The provisions of this article imposing a time
limit on parking shall not relieve any person of the duty to observe
other more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping,
standing or parking of vehicles as set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-138,
any other New Jersey statute or as hereinafter provided.
[Added 9-21-2015 by Ord.
No. 1842]
A.
The parking of motor vehicles, motorcycles, commercial vehicles,
campers, trailers, boats and other vehicles in the front yard of any
property within the Borough is prohibited at all times.
B.
Parking of motor vehicles, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, campers,
trailers, boats and other vehicles are prohibited from parking on
any grassed area or nonpaved area of the property at all times.
C.
Motor vehicles, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, campers, trailers,
boats and other vehicles are prohibited from being parked in the rear
of the property unless it is a paved driveway.
D.
The prohibitions set forth in this section shall not apply during
a state of emergency that is declared by either the State of New Jersey
or the Borough of River Edge or whenever there is a snow accumulation
that covers the street requiring plowing and removal.
E.
This section is to be enforced by the Police Department of the Borough
of River Edge or any other person or persons designated by the Mayor
and Council of the Borough of River Edge.
F.
Violation of this section shall be considered a motor vehicle parking
violation and shall be subject to the same penalties as those in effect
for parking violations on the streets of the Borough of River Edge.
A separate violation shall be deemed to have occurred for each twenty-four-hour
period during which the motor vehicle, truck or other vehicle remains
parked in violation of this chapter following the issuance of the
initial summons and complaint.
A.
Upon the declaration of an emergency, there shall
be no parking upon streets or sections of streets where temporary
EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are displayed. The chief of police, or
in his absence the ranking police officer, is authorized to declare
an emergency and to direct the posting of EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs
when weather conditions, accidents, fires, public celebrations, etc.,
dictate or require the avoidance of hazards or other conditions which
interfere with the free flow of traffic. Notification that EMERGENCY
NO PARKING signs are being or will be posted shall be given to the
operator or owner of any vehicle which has been parked prior to the
posting of the signs.
B.
The effectiveness of this subsection is contingent
upon signs being erected as required by law.
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule I (§ 400-27), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified on any day, except Sundays and public holidays, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule II (§ 400-28), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit designated at any time between the hours listed on any day, except Sundays and public holidays, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule III (§ 400-29), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
[Amended 5-17-1976 by Ord. No. 662]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IV (§ 400-30), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
A.
In all commercial parking yards and parking places
open to the public or to which the public is invited situated within
100 feet of the center line of Kinderkamack Road in the Borough of
River Edge from Main Street to Voorhis Avenue, head-in, perpendicular
and parallel parking is prohibited and angle parking at 45º is
required.
B.
No vehicle may park in any parking yard or parking
places covered by this section for more than two hours.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 400-10.1, Paid parking zones,
added 10-22-2004 by Ord. No. 1476, as amended, was repealed 4-21-2014
by Ord. No. 1805.
A.
Overnight parking of trucks on any streets in the
Borough between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. is hereby prohibited.
B.
There shall be no parking of commercial vehicles,
buses or trucks with commercial plates on any street within the Borough
of River Edge during any hour of the day or night, except when the
owner or operator is actually engaged in business or performing services.
[Amended 9-19-1983 by Ord. No. 845]
[Amended by Ord. No. 596; 1-20-1975 by Ord. No. 626; 9-19-1977 by Ord. No.
701; 5-15-1978 by Ord. No. 719; 8-7-1978 by Ord. No. 726; 6-18-1986 by Ord. No. 860; 8-7-1989 by Ord. No. 982; 7-7-2008 by Ord. No.
1623]
Regulations governing municipal-owned parking lots, and except as modified for the Kinderkamack Road parking lot, as set forth in § 400-17, shall be as follows:
A.
Hours.
[Amended 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 1255; 1-1-2003 by Ord. No. 1410]
(1)
Hours. The parking of vehicles between the hours of
6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. weekdays is hereby limited and restricted
to vehicles owned and operated by bona fide residents of the Borough
possessing the proper form of identifications, as hereinafter provided.
(2)
Ten parking spaces on the westerly side of the municipal
parking lot at River Edge Road between Park Avenue and Kinderkamack
Road will be designated two-hour parking for residents and nonresidents.
B.
Commercial vehicles. The parking of commercial vehicles
is hereby prohibited in the municipal parking lot located on the north
side of River Edge Road between Park Avenue and Kinderkamack Road.
C.
