[Ord. #85-9, § 1]
The purpose of this section is to implement handicapped parking
requirements within the Borough of Beachwood, County of Ocean, State
of New Jersey in order to help alleviate some of the problems experienced
by handicapped individuals parking in various facilities where the
public is invited.
[Ord. #85-9, § 2]
The following requirements for handicapped spaces shall be in
effect for private and public facilities where the public is invited
to park within the Borough:
a.
Total Parking
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In Lot
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Required Number Of Accessible Spaces
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|---|---|
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Up to 50
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1
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51 to 200
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2
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Over 200
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1% of the total spaces in lot (to) nearest whole number
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b.
The location of the physically handicapped spaces shall be in an
area of the parking facility which is most accessible and approximate
to the building or buildings which the facility serves. The determination
of the location shall be made by the Construction Official in conjunction
and consultation with the owner. In shopping centers and other multistore
facilities, the handicapped spaces shall be as near to the flagship
store as possible and/or at such other locations as may be agreeable
between the Construction Official and the owner.
c.
Each space or group of spaces shall be identified with a clearly
visible sign displaying the international symbol of access, along
with the following words: THESE SPACES RESERVED FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
ONLY. SPECIAL VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED. The lines designating
the area shall be painted in fluorescent yellow paint, and the center
of the space shall have painted thereon the capital letter H.
d.
Each space shall be twelve (12') feet wide to allow room for
persons in wheelchairs or on braces or crutches to get in or out of
either side of the automobile on a level, paved surface suitable for
wheeling and walking.
e.
Where possible, such spaces shall be located so that persons in wheelchairs
or using braces or crutches are not compelled to wheel or walk behind
parked cars.
f.
Where applicable, curb ramps shall be provided to permit handicapped
people access from the parking area to the sidewalk.
[Ord. #85-9, § 3]
a.
No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space designated and
marked as being set aside for the physically handicapped in any parking
facility unless the vehicle shall have affixed thereto an identification
certificate or marker issued by the New Jersey Director of the Division
of Motor Vehicles.
b.
Parking in a handicapped space without the aforesaid vehicle identification
shall create a rebuttable presumption that use of the space was not
for the physically handicapped.
[New]
[Ord. #86-29, § 1]
It is the intent and purpose of this section to provide off-street
parking for employees and patrons of the Beachwood Library on lands
adjacent to library and known as Lots 39-42 in Block B-28, known hereafter
as the Library Parking Lot.
[Ord. #86-29, § 2]
Parking shall be permitted on land adjacent to the Borough Library
as aforesaid by patrons, employees and those conducting business with
the Beachwood Borough Library. No person shall park, caused to be
parked, or stop or stand any motor vehicle in the Library Parking
Lot unless they are in the course of their employment with the Borough
Library, patronizing the Library or conducting Library business.
[Ord. #86-29, § 3]
Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall
be subject to having vehicle impounded and a fine of not more than
$50 for the first offense, or more than $100 for any subsequent offense.
