[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 New Jersey Statutes Annotated 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; Ord. #97-08, S 1]
The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit or restricting
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 N.J.S.A. 39:4-138,
any other New Jersey Statute, any other Borough ordinance or as hereinafter
provided.
[Ord. No. 2015-10]
a.
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Chief of Police or his
duly authorized designee from suspending any parking restriction under
special circumstances and thus permit parking to occur in a normally
restricted place. Such suspension of parking restrictions shall only
occur due to special circumstances, such as to accommodate road construction
or due to severe weather conditions. Such suspension must also occur
for a limited time period during which the circumstances warrant the
suspension of parking restrictions.
b.
The Mayor of the Borough of North Plainfield may also, upon written
notification to the Chief of Police, suspend parking restrictions
under special circumstances for limited periods of time, not to exceed
72 consecutive hours.
c.
Such decision shall be made in the sole discretion of the Chief of
Police or his designee, or by the Mayor, and shall not be arbitrary,
capricious or unreasonable. Such suspension shall be properly published
with temporary street signage as to allow members of the public to
be so informed. Such decisions must be duly recorded and documented
in daily police logs at the time the suspension is made, to include
the date and time when the suspension of parking restrictions begins.
The reinstatement of parking restrictions must also be duly recorded
and documented in daily police logs at the time the reinstatement
becomes effective, to include the time and date when the suspension
of parking restrictions ends.
[Ord. #97-08, S 1; Ord. #04-11]
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic signs
or signals, no operator of a vehicle shall park, stop or stand the
vehicle in any of the following places:
a.
In front of a driveway;
b.
On a sidewalk;
c.
Within a No-parking zone as established by ordinance;
d.
Within a bus stop as established by ordinance;
e.
Outside the lines or markings of a designated parking space or in
such a manner as to be "double parked;"
f.
Within a designated fire zone as established by ordinance;
g.
Within a designated loading zone as established by ordinance;
h.
Within a designated taxi stand as established by ordinance;
i.
Within an intersection;
j.
On a crosswalk;
k.
Within 25 feet of the nearest crosswalk or side line of a street
or intersecting street;
l.
Within 50 feet of a stop sign; and
m.
Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
[Ord. #97-08, S 1; Ord. #04-11; amended 10-23-2023 by Ord. No. 23-16]
a.
Every person convicted of a violation of Subsection 7-3.1A a through m shall be liable for a penalty of $44.
b.
Every person convicted of or who pleads guilty to more than one violation of Subsection 7-3.1A c, f or i through m within a 12 month period between January 1 and December 31 of each year may, in the court's discretion and in addition to the penalty described in paragraph a of this subsection, be liable for a progressive penalty of $10 multiplied by the number of prior convictions of or guilty pleas to a violation of Subsection 7-3.1A c, f or I through m within that 12 month period of that year upon each subsequent conviction of or guilty plea to a violation of Subsection 7-3.1A c, f or I through m up to a maximum fine of $1,000. A person shall not be liable for a progressive penalty unless the multiple convictions of or guilty pleas to a violation of Subsection 7-3.1A c, f or I through m are multiple convictions of or guilty pleas to the same subsection within a twelve-month period between January 1 and December 31 of each year.
c.
Parking Monitoring and Enforcement System.
[Added 10-23-2023 by Ord. No. 23-16]
1.
Installation
of Parking Monitoring and Enforcement System.
(a)
The Borough of North Plainfield hereby declares that, due to the
parking of private or commercial vehicles in designated no parking
zones or locations, traffic in the Borough's commercial and residential
districts is increased, pedestrian, bicyclist and e-scooter users
are exposed to additional safety risks and vehicular traffic is subject
to reduced sight triangle vision in and around such designated no
parking zones.
(b)
The Borough of North Plainfield therefore determines that it needs
to install and utilize a parking monitoring and enforcement system
("System") at various locations within the Borough of North Plainfield
to monitor and enforce parking by the North Plainfield Police Department
in such locations which are designated as "no parking" zones or locations
pursuant to this Chapter (§ 7-3.1) of the Borough Code.
