Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meanings respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey[1] shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq.
All former traffic ordinances of the Town of Irvington are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this chapter.
If any part or parts of this chapter are held to be invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
A. 
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this chapter or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.
B. 
Traffic section designated offenses. Payable fines for violations of this chapter are as follows:
[Added 1-26-2016 by Ord. No. MC 3563; amended 2-10-2020 by Ord. No. MC 3718]
Section
(Code reference)
Short Description
Payable Amount
§ 620-6
Restricted use of parking lot (Western Parkway/Myrtle Avenue)
$50
§ 620-8
Parking or standing for the purpose of repair
$50
§ 620-11
Parking prohibited at all times
$50
§ 620-12
Parking prohibited (street cleaning)
$50
§ 620-13
Parking prohibited (certain hours)
$50
§ 620-14
Limited time parking
$50
§ 620-17
Parking restricted for residents
$50
§ 620-20
Trucks over certain weight excluded
$150
§ 620-21
One-way traffic
$85
§ 620-22
One-way traffic at parking lots
$85
§ 320-27
No parking – taxi stands
$50
§ 620-28
Bus stop designated
$85
§ 620-30
U-turns (certain streets)
$85
§ 620-31
Certain turns prohibited
$85
§ 620-32
No turn on red
$85
§ 620-34
No parking when snow covers road
$50
§ 620-35
Emergency no parking
$50
§ 620-36
Off-street parking regulations
$50
§ 620-45
No buses/truck parking (12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m.)
$150
§ 620-45
No truck tractor/trucks over 20 feet parking (9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.)
$150
§ 620-45I
No commercial truck, tractor, trailer, omnibus in residential driveway
$150
§ 620-48
Parking private lot (library)
$50
§ 620-52
Parking prohibited except for certain vehicles (permit only)
$50
§ 620-53
Parking prohibited except for certain persons
$50
§ 620-60C
Parking over the line
$50
§ 620-60D
Backwards to meter
$50
§ 620-62
Overtime meter
$50
§ 620-69
No commercial vehicle in lots
$150
Article XVII
Abandoned, inoperable and unregistered vehicles
See § 620-89
§ 620-91
Bus terminal (no driving through)
$85
§ 620-95
Parking prohibited on Grove Street (Sundays)
$50
§ 620-123
Handicapped parking (resident only)
$50
§ 620-127
Prohibited parking outside designated spaces
$50
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 1, Art. IV, Local Supplemental Violations Bureau Schedule.
Any unoccupied vehicle parked in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and any peace officer may provide for the removal and storage of such vehicle. The owner or operator shall pay the reasonable cost of removal and storage of such vehicle which may result from the removal before regaining possession of such vehicle.
A. 
Pursuant to the provisions of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey, Title 39:5A-1, the enforcement of the Motor Vehicle Act, Revised Statutes of New Jersey, Title 39, shall apply to the parking lot containing 13 parking spaces on its plot of land lying between the easterly side of Western Parkway and the westerly side of Myrtle Avenue extending northerly approximately 170 feet along Myrtle Avenue from the northerly line of Vailsburg Terrace and which plot of land is part of Lot 1, Block 107, on the Town Tax Maps, owned by the New Jersey Highway Authority, against unauthorized persons using such parking lot not as a matter of right.
B. 
As a condition for the approval granted by this section, the New Jersey Highway Authority shall post proper signs on such parking lot, giving notice of the private use and restriction against public parking.
C. 
As a condition for the approval granted by this section, the New Jersey Highway Authority shall issue permits to those persons authorized to use such parking lot, which permits shall be displayed on the motor vehicles using such parking lot.
D. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle, as defined in § 620-78, upon the parking area described in Subsection A without first obtaining permission so to do by securing a permit issued by the person designated and authorized by the State Highway Authority, such permit to be displayed upon such motor vehicle so parked thereon.
E. 
Whenever any member of the Department of Public Safety of the Town finds any motor vehicle, as defined in § 620-78,, parked upon such parking area described in this section without such motor vehicle's displaying thereon a permit issued by the properly designated and authorized person of the State Highway Authority, such member of the Department of Public Safety of the Town shall cause such illegally parked motor vehicle to be removed from such parking area to a police garage or place which may be designated by the Director of Public Safety as a garage or a place for the impounding of such vehicles, and such impounded vehicle shall be retained and impounded at such place until such time as the person owning or having parked such vehicle shall first pay the charges for towing and storage as set forth in the schedule of charges approved by the governing body of the Town of Irvington before regaining possession of the vehicle.[1]
[Amended 10-14-2015 by Ord. No. MC 3553; 1-12-2016 by Ord. No. MC 3562]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 192-7, Hospital and ambulance area, and former § 192-8, Parking or standing for purpose of sale, of the 1981 Revised Code, which previously followed this section, were repealed 4-14-1987 by Ord. No. MC 2826.
[Added 11-23-1993 by Ord. No. MC 2986]
A. 
Should any motor vehicle be found within the jurisdiction of the Township of Irvington for which there are outstanding warrants, then the members of the Irvington police force shall impound and/or immobilize said motor vehicle, and the said motor vehicle shall remain impounded or immobilized subject to the following conditions.
B. 
Except for motor vehicles owned by lessors who have complied with N.J.S.A. 39:4-139.5b(1) and (2), the owners of a vehicle that has been impounded and/or immobilized pursuant to the authority of this section of the Revised Code of the Township of Irvington shall pay by 12:00 midnight of the 30th day following the day on which the vehicle was impounded or immobilized the amounts necessary to pay the said warrants as well as the other fees and costs outlined in this section of the Revised Code. Said moneys shall be paid to the Administrator of the Irvington Municipal Court. If such moneys are not paid by the owner of the said motor vehicle by 12:00 midnight of the 30th day following the day of impoundment or immobilization, then the Administrator of the Irvington Municipal Court shall advise the Municipal Clerk, who shall give notice of an auction sale of the said vehicle by certified mail to the owner of the said vehicle, if his name and address are known, and to the holder of any security interest filed with the Director of Motor Vehicles of the State of New Jersey. In addition, notice of the auction sale shall be given by publication in a form to be prescribed by the Director of Motor Vehicles. Said publication shall be made at least five days prior to the date of any such auction sale in a newspaper published in the State of New Jersey and circulating within the Township of Irvington.
C. 
At any time prior to the aforesaid auction sale, the owner of the motor vehicle or any other person entitled to the motor vehicle may reclaim possession of the motor vehicle upon payment of the reasonable costs of removal and storage of the motor vehicle, as well as paying any fine, penalty and court costs assessed against the vehicle for the violation that gave rise to the impoundment or immobilization of the motor vehicle, and any outstanding warrants against the vehicle. However, the owner/lessor of the motor vehicle who has complied with N.J.S.A. 39:4-139.5b(1) and (2) shall be entitled to reclaim possession of the said motor vehicle without payment, and the lessee of the said vehicle shall be liable for any fines, penalties, court costs and outstanding warrants against the vehicle.
D. 
Any proceeds obtained from the sale of an impounded or immobilized motor vehicle at public auction pursuant to this chapter in excess of the total amount owed to the municipality for the reasonable costs of removal and storage of the motor vehicle, any fine or penalty and court costs assessed against them for the violation that gave rise to the impoundment or immobilization of the motor vehicle and any outstanding warrants against the vehicle shall be returned to the owner of the motor vehicle if his name and address are known.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make or permit to be made any repairs to a vehicle parked or standing upon any street within the Town, except that emergency repairs may be made so as to permit the vehicle to proceed.
The provisions of this chapter shall take effect upon the erection of signs as provided by the New Jersey statutes.