[Adopted 8-10-1999 by Ord. No. 99-8]
No vehicle shall be parked on any street in the Village of Ridgefield Park between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, unless:
A. 
The vehicle is owned or operated on a regular basis by a Ridgefield Park resident and the vehicle has displayed on its rear window a current residential parking permit; or
B. 
The vehicle is owned or operated on a regular basis by a nonresident who is employed by the Village of Ridgefield Park, the Ridgefield Park Board of Education or any other entity or employer located in the Village of Ridgefield Park and the vehicle is so identified by a nonresident employee parking permit displayed on its rear window.
The prohibitions set forth in § 197-87 shall not apply to the following classifications of vehicles:
A. 
Visitors' vehicles. A vehicle displaying a current visitor parking permit may park, provided that the operator of the vehicle is a bona fide transient guest of a resident of the Village. The visitor's permit shall be displayed on the rearview mirror of the vehicle in such a manner as to be clearly visible by an officer enforcing parking regulations.
B. 
Contractor, service and delivery vehicles. Contractor, service and delivery vehicles bearing the name and address of a commercial business may park without permit during the times they are rendering service within the Village.
C. 
Emergency and utility vehicles. Emergency vehicles, gas, electric, telecommunications and other similar vehicles may park within the Village during the times they are rendering service or repairs within the Village.
D. 
Health care providers may park their vehicles within the Village during the times they are rendering assistance and/or health care service to residents of the Village. ("Health care provider" is defined as a nurse, home health aid, physical therapist or any other medical professional.)
Application for parking permits under this article shall be made in writing on forms provided by the Village Clerk or his/her designee. Permits shall be granted only under the following terms and conditions:
A. 
Residents. To persons who are residents, a permanent permit valid for two years shall be issued for every vehicle owned or principally operated by such person.
B. 
Visitors. Two visitor permits shall be issued to each residential unit requesting them for use only by visitors to that residential unit.
C. 
Nonresident employees. To bona fide employees of the Village of Ridgefield Park, the Ridgefield Park Board of Education or any private employer with places of employment within the Village, upon presentation of valid proof of said employment, e.g., pay stub or letter on employer's letterhead. Permits issued pursuant to this section will remain valid for a period of two years.
A. 
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 set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-138.
B. 
The provisions of § 197-7, prohibiting parking during certain hours and days on certain streets, shall remain in effect, and the possession of a parking permit shall not be a defense to a violation of this section.
C. 
The creation of a residential parking permit shall have no effect upon metered parking spaces or business parking areas within the designated areas set forth in §§ 197-34 and 197-52. Parking metered spaces shall be available to all vehicles with or without a residential permit. A residential parking permit shall not exempt a resident when parked in a metered space from purchasing time from the meter at the established rate.
Any person who violates any provision of this article, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $50. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a new violation occurs or continues.