[New]
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the
meaning respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle I of Title 39 of
the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be deemed to apply to such
words and phrases used herein.
[New]
Whenever certain hours are named in this chapter, they shall
mean either Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Saving Time
as may be in current use in the borough.
[New]
The provisions of this chapter 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 R.S. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey statute
or as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. No. 2-1969; Ord. No. 4-93; Ord. No 2-94; Ord. No. 7-97; Ord. No. 2009-09, SI]
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, fire, 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.
The penalty for parking prohibited during state of emergency shall
be not less than forty ($40.00) dollars nor greater than one hundred
($100.00) dollars.
b.
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this section
shall be deemed a nuisance and menace to the safe and proper regulations
of traffic and any police officer may provide for the removal of such
vehicle. The owner shall pay the reasonable costs of removal and storage
which may result from such removal before regaining possession of
the vehicle.
c.
The effectiveness of this subsection is contingent upon signs being
erected as required by law.
[Ord. No. 2-1965, A6; Ord. No. 16-1970; Ord.
No. 8-1966; Ord. No. 7-1965; Ord. No. 4-1969; Ord. No. 1-1966; Ord. 3/18/79; Ord. No. 28-78; Ord. No.
29-78; Ord. No. 28-80; Ord. No. 33-80; Ord. No. 1-81; Ord. No. 3-81; Ord. No. 5-81; Ord. No. 10-81; Ord. No.
11-85; Ord. No. 16-85; Ord. No. 86; Ord. No. 12-86; Ord. No. 12-87; Ord. No. 10-88; Ord. No. 20-88; Ord. No.
7-89; Ord. No. 8-89; Ord. No. 20-89; Ord. No. 3-92; Ord. No. 7-92 which was repealed by Ord. No. 10-92; Ord. No. 2-93; Ord. No. 12-94; Ord. No.
6-95, SI; Ord. No. 1-98; Ord. No. 7-2000, SI; Ord. No. 9-2000, SI; Ord.
No. 6-2006, SI; Ord. No. 2008-05, S3; Ord. No. 2009-11; Ord. No. 2011-16; Ord. No. 2011-18; Ord. No. 2014-06; Ord. No. 2015-04; Ord. No. 2015-06; Ord.
No. 2017-08]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule I of Chapter 8A.
[Ord. No. 11-1965; Ord. No. 14-1970; Ord.
No. 11-75; Ord. No. 18-75; Ord. No. 31-78; Ord. No. 8-82; Ord. No.
15-89; Ord. No. 2-90; Ord. No. 3-95, SSI, II; Ord. No. 4-95; Ord. No.
1-98; Ord. No. 2008-05, S3; Ord. No. 2009-12; Ord. No. 2015-10]
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 of Chapter 8A.
[Ord. No. 2-1965; Ord. No. 7-1969; Ord. No.
20-80; Ord. No. 2-86; Ord. No. 10-89; Ord. No. 3-91; Ord. No. 18-93]
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 of Chapter 8A.
[Ord. No. 18-74, S3; Ord. No. 1-99]
No person shall park a truck for longer than the time designated upon any streets or parts of streets described in Schedule III-A of Chapter 8A. No person shall park a commercially registered vehicle for longer than the time designated upon any streets or parts of streets described in Schedule III-A. For purposes of this chapter, the term "commercially registered vehicle" shall include vehicles used for commercial purposes including, but not limited to, taxi cabs, limousines, and vehicles with livery license plates.
[Ord. No. 1-79, S2; Ord. No. 3-79; Ord. No.
8-79; Ord. No. 6-81; Ord. No. 23-81; Ord. No. 27-81; Ord. No. 21-82, S2; Ord. No. 6-83, S2; Ord. No. 13-86; Ord. No.
2017-07; amended 8-4-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-06]
a.
Definitions. As used in this subsection:
1.
APPROPRIATE IDENTIFICATION — Means, in the case of a restricted
parking zone, a permit issued by the Borough of Cliffside Park in
accordance with this subsection, and, in the case of a restricted
parking space, a placard or wheelchair symbol license plate issued
by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-206.
2.
