The following words and phrases, which are not defined in Subtitle
1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey, shall have the
meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section for the purposes
of this article.
A battery-powered electric vehicle operated solely by electricity
or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that operates on electricity
and gasoline and has a battery that can be recharged from an external
source.
[Added 12-16-2019 by Ord.
No. 2596]
Any facility or equipment that is used to charge a battery
or other energy storage device of an electric vehicle.
[Added 12-16-2019 by Ord.
No. 2596]
Spaces that are equipped with an electric vehicle station.
[Added 12-16-2019 by Ord.
No. 2596]
Any mechanical or electro-mechanical or digital device or
meter, not inconsistent with this article, placed or erected for the
regulation of parking by authority of this article. Each "metering
device" installed shall indicate by proper legend the legal parking
time established by the Borough and, when operated, shall at all times
indicate the balance of legal parking time and, at the expiration
of such period, shall indicate illegal or overtime parking.
Any space within a parking metered zone, adjacent to a parking
metering device, and which is duly designated for the parking of a
single vehicle by lines painted or otherwise durably marked on the
curb or on the surface of the street or lot adjacent to or adjoining
the metering device.
Any restricted street or off-street parking lot upon which
parking metering devices are installed and in operation.
The Chief of Police or designee is hereby directed and authorized to provide for the marking off of individual parking spaces in the parking zones designated and described in § 166-65 of this article, said parking spaces to be designated by lines painted or marked on the curbing or surface of the street or lot. At each space so marked off, it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in such a way that said vehicle shall not be entirely within the limits of the space so designated.
In said parking metered zones the Chief of Police or designee shall cause parking metering devices to be installed upon the curb, sidewalk or area immediately adjacent to the parking spaces provided in § 166-65 of this article. No parking metering devices shall be installed in areas where parking is prohibited pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-138. The Chief of Police shall be responsible for the regulation, control, operation, maintenance and use of such parking meters. Each device shall be so set as to display the legal parking time upon the deposit of the appropriate coin, lawful money of the United States of America, for the period of time prescribed by said section. Each device shall be so arranged that, upon the expiration of the lawful time limit, it will indicate by a proper, visible signal that the lawful parking period has expired, and in such case the right of such vehicle to occupy such space shall cease, and the operator, owner, possessor or manager thereof shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.
[Added 12-16-2019 by Ord.
No. 2596]
A.
Charging fees: The rate for charging an electric vehicle shall be
$0.50/hr. for the first four hours. After the first four hours the
fee shall be $5 per hour.
B.
Parking fee: The fee to park while charging an electric vehicle shall
be the same as all other parking spaces in the same lot. A person
while charging and electric vehicle is not exempt from paying the
parking fee.
C.
Prohibited parking: It shall be unlawful to park in an electric vehicle
station parking space if not actively charging. It is unlawful to
use the space by any person that is not operating an electric vehicle.
D.
It shall not be a defense to a charge under this section that the
sign or notice posted at the electric vehicle charging station or
the designated parking space does not comply with applicable rules,
regulations, or local ordinances, if a reasonable person would be
made aware by the sign or notice on or near the parking space that
the space is reserved for electric vehicles.
[Amended 2-21-2017 by Ord. No. 2513; 4-16-2018 by Ord. No. 2548]
A.
