Article XIII: Overnight Parking of Certain Vehicles

§ 620-45 Parking trucks, trailers, recreational vehicles and similar vehicles on streets overnight; parking trucks on residential driveways.

[Amended 4-26-1988 by Ord. No. MC 2853; 4-24-2001 by Ord. No. MC 3170; 4-21-2004 by Ord. No. MC 3260; 11-10-2016 by Ord. No. MC 3587]

Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

Includes, but is not limited to, vehicles with the following types of registrations: commercial, contractor, and bus. For the purposes of this chapter, any vehicle containing advertising matter intending to promote the interest of any business, or any vehicle used in connection with the business, whether or not said vehicle is registered as a commercial vehicle with the New Jersey State Division of Motor Vehicles, is considered a commercial vehicle.

PARK or PARKING

The standing, idling or waiting on a street, road or highway of a vehicle not actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers or merchandise, unless for the purpose of complying with traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals.

PERSON

Natural persons, firms, associations, partnerships and corporations.

Overnight parking of commercial vehicles is prohibited.

Overnight parking of trucks and/or buses. No person shall park the following vehicles overnight on any public street in the Township of Irvington:

(1)

Any tractor truck cabs with or without trailers attached; or any trailer or combination of trailers incapable of being moved on its or their own power.

(2)

Pickup trucks, vans or trucks or any type of commercial markings. Trucks or any type loaded or equipped in a manner that would lead a reasonable observer to believe that same was being used for commercial or industrial purposes.

(3)

Buses of any type. Jitneys and taxicabs.

No person, firm or corporation who owns or operates a commercial vehicle, excluding emergency vehicles, or those permitted pursuant to § 620-46, shall park or let stand said vehicle on any public roadway or street in the Township between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. If any such vehicle should be disabled, that shall not be grounds for any changes to the effect of this section, and any such vehicle so disabled shall be promptly removed by the owner or operator so as not to constitute a violation as herein set forth.

Exceptions. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit the parking or storing of commercial vehicles, or equipment related thereto, on a residential street while it is being used in the transaction of business with the owner or occupant of residential property in the area. The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles owned by a public utility, as defined in N.J.S.A. 48:2-13, when such vehicles are being used for work in connection with the furnishing or supplying of the commodity which by law the public utility is authorized to furnish or supply.

Enforcement. Enforcement of this section shall be the responsibility of the Irvington Department of Public Safety. After the issuance of a summons, such vehicle may be towed or otherwise removed from the public street, with the owner of such vehicle being responsible for the cost of such removal.

Penalties. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be liable to a fine of $150 for each such violation, and each day in which such violation continues shall constitute a separate violation or offense.

Any vehicle in violation of this section is subject to being towed with the owner of such vehicle being responsible for all costs.

It shall be unlawful to park any commercial truck, tractor, trailer or omnibus in residential driveways in the Township of Irvington. Parking of such vehicles inside an attached or detached garage shall not be considered a violation of this chapter. The definition of the above vehicles shall be those as described in the Irvington Municipal Code. The same penalties as outlined in Subsection G of this section shall apply to this provision.

[Amended 3-13-2018 by Ord. No. MC 3635]

No person shall park a recreational vehicle, motor home, trailer or camper on any municipal street in the Township of Irvington between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day. Signs shall be posted on all highways and streets at the Township limits to such effect. Enforcement of this section shall be the responsibility of the Irvington Department of Public Safety. After the issuance of a summons, such vehicle may be towed or otherwise removed from the public street, with the owner of such vehicle being responsible for the cost of such removal.

[Amended 11-8-2018 by Ord. No. MC 3673]

§ 620-46 Taxicabs with commercial plates or markings; permit required; fee.

[Added 9-25-2001 by Ord. No. MC 3179; amended 5-7-2002 by Ord. No. MC 3192; 10-14-2015 by Ord. No. MC 3553; 1-12-2026 by Ord. No. MC 3931]

Any bonafide resident of the Township shall be permitted to park on the specific street where they reside one taxicab with commercial plates or markings overnight upon the receipt of a permit from the Irvington Revenue and Finance Department and submission of an annual fee of $250 to the Township. Trucks, buses of any sort, vans and stretch limousines are not included in this provision and are subject to the restrictions previously set forth in § 620-45.

No more than one household member shall be granted parking permission for a vehicle as described in Subsection A.

Eligibility and restrictions.

(1)

Only residents of the Township may obtain a permit on the specific street where they reside.

(2)

A resident may obtain a permit for a work or company vehicle, provided such vehicle is not one of the excluded vehicle types listed in Subsection A and is in compliance with all Township requirements.

(3)

In order to obtain a permit under this section, the applicant shall provide proof of liability insurance coverage in full compliance with P.L. 2023, c. 276, including but not limited to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.11, N.J.S.A. 48:16-1, and N.J.S.A. 48:16-3, as applicable. Such proof shall demonstrate that any taxicab, autocab, or other commercial motor vehicle, as those terms are defined in state law, maintains motor vehicle liability insurance coverage of not less than $1,500,000 for bodily injury, death, and property damage, or such greater amount as may be required by subsequent amendments to state statute. No permit shall be issued or renewed without submission of current insurance documentation evidencing compliance with the statutory minimum coverage requirements.

(a)

Definition. For purposes of this section, the term "taxicab" or "autocab" shall be construed as a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.11 and N.J.S.A. 48:16-1, and shall include any vehicle operating commercially for the transportation of passengers for hire and principally garaged within the State of New Jersey.

(b)

This act shall take effect on the first day of the sixth month next following the date of enactment and shall apply to all automobile insurance policies initiated or renewed on or after that date.

(4)

The permit must be renewed annually. Each permit shall expire at the end of the calendar year in which it is issued. The annual fee of $250 shall be assessed per calendar year, and no prorated fee shall be available.

(5)

No commercial parking permits shall be issued for properties or residences located on the following streets: Sanford Terrace, Ridgewood Avenue, and Franklin Terrace.

Transfer fee. A transfer fee of $250 shall be assessed to an applicant desiring to use his or her permit on another or substitute vehicle. Each transfer shall be treated as a new permit for purposes of fee assessment.

Application requirements. To receive a parking permit, each applicant must produce the three mandatory documents and an additional document from the following:

(1)

Driver's license at the claimed address (mandatory);

(2)

Lease/deed for the claimed address;

(3)

Certificate of habitability from the Department of Housing and Building at the claimed address;

(4)

Utility bill in the person's name at the claimed address; and/or

(5)

Proof of registration and insurance for the vehicle (insurance declaration page) (mandatory).

(6)

Proof of employment or relationship to the commercial entity (mandatory).