PERSON WITH DISABILITY — Means (a) any person who has lost
the use of one or more limbs as a consequence of paralysis, amputation,
or other permanent disability or who has a permanent disability which
renders the person unable to ambulate without the aid of an assisting
device or whose mobility is demonstrated, consistent with the standards
set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-204 to be otherwise severely limited; or
(b) any person honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances
from active service in any branch of the Armed Forced of the United
States who has been adjudicated by the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs as being permanently 100% disabled.
3.
RESTRICTED PARKING SPACE — Means a parking space which the
State of New Jersey or Borough of Cliffside Park has established for
the exclusive use of any person with disability but shall not include
a restricted parking zone.
4.
RESTRICTED PARKING ZONE — Means a parking zone in front of
or near the residence of an identified person with disability which
the governing body of the Borough of Cliffside Park has established,
pursuant to the procedures set forth herein, for the use that person
with disability.
5.
AUTHORIZED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL — Means a physician with a
plenary license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey or
a bordering state; a podiatrist licensed to practice in New Jersey
or a bordering state; a physician stationed at a military or naval
installation located in New Jersey who is licensed to practice in
any state; a chiropractic physician licensed to practice in New Jersey
or a bordering state; a physician assistant licensed to practice in
New Jersey or a bordering state; a nurse practitioner licensed to
practice in New Jersey or a bordering state.
b.
Restricted Parking Spaces. The governing body of the Borough of Cliffside
Park may, by ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A.
39:4-197.5, establish, regulate and enforce restricted parking spaces
in front of residences, schools and other public buildings and in
shopping and business districts for use by persons with disability
who have been issued special vehicle identification cards by the New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. Existing restricted parking spaces
in the Borough, designated prior to the enactment of this subsection,
are hereby ratified.
c.
Establishment of Restricted Parking Zones. The governing body of
the Borough of Cliffside Park may, by ordinance enacted pursuant to
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.6, establish, regulate and enforce
a restricted parking zone for the exclusive use by a person with a
disability. A restricted parking zone may, by enactment of such an
ordinance, be conferred on a person with disability who meets the
criteria set forth by this subsection provided that such parking is
not otherwise prohibited and the permitting thereof will not interfere
with the normal flow of traffic. Any restricted parking zone established
by the governing body shall be located in front of or near the residence
of the particular person with a disability designated by the governing
body in the ordinance enacted pursuant hereto and that person shall
have an exclusive right to use the restricted parking zone.
d.
Application for Restricted Parking Zone.
1.
Requests for establishment of a restricted parking zone shall be
made by submitting an application form to the Cliffside Park Police
Department, Traffic Bureau, together with all supporting documentation.
Each application form must be supported by the following documentation
and such other documents as the officer assigned to investigate the
request may reasonably require in order to determine whether the criteria
established by this subsection have been met by the applicant:
(a)
The valid person with disability identification card issued
to the person with disability by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission;
(b)
No less than two authentic and reliable documents offered as
proof that a person with disability is a full-time permanent resident
of the residential property associated with the request for a restricted
parking zone;
(c)
Vehicle registration and vehicle title or lease agreement for
the motor vehicle for which the restricted parking zone is sought;
(d)
If the person with disability is not the owner/operator of the
motor vehicle for which the restricted parking zone is sought, no
less than two authentic and reliable documents offered as proof that
the owner/operator of the vehicle for which the restricted parking
zone is sought is a member of the immediate family of the person with
a disability and that the owner/operator of the vehicle for which
the restricted parking zone is sought is full-time permanent resident
of the residential property associated with the request for a restricted
parking zone;
(e)
A copy of a valid windshield placard issued by the New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Commission for the vehicle for which the restricted
parking zone is sought;
(f)
A copy of a valid drivers' license issued by the New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Commission to the person with disability or other occupant
of the residence associated with the request for a restricted parking
zone who is a member of the immediate family of the person with disability;
(g)
Certification by an authorized medical professional that applicant
is a person with disability, as defined in paragraph a2(a) above,
or documentary proof that the applicant has been discharged or released
under honorable circumstances from active service in any branch of
the Armed Forces of the United States and adjudicated by the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs, or its successor, as being
permanently 100% disabled.
2.
