No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets within
the Borough of Palisades Park during the applicable days and hours
of restrictions set forth herein unless the vehicle is owned or operated
on a regular basis by a Palisades Park resident and the vehicle has
a current residential parking permit between the hours of 12:00 midnight
a.m. and 9:00 a.m., Sunday through Friday, except legal holidays,
with the following listed exceptions:
A. Bergen
Boulevard, Grand Avenue, Fairview Street, Union Street and Fair Street.
B. Commercial Avenue from its intersection with West Central Boulevard
northerly to its terminus.
C. East Columbia Avenue from Broad Avenue to Roff Avenue.
D. West Ruby Avenue from Grand Avenue to its terminus.
E. West Palisades Boulevard from Grand Avenue westerly to its terminus.
F. West Edsall Boulevard from Commercial Avenue westerly to its terminus.
This article shall be enforced by the Traffic Department of
the Borough of Palisades Park. Enforcement of this article may also
be enforced by any civilian employee(s) known as "Traffic Enforcement
Officers" appointed by the Mayor and Council.
The following rules and regulations shall apply to the Borough
of Palisades Park Resident Parking Program:
A. A resident owner of a vehicle shall be eligible for a parking permit
pursuant to the following requirements: The vehicle must be owned
by a person residing in the Borough of Palisades Park and have a gross
weight of no more than 2.5 tons.
B. Proof of residency of the owner of a vehicle must be presented when
applying for a permit. The following shall be accepted as proof of
residency:
(1)
A copy of a valid New Jersey driver's license reflecting the
applicant's residence in the Borough of Palisades Park accompanied
by two proofs of residency (e.g., phone, United Water, PSE&G);
and
(2)
A copy of a valid New Jersey motor vehicle registration for
the vehicle for which the permit is sought, reflecting the applicant's
address in the Borough of Palisades Park. In the case of a vehicle
claimed to be leased and used by a Palisades Park resident, a copy
of a valid motor vehicle registration and a copy of the automobile
lease agreement shall be presented to the Police Department.
(3) A copy of a valid insurance card for the vehicle for which the permit
is sought.
C. A resident having complied with Subsection
B shall pay a fee of up to $20 per vehicle for a three-year residential parking permit from the date of issuance.
(1) Any resident over the age of 65 at the date of their application after complying with Subsection
B shall pay a fee up to $10 for a three-year residential parking permit from the date of issuance.
(a) If a resident prior to age 65 has been issued a permit, the senior
citizen permit discount shall not apply until the permit period has
expired.
D. Visitor permits. The Borough of Palisades Park shall have the authority
to issue a temporary parking permit to parties visiting a resident
of the Borough. Visitor passes will be available for purchase daily
for a cost up to $15, and monthly for a cost up to $300. Daily visitor
passes can only be purchased by the same vehicle a maximum of 10 times
in any calendar-month period.
Visitor passes shall be available for purchase to any visitor
who meets one of the following qualifications:
A. Are in need of parking on residential streets during designated residential
parking permit hours of Monday through Friday 12:00 midnight to 9:00
am; except during legal holidays.
B. Visitor passes shall be available for purchase via a link in the
Borough's website, MyPalisadesPark.com, in person at the Borough Hall
in daily and monthly increments. The price of visitor passes shall
be up to $15 for a daily pass, and up to $300 for a monthly pass.
C. Visitor passes will be monitored electronically using a license plate
recognition system and any vehicle that is found to be in violation
of residential parking permit hours will be issued a ticket.
A "visitor" shall also be defined as follows:
A. Contractor/services and delivery vehicles. Contractor, services and
delivery vehicles bearing the name and address of the commercial vehicle
may park without a permit during the times they are rendering a service
within the Borough.
B. Emergency and utility vehicles. Emergency vehicles and utility vehicles,
such as gas, electric, water, telecommunications and other similar
vehicles, may park without a permit during the times they are rendering
services within the Borough.
C. Health-care providers. Doctors, nurses, home health aides or other
medical professionals may park their vehicles within the Borough during
the times that they are rendering assistance and/or health care service
to the residents of the Borough.
D. Nonresident property owners of Palisades Park. Any nonresident property
owner of Palisades Park may park his or her vehicles within the Borough
during the times he or she are at the property owned by him or her.
Any abuse in the use of a visitor pass will result in its revocation
in the following circumstances:
A. When any such pass is used on any vehicle owned and controlled by
a resident.
Resident permits will have a predetermined expiration date,
and an expectancy not to exceed three years. Any vehicle bearing an
expired resident permit and parked on a street posted "Permit Parking
Only" shall be subject to the same penalty as a vehicle parked on
the street without a resident parking permit.
The Traffic Department shall have the authority to formulate
and promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to this article as
it deems necessary and proper. The Traffic Department shall provide
copies of any regulations adopted under this article to the Borough
Clerk's office within 30 days of their adoption, and the Borough Clerk
shall present same to the governing body for its approval. The Traffic
Department and Traffic Enforcement Officers shall be entitled, in
their discretion, to verify any information appropriate to the enforcement
of this article. The Traffic Department shall have the power to issue
summonses for violation of the article.
Persons residing on Broad Avenue or on lots contiguous to Broad
Avenue and persons residing on Columbia Avenue which residence are
in front of metered parking shall have issued a separate residential
parking permit.
Persons issued a special residential parking permit declaring
their residence to be on Broad Avenue or on lots contiguous to Broad
Avenue and persons residing on Columbia Avenue which residences are
in front of metered parking shall be allowed to park their vehicles
in accordance with these regulations at needed spaces on Broad Avenue
from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and be exempt from purchasing time from
the meter at the established rate.
Applications for parking permits shall be made on forms provided
by the Traffic Department and submitted to the Traffic Department
from a website portal located on Borough's website.