Township of Middletown, NJ Article IV Municipal Parking Lots

§ 465-21 Lots established.

The following municipal parking lots are hereby established and designated for the parking of motor vehicles:

A. Lot No. 1 located adjacent to the New York and Long Branch railroad station and bounded by the New York and Long Branch railroad tracks on the southwest, Middletown-Lincroft Road on the east and Railroad Avenue on the north, and being further described as Lot No. 1, Block 65, on the Tax Map of the Township.

B. Lot No. 2 located on the east side of the Middletown-Lincroft Road and on the southwesterly side of and adjacent to the New York and Long Branch railroad company tracks and bounded on the south by lands of Diane Masteria, and being further described as Lot No. 5-A, Block 12, on the Tax Map of the Township.

C. Lot No. 3 located on the north side of Newman Springs Road and the east side of Half Mile Road, known as the "Camp Coles parking lot," and being further described as Lot No. 1, Block 295, of the Tax Map of the Township.

[Added 7-11-1978 by Ord. No. 1256]

D. Town Hall parking lot as shown on a map entitled "Parking Layout-Town Hall," dated March 15, 1993, on file and available for inspection in the Municipal Clerk's office.

[Added 5-24-1993 by Ord. No. 93-2321]

E. Route 36 Corridor:

[Added 9-16-1996 by Ord. No. 96-2455]

(1) Commuter Parking Lot No. 1. Route 36, Leonardo, adjacent to the American Legion Post 338, also known as Block 1196, Lots 15 through 22 and 47 through 55.

(2) Commuter Parking Lot No. 2. Route 36, Leonardo, at Appleton Avenue, also known as Block 1138, Lots 1 and 1.01.

(3) Commuter Parking Lot No. 3. Main Street and Morris Avenue, adjacent to Belford Independent Fire Company, also known as Block 920, Lots 10, 11 and 12.

(4) Commuter Parking Lot No. 4. Route 36, Main Street and Bray Avenue, Port Monmouth, also known as Block 799, Lots 1.01 and 1.02.

(5) Commuter Parking Lot No. 5. Route 36 and Thompson Avenue, adjacent to Buck Smith's, also known as Block 624, Lots 2, 3, 4, 5 and 5.01, and Block 637, Lots 1, 3, 4 and 5.

(6) Commuter Parking Lot No. 6. Route 36 and Wilson Avenue, also known as Block 903, Lots 30 and 31.

F. Satellite lots.

[Added 9-18-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-2588]

(1) Designated portion of Block 605 Lot 64, located at Route 35 and Kings Highway.

G. Middletown Arts Center Parking Lot located on Church Street also known as Block 809, Lot 25.01. Parking in this lot shall be for the purposes of visitors to and employees of the Middletown Arts Center, and employees of Middletown Township, as well as members of the Arts Council, for the purposes of visiting the facility or attending programs and events at the facility. Parking for any other use, unless specifically authorized by the Township of Middletown, is prohibited. Parking for use by train station patrons and the use of the parking lot for pickup or dropoff of riders on the trains shall be strictly prohibited.

[Added 5-4-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-3137]

H. Ideal Beach Parking Lot. Located upon Block 1.01, Lot 1, the Ideal Beach Parking Lot shall be for visitors utilizing Ideal Beach or Township employees or authorized agents working at Ideal Beach. Parking for any other use, unless specifically authorized by the Township, is prohibited.

[Added 5-17-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3310]

§ 465-22 Marking of parking spaces.

[Amended 9-18-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-2588]

The Chief of Police is hereby authorized under the direction of the Township Committee to mark off individual parking spaces in the parking areas designated and described in § 465-21 by painted lines or other appropriate markings, and to erect signs in, on or adjacent to said parking areas bearing instructions pertaining to the use of the parking lot.

§ 465-23 Parking of vehicles.

Each and every vehicle parked in any parking space in any of the lots specified in § 465-21 shall be parked entirely within and not beyond the ends of the lines or markings established for the area designated for parking, and it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle across said lines or markings or beyond the ends of said lines or markings or to park any vehicle in such a position that it will not be entirely within the area designated for parking.

§ 465-24 Use of parking lots.

[Amended 9-18-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-2588]

The parking lots specified in § 465-21 shall be open to any resident or nonresident who has complied with the provisions of with § 465-25 or 465-36 of this chapter.