Application for identification form. Application for
the parking of vehicles shall be made at the police headquarters in
the Borough upon forms supplied by the Police Department. Upon approval
of the application, the Police Department shall issue a form of identification,
which shall be affixed to the lower right side of the rear window.
D.
Duration of identification form. The effective period
of the form of identification shall be from March 1 to March 1 of
the following year. Upon the issuance of identification as hereinbefore
provided, and after identification has been affixed to the vehicle,
the applicant may park the vehicle in the municipal parking lot for
which issued in the Borough, within the lines established for the
parking of one vehicle, daily throughout the effective period of the
identification form.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsections E and F,
regarding nonresident parking and associated fees, which immediately
followed this subsection, were repealed 1-1-2003 by Ord. No. 1410.
[Added 11-20-1979 by Ord. No. 755]
It shall be unlawful for anyone to park a motor
vehicle in a parking space which is marked or posted "Handicapped
Space," "Handicapped Parking" or by similar such terminology or by
a symbol which has been designated to indicate parking has been limited
to the handicapped unless the motor vehicle exhibits license plates
issued by the State of New Jersey or some other motor vehicle licensing
authority which indicates that the motor vehicle is utilized by a
handicapped or physically impaired person. This provision shall apply
to parking on public streets, all public parking lots and all private
parking lots which are made available to the public by reason of operation
of a business which invites the public to come upon the premises.
[Added 11-20-1979 by Ord. No. 755; amended 7-8-2019 by Ord. No. 19-15; 8-1-2022 by Ord. No. 22-11]
It shall be unlawful to park, stand, or stop
a motor vehicle along the north curbline, from 210 feet east, measured
from the entrance/exit into the municipal parking lot from Continental
Avenue. This section of the municipal parking lot (five parking stalls)
is designated "Ambulance Service Parking Only." Vehicles shall exhibit
an approved insignia indicating the person is a member of the River
Edge Volunteer Ambulance Service and that person is on duty in some
capacity with the River Edge Volunteer Ambulance Service.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 400-15,
North Hackensack parking lot, added 2-2-1981 by Ord. No. 783, as amended,
was repealed 7-7-2008 by Ord. No. 1623.
A.
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in the municipal
parking lot around Firehouse No. 1, located on the southwest corner
of Tenney Avenue and Kinderkamack Road in the Borough of River Edge
and known as part of Lots 15, 16 and 17 in Block 72B on the current
Official Assessment Map of the Borough of River Edge, and Firehouse
No. 2, located on the northwest corner of Ackerson Street and Kinderkamack
Road and known as Lots 18 and 19 in Block 92 on the current Official
Assessment Map of the Borough of River Edge. The purpose of this parking
area is to permit the members of the Fire Department to park their
personal vehicles while attending to their fire duties, to permit
quick access to the Fire Department in the event of a fire or other
emergency and to permit members of the Fire Department to park their
personal vehicles while attending meetings in the Fire Department
building.
B.
The Police Department and all members thereof are
hereby authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed and towed
away by commercial towing service, any car or other vehicle illegally
parked in the parking area designated above. Cars so towed away for
illegal parking shall be stored in a safe place and shall be restored
to the owner or operator of such car upon the payment of a reasonable
towing fee approved by the Police Department. This is provided that
the motor vehicle is removed from storage within 24 hours. In the
event that the owner or operator fails to remove the vehicle from
storage within the twenty-four-hour period designated above, he shall
be charged additional storage fees thereafter. This is in addition
to and not in lieu of any other fine which may be imposed for a violation
of this section.
[Added 8-7-1989 by Ord. No. 982]
A.
Parking in the municipal-owned parking lot located
on the east side of Kinderkamack Road between Lincoln Avenue and Washington
Avenue, (hereinafter referred to as the "Kinderkamack Road parking
lot"), shall be limited to two hours between the hours of 6:00 a.m.
and 10:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
[Added 3-16-1998 by Ord. No. 1212]
A.
The regulations established for parking at the River
Edge Road Train Station Parking Lot pursuant to Ord. Nos. 783, 1034
and 1182 are hereby modified to permit parking in the River Edge Road
Train Station Parking Lot only by River Edge residents, subject to
all requirements set forth in this section.
B.
Resident district number stickers. Only motor vehicle
registered in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:3-4 et seq., and displaying
a valid River Edge resident district number sticker, may be parked
in the River Edge Road Train Station Parking Lot.
C.
Parking regulations.