(c)
The Borough shall have the authority to enter into a contract, following
a lawful procurement process, for the installation of the System by
a private parking monitoring and enforcement System provider.
2.
Issuance
of Summons.
The Police Department of the Borough of North Plainfield shall
review the recorded images produced by the System to determine whether
sufficient evidence exists demonstrating that a parking monitoring
and enforcement violation has occurred and shall issue a summons when
appropriate in accordance with the Rules of Court governing the Courts
of the State of New Jersey, in particular Article 7 of the Rules of
Court, governing the Rules of the Municipal Courts.
3.
Use Of
System Recorded Images.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this Section or as otherwise by law
or regulation, the recorded images produced by the System shall be
available for the exclusive use of law enforcement officers of the
North Plainfield Police Department for the purpose of discharging
their duties to monitor and enforce all parking ordinances applicable
in and about the Borough of North Plainfield.
(b)
Any recorded image or information produced in connection with the
System shall not be deemed a public record under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1
et seq., or common law. The recorded images shall not be discoverable
as a public record by any person, entity or governmental agency, except
upon a subpoena issued by a grand jury or a court order in a criminal
matter, or offered as evidence in any civil or administrative proceeding
not directly related to a parking monitoring and enforcement system
violation. This Section does not deny the right of a person charged
with a parking violation under this Chapter to receive the same as
discovery for the preparation of their case, and which shall be provided
with service of any parking summons issued through the System by a
law enforcement officer.
(c)
Any recorded image or information collection in connection with any
violation issued through the System by a law enforcement officer shall
not be retained after sixty (60) calendar days following the resolution
of any violation by collection of any fine or penalty or following
any final adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction. After
the resolution of any violation by collection of any fine or penalty
or following any final adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction,
the North Plainfield Police Department may purge such records without
further action or authorization.
(d)
If a summons is not issued within sixty (60) business days following
the System assisted observation of a violation, all recorded images
and any information collected with respect to the parking monitoring
and enforcement system violation shall be removed by the North Plainfield
Police Department within ten (10) business days thereafter.
4.
Owner's
Liability.
The liability of the owner and operator of a motor vehicle for
a violation or summons issued pursuant to the System shall be joint
in accordance with the provisions and presumptions of the New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Code.
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 or public celebrations, 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.
b.
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this subsection
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 the signs
being erected as required by law.
[Ord. #520 W, S 1; Ord. #85-18; Ord. #95-25, S 1; Ord. #96-17,
S 1; Ord. #09-07, S 1]
a.
Whenever snow has fallen and accumulation is such that it covers the street or highway, an emergency shall exist and no person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule I of Chapter 7A.
The above parking prohibitions shall remain in effect after
the snow has ceased until the streets have been plowed sufficiently
and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal
flow of traffic.
b.
Any unoccupied vehicle parking or standing in violation of this subsection
shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation
of traffic and any police officer may provide for the removal of such
vehicle. The owner shall pay the reasonable cost of the removal and
storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession
of the vehicle.
[Ord. #520, A2, S 17.7a; Ord. #520-A, S 1; Ord. #520-B, S
1; Ord. #520H, S 1; Ord. #520-K, S 1; Ord. #520P, S 1; Ord. #520-R,
S 1; Ord. #520X, S 1; Ord. #520-Y, S 2; Ord. #520-Z, S 2; Ord. #520CC,
S 1; Ord. #520-LL, S 1; Ord. #520-00-84-12, S 1; Ord. #520-SS-84-19,
S 1; Ord. #520TT-84-23, S 2; Ord. #520VV-85-9, S 1; Ord. #520WW-85-15,
S 1; Ord. #87-3, S 1; Ord. #89-9, SS 1, 2; Ord. #89-11, S 1; Ord.
#90-19, S 1; Ord. #95-06, S 1; Ord. #95-14, S 1; Ord. #99-01; Ord.
