[Amended 3-11-2015 by Ord. No. 3464]
In any public parking lot or marked and designated on-street parking zones, now existing or which shall hereafter exist in the Village, no vehicle shall be parked or allowed to stand except within the lines specifically marked for such purpose therein.
[Amended 8-10-1999 by Ord. No. 2675; 6-9-2004 by Ord. No. 2883; 6-8-2011 by Ord. No. 3299]
A. 
Except as hereinafter provided in Subsection B, no vehicle shall be parked or allowed to remain in any public parking lot between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
B. 
Overnight parking permit (ONPP). This permit shall be required to park between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a. m., all nights, in the Prospect Street Parking Lot bounded by Van Neste Square, Dayton Street, and Prospect Street; in the Hudson Street Garage Second Level only; in the Wilsey Square parking site bounded by the New Jersey Transit Railroad and Wilsey Square, and in the Cottage Place Parking Lot bounded by Cottage Place and East Ridgewood Avenue, and in those locations to be designated from time to time by the Director of Public Works or his/her authorized representative.
[Amended 12-14-2011 by Ord. No. 3320; 6-10-2020 by Ord. No. 3798]
(1) 
ONPP use shall be limited to residents of the Central Business District of the Village of Ridgewood, who present satisfactory evidence of their residency and who do not have parking for their vehicle provided by their landlord.
(2) 
Said qualified residents shall be able to purchase an ONPP for this parking privilege on a quarterly basis, at the rates set forth in Chapter 145, Fees, from the Director of Finance.
(3) 
The ONPP is limited to noncommercial passenger vehicles only, and the Village of Ridgewood disclaims any responsibility for damage to vehicles or contents, including theft or vandalism.
(4) 
All vehicles must be removed at the expiration of the permitted parking period.
(5) 
During ice/snow season, when necessary for ice/snow maintenance, surface lots shall be assumed to be posted "No Parking." The Hudson Street Garage Second Level will be available for all overnight parking permit (ONPP) users.
(6) 
Owners of vehicles towed for ice/snow maintenance shall pay all costs for removal and storage of their vehicle.
(7) 
Overnight parking permit holders desiring to use the Hudson Street Garage shall ensure their vehicle fits into the garage safely. The Village of Ridgewood shall bear no responsibility for vehicles that are too tall for the garage.
C. 
No person, except Village of Ridgewood employees with valid window stickers, shall park or permit to stand a vehicle between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, along and in the yellow lined stalls located on the easterly side of the Village Hall and Village Library parking lot designated as Block 3607, Lots 42 and 43. Excepted from this restriction are those designated as handicapped areas. The restricted parking stalls are indicated on the attached map as blue stalls.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said map is available in the Village offices.
D. 
No person or persons, except those that are able to conclusively demonstrate they are conducting business or working at Village Hall; patronizing or working at the Village Library; or physically utilizing the walking path or playground at Veterans Field, shall park or permit to stand a vehicle between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday in the Village Hall and Library Parking Lot designated as Block 3607, Lots 42 and 43.
[Added 9-7-2022 by Ord. No. 3917]
[Amended 3-14-2001 by Ord. No. 2731; 7-8-2009 by Ord. No. 3203; 9-9-2009 by Ord. No. 3212; 5-11-2011 by Ord. No. 3295]
A. 
In any public parking place, parking lots, streets, or any public right-of-way, parking meters may be installed at the direction of the Village Council for the purpose of regulating the length of time during which vehicle may be parked therein. The fee or charge for parking shall be fixed by the Village Council for the designated locations.
B. 
The fees for parking shall be as set forth in Chapter 145, Fees.
[Amended 7-13-2022 by Ord. No. 3912; 10-11-2023 by Ord. No. 3968; 2-14-2024 by Ord. No. 3983]
A. 
