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Town of Secaucus, NJ
Hudson County
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[Adopted 12-30-97 by Ord. No. 97-39]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-138.3 et seq. parking of motor vehicles in front of private driveways shall be permitted whenever both the motor vehicle and driveway involved are owned by the same person, whenever the motor vehicle is owned by a member of the same household, as the owner of the private driveway, or whomever the owner of the private driveway authorizes the parking of a motor vehicle in front of the private driveway. This section shall be effective where such parking is not otherwise prohibited.
The Clerk's office shall issue permits to authorize the parking of motor vehicles in front of private driveways and shall identify the location of the driveway in front of which the parking of the motor vehicle is permitted.
A. 
The permit shall be issued to the owners of the private driveways and to members of the same household as the owner of the private driveway, provided that a completed application for a permit has been filed with the Clerk's office. The Clerk shall require information as necessary to issue this permit.
B. 
The owner of a private driveway shall be eligible to apply for up to three permits for his own motor vehicles or for use by other parties authorized by the owner to park in front of the private driveway. Each member of the owner's household who owns a motor vehicle shall also be eligible to apply for a permit issued under this section.
C. 
The permit issued shall be an eight and one-half by five and one-half (8 1/2 x 5 1/2) inch size and shall be certified as authentic by the Clerk to be displayed prominently in the vehicle when it is parked so it can be seen from the middle of the street.
A motor vehicle shall not be permitted to be parked in front of a private driveway unless the owner of the private driveway or member of the owner's household has been issued a valid permit and the permit is properly displayed, or unless the owner has authorized another party to use and display the owner's permit for parking in front of the driveway and the permit is valid and properly displayed.