Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46, the Borough
has determined to make, amend, repeal and enforce ordinances to regulate
vehicular and pedestrian traffic and the parking of vehicles in parking
yards and parking places which are open to the public or to which
the public is invited, and entrances and exits to and from the same,
whether maintained and operated separately or in conjunction with
any business or enterprise.
For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
FIRE AREA
A designated area in an open area intended to be used as
an assembly area for fire equipment or personnel during a fire emergency.
FIRE LANE
A lane or alley providing access to a fire zone or fire area.
FIRE ZONE
A designated zone adjacent to or part of a building or structure.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any noncommercially licensed self-propelled vehicle, including
automobiles, recreational vehicles and trucks or vans.
PAVEMENT MARKINGS
Painted lines and arrows on the paved surface to designate
parking stalls, fire zones, traffic direction, etc.
TRAFFIC ADVISORY SIGNS
Signs of the type used as regulatory, warning and advisory
signs as approved by the State Department of Transportation for traffic
control on streets and highways.
TRUCK
Any commercially licensed self-propelled vehicle, including
trucks, vans, recreational vehicles or automobiles, designed, used
or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
TRUCK TRAILER
A vehicle designed primarily for the transportation of property,
goods or wares and drawn by a commercially licensed truck.
The following are prohibited in public and quasi-public parking
areas, such as, but not limited to, apartment complexes, shopping
plazas, supermarkets, banks and railroad stations:
A. Parking or standing any motor vehicle, truck or truck trailer within
any area designated as a fire area, fire lane or fire zone or in any
such way as to impede ingress or egress to or from a fire area, fire
lane or fire zone or to or from the parking area itself.
B. Parking any motor vehicle, truck or truck trailer anywhere other
than in a designated parking stall or parking space or at any time
other than during the operating hours of the premises which the parking
area serves.
[Amended 12-16-1992 by Ord. No. 1,065, effective 1-3-1993]
C. Parking any truck or truck trailer any longer than necessary to load
and unload at premises being served in order to avoid any tie-up in
the normal operation of such premises during operating hours.
D. Driving any motor vehicle, truck or truck trailer in a direction
or manner contrary to that designated by conspicuously posted traffic
advisory signs or pavement markings.
E. Driving a vehicle carelessly, or without due caution and circumspection,
in a manner so as to endanger, or be likely to endanger, a person
or property.
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department and,
when applicable, by the Fire Department.
[Amended 9-18-2000 by Ord. No. 1,249, effective 10-8-2000]
A. Vehicles parked in violation of this article may be towed away and
impounded, the cost of which shall be borne by the owner of the vehicle,
and shall not be released until proof of payment of such cost is submitted
to the Police Department.
B. Unless another penalty is expressly provided for by state law, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this article shall be subject to the fines and penalties set forth in §
1-2 of this Code (general penalty), in the discretion of the judge imposing the same.