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.
39:4-128, any other New Jersey statute or as hereinafter provided.
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon
any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule I, attached
to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon
any cul-de-sac described in Schedule III, attached to and made a part
of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours
specified in Schedule IV of any day upon any of the streets or parts
of streets described in said Schedule IV, attached to and made a part
of this chapter.
[Amended 4-24-1985 by Ord. No. 16-85]
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours
specified in Schedule V of any day (except Saturdays, Sundays and
public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described
in said Schedule V, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park or leave a vehicle parked
upon a road that is covered with snow as described in said Schedule
VI, attached to and made part of this chapter.
Upon the declaration of an emergency, there
shall be no parking upon streets or sections of streets where temporary
emergency no-parking signs are displayed. The Chief of Police or,
in his absence, the ranking police officer is authorized to declare
an emergency and to direct the posting of said emergency no-parking
signs when weather conditions, accidents, fires or public celebrations
dictate or require the avoidance of hazards or other conditions which
interfere with the free flow of traffic. Notification that the emergency
no-parking signs are being or will be posted shall be given to the
operator or owner of any vehicle which has been parked prior to the
posting of the signs.
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in
violation of this article shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace
to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and any peace officer
may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall pay the
reasonable costs of the removal and storage which may result from
such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
The effectiveness of this article is contingent
on signs being erected as required by law.
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon
any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule
VII, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than
the time limit shown in Schedule VIII at any time between the hours
listed in said schedule of any day upon any of the streets or parts
of streets described in Schedule VIII, attached to and made a part
of this chapter.
No persons shall park a vehicle for longer than
the time limit shown in Schedule IX at any time between the hours
listed in said Schedule IX of any day (except Sundays and public holidays)
upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule
IX, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
[Added 7-15-2009 by Ord. No. 20-09]
No person shall park a motor vehicle for longer than the time
shown on Schedule IX-A at any time between the hours listed in said
schedule of any day upon the streets, roads or parking areas described
in said Schedule IX-A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
[Added 5-21-2008 by Ord. No. 10-08]
A.
Parking prohibited.
(1)
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with
other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a traffic or
police officer or traffic sign, no operator and/or owner of a vehicle
shall stand, park or store any vehicle on private property within
10 feet of the curbline of any street or highway within the Township
of Morris, except that nothing shall prohibit a vehicle from using
the full length of a residential driveway to park said vehicle, except
that in no event shall any vehicle be parked so as to obstruct any
sidewalk.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park
or leave standing any vehicle on lands of another, whether publicly
or privately owned, in the Township of Morris after notice has been
posted as hereinafter provided by the owner, occupant, lessee or licensee
prohibiting such parking. Nothing herein contained shall apply to
any lands lying within the bounds of any public street or highway.
B.
Signs.
(1)
Suitable signs, not less that 18 inches by 24
inches, bearing the words "No Parking Private Property," together
with any qualifications or restrictions on parking, if any, and conspicuously
displayed shall be posted on said lands by the owner, occupant, lessee
or licensee thereof where this chapter is effective.
(2)
Defacing, tampering with or damaging such signs
when posted shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
C.
Violation.
(1)
Any vehicle parked in violation of this section
shall be deemed a nuisance. The property owner may provide for the
removal of such vehicle. The owner of said vehicle shall pay the reasonable
cost of the removal and storage which may result from such removal
before regaining possession of the vehicle.
(2)
Violations for any offense under this section
shall not be less than $100 nor more than $250.
[Added 5-18-2022 by Ord.
No. 05-22]
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of §§ 88-2.14 through 88-2.16:
A location that is fitted with charging station equipment.
The conductors, including ungrounded and grounded, and the
electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fittings,
devices, power outlets, charging status or apparatus installed specifically
for the purpose of delivering electrical energy from the charging
station to the electric vehicle.
A dedicated, marked parking space that is fitted with charging
station equipment and exclusively used for the charging of electric
vehicles.
A two-wheel or three-wheel electric vehicle that operates
exclusively on electrical energy stored in the vehicle's batteries.
A vehicle that operates, either partially or exclusively,
on electrical energy from a charging station or other electrical energy
source that is stored in the vehicle's battery for propulsion
purposes. "Electric vehicle" includes: a battery electric vehicle;
a plug-in hybrid electrical vehicle; a neighborhood electric vehicle;
and electric scooters or electric motorcycles.
An electric vehicle that is a low-speed vehicle, built to
have a top speed of 25 miles per hour and have a maximum loaded weight
of 3,000 pounds.
A vehicle that does not meet the definition of "electric
vehicle" as provided herein.
An electric vehicle that contains an internal combustion
engine and also allows power to be delivered to drive wheels by an
electric motor; charges its battery primarily by connecting to a charging
station or other electrical source not on board the vehicle; may additionally
be able to sustain a battery charge using an on-board internal-combustion-driven
generator; and has the ability to be propelled through the use of
electricity.
[Added 5-18-2022 by Ord.
No. 05-22]
The municipality has designated parking spaces at locations
listed in Schedule XXXIII for use as charging stations.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule XXXIII is on file in the Township
offices.
[Added 5-18-2022 by Ord.
No. 05-22]
A.
The following fees shall also apply to use of parking spaces in Schedule
XXXIII[1] that are identified as charging station spaces, 24 hours
a day:
(1)
For up to one hour of charging: $1.50.
(2)
For more than one hour and up to two hours of charging: $3.
(3)
For more than two hours of charging: $5.50.
(4)
For more than three hours and up to four hours of charging:
$8.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule XXXIII is on file in the Township
offices.
B.
Use of said charging station spaces shall be limited and restricted
as follows:
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing
a vehicle in a stall or space that is designated as a charging station
space unless the vehicle is an electric vehicle as defined in this
section and is connected for electric charging purposes; and
(2)
Electric vehicles are authorized to park in spaces designated
as charging station spaces only during the time when the vehicles
are connected for electric charging purposes or up to four hours,
whichever is less. Within 15 minutes of the time the vehicle is no
longer charging, the owner or operator of said vehicle shall be required
to remove the vehicle from the charging station space. If the owner
or operator of said vehicle allows his or her vehicle to remain in
a charging station space while the vehicle is no longer charging past
the fifteen-minute grace period, then said owner or operator shall
be in violation of this section.
[Added 5-18-2022 by Ord.
No. 05-22]
The Police Department of the Township of Morris may remove from any parking space any unattended vehicle parked or standing in any portion of said parking facilities which such vehicle is in violation of this article. When a vehicle is so removed from said parking space, the owner of said vehicle shall pay, before being entitled to the recovery or possession of said vehicle, all reasonable charges for towing, storage and other expenses incurred in the removal of said vehicle. In addition thereto, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of §§ 88-2.14 through 88-2.15 or any supplement or amendment thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $100.
