A.
The provisions
of this article imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve
any person of the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions
prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles
as set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey statute or
as hereinafter provided.
B.
The Chief of Police for the Village of Ridgewood, or his or her designee, shall have the authority under Chapter 265 to waive the prohibitions on overnight parking regulations when requested to do so by residents. All requests for waivers for up to five nights will be considered, upon the required proper information describing the vehicle, location, and caller being provided. All waivers in excess of five nights will be individually reviewed, upon the submittal of the required proper information. All requests shall be made through Central Dispatch.
[Added 9-14-2016 by Ord.
No. 3543]
C.
The Village
Manager of the Village of Ridgewood, or his or her designee, shall
be authorized to amend, change or modify the Village's parking regulations
and parking space assignments, as necessary. These amendments/changes/modifications
shall be made effective immediately, through the adoption of a resolution
by the Village Council of the Village of Ridgewood, which shall delineate
said parking amendments/changes/modifications.
[Added 8-5-2020 by Ord. No. 3803]
[Amended 5-13-2015 by Ord. No. 3473]
A.
It shall be prohibited for any motor vehicle to be parked on any roadway, or in any municipal parking lot, in the Village of Ridgewood in an area not intended or marked for parking. These areas include all areas described in Schedule XV (§ 265-65) and any roadway or parking lot marked in the following manner:
(1)
A roadway or parking lot marked, by an official government entity,
with either approved marking paint or by appropriate signage that
indicates parking is prohibited in this area.
(2)
Any
regulatory change or amendment related to parking or standing of vehicles
on roadways in the Village of Ridgewood, as issued by the Village
Manager, upon the adoption of a resolution by the Village Council
authorizing same.
[Added 8-5-2020 by Ord. No. 3803]
B.
It shall also be prohibited for any motor vehicle to park on any
roadway or in any municipal parking lot in a manner in which can interfere
with and affect the safety of the public. Any person found to be in
violation of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than
$75, nor more than $100.
C.
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this article
shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation
of traffic, and any police officer may provide for the removal of
such vehicle. The vehicle owner shall pay the reasonable costs of
the removal and storage which may result from such removal before
regaining possession of the vehicle.
[Amended 6-10-2009 by Ord. No. 3186; 3-9-2022 by Ord. No. 3891; 5-10-2023 by Ord. No. 3954]
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, unless it is a bus legally operated for the public transportation or conveyance of passengers, upon any of the streets, parts thereof, or Village-owned properties or parts thereof, described in Schedule XVI (§ 265-66), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle on any street in the Village between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. In addition, no person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule XVII (§ 265-67) of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule XVII, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
[Added 8-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2952]
No person shall park a vehicle bearing a commercial license plate between the hours specified in Schedule XXVI (§ 265-75.1), of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule XXVI, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
[Amended 4-14-2010 by Ord. No. 3248]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle, unless loading or unloading passengers only, during the times specified in Schedule XVIII (§ 265-68) of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the sheets or parts of streets described in said Schedule XVIII, attached to and made part of this chapter.
[Amended 1-14-2015 by Ord. No. 34538-5-2020 by Ord. No. 3805; 7-13-2022 by Ord. No. 3912]
No person shall park a vehicle on any or all parts of any street identified in said Schedule XIX, during any single day, any longer than the time limit shown in Schedule XIX (§ 265-69). Parking is only permitted on such streets between the hours listed in said Schedule XIX, unless otherwise indicated or directed by order of the Police Department. Schedule XIX is attached to and made a part of this chapter.
A.
No person
shall park, stop, or stand in a "grab and go," "complementary," or
"courtesy" parking spot for more than 15 consecutive minutes any time
the space is designated as the same. No vehicle shall be permitted
to idle in this spot for more than three minutes.
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours of 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight on the Fourth of July (or, in the event that the Fourth of July falls on a Sunday, on July 5) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XX (§ 265-70), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
[Amended 7-15-2015 by Ord. No. 3481; 3-8-2017 by Ord. No. 3582]
A.
It shall be unlawful, and a violation of this ordinance, for any
vehicle to be parked on any roadway or in any municipal parking lot
within the Village of Ridgewood in any other manner other than as
described:
(1)
Angled parking stall spaces: With the nose of the vehicle facing
the nearest curb line at an angle designated by officially painted
markings.
(2)
Perpendicular parking stall spaces: With either the front or the
rear of the vehicle facing perpendicular to the nearest curb line
within the officially painted markings.
(3)
Parallel parking spaces: The nose of the vehicle shall face in the
direction of travel of the section of roadway nearest the parking
space.
