For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
OPERATOR
Shall mean and include every individual who shall operate a vehicle.
PARKING METERS
Individual meters at each space; or spaces designated and properly signed so as to be paid spaces when payments are to be made at a common station.
[Added 2-18-2009 by Ord. No. 09-03]
PERSON
Any individual, firm, copartnership or corporation.
STREET
Any public street, avenue, road, highway or other public place within the Borough of Seaside Heights established for the use of vehicles.
VEHICLE
Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported upon a street, except devices moved by human power or operated exclusively upon stationary rails.
A. 
There is hereby authorized to be established a parking-meter zone, which consists of both sides of all streets and avenues located in the Borough of Seaside Heights.
B. 
No parking meters shall be placed where parking is now or may hereafter be prohibited.
C. 
The Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Seaside Heights shall cause parking meters to be installed on streets and avenues in the Borough at their discretion.
D. 
It shall be unlawful to park more than one vehicle of any description at any location in the Borough of Seaside Heights where a parking meter has been installed; that is to say, one vehicle shall be parked for each meter installation and no combination of vehicles such as motorcycles, motor bikes, miniature vehicles, wagons or any other self-propelled vehicle or vehicles shall be permitted except one such vehicle for each parking meter space.
E. 
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle having an overall length of more than 15 feet at any location where a parking meter has been installed within the Borough of Seaside Heights and where the parking space is clearly marked compact cars only or where some other similar designation is clearly marked upon the parking space.
F. 
Angle parking. Vehicles parked on the street must park with the front towards the curb, head on, and at an angle as marked. The following streets within the Borough of Seaside Heights are approved for angle parking:
[Added 3-15-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
Bay Boulevard
Central Avenue
Grant Avenue
Hiering Avenue
Ocean Terrace
It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any vehicle to park such vehicle upon portions of streets or avenues designated where parking meters have been installed, unless specific payments are made as hereinafter designated.
[Amended 4-16-2014 by Ord. No. 14-09]
A. 
On the streets so designated, the Borough shall, by appropriate markings, outline individual parking spaces, adjoining each of which parking spaces there shall be erected a parking meter which, upon the deposit of coins, as hereinafter provided, will indicate the duration of the legal parking period and the time when such period has elapsed.
B. 
Any owner of property within the Borough who, in order to address the parking of vehicles in front of such property for an extended period of time and/or some other valid reason, desires to have a parking meter installed at any location on the public street adjacent to such property, which location may be located no less than 50% in front of such property, may provide a written request to the Borough Council for such parking meter installation. The approval of such request shall be made by the Borough Administration upon consideration of parking conditions in the requested location, and the time of such installation shall be solely at the convenience of the Borough.
[Amended 5-17-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-8; 2-7-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-5; 3-5-2003 by Ord. No. 03-02; 4-7-2004 by Ord. No. 04-03; 12-20-2006 by Ord. No. 06-16; 5-21-2008 by Ord. No. 08-07; 2-18-2009 by Ord. No. 09-03; 6-3-2009 by Ord. No. 09-08; 3-3-2010 by Ord. No. 10-5; 2-16-2011 by Ord. No. 11-03; 12-21-2011 by Ord. No. 11-14; 2-6-2013 by Ord. No. 13-06; 5-15-2013 by Ord. No. 13-12; 5-7-2014 by Ord. No. 14-11; 10-15-2014 by Ord. No. 14-18; 5-16-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-09; 4-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-06; 5-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-06; 4-5-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-07; 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-36]
A. 
Twenty-four-hour metered parking. For all designated metered parking zones in the Borough, including streets, street ends, and in municipally owned and metered lots (with the exception of the municipal lot located at Webster Avenue and Bay Boulevard, for which no fee is charged), metered parking shall be in effect 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the rate of $3 per hour from April 1 to October 31, which may be purchased from parking kiosks installed in all metered parking areas.
B. 
From time to time, the Borough Council may, via resolution, establish temporary charges for parking in certain metered areas. Any such resolution shall be published in the official newspaper of the Borough of Seaside Heights no less than one week prior to effectuation of such temporary parking charges.
