[HISTORY: Adopted by the North Wildwood City
Council 2-12-1982 by Ord. No. 805. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes any motor vehicle or motor bus operated over public
highways in this City for the transportation of passengers, with the
following exceptions:
A motor vehicle or motor bus with a carrying
capacity of less than 13 passengers.
A motor vehicle or motor bus operating upon
a regular scheduled route by a public transportation utility company.
Buses operated for the transportation of enrolled
school children in school-connected activities in association with
any school in the City of North Wildwood.
Motor vehicles or motor buses engaged in the
transportation of participants in a parade in the City of North Wildwood,
which parade is authorized by permit of the City, which permit shall
provide for the designated areas to be used for loading, unloading
and parking of such motor vehicles or motor buses.
No person shall park a bus upon any of the streets
in the City of North Wildwood at any time. Arrangements for the parking
of buses shall be made, in advance, with the owner or operator of
the hotel, motel, restaurant or similar location to which said bus
is transporting its passengers.
Loading and unloading of buses shall be at the
parking lot of the hotel, motel, restaurant or similar location unless
such location does not have a parking lot, in which case said bus
shall load and unload on an uncongested street other than the City
streets running generally in a northeast/southwest direction. Such
loading and unloading on a public street shall be concluded in a reasonable
period of time, not to exceed 15 minutes. In no case shall the operator
of a bus suffer, permit or allow said bus's engine to run during the
process of loading and unloading or when parking or standing, except
when standing in a line of traffic halted temporarily for purposes
of traffic control. In the event that no satisfactory uncongested
area for the loading and unloading of a bus is available, City Council
may allow loading and unloading to take place at some other location
at a particularly designated time, by permit upon application made
in advance therefor.
The Police Department of the City of North Wildwood
shall be responsible for the enforcement of this chapter and shall
take all reasonable steps necessary to prevent violations hereof.
[Amended 3-20-1991 by Ord. No. 1054; 5-21-2002 by Ord. No. 1411; at time of adoption
of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person or association of persons convicted
of a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $2,000, imprisonment
for not more than 90 days, or community service for not more than
90 days, or any combination thereof. Each day that a violation continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
