[Adopted 6-7-1983 by Ord. No. 834]
The following words, terms and phrases shall
have the meanings indicated:
The City parking lots are those owned by the City of North
Wildwood.
[Added 6-7-2000 by Ord. No. 1362]
To stand a vehicle for a period of time greater than is reasonably
necessary for the actual loading thereof or unloading therefrom of
persons or property.
Any building, structure, outdoor space, uncovered plot, place,
lot, parcel, yard or enclosure, or any portion thereof, on the same
or adjacent property and provided exclusively for the use and convenience
of persons doing business at or with a business establishment and
for which no charge to park is made and whether or not a ticket must
be validated.
Any building, structure, outdoor space, uncovered plot, place,
lot, parcel, yard or enclosure, or any portion thereof, used for parking
of motor vehicles other than for a business or commercial purpose.
Any building, structure, outdoor space, uncovered plot, place,
lot, parcel, yard or enclosure, or any portion thereof, where motor
vehicles may be parked, stored, housed or kept, for which any charge
is made, and which is open to the general public.
Any building, structure, outdoor space, uncovered plot, place,
lot, parcel yard or enclosure, or any portion thereof, where motor
vehicles may be parked, stored, housed or kept, pursuant to agreement
with the owner, operator or manager, and for which a charge is made
on a daily, weekly or monthly rate.
The following regulations shall govern public
parking lots and semipublic parking lots only:
A.
Designation of space and method of parking. When any
person shall establish or operate a public parking lot or semipublic
parking lot, such person shall designate the space for parking and
the manner of parking thereon, the space thereon to be used for parking
by different types of vehicles and may also limit the time such vehicles
may remain parked on the premises.
B.
Sign required and contents. Public parking lots and
semipublic parking lots shall have at each entrance to such parking
lot a permanent sign or signs suitable to apprise persons using the
same of the following information:
(1)
The hours of the day or night during which said parking
lot is open for business.
(2)
Rates charged for parking, including sliding rate
scales, if any. The figures and letters stipulating each rate shall
be of uniform size and dimensions and shall be not less than six inches
in height and three inches in width.
C.
Responsibility of licensee. Every person establishing
or maintaining a public parking lot or semipublic parking lot shall
furnish to the Police Department the name and telephone number of
a responsible person who may be contacted in the event that an emergency
arises.
D.
Minimum illumination standards. Any public parking
lot or semipublic parking lot open for business after dark will be
illuminated with lamps and fixtures emitting a minimum of one footcandle
between the hours of 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise,
except when the parking lot is empty.
E.
Parking lot surface. All paid public parking lots
shall be paved with macadam or concrete with striped parking spaces
no less than nine feet by 18 feet. All parking spaces adjacent to
a public right-of-way or street shall have wheel stops installed in
each space. The parking lot surface shall be maintained in a clean
and level fashion.
[Amended 2-16-1993 by Ord. No. 1141]
(1)
The paid public parking lot east of Block 411 between 15th and 16th Avenues, as described in § 418-82A(4), may be covered with crushed clam shells.
[Added 9-18-2018 by Ord.
No. 1757]
F.
Paid parking lots owned or operated by the City of
North Wildwood shall be for the use of cars and passenger vans only.
No trailers, mobile homes, campers, recreational vehicles or oversized
vehicles, or any vehicle in excess of 4,000 pounds, shall be permitted.
[Added 7-7-1998 by Ord. No. 1302; amended 9-18-2018 by Ord. No.
1757]
The following regulations shall cover public
parking lots, semipublic parking lots and patron parking lots:
A.
Trash cans located on lots. Notice: "Each parking
lot will be free of trash and refuse." A suitable trash can will be
made available by the holder of the license at or near the fee-collection
device or near the main entrance, which trash can shall be emptied
as often as required to prevent overflowing thereof.
The following regulations shall cover public
parking lots, semipublic parking lots, patron parking lots and private
parking lots:
A.
A person parking a vehicle without paying the posted
fee, if any, in the manner made available is deemed a trespasser.
[Amended 2-16-1993 by Ord. No. 1141]
The North Wildwood Police Department, the Zoning
Officer and/or the Construction Official shall be duly authorized
and responsible for enforcing the terms of this article.
No mercantile license shall be issued for a
parking lot violating any of the provisions of this article.
[Amended 3-20-1991 by Ord. No. 1054; 2-16-1993 by Ord. No. 1141; 5-21-2002 by Ord. No. 1411]
A.
Any person, corporation, partnership or association
of persons convicted of a violation of this article shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed $2,000, imprisonment in the county jail for
not more than 90 days, or community service for not more than 90 days,
or any combination thereof, in the discretion of the Municipal Court.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
Any person, corporation, partnership or association
of persons violating the provisions of this article upon a second
conviction shall be subject to the additional penalty of a revocation
of the violator's mercantile license for such parking lot for such
period of time as the Municipal Court may determine in its discretion.