The following named areas, streets or portions of streets, and such
other areas, streets or portions of streets as may hereafter be included
in this section by amendment thereto, lying within the corporate limits
of the Borough, shall constitute parking metered zones, except in
those areas that are otherwise prohibited by N.J.S.A. 39:4-138 or
other local ordinance. It shall be unlawful, between the hours of
9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, to park or stand
a vehicle in excess of the time indicated in the areas described below:
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Time
|
Rate
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Davenport Street
|
West
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
From Main Street to Hunterdon Street
|
|
Division Street
|
East
|
12 minutes
|
$0.01/12 minutes
|
From South Street to Veterans Memorial Drive West
|
|
East High Street
|
South
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Mechanic Street to Grove Street
|
|
East High Street
|
South
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Grove Street to Davenport Street
|
|
East High Street
|
North
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
North Bridge Street to Davenport Street
|
|
East High Street
|
North
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Grove Street to Mechanic Street
|
|
West High Street
|
South
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
North Bridge Street to Maple Street
|
|
West High Street
|
South
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Maple Street to Davenport Street
|
|
North Doughty Avenue
|
West
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
From Main Street to West High Street
|
|
South Doughty Avenue
|
West
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
From Main Street to Veterans Memorial Drive West
|
|
Maple Street
|
East
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
From Main Street to a point 340 feet northerly therefrom
|
|
Maple Street
|
East
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
From High Street to a point 197 feet southerly therefrom
|
|
South Bridge Street
|
West
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
From Main Street to South Street
|
|
Grove Street
|
West
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
From Main Street to East High Street
|
|
West Main Street
|
North
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
From North Doughty Avenue to Davenport Street
|
|
West Main Street
|
North
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Davenport Street to Maple Street
|
|
West Main Street
|
North
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Maple Street to North Bridge Street
|
|
West Main Street
|
South
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
South Doughty Avenue to Union Street
|
|
West Main Street
|
South
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Union Street to Division Street
|
|
West Main Street
|
South
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Division Street to South Bridge Street
|
|
East Main Street
|
North
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
North Bridge Street to Warren Street
|
|
East Main Street
|
North
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Grove Street to Mechanic Street
|
|
East Main Street
|
North
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Mechanic Street to Park Avenue
|
|
East Main Street
|
South
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
South Bridge Street to Warren Street
|
|
East Main Street
|
South
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Warren Street to Hamilton Street
|
|
East Main Street
|
South
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Hamilton Street to Meadow Street
|
|
East Main Street
|
South
|
No parking
|
Meadow Street to Veterans Memorial Drive East
| |
|
South Street
|
South
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Division Street to South Bridge Street
|
|
Division Street
|
West
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Division Street to South Bridge Street
|
|
Division Street
|
East
|
12 minutes
|
$0.01/12 min.
|
Division Street to South Bridge Street
|
|
Veterans Memorial Drive
|
South
|
12 hours
|
$0.25/hr.
|
From a line perpendicular to South Doughty Street to South Bridge
Street
|
|
West High Street
[Added 4-20-2020 by Ord. No. 2610] |
North
|
3 hours
|
$1/hr.
|
Ross Street to Davenport Street
|
B.
Hours of enforcement for on-street and Lots 1, 2, 4, and 6 are Monday
through Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
C.
In Lot 7, hours of enforcement are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.
- 7:00 p.m. Parking is free in Lot 7 on Saturday.
D.
Parking is free on street and in Lots 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7 on Sundays.
E.
Holiday parking. Every Saturday between Thanksgiving Day and New
Year's Day shall be free in Lots 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7.
F.
Friday night parking between Memorial Day and Labor Day on East and
West Main Street. Hours of enforcement shall be from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Except in a period of emergency determined by an officer of
the Fire or Police Department, or in compliance with the directions
of a police officer or traffic control sign or signal, when any vehicle
shall be parked in any parking space alongside or next to which a
parking metering device is located, the operator of such vehicle shall,
upon entering the said parking metered space, immediately deposit
or cause to be deposited in said metering device such proper coin
or accepted currency of the United States of America as is required
for such parking meter and as is designated by proper directions on
the metering device; and when required by the directions on the metering
device, the operator of such vehicle, after the deposit of the proper
coin or accepted currency, shall also set in operation the timing
mechanism on such metering device in accordance with directions properly
appearing thereon; and failure to deposit such proper coin or accepted
currency and to set the timing mechanism in operation when so required
shall constitute a violation of this article. Upon the deposit of
such coin or accepted currency (and the setting of the timing mechanism
in operation when so required), the parking space may be lawfully
occupied by such vehicle during the period of time which has been
prescribed for the part of the street in which said parking space
is located, provided that any person placing a vehicle in a parking
meter space adjacent to a metering device which indicates that unused
time has been left in the meter by the previous occupant of the space
shall not be required to make a deposit of currency so long as his
occupancy of said space does not exceed the indicated unused parking
time. If said vehicle shall remain parked in any such parking space
beyond the parking time limit set for such parking space and if the
meter shall indicate such illegal parking, then and in that event
such vehicle shall be considered as parking overtime and beyond the
period of legal parking time, and such parking shall be deemed a violation
of this article.
