[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of
Secaucus 9-8-92 as Ord. No. 92-27. Amended in its entirety 7-27-93 by Ord. No. 93-38. Additional amendments noted where applicable.]
Chapter 127A of the Code of the Town of Secaucus shall hereby be known and designated as "Residential Parking."
It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to establish a
residential parking program within the Town of Secaucus to alleviate
the unfavorable parking conditions and other dangerous situations
and conditions that have been created on residential streets and/or
areas of the Town of Secaucus which have limited many residents from
enjoying the residential character of their streets and neighborhoods
and caused other unfavorable conditions, as more fully set forth in
the Mayor and Council's statement set forth herein.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Mayor and Council's statement, referred
to herein, may be found on file as the Preamble of Ordinance 93-38
which is on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
Whenever any word or phrase is used in this chapter, the meaning
respectively ascribed to them in Title 39 of the Revised Statutes
of New Jersey shall be deemed to apply to such word or phrase. In
addition, the following words and/or phrases shall have the meanings
indicated herein:
Those days designated by Act of Congress or by the State
Legislature or by the Town of Secaucus (by Resolution) as "holidays".
Areas designated wherein only motor vehicles, except exempt
vehicles, displaying a valid permit or placard in the manner described
herein, shall be exempt from the parking restrictions established
pursuant to this chapter.
An insignia issued by the Town of Secaucus to be used by
a person to park on a street designated "Parking for Residents Only,"
in conformity with this chapter.
Except as may hereinafter be provided, no person shall park
at any one location on any street designated "Parking for Residents
Only" for a longer period of time than the time period authorized
herein except residents whose motor vehicle displays a valid parking
sticker or placard authorizing parking in such location, or persons
exempt from this chapter.
The following areas are hereby declared to be "Parking for Residents
Only" Zones and shall be known and designated as such, which areas
may, from time to time, be amended, changed, or modified by ordinance
of the governing body, as warranted:
A.
Zone I:
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Named Street/Area
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Location
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|---|---|
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Arch Avenue
[Added 10-9-12 by Ord. No. 2012-32; repealed 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30] | |
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Cedar Avenue
|
Entire length
|
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Cedar Lane
|
Entire length (both sections)
|
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Centre Avenue
|
From County Avenue to 7th Street
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Chestnut Street
|
From Centre Avenue to Raydol Avenue
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Clarendon Street
[Added 4-11-95 by Ord. No. 95-9] |
Entire length
|
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Eighth Street
[Added 9-21-12 by Ord. No. 2012-31] |
From Flanagan Way to Mansfield Avenue
|
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Fifth Street
|
From Route 153 to Fifth Street gate/ Enterprise Avenue
|
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First Avenue
[Amended 10-26-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-31] |
Entire length except for paid parking spots
|
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First Street
[Amended 8-28-12 by Ord. No. 2012-28] |
Entire length
|
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Fisher Avenue
[Added 10-9-12 by Ord. No. 2012-32; repealed 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30] | |
|
Flanagan Way
[Amended 10-23-12 by Ord. No. 2012-35] |
From the point where Flanagan Way intersects with Paterson Plank
Road to Eighth Street
|
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Fourth Street
[Amended 8-28-12 by Ord. No. 2012-28] |
Entire length
|
|
Franklin Street
[Added 10-9-12 by Ord. No. 2012-32; repealed 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30] | |
|
Front Street
[Amended 7-28-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-32; 10-26-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-31] |
From Minnie Place to Tenth Street
|
|
Golden Avenue
[Amended 8-28-12 by Ord. No. 2012-28] |
From Front Street to the dead end of Golden Avenue
|
|
Hudson Avenue
[Added 9-21-12 by Ord. No. 2012-31] |
From Flanagan Way to Mansfield Avenue
|
|
Humboldt Street
[Amended 10-26-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-31] |
Entire length except for paid parking spots
|
|
Irving Place
[Amended 10-26-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-31] |
Entire length except for paid parking spots
|
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John Street
|
Entire length
|
|
Minnie Place
[Amended 4-12-94 by Ord. No. 94-7; 8-28-12 by Ord. No. 2012-28; 7-28-15 by Ord. No. 2015-35] |
Entire length
|
|
Multillod Lane
|
Entire length
|
|
Myrtle Avenue
[Added 10-9-12 by Ord. No. 2012-32; repealed 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30] | |
|
Ninth Street
[Added 9-21-12 by Ord. No. 2012-31] |
From Flanagan Way to Mansfield Avenue
|
|
Paterson Plank Road
[Amended 7-26-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-20; 10-26-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-31] |
From Cedar Lane to Post Place
|
|
Poplar Street
[Added 10-9-12 by Ord. No. 2012-32; repealed 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30] | |
|
Post Place
|
Entire length
|
|
Roosevelt Avenue
|
Entire length
|
|
Second Avenue
|
Entire length
|
|
Second Street
[Amended 8-28-12 by Ord. No. 2012-28] |
Entire length
|
|
Seventh Street
|
Entire length
|
|
Sixth Street
|
Entire length
|
|
Tenth Street
[Added 9-21-12 by Ord. No. 2012-31] |
Entire length
|
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Third Avenue
|
From Cedar Avenue to its terminus at 43 Third Avenue
|
|
Third Street
[Amended 8-28-12 by Ord. No. 2012-28] |
Entire length
|
B.
