For the purposes of this chapter, whenever any of the following words,
terms or definitions are used herein, they shall have the meaning ascribed
to them in this section:
COMMERCIAL
Concerned with business activity involving the purchasing, selling
or exchanging of goods, products or property.
OPERATOR
Any person conducting the operation of a parking lot or garage, as
defined by this chapter, or receiving the consideration for parking or storage
of motor vehicles at such parking place.
PARKING LOT or GARAGE
Any building, structure, premises, enclosure or other place, whether
enclosed or not, except a public way, within the City where two or more motor
vehicles are stored, housed or parked for hire, charge, fee or other valuable
consideration in a condition ready for use, or where rent or compensation
is paid to the owner, manager or lessee of the premises for the housing, storing,
sheltering, keeping or maintaining such motor vehicles; provided, however,
that such terms shall not include residential parking provided for single-family
homes or multiple-family dwelling units wherein an arrangement for such parking
is provided on a rental basis for off-street parking, the consideration therefor
being set forth in the house or apartment lease or in a separate writing between
the landlord and tenant, whether the parking charge is payable to the landlord
or to the operator of the parking lot or garage.
PERSON
Any natural person, trustee, court-appointed representative, syndicate,
association, partnership, firm, club, company, corporation, business trust,
institution, agency, government corporation, municipal corporation, district
or other political subdivision, contractor, supplier, vendor, vendee, operator,
user or owner, or any officers, agents, employees or other representative,
acting either for himself/herself or for any other person in any capacity,
or any other entity recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
PUBLIC
Open to all; not limited or restricted to any particular class of
the community.
All proceeds resulting from the imposition of the fees under this chapter,
including penalties, shall be paid into the treasury of the City of Trenton.
If any public or commercial parking facility engaged in the business
of parking, garaging or storing motor vehicles fails or refuses to pay the
annual fee when required herein, the City Clerk is authorized to determine
the amount of the fee and, by mail, notify the business of the amount determined.
The amount so fixed shall thereupon become the amount due and shall be immediately
payable. For the purposes of determining the amount of the fee due, the City
Clerk shall have access to all of the books, records and any and all papers
and documents necessary. It is unlawful for any person to prevent, hinder
or interfere with the City Clerk or his/her duly authorized representatives
in the discharge of their duties in the enforcement of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse the City Clerk or his/her
duly authorized agents free access thereof at all reasonable times.
Any person violating any provision of the chapter shall be liable for a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, Article
III, General Penalty.