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Title XXIX Streets and Sidewalks
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Chapter 29:29 Permits for Shared Dockless Vehicles in Public Right-Of-Way
- C Charter
- Ch C Charter
- AO Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- 1 Title I General Provisions
- Ch 1:1 Definitions, Rules of Construction and Other General Provisions
- 2 Title II Administration
- Ch 2:1 Organization of City Government
- Ch 2:2 Office of the Mayor and Agencies
- Ch 2:3 Office of the City Clerk
- Ch 2:4 General Administration
- Ch 2:5 Department of Administration
- Ch 2:6 Department of Law
- Ch 2:7 Department of Finance
- Ch 2:8 Department of Engineering
- Ch 2:9 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:10 Department of Economic and Housing Development
- Ch 2:11 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:12 Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
- Ch 2:13 Department of Health and Community Wellness
- Ch 2:14 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:15 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:16 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:17 Department of Water and Sewer Utilities
- Ch 2:18 Department of Public Works
- Ch 2:19 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:20 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:21 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:22 Department of Public Safety
- Ch 2:23 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:24 Personnel Practices and Policies
- Ch 2:25 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:26 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:27 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:28 Council Rules
- Ch 2:29 Policies and Procedures
- Ch 2:30 Divestment in South Africa
- Ch 2:31 Assistance for the Successful Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated People Into the Community ("BAN the BOX")
- Ch 2:32 City of Newark Identification Card Program
- 3 Title III City Council
- Ch 3:1 Organization of City Government
- Ch 3:2 Form of Government
- Ch 3:3 Election of Council
- Ch 3:4 Legislative Powers
- Ch 3:5 Meetings of Council
- Ch 3:6 Ordinances; Adoption Procedure
- Ch 3:7 Residency Requirements
- Ch 3:8 Defense Against Criminal or Civil Charges
- Ch 3:9 Council Rules
- Ch 3:10 Appointments of the Council; Attendance Information
- Ch 3:11 City Council Policies and Participation in Committees and Commissions
- Ch 3:12 Constables
- 4 Title IV Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 4:1 Purpose and Definitions
- Ch 4:2 Licenses
- Ch 4:3 The Regulation of Licenses
- Ch 4:4 Enforcement
- Ch 4:5 Persons Under the Legal Age
- 5 Title V Amusements and Amusement Businesses
- Ch 5:1 Arcades
- Ch 5:2 Coin-Operated Amusement Devices
- Ch 5:3 Shooting Galleries
- Ch 5:4 Miscellaneous Amusement Businesses
- Ch 5:5 Mobile Merry-Go-Rounds, Whips and Similar Devices
- Ch 5:6 Street Musicians
- Ch 5:7 Public Dance Halls and Public Dance
- Ch 5:8 Shows and Exhibitions
- Ch 5:9 Sunday Games of Chance
- Ch 5:10 Special Events
- Ch 5:11 Discotheques
- Ch 5:12 Social Clubs
- Ch 5:13 Redemption Amusement Games
- Ch 5:14 Hiring of Special Police Officers
- 6 Title VI Animals and Fowl
- Ch 6:1 Domestic Animals
- Ch 6:2 Other Animals; Fowl
- 7 Title VII State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency
- Ch 7:1 Code Enforcing Agency
- Ch 7:2 Permits and Fees
- Ch 7:3 Construction Board of Appeals