When any vehicle shall be parked in any space in which, or adjacent to which, a parking meter is located, the operator of such vehicle shall, upon entering the parking space, immediately deposit or cause to be deposited, in such parking meter, the amount of money required for the space and period of time in which such vehicle shall be parked as shown upon such parking meter. Upon the making of such deposit in such parking meter, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by such vehicle during the period of time prescribed upon the parking meter. If such vehicle shall remain parked in any such parking space, and the parking meter shall by its dial and pointer indicate that the vehicle has remained beyond the period of time permitted, then such vehicle shall be considered as parked overtime and beyond the period permitted for such space and such overtime parking shall be a violation of this article and punishable as set forth in § 265-47 hereof. It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this article for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of such person to be parked overtime or beyond the period established for such parking meter space.
B. 
When any vehicle is parked, stops, or stands in any marked fifteen-minute only meter parking space in which payment is required, payment shall be made through a fifteen-minute parking meter only. Payment may be made for up to a maximum of 15 minutes. Upon payment for the use of the parking space, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by said vehicle during the period of time purchased. If said vehicle remains parked in the parking space, and the parking meter indicates that the vehicle has remained beyond the period of time permitted, then such vehicle shall be considered as parked overtime and beyond the period permitted for such space and such overtime parking shall be a violation of this article and punishable as set forth in § 265-47 hereof.
[Amended 3-11-2015 by Ord. No. 3464; 7-13-2022 by Ord. No. 3912]
It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this article for any person to deposit or cause to be deposited in a parking meter, a multipay station meter/kiosk, or by means of a wireless cellular communication device for the purposes of increasing or extending parking of any vehicle, continuously parked in the same individually marked parking spot, beyond the maximum period prescribed for the parking space in which such vehicle is parked. A violation shall be punishable as set forth in § 265-47.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this article for any person to deface, injure, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed under the provisions of this article.
A. 
The Village Manager shall designate such officers of the Police Department of the Village as he may deem necessary to enforce the provisions of this article and shall further provide for the collection of the money deposited in such meters and the delivery of such sums, together with such record as may be necessary, to the Clerk of the Village, to be used for the payment of such meters, the cost of enforcement, supervision and the collection thereof, and for such uses and purposes as may be directed by the Manager.
B. 
The deposits required to be made in the parking meters are hereby levied and assessed as fees to the Village to provide for the proper regulation and control of such public parking spaces, the cost of purchase and maintenance of such parking meters and of the supervision, protection, inspection, operation and control thereof.
A. 
Parking reserved for physically handicapped drivers.
(1) 
The following locations are hereby designated as restricted parking spaces for use by persons who have been issued special vehicle identification cards by the Division of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-205, when using a motor vehicle on which is displayed a certificate for which a special vehicle identification card has been issued, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-206. All spaces indicated hereby shall be painted and signed in accordance with the applicable regulations issued from time to time by the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation.
(a) 
Two spaces in the most northerly portion of the parking area of Prospect Street/Van Neste Square/Dayton Street.
(b) 
Two spaces in the most westerly portion of the parking area at Cottage Place.
(c) 
Two spaces in the most easterly portion of the parking area on North Walnut Street.
(d) 
Two spaces in the most southerly portion of the parking area on the northeast corner of Hudson Street and South Broad Street.
(e) 
One space along the north side of the entrance driveway, one space along the south side of the entrance driveway, and one space in the most southerly portion of the public parking area accessed from Chestnut Street, known as the "Chestnut Street Lot."
[Amended 11-9-2009 by Ord. No. 3226]
(f) 
Five spaces at the northwest corner of the Library/Village Hall Parking Lot.
[Amended 8-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2948]
(g) 
Two spaces at the southeasterly corner of the parking lot adjacent to the access ramp to the field walking path.
[Amended 8-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2948]
(h) 
(Reserved[1])
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(1)(h), regarding a space adjacent to the rear of the Village Hall Building, was repealed 8-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2948.
(i) 
One space located immediately north of the entrance to Veterans Field from the parking area at the rear of the Village Hall at the Memorial Band Shell.
(j) 
Two spaces at the most southwesterly portion of the parking area of Graydon Park.
