle
from the restrictions described herein where said vehicle is owned
by an individual who is present temporarily at a residence in the
Borough of Emerson. Said exemption should only be granted where the
vehicle cannot be parked on the property and shall not be granted
more than two times per month to the same individual or same residence.
Application to the Chief of Police shall be made in accordance with
procedures to be established by the Chief.
(3) The Chief of Police or his designee may also grant
a temporary exemption from the restrictions contained herein to residents
of the Borough of Emerson upon proper application and where it is
demonstrated that enforcement of these restrictions would create a
hardship. Said exemption shall not be granted more than three times
per month for the same residence.
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle during the times specified in Schedule XVI (§
274-52) of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said schedule, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown in Schedule XVII (§
274-53) at any time between the hours listed in said schedule of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said schedule, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
The locations described in Schedule XVIII (§
274-54), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as loading zones.
The locations described in Schedule XIX (§
274-55), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as taxi stands.
The locations described in Schedule XX (§
274-56), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as bus stops. These designated locations are the only locations within the Borough of Emerson to be utilized by New Jersey Transit for the picking up and discharge of passengers. The designated bus stops shall be appropriately marked with signs and curb paintings in accordance with relevant state traffic control regulations. Passengers shall not be picked up or discharged at locations other than those described herein.
[Added 12-17-2013 by Ord. No. 1471]
A. Thirty-eight
parking spaces on Emerson Plaza East shall all be designated as reserved
commuter parking. Thirty-six shall be designated as reserved commuter
parking for an annual fee; and two spaces shall be designated as handicap
commuter parking with restricted time limits. Emerson will continue
to offer free commuter parking in other designated lots as defined
in the Code of the Borough of Emerson.
B. Numbered
commuter parking tags shall be issued on a yearly basis to 38 individuals
who apply through the Emerson Police Department and who provide current
vehicle registrations, proof of address and motor vehicle license
plate numbers. The fee for a parking space shall be $250 for an Emerson
resident and $600 annually for a nonresident. Emerson residents shall
have the month of December to purchase/renew commuter parking tags
on an annual basis, while nonresidents may apply for reserved commuter
parking spaces after January 1. For the first year of this section
(2014), Emerson residents shall have right of first refusal through
March 2014 to purchase a reserved parking tag. Commuter parking tags
shall be issued on a first-come-first-serve basis. A commuter parking
tag is not transferrable for use by another undocumented vehicle;
however, a commuter parking tag can be used in multiple motor vehicles
as long as those motor vehicles are registered properly with the Emerson
Police Department by the commuter under the same name and address
as the commuter the tag is issued to. Any commuter parking tags that
become available during the calendar year shall be offered first to
Emerson residents maintained on a waiting list and prorated monthly
up to the annual renewal period.
C. Reserved
parking shall be between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday. Parking outside of the reserved time slots shall be
on a first-come-first-serve basis. There will be no charge for parking
outside of the designated reserved times.
D. Tags
shall be sold at the Emerson Police Department and the transaction
shall be conducted by the police dispatchers.
E. Nontagged
vehicles parking in the reserved spaces within the reserved hours
set forth by this section shall have their car towed immediately.