(1)
All vehicles are to be parked head in within
the lined spaces designated for parking.
(3)
The River Edge Police Department is authorized
to prohibit parking whenever necessary for the public safety or when
an emergent situation exists.
(4)
In addition to the penalties herein imposed,
any vehicle parked in violation of this section may be towed away,
at the owner's expenses.
(5)
Permits. The last date to submit applications
for quarterly and yearly permits are as follows:
[Added 12-16-2002 by Ord. No. 1407;
amended 2-18-2003 by Ord. No. 1415]
D.
Enforcement. This section is to be enforced by the
Police Department of the Borough of River Edge or any other person
or persons designated by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of River
Edge.
E.
Penalty. Violation of this section shall be considered
a motor vehicle parking violation and shall be subject to the same
penalties as those in effect for parking violations on the streets
of the Borough of River Edge.
F.
Commuter parking permitted Monday through Friday,
5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Permits shall not be required to park in the
River Edge Road Train Station Parking Lot on Saturdays and Sundays.
[Added 12-16-2002 by Ord. No. 1407;
amended 11-19-2007 by Ord. No. 1592]
G.
Application for permit(s) by owner(s) of a New Jersey
registered vehicle(s) shall be restricted to one application per registered
vehicle. Each River Edge applicant for a parking permit shall submit
the parking fee with his application as established by the Borough
of River Edge along with a copy of his or her license showing a River
Edge address.
[Added 12-16-2002 by Ord. No. 1407]
[Added 8-5-2013 by Ord. No. 1792]
A.
Kinderkamack Road North municipal businesses parking regulations
on Grove Street Commercial Parking Lot.
(1)
Only vehicles with numbered hangers will be permitted to park
in the designated parking spaces on Grove Street.
(2)
Parking regulations.
(a)
All vehicles are to be parked head in within the lined spaces
designated for parking.
(c)
The River Edge Police Department is authorized to prohibit parking
whenever necessary for the public safety or when an emergent situation
exists.
(d)
In addition to the penalties herein imposed, any vehicle parked
in violation of this section may be towed away, at the owner's expense.
(e)
Grove Street Commercial Business District permits. Business
owners and/or employees shall submit applications for quarterly and
yearly permits as follows:
(f)
Parking permitted Monday through Friday 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
(g)
Application for permit shall be restricted to one application
per registered vehicle. Each applicant shall submit the parking fee
with his application as established by the Borough of River Edge along
with a copy of his or her license.
B.
Enforcement. This section is to be enforced by the Police Department
of the Borough of River Edge or any other person or persons designated
by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of River Edge.
C.
Penalty. Violation of this section shall be considered a motor vehicle
parking violation and shall be subject to the same penalties as those
in effect for parking violations on the streets of the Borough of
River Edge.
[Added 8-8-2016 by Ord.
No. 1868]
A.
These regulations establish parking at the Hackensack Avenue Commuter
Parking Lot for River Edge residents only, subject to all requirements
set forth in this section.
B.
Only vehicles with numbered stickers and resident district number
stickers will be permitted to park in the designated parking spaces
at the Hackensack Avenue Commuter lot.
C.
Parking regulations:
(1)
All vehicles are to be parked head in, in front of the numbered
signs designated for parking.
(3)
The River Edge Police Department is authorized to prohibit parking
whenever necessary for the public safety or when an emergent situation
exists.
(4)
In addition to the penalties herein imposed, any vehicle parked
in violation of this section may be towed away, at the owner's expense.
(6)
Parking permitted Monday through Friday 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Permits shall not be required to park in the Hackensack Avenue Commuter
Parking Lot on Saturdays and Sundays.
(7)
Application for permit shall be restricted to one application
per registered vehicle. Each applicant shall submit the parking fee
with his application as established by the Borough of River Edge along
with a copy of his or her license and registration.
D.
Enforcement. This section is to be enforced by the Police Department
of the Borough of River Edge or any other person or persons designated
by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of River Edge.
E.
Penalty. Violation of this section shall be considered a motor vehicle
parking violation and shall be subject to the same penalties as those
in effect for parking violations on the streets of the Borough of
River Edge.
The locations described in Schedule V (§ 400-31), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as bus stops.
[Added 12-26-1994 by Ord. No. 1123; amended 2-18-2002 by Ord. No. 1371]
A.
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such
that it covers the street or highway, vehicles shall be removed and
cleared from the enumerated streets or highways, and alternate side
of the street or highway no parking will be in effect as follows.