#99-04; Ord. #04-15; Ord. #11-07, S 3; Ord. No. 2013-02; Ord. No. 2017-17; 7-21-2020 by Ord. No. 20-03]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule II of Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #520, A2, S 17.7B-C; Ord. #520-B, S 2; Ord. #520-E,
S 17.13; Ord. #520P, S 1; Ord. #520NN-84-9, S 1; Ord. #520V, S 1;
Ord. #520QQ-84-14, S 1; Ord. #520ZZ-86-2, SS A, B; Ord. #91-10, S
9; Note: Ord. #520, S 17.7B establishes Paragraph A of Schedule III
of Chapter 7A, Parking Restrictions between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.;
Ord. #520, S 17.7C establishes Paragraph B of Schedule III, Parking
Restrictions between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and 4:00
p.m.; Ord. #520NN-84-9 establishes Paragraph C of Schedule III; Ord.
#91-10, S 9 establishes Paragraph D of Schedule III; Ord. #04-19;
Ord. #09-07, S 2; Ord. No. 2013-02; Ord. No. 2013-03; Ord. No. 2015-10; Ord. No. 2017-18; Ord. No. 2017-19; Ord. No. 2018-10]
[Ord. #520-R, S 1; Ord. #520-T, S 1; Ord. #520-X, S 1; Ord.
#520-Z, S 2; Ord. #520EE, SS 1-2; Ord. #520FF, S 1; Ord. #520CCC-87-12;
Ord. #520CCC-87-20; Ord. #520JJJ-88-22; Ord. #89-9, S 4; Ord. #89-11,
S 2; Ord. #90-5, S 1; Ord. #90-19, S 2; Ord. #00-10, S 1; Ord. #04-11;
Ord. #04-18]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule IV of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IV of Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #520A2, S 17.6; Ord. #520C, A 2; Ord. #520G; Ord. #520J,
SS 1-2; Ord. #520-R, S 1; Ord. #520U, SS 1-2; Ord. #520-Y, S 1; Ord.
#520CC, S 1; Ord. #520YY-85-30; Ord. #88-9, SS 1, 2; Ord. #89-9, SS
3, 5; Ord. #91-10, S 10; Ord. #95-20, S 1; Ord. #96-17, S 4; Ord.
#98-16, S 4; Ord. #04-11; Ord. #09-07, S 3]
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown in Schedule V at any time between the hours listed in Schedule V of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule V of Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #01-06; Ord. #01-16; amended 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. 20-14]
No owner of any vehicle that is or is required to be registered and/or licensed by the Motor Vehicle Commission or equivalent agency as a vehicle may park that vehicle on that portion of the front yard which is directly in front of any principal structure, as defined in § 22-3, of any premises located in a residential district except for an attached and front-facing garage. Such vehicles include by way of example, but not by limitation, automobiles, trucks, buses, vans, sport utility vehicles, motorcycles, boats, and trailers. This section shall not be construed to preclude the parking of vehicles on the driveway area of the property as set forth in §§ 22-117.2 and 22-117.4. The person/entity responsible for the enforcement of this section shall be the North Plainfield Police Department and/or the Code Enforcement Officer of the Borough of North Plainfield or their designee.
[Ord. #05-03]
No person or entity shall stop, park or place a vehicle in a
stationary position, whether the motor is running or not, during the
hours of 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on any day of the week upon any of
the streets, or parts thereof, parking lots or parking areas, or parts
thereof, or any other areas of the portion of Green Brook Park located
within the geographic confines of the Borough of North Plainfield.
[Ord. #08-01]
No parking of any boat shall occur in any zone of the Borough of North Plainfield in and along any public street, thoroughfare or right-of-way between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day of the week. "Boat," as used herein, or as to any use of the term in any part of § 7-3 of the Code, shall be defined as a ship, vessel and/or any other watercraft, which is used for, capable of being use for, or intended for use for transportation of any person, property, animal or other conveyance of any kind on the water.
