Township of Little Falls, NJ Overnight Parking

Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. V, Overnight Parking, adopted 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 969.

No person shall park a vehicle between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day, except on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, upon any street or any part of street, unless otherwise provided for in this article.

Any person convicted of a violation of this article shall be liable for a fine of $50. No appearance shall be required for the payment of this fine, penalty and costs.

[Amended 4-24-2006 by Ord. No. 986]

Exemptions from overnight parking prohibition.

(1)

Exempt streets. Due to the lack of off-street parking facilities, overnight parking shall be exempt from prohibition and allowed on the following streets or parts of streets:

Name of Street	Side	Location
Brookside Avenue	East	Entire length
Warren	North	Entire length
Woodcliff Avenue	North	Entire length

(2)

Exempt vehicles. The following vehicles are exempt from the overnight parking prohibition:

(a)

Federal, state, county and local emergency services vehicles.

(b)

Vehicles engaged in public works services.

(c)

Vehicles marked as owned or operated by a public utility.

(3)

Exempt residents. Residents who meet any of the following criteria shall be exempt from the overnight parking prohibition:

(a)

The lot upon which the dwelling does not contain a driveway or adequate space for the installation of a driveway.

(b)

The lot upon which the dwelling does not contain a garage or adequate space for the installation of a garage.

(c)

The premises is not possessed of an easement that allows use of a neighboring property or driveway so that vehicles can reach the rear of the premises in question where parking can occur.

(d)

Local emergency services personnel who require immediate access to their motor vehicles.

(4)

Requests for exemptions. Any resident may apply to the Little Falls Township Police Department for an exemption set forth in this article. The Police Department may require such documentation and information reasonably required to process each exemption request. The Chief of Police or his designee shall consider each request on a case-by-case basis and his decision shall be final.

Notwithstanding any of the exemptions to the overnight parking prohibition, in the event the Township declares a state of emergency or if there is a snow accumulation that requires plowing and removal, all vehicles must be removed from every Township street until the emergency is over or until the Township completes snowplowing and removal.