[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Saddle Brook 4-27-1972 by Ord. No. 665. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any automobile, truck, motor scooter or any other self-propelled
vehicle by any means whatsoever.
PARKING LOT
Any place, lot, parcel, yard or garage used in whole or in
part for storing or parking motor vehicles where a storage or parking
fee is charged. The definition of a "parking lot" and the fees for
same hereinafter set forth shall apply to the use of any premises
which represents an expansion of its parking facilities by acquiring
or leasing additional real estate which constitutes a separate lot
or lots, whether or not within the same block, as shown on the 1965
Tax Assessment Map of the Township of Saddle Brook as it has been
revised to the year 1971. Exempt from the provisions of this chapter
are hospital parking lots, church parking lots of any denomination
and parking lots of other nonprofit organizations.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership or corporation.
A. No person shall conduct, operate or maintain a parking
lot or storage lot without first obtaining a license therefor from
the Township of Saddle Brook.
B. An application for a license and for renewal of a
license shall be made to the Township Clerk, which application or
renewal shall be submitted to the Township Council.
C. No license shall issue until all the requirements
of this chapter and the matters set forth in the application and shown
on the plan filed in connection therewith have been fully complied
with and have been approved by the Township Council, Chief of Police,
Building Inspector and any other departments of the government which
have jurisdiction over the property or its use.
D. No license shall be granted for any premises unless
the intended use for motor vehicle parking or storage is permitted
on the premises in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance of the Township
of Saddle Brook, and provided further that the intended use, if construction
on the premises is contemplated, is in accordance with all ordinances
of the Township of Saddle Brook and has been approved by the Department
of Inspections.
E. All licenses and renewals for parking lots or storage
shall be valid for a period of one year commencing with January 1
and expiring on December 31 of each year, and all fees for said licenses
shall be annual fees for the same period of time. No renewal of a
license shall be issued by the Township Clerk without the prior approval
of the Township Council.
F. The conditions set forth in the application upon which
the license or any renewal thereof is issued shall be maintained by
the licensee continuously during the conduct of the business, and
a violation thereof shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
G. In the event of the sale or transfer to new ownership
of the parking or storage premises, the new owner shall make application
to the Township Clerk for transfer in the manner provided herein.
Such application and transfer shall be subject to all the conditions
herein as to a new application.
A. Application for a parking lot or storage license,
subject to the requirements of this chapter, shall be made by the
person intending to operate the parking lot or storage, upon a form
drawn and furnished by the Township Clerk of the Township of Saddle
Brook, and applicant shall file with the application a plat or drawing
of said parking lot or storage, approved by the Township Engineer,
showing:
(1) The location, size and capacity thereof, and, subject
to municipal approval, the location and size of driveways, kind of
floors or ground surface, the location, size and construction of attendant's
shelter, the wall or railing surrounding the lot, the location and
type of lighting units and a sign. It shall not be necessary to furnish
a supplementary plat or drawing of said parking lot or storage with
the application for renewal unless changes have been made that do
not appear upon the original plat filed with the Township Clerk.
(2) The name under which and place where the parking lot
or storage is to be operated.
(3) Whether the applicant is an individual, partnership
or corporation; if an individual, the name and business and residence
addresses of the applicant; if a partnership, the name and business
and bona fide residence addresses of each partner; if a corporation,
the name, date and state under which such corporation was organized,
and the names and business addresses of the officers and stockholders,
and the name of the registered agent and the address of the principal
office wherein the registered agent is located.
(4) Whether the premises are owned or leased by the applicant,
and if leased, the name and bona fide residence and business addresses
of the owner.
(5) The number of motor vehicles which may at one time
be stored or parked upon the premises.
(6) The hours during which the motor vehicles may be stored
or parked.
(7) The hours during which parking or storage attendants
will be on duty at the lot.
(8) A complete schedule of rates to be charged for storing
or parking motor vehicles. No change shall be made in said rates until
a copy thereof is filed with the Township Clerk.
(9) Such other information as the Township Clerk may require
for the purpose of approval, as herein provided.