Each submitted application shall be investigated by the Traffic Bureau
for completeness and for compliance with the provisions and criteria
set forth in this subsection. Upon conclusion of its investigation,
the Traffic Bureau shall report its findings and recommendations to
the Mayor and Council, including a determination whether parking in
front of or near the residence occupied by the designated person with
a disability is otherwise prohibited; whether the permitting of such
parking will interfere with the normal flow of traffic; and whether
the residence occupied by the designated person with a disability
has access to a driveway, garage, carport or other off-street parking
within 100 feet of the residence. Upon determination that the applicant
meets all the requirements and qualifications set forth in this subsection,
the Traffic Bureau shall recommend a restricted parking zone be granted
and shall identify a specific location recommended for designation
as the restricted parking zone. The governing body may accept or reject
the recommendation of the Traffic Bureau, as it deems appropriate
in the exercise of its discretion to act upon matters affecting the
public health, safety and welfare. Upon establishment of a restricted
parking zone by an ordinance duly adopted by the governing body and
payment of all applicable fees, the Cliffside Park Police Department,
Traffic Bureau shall issue a permit for same.
e.
Criteria. A restricted parking zone may, in the discretion of the
governing body, be established by ordinance upon application of the
following criteria:
1.
No restricted parking zone shall be established except upon submission
to the Cliffside Police Department, Traffic Bureau of a complete application
by or on behalf of a person with disability, together with adequate
supporting documentation and the requisite application fee;
2.
No restricted parking zone shall be established at a location where
parking is otherwise prohibited;
3.
No restricted parking zone shall be established at a location where
parking will interfere with the normal flow of traffic. Due to the
volume of traffic and traffic patterns on Anderson Avenue, Palisade
Avenue and Gorge Road, it shall be presumed that a restricted parking
zone on Anderson Avenue or Palisade Avenue or Gorge Road will interfere
with the normal flow of traffic;
4.
No restricted parking zone shall be established in front of or near
the residence of a person with a disability who has access to a driveway,
garage, carport or other off-street parking within 100 feet of the
residence;
5.
No more than one restricted parking zone per household shall be established
in front of or near any residence, that is within 100 feet thereof.
f.
Permits, Renewal and Expiration of Permits.
1.
Upon adoption of an ordinance establishing a restricted parking zone,
a restricted parking zone permit authorizing use of the restricted
parking zone by the person with disability designated by said ordinance
shall be issued. The permit shall be 5 1/2 inches by 8 1/2
inches in size and shall bear the municipal seal of the Borough of
Cliffside Park as certification of its authenticity. Only one permit
shall be issued for any restricted parking zone.
2.
A restricted parking zone permit shall expire on July 1 of each year
after the permit is issued. A restricted parking zone permit may be
renewed annually by submitting an application for renewal to the Cliffside
Park Police Department, Traffic Bureau no later than May 1 of each
year which certifies that the person with disability to whom the permit
was initially issued is currently a permanent full-time resident at
the address associated with the restricted parking zone.
3.
A restricted parking zone permit shall not be transferable nor may
it be issued by other vehicle including those displaying Handicap
Placards or deficient license plates. The permit shall identify the
specific motor vehicle (by license plates) authorized to park in the
restricted parking zone, the location of the restricted parking zone,
and the expiration date of the permit. So long as the permit remains
valid, no other vehicle shall be authorized to park within the restricted
parking zone.
4.
At all times when the authorized vehicle is parked within the restricted
parking zone, the restricted parking zone permit shall be displayed
prominently within the vehicle so as to be seen from the middle of
the street.
5.
A restricted parking zone permit issued in accordance with this provision
shall be deemed invalid upon the occurrence of any of the following
events or one year after the date of issuance, whichever is earlier:
(a)
The person with a disability designated by the ordinance which
established the restricted parking zone is no longer disabled, as
defined by this subsection;
(b)
The person with disability designated by the ordinance which
established the restricted parking zone is no longer a full-time permanent
resident of the residential property associated with the restricted
parking zone;
(c)
The owner/operator of the vehicle authorized to park within
the restricted parking zone is no longer a full-time permanent resident
of the residential property associated with the restricted parking
zone;
(d)
The windshield placard or disability identification card issued
to the person with disability by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
is revoked, forfeited or expired;
(e)
Parking in the area where the restricted parking zone is located
is no longer permitted;
(f)
Parking in the area in the restricted parking zone interferes
with the normal flow of traffic;
(g)
Access to a driveway, garage, carport or other off-street parking
within 100 feet of the residence associated with the restricted parking
zone becomes available;
(h)
The vehicle is no longer registered to the applicant;
(i)
This subsection grants the Council the right to create or remove
a restricted parking zone upon adoption of a resolution confirming
the Council's decision.
