[Adopted 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1405-2009 (Ch. 186A, Art.
IV, of the 1975 Code)]
For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
The area located between and including the northern side
of Dempsey Avenue to the southern side of Hilliard Avenue, stretching
from the eastern side of River Road to the western side of Undercliff
Avenue.
A monthly or yearly permit issued by the Borough of Edgewater
which, when properly displayed in a vehicle, authorizes the operator
of the vehicle to park in a municipal permit parking space.
Any space within a parking area or in a lot designated for
parking which is duly designated for the parking of a single vehicle
with a municipal parking permit by lines painted or otherwise durably
marked on the curb or on the surface of the street adjacent to or
adjoining the parking space.
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon
a street or in a parking area otherwise than in obedience to traffic
regulations, signs or signals.
Passenger automobiles, motorcycles, and trucks weighing less
than 1/2 ton. It shall not include trailers, recreational vehicles,
buses, or farm machinery or equipment.
A portion of the parking area owned and maintained by the Borough and designated as Block 53, Lot 1, and part of Lot 2.02, also known as the parking lot across from the Municipal Building, as depicted on the Tax Assessment Map, shall consist of municipal permit parking spaces. The municipal permit parking spaces shall be exempt from the requirements of Borough Code § 282-18, and shall be clearly demarcated by the Borough as municipal permit parking spaces.
A.Â
No person shall park or cause to be parked a vehicle in a municipal
permit parking space unless said person has obtained a municipal parking
permit from the Borough Clerk and has properly displayed said municipal
parking permit in accordance with this article. The Borough Clerk
shall not issue more municipal parking permits than exist municipal
permit parking spaces.
B.Â
A permit shall not be transferable to another individual or vehicle,
except as expressly set forth in this article.
C.Â
The permit shall be conspicuously displayed on the reverse side of
the interior rear-view mirror of the vehicle, or, if on a motorcycle,
in a similar conspicuous location.
D.Â
The permit shall be utilized only on the vehicle for which it was
issued and shall contain the registered license plate number for the
vehicle as issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. It shall be
incumbent upon the permit holder to notify the Borough Clerk should
the resident change vehicles or the license plate of said vehicle.
Failure to notify the Borough Clerk may result in a ticket being issued
for violation of this article.
E.Â
When the permit is so affixed, the vehicle may be parked in a municipal-owned
parking lot in one of the designated municipal permit parking spaces.
A.Â
Any resident of the Borough of Edgewater desiring to park in a municipal
permit parking space shall apply for a municipal parking permit from
the Borough Clerk.
B.Â
The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized to issue municipal parking
permits for vehicles owned by a bona fide resident of the Borough
of Edgewater on a first-come, first-served basis; however, preference
shall be given to those residents or business owners located in the
Dempsey-Hilliard Corridor.
C.Â
In the event that there exist more municipal permit parking spaces
than residents and business owners located in the Dempsey-Hilliard
Corridor who desire to purchase municipal parking permits, the Borough
Clerk may offer such excess municipal parking permits to all other
residents and business owners in the Borough of Edgewater on a first-come,
first-served basis.
D.Â
Each permit shall be issued and be valid for and during the designated
month or year for which it is issued and not thereafter. The application
shall include the following information:
A.Â
The Borough may issue both yearly and monthly municipal parking permits,
at the option of the Mayor and Council. All permits shall be issued
on a first-come, first-served basis. In the event that the demand
for permits exceeds the supply, the Borough Clerk may maintain a waiting
list to establish priority for any permit that may become available.
B.Â
The cost of a monthly municipal parking permit shall be $40, and
the permit shall be valid from the first day of the designated month
until 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the month.
C.Â
The cost of a yearly municipal parking permit shall be $400, and
the permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance.
A.Â
The following shall be deemed violations of this article:
(1)Â
The parking of any vehicle not bearing a valid municipal parking
permit in a municipal permit parking space;
(2)Â
Failure to properly display a municipal parking permit;
(3)Â
The parking of a vehicle in a municipal permit parking space bearing
a municipal parking permit that has been issued for a different vehicle;
or
(4)Â
Any other noncompliance with the provisions of this article.
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department of the
Borough of Edgewater.