The movement or standing of vehicular or pedestrian traffic in any and all off-street parking yards and parking places in the Borough of Teterboro which are open to the public or to which the public is invited or which are maintained or operated in conjunction with or for the benefit of any business or enterprise shall be subject to the regulation by the terms and provisions of this article.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Teterboro as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-11-1981 by Ord. No. 209]
No person, firm or corporation shall operate, permit the use of or use any off-street privately owned parking lot, yard or area for the movement or standing of any motor vehicle unless or until the owner or operator thereof shall have first made application to the Construction Code Official for a permit for the permission to operate such particular area or areas and shall have marked such area or areas at the entrance or entrances thereof with a sign which shall read "No Parking Except in Accordance With Borough Ordinance No. 209." The issuance of such permit shall be made by the Construction Code Official upon the written application, in triplicate, of the owner or operator of such parking area or areas and upon payment of a permit fee in the amount of $50. The application shall be accompanied by a diagram of such area, showing the proposed placement of cars, any fire zones, parking areas, types of lighting, signs and any and all installations for the maintenance of internal traffic or other proposals deemed necessary or advisable to safeguard the public interest. The Construction Code Official shall refer two copies of such application to the Fire Subcode Official of the Borough of Teterboro, who shall determine the particular regulations reasonably necessary for such parking area, and upon such determination by said Fire Subcode Official, the Construction Code Official shall issue such permit with the determination as conditions thereto. In the event that there is an objection as to the reasonableness of such regulations by the applicant, the applicant may appeal to the governing body, which shall finally determine such regulations after a public hearing upon notice to all parties in interest.
[Amended 10-11-1988 by Ord. No. 282]
Any and all fire zones which may be set aside for fire protection or any and all zones set aside for no parking or for any other special purpose shall be plainly marked with a sign 24 inches by 18 inches naming the particular zone and with the words "No Parking." In addition, all lanes and means of access and egress from the special zones and from the areas marked by distinctive yellow marks as space allocated for parking automobiles shall at all times be kept open and unobstructed either by parking of any motor vehicle or any other obstruction, and no car shall be parked at any time other than in areas marked with the lines for such parking.
The signs controlling the regulations herein shall be 24 inches by 18 inches square and erected on metal standards on the side facing the flow of traffic. Said sign shall have a white background with words thereon lettered in red. Fire lanes or driveways shall be appropriately posted in accordance herewith at intervals of 50 feet.
[Amended 10-11-1988 by Ord. No. 282[1]]
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department, and any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction therefor, be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof. In addition to the penalty provided herein, any vehicle parked in violation of the regulations provided under this article may, at the direction of the Police Department, be summarily towed away.
Nothing in this article shall be deemed as the acceptance for public use of any of the premises in any such parking area or in any way create any public easement therein.