6.
A restricted parking zone permit issued in accordance with this provision
may be renewed upon certification by the applicant that the permanent
full-time residence of the person with disability has not changed
since the permit was issued. A current valid restricted parking zone
permit issued prior to the adoption of this subsection remains valid
until July 1, 2021 at which time it shall expire if not renewed.
g.
Spaces and Signage. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-8.1, the Borough Engineer
is hereby designated to determine whether the restricted parking spaces
and restricted parking zones established pursuant to this subsection,
and any signs erected in association therewith, conform to current
standards prescribed by the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
for Streets and Highways adopted by the Commissioner of Transportation
and to any other Department of Transportation rules and regulations
governing such parking spaces and signs.
h.
Fees. The fee for issuance of a restricted parking zone permit shall
be $100. The fee for renewal of a restricted parking zone permit shall
be $5.
i.
Prohibited Parking. No person, except those whose vehicle displays
appropriate identification, shall park a vehicle in any restricted
parking space or restricted parking zone.
[Ord. No. 19-80; Ord. No. 4-93; Ord. No.
2-94]
In no event may a vehicle remain parked on any public street
for a period exceeding 48 hours within the borough. Vehicles so parked
will be deemed a nuisance, and any police officer may provide for
the removal and storage which may result from such removal and any
charges which are made for such removal and storage of such vehicle
must be paid by the owner or custodian of such vehicle before regaining
possession of the vehicle. The penalty for parking time limited on
all streets shall be one hundred five ($105.00) dollars.
[Ord. No. 17-81, S1, 2,
4; Ord. 4-93; Ord. No. 2-94; Ord. No. 7-97; Ord. No.
2-2003; Ord. No. 2008-09, S1]
Editor's Note: Prohibition pertaining to parking unattached trailers, campers, utility or boat trailers, or mobile homes may be found in section 3-12 of this Code.
a.
Commercial motor vehicles as described in N.J.S.A. Title 39:1 et
seq. and busses, farm or contractor-type equipment such as backhoes,
digging equipment are prohibited from parking on any street of the
borough during the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. The penalty for
parking time limited for commercial vehicles shall not be less than
one hundred ($100.00) dollars nor greater than two hundred fifty ($250.00)
dollars.
b.
Boats or utility trailers and camper type trailers or campers whether
affixed or connected to a private passenger car are prohibited from
parking on the streets of Cliffside Park between the hours of 9:00
p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
c.
Any person(s) who shall violate any section of this ordinance may,
upon conviction thereof, for each and every violation be fined not
exceeding five hundred ($500.00) dollars or be imprisoned in the Bergen
County Jail for a period not exceeding 30 days, or both at the discretion
of the court. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall
constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. No. 12-1970; Ord. No. 20-80; Ord. No.
12-83; Ord. No. 12-86; Ord. No. 20-89; Ord. No. 3-91; Ord. No. 10-92; Ord. No. 1-98; Ord. No. 7-99]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between the hours specified on any day upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IV of Chapter 8A.
[Ord. No. 2-1965; Ord. No. 27-1971]
Trucks over four tons gross weight are hereby excluded from
the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule V of Chapter
8A., except for the pickup and delivery of materials.
[Ord. No. 2-1965; Ord. No. 7-1965; Ord. No.
2-1966; Ord. No. 16-1972; Ord. No. 21-1974; Ord. No. 21-77; Ord. No.
8-78; Ord. No. 32-78; Ord. No. 19-79; Ord. No. 28-80; Ord. No. 1-82; Ord. No. 16-82; Ord. No. 8-83; Ord. No.
4-90; Ord. No. 15-94; Ord. No. 1-98; Ord. No. 6-2002; Ord. No. 9-2003, SI; Ord. No. 6-2004,
S1; Ord. No. 1-2007; Ord. No. 2009-10; Ord. No. 2017-08]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VI of Chapter 8A are hereby designated as one way streets in the direction indicated.
[Ord. No. 2-1965; Ord. No. 18-81; Ord. No.
24-811; Ord. No. 20-82; Ord. No. 1-2000; Ord. No. 2008-05, SI]
Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VII of Chapter 8A are hereby designated as through streets. STOP signs shall be installed on the near right side of each street intersecting the through street except where YIELD RIGHT OF WAY signs are provided for in the designation.
