[Adopted 2-13-1985 as Ord. No. 1985:493 (Part 5 of Ch. 104 of the 1967 Code)]
[Amended 11-24-2003 by Ord. No. 2003:908]
The purposes of this Part 4 are to establish certain areas on public and private lands that shall be designated for the parking of motor vehicles by persons to whom handicapped person identification cards have been issued, to prohibit the parking in such designated areas by persons to whom a handicapped person identification card has not been issued and to establish penalties for the violation of this Part 4.
This Part 4 is enacted in accordance with N.J.S.A. Title 39, which confers upon the Borough of Closter the right to establish handicapped parking spaces in order to preserve and safeguard the public health, safety, morals and welfare.
[Amended 3-28-2001 by Ord. No. 2001:841]
The designation of signs indicating "handicapped parking spaces" shall be done in conformance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways by the Police Department.
[Amended 11-24-2003 by Ord. No. 2003:908]
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle in a designated handicapped parking space without a handicapped person identification card.
B. 
Persons in violation of this Part 4 shall be subject to a fine as set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.
[Amended 3-8-2017 by Ord. No. 2017:1220]