- Ch 7:4 Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch 7:5 Enforcement; Violations; Penalties; Emergencies
- Ch 7:6 Redevelopment: Construction Requirements
- 8 Title VIII Businesses and Occupations
- Ch 8:1 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 8:2 Automobile Parking Lots Open to the General Public
- Ch 8:3 Barbershops/Personal Service Establishments
- Ch 8:4 Cartmen
- Ch 8:5 Close-Out Sales
- Ch 8:6 Distribution of Advertising Matter
- Ch 8:7 Hawking and Peddling; Canvassing and Soliciting
- Ch 8:8 Junk and Scrap Metal Processing Facilities
- Ch 8:9 (Reserved)
- Ch 8:10 (Reserved)
- Ch 8:11 Public Markets
- Ch 8:12 Restaurants and Retail Sales and Service Establishments
- Ch 8:13 Retail Florists
- Ch 8:14 Shoe Shine Parlors and Cigar Stores
- Ch 8:15 Transient Merchants and Itinerant Vendors
- Ch 8:16 Used Clothing Stores
- Ch 8:17 Used Motor Vehicle Sales Lots
- Ch 8:18 (Reserved)
- Ch 8:19 Wreckers
- Ch 8:20 Public Garages
- Ch 8:21 Building Contractors
- Ch 8:22 Tire Repair Shops
- Ch 8:23 Precious Metals and Gems
- Ch 8:24 Garage Sales
- Ch 8:25 Vendor Licenses for the Sale of Food and Merchandise at Public Festivals
- Ch 8:26 Hub Cap Business Licenses for the Sale of New and Used Automobile Hub Caps
- Ch 8:27 Regulation of Coin-Operated Telephones and Other Telecommunication Devices
- Ch 8:28 Laundries and Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Plants
- Ch 8:29 Advertising Structure
- Ch 8:30 Regulation of Convenience Stores
- Ch 8:31 Purchase of Secondhand Cell Phones and Other Wireless Communication Equipment by Secondhand Dealers.
- Ch 8:32 Wage Theft
- Ch 8:33 Registration and Standards for Privately Owned Automatic Teller Machines (ATMS)
- Ch 8:34 Retail License
- Ch 8:35 Bakeries
- Ch 8:36 Consolidated Business Licenses
- Ch 8:37 Convenience Stores
- Ch 8:38 Travel Service and Building Service Worker Retention Requirements Upon Transfer of Ownership
- 9 Title IX Hotels
- Ch 9:1 Quality Hospitality Hotels
- 10 Title X Finance and Taxation
- Ch 10:1 Fiscal Policy of Council
- Ch 10:2 Bonds and Notes
- Ch 10:3 Sale of City Property by Bid
- Ch 10:4 Duplicate Tax Bills
- Ch 10:5 Annual Audits of Funded Programs
- Ch 10:6 Disbursement of Community Development Block Grant Funds
- Ch 10:7 Municipal Liens on Fire Damaged Properties
- Ch 10:8 Cancellation of Uncollectible Taxes, Assessments and Tax Sale Certificates
- Ch 10:9 Open Space and Recreational Trust Fund.
- Ch 10:10 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:11 "SHOP NEWARK" Property Tax Rebate Program
- Ch 10:12 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:13 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:14 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:15 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:16 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:17 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:18 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:19 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:20 Hotel Occupancy and Transient Accommodation Tax
- Ch 10:21 Newark Payroll Tax
- Ch 10:22 Motor Vehicle Parking Taxes and Surcharges
- Ch 10:22A Motor Vehicle Rental Tax
- Ch 10:23 Five-Year Tax Exemption and Abatement
- Ch 10:24 Procedures for Application, Approval and Administration of Long Term Tax Exemptions
- Ch 10:25 Extension of Tax Abatement Agreements
- Ch 10:26 Tax Abatement for Qualified Residential Properties
- Ch 10:27 Tax Exemptions on Improvements to Certain Multiple Dwellings
- Ch 10:28 Tax Exemption of Qualified Real Property for Environmental Opportunity Zones