When a parking meter space is diagonal to the curb or sidewalk,
no person shall park or permit the parking of any vehicle in such
parking space in any other position than with the foremost part of
such vehicle nearest to the parking metering device. No person shall
park or permit the parking of any vehicle in such parking space in
any other position than with the foremost part of such vehicle nearest
to the curb; provided, however, that in the municipal off-street parking
lots, signs shall be erected indicating that head-on parking only
is permitted. In any event, a vehicle shall be parked within the lines
marked on the pavement measuring such parking space.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this
article for any person to:
A.
Cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name
of or operated by such person to be parked overtime or beyond the
period of legal parking time established for any parking metered zone
as herein described, or to deposit in any parking meter any coin or
accepted currency for the purpose of parking beyond the maximum legal
parking time for the particular parking meter zone.
B.
Permit any vehicle to remain or be placed in any parking space adjacent
to any parking metered space while said metering device is displaying
a signal indicating that the vehicle occupying such parking space
has already been parked beyond the period prescribed for such parking
space.
C.
Park any vehicle across any line or marking of a parking metered
space or in such position that the vehicle shall not be entirely within
the area designated by such lines or markings.
D.
Deface, injure, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy or
impair the usefulness of any parking metering device installed under
the provisions of this article.
E.
Deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slug, device
or metal substance or other substitute for lawful coins or accepted
currency.
F.
Park or permit the parking of any vehicle in any parking metered
space where the meter does not register lawful parking.
A.
It shall be the duty of the police officers, or parking enforcement
officer acting in accordance with instructions issued by the Chief
of Police, to report:
(1)
The number of each parking metering device or metered space which
indicates that the vehicle occupying the parking space adjacent to
such parking metering device is or has been parked in violation of
any of the provisions of this article.
(2)
The state license number of such vehicle.
(3)
That such vehicle is parked in violation of any of the provisions
of this article.
(4)
Any other facts, a knowledge of which is necessary to a thorough
understanding of the circumstances attending such violation.
B.
Each such police officer or parking enforcement officer shall also
attach to such vehicle a notice to the owner thereof that such vehicle
has been parked in violation of a provision of this article and instructing
such owner to report to the Municipal Court in regard to such violation.
Any vehicle left parked for a period exceeding the maximum parking
time indicated during the hours of operation specified in the space
in which the vehicle is parked shall be towed, under the direction
of the Police Department, to a garage or other place designated by
the Chief of Police for impoundment, subject to redemption by the
owner upon payment of the reasonable cost of towing and a storage
for each day or portion thereof during which it remains in said garage
or other place.
The coins or accepted currency required to be deposited in parking
meters as provided herein are hereby levied and assessed as fees to
provide for the proper regulation and control of traffic upon the
public streets and also the cost of supervising and regulating the
parking of vehicles in the parking metered zones created hereby and
to cover the cost of the purchase, supervision, protection, inspection,
installation, operation, maintenance, control and use of the parking
metering devices described herein.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to designate some
proper person or persons to make regular collections of the moneys
deposited in said meters, and it shall be the duty of such person
or persons so designated to remove from the parking meters the coins
so deposited in said meters and to deliver said coins or accepted
currency to the Treasurer, who shall count the funds contained in
such containers and deposit such funds in the usual manner provided
by law.