Zone II:
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Name of Street/Area
|
Location
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|---|---|
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Paterson Plank Road
[Added 7-22-14 by Ord. No. 2014-24; deleted 7-26-16 by Ord. No. 2016-20] | |
|
Arch Avenue
[Added 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30] |
Entire length
|
|
Born Street
|
From Paterson Plank Road to Schopmann Drive
|
|
County Avenue
[Added 4-11-95 by Ord. No. 95-9] |
Between Paterson Plank Road and Dorigo Lane
|
|
Elizabeth Court
[Added 4-14-15 by Ord. No. 2015-8] |
From Fairview Avenue to Schultz Place
|
|
Fairview Avenue
[Added 4-14-15 by Ord. No. 2015-8] |
From Paterson Plank Road to Schultz Place
|
|
Farm Road
[Added 12-13-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-32] |
Entire length and public lot
|
|
Fisher Avenue
[Added 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30] |
Entire length
|
|
Franklin Street
[Added 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30] |
Entire length
|
|
Garry Terrace
[Added 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30] |
Entire length
|
|
Grace Avenue
|
From Paterson Plank Road to Schopmann Drive
|
|
Hagan Place
|
From Paterson Plank Road to Schopmann Drive
|
|
Huber Street
[Added 6-28-16 by Ord. No. 2016-16] |
Entire length
|
|
Kiesewetter Lane
[Added 12-18-13 by Ord. No. 2013-37] |
Entire length (including the Municipal Parking Lot on Kiesewetter
Lane)
|
|
Lausecker Lane
|
From Paterson Plank Road to the intersection of Pikeview Terrace
|
|
Luhrs Court
[Added 11-9-04 by Ord. No. 2004-29] |
Between Farm Road and Edna Place
|
|
Maple Street
[Amended 4-14-15 by Ord. No. 2015-8] |
Entire length
|
|
Myrtle Avenue
[Added 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30] |
Entire length
|
|
Paterson Plank Road
[Amended 2-9-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-2; 10-26-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-31] |
From the intersection Flanagan Way to the northwestern end of
Paterson Plank Road at Trolley Park, both sides, except for paid parking
spots
|
|
Paterson Plank Road
[Added 11-9-04 by Ord. No. 2004-29; deleted 2-9-16 by Ord. No. 2016-2] | |
|
Poplar Street
[Added 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30] |
Entire length
|
|
Riedel Court
[Added 12-13-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-32] |
Entire length
|
|
Village Place
[Added 7-28-15 by Ord. No. 2015-32] |
Entire length
|
C.
Zone III:
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Name of Street/Area
|
Location
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|---|---|
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Blanche Street
|
Entire length
|
|
Charles Street
|
Entire length
|
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Helen Street
|
Entire length
|
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Lewis Street
|
Entire length
|
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Lincoln Avenue
|
Entire length
|
|
Moller Street
[Added 3-10-15 by Ord. No. 2015-6] |
Entire length
|
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Washington Avenue
|
Entire length
|
|
Weigands Lane
|
Entire length
|
D.
