[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Brick as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 288.
[Adopted 8-12-1980 by Ord. No. 398-80 (Ch. 209 of the 1989 Code)]
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall be applicable:
PHYSICAL HANDICAP
A physical impairment which confines a person to a wheelchair, causes a person to walk with difficulty or insecurity, affects the sight or hearing to the extent that a person functioning in public areas is insecure or exposed to danger, causes faulty coordination or reduces mobility, flexibility, coordination and perceptiveness to the extent that facilities are needed to provide for the safety of that person.
PUBLIC BUILDING
Any building, structure, facility or complex used by the general public, including but not limited to theaters, concert halls, auditoriums, museums, schools, libraries, recreation facilities, public transportation terminals and stations, factories, office buildings, business establishments, passenger vehicle service stations, shopping centers, hotels or motels and public eating places constructed by any state, county or municipal governmental agency or instrumentality or any private individual, partnership, association or corporation, with the following exceptions: one- to four-family private residences, warehouse storage areas and all buildings classified as hazardous occupancies. As used herein, "hazardous occupancy" means the occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof that involves highly combustible, highly flammable or explosive material or which has inherent characteristics that constitute a special fire hazard.
[Amended 3-24-1981 by Ord. No. 398-A-81]
SPECIAL VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE
A special vehicle identification certificate and/or a license plate issued by the Director of Motor Vehicles pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-206.
[Added 3-24-1981 by Ord. No. 398-A-81]
[Amended 3-24-1981 by Ord. No. 398-A-81]
From and after the effective date of this article, any individual, partnership, association or corporation which owns any public building in the Township of Brick shall provide reserved parking spaces for the physically handicapped on any parking lot serving such public building in accordance with the following:
A. 
A minimum of 1% of the total number of parking spaces, but not less than two parking spaces, shall be provided in an area of the parking lot which is most accessible and approximate to the public building or buildings which the lot serves.
B. 
Signs.
[Amended 2-22-1983 by Ord. No. 398-D-83; 12-31-1990 by Ord. No. 398-F-90]
(1) 
Each parking space or group of parking spaces designated for vehicle parking by handicapped drivers or vehicles transporting the handicapped will be posted with the proper sign as specified by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. In addition, any sign erected after the effective date of this article shall include a separate penalty plate as set forth by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
(2) 
Signs which were erected prior to the effective date of this article shall be modified within 12 months after the effective date to include the penalty information.
(3) 
Single parking places may be posted with signs in the center of the parking stall, or signs employing the appropriate arrow may be placed on the side line of the parking stall. This technique may also be used to sign multiple stalls located side by side.
C. 
Each space shall be 12 feet wide to allow room for persons in wheelchairs or on braces or crutches to get in and out of either side of an automobile onto a level, paved surface suitable for wheeling and walking.
D. 
Where possible, such spaces shall be located so that persons in wheelchairs or using braces or crutches are not compelled to wheel or walk behind parked cars.
E. 
Curb ramps shall be provided to permit handicapped people access from parking area to sidewalk.
[Amended 3-24-1981 by Ord. No. 398-A-81; 12-8-1981 by Ord. No. 398-B-81; 3-9-1982 by Ord. No. 398-C-82; 9-11-1984 by Ord. No. 398-E-84; 12-31-1990 by Ord. No. 398-F-90]
A. 
Any individual, partnership, association or corporation failing to provide parking spaces in accordance with the terms of this article and/or any operator of any motor vehicle who is not physically handicapped and who operates a motor vehicle in the absence of a physically handicapped person as a passenger in such motor vehicle and occupies a parking space reserved for the physically handicapped with such motor vehicle shall be subject to the penalties as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-15, General penalty.
[Amended 3-12-1991 by Ord. No. 398-G-91]
B. 
Any owner and/or operator of a motor vehicle who parks in a space reserved for the physically handicapped and who does not display a special vehicle identification certificate issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-206, regardless of whether the operator, owner or passenger in the vehicle is handicapped, shall be subject to a fine of $250 for the first offense and for subsequent offenses, a fine of at least $250 and up to 90 days' community service on such terms and in such form as the court shall deem appropriate, or any combination thereof.
[Amended 4-23-1991 by Ord. No. 398-4-91; 10-7-2003 by Ord. No. 398-J-03]
[Adopted 2-27-1996 by Ord. No. 438-Y-96]
No vehicle shall be parked on the property of Brick Township High School located at 346 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick, New Jersey, also known as Lot 12, Block 701.39 or Brick Memorial High School located at 2001 Lanes Mill Road, Brick, New Jersey, also known as Lot 2, Block 12-11, as shown on the Tax Map of Brick Township, unless:
A. 
The vehicle is parked within the permit parking area as established by the Brick Township Board of Education, and has displayed a current official Brick Township Board of Education permanent parking permit on the rear side of the rear-view mirror in such a manner so it can be clearly visible by a police officer or security personnel designated by the Board of Education; or
B. 
The vehicle falls under one of the following exemptions to parking by permanent permit:
(1) 
Pupils or visitors. A vehicle displaying a current parking permit or temporary parking permit, provided that the operator of the vehicle is a bona fide pupil or visitor to the grounds of Brick Township High School or Brick Memorial High School and parks within the permit parking area. The pupil or visitor's permit shall be displayed on the rear side of the rear-view mirror of the vehicle in such a manner to be clearly visible by a police officer or security personnel designated by the Board of Education.
(2) 
Contractors, service and delivery vehicles. Contractors, service and delivery vehicles bearing the name and addresses of a commercial business may park without a permit within the permit parking area during the time they are rendering service to the Board of Education.
(3) 
Emergency and public utility vehicles. Emergency vehicles and public utility vehicles may park within the permit parking areas during the time they are rendering service or repairs to the Board of Education.
Application for parking permits under this article shall be made in writing on forms available from the Brick Township Board of Education Business Administrator. Permits shall be granted only under the following terms and conditions:
A. 
A permanent permit, valid for one school year, shall be issued for a vehicle owned or principally operated by a person employed by the Brick Township Board of Education. Said permanent permit shall be yellow in color. Permanent permittees shall park anywhere on campus within parking spaces demarcated by yellow lines.
B. 
Pupil permits, valid for one school year, may be issued to any pupil authorized by the Brick Township Board of Education Business Administrator or his designee, attending Brick Township High School or Brick Memorial High School. Pupil permits shall be white in color. Pupil permittees shall only park within parking spaces demarcated by white lines.
C. 
Visitor or temporary permits for a time not to exceed 24 hours may be issued for persons who are a bona fide guest(s) or visitor(s) of any employee or of the Brick Township Board of Education. Said visitor or temporary permittees shall only park within parking spaces demarcated by white lines.
D. 
The Brick Township Board of Education may establish fees for issuing such parking permits. The Brick Township Board of Education Business Administrator or his designee shall maintain appropriate records for all parking permits and establish a procedure for renewal and replacement of parking permits as well as all other administrative matters concerning the parking permits required to effectuate permit parking authorized by this article.
A. 
The Police Department of Brick Township or any Brick Township Board of Education employee may make complaint in the Municipal Court of the Township of Brick for any conduct in violation of this article.
B. 
Any 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 owner shall be responsible for the reasonable costs of removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
C. 
In addition to the provisions of Subsection B above, any person convicted of a violation of this article or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.
The provisions of this article shall only be effective between the hours of 7:00 a.m. an 3:00 p.m. local time when school is in session.