[Amended 5-7-1991 by Ord. No. 10-91]
The use of said parking lots of the Borough of Washington shall
be regulated, and the regulations shall be enforced as hereinafter
provided.
[Amended 3-11-1980 by Ord. No. 2-80; 8-4-1987 by Ord. No. 20-87; 5-7-1991 by Ord. No. 10-91; 5-4-1993 by Ord. No. 12-93]
The names and locations of the parking lots regulated by this
article and the regulations applying to each of said parking lots
shall be as follows:
A.
Borough Park, located off of State Route No. 31 at the southeastern
portion of the Borough Park. Parking is permitted between sunrise
and sunset each day unless a Recreation Department-approved night
activity, under outdoor lighting, is in progress, then, in such case,
no vehicle shall remain parked beyond 10 minutes after the lights
have been turned off until sunrise.
B.
Borough Hall parking lots. Parking is permitted in parking lots adjacent
to the Municipal Building for Borough Hall business and for business
at Taylor Street School. Overnight parking is prohibited from 3:00
a.m. to 6:00 a.m. except for Borough employees. Parking spaces located
in the Borough Hall parking lot shall be designated as follows:
[Added 10-7-2008 by Ord. No. 9-2008; amended 10-19-2010 by Ord. No.
13-2010; 10-3-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-16]
(1)
Those 12 parking spaces beginning at a point in the northeast corner
of the Borough Hall parking lot and continuing 122 feet southeasterly
therefrom shall be restricted to employees of the Borough of Washington
only between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding official Borough-recognized holidays.
(2)
Those five parking spaces beginning at a point in the southeast corner
of the Borough Hall parking lot and continuing 53 feet northwesterly
therefrom shall be restricted to individuals conducting business with
the Borough of Washington.
(3)
Those six parking spaces beginning in the northwest corner of the
Borough Hall parking lot and continuing 63 feet southeasterly therefrom
shall be restricted to members of the Washington Fire Department in
accordance with their official duties.
(4)
Those three parking spaces beginning from a point 63 feet southeast
of the northwest corner of the Borough Hall parking lot and continuing
40 feet southeasterly therefrom shall be designated as handicapped
parking.
(5)
Those four spaces beginning from a point 103 feet southeast of the
northwest corner of the Borough Hall parking lot and continuing 47
feet southeasterly therefrom shall be restricted to fifteen-minute
parking between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding official Borough-recognized holidays.
C.
Other lots.
[Added 10-7-2008 by Ord. No. 9-2008; amended 10-19-2010 by Ord. No.
13-2010; 12-2-2014 by Ord. No. 4-2014; 10-3-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-16]
(1)
Parking
is permitted by permit purchased from the Borough of Washington for
overnight parking between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. only
in the following municipal parking lots:
(2)
A permit
is required to park in the above lots between the hours of 3:00 a.m.
and 6:00 a.m.
(3)
Broad Street Plaza, located on the west side of Broad Street, south
of the former public library building shall be designated two-hour
parking only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
D.
Theater/Methodist Church Plaza, located on the south side of East
Washington Avenue and the east side of Vannatta Street. Church parking
is permitted on Sundays between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Parking is
permitted in designated spaces between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. Parking between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. in designated
spaces shall be reserved for patrons of the Washington Theater only.
All-night parking is permitted in designated spaces in this lot at
all other times by permit purchased from the Borough of Washington.
[Added 9-7-1993 by Ord. No. 22-93; amended 12-2-2014 by Ord. No. 4-2014; 10-3-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-16]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 85-60, Time standard in
effect, was repealed 8-4-1987 by Ord. No. 20-87.
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any of the aforementioned parking lots in any location or at any time other than in the locations and at the time designated as permitted in § 85-59 of this article.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 85-62, Operation of parking
meters, was repealed 8-4-1987 by Ord. No. 20-87.
[Amended 8-4-1987 by Ord. No. 20-87; 5-4-1993 by Ord. No. 12-93; 9-7-1993 by Ord. No. 22-93]
In lots designated with time limit parking, if any vehicle remains
parked in any designated parking space beyond the time limit established
by law, such vehicle shall be considered as parking overtime and beyond
the period of legal parking and shall be in violation of this article,
and the owner or operator of said vehicle shall be subject to the
penalties provided in this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any vehicle
to stand or park said vehicle at any location on any of the aforementioned
parking lots other than within an area or parking stall clearly marked
with lines on the pavement of said lot such as to clearly indicate
that said area is a parking stall intended to be used as the parking
space for a vehicle on said lot, or to park any vehicle in a manner
so that the vehicle is not entirely within the area so designated
by the lines or markings on the pavement delineating such parking
stall.
[Added 5-4-1993 by Ord. No. 12-93[1]]
It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle in any municipal parking
lot when sticker parking rules are in effect without a valid sticker
affixed to said vehicle. Stickers are only valid for parking in the
lot approved at time of application for sticker issuance.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former § 85-65,
Deposit of substitutes for coins prohibited.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 85-66, Tampering with parking
meters prohibited, was repealed 5-4-1993 by Ord. No. 12-93.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 85-67, Violations and penalties,
as amended, was repealed 5-7-1991 by Ord. No. 10-91.
[Amended 12-2-2014 by Ord. No. 4-2014; 10-3-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-16]
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Police
Department serving the Borough of Washington under the direction of
the Chief of said Department and by the Code Enforcement Officer and
crossing guards so authorized by the Borough of Washington to enforce
state, county or municipal statutes, resolutions, ordinances or regulations
related to the parking of vehicles within the municipality in accordance
with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-154.7 et seq.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 85-69, Collection of coins
from meters; disposition thereof, was repealed 5-7-1991 by Ord. No.
10-91.
[Added 3-11-1980 by Ord. No. 4-80; amended 5-7-1991 by Ord. No.
10-91; 10-7-2008 by Ord. No. 9-2008; 10-19-2010 by Ord. No.
13-2010]
Parking stickers in a form, shape and color to be designated by the Borough of Washington shall be available for purchase from the Borough Clerk for the sum of $12 per month or $144 for the entire year for overnight parking in municipal parking lots designated in § 85-59C. An overnight sticker for municipal lots shall be effective from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Any vehicle parking in an area requiring stickers that does not have a sticker shall be towed away at the owner's expense and risk.