B. Each application shall be signed and verified under
oath by the applicant if an individual or partnership, or by a duly
authorized agent or properly constituted officers if a corporation.
The annual fee for a license for parking or
storing motor vehicles shall be $20,000, payable upon approval of
the application, and the fee for a renewal of said license shall likewise
be $20,000 per year. The annual fee shall be prorated according to
the date upon which the application is approved. The granting of a
license for or during any one year shall not automatically entitle
the applicant to a license for any succeeding year.
A. The Mayor and Township Council, subject to the right
of appeal, may, after a hearing, revoke or suspend a license at any
time where:
(1) The licensee, agent, servant or employee has made
any false or materially incorrect statements in his application; or
(2) The licensee, agent, servant or employee has made
any charge for parking or storing any motor vehicle in a parking or
storage lot other than that set forth in his license application;
or
(3) The licensee, agent, servant or employee has violated
or permitted or countenanced the violation of any provision of this
chapter; or
(4) The licensee, agent, servant or employee has violated
or permitted or countenanced the violation of any provision of any
penal law or ordinance regarding theft, larceny or conversion of a
motor vehicle or the operation of a motor vehicle without the owner's
consent, whether or not such licensee or other person has been convicted
of such an offense; or
(5) The licensee, agent, servant or employee fails to
keep an attendant on duty during the time specified on his application;
or
(6) The licensee, agent, servant or employee fails to
keep the lot adequately lighted at all times when cars are parked
or stored thereon during the hours that the lot shall be kept open,
according to the application for a license.
B. The licensee shall be responsible for the proper conduct
of his agents, servants and employees in the conduct of the business
and for any violation of the provisions of this chapter thereby.
C. No license shall be revoked or suspended for any of
the above-listed reasons until the licensee has been notified in writing
of the charges against him. Said notice shall be sent by registered
mail to the licensee at the address in the application for a license.
Said notice shall state the time and place of the hearing. At said
hearing, charges against the applicant, agent, servant or employee
shall be proven and the licensee shall be given the opportunity to
refute such charges.
A. Each owner- or operator-licensee under the provisions
of this chapter shall maintain in good condition at all times at each
entrance to such parking or storage lot a sign, suitable to apprise
persons using such parking or storage lot, showing the name of the
licensee, the hours of the day and/or night during which such place
is open for parking or storing motor vehicles, the rates charged and
the closing hour of the station. Where more than one rate is charged
for parking or storage, the figures for each rate shall be of the
same size and dimensions and such figures shall measure not less than
three inches in height.
B. Signs giving information as to owners, rates and operation
of the lot shall be erected on private property only at points of
ingress or on shelter buildings and not on enclosures. All signs must
confirm to existing sign ordinances of the Township of Saddle Brook. The sign shall be readily visible within a reasonable
distance.
C. The Department of Inspections shall review the proposed
sign and shall have the authority to grant or withhold approval for
said sign.
A. Each licensee shall keep the sidewalks surrounding
a parking or storage lot free from dirt, ice, sleet and snow and shall
keep the sidewalks in safe condition for the travel of pedestrians.
B. It shall be unlawful to operate the premises for parking
or storing of motor vehicles unless the surface is covered with concrete,
asphalt, macadam or similar paving; and such premises shall at all
times be kept clean and free from dust and refuse and shall at all
times be maintained in accordance with the ordinances of the Township
of Saddle Brook.
Not more than one building for the use of attendants
for the operation of each parking or storage lot may be permitted,
provided that such building is of durable construction and that the
plans have been approved by the Department of Inspections. On parking
or storage lots facing two or more streets, one additional building
may be maintained.
A. All owners, operators or maintainers of parking or
storage lots shall place shielded floodlights or other type of approved
lighting in such locations and to such an extent as will permit owners
of cars to have reasonable access to all portions of such space during
the hours of darkness. A certificate approving the lighting, installation
and service shall be obtained from the Department of Inspections.
B. The operator of any parking or storage lot which does
not remain open after 4:00 p.m. need not comply with this section
of this chapter.