- Ch 10:29 City Prohibited From Doing Business With Certain Financial Institutions
- Ch 10:30 Admission Ticket Surcharge
- Ch 10:31 Designate Downtown District as an Urban Growth Zone; Explore the Creation of an "OFFICE of Transformative PROJECTS"
- Ch 10:32 Special Improvement Districts
- Ch 10:33 Medical Cannabis Transfer Tax
- 11 Title XI Fire Prevention Code
- Ch 11:1 New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Code Enforcing Agency, Amendments to the Code
- Ch 11:2 Portable Kerosene Heaters
- Ch 11:3 Sale, Display and Discharge of Fireworks
- 12 Title XII Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 12:1 Title, Purpose, Objectives
- Ch 12:2 Definitions; General Provisions
- Ch 12:3 Administration
- Ch 12:4 Provision for Flood Hazard Reduction
- Ch 12:5 Construction Methods
- Ch 12:6 Dissemination of Information Pertaining to Flood Hazard
- Ch 12:7 Severability
- Ch 12:8 Enactment
- 13 Title XIII Food, Drugs and Cosmetics
- Ch 13:1 General Administrative Provisions
- Ch 13:2 Miscellaneous Health and Sanitation Regulations for Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Businesses
- Ch 13:3 Dairy Establishments: Special Inspection Fund Regulations
- Ch 13:4 Milk and Milk Products
- Ch 13:5 Live Poultry and Certain Live Animals (Goats, Etc.): Retail and Wholesale
- Ch 13:6 Poultry Killing and Dressing Establishments
- Ch 13:7 Meat, Meat Products and Meat Establishments
- Ch 13:8 Ice
- Ch 13:9 Soft Drinks; Bottled Water
- Ch 13:10 Cosmetology and Manicurist Shops
- 14 Title XIV Cannabis
- Ch 14:1 Purpose and Definitions
- Ch 14:2 Cannabis Establishments
- Ch 14:3 Licenses
- Ch 14:4 Application for New and Renewed Licenses
- Ch 14:5 Federal, State and/or Local Incentives
- Ch 14:6 General Regulations
- 15 Title XV Solid Waste Management
- Ch 15:1 Definitions
- Ch 15:2 General Administrative Provisions
- Ch 15:3 General Sanitation Requirements for Vehicles Carrying Solid Waste
- Ch 15:4 Collection and Disposal
- Ch 15:5 Containerized Yard Waste
- Ch 15:6 Disposal Facilities and Illegal Dumping
- Ch 15:7 (Reserved)
- Ch 15:8 Brush, Weeds, Waste Matter and Debris
- Ch 15:9 Littering
- Ch 15:10 Inoperable Vehicles
- Ch 15:11 (Reserved)
- Ch 15:12 Recycling
- Ch 15:13 Recycled Product Procurement Policy
- Ch 15:14 Solid Waste Management Requiring Uniform Packaging Practices
- Ch 15:15 Ozone-Depleting Compounds
- Ch 15:16 Improper Disposal of Waste Into Municipal Storm Sewer System
- 16 Title XVI Health, Sanitation and Air Pollution
- Ch 16:1 General Administrative Provisions
- Ch 16:2 Communicable Diseases
- Ch 16:3 Childhood Lead Poisoning
- Ch 16:4 Lead Paint
- Ch 16:5 City Lead Abatement Assistance Agreement
- Ch 16:6 Child Care
- Ch 16:7 Drug Abuse Treatment Facilities
- Ch 16:8 Blood Banks
- Ch 16:9 Midwifery
- Ch 16:10 (Reserved)
- Ch 16:11 Swimming Pool Code Adoption by City
- Ch 16:12 Fencing of Vacant Lots
- Ch 16:13 Posting of Sign on Vacant Lots
- Ch 16:14 Public Sanitation
- Ch 16:15 Nuisances
- Ch 16:16 Industrial Hygiene
- Ch 16:17 (Reserved)
- Ch 16:18 Sick Leave for Private Employees
- Ch 16:19 Extermination and Fumigation
- Ch 16:20 Vermin Control
- Ch 16:21 Air Pollution Control Code of the City
- Ch 16:22 Regulation of Cooling Towers
- Ch 16:23 Mandatory Replacement of Lead Service Line
- 17 Title XVII (Reserved)
- 18 Title XVIII Housing Code
- Ch 18:1 Establishment of Housing Code
- Ch 18:2 Informational Inspection
- Ch 18:3 Responsibilities of Owners/Operators
- Ch 18:4 Occupants: Responsibilities Under This Housing Code.