[Ord. No. 2-82; Ord. No. 23-89; Ord. No.
2011-16; Ord. No. 2015-06]
No person shall park a vehicle on the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VIII of Chapter 8A on school days.
[Ord. No. 2-82; Ord. No. 2011-16]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:67-16.7, it is hereby authorized that
the Chief of Police, or in his absence the ranking police officer,
shall have the power to declare the closing of certain streets for
the welfare and safety of children attending certain public and private
schools in the borough, not to exceed one hour between 7:30 a.m. and
10:00 a.m. and not to exceed one hour between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
on any dates on which school is in session under adequate police facilities
for such supervision and shall provide for the posting of proper warning
signs indicating that the street is closed. Such regulation to be
approved by the Mayor and Council and prior thereto receiving approval
from the safety department, traffic division of the Motor Vehicle
Commission of the State of New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 12-1970; Ord. No. 31-80; Ord. No.
12-86; Ord. No. 20-89; Ord. No. 3-91; Ord. No. 16-93]
The locations described in Schedule IX of Chapter 8A are hereby designated as bus stops.
[Ord. 4/22/57, S6]
No person shall operate or permit the operation of a vehicle so as to permit a U-turn on any street or part of street designated in Schedule X of Chapter 8A.
[Ord. No. 15-77]
No person shall make a turn at any of the locations described in Schedule X-A of Chapter 8A.
[Ord. No. 15-77; Ord. No. 3-91; Ord. No.
2015-10]
No person shall make a turn in the direction indicated at any of the locations described in Schedule X-B of Chapter 8A.
[Ord. No. 20-89; Ord. 5-98]
No person shall make a right turn on a red signal at any of the locations described in Schedule X-C of Chapter 8A.
[New]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute,
any person convicted of a violation of this chapter or any supplement
thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than fifty ($50.00)
dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
[Ord. No. 15-77; Ord. No. 29-80; Ord. No.
20-89; Ord. No. 3-91; Ord. 2008-05, SII]
The lane locations described in Schedule XI of Chapter 8A are designated as "Lane Use Reservations" and traffic shall move only as indicated.
[Ord. No. 11-80; Ord. No. 5-86; Ord. No.
1-98; Ord. No. 2012-10]
The locations described in Schedule XII of Chapter 8A are hereby designated as loading zones.
[Ord. No. 2-85; Ord. No. 3-85]
Traffic control signals shall be installed and operated at the intersections designated in Schedule XIII of Chapter 8A. The traffic signal installation shall be in accordance with the provision of an act concerning motor vehicles and traffic regulations, Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, shall conform to the design, and shall be maintained in operation, as authorized by the Department of Transportation.
[Ord. No. 2-96, S1]
The police chief and/or construction/building code official
of the Borough of Cliffside Park are hereby authorized to provide
by regulation for the closing of any street or portion thereof to
motor vehicle traffic on any day or days during specified hours on
any day or days whenever they find that such closing is necessary
for the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare.
[Ord. No. 2-96, S2]
Any regulations promulgated by the chief of police and/or construction/building code official under and in accordance with the aforestated subsection 8-15.1 above, shall provide for the posting of proper warning signs of such closing in any street or portion thereof during the time the same is closed in pursuance thereof.
[Ord. No. 2-96, S3]
Any violation of the section or of any regulation promulgated
thereunder shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred ($100.00)
dollars per incident plus any court costs.
[Ord. No. 2-96, S4]
Any regulations adopted under this section shall not become
effective unless and until it has been submitted to and approved by
the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation if the closing
is more than 48 continuous hours.
[Ord. No. 1-97, S1; Ord. No. 4-97]
a.
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the streets or
parts of the streets described below:
|
Name of Street
|
Sides
|
Hours
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
1. Winston Drive
|
Both
|
All
|
Entire length
|
|
2. Norman Drive
|
Both
|
All
|
Entire length
|
[Ord. No. 1-97, S2; Ord. No. 4-97]
a.
The following streets or part of streets are hereby designated as
Through Streets. Stop signs shall be installed near the right side
of each street intersecting the Through Street except where Yield
signs are provided for in the designation.
|
Name of Street
|
Limits
|
|---|---|
|
1. Winston Drive
|
a. From the municipal corporate line to the prolongation of
the southerly curb line of Norman Drive.
|
|
b. From the prolongation of the northerly curb line of Norman
Drive to Palisades Avenue.
|
[Ord. No. 4-97; Ord. No. 2008-13]
a.
