Borough of Closter, NJ Part 6 Parking Authority

[Adopted 6-9-1999 by Ord. No. 1999:795]

Article XVII Purpose and Establishment

§ 183-83 Purpose.

The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Closter, New Jersey, deem it necessary to the public interest, health, safety, comfort, convenience, protection of property values and the general welfare of the Borough of Closter to provide a mechanism whereby developers of property which are subject to minimum off-street parking obligations but, due to the unique character of the subject property or other factors, are granted site plan approval or variances providing for less than the otherwise mandated number of parking spaces may be required to contribute to a fund dedicated to the acquisition, construction and maintenance of municipal parking areas.

§ 183-84 Closter Parking Reserve.

[Amended 10-12-2011 by Ord. No. 2011:1107]

A. There is created within the Borough of Closter a Closter Parking Reserve, which shall be set aside and be available for the acquisition, creation and maintenance of municipally owned, controlled or maintained parking areas.

B. The Closter Parking Reserve shall be overseen and managed by the Borough Administrator, a member of the Council and the Borough Zoning Officer.

C. The Closter Parking Reserve shall be established and funded from monies to be paid by applicants for the development of real property that are required by either the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Closter to pay to the Borough a sum to be determined by the Borough Engineer on or about January 1 of each year, for the difference between the number of parking spaces approved for the development and the minimum number of parking spaces otherwise required by the Zoning Ordinances of the Borough of Closter.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 200, Zoning.

D. Where the number of off-street parking spaces required by the zoning ordinances of the Borough of Closter is more than the number of off-street parking spaces proposed by any applicant, the Planning Board of the Borough of Closter and/or the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Closter are authorized to impose, as a condition of any approval of such application, that the applicant pay to the Borough of Closter the sum provided for each such space that is less than the minimum number required by the Zoning Ordinance.

[Amended 1-2-2018 by Ord. No. 2017:1236]

§ 183-85 Severability.

If any sentence, section, clause or other portion of this Part 6 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or repeal the remainder of this Part 6.

§ 183-86 Repealer.

All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

§ 183-87 When effective.

This Part 6 shall take effect immediately upon final passage and publication as required by law.