§ 465-25 Identification tags; fees; display; regulations in municipal lots; renewal.

[Amended 8-10-1976 by Ord. No. 1114; 11-22-1977 by Ord. No. 1224; 7-11-1978 by Ord. No. 1256; 1-26-1982 by Ord. No. 1468; 3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 1757; 9-16-1996 by Ord. No. 96-2455; 8-4-1997 by Ord. No. 97-2479; 9-18-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-2588; 8-17-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-3146]

A. Persons intending to park in the permit designated sections of the lots specified in § 465-21 may obtain an identification tag for each vehicle to be so parked by making application online, by mail or in person, at the Office of the Township Clerk. Identification tags shall be valid for a period of up to one year. All permits shall expire on December 31 of each year.

B. A permit fee for the lots established under this article as listed in § 465-21 shall be paid based on the term of the permit as set forth in Chapter 240, Fees.

C. All permit fees are nonrefundable and shall not guarantee that a parking space will be available to any permit holder in the lots established under this article as listed in § 465-21.

D. Each identification tag shall be conspicuously displayed on the vehicle hung by the front windshield rearview mirror. Each identification tag shall contain the permit number of such vehicle and the year of issue of the tag. When the tag is hung in the vehicle, said vehicle may be parked in the lots established under this article as listed in § 465-21 in any of the spaces provided for parking if such space is available. Each vehicle shall be parked with the front of the vehicle facing into the parking space.

E. The station master and assistant station master shall each be issued a parking permit each year without charge.

F. Permit holders in all commuter lots must use the lots as short-term parking (up to two weeks). If a vehicle is not moved after two weeks, the permit holder will be issued a warning and subsequently given a violation under this chapter.

G. Permit holders will not be permitted to park RVs, campers, trailers, dual-axle vehicles, boats, or all other vehicles that take up more than one parking space. No commercial vehicles or vehicles for sale or other vehicles noted in this section may be parked in commuter lots on weekends or holidays.

H. Upon renewal or new application for a parking permit, applicants must provide a valid email address and update throughout the year. Renewal notices will only be sent via email prior to the expiration of the permit.

§ 465-26 Town Hall parking lot.

[Added 5-24-1993 by Ord. No. 93-2321]

Certain parking regulations in the Town Hall parking lot, as shown on a map entitled "Parking Layout-Town Hall," dated March 15, 1993, on file and available for inspection in the Municipal Clerk's Office, are established and described as follows:

A. The following spaces are designated for use by handicapped persons:

(1) Three spaces in the northwest corner of Lot No. 5 near the entrance to the Johnson-Gill Annex Building.

(2) Two spaces in Lot No. 5 nearest the entrance on the northwest side of Town Hall.

(3) Two spaces in the northwest end of Lot No. 3.

B. The segment of Lot No. 5 immediately on the northwest side of the Town Hall between the lot entranceway and the gas distribution pumps and the area containing approximately five spaces immediately north of the Town Hall and closest to the lower entrance of the building are reserved and restricted to police vehicles.

C. The portion of Lot No. 2 immediately on the east and closest to the Town Hall shall be restricted to public parking not to exceed a duration of 30 minutes.

D. Five spaces in the portion of Lot No. 2 nearest the Community Center Building shall be reserved for official use, one space for the Mayor, one space for the Township Administrator, and three spaces for Township staff.

E. The parking spaces along the southwest side of the police garage are designated and reserved for police equipment or vehicles and Township employees and official vehicles.

F. There is no parking or standing of vehicles in other than marked spaces or where designated by no-parking signs or curb painting.

§ 465-27 Unauthorized parking of vehicles.

A. The parking of any vehicle at any time other than Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays in the permit designated sections of the lots in § 465-21, being the entirety of said lots except for the parking meter zones as specified in § 465-36, that is not bearing the identification sticker for that vehicle, shall be a violation of this article.

[Added 9-18-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-2588]

B. Parking in any lot herein provided for except as herein expressly authorized is hereby prohibited.

§ 465-28 Removal of vehicles.

If any vehicle is parked in any parking lot herein provided for in violation of any of the provisions of this article, the Police Department may cause such vehicle to be removed as provided in Article V of this chapter.