[Adopted 9-25-1961 by Ord. No. 598 (Ch. 143, Art. I of the 1982 Code)]
Whenever the same are used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BEECHWOOD PLACE PARKING AREA
Includes the area owned by the Borough of Leonia situated at the southeast corner of the intersection of Broad Avenue and Beechwood Place.
[Added 12-5-2011 by Ord. No. 17-11; amended 12-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-22]
BOROUGH HALL AREA
Includes the area owned by the Borough of Leonia situated in the rear of the Borough Hall, on the south side of Fort Lee Road in said Borough.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
A commercial vehicle not exceeding 10,000 pounds in registered weight with dimensions not greater than 242 inches in length, 84 inches in width, and 84 inches in height and a school bus or Type II van with a seating capacity of 16 or less.
[Added 12-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-22]
DRIVEWAY
A space within a parking area maintained for the travel, movement and distribution of vehicles to and from parking spaces.
ELM PLACE PARKING AREA
Includes the area owned by the Borough of Leonia situated east of Broad Avenue and bounded by Fort Lee Road on the south and Elm Place on the north.
LIBRARY PARKING AREA
Includes the area