A. 
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by statute, every person in violation of a provision of this chapter shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.
[Amended 5-11-2011 by Ord. No. 3295]
B. 
Violation of certain sections.
[Amended 3-10-2004 by Ord. No. 2869; 6-21-2006 by Ord. No. 3003; 5-11-2011 by Ord. No. 3295; 9-14-2016 by Ord. No. 3542]
(1) 
Any person in violation of §§ 265-23; 265-29; 265-32; 265-33; 265-34A, B, D, E, F, G and H; 265-38; 265-48; and 265-80 of this chapter shall be liable to the following penalties:
[Amended 1-25-2017 by Ord. No. 3575]
Number of Violations per Calendar Year
Penalty for Each Violation
1st through 5th ticket
$25
6th through 10th ticket
$50
11th through 20th ticket
$75
Over 20 tickets
$100
(2) 
Any person in violation of §§ 265-34C and 265-39 of this chapter shall be liable to the following penalties:
Number of Violations per Calendar Year
Penalty for Each Violation
1st ticket
$25
2nd through 5th ticket
$50
6th through 10th ticket
$75
11th through 20th ticket
$100
Over 20 tickets
$125
C. 
Certain parking violations.
[Added 2-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2925; amended 4-14-2010 by Ord. No. 3245; 8-11-2010 by Ord. No. 3258]
(1) 
Any person in violation of the provisions of § 265-33, Subsection D, On-street commuter parking sites, of this chapter shall be liable to the following penalties:
[Amended 5-11-2011 by Ord. No. 3295]
Number of Violations per Calendar Year
Penalty for Each Violation
1 to 5
$50
6 to 10
$75
11 to 15
$100
16 or more
$125
(2) 
Any person convicted of a violation of Chapter 265-33, Subsection F, "Off-street nonmetered permit parking sites for motorized two-wheeled vehicles, of this chapter shall be liable to the following penalties:
Number of Convictions per calendar year
Penalty for each conviction
1 to 5
$50
6 to 10
$75
11 to 15
$100
16 or more
$125
D. 
Any person, entity, or business in violation of § 265-42G, Portions of public parking lots designated for refuse enclosure, of this chapter shall be required to appear in court and be liable to the following penalties:
[Amended 5-11-2011 by Ord. No. 3295]
Number of Violations per Calendar Year
Penalty for Each Violation
1 to 5
$100
6 to 10
$200
11 to 15
$400
16 or more
$500
E. 
Any person in violation of the provisions of § 265-33, Subsection C, Unlimited prepaid parking, of this chapter shall be liable to the following penalties:
[Added 5-11-2011 by Ord. No. 3295]
Number of Violations per Calendar Year
Penalty for Each Violation
1 to 5
$100
6 to 10
$150
11 to 15
$200
16 or more
$500
[Amended 1-25-2017 by Ord. No. 3575]
A. 
Any vehicle upon any roadway in the Village of Ridgewood which is:
(1) 
Disabled to the extent that the operator cannot move it.
(2) 
Whose operator fails to move said vehicle from a roadway in the Village of Ridgewood when instructed to do so by an officer of the Village of Ridgewood Police Department.
(3) 
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of the traffic regulations prescribed by Title 39, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, of the State of New Jersey Statutes Annotated.
(4) 
Any vehicle observed in violation of any of the provisions of Chapter 265, Vehicles and Traffic.
(5) 
Any vehicle observed to not have a valid registration sticker or valid inspection sticker from the jurisdiction in which it was registered.
(6) 
Determined to be a nuisance, a hazard to public safety, and a menace to the public and to the proper regulation of traffic by a Ridgewood Police Officer.
B. 
Upon any of the above determination, any police officer of the Village of Ridgewood shall issue the appropriate violation(s) and provide for the removal of such vehicle by a towing firm authorized to do business in the Village of Ridgewood. The registered owner of the vehicle shall pay all costs of the removal and storage of the vehicle, resulting from its removal, before reclaiming possession of the vehicle.
A. 
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the Parking Offenses Adjudication Act (P.L. 1985, c. 14, N.J.S.A. 39:4-139.13), the Department of Police of the Village of Ridgewood is hereby authorized to impound or immobilize any vehicle found within the Village of Ridgewood in the event that there is an outstanding warrant issued against the vehicle.
B. 
Except for vehicles owned by lessors who have complied with Section 4b(1) and (2) of the Parking Offenses Adjudication Act (N.J.S.A. 39:4-139.5), if the outstanding warrant or warrants are not paid by midnight on the 30th day following the day on which the vehicle was impounded or immobilized, the vehicle may be sold at a public auction. The Department of Police shall give notice of the sale by certified mail to the owner, if his name and address are known, and to the holder of any security interest filed with the Director and by publication in a form to be prescribed by the Director by one insertion, at least five days before the date of the sale, in one or more newspapers published in this state and circulating in the Village of Ridgewood.
