There is hereby created a Parking Committee which shall consist
of the following individuals:
A.
Permits shall be applied for in the following manner:
(1)
Permit requirements.
(a)
When a resident believes it is necessary to obtain a permit
for on-street parking on the street where the resident resides because
said resident believes that there is insufficient off-street parking
for his or her vehicle, the resident shall obtain an application from
the Municipal Clerk's office or the Gloucester City Police Department
during regular business hours.
B.
Said application shall be made on the form as approved by governing
body of Gloucester City and shall be submitted to the Police Department
accompanied by the following:
(1)
Evidence of insurance which is current and paid to date for
the motor vehicle for which a permit is sought.
(2)
A current, valid motor vehicle registration issued for the motor
vehicle for which the permit is sought.
(3)
The applicant's current New Jersey Driver's License issued by
the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles exhibiting a Gloucester
City address, or if the applicant just recently moved into the City
of Gloucester, the applicant's motor vehicle license with a stipulation
that the applicant will present his New Jersey Driver's License exhibiting
a Gloucester City address to the Police Department within one week
after the change is made for New Jersey residents, and within 60 days
after moving to Gloucester City for out-of-state residents.
(4)
Such other evidence as is requested by the Gloucester City Police
Department that is reasonably necessary to show that the applicant
has a valid New Jersey Driver's License, is a permanent resident of
Gloucester City and of the premises which is the subject of the application,
and the vehicle for which the permit is sought is insured and legally
registered in the State of New Jersey, and that a hardship exists
requiring the necessity for the issuance of said permit.
C.
Permit approval. The Gloucester City Police Department shall conduct
an investigation and approve the issuance of said permit if the Police
Department is satisfied that:
D.
Permit issuance. The Gloucester City Police Department shall complete
its investigation as soon as possible. If the applicant qualifies
for a permit, the Police Department shall immediately refer its approved
application to the Clerk of the City of Gloucester who shall immediately
issue a permit to any applicant who qualifies. The Police Department
shall have authority to issue temporary permission to said applicant
to park on the street overnight pending the completion of said investigation.
The permit issued shall be displayed and visible at all times
on the back side of the inside rearview mirror of the motor vehicle
for which the permit is issued, for ease of visibility.
All parking permits will be in force for the duration of three
years and will expire on December 31 of the year displayed on the
permit. All permit holders seeking renewals of their permit shall
make a new application for the overnight parking between September
1 and December 31 of the year of expiration. The Gloucester City Police
Department will investigate all permit renewals. If, at any time,
a portion of the driveway or garage or other legal off-street parking
area becomes available to a resident who has been granted a permit,
that permit shall become null and void and will not be eligible for
renewal.
If the Gloucester City Police Department investigation report
recommends the denial of the application, said applicant may appeal
in writing to the Gloucester City Parking Committee. The Police Department
shall have authority to issue temporary permission to said applicant
to park on the street overnight pending completion of the Parking
Committee review.
A.
The Parking Committee shall review the applications forwarded to
it by the Police Department and render its decision within 15 days
of its receiving the application for review.
B.
The Parking Committee shall conduct its review in any of the following
ways:
(1)
Personal investigation of the property and neighborhood of the
resident so as to be familiar with the physical conditions of the
property where the resident resides.
(2)
A personal interview with the applicant or review of any written
materials, drawings, photographs, surveys, etc., made available to
it by the applicant.
(3)
In those cases in which an applicant is seeking a permit where
two or more permits have already been issued to residents of the premises
and the Police Department's denial is based merely on the fact that
two or more permits have already been issued for said property, the
Parking Committee may summarily review the application and direct
the Municipal Clerk to issue said permit based on the original application
and police investigation establish that the property and premises
involved do not have sufficient off-street parking facilities for
the number of cars owned, leased or used by resident of that property
or premises.
C.
All decisions recommending the denial of the issuance of a permit
by the Police Department or Parking Committee shall be mailed by ordinary
mail to the applicant, and the applicant may be notified by telephone,
within 48 hours of the decision.
Nothing shall prohibit the Parking Committee from directing
the Clerk to issue a permit to any resident who establishes the existence
of an unusual circumstance or hardship that renders the issuance of
a permit necessary even though there may be sufficient off-street
parking for residents; in a particular, but not limited to, those
individuals who are periodically called upon to use their vehicles
in emergency situations.
A motor vehicle with a valid permit affixed to the back side
of the inside rearview mirror shall be allowed to park on the street
where the owner and/or operator of said vehicle lives and preferably
in the immediate area in front of the owner's and/or operator's residence
between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. or as otherwise provided
hereafter.
The provisions of this section notwithstanding, no motor vehicle
shall be permitted to be parked on any public street for more that
24 continuous hours, except where said motor vehicle displays a valid
parking permit and is parked in front of and to the driveway cut of
the residence of the person to whom said permit is issued.
The Police Department shall have the authority to permit temporary
overnight parking for visitors or guests of residents or if a vehicle
is temporarily disabled. Said permission may be granted upon a written
or oral request to the Police Department by a resident of the Township
or the operator of the motor vehicle that is to be parked on the street.
Said permission shall be for one night unless specifically authorized
by the Police Department for a greater period of time.
Any person obtaining a permit under false pretense, or using
said permit for other than residential purposes, or who transfers
said permit to another for use thereof, shall be guilty of violating
this section, and the penalty for violations of this section shall
be a fine not exceeding the threshold previously established by ordinance
or imprisonment for a period of 30 days and evocation of the parking
permit.
No person shall park a vehicle on the following streets or parts
of streets unless an appropriate and current parking permit, as issued
by the municipality, is displayed on said vehicle for the appropriate
street or part of a street as described or listed below:
|
Street
|
Location
|
Hours
|
Days
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cumberland Street
[Added 3-18-2010 by Ord.
No. O04-2010] |
500 block
|
6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
|
Monday through Sunday
|
|
Essex Street
|
200 block
|
6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
|
Monday through Sunday
|
|
King Street
|
200 block (North)
|
6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
|
Monday through Sunday
|
|
Morris Street
[Added 3-18-2010 by Ord.
No. O04-2010] |
200 block
|
6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
|
Monday through Sunday
|
|
North Burlington Street
[Added 3-27-2023 by Ord. No. O12-2023] |
300 block, between Salem Street and Essex Street only
|
6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
|
Monday through Sunday
|
|
North Willow Street
[Added 3-18-2010 by Ord.
No. O04-2010] |
200 block
|
6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
|
Monday through Sunday
|