Zone IV:
[Added 11-23-10 by Ord. No. 2010-42; amended 9-23-14 by Ord. No. 2014-27]
|
Name of Street/Area
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
Brianna Lane
|
Entire length
|
|
Castle Road
[Added 6-24-14 by Ord. No. 2014-17; amended 11-24-15 by Ord. No. 2015-48] |
Beginning at the corner of Castle Road and New County Road for
a distance of 1,700 feet on both sides
|
|
Emily Drive
[Amended 9-23-14 by Ord. No. 2014-27] |
Entire length
|
|
New County Road Extension
[Amended 9-23-14 by Ord. No. 2014-27] |
From the intersection of New County Road to the intersection
of Brianna Lane on both sides of the street
|
|
Riverside Station Boulevard
|
Entire length
|
A.
Except as may hereafter be provided, no person shall park in any
area designated "Parking for Residents Only" for longer than four
hours, except those whose motor vehicles display a Resident Parking
Sticker or Parking Placard pursuant to this chapter, those who are
otherwise exempt from such parking restriction pursuant to this chapter
or those parked in a "Parking for Residents Only" location with a
time limit set forth in subsection (1) below.[1]
[Amended 7-28-15 by Ord. No. 2015-35]
(1)
No person shall park in any of the following locations, designated
as "Parking for Residents Only," for longer than the specified time
indicated below, except those whose motor vehicles display a Resident
Parking Sticker or Parking Placard pursuant to this chapter, or are
otherwise exempt from such parking restriction pursuant to this chapter:
|
Name of Street/Area
|
Zone
|
Location
|
Time Limitation
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|---|---|---|---|
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Humboldt Street
[Amended 11-12-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-39] |
I
|
Entire length
|
2 hours
|
|
Irving Place
|
I
|
From Centre Avenue to Paterson Plank Road
|
2 hours
|
|
Golden Avenue
|
I
|
From Centre Avenue to Front Street
|
2 hours
|
|
Minnie Place
|
I
|
From Centre Avenue to Flanaghan Way
|
2 hours
|
|
John Street
[Added 3-13-18 by Ord. No. 2018-10] |
I
|
South from Centre Avenue to the dead end
|
1 hour
|
|
Post Place
[Added 3-13-18 by Ord. No. 2018-10] |
I
|
South from Centre Avenue to the dead end
|
1 hour
|
|
Castle Road
|
IV
|
Entire length
|
2 hours
|
|
New County Road Extension
|
IV
|
From the intersection of New County Road to the intersection
of Brianna Lane on both sides of the street
|
2 hours
|
[1]
Former Subsection B was repealed 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30.
No person shall park in any area designated "Parking for Residents Only" for longer than the period set forth in Section 127A-6 on Monday thru Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except holidays, except those whose motor vehicle displays a resident parking sticker or parking placard issued pursuant to this chapter or are otherwise exempt from such parking restrictions pursuant to this chapter.
[Amended 4-12-1994 by Ord. No. 94-6; 7-28-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-36; 8-25-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-37; 4-13-2021 by Ord. No.
2021-10]
A.
Residential parking permits, visitor permits, business parking permits
or other permits specified below shall be issued to persons for use
for their motor vehicle(s) only upon written application to the Town
Clerk or the Town Clerk's designee by such persons as follows:
[Amended 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30]
(1)
Resident vehicle. A legal resident who lives within an area designated
as "Parking for Residents Only" who has a motor vehicle [registered]
in his/her name and who has a motor vehicle for his/her use and under
his/her control.
(2)
Business Parking Permits.
A person who owns or leases a commercial property and engages
actively in a business within an area designated "Parking for Residents
Only," may apply for a Business Parking Permit for themselves and
each employee thereof. However, no more than one parking permit may
be issued for each such person or employee.
Such permit shall identify the address of the business, expiration
date and other identifying information as deemed appropriate by the
Town Administrator, the Police Chief and/or their designee. The permit
shall allow the holder to park in designated parking areas during
specified time periods as determined by the Town Administrator and/or
the Police Chief, as set forth below. The permit shall allow the holder
to park in designated parking areas during specified time periods
without payment into a meter or paid parking station, if applicable
for that designated area.
