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. 39:4-138, 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 make a part
of this chapter.
[Added 7-12-1977 by Ord. No. 38-77]
No person shall park, stop or stand a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts of streets thereof described in Schedule IA, attached to and made a part of this chapter (§
103-45.1).
[Added 2-27-2024 by Ord.
No. 10-24]
No parking, stopping or standing shall be permitted within 50
feet of an intersection within Jackson Township were such roadway
intersects with a county road, as set forth in the attached Schedule
A. Permit parking only shall be permitted between 51 feet
and 100 feet from said intersection on said roadways identified in
Schedule A. This prohibition and permit requirement shall apply to
the side of the roadway approaching the intersection identified in
Schedule A. This section shall not apply to any vehicle which meets
the definition of a school bus, school vehicle type I or school vehicle
type II, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:1-1.
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in
Schedule II of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any
of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule II attached
to and made part of this chapter.
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between the hours specified
in Schedule III of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon
any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule
III attached to and made part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit
shown in Schedule IV of any day (except Sundays and public holidays)
upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule
IV attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts
thereof described in Schedule V attached to and made a part of this
chapter except at the angle designated and only within the painted
white stall lines.
[Added 7-24-1979 by Ord. No. 38-79; amended 4-25-1983 by Ord. No.
27-83; 6-10-1991 by Ord. No. 20-91; 4-27-1992 by Ord. No. 07-92]
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish parking prohibitions
in certain areas that are on private property which is open to the
public or to which the public is invited as is set forth in Schedule
VA.
B. This section is enacted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46, which grants
to the Township of Jackson the authority to establish certain regulations
in order to preserve and safeguard the public health, safety and welfare.
C. The Township shall require that handicapped parking spaces be provided
by those businesses or places open to the public or to which the public
is invited and is open to vehicular traffic and the parking of vehicles.
The handicapped parking spaces required for those businesses or places
are as set forth in Schedule VA.
D. All handicapped parking stalls hereinafter enumerated on Schedule
VA shall be 12 feet wide and shall be signed with R7-8 (reserved parking
sign) and penalty plate. The above signs shall be installed in the
designated parking areas for those persons who have been issued handicapped
parking permits or plates by the Division of Motor Vehicles, and each
sign shall be in conformance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices for Streets and Highways.
E. Location and number of handicapped parking stalls shall be determined
by the Traffic Safety Officer of the Jackson Township Police Department
and shall be in an area of the parking facility which is most accessible
and approximate to the building or buildings which the facility serves.
In shopping centers or multistore facilities, the handicapped parking
will be located as close as possible to the flagship store and at
other locations determined by the Traffic Officer.
F. No person shall park a motor vehicle in any space on public or private
property appropriately marked for vehicles for the physically handicapped
pursuant to P.L. 1977, c. 202 (N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.5), P.L. 1975, c.
217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), or any other applicable law unless
the vehicle is authorized by law to be parked therein and a handicapped
person is either the driver or a passenger in that vehicle.
G. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-207.7, an eligible handicapped person may
request a law enforcement officer to arrange for the removal and storage
of a motor vehicle which is parked unlawfully in a parking space or
zone which is restricted for use by a handicapped person. It shall
be the obligation of the owner of the motor vehicle to pay the reasonable
costs for the removal and for any storage.
H. Parking spaces for handicapped; requirement for snow and ice removal.
[Added 3-23-2010 by Ord. No. 08-10]
(1)
A person who owns or controls a parking area which is open to the public or to which the public is invited and which contains special parking spaces for the persons who have been issued a placard or wheelchair symbol license plates pursuant to Chapter
227, entitled "Handicapped Parking," shall be responsible for assuring that access to these special parking spaces and to curb cuts or other improvements designed to provide accessibility for handicapped persons is not obstructed.
(2)
If snow or ice is obstructing the special parking space, curb
cut or other improvements designed to provide accessibility for the
handicapped, it shall be removed within 48 hours after the weather
conditions causing the snow or ice ceases.
I. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall
be punished by a minimum fine of $200 for the first offense and a
maximum of $500 and/or up to 90 days' community service for subsequent
offenses.
[Amended 3-23-2010 by Ord. No. 08-10]
Any resident may apply for up to two parking permits per residence
to permit the parking of a motor vehicle between 51 feet and 100 feet
from the intersections set forth in Schedule A, if their residence is within and contiguous to this designated
area. Only those vehicles subject to said permit shall be permitted
to park within 51 feet to 100 feet from said intersection. Permits
for same shall be obtained by submitting the appropriate application
to the Municipal Clerk for the Township of Jackson on forms provided
by him or her. Upon establishing the entitlement to such a permit,
the Township Clerk shall issue a resident parking permit for two vehicles
per residence.