[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Wallington 12-16-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-19. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority granted in
N.J.S.A. 40:48-2 et seq. The purposes of this chapter are as follows:
A.
To establish a residential parking program in those areas of the
Borough in order to facilitate and make more convenient parking within
the Borough of Wallington for those persons who reside within the
said municipality.
B.
To address a critical parking shortage in those specific areas and/or
districts designated by the Borough of Wallington as being in need
of a residential parking program.
C.
To control and/or monitor on-street parking in the Borough of Wallington
so that the persons regulated under this chapter may do so in a safe,
efficient and nonhazardous manner.
A.
A resident parking program shall be instituted as follows. During
certain hours, the streets of the Borough of Wallington will be designated
"Resident Parking Only."
B.
Rules and regulations. The following rules and regulations shall
apply to the Borough of Wallington Resident Permit Parking Program:
(1)
A resident parking permit of a design specified by the Chief of Police
of the Borough of Wallington will be issued to residents of Wallington
who own a motor vehicle with a gross weight of no more than 6,000 pounds
or no more than two axles or no more than four wheels touching the
ground on any street in the Borough of Wallington. There will be no
permits issued to those vehicles which are registered as or described
as being trailers. Excluded from this provision are any trucks which
are in the process of any delivery or pickups and any truck(s) utilized
by utility companies in the State of New Jersey or their entities
or any trucks that are already covered by other ordinances.
(2)
Proof of residency of the owner of a vehicle must be presented when
applying for a permit. The following is acceptable proof of residency:
a copy of a valid New Jersey driver's license reflecting the
vehicle owner's residency within the Borough of Wallington; a
copy of a valid New Jersey motor vehicle registration for the vehicle
for which the permit is sought, showing the vehicle owner's address
in the Borough of Wallington; and one additional item reflecting the
vehicle owner's residency such as a utility bill. A post office
box number will not be deemed proof of residency in order to receive
a resident parking permit. In the case of a vehicle claimed to be
leased and used by a Wallington resident, a copy of a valid motor
vehicle registration and a copy of the automobile lease shall be presented
to the registering agency of the Borough of Wallington showing the
Wallington resident has control over the vehicle. In the case of a
vehicle which is registered to a company or corporation, a copy of
a valid motor vehicle registration and a letter from the registered
owner showing that the Wallington resident has control of this vehicle
after business hours shall be presented to the registering agency
of the Borough of Wallington along with the above-listed proof-of-residency
items.
(3)
The resident sticker is to be placed on the rear window of the driver's
side, in the lower left-hand corner of the registered vehicle.
(4)
Only one resident parking sticker shall be issued for a commercial
vehicle (a vehicle with commercial plates) per household.
There shall be a temporary visitor permit issued to any resident
who applies in person to the Wallington Police Department Record Bureau
during the following hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The visitor's permit
may be used for a period of seven days.
Any person requesting a resident or temporary visitor's
parking permit will be required to submit a vehicle identification
number and license plate number of the vehicle, driver's license
number and such other information as may be required by the Police
Department of the Borough of Wallington.
Resident parking permits will be valid for a period of three
years from the month of issuance. Any vehicle bearing an expired permit
and parked on a street where signs have been erected stating "Permit
Parking Only" shall be subject to the same penalty as a vehicle parking
on the street without a resident parking permit program sticker as
set forth herein.
Any vehicle parked on a street without a valid resident parking
permit or an expired resident parking permit shall be subject to the
following sanctions: Unless another penalty is expressly provided
by N.J.S.A. 39:4-203, every person convicted of a violation of this
section or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of
$50 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both, for
each offense.
A.
The unauthorized making, duplicating, selling, lending or giving
of any resident parking sticker is hereby prohibited. This provision
shall include, but is not limited to, any unauthorized duplication
or use of a Borough of Wallington Resident Parking Sticker.
The Police Department of the Borough of Wallington shall have
the authority to formulate or promulgate rules and regulations pertaining
to this chapter, subject to the veto of the Borough Council; and the
Police Department of the Borough of Wallington shall be entitled,
in its discretion, to verify any information appropriate to the enforcement
of this chapter. The Police Department of the Borough of Wallington
shall have the power to issue summonses for violation of this chapter.
Enforcement of this chapter and any further rules and regulations
as may be promulgated from time to time shall be under the jurisdiction
of either the Police Department of the Borough of Wallington and/or
the Chief of Police of the Borough of Wallington, as determined by
the Borough Administrator of the Borough of Wallington.