- Ch 18:5 Security
- Ch 18:6 Housing and Zoning Regulations (Certificate of Code Compliance)
- Ch 18:7 Other Housing Regulations
- Ch 18:8 Fair Housing
- Ch 18:9 Anti-Warehousing
- Ch 18:10 Certificate of Necessity
- Ch 18:11 Unfit Buildings
- Ch 18:12 Nonresidential Property Maintenance Code
- Ch 18:13 Vacant Buildings
- Ch 18:14 Short-Term Rentals
- Ch 18:15 Establishment of Land Bank
- Ch 18:16 Change of Locks/Order of Protection
- Ch 18:17 Rental Property Registration
- 19 Title XIX Rent Control
- Ch 19:1 Rent Control in Substandard Multiple Dwellings.
- Ch 19:2 Rent Control Regulations; Rent Control Board.
- Ch 19:3 Provision of Legal Services in Eviction Proceedings.
- 20 Title XX Offenses, Miscellaneous
- Ch 20:1 Violations
- Ch 20:2 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 20:3 Noise Control
- Ch 20:4 Burglar and Robbery Alarms
- Ch 20:5 Interference With Police
- Ch 20:6 Swimming and Swimming Pools
- Ch 20:7 Glue: Sale and Use
- Ch 20:8 Blockbusting
- Ch 20:9 Libraries and Museums
- Ch 20:10 Regulating Motor Vehicles in Streets
- Ch 20:11 (Reserved)
- Ch 20:12 Fair Employment Practices
- Ch 20:13 Sale or Display of Paraphernalia Relating to Controlled Dangerous Substances
- Ch 20:14 Materials Used for the Storage and Concealment of Illegal Drugs
- Ch 20:15 (Reserved)
- Ch 20:16 (Reserved)
- Ch 20:17 Parental Liability for Destruction of Property by Children
- Ch 20:18 Sale, Transfer, Possession, and/or Use of Spray Paint Containers and Indelible Markers
- Ch 20:19 Rewards
- Ch 20:20 Rules and Regulations for Parks and Recreational Facilities
- Ch 20:21 Regulation of Team Membership to the Newark Contingency of the U.S. Youth Games
- Ch 20:22 Sale of Noxious or Foul Perfumes or Odors
- Ch 20:23 Unlawful Use of Taxicabs and Limousines or Livery Service at Newark International Airport, Pennsylvania Station and Any Other Public Transportation Facilities.
- Ch 20:24 Anti-Terrorism
- Ch 20:25 Paging Devices on School Property
- Ch 20:26 Registration of Convicted Sexual Offenders
- Ch 20:26A Convicted Sexual Offenders Residency Restrictions
- Ch 20:27 Map Establishing Drug-Free Zones for Schools, Public Housing Facilities, Public Parks and Public Buildings
- Ch 20:28 Drunk Driving-Free School Zones
- Ch 20:29 Trespass Affidavit Program ("TAP")
- Ch 20:30 Pedestrian Corridors
- Ch 20:31 Fire Alarms; Registration; False Alarms
- Ch 20:32 Off-Road Vehicles: All-Terrain Vehicles and Dirt Bikes
- 21 Title XXI (Reserved)
- 22 Title XXII (Reserved)
- 23 Title XXIII Traffic
- Ch 23:1 In General
- Ch 23:2 One-Way Streets
- Ch 23:3 Prohibited Turns
- Ch 23:4 Limiting Use of Streets to Certain Vehicles
- Ch 23:4A Temporary Closing of Streets
- Ch 23:5 Parking, Stopping and Standing, Generally
- Ch 23:6 Snow and Other Emergencies
- Ch 23:7 Parking Meter Regulations, Generally
- Ch 23:8 Municipal Public Parking Lots
- Ch 23:9 Municipal Parking Lots for Officials and Employees
- Ch 23:10 Public, Semi-Public or Private Roads, Driveways and Parking Places
- Ch 23:11 Installation and Operation of Traffic Control Signals
- Ch 23:12 Mid-Block Crosswalks
- Ch 23:13 Speed Limits
- Ch 23:14 Lane Use
- Ch 23:15 Stop Intersections, Yield Intersections and Through Streets
- Ch 23:16 Traffic Island and Safety Zones
- Ch 23:17 (Reserved)
- Ch 23:18 Bus Stops
- Apx 23:A Schedule of Penalties for Violations - Violations Bureau, Newark Municipal Court
- 24 Title XXIV (Reserved)
- 25 Title XXV (Reserved)
- 26 Title XXVI (Reserved)
- 27 Title XXVII Parks, Trees and Plants
- Ch 27:1 Trees and Shrubbery
- Ch 27:2 Conduct in Parks and Parkways
- 28 Title XXVIII Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 28:1 Title; Purpose
- Ch 28:2 Definitions
- Ch 28:3 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plans
- Ch 28:4 Procedures
- Ch 28:5 Fees
- Ch 28:6 General Provisions
- 29 Title XXIX Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 29:1 General Administrative Provisions; Definitions
- Ch 29:2 Street and Sidewalk Improvements: General Provisions; Contracts
- Ch 29:3 Sidewalks, Curbs and Gutters; Construction, Maintenance, Alteration and Repair; Specifications.