C. 
At any time prior to the sale, the owner of the motor vehicle or other person entitled to the motor vehicle may claim possession of the motor vehicle upon payment of the reasonable costs of removal and storage of the motor vehicle, any fine or penalty and court costs assessed against him for a violation that gave rise to the impoundment or immobilization of the motor vehicle and any outstanding warrants against the vehicle; however, the owner-lessor of a motor vehicle who has complied with Section 4b(1) and (2) of the Parking Offenses Adjudication Act (N.J.S.A. 39:4-139.5) shall be entitled to reclaim possession without payment and the lessee shall be liable for any fine, penalty, court costs and outstanding warrants against the vehicle.
D. 
Any proceeds obtained from the sale of a vehicle at public auction pursuant to this section in excess of the amount owed to the Village for the reasonable costs of removal and storage of the motor vehicle, any fine or penalty and court costs assessed for any violation that gave rise to the impoundment or immobilization of the vehicle and any outstanding warrants against the vehicle shall be returned to the owner of the vehicle, if his name and address are known.
E. 
The Village may enter into a contract with a public agency or private organization for services to be rendered in the processing of parking offenses under this section. Any contract entered into pursuant to this section for processing services shall first be submitted to the Supreme Court. Said contract shall describe the services to be provided and the procedures to be used and shall be approved by the Supreme Court prior to implementation.
A. 
Right to hearing. As to any vehicle impounded pursuant to the Ridgewood Village Code or to state statute, by or at the request of the Village of Ridgewood, its agents or employees, a person who has a legal entitlement to possession of the vehicle has a right to a post-seizure administrative hearing to determine whether there was probable cause to impound the vehicle, if such person files a written demand with the Village Manager of the Village of Ridgewood within 10 days after such person has learned such vehicle has been impounded or within 10 days after the mailing of the notice of stored vehicle, whichever occurs first. The notice of stored vehicle shall be sent in the mail to the legal and registered owner and to the garage where the vehicle is stored within 48 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, after impounding and storage of the vehicle.
B. 
Conduct of the hearing.
(1) 
A hearing shall be conducted before a hearing officer designated by the Village Manager within 48 hours of receipt of a written demand therefor from the person seeking the hearing, unless such person waives the right to a speedy hearing. Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays are to be excluded from the calculation of the forty-eight-hour period. The hearing officer shall be someone other than the person who directed the impounding and storage of the vehicle. The sole question before the hearing officer shall be whether there was probable cause to impound the vehicle in question. The phrase "probable cause to impound" shall mean such a state of facts as would lead a person of ordinary care and prudence to believe that there was sufficient breach of local, state or federal law to grant legal authority for the removal of the vehicle.
(2) 
The hearing officer shall conduct the hearing in an informal manner and shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence. The person demanding the hearing shall carry the burden of establishing that such person has the right to possession of the vehicle. The Village shall carry the burden of establishing that there was probable cause to impound the vehicle in question. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall prepare a written decision. A copy of such decision shall be provided to the person demanding the hearing and the registered owner of the vehicle (if not the person requesting the hearing). The hearing officer's decision in no way affects any criminal or motor vehicle proceeding in connection with the impounding question and any criminal or motor vehicle charges involved in such proceeding may only be challenged in the appropriate court. The decision of the hearing officer is final. Failure of the registered or legal owner or his agent to request a hearing within the provisions of this section or to attend a scheduled post-seizure hearing shall be deemed a waiver of the right to such hearing.
C. 
Decisions of the hearing officers and their effect. The hearing officer shall only determine that, as to the vehicle in issue, either there was probable cause to impound the vehicle or there was no such probable cause. In the event that the hearing officer determines that there was no probable cause, the hearing officer shall prepare and date a certificate of no probable cause, copies of which shall be given to the possessor (owner or other person entitled to possession) of the vehicle and the Village of Ridgewood. Upon receipt of the possessor's copy of such certificate, the custodian, towing company, or such, of the vehicle shall release the vehicle to its possessor. Upon a finding of no probable cause, towing and storage fees shall be paid by the Village. If the possessor fails to present such certificate to the person having custody of the vehicle within 24 hours of its receipt, excluding such days when the custodian of the vehicle is not open for business, the possessor shall assume liability for all subsequent storage charges. Such certificate shall advise the possessor of such requirement.