(k) 
One space on the east side of Morningside Road, as follows: from the northerly side at California Street to Glenwood Road, except for one handicapped parking space located at 267.5 feet north of the intersection of the northerly curbline of California Street extended to meet the easterly curbline extended of Morningside Road extended.
(l) 
One space on the northerly side of Passaic Street commencing 232 feet easterly from the intersection of the northerly side of Passaic Street with the easterly side of south Broad Street and running from that point the full length of a required physically handicapped parking space.
(m) 
One space on the northerly side of Fairmount Road commencing 116 feet east from the easterly curbline, extended, of California Street and running from that point the full length of a required physically handicapped parking space.
(n) 
One space on the southerly side of Passaic Street commencing 268 feet easterly from the intersection of the southerly side of Passaic Street with the easterly side of South Broad Street and running from that point the full length of a required physically handicapped parking space.
[Added 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 2594]
(o) 
One space on the easterly side of North Murray Avenue commencing 35 feet north of the north side curbline of West Ridgewood Avenue and running from that point north the full length of a required physically handicap parking space.
[Added 3-10-2004 by Ord. No. 2872]
(p) 
One space on the westerly side of Bogert Avenue, commencing 474 linear feet north of the north curbline of Meadowbrook Avenue at its intersection with Bogert Avenue, and running from that point north the full length required of a physically handicapped parking space.
[Added 10-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2900]
(q) 
One space on the easterly side of Morningside Road, commencing 284 linear feet north of the north curbline of California Street at its intersection with Morningside Road, and running from that point north the full length required of a physically handicapped parking space.
[Added 10-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2900]
(r) 
One space on the southerly side of Dayton Street, nearest to the intersection with Prospect Street.
[Added 10-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2900]
(s) 
One space on the westerly side of the angle parking area of Wilsey Square nearest to its intersection with the easternmost extension of West Ridgewood Avenue.
[Added 10-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2900]
(t) 
One space, along the western side of parking in the municipal parking lot at the terminus of East Ridgewood Avenue by Broad Street; space to be the fifth space south of the north edge of the parking lot.
[Added 10-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2900]
(u) 
Station Plaza parking lot, two spaces at the southern terminus of the easterly side of the ninety-degree angle parking north of the Train Station.
[Added 10-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2900]
(v) 
Library Place on street parking. The fourth or westernmost parking space on the north side of Library Place from its intersection with Garber Square.
[Added 9-9-2009 by Ord. No. 3210]
(w) 
One space on northbound North Maple Avenue, from a point 218 feet north of the north curbline of Marshall Street, to a point 20 feet thereof.
[Added 9-7-2022 by Ord. No. 3918]
(2) 
Any person parking a motor vehicle in a parking space restricted for use to persons who have been issued special vehicle identification cards or wheelchair symbol license plates by the Division of Motor Vehicles without such a special vehicle identification card or wheelchair symbol license plate, shall be liable to a fine of $250 for the first offense and, for subsequent offenses, a fine of at least $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. This penalty provision shall apply to vehicles parked on public or private property.
[Amended 10-22-2003 by Ord. No. 2852]
B. 
Parking reserved for taxi firm. The following locations are hereby designated as restricted parking spaces for the use by a taxi company that has leased the spaces from the Village of Ridgewood as authorized by the Village Council of the Village of Ridgewood:
[Amended 1-25-2017 by Ord. No. 3575;6-10-2020 by Ord. No. 3798]
(1) 
At this time there are no designated locations.
C. 
Spaces designated for municipal parking.[2] The eight most northwesterly parking spaces located in the Cottage Place Parking Lot which are currently regulated by parking meters shall hereinafter be limited to use by vehicles registered with MG license plates at such times as the parking meters otherwise regulating said parking spaces are bagged or otherwise designated. When said spaces are so bagged or designated, they shall not be subject to parking fees. The Village Manager is hereby authorized and directed to establish the manner of bagging or other designation and to establish the days and hours when said parking spaces are restricted to municipal purpose use.