- Ch 29:4 Encumbrances Upon and Injury to Streets and Sidewalks; Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch 29:5 Construction and Street Work Activities; Disturbance of Street Surfaces
- Ch 29:6 Walls and Fences
- Ch 29:7 Vaults and Vault Sidewalk Glass
- Ch 29:8 Area Ways Extending Beyond Building Lines
- Ch 29:9 Cellar Entrances Extending Beyond Building Line
- Ch 29:10 Coalholes and Manholes
- Ch 29:11 Installation of Storage Tanks
- Ch 29:12 Sidewalk Elevators
- Ch 29:13 Railroad Sidings, Pipe Lines, Conduits, Wires, Cables, Permanent Bridges, Subways and Tunnels
- Ch 29:14 Monuments
- Ch 29:15 House Numbering
- Ch 29:16 Sidewalk Newsstands
- Ch 29:17 Snow and Ice
- Ch 29:18 Removal of Grass, Weeds and Other Impediments
- Ch 29:19 Trimming of Brush, Hedge and Other Plant Life Near Intersections
- Ch 29:20 Littering in Public Places
- Ch 29:21 Signs, Notices and Advertisements
- Ch 29:22 Posting of Political Signs and/or Promotional Signs
- Ch 29:23 (Reserved)
- Ch 29:24 Street Vacations
- Ch 29:25 Permits for Pay Phones on Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 29:26 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 29:27 Regulating News Racks in Public Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 29:28 Use of Streets for Telecommunications; Fees
- Ch 29:29 Permits for Shared Dockless Vehicles in Public Right-Of-Way
- § 29:29-1 PURPOSE.
- § 29:29-2 DEFINITIONS.
- § 29:29-3 PERMIT PROGRAM GOVERNING DOCKLESS VEHICLES.
- § 29:29-4 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.
- § 29:29-5 PERMIT FEE.
- § 29:29-6 DOCKLESS VEHICLE REGULATIONS GOVERNING DOCKLESS VEHICLE PROGRAM.
- § 29:29-7 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.
- Ch 29:30 Streateries, Parklets, and Permanent/Semi-Permanent Structures for Outdoor Dining
- Ch 29:31 Clear Zones
- 30 Title XXX Waterfront
- Ch 30:1 Cleanup Program
- Ch 30:2 Abandoned Vessels
- 31 Title XXXI Weights and Measures
- Ch 31:1 General Administrative Provisions; Enforcement; Penalties
- Ch 31:2 Standards; Regulatory Requirements.