Each parking or storage lot, as the Township
Engineer shall determine convenient for the public safety, shall have
one or more entrances and exits over the public sidewalks, which may
or may not be combined. The Township Engineer shall determine the
width of the driveways and the placement of same, and all driveways
shall be lowered to street level at their entrances. In addition,
all driveways shall be constructed in full compliance with ordinances
of the Township and it shall be the duty of the operator of the premises
to maintain the sidewalk over which such driveway passes in good condition.
It shall be unlawful to operate any parking
or storage lot unless there are available on the premises adequate
fire extinguishers and personnel competent to use the same. There
shall be maintained on each parking or storage lot at least one hand
chemical fire extinguisher having a capacity of one quart of liquid
or 2 1/2 pounds of carbon dioxide for each 10 cars for which
accommodations are offered, which extinguishers shall always be maintained
in good order and in accessible places; provided, however, that where
accommodations are provided for more than 100 cars, there shall be
maintained, in addition to the hand extinguishers required, at least
one portable chemical fire extinguisher having a capacity of 2 1/2
gallons of liquid or 15 pounds of carbon dioxide.
Any buildings constructed on a parking or storage
lot shall be constructed in full compliance with the ordinances pertaining
thereto and shall have exterior walls of nonflammable material
provided that any structure used or to be used for office purposes
only may have less than the minimum area requirements prescribed for
residences or commercial buildings.
It shall be unlawful to park or store in any
parking lot any vehicle which is not in a condition ready for use,
or to permit the parking of any abandoned, junked or partially disabled
vehicle in any such lot. And it shall be unlawful to use any parking
lot for storage or parking of any vehicle for the purpose of displaying
the same for sale, or to use any parking lot or portion thereof as
an automobile repair shop.
A. The operator of the premises shall not suffer, permit
or allow in any motor vehicle while the same shall be parked on a
lot operated by him:
(1) Any person or persons to sleep in such motor vehicle.
(2) Any person or persons to change clothing in such motor
vehicle.
(3) Any picnicking; drinking of beverages, alcoholic or
otherwise; or eating of lunches or other meals in such motor vehicle.
Nor shall any such operator suffer, permit or allow the eating of
lunches or other meals on such parking or storage lot or the use of
such parking or storage lot as a playground or for box lunch parties.
B. No licensee shall refuse to park or store any vehicle
for which there shall be accommodation in the parking lot, provided
the operator of the motor vehicle tenders the stated fee for such
parking.
Before any license shall be issued, a certificate
of occupancy must be obtained from the Building Inspector.
At the time of accepting a motor vehicle for
storage or parking in a parking or storage lot, the person conducting
the same, his agent, servant or employee shall furnish to such person
parking his motor vehicle a distinctive check which shall be numbered
to correspond to a coupon placed upon such motor vehicle, which check
shall contain the name and address of the parking or storage lot.
No licensee shall make any charge for storage
or parking of any motor vehicle in a parking lot in excess of that
set forth in his application for a license unless he has:
A. Notified the Township Clerk in writing of the change
at least 48 hours before the effective date of the change; and
B. Posted signs showing such increase in the same manner as set forth in §
146-6 herein.
A. Each licensee shall forthwith, but within 24 hours,
giving necessary details, notify the Police Department of any claim
made by reason of any loss, theft or conversion occurring upon the
premises.
B. Each licensee shall immediately notify the Police
Department, giving the necessary details, when any automobile has
remained without explanation for a period longer than 24 hours.
A. Any person, partnership, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $200 or by
imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days in the county jail,
or both, as may be imposed at the discretion of the Judge presiding
over the hearing.
B. Any person shall be authorized to make any complaint
for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. It shall
be the duty of the Department of Inspections, the Building Inspector,
to enforce the terms of this chapter as part of his official duties.
All ordinances of the Township of Saddle Brook
governing and regulating safety regulations, fire regulations, building
construction, signs and any other ordinances, even though not specified,
are hereby made applicable to the regulation of parking lots and storage
garages, and all of said ordinances must be satisfied before any license
may be issued in connection with this chapter.