A.
HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES
HANDICAPPED PERSON
HANDICAPPED PERSON SLIP
HAZARDOUS OCCUPANCY
MOTOR VEHICLE
MUNICIPALITY
PARKING
PUBLIC BUILDING
SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES AND CARDS
STOPPING OR STANDING
Words and phrases. Whenever any words and phrases
are used in this chapter, the meaning respectively ascribed to them
in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of the State of
New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq.) shall be deemed to apply to such
words and phrases used herein. In addition, as used herein, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Handicapped parking spaces shall be those spaces which are
identified with a clearly visible sign displaying the international
symbol of the handicapped along with the wording "handicapped parking
only," with a designation of the penalty for violation placed on the
sign or parking space.
Any person with any physical impairment which causes that
person to walk with difficulty or insecurity, or any person with any
other injury, impairment or disability, temporary or permanent, such
as blindness, crippling diseases or amputation of either or both legs,
or parts of either or both legs, or of either or both arms.
A form issued by the Township Police Department stating that
the holder of such handicapped person slip is a handicapped person
within the meaning of this section and which complies with the required
format.
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.
Any vehicle which is self-propelled and designed to travel
along the ground, including but not limited to, automobiles, buses,
motorbikes, motorcycles, motor scooters, trucks, tractors go-carts,
campers and trailers.
The Township of Washington.
The standing or waiting of a vehicle not actually engaged
in receiving or discharging passengers or merchandise, unless in obedience
to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals.
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 government agency or instrumentality
or 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.
Those license plates and special vehicle identification cards
issued by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles of the State
of New Jersey pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-205 and 39:4-206.
When prohibited, any cessation of forward movement of a vehicle,
whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with
other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer
or traffic control sign or signal.
B.
Official time standard. Whenever certain hours are
named in this chapter, they shall mean either Eastern standard time
or Eastern daylight saving time, as may be in current use.
A.
The Chief of Police of this municipality, or his or
her designee, is hereby authorized to provide by regulation for the
closing of any street or portion thereof to motor vehicle traffic
on any day or days whenever he or she finds that such closing is necessary
for the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare.
B.
Any regulations promulgated by the Chief of Police in accordance with Subsection A above shall provide for the posting of proper warning signs of such closing on any street or portion thereof during the time the same is closed in pursuance thereof.
C.
Any violation of any regulation promulgated thereunder shall be punished as provided in § 260-4 hereof.
D.
Any regulation adopted that mandates the closing of
any street for a period greater than 48 consecutive hours shall not
become effective unless and until it has been submitted to and approved
by the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation.
Any vehicle parked in violation of this chapter
shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation
of traffic, and any peace officer may provide for the removal of such
vehicle. The owner of such vehicle shall bear the reasonable costs
of removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining
possession of the vehicle.
A.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided elsewhere
in this chapter or by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of
a violation of a provision of this chapter or any supplement thereto
shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment
for term not exceeding 15 days, or both.
B.
In addition, any police officer may provide for the removal of any vehicle parking in violation of any provisions of §§ 260-8, 260-9, 260-10, 260-11, 260-12, 260-13, 260-14, 260-15, 260-16, 260-37 and 260-38. The cost of towing and storing charges shall be borne by the owner of the towed vehicle. Such costs shall be in addition to any fine which may be imposed pursuant to this section.
If any part or parts of this chapter are, for
any reason, held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
All former traffic ordinances of the municipality
adopted prior to August 21, 2002, are hereby repealed, and all ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions
of this chapter are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall
not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person
for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby
repealed prior to the taking effect of this chapter.