Parking or standing a vehicle in a parking metered space in the parking meter zones described in § 166-65 shall be lawful only when not in excess of the maximum parking time indicated during the hours of operation specified and only upon the deposit of such amount as is prescribed by the following section. Parking for the periods of time indicated in said section shall be permitted only in those areas within the zones where parking is not prohibited or restricted to a shorter period of time by any other duly adopted provision of this chapter regulating the parking of vehicles.
No person shall park at any time upon any area in any metered
off-street parking area except within a parking stall controlled by
a metering device.
[Amended 4-16-2018 by Ord. No. 2548]
The charges for the use of parking metering devices in all zones
in the Borough shall be as follows:
A.
In parking meter zones with a time limit of 12 minutes or 36 minutes,
the charge shall be $0.01 in the form of one penny for each 12 minutes.
B.
In parking meter zones with a time limit of two hours or three hours,
the charge shall be dictated by the rates of said meter.
(1)
In Parking Lot Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 in parking meter zones with no
time limit, the charge shall be $0.50 for each unit, one hour.
(2)
In all on-street parking metered zones with a time limit of three
hours, a cost of $1 per hour. Division Street between South Street
and Veterans Memorial on the west side shall be $0.01 for 12 minutes.
Lot 1A located on 49 West High Street Block 118, Lot 8. Business
permit and residential permits shall be made available to the users
of Lot 1A as defined above at the following rates: $700 annually;
$390 semi-annually and $200 quarterly to users of the lot. Said list
shall be maintained by the Clerk's office. The permit will be valid
Monday through Sunday. However, occupants shall not store vehicles
at said location and shall be able to move on a semi-monthly basis
for cleaning and maintenance as required.
[Added 4-17-2017 by Ord.
No. 2521]
A.
Lot 1A and Lot 7 short-term residential parking permit.
(1)
Three hours between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Upon
proof of residency, residents may purchase a short-term resident parking
permit for a fee of $10 annually per vehicle, annually renewable on
June 1.
(2)
Residents will be required to park in an area designated for
short-term parking and will be limited to three hours. The identification
provided by the Borough shall be displayed as required on the application.
B.
Lot 1A merchant/employee daytime parking permit.
(1)
A merchant/employee (upon proof of employment) may purchase
a permit for a fee of $50 per month per merchant/employee.
(2)
Permit holders will be required to park in an area designated
for daytime parking and will be limited between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The identification provided by the Borough shall
be displayed as required on the application.
C.
Lot 1A full-service resident permit. Resident permit No. 1, also
known as full-service resident permit, shall be made available to
primary residents of the Borough of Somerville in Lot 1A for parking
availability Monday through Sunday, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The full-service permit (residential permit No. 1) shall be sold at
the following rates: Annually, $960; Semi-Annually, $500; Quarterly,
$275. However, occupants shall not store vehicles at said location
and shall be able to move on a semi-monthly basis for cleaning and
maintenance as required. Residents will be required to park in an
area designated for full-service resident permit.
D.
Lot 7 monthly resident and merchant/employee parking permit.
(1)
A resident upon proof of residency may purchase a Lot 7 resident
daytime permit for a fee of $30 per month per resident per vehicle.
(2)
An employee upon proof of employment may purchase a merchant/employee
daytime permit for a fee of $30 per month per vehicle.
(3)
Residents and employees will be required to park in an area
designated for permit during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
E.
Lot 7 county permit.
(1)
The county shall pay a monthly fee equal to $30 per space. The
exclusive spaces will be designated to be used by the county between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
(2)
The holder of this permit will be required to park in an area
designated for the county. The identification provided by the Borough
shall be displayed as required on the application.
F.
Replacement tags. Replacement tags or decals shall be at a cost of
$15.
G.
Penalty; fine. Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with
any of the provisions of this section as set forth therein shall be
deemed guilty of an offense and shall be punished by a fine of $30.