(1)
The following streets shall be cleared of vehicles with no parking
as follows:
[Amended 10-17-2011 by Ord. No. 1738]
(a)
Bogert Road, west side, from Continental Avenue
to State Highway No. 4, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
(b)
Bogert Road, east side, from Continental Avenue
to State Highway No. 4, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(c)
Rutgers Place, south side, from Bogert Road
to Kinderkamack Road, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
(d)
Rutgers Place, north side, from Bogert Road
to Kinderkamack Road, parking permitted, Monday, Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday.
(e)
Fifth Avenue, west side, from Midland Avenue
to Howland Avenue, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
(f)
Fifth Avenue, east side from Midland Avenue
to Howland Avenue, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(g)
Continental Avenue, south side, from Kinderkamack
Road Paramus border line, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
(h)
Continental Avenue, north side, from Kinderkamack
Road to Paramus border line, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(i)
Reservoir Avenue, south side, from Kinderkamack
Road to Van Saun Drive, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
(j)
Reservoir Avenue, north side, from Kinderkamack
Road to Bogert Road, parking permitted, Monday, Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday.
(k)
Reservoir Avenue, north side, from Bogert Road
to Van Saun Drive, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(l)
Lakeview Street, east side, from State Highway No. 4 to Reservoir
Avenue, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(m)
Lakeview Street, west side, from State Highway No. 4 to Reservoir
Avenue, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
(n)
Center Avenue, east side, from Tenney Avenue to River Edge Road,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(o)
Center Avenue, west side, from Tenney Avenue to River Edge Road,
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
(p)
Summit Avenue, east side, from Continental Avenue to Midland
Avenue, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(q)
Summit Avenue, west side, from Continental Avenue to Midland
Avenue, Monday, Friday and Saturday.
(r)
Bogert Road, east side, from dead end of Bogert Road to Lincoln
Avenue, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(s)
Bogert Road, west side, from dead end of Bogert Road to Lincoln
Avenue, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
(t)
Wayne Avenue, north side, from Bogert Road to The Fenway, Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
(u)
Wayne Avenue south side, from Bogert Road to The Fenway, Monday,
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
(v)
Tenney Avenue, north side, from Bogert Road to Elm Avenue, Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
(w)
Tenney Avenue, south side, from Bogert Road to Elm Avenue, Monday,
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
(x)
Webb Avenue, north side, from Summit Avenue to the west curbline
of Webb Avenue cul-de-sac, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(y)
Webb Avenue, south side, from Summit Avenue to the west curbline
of Webb Avenue cul-de-sac, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
(z)
Oswego Place, north side, from Lakeview Street to Davis Drive,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(aa)
Oswego Place, south side, from Lakeview Street to Davis Drive,
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
(bb)
Howland Avenue, south side, from Bogert Road to easterly curbline
of Colonial Court, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
(cc)
Oxford Terrace, south and west sides, from Bogert Road to the
north curbline of Rutgers Place, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
(dd)
Bogert Road/Oxford Terrace, south side, from the east curbline
of Bogert Road to a point 150 feet east therefrom, Monday, Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday.
(ee)
Bogert Road/Oxford Terrace, north side, from the east curbline
of Bogert Road to a point 150 feet east therefrom, Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
(ff)
Bogert Road/Oxford Terrace, both sides, beginning at a point
150 feet east of the easterly curbline of Bogert Road, continuing
around the loop to a point 150 feet east of the easterly curbline
of Bogert Road.
(2)
The following street parking will be permitted as follows:
B.
No parking on this side regulations pertaining to
these streets or highways will be suspended for the period of time
that the provisions for this section will be applicable.
C.
The parking provisions set forth under this section
shall remain in effect until the snow has ceased and the streets have
been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere
with the normal flow of traffic.
D.
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation
of this section shall be deemed a nuisance and obstacle, and any police
officer may provide for the removal of the vehicle. The owner or lessee
thereof shall pay the cost of the removal and storage which may result
from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
E.
Property owners and/or renters shall be responsible
for keeping fire hydrants clear of ice and snow wherever such hydrants
abut to their properties.
F.
Penalties for violation of provisions of this section.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statues,
every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this section
or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more
than $50 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both.
[Added 2-3-2003 by Ord. No. 1414]
The stopping of vehicles for the discharge or
pickup of children is hereby prohibited in the following locations:
A.
West side of Oak Avenue between Continental Avenue
and Webb Avenue school days between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