Each applicant for a Business Parking Permit will be required
to complete a form authorized by the Town Administrator, the Police
Chief and/or their designee and present documentation of identifying
information, business address and vehicle. Applications will be available
in the Town Clerk's Office. The permit shall be valid for a six-month
period. The cost of a Business Parking Permit shall be $25.00 for
each six-month period. The Town Clerk may refuse to issue a parking
permit to any person or persons where the Town Clerk finds that the
applicant has furnished false information on an application.
The permit is only valid within the designated areas set forth
below, which may be amended or updated as needed, and may not be used
to park in a "Parking for Residents Only" zone. Parking shall be on
a first come basis subject to availability. The parking permit must
be displayed properly on the vehicle in the location specified by
the Town Administrator or Police Chief and/or their designee.
|
Name of Street/Area
|
Location
|
Time
|
|---|---|---|
|
Centre Avenue Municipal Lot
|
Entrances on Irving Place and Centre Avenue
|
Between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
|
|
Flanagan Way
|
Both sides
|
Between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
|
|
Northend Municipal Lot
|
Entrance off of Paterson Plank Road
|
Between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
|
|
First Avenue
|
Between Wilson Avenue and Plaza Center on the southern side
of the street
|
Between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
|
|
Wilson Avenue
|
Both sides
|
Between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
|
(3)
Temporary visitor. A temporary visitor of a local resident or a temporary
visitor of a person who owns or leases commercial property and actively
engages in a business in an area designated "Parking for Residents
Only" shall be issued a temporary placard for a period not to exceed
30 days each. A temporary placard shall include but not be limited
to persons who shall stay at the home of a resident for an extended
period, persons who perform personal and home services for a resident,
professional persons (nurse, medical personnel, homemakers, servants,
and maids), construction persons of the kind working on the premises,
and the like. Such temporary visitors shall file their own application
for a permit.
(4)
Press vehicles. Residential parking permit placards shall be issued
to media entities (press, magazines, networks, and the like) or persons
employed by such businesses. For the issuance of such placards to
individual persons, such applicants need only provide proof of employment
by a newspaper, magazine, network, or the like, and the placards shall
be issued to the business not the individual employee of the same;
for issuance of such placards to such media businesses, the business
applicant shall be issued only the number of placards reasonably necessary
to meet its needs.
B.
Applications for the issuance or reissuance of a residential parking
permit sticker or placard pursuant to this chapter shall be made on
forms signed under oath established by the Town Clerk or the Town
Clerk's designee, which form shall require:
(1)
Proof of residency or ownership or lease of property.
(2)
Proof of motor vehicle ownership or vehicle use and control, if applicable.
(3)
Statements by applicants verifying their entitlements hereunder,
and such other information as may be required to verify the entitlement
of the issuance of a sticker or placard.
C.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for a person
to represent himself falsely hereunder as eligible for a residential
parking permit sticker or residential parking placard, or to furnish
false information on an application therefor. The Town Clerk shall
refuse to issue a parking permit to any person or persons where the
Town Clerk finds that the applicant has furnished false information
on an application therefor.
A.
The following vehicles are exempt from complying with this chapter:
(1)
Emergency vehicles and government vehicles. Emergency vehicles (police,
fire, ambulance, and other emergency vehicles licensed to a municipal,
county, state or federal agency, or subdivisions thereof), and government
vehicles registered to a municipality, county, state or federal government
agency.
(2)
Service vehicles of public utility companies. Public service, telephone,
and other public utility vehicles may park within an area designated
"Parking for Residents Only" during the time required to render service
or repairs within the area.
Notwithstanding any provision herein, all persons are required
to comply with all state and local traffic laws and regulations and
parking restrictions; the exemption to park in any street designated
"Parking for Residents Only" does not relieve any person from the
other state and local traffic laws and parking restrictions that may
otherwise exist or be established.
A.
Vehicular stickers exempting vehicles from the parking restrictions
herein provided shall be issued by the Town Clerk in the manner set
forth by this chapter. Such residential parking permit sticker and/or
residential parking placards shall include the following information:
B.
A placard shall be issued by the Town Clerk in lieu of a sticker
for all types of visitors permit set forth in § 127A-8A(5).
C.