(4)
All vehicles parked on any roadway or in any municipal parking lot
within the Village of Ridgewood shall be parked fully within the confines
of the officially painted parking space. Any vehicle, or portion of
vehicle, not fully within the confines of the parking space, shall
be in violation of this chapter.
B.
Exceptions:
(1)
Any emergency vehicle, while in the official performance of their
duties or to allow for a rapid deployment of resources;
(2)
Any Village of Ridgewood vehicle, in the official performance of
duties; or
(3)
Any vehicle visibly displaying either valid disability parking plates
or a disabled parking placard, operated by a person with disabilities
or their caregiver while transporting them, so long as the vehicle
must be parked in violation of this chapter in order to safely allow
the person with disabilities to embark and disembark the vehicle.
C.
Any vehicle found to be in violation of any of the provisions of
this section shall be subject to a fine.
D.
In the interest of public safety, any police officer may provide
for the removal of any vehicle found to be in violation of this section
if the officer reasonably believes that the vehicle is a nuisance
and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic. The owner
of the vehicle shall pay the reasonable costs of the removal and storage
which may result from such removal before regaining possession of
the vehicle.
[Amended 8-13-2014 by Ord. No. 3431; 5-13-2015 by Ord. No. 3471]
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to park a motor vehicle in any of the locations described in Schedule XXII (§ 265-72), except under the following conditions:
A.
A motor vehicle may be temporarily parked in a described loading
zone:
(1)
By the owner, or employee of, a business to load or unload material
related to the commerce of said business only:
(a)
For no more than 10 minutes from the time the vehicle had been
parked, unless permission has been given specifically for an occurrence
in which the vehicle can be parked no longer than 20 minutes.
(2)
By a delivery company, while actively delivering or picking up goods
from an establishment, reasonably distanced from the loading zone
location:
(a)
For no more than 15 minutes from the time the vehicle has been
parked, unless permission has been given specifically for an occurrence
in which the vehicle can be parked no longer than 30 minutes.
B.
All requests to extend time longer than stated above shall be made
through the Office of the Chief of Police, or his designee.
C.
Any vehicle parking longer than the prescribed times, or not being
utilized for the prescribed uses stated above, shall be in violation
of this chapter and be subject to a fine.
D.
Grab and
go locations for Central Business District businesses.
[Added 8-5-2020 by Ord. No. 3805]
(1)
Business
owners of an establishment in the Central Business District may request
from the Village of Ridgewood a designated grab and go pickup location
for their business. The request shall specify the number of identified
parking spaces desired.
(2)
The
Village of Ridgewood Manager, in consultation with the Police Department,
shall review each individual request and then shall designate the
number of grab and go parking spaces and location for each particular
business.
(3)
Spaces
shall be requested for a full day only. Spaces are for seven days
per week.
(5)
Fees
are payable on a quarterly basis, payable by the 25th of the first
month of each quarter.
(6)
If
a grab and go request is made after the beginning of the calendar
quarter, the applicant must pay the full amount due for the remainder
of the calendar quarter, at the time of the application.
(7)
There
shall be no refund of quarterly payments made.
(8)
No
single vehicle may occupy any grab and go location parking space for
more than 15 minutes at any time the parking space is designated as
a grab and go location.
(9)
There
shall be no credit or refunds for grab and go curbside pickup location
spaces rendered inaccessible or unusable due to events in the Central
Business District and/or inclement weather.
(10)
Vehicles utilizing grab and go curbside pickup location parking spaces
shall not be required to pay parking meter fees for their occupancy
of the grab and go pickup location space.
(11)
Grab and go parking spaces shall not be used as loading/unloading
zones by any business.
(12)
The Village of Ridgewood Police Department shall enforce overtime
parking or repeat parking or inappropriate use of the parking space
(such as using it as a loading zone) in the grab and go parking spaces.
[Amended 7-15-2015 by Ord. No. 3482]
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to park a motor vehicle in any of the locations described in Schedule XXIII (§ 265-73), except under the following conditions:
A.
A taxicab may be parked in a described, designated taxi stand if
the individual or company owning or operating the taxicab has authorization,
from the Village of Ridgewood, to use this public taxi stand.
B.
Any vehicle parking in the taxi stand, who is not authorized by the
Village of Ridgewood, shall be in violation of this chapter and be
subject to a fine.
[Amended 7-15-2015 by Ord. No. 3482]
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to park a motor vehicle in any of the locations described in Schedule XXIV (§ 265-74), except under the following conditions:
A.
A bus, authorized either by the Village of Ridgewood or the State
of New Jersey, which is currently, or shall be shortly thereafter,
embarking or disembarking passengers, shall be authorized to park,
stop or stand in a designated bus stop described in Schedule XXIV.
B.
Any other vehicle parking in a bus stop, which is not authorized,
shall be in violation of this chapter and be subject to a fine.