- 32 Title XXXII Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 32:1 General Provisions
- Ch 32:2 Public Sewers; General Provisions
- Ch 32:3 Public Sewers; Regulation of Discharge
- Ch 32:4 (Reserved)
- Ch 32:5 Public Sewers; PVSC Requirements
- Ch 32:6 Public Sewers; JMEUC Requirements
- Ch 32:7 Private Sewers
- Ch 32:8 User Charges
- Ch 32:9 Joint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties
- 33 Title XXXIII Water
- Ch 33:1 Water Shortage
- Ch 33:2 Water Conservation
- Ch 33:3 Use of Water for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
- Ch 33:4 Rates and Charges
- Ch 33:5 Water Rules and Regulations
- 34 Title XXXIV Transportation
- Ch 34:1 Taxicabs
- Ch 34:2 Autocabs, Limousines and Livery Service
- Ch 34:3 Intermunicipal for Hire Vehicle Operation Rules
- Ch 34:4 Financial Access Agreements With Transportation Network Companies
- 35 Title XXXV (Reserved)
- 36 Title XXXVI (Reserved)
- 37 Title XXXVII (Reserved)
- 38 Title XXXVIII (Reserved)
- 39 Title XXXIX (Reserved)
- 40 Title XL (Reserved)
- 41 Title XLI Zoning and Land Use Regulations
- Ch 41:AO Zoning and Land Use Adopting Ordinance
- Ch 41:1 Introduction
- Ch 41:2 Definitions
- Ch 41:3 Zoning Districts
- Ch 41:4 Permitted Uses by District
- Ch 41:5 Building Bulk and Design Requirements
- Ch 41:6 Conditional Use Standards
- Ch 41:7 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- Ch 41:8 Requirements for Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas
- Ch 41:9 Signs
- Ch 41:10 Historic Sites and Districts
- Ch 41:11 Central Planning Board
- Ch 41:12 Zoning Board of Adjustment
- Ch 41:13 Subdivision Procedures
- Ch 41:14 Subdivision and Site Plan Design Standards
- Ch 41:15 Site Plan and Application Procedures
- Ch 41:16 Additional Zoning and Design Standards
- Ch 41:17 Storm Drainage
- Ch 41:18 Administration, Enforcement and Violations
- Ch 41:19 Escrow Fees for Redevelopment Matters
- Ch 41:20 Environmental Justice and Cumulative Impact
- Ch 41:21 Inclusionary Zoning for Affordable Housing
- Ch 41:22 Shipping Containers
- Apx 41:A1 Appendix 1: Newark Redevelopment Area Boundary Map
- Apx 41:A2 Appendix 2: Newark Zoning Maps
- Apx 41:A3 Appendix 3: Introduction to Zoning Districts
- Apx 41:A4 Appendix 4: Illustrated Bulk and Design Requirements
- Apx 41:A5 Appendix 5: Historic Landmarks and Historic Districts Maps
- Apx 41:A6 Appendix 6: Illustration of Decision Making Process
- Apx 41:A7 Appendix 7: Notice of Public Hearing
- Ch 41:DL Zoning and Land Use Ordinances
- DL Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Ord. No. 6PSF-F, 08-02-2023 repealed and replaced prior Chapter 29:29. Prior history
includes Ord. No. 6PSF-A, 4-21-2021.]
[Added 8-2-2023 by Ord.
No. 6PSF-F, 08-02-2023]
This Chapter is enacted to establish a permit application process
for the permanent operation of shared dockless vehicles in the public
right-of-way.
[Added 8-2-2023 by Ord.
No. 6PSF-F, 08-02-2023]
Means a Dockless Vehicle which is accessible to people with
various physical disabilities. Examples include recumbent bicycles,
tricycles, and hand cycles, any of which may be motorized.
Refers to the Director of Engineering.
Means code enforcement personnel designated by the Department
of Engineering who are responsible for conducting varied types of
field and office work involved in seeing that residents, businesses,
and citizens comply with the City of Newark's municipal ordinances
related to Dockless Vehicles including, but not limited to proper
parking procedures, equity requirements, and other stipulations of
the Program through spot checks, internal reports, audits, and other
methods.
Means a dockless electric bicycle, dockless electric scooter,
dockless non-electric bicycle and a dockless non-electric scooter,
or any hybrid thereof, approved by the Administrator that are available
to rent for use in the City's public rights-of-way through the
Dockless Vehicle Share System. The term "Dockless Vehicle" does not
include a motor vehicle, motorcycle, low-speed vehicle, or a motor-driven
cycle.