[Ord. #520, A1, S 17.3; Ord. #520GGG-88-13, S 1; Ord. #00-18,
S 1; Ord. #03-04; Ord. #04-04; Ord. No. 2018-14]
Trucks over four tons gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VI except for the pickup and delivery of materials on such streets, Schedule VI of Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #520, A1, S 17.3; Ord. #520GG, S 1; Ord. #520GG-83-5,
S 1; Ord. #01-12]
No person shall park any commercial vehicle with a gross registered
weight over 6,500 pounds or any other vehicle with a gross registered
weight over 8,000 pounds on any street within the Borough at any time,
with the exception of vehicles providing a service on a short term
or temporary basis for a period not to exceed 24 hours, such as but
not limited to, moving vans, landscaping trucks, and delivery vehicles.
[Ord. #520, A1, S 17.4; Ord. #520L, S 17.3; Ord. #520HH,
S 1; Ord. #05-18; Ord. No. 2018-12]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VII of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated.
[Ord. #520, A1, S 17.1; Ord. No. 2016-03]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VIII of Chapter 7A 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 signs are provided for in the designations.
[Ord. #520, A1, S 17.2A; Ord. #520P, S 1; Ord. #520DD, S
1; Ord. #520II, S 1; Ord. #520MM-83-12, S 1; Ord. #520XX-85-19, S
1; Ord. #520AAA-86-16, S 1; Ord. #520AAA-86-18; Ord. #520BBB-86-31;
Ord. #520DDD-87-19, S 1; Ord. #520EEE-87-22, S 1; Ord. #97-03; Ord.
#97-13; Ord. #04-17; Ord. #07-23; Ord. No. 2016-05; Ord. No. 2017-16]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule IX of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as stop intersections. Stop signs shall be installed as provided therein.
[Ord. #520, S 17.2B; Ord. #520JJ, S 1; Ord. #520ZZ-86-2,
S 1; Ord. #89-11, S 3; Ord. No. 2016-04]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule X of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as yield intersections. Yield signs shall be installed as provided therein.
[Ord. #520-B, S 4; Ord. #520RR-84-15, S 1; Ord. #520ZZ-86-2,
S C; Ord. #87-11, S 1; New; Ord. #91-16, S 1; Ord. #95-06, S 2; Ord.
#01-01, S 1; Ord. No. 2016-15]
The locations described in Schedule XI of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as loading zones. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in or upon any of the locations described in Schedule XI for purposes other than the loading or unloading of merchandise being delivered or picked up by motor vehicles bearing commercial license plates.
[New]
The locations described in Schedule XII of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as taxi stands.
[Ord. #520X, S 1; Ord. #89-11, S 4; Ord. #08-17; Ord. #08-26]
The locations described in Schedule XIII of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as bus stops.
[Ord. #520, A1, S 17.5; Ord. #89-11, S 5; Ord. #96-28, S
1; Ord. #98-15]
No person shall make a left turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIV of Chapter 7A.
[New; Ord. #04-09; Ord. No. 2017-14]
No person shall make a U-turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XV of Chapter 7A.
[New; Ord. #04-14]
No person shall make a turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XVI of Chapter 7A.
[New; Ord. #520III-88-20; Ord. #90-06, S 1]
No person shall make a right turn when facing a steady red signal (stop) indication whenever an official sign is present prohibiting such turn on the red signal as described in Schedule XVII of Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #96-28, S 2; Ord. #97-14; Ord. #04-10; Ord. #04-16]
No person shall make a right turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XXVI of Chapter 7A.
[New]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XVIII of Chapter 7A shall have the speed limits designated in such schedule.
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained
to effect the above designated speed limits as authorized by the Department
of Transportation.
[New; Ord. #04-11]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of or who pleads guilty to a violation of a provision of this chapter or any supplement thereto, except for a conviction under Subsection 7-3.1A c, f or l through m, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both. The penalty for violation of Subsection 7-3.1A I through m shall be as prescribed by Subsection 7-3.1B b of this chapter.
