[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Galloway 1-18-1983 by Ord. No. 716. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Commercial and charter (omnibus) buses whose capacity is
eight or more passengers, for hire, which deposit their passengers
at a location other than where the bus is parked. This chapter is
not intended to regulate commercial and charter (omnibus) buses which
come into the Township of Galloway for the purpose of discharging
passengers within the township, thereafter parking and waiting to
pick up the same passengers to transport them elsewhere and/or outside
of the township.
The area designated in this chapter where buses may be parked.
The stopping or standing of any charter or commercial (omnibus)
bus, whether or not the engine is running, for any period of time
whatsoever, on private property, except when making a stop for gasoline,
any emergency stop for required repairs or stops as set forth in the
definition of "buses" above.
Bus parking shall be permitted for the following
purposes only:
A.
A commercial and charter bus which comes into the
Township of Galloway for the purpose of discharging passengers within
the township, thereafter parking at the site of discharge and waiting
to pick up the same passengers to transport them elsewhere within
and/or outside of the township.
B.
When stopping for gasoline.
C.
When making an emergency stop for required repairs.
D.
Parking as defined herein on private property located
in the Industrial District, as defined in § 54-67B(2) and
C(2) of the Galloway Township Land Management Code (Ordinance No.
944 of 1989).
[Added 9-11-1990 by Ord. 1024; amended 10-9-1990 by Ord. No. 1025]
Human waste dumping from buses is specifically
prohibited unless the owner of the property where buses may stop or
park under this chapter makes proper provision therefor and obtains
the necessary permits from the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities
Division.
It shall be unlawful for buses to park at any
time upon the public streets and highways of the Township of Galloway,
except as hereinabove set forth for emergency reasons, and it shall,
in any event, be unlawful for buses to park at any time in shopping
center parking areas located within the confines of the Township of
Galloway.
A.
No bus covered by this chapter will be stopped within
the geographic area of the Township of Galloway with its engine running
for a period in excess of five minutes except to load or discharge
passengers at a designated loading or discharge site or at a maintenance
facility when the bus is undergoing repairs or as otherwise designated
in this chapter. At such time as a bus reaches its parking destination,
the engine shall be shut off forthwith, subject, however, to the following
provisions respecting existing temperatures.
B.
During periods when the ambient air temperature is
less than 55º F. or more than 75º F., buses may not be parked
with engines running until 20 minutes prior to its estimated departure
time from the parking site. During times when the ambient air temperature
is between 55º F. and 75º F., buses may not be parked with
engines running until 15 minutes prior to its estimated departure
time from the parking site.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner
of the property where buses stop or park to adhere to the terms and
conditions of this chapter. The Municipal Council shall have the authority
to revoke a license upon just cause being shown by way of complaint
from the Police Department, any member of the public and/or the Code
Enforcement Officer, upon not less than three days' notice of a public
hearing to the holder of a mercantile license to show cause why said
license should not be revoked. In the event that the complaint or
fact situation is of such an emergent nature, as established by any
recognized health agency, police agency or the local Code Enforcement
Officer, as to cause probable harm to the public health, safety and/or
welfare of the citizenry of the township, then the mercantile license
may be revoked forthwith pending a hearing which, in no event, shall
be held no more than four days from the date of the emergent revocation
of a mercantile license.
[Amended 6-28-2005 by Ord. No. 1609; 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 1951-2016]
Any parking lot owner, agent, person or corporation
who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or who fails to
comply with any of the requirements hereof and who refuses to abate
such violation within two days after written notice has been served,
either by mail or personal service, if found guilty in the Municipal
Court of the Township of Galloway or any other court of competent
jurisdiction, shall be liable to a fine of not more than $2,000, imprisonment
for not more than 90 days and/or a period of community service for
not more than 90 days, in addition to any other remedy ordered by
said Court. A separate offense shall be deemed to have been committed
on each day on which a violation occurs or during which period of
time a violation continues after notice of the violation has been
served.