Means a company that is in the business of providing a Dockless
Vehicle for hire to the general public to use in the City's right-of
way. The term includes any employee, agent or independent contractor
hired by the provider.
Means a system or program to provide Dockless Vehicles for
short-term rentals for point-to-point trips where, by design of the
Dockless Vehicle Share Provider, the Dockless Vehicles are intended
to remain in the public right-of-way, even when not being rented/used
by a customer.
Any person that uses, rents or rides a Dockless Vehicle or
is a customer of the Dockless Vehicle provider.
Means a device designed and equipped with: (i) an electric
motor for assisted or self-propulsion; (ii) two (2) tandem wheels;
and (iii) a locking device to either lock itself or lock to existing
structures. It does not include a motorcycle, motor scooter or other
form of motor vehicle.
Means a device designed and equipped with: (i) an electric
motor for self-propulsion; (ii) two (2) wheels below a platform on
which a User can stand upright to operate and control the vehicle;
and (iii) a locking device to either lock itself or lock to existing
structures. It does not include a motor scooter or other form of motor
vehicle.
Means allocating Dockless Vehicles across the equity zone
as established in greater detail in the Dockless Vehicle Provider
Share System Program Regulations to ensure access across the City,
and to avoid overconcentration in any one area.
Shall mean and includes highways, roads, avenues, boulevards,
courts, public lanes, alleys, sidewalks, foot paths and all other
public highways for vehicular or pedestrian travel within the City
of Newark's control.
Means any individual who operates a Dockless Bicycle or Scooter.
[Added 8-2-2023 by Ord.
No. 6PSF-F, 08-02-2023]
a.
The City hereby establishes a renewable two (2) year program where
the Administrator is authorized to issue no more than two (2) permits
- one to each of two (2) companies selected via a competitive application
for the operation of Dockless Vehicles in the City's right-of-way.
b.
No permits shall be issued until applications are deemed complete.
c.
The Administrator will issue one permit to each of the two (2) Dockless
Vehicle providers selected to operate in the City's right-of-way.
d.
Providers will deploy no less than five hundred (500) dockless vehicles
regardless of the dockless vehicle type included in the application
and:
e.
The City encourages providers to make adaptive Dockless Vehicles
accessible to users where feasible with a City-wide equitable approach,
which would be supported through data from user demand reports submitted
to the Department of Engineering by the provider.
f.
At any point during the permitted operating period, the Administrator
is authorized to evaluate the Program and operator fleet sizes to
determine if additional vehicles are warranted and if so, the Administrator
shall be permitted to update the permitted fleet size maximums under
the Program pursuant to the same requirements set forth in this chapter.
g.
All permits issued, under the authority of the Director of Engineering,
shall be valid for a two (2) year period and be renewable for an additional
two (2) year period with approval from the City.
[Added 8-2-2023 by Ord.
No. 6PSF-F, 08-02-2023]
a.
A Provider may not operate a Dockless Vehicle Program without first
obtaining a valid permit from the Administrator.
b.
A Provider desiring to obtain a permit shall make a written application
in a form prescribed by the Administrator with the applicant being
the person who will own, control, or operate the proposed Dockless
Vehicle service.
c.
An application fee of § 250.00 shall be submitted with
each application. The Director of Finance is authorized to receive
said application fee and deposit same towards the Department of Engineering's
budget.
d.
An applicant shall file with the City a verified application statement
that, at a minimum, contains the following:
1.
The address of the applicant's operations center within the
City, and the address of the applicant's corporate headquarters,
if different from the address of the operations center;
2.
A witnessed signature of the applicant;
3.
Documentary evidence from an insurance company indicating that such
insurance company has bound itself to provide the applicant with the
insurance required by the City's Dockless Vehicle Provider Share
System Program Regulations;
4.
