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Village of Ridgewood, NJ
Bergen County
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Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meanings respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.
B. 
Additionally, as used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DUMPSTER
A container with a cover used for storing refuse, garbage, rubbish, recyclable materials, trash, waste, and any other materials designated for disposal by a commercial entity. "Dumpster," for the purpose of this chapter, shall also mean any container used to hold waste oil or grease for subsequent recycling. All dumpsters shall be in accordance with the Village Code governing such.
[Added 9-9-2009 by Ord. No. 3213]
FLEX PARKING SPOTS
Parking spots designated for use by either CBD employee parking permit holders, shoppers, or as diner patron parking spots on a first come, first served basis throughout the day.
[Added 10-24-2018 by Ord. No. 3674; amended 1-8-2020 by Ord. No. 3764]
GRAB AND GO PARKING SPACE
Any curbside parking space designated for patrons of businesses in the Central Business District from which an operator of a passenger vehicle can collect food or merchandise in a contactless manner while remaining with the vehicle. Occupancy by a vehicle of the grab and go parking space shall not be longer than 15 minutes.
[Added 8-5-2020 by Ord. No. 3805]
HOLIDAYS
Includes New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
[Amended 4-15-2009 by Ord. No. 3178]
METERED PARKING PLACE
Any parking location the privilege of parking a vehicle in or upon which is regulated by a single parking meter.
MULTISPACE METERED PARKING AREA
Any Village-owned and operated parking lot area for which the privilege of parking a passenger car thereupon is regulated by a multispace parking meter system and corresponding pay station.
[Added 7-8-2009 by Ord. No. 3203; amended 9-9-2009 by Ord. No. 3212]
MULTISPACE PARKING METER
A parking meter regulating a number of parking spaces, activated by United States of America coinage or paper currency, which is located upon a public right-of-way, street, sidewalk, or within a parking facility wherein upon parking of passenger cars for an established fee is permitted.
[Added 7-8-2009 by Ord. No. 3203; amended 9-9-2009 by Ord. No. 3212]
OVERTIME PARKING
To park, stop or stand a vehicle in or upon a metered parking place beyond the maximum period of time allowed by the parking meter therefor, for parking privilege, whether the fee for such additional time shall have been deposited or not.
PARKING METER
A coin-activated mechanical device located upon a street, parking site or sidewalk in a designated parking meter zone to measure the period of time during which parking will be permitted.
PARKING METER ZONE
Such parking site or sites as hereinafter designated in or upon which the privilege of temporarily parking a vehicle shall be regulated as to duration and fee by a parking meter or meters.
PARKING SITE
Any lot, tract or parcel of land excluding streets, alleyways and footpaths designated and maintained by the Village for the parking of vehicles by the public.
PARKING SPACE
Any regulated marked parking location for the parking of a motorized vehicle by the public, for which payment is required, be they a two-wheeled, three-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle.
[Added 6-17-2020 by Ord. No. 3802]
REFUSE ENCLOSURE
A designated area in a municipal parking lot constructed by the Village of Ridgewood for the purposes of containing dumpsters.
[Added 9-9-2009 by Ord. No. 3213]
REPEAT PARKING
To move or cause to be moved a vehicle from a metered parking place to the same or another metered parking place for the sole purpose of exceeding the maximum time limitation for parking privilege established for a metered parking place.
VALET LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONES
The designated zones within the public right-of-way, in accordance § 265-72, Schedule XXII, of the Village Code, to be utilized by the valet parking operator for collection and return of vehicles to users of the valet parking service.
[Added 9-17-2014 by Ord. No. 3433]
Chapter 20, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, and Chapter 34, Parking Meter Zones, of the 1974 Village Code, and all former traffic ordinances of the Village of Ridgewood are hereby repealed, with the exception of any ordinances relating to traffic or parking adopted subsequent to July 11, 1995, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal. This repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this chapter.
A. 
The Village Manager is hereby authorized and empowered, from time to time, to adopt and promulgate reasonable regulations for the closing of any public street or portion or portions thereof in the Village of Ridgewood to motor vehicle traffic on any day or days or during specified hours on any day or days whenever he finds such closing to be necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare.
B. 
Any regulation adopted pursuant to Subsection A above shall be kept on file in the office of the Village Clerk and available for public inspection during all hours when said office is open for public business; provided, however, that no such regulation shall take effect prior to approval thereof by the Commissioner of the New Jersey State Department of Transportation.
C. 
The Division of Parking and Traffic shall post or cause to be posted proper warning signs of any such closing in any street or portion thereof during the time the same is closed pursuant to Subsection A above.