[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of High Bridge as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 184.
[Adopted 2-9-2006 as Ch. 180, Art. I, of the 2006 Code of the Borough of
High Bridge]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A person who qualifies under the definition of N.J.S.A. 39:4-204
or 39:4-206 and who possesses a handicapped person identification
card and a placard (prominently displayed in the front window dashboard
of the vehicle) and/or a handicapped license plate, issued by the
Director of the Motor Vehicle Commission.
Any building, structure, facility or complex used by the
general public, including but not limited to municipal and/or government-owned
buildings, shopping malls, stores, markets, hotels, recreation facilities,
schools, office buildings, public eating places, whether publicly
or privately owned, with the following exceptions: loading docks and
all buildings that involve highly combustible, flammable or explosive
material.
Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be constructed
in accordance with the following guidelines:
A.
Handicapped parking is required for all buildings with public parking
areas for 20 or more vehicles. The Planning Board, in connection with
its review of an application for development of a property with parking
for less than 20 vehicles, shall require a handicapped parking space
if warranted by particular circumstances.[1]
B.
Designated parking spaces for handicapped persons shall be required
as follows:
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Total Parking in Lot
|
Required Number of Spaces
| |
|---|---|---|
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Under 20
|
At discretion of Planning Board depending on application before
it
| |
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20 to 50
|
1
| |
|
51 to 200
|
2
| |
|
Over 200
|
1% of total spaces in lot (to nearest whole number)
|
C.
Any existing building or buildings which have total public parking
for 20 or more vehicles and do not have handicapped parking spaces
provided are not subject to this article until such time as the owners
or proprietors or agents of said property seek site plan approval
and/or variance relief from the Planning Board.
D.
Handicapped parking spaces will be located in parking areas most
accessible and approximate to the entrance to the building which the
facility serves. The determination of said locations shall be made
by the Construction Official, or Borough Engineer, in conjunction
with the owner or as directed by the Planning Board.
E.
Each handicapped parking space or group of spaces shall be identified
in accordance with specifications in the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices, which sign shall also state the penalties which may
be imposed for violations thereof.
F.
Each space shall be 12 feet wide (or as required by statute) and
on a level surface.
It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, park or stand a
motor vehicle in a legally designated handicapped parking space unless
such a person is a handicapped person or is transporting a handicapped
person and is using the handicapped parking space for the benefit
of that handicapped person. Any person who shall violate this article
shall be subject to a fine of $250 for the first offense, plus, for
subsequent offenses, a fine of at least $250 and up to 90 days community
service or such terms and in such form as the court shall deem appropriate
or any combination thereof.
Any vehicle illegally parked in a handicapped parking zone shall
be towed to a designated garage when a handicapped person requests
to the police that it be towed. The police, within their own authority,
may have such vehicle towed (all subject to state statutes). The charges
for towing and storing such vehicle shall be the responsibility of
the owner of the vehicle.
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department.
[Adopted 2-9-2006 as Ch. 180, Art. II, of the 2006 Code of the Borough of
High Bridge]
[Amended 11-16-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-29]
No person shall park in the area situated on the following described
premises, unless they have been issued special vehicle identification
cards by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, when using a motor
vehicle for which a special vehicle identification card has been issued
by the Commission.
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Location
|
Number of Spaces
|
|---|---|
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Borough Hall Parking Lot
|
1
|
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Borough Commons Parking Lot
|
2
|
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High Bridge Elementary School Driveway
|
1
|
|
High Bridge Methodist Church, Thomas Street Side
|
1
|
|
High Bridge Saint Joseph's Church, Van Syckle Place
|
1
|
|
High Bridge Middle School, 50 Thomas Street
|
1
|
|
High Bridge Hills Golf Club, 203 Cregar Road
|
6
|
|
High Bridge Rescue Squad Building, West Main Street
|
1
|
|
High Bridge Fire Department Building, 7 Maryland Avenue
|
1
|
|
High Bridge Police Department Building, 99 West Main Street
|
1
|
|
Solitude Museum, 7 River Road
|
1
|
|
Union Forge Park, Washington Avenue
|
2
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