C. 
The owner or operator of any retail establishment may submit a written request to the Borough Administrator of the Borough of Seaside Heights asking that certain parking space(s) on a street or streets near that business be designated as nonexclusive short-term parking spaces (fifteen-minute parking). If the Borough Administrator approves this request, the requesting business owner or operator shall, to cover the loss of revenue from designating the space as short-term, pay a non-prorated fee of $500 per annum per parking space prior to designation of the short-term spaces. If said request is denied by the Borough Administrator, the requesting party may appeal the denial, in writing, to the governing body. If the governing body reverses the decision of the Borough Administrator, the above-referenced $500 shall be paid and the space be designated as short-term.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 146-20, Deposit required; fees for municipally owned unmetered parking lots, as amended, was repealed 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-36.
[Added 5-15-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-14; 3-5-2003 by Ord. No. 03-02; amended 12-20-2006 by Ord. No. 06-16; 2-16-2011 by Ord. No. 11-03; 2-6-2013 by Ord. No. 13-06]
A. 
Annual parking permits. The owner or operator of a vehicle may obtain an annual parking permit for the current calendar year from the Borough Clerk's office during normal business hours. The parking permit shall be for use on a single vehicle and shall be properly adhered to the vehicle on the driver's side rear bumper of said vehicle. The parking permit shall allow the owner or operator of said vehicle displaying a valid parking permit to park at any metered spot within the Borough of Seaside Heights, except for the Municipal Parking Lot located at Grant Avenue between Ocean Terrace and the Boulevard, Ocean Terrace, and the street ends adjacent to the Boardwalk, at which a coin deposit shall be required. The fee for said annual parking permit shall be $250 if purchased in November, December and January; and $300 if purchased during the months of February through October.
[Amended 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-36]
B. 
Advertising via parking permit prohibited. Parking permits may not be utilized for vehicles that are wrapped, painted, or otherwise decorated in a fashion for the purpose of advertisement of a business in town.[1]
[Added 5-5-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-11]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, Lease of parking space, as amended, was repealed 12-4-2013 by Ord. No. 13-26.
[Added 10-15-2008 by Ord. No. 08-13; amended 10-15-2014 by Ord. No. 14-16]
A. 
The owner of any property seeking the removal of any parking space to accommodate a driveway cut or other property change or enhancement shall apply to the governing body for the removal of such space. Approval by the governing body shall be conditioned on the level of pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the area, traffic and/or pedestrian safety concerns, proximity of commercial establishments to the space in question and the prior approval, where applicable, of the Planning Board and state agencies.
B. 
Should the governing body agree to the removal of any metered parking space after consideration of the above-referenced factors, a fee of $2,500 for removal of the space shall be charged to compensate for parking meter revenue loss.
No person shall cause or permit a vehicle to remain in or to be parked in a parking space adjacent to any parking meter while such meter displays a signal indicating that the period of time prescribed for such parking space has expired.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any such vehicle, registered in his or her name, to be parked adjacent to a parking meter in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle across any line or marking designating a parking space, or to park said vehicle in any way that the same shall not be wholly within a parking space as designated by said markings.
It shall be unlawful to deface or tamper with, damage, open or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed under the terms of this chapter.
Nothing contained in this chapter or in any ordinance hereinafter establishing parking meter zones shall be construed to permit parking of vehicles in those spaces within any zone in which by other ordinances of the Borough parking is prohibited.
[Amended 12-15-1999 by Ord. No. 99-35; 3-5-2003 by Ord. No. 03-02; 5-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-14; 10-15-2003 by Ord. No. 03-30; 8-18-2004 by Ord. No. 04-13; 12-17-2008 by Ord. No. 08-16; 2-18-2009 by Ord. No. 09-03; 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-36]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, and any person aiding, abetting or assisting in said violation, shall, upon conviction thereof before the Judge of the Municipal Court of this municipality, be fined $55, together with costs of court, and, in default thereof, shall undergo imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 10 days.
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meaning respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.