[2]
Editor's Note: See also Subsection E.
D. 
Election Day only parking reserved for physically handicapped drivers.
[Added 10-27-2004 by Ord. No. 2907]
(1) 
The following locations are hereby designated as restricted parking spaces for use by persons who have been issued special vehicle identification cards by the Division of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-205, when using a motor vehicle on which is displayed a certificate for which a special vehicle identification card has been issued, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-206. All spaces indicated hereby shall be signed in accordance with the applicable regulations issued from time to time by the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation. A properly placarded and identified vehicle, as described above, shall be permitted to park no more than 20 minutes for the purpose of voting during the following designated elections: Board of Education Election, third Tuesday in April; Municipal Election, second Tuesday in May, even-numbered years; Primary Elections, first Tuesday after first Monday in June; General Election, first Tuesday after first Monday in November; in addition, any special referendums or elections the Village of Ridgewood or the Board of Education of Ridgewood may so designate at any time of the year.
(a) 
One space on the easterly side of North Van Dien Avenue, commencing 87 linear feet south of the south curbline of East Glen Avenue at its intersection with North Van Dien Avenue, and running from that point south for a distance of 30 linear feet.
E. 
Designated spaces for parking at the Village Hall/Police Annex.[3] The intent of the following subsection is to regulate parking at the Village Hall/Library facility so as to provide residents, patrons, and persons having business with the Village the ability to conveniently do so.
[Added 8-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2948; amended 7-18-2007 by Ord. No. 3067; 9-19-2007 by Ord. No. 3076; 12-12-2007 by Ord. No. 3089; 10-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3613]
(1) 
Police Department lot: parking area on the north side of the Village Hall/Police Annex.
(a) 
Lot east of north parking area entrance driveway: Police Department vehicles only, 17 spaces.
(b) 
Lot west of north parking area entrance driveway: spaces designated only for Village Hall employees, Mayor and Village Council members; total of 31 spaces.
(2) 
Library/Village Hall parking lot.
(a) 
Designated playground parking spaces: The six northerly-most spaces along Veterans Field shall be designated for patrons of the playground only between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
(b) 
Designated Library patron parking spaces: The six parking spaces, three either side bracketing the concrete walkway bisecting the main parking lot closest to the Library, shall be designated for Library patrons between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., all days.
(c) 
Designated Village Hall patron parking spaces:
[Amended 3-14-2018 by Ord. No. 3633]
[1] 
The four head-on parking spaces (two on two) immediately south of the northerly most concrete landscape island fronting the center aisle of double spaces along the access roadway at the Village Hall entrance shall be designated for Village Hall patrons only with a one-hour use duration, having business in Village Hall between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
[2] 
The two parking spaces by the 90° landscaped island and fire hydrant along the access road across from the Village Hall doorway shall be designated for Village Hall patrons only with a one-hour use duration, having business in Village Hall between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
(d) 
(Reserved)[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(2)(d), Designated motorcycle parking space, was repealed 3-14-2018 by Ord. No. 3633.
(e) 
The nondesignated 137 marked parking spaces south of the 90° turn into the Village Hall parking lot from the North Maple Avenue entrance shall be designated as reserved parking spaces for patrons, staff and visitors to Village Hall, the Library, the Kasschau Shell, and the playground between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
(f) 
There shall be no parking for buses or vans transporting four or more individuals participating in an athletic or sporting event at Veterans Field. All such vehicles shall drop off participants and park in the Graydon South parking lot.
(g) 
Only Library employees shall park in the 15 spaces adjacent to the southern boundary of the Village Hall/Library parking lot.
(h) 
All non-Police Department municipal-license-plate-bearing vehicles shall only park in the 36 spaces adjacent to Veterans Field from the 13th northerly-most parking space along Veterans Field southward to the two handicapped parking spaces.