The following described intersections are hereby designated as stop
intersections.
|
Intersection
|
Stop Signs On
|
|---|---|
|
1. Winston Drive and Norman Drive
|
Winston Drive (Northwest corner)
|
|
2. Winston Drive and Norman Drive
|
Norman Drive (Southwest corner)
|
|
3. Edgewater Road eastbound and Cecilia Avenue northbound
|
Southbound corner of Edgewater Road.
|
[Ord. No. 1-97, S3; Ord. No. 4-97]
a.
The speed limit for both directions in traffic in the parking lot
shall be ten miles per hour.
b.
The speed limit for both directions of travel in the following roadways:
|
Name of Roadway
|
mph
|
Limits
|
|---|---|---|
|
1. Winston Drive
|
15
|
Entire length
|
|
2. Norman Drive
|
15
|
Entire length
|
|
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained
to effect the above designated speed limits authorized by the Department
of Transportation.
|
[Ord. No. 1-97, S4; Ord. No. 4-97]
Any vehicle parked or standing as to obstruct or impede the
normal flow of traffic, block entrances or exit ways, loading zones,
oil fill stations, any grassy area, pedestrian walkway, or present
in anyway a safety or traffic hazard may be removed by towing the
vehicle at the owner's or operator's expense.
[Ord. No. 1-97, S5; Ord. No. 4-97]
That all signs, posts, or other necessary materials shall be
installed by the borough and paid for by the condominium associations.
All signing shall conform to the current Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-198 and N.J.S.A. 39:4-183.27
et seq.
[Ord. No. 1-97, S6; Ord. No. 4-97]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute,
this subsection shall control. Every person convicted of a violation
of this section or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty
of not more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars or imprisonment for
a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
[Ord. No. 1-97, S7; Ord. No. 4-97]
a.
If any provision of this section or the application of said provisions
to any person or circumstances is declared invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect the remainder of this section and, to this end, the
provisions of this act are declared to be severable;
b.
If any provision of this section or the application or such provisions
to any person or circumstances is declared unconstitutional, same
shall not affect the remainder; and
c.
All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such inconsistence of this section and to
this end, the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.
[Ord. No. 2007-12, S1]
a.
A mid-block crosswalk be and hereby is established in Lafayette Avenue
the centerline of which if extended to the property line at a point
in the northerly property line of Lafayette Avenue a distance of 23
feet northwesterly from the common property corner of lots 1 and 27
in Block 3501 to a point in the southerly property line of Lafayette
Avenue a distance of 11 feet northwesterly from the common property
corner of lots 13.01 and 12 in Block 3003 as shown on the current
Tax Map of the Borough of Cliffside Park.
[Ord. No. 2014-15]
a.
Commercial Transport Vehicle (hereinafter referred to as "CTV") shall
mean and include any autobus, or motor vehicle with a carrying capacity
of more than four passengers, not including the driver, used in business
of carrying passengers for hire which is held out, announced or advertised
to operate or run or which is operated to run over any streets on
a public highway of the State, and which is used to transport passengers
to a specific place or along a specific route which charges a fare.
Nothing in this provision shall be construed to include taxi
cabs, limousines, hotel or ferry buses, or buses employed solely in
transporting school children, senior citizens or disabled persons,
which are subject to the jurisdiction of other State agencies.
b.
CTV shall only traverse over State and County, and not on any municipality
roads.
c.
The CTV road traversing prohibition shall apply only to those streets
in the Borough's exclusive jurisdiction and does apply to State and/or
County roads that run through the municipality.
d.
This provision and restriction herein shall include trucks and other
vehicles in excess of four tons.
e.
Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent any vehicle from making
deliveries of merchandise or other property along any street in the
municipality or to trucks used by public utility companies in connection
with the construction, installation, operation or maintenance of any
public utility facility.
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a.
The provisions of this section shall apply jointly to operators and
registered owners of the vehicle.
c.
The Magistrate, in his discretion, may impose community service sentences
as follows:
e.
The Magistrate shall not have the authority to suspend the jail sentence
of any offender with four (4) or more convictions.