All former traffic ordinances of the Borough of North Plainfield
covered in this Traffic Chapter 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.
[Ord. #87-29, SS 1, 2; Ord. #91-16, S 2; Ord. #94-16, S 1;
Ord. #99-05; Ord. #05-15; Ord. No. 2018-11]
The locations described in Schedule XIX of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as school bus zones.
No parking, stopping or standing shall be permitted in such
school bus zone by any vehicle other than a school bus.
[Ord. #90-10, S 1]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XX of Chapter 7A are hereby established and shall be maintained as no-passing zones.
[Ord. #93-08, S 2; Ord. #01-14; Ord. #05-02; Ord. #11-07,
S 1; Ord. No. 2015-10; Ord. No. 2016-02; Ord. No. 2017-15; Ord. No. 2019-01]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the on-street locations described in Schedule XXI of Chapter 7A are designated as handicapped parking spaces. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards for plates or placards by the Motor Vehicle Commission, or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
[Ord. #93-08, S 2; Ord. #00-10, S 2; Ord.
No. 2016-01]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the off-street municipal parking yards and Board of Education property described in Schedule XXII of Chapter 7A are designated as handicapped parking spaces. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards for plates or placards by the Motor Vehicle Commission, or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
[Ord. #93-08, S 2]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46, the off-street parking yards described in Schedule XXIII of Chapter 7A are designated as handicapped parking spaces. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards for plates or placards by the Motor Vehicle Commission, or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
[Ord. #93-08, S 2]
In accordance with the provision of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-1, the off-street parking yards described in Schedule XXIV of Chapter 7A are designated as handicapped parking spaces. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards for plates or placards by the Motor Vehicle Commission, or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
[Ord. #93-08, S 2]
The owners of the premises referred to in Subsections 7-15.3 and 7-15.4 shall provide and install signs and pavement markings for each parking space reserved for use by handicapped persons, which signing and markings shall be in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The cost of procurement and installation of the signs and pavement markings shall be the responsibility of the owner of said property. The owner shall, subsequent to initial procurement and installation, maintain such signs and pavement markings in good condition at no cost or expense to the Borough. The owner shall be responsible for the repair and restoration or replacement of same.
[Ord. #95-07, S 1]
a.
No owner, operator, lessee or occupant of any premises having a parking
space reserved for handicapped drivers, nor any contractor or other
person employed or engaged by any such owner, operator, lessee or
occupant, may block or limit access to any handicapped parking space
by the plowing or placement of snow, ice or other debris in such space.
b.
In addition to any other penalties provided by this chapter or by
statute, any person who violates any provision of this subsection
shall be required to remove the snow, ice or other debris at his or
her own expense, or shall be charged for the costs of such removal
by the Borough.
[Ord. #96-17, S 2; Ord. #01-13; Ord. #11-07, S 2]
The locations described in Schedule XXV of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as parking spaces reserved for police vehicles. No parking, stopping or standing shall be permitted in such spaces by any vehicle other than a police vehicle. For the purposes of this Section, a police vehicle shall be defined as any motor vehicle, marked or unmarked, that is registered to or utilized by any federal, state, county or municipal law enforcement agency.
[Ord. #96-17, S 3; Ord. #96-23, S 1]
A midblock crosswalk is hereby created on Walnut Street beginning
at a point 469 feet west of the westerly curbline of Grove Street
to a point, extending 12 feet westerly therefrom.
[Ord. #01-04, S 1; Ord. #11-07, S 4]
The locations described in Schedule XXVII of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as parking spaces reserved for municipal vehicles. No parking, stopping or standing shall be permitted in such spaces by any vehicle other than a municipal vehicle. For purposes of this section, a municipal vehicle shall be defined as any motor vehicle, marked or unmarked, that is registered to or utilized by a state, county or municipality.
[Ord. No. 01-15]
The Borough of North Plainfield shall permit charitable organizations
as defined in N.J.S.A. 45:17A-20 to solicit contributions in certain
designated roadways situate in the Borough of North Plainfield in
accordance with the provisions contained herein.