(i) 
Designated Parking Enforcement vehicle parking spaces: The seventh and eight northerly-most spaces along Veterans Field shall be designated for the Village's Parking Enforcement vehicles between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
[3]
Editor's Note: See also Subsection C.
F. 
Parking reserved for the first-floor tenant (Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch) of the Pease Building, located in the basement of the Pease Building. The following locations are hereby designated as restricted parking spaces for use by the legal first floor (basement) tenant, Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch, of the Pease Building only, for their properly identified employees, staff, or visitors to Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch, as authorized by the Village Council of the Village of Ridgewood.
[Added 9-9-2009 by Ord. No. 3210; amended 3-12-2025 by Ord. No. 4035]
(1) 
The three easternmost parking spaces on the north side of the eastbound direction of Library Place as it approaches Garber Square. The spaces shall be unmetered and placarded accordingly.
G. 
Parking reserved for the first-floor tenant (Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch) of the Pease Building, located in the basement of the Pease Building. The following locations are hereby designated as a restricted parking spaces for use by the legal first floor (basement) tenant, Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch, of the Pease Building only, for their properly identified employees, staff, or visitors to Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch, as authorized by the Village Council of the Village of Ridgewood.
[Added 9-9-2009 by Ord. No. 3210; amended 3-12-2025 by Ord. No. 4035]
(1) 
The northernmost two parking spaces along the west side of Library Place on its approach to the turn toward Garber Square. The two spaces shall be unmetered and placarded accordingly.
(2) 
All the parking spaces in the parking lot at the southwest corner of the Pease Building. All spaces shall be unmetered and placarded accordingly.
H. 
Portions of public parking lots designated for refuse enclosure. The following locations in the designated Village of Ridgewood owned and operated parking lots are only for the placement of refuse dumpsters that have remitted to the Village the annual fee as set forth in Chapter 145, Fees.
[Added 9-9-2009 by Ord. No. 3213]
(1) 
Chestnut Street Lot (also known as Block 3805, Lot 23).
(a) 
Refuse enclosure users. Only entities that have paid the annual dumpster permit fee, as set forth in Chapter 145, Fees, shall be permitted to place and have serviced by their vendor of choice dumpsters, refuse containers, recycling bins, waste oil collection containers, and any other container system utilized for the efficient, legal, and health code complaint means of disposing of waste from commercial establishments.
(b) 
In the Chestnut Street Lot, dumpsters may only be placed in the northeast corner of the lot atop the fence-enclosed concrete pad bracketed by parking space Nos. 29 and 30.
(c) 
Dumpsters are not permitted in any other portion of the parking lot.
I. 
Designated spaces for Pease Library.
[Added 4-14-2010 by Ord. No. 3245]
(1) 
Pease Library Off-street Parking Lot. The parking area on the east side of the Pease Library Building fronting Garber Square shall be reserved for tenants occupying Pease Library under a valid executed lease agreement and their visitors.
(a) 
Tenants and visitors only: nine spaces.
(b) 
Tenants and visitors, handicap accessible only: one space.
J. 
Designated parking spaces at the train station. The intent of the following subsection is to provide designated parking spaces at the train station for the station's New Jersey transit representative and the operator of the station concession stand.
[Added 10-7-2019 by Ord. No. 3749]
(1) 
Train station parking lot (Station Plaza).
(a) 
Designated New Jersey Transit representative parking space: one head-on parking space at the southwest corner of the station building, signed as such, for use between the hours of 4:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
(b) 
Designated concession stand/social services representative parking space: one head-on parking space at the southwest corner of the station building adjacent to the New Jersey Transit parking space between the hours of 4:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
K. 
Designated spaces for electric charging and parking at the Hudson Street Garage.
[Added 6-17-2020 by Ord. No. 3802]
(1) 
All parking spaces in the Hudson Street Garage equipped with charging units for the charging of electric vehicles shall be only utilized by such vehicles. Users of the charging spaces must have a Ridgewood premium parking permit until 12:00 noon. After noon, anyone can use the charging spaces but users are limited to three hours of use.