[Adopted 4-24-1990; amended in its entirety 5-14-1991 (Ch. 82, Part 4, of the 1966 Code)]
As used in this Part 4, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
HANDICAPPED PERSON
Anyone who qualifies under the definition in N.J.S.A. 39:4-204 and who possesses a handicapped person identification card issued by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
[Added 10-27-1998; amended 6-22-2010 by Ord. No. 10-03]
A. 
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.5, the Borough may, by resolution, establish restricted parking spaces in front of residences, schools, hospitals and other public buildings and in shopping and business districts for use by persons who have been issued special vehicle identification cards by the Division of Motor Vehicles when using a motor vehicle on which is displayed a certificate for which a special vehicle identification card has been issued.
B. 
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.6, the Borough may establish a restricted parking zone in front of a residence occupied by a handicapped person if a windshield placard or wheelchair symbol license plates have been issued for a vehicle owned by the handicapped person or a member of the handicapped person's immediate family.
C. 
A restricted parking zone may be established after a written request has been submitted by a handicapped person, or a representative of a handicapped person, for such a restricted parking zone. Such written request must be accompanied by proof of possession of a windshield placard or wheelchair symbol license plate issued for the benefit of the handicapped person.
D. 
The following restricted parking zones are hereby established pursuant to this section:
(1) 
43 Gaston Avenue. The handicapped parking space shall be located along the easterly curbline of Gaston Avenue between a point 368 feet south of the southeasterly curbline of Johnson Drive and a point 392 feet south of the southeasterly curbline of Johnson Drive, a measurement of 26 feet in length.
(2) 
25 Coddington Street. The handicapped parking space shall be located on the west side of Coddington Street between a point 150 feet south of the southerly curbline of LaGrange Street and a point 175 feet south of the southerly curbline of LaGrange Street.
(3) 
20 Colfax Street. The handicapped parking space shall be located between a point 50 feet west of the westerly curbline of Lincoln Street, along the southerly curbline of Colfax Street, extending 22 feet west.
[Amended 9-8-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-06]
(4) 
67 East Somerset Street. The handicapped parking space shall be located along the northerly curbline of East Somerset Street between a point 52 feet east of the easterly curbline of Elmer Street and a point 78 feet east of the easterly curbline of Elmer Street, a measurement of 26 feet in length.
[Added 6-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-08]
(5) 
50 Thompson Street. The handicapped parking space shall be located along the easterly curbline of Thompson Street between a point 40 feet northerly of Colfax Street and a point 62 feet northerly of Colfax Street, a measurement of 22 feet in length.
[Added 10-4-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-15]
(6) 
31 Thomspon Street. The handicapped parking space shall be located on the west side beginning at a point, on Thompson Street, located 173 feet northerly of the northerly curbline of Somerset Street and extending 22 northerly from said point.
[Added 4-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-08]
(7) 
24 Second Avenue. The handicapped parking space shall be located on the east side beginning at a point, on Second Avenue, located 59 feet southerly of a line made from the southerly curbline of Second Street, and extending 22 feet south from said point.
[Added 7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-18]
E. 
All restricted parking zones established herein shall be reviewed by the Borough Police Department one year from each restricted parking zone's establishment and on an annual basis thereafter in order to determine that the condition for establishment of the restricted parking zone still exists.
A. 
No person shall park any vehicle or cause any vehicle to be parked in any space or area designated by signs erected therein and by marking on the surface thereof as a restricted parking space for use by handicapped persons unless such person has been issued a special vehicle identification card by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
B. 
Any person parking a motor vehicle in a restricted parking space without such special vehicle identification card shall be liable to a fine of $250 for the first offense and, for each subsequent offense, a fine of $250 and up to 90 days' community service on such terms and in such form as the court shall deem appropriate, or any combination thereof.
[Amended 11-25-2003 by Ord. No. 03-14]
C. 
Notice of these restricted spaces shall be given to the public by placing a sign at all designated places. All signs designating a restricted parking space shall conform to the specifications of the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. These signs shall be so placed as to be easily read by pedestrians or operators of vehicles. In addition, any sign erected after October 1, 2003, shall state the penalties set forth herein which may be imposed for violation. Any sign erected prior to October 1, 2003, shall be modified within 30 days of the effective date of this subsection to include the penalty information.
[Amended 11-25-2003 by Ord. No. 03-14]
D. 
The Police Department of the Borough of Raritan shall enforce the parking restrictions on spaces appropriately marked for vehicles for the physically handicapped on both public and private property.