Documentary evidence from a bonding or insurance company or a bank
indicating that the bonding or insurance company or bank has bound
itself to provide the applicant with the payment and performance bond
or irrevocable letter of credit required by the Dockless Vehicle Provider
Share System Program Regulations;
5.
Documentary evidence indicating that the applicant has applied for
and received a current Business License from the City of Newark's
Department of Finance, Division of Tax Abatement and Special Taxes;
6.
An agreement to indemnify the City, in a form acceptable to the City;
and
7.
The name of the person designated to receive any and all notices
sent by the City to the provider, including their mailing address,
telephone number, and e-mail address.
e.
An operating permit shall expire two (2) years from the date it is
issued, unless renewed by mutual agreement between the City and operator.
f.
The Administrator, in his or her sole discretion, reserves the right
to revoke any permit, after notice and hearing, that is deemed non-compliant
with this chapter and/or the City's Dockless Vehicle Provider
Share System Program Regulations.
[Added 8-2-2023 by Ord.
No. 6PSF-F, 08-02-2023]
The permit fee, which shall be defined within the Rules and
Regulations, shall be used to cover the City's cost to administer
the Dockless Vehicle Program. The Director of Finance is authorized
to receive said permit fees and deposit same towards the Department
of Engineering's budget.
The per ride fee, which shall be defined within the Rules and
Regulations, shall be applied to each ride which will help cover the
City's cost to administer the Dockless Vehicle Program as well
as using those same funds to help maintain and repair the City's
roads.
[Added 8-2-2023 by Ord.
No. 6PSF-F, 08-02-2023]
a.
The Administrator shall develop Dockless Vehicle Provider Share System
Program Regulations that govern program requirements to operate Dockless
Vehicles within the City's rights-of-way to ensure that the performance,
effectiveness and safety concerns of the City are achieved.
b.
The Administrator shall promulgate additional regulations governing
Dockless Vehicle Programs from time to time as deemed fit to ensure
that the continued performance, effectiveness and safety concerns
of the City are achieved.
c.
The City's Dockless Vehicle Share Provider permit will also
require Providers to render certificates of liability insurance, indemnification,
performance bonds, and cost recovery fees in forms and at the levels
set forth in this chapter.
d.
A Provider shall advise the City of any price increases prior to
increasing prices. The provider shall also give the user's thirty
(30) days' notice prior to any increase in pricing.
[Added 8-2-2023 by Ord.
No. 6PSF-F, 08-02-2023]
a.
A provider shall procure and keep in full force and effect no less
than the insurance coverage required by this section through a policy
or policies written by an insurance company or companies authorized
to do business in New Jersey, who are rated A- (V) or better per A.M.
Best's Key Rating Guide.
b.
The insured provisions of the policy or policies must list the City
as additional insureds, and the coverage provisions must provide coverage
for any loss or damage that may arise to any person or property by
reason of the operation of a Motorized Scooter.
c.
The City, its elected/appointed officials, employees, and agents
shall be covered, by endorsement as additional insureds on Permit
Holder's commercial general liability and commercial automobile
liability policies, as respects to liability arising out of activities
performed by or on behalf of Permit Holder in connection with this
Agreement.
d.
To the extent of Permit Holder's negligence, Permit Holder's
insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects the City,
its elected and appointed employees and agents. Any insurance and/or
self-insurance maintained by the City with its elected appointed officials,
employees and agents shall not contribute to Permit Holder's
insurance or benefit it in any way.
e.
An Operator shall maintain the following insurance coverages:
1.
Commercial general liability with limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence,
$5,000,000 policy aggregate affording coverage for claims resulting
from bodily injury (including death) and property damage. The policy
shall be written on a primary and noncontributory basis, and should
insure against premises and operations, personal injury, and contingent
and contractual exposures.
2.
Automobile/Motor Vehicle liability affording coverage on all motor
vehicles/scooters used in connection with the operations or activities
contemplated under this Article. The Operator should furnish the City
with a policy affording coverage on all owned autos and scooters,
including coverage for hired and non-owned auto expo.