[Ord. #01-15]
All charitable organizations as defined in N.J.S.A. 45:17A-20
who desire to solicit contributions in designated roadways situate
in the Borough of North Plainfield shall file an application for a
permit with the North Plainfield Borough Clerk on a form supplied
by said Clerk specifying the following information:
a.
Name of applicant organization.
b.
Address of applicant organization.
c.
Telephone number of applicant organization.
d.
Contact person of applicant organization.
e.
Specific location or locations of proposed charitable solicitation.
f.
Dates and times of proposed charitable solicitation.
g.
If said request pertains to a location or locations on any county
highway, or intersection of a county highway, said application shall
include a copy of an authorization from the Somerset County Board
of Chosen Freeholders to permit said charitable solicitation.
h.
If said request pertains to a location or locations on any state
highway or intersection of a state highway, said application shall
include a copy of an authorization from the Commissioner of Transportation
of the State of New Jersey to permit said charitable solicitation.
i.
Description of the manner in which the motorist solicitation will
be conducted and the procedures to be used to ensure the safety of
the members of the public who will be traveling the roadways situate
in the Borough of North Plainfield.
[Ord. #01-15]
Upon the filing of a complete application in accordance with
the provisions of this section, the North Plainfield Borough Clerk
shall present same to the North Plainfield Borough Council for its
review and consideration, after which the Borough Council shall grant
or deny the applicant's request. In the event the Borough Council
grants the applicant's request, it shall issue a permit to the applicant
which shall be subject to the representations contained in the applicant's
application and any conditions imposed by the Borough Council.
[Ord. #01-15]
In no event shall any charitable organization requesting authorization
from the Borough of North Plainfield for said charitable solicitations
use any individual under the age of 18 years to perform any function
or task associated with the said charitable solicitation in any roadway.
[Ord. #01-15]
Any charitable organization requesting authorization from the
Borough of North Plainfield for said charitable solicitation shall
comply with all of the terms and conditions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-60, as
amended by P.L. 1997, Chapter 82, approved April 30, 1997.
[Ord. #01-15]
Roadways in which charitable contributions may be solicited:
Somerset Street.
[Added 6-10-2019 by Ord.
No. 19-07]
The locations described in Schedule XXVIII of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as locations for on-street parking reserved for Fire Department vehicles.
[Added 3-19-2023 by Ord.
No. 23-04]
The Borough Council shall, upon the recommendation of the North
Plainfield Police Department, from time to time designate by ordinance
such locations for on-street permit parking for commercial establishments.
On-street permit parking may be authorized only for the following
purposes:
a.
To alleviate traffic congestion due to limited ingress and egress
by patron and commercial traffic to a site;
b.
To provide safe access to sites with limited or no off street parking
for commercial deliveries;
c.
To provide safer pedestrian access along the frontage of or into
commercial locations;
d.
To provide for reduction in traffic delay or obstruction; and
e.
Any other reason which is determined by the North Plainfield Police
Department to contribute to reduction in traffic delays, obstruction
or to contribute to increased pedestrian or cycling use in commercial
areas.
[Added 3-19-2023 by Ord.
No. 23-04]
a.
An owner or operator of a commercial establishment which is a permitted
use in the zone wherein the commercial establishment is located shall
apply to the North Plainfield Police Department for an on-street permit
parking space adjacent to the commercial establishment upon payment
of a fifty ($50.00) dollar application fee and submission of a drawing
showing the proposed location of the permit parking space.
b.
Only one (1) on-street permit parking space will be permitted at
any single premises, regardless of how many commercial establishments
may be located therein or thereon.
c.
The North Plainfield Police Department shall investigate the on-street
permit parking request and recommend whether to grant or deny the
permit parking space to the Chief of Police for his final decision,
subject to paragraph d below.
d.
