Township of North Brunswick, NJ Article II Park and Ride Lots

[Adopted 5-20-1991]

§ 227-9 Purpose.

This article is adopted for the purpose of assuring the safe and orderly parking of motor vehicles and the promotion of traffic safety, reduction of traffic congestion and overall public safety in the Township of North Brunswick, and particularly in regards to the operation of the Governor's Pointe Park and Ride facility located at Hartland Commons Way and Elizabeth Street.

§ 227-10 Applicability.

A. The provisions, rules and regulations of this article pertaining to parking areas are applicable to all those parcels of land and premises situated at the Governor's Pointe Park and Ride facility located at Hartland Commons Way and Elizabeth Street, which land is owned, leased, occupied or controlled by the Township of North Brunswick and devoted to the purpose of parking motor vehicles, but does not apply to any lands or area within the right-of-way of any public street, road or highway.

B. These provisions, rules and regulations shall also be applicable to any other parcels of land and premises owned, leased, occupied or controlled by the Township of North Brunswick and devoted to the purpose of parking motor vehicles now or hereafter.

§ 227-11 Permit required; hours; parking restrictions.

A. Parking on said lands and premises hereinbefore designated shall be allowed by permit only, which shall be evidenced by a document issued by the Township for the purpose of identifying the parked vehicle and which shall be prominently displayed on or in the parked vehicle consistent with procedures specified by the Township's Office of Traffic Management.

B. With the exception of provisions allowing daily parking, if any, such parking areas shall be marked by signs indicating that parking will be by permit only and that vehicles must bear the required identification, which signs may state "Parking by Permit Only."

C. No vehicle shall be parked in any such parking area unless it displays in the fashion specified by the Township's Office of Traffic Management a current and valid parking permit so issued by the Township of North Brunswick as herein provided.

D. No vehicle shall be parked or remain parked in any such parking area between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. in any day of the week or at such other times as may be designated by the Township's Office of Traffic Management.

E. No vehicle shall be parked except within a single designated parking space where indicated by marked lines on the surface of the parking area or as may be directed by the Police or attendant in charge of the parking area or by a control sign indicating the designated area or areas in which to park.

F. No trailers, trucks or buses shall be parked in any such parking area except only in such space as may be specifically designated for the same.

G. No vehicle shall be parked within the entrance or exit to any such parking area or within any of the aisles thereof.

H. All vehicles must be parked with the rear window of the vehicle clearly visible from the aisle behind the space to facilitate permit inspection.

§ 227-12 Issuance of permits; transferability; term; fees; record of permits.

A. Said parking permits shall be issued or renewed by the Township Clerk during regular business hours when the Office of the Township Clerk is open, or applied for by mail. Payment for permits or renewals may be made in person, with cash or check, or by mail, with payment made by check. Permits shall be issued to Township residents only upon provision of suitable identification verifying the residency of the applicant and identifying the vehicle or vehicles for which the permit is to be used by said resident. Township residents shall receive priority, but permits may also be issued to nonresidents of the Township consistent with procedures adopted by the Office of Traffic Management. Waiting lists shall be maintained of residents and nonresidents interested in using the facility in the event that demand exceeds supply.

B. Said permits shall be issued to the owner of the registered motor vehicle and are nontransferable. However, a permit may be used in alternate vehicles when such vehicles are used for carpooling purposes by the permit holder, with such vehicles identified on the permit application. An issued permit may be transferred during the period for which it is valid to a new vehicle purchased by the applicant on the sale, replacement or transfer of the original vehicle. In such case, the owner shall remove the permit and supply evidence thereof to the Township Clerk to obtain a new permit or transfer said permit to a different vehicle.

C. Permits shall be issued for monthly or quarterly periods using procedures specified by the Office of Traffic Management. Permits shall be valid from the first of the month or quarter for which the permit is designated to midnight of the last day of said month or quarter.

D. The application for a permit and permission to use the permit shall be charged at the rate of $25 per month for Township residents and $35 per month for nonresidents should permits be offered to nonresidents.

E. Said permits shall have written thereon "Township of North Brunswick Parking Permit," together with the date of the permit's expiration.

F. The Township Clerk shall make and keep a record of all permits issued, including therein the date of issuance, the name, address and telephone number of the person to whom the permit is issued and the motor vehicle registration number(s), the make(s), model year(s) and color(s) of the motor vehicle(s) for which the permit is issued.

§ 227-13 Presumption of proper permitting.

Any person parking a motor vehicle with such permit displayed shall be assumed to have properly applied for and received permission to park said motor vehicle in any such parking area of the Township of North Brunswick and to have acknowledged the rules and regulations for use of the facility.

§ 227-14 Promulgation of rules and regulations.

Further rules and regulations pertaining to such parking areas and the parking of motor vehicles therein may be made from time to time by resolution of the Township Council or by the Township Police or Office of Traffic Management, consistent with the purpose and intent of the procedures defined herein.

§ 227-15 Disabled vehicles.

No person shall park or place any disabled vehicle or permit any such disabled vehicle to remain in any such parking area without the express permission of the Police or Office of Traffic Management.

§ 227-16 Violations and penalties; removal of vehicles.

A. Any person parking a vehicle in a manner other than as required by this Article, even though the vehicle bears a valid permit, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $15, and each day that such a violation continues shall be a separate and distinct violation. A summons for violations may be issued by the Township Police, parking enforcement officers or other authorized designee. Payments for such violation or violations shall be made to the Clerk of the Township Municipal Court upon a plea of guilty.

B. In case of a violation of any other provision of this Article, including but not limited to parking a vehicle without a valid or duly issued permit or parking a vehicle in an unsafe manner or outside prescribed hours, the person so parking and/or the owner of the vehicle shall be subject to a fine of not more than $100, and each day that the violation continues shall be a separate and distinct offense.

C. Any vehicle parked in any such parking area in violation of this article, except a vehicle bearing a valid permit and not parked as herein required, may be removed from the parking area on the order of the Police, and the owner thereof shall pay the reasonable cost of such removal and of storage which may result from such removal before being allowed to regain possession of the vehicle and such costs of removal and storage shall be in addition to any penalty or fine herein provided.

§ 227-17 Exceptions.

This article shall not apply to any municipal vehicles registered to the Township of North Brunswick nor to any vehicles engaged in police work.