Residential parking permit stickers authorizing such vehicles to
be parked on a street designated "Parking for Residents Only" shall
be displayed on a vehicle on the left rear window of the vehicle,
except vehicles without rear windows wherein same shall be placed
on the left/driver side rear window of the vehicle in such manner
so that the sticker is visible to all passers-by, otherwise such vehicle
shall be deemed parked unlawfully; resident, visitor, or temporary
visitor parking placards shall be displayed hanging from the view
mirror so that the placard is visible to all passersby, otherwise
such vehicle shall be deemed parked unlawfully.
D.
Residential parking permits are not transferable.
E.
Residential parking permit stickers shall be used only for their
intended purpose.
F.
Except as may herein be provided, it shall be unlawful and a violation
of this chapter for a person holding a valid residential parking permit
sticker or residential parking placard issued pursuant thereto to
authorize the use or display of such permit or placard on any motor
vehicle other than that for which the permit was issued, or sell a
motor vehicle without first removing the parking permit sticker or
placard.
G.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for a person
to copy, reproduce or otherwise bring into existence a facsimile or
counterfeit residential parking permit sticker or residential parking
placard. It shall further be unlawful and a violation of this chapter
for a person to knowingly use a duplicate facsimile or counterfeit
a residential parking permit sticker or residential parking placard
in order to evade prohibitions or time limitations on parking regulations
applicable to the Town of Secaucus residential parking program.
A.
Each parking permit issued hereunder shall be valid until the date
specified on the permit as long as the person issued such shall continue
to qualify hereunder, and continue to own or have use of the vehicle
set forth on such permit, as applicable.
[Amended 7-28-15 by Ord. No. 2015-36]
B.
Application procedures shall be established by the Town to effectuate
the purpose of this chapter.
C.
The Town of Secaucus shall issue each permit hereunder to all qualifying
persons at the specified cost per permit type.
[Amended 7-28-15 by Ord. No. 2015-36]
D.
No sticker/placard shall be issued to any person or vehicle which
has outstanding (unpaid) parking or motor vehicle tickets.
E.
No person shall sell, transfer, assign, or otherwise set forth to
any other person any sticker or placard issued to him.
F.
Any person selling a car containing a sticker shall remove such sticker
prior to the transfer of ownership.
A.
The Town Clerk or the Town Clerk's designee shall issue a residential
parking permit or placard, as applicable, or deny such request in
writing, stating the reasons for such denial, within 10 days following
receipt of an application containing all necessary information.
B.
Any person who shall be denied a residential parking permit sticker
or placard may appeal such denial decision to the Mayor and Council
by filing a written statement of appeal, stating the basis for such
appeal, the relief requested, and annexing thereto a copy of the denial.
The Mayor and Council or their designee shall conduct a hearing respecting
the same, wherein they may confirm, deny, or modify the decision of
the Town Clerk or the Town Clerk's designee, consistent with this
chapter, within 20 days of such hearing.
A.
The Town of Secaucus shall issue a permit(s) to all qualifying persons
at the specified cost per permit type.
[Amended 7-28-15 by Ord. No. 2015-36]
B.
In the event that a person loses a permit, such person shall be entitled
to receive another by filing an appropriate statement with the Town
Clerk's Office with respect to the same and paying a $3 fee per residential
parking permit and a $20 fee per business parking permit.
[Amended 7-28-15 by Ord. No. 2015-36]
C.
In the event a sticker or placard become partially destroyed, a new
sticker or placard shall be issued at no cost, provided that the person
entitled to the same provides to the Town Clerk's Office the remaining
portion of the sticker or placard that has been damaged.
A.
For a period of 45 days after the adoption of this chapter, no summons
imposing a penalty shall be issued to any person (or vehicle), for
any violation hereof. During such period, warning notices only advising
of the violation hereof may be placed on the vehicle indicating a
violation of this chapter.
B.
The Mayor and Council, upon adoption of a resolution setting forth
the reasons therefor, or the Secaucus Chief of Police upon declaration
of showing an adequate basis therefor, may suspend any provision or
provisions hereof.
[Amended 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-30]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided in § 127-5A, any person violating or failing to comply with any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, as deemed appropriate by the Secaucus Municipal Court. The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense.