The Chief of Police or their designee shall notify the Mayor and Borough Administrator, who shall then provide for the approval of the on-street permit parking space to be set forth in Borough Code § 7A-29, Schedule XXIX, Permit Parking, or deny the application.
e.
Upon approval of the application for the on-street permit parking
space, the owner or operator requesting the permit parking space shall
pay a fee of forty ($40.00) dollars per month or any part thereof,
or thirty-five ($35.00) dollars per month or any part thereof if purchased
for a period of six (6) months or more in any calendar year.
f.
If the on-street permit parking is not renewed before January 31st
of each year or at the end of any period of six (6) or more months
as set forth in paragraph e, above, the on-street permit parking permit
shall be automatically terminated without further action by the Borough
or the North Plainfield Police Department.
g.
The owner or operator of the premises making an application for permit parking under § 7-21.2b shall, if such application is approved, provide and install signs and pavement markings for the permit parking space which signing and markings shall be in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The cost of procurement and installation of the signs and pavement markings shall be the responsibility of the owner or operator of said property. The owner shall, subsequent to initial procurement and installation, maintain such signs and pavement markings in good condition at no cost or expense to the Borough. The owner shall be responsible for the repair and restoration or replacement of same.
[Added 11-13-2023 by Ord.
No. 23-17]
There is hereby established in the Borough of North Plainfield
an E-Commerce Exchange Zone at the Municipal Parking Lot located on
the southeast corner of the Somerset Street/Pearl Street/Craig Place
intersection, also known as Block 88.00, Lot 6, for the use of private
parties to conduct private business transactions by answering newspaper
advertisements or through online retailers between the hours of 9:00
a.m. through 6:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday.
[Added 11-13-2023 by Ord.
No. 23-17]
The E-Commerce Exchange Zone shall be used only for the following
transactions:
a.
Delivery
of items agreed to be exchanged between private parties who are conducting
private business transactions by answering newspaper advertisements,
or through online retailers such as E-Bay, Craigslist, OfferUp, or
Facebook in order to finalize their private transactions.
b.
Delivery
of items under paragraph a, above, are limited to one half (1/2) hour
per transaction.
c.
The E-Commerce
Exchange Zone shall not be used for on-location sales of any kind
from any vendor vehicle, such as a food truck or vendor stall, wagon
and/or other vehicle and no vendor shall erect any table, tent, awning
and/or canopy for the sale of goods on-location.
d.
Vehicles
used by the transacting parties must pay the associated parking fees,
unless said vehicles are actually occupied or in use for loading and
unloading as part of the transaction.
[Added 11-13-2023 by Ord.
No. 23-17]
The following acts are clearly prohibited:
a.
Illegal
transactions, including, but not limited to exchange of contraband,
illegal drugs, illegal substances, stolen property and/or other illegal
items and/or exchanges.
b.
Transactions
involving firearms, firearms parts, ammunition and/or explosives.
c.
Delivery
of large, bulky items that would disrupt the operations of any Borough
activity and/or the use of the Municipal Parking Lot for parking.
d.
The delivery
of any packages and/or goods to these facilities on behalf of a purchaser
as a drop-off, where any such packages, goods and/or items which are
left without attendance by any person and/or entity to wait a later
pick-up.
e.
Any such
packages, goods and/or items which are left in the E-Commerce Exchange
Zone without attendance by any person or entity for more than one
half (1/2) hour are subject to seizure and confiscation by Borough
officials, without notice and disposed of as trash.
[Added 11-13-2023 by Ord.
No. 23-17]
The E-Commerce Exchange Zone is for the convenience of private
citizens conducting business transactions by answering newspaper advertisements,
or through online retailers, to permit such private citizens to pin
the location on an electronic map and/or otherwise indicate a location
where the transaction can be completed. The Borough neither offers,
warrants, guarantees and/or represents that the use of the Municipal
Parking Lot is insured, monitored or otherwise protected in any way
by Borough employees and no representation, promise, warranty, guarantee
and/or insuring is intended by the creation of a municipal E-Commerce
Exchange Zone.
