Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-11 and N.J.S.A. 52:32-12, this Part 2 provides for restricted parking spaces for handicapped persons in all parking facilities under the jurisdiction of the Borough of Beach Haven.
As used in this Part 2, the following terms have the following meanings:
PHYSICAL HANDICAP
A physical impairment which confines a person to a wheelchair, causes a person to walk with difficulty or insecurity, affects the sight or hearing to the extent that a person functioning in public areas is insecure or exposed to danger, causes faulty coordination or reduces mobility, flexibility, coordination and perception to the extent that facilities are needed to provide for the safety of that person.
PUBLIC BUILDING
Any building, structure, facility or complex used by the general public or to which the general public is invited, including but not limited to theaters, concert halls, auditoriums, museums, schools, libraries, recreation facilities, public transportation terminals and stations, factories, office buildings, businesses, shopping centers, hotels or motels and public eating places, whether privately or publicly owned, except that this term shall not include private family residences, warehouse storage areas and all buildings conducting hazardous occupancies that involve highly combustible, highly flammable or explosive material.
[Amended 11-13-1989 by Ord. No. 89-30]
A. 
The owners of all public buildings which provide parking spaces adjacent to or used in conjunction with the public buildings shall, within 90 days of notice thereof, provide for parking spaces for handicapped persons in accordance with the guidelines herein set forth and in a location and manner as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer. Only preexisting buildings with no land to accommodate the requirements herein are exempt from this Part 2.
B. 
The Department of Public Works of the Borough of Beach Haven shall from time to time, as the Council of the Borough of Beach Haven may indicate by resolution, provide for handicapped parking spaces at or on any such designated locations at or on public streets.
[Amended 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-20]
C. 
The Department of Public Works of the Borough of Beach Haven shall from time to time, as the Council of the Borough of Beach Haven may indicate by resolution, provide for handicapped parking spaces at or on any such designated locations at municipal parking lots or areas.
[Amended 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-20]
Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be constructed in accordance with the following guidelines:
A. 
In all instances where parking lots are provided for public buildings or facilities as defined herein, designated parking spaces for handicapped persons shall be required as follows:
Total Parking in Lot
Required Number of Accessible Spaces
Up to 50
1
Over 50
3% of total spaces in lot (to nearest whole number)
B. 
The location of the physically handicapped spaces shall be in an area of the parking facility which is most accessible and approximate to the building or buildings which the facility serves. The determination of said location shall be made by the Construction Official in conjunction and consultation with the owner. In shopping centers and other multistore facilities, the handicapped spaces shall be as near to the flagship store as possible and/or at such other locations as may be agreeable between the Construction Official and the owner.
C. 
Each space or group of spaces shall be identified with a clearly visible sign displaying the international symbol of access, along with the following words: "THESE SPACES RESERVED FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED ONLY. SPECIAL VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED." The lines designating the area shall be painted in fluorescent yellow paint, and the center of the space shall have painted thereon the international symbol.
D. 
Each space shall be 12 feet wide to allow room for persons in wheelchairs or on braces or crutches to get in or out of either side of the automobile on a level, paved surface suitable for wheeling and walking.
E. 
Where possible, such spaces shall be located so that persons in wheelchairs or using braces or crutches are not compelled to wheel or walk behind parked cars.
F. 
Where applicable, curb ramps shall be provided to permit handicapped people access from the parking area to the sidewalk.
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space designated and marked as being set aside for the physically handicapped in any parking facility unless said vehicle shall have affixed thereto an identification certificate or marker issued by the New Jersey Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles. In the case of an out-of-state vehicle, identification display of the international symbol for the physically handicapped shall be required.
B. 
Parking in a handicapped space without the aforesaid vehicle identification shall create a rebuttable presumption that use of the space was not for the physically handicapped.
[Added 6-24-1991 by Ord. No. 91-20]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-8 and N.J.S.A. 39:4-197 et seq., there shall be and are hereby designated restricted parking spaces for handicapped persons on municipal streets and parking lots under the jurisdiction of the Borough of Beach Haven, as set forth and described in the Schedules to follow this section, attached to and made a part of this Part 2. The appropriate traffic signals and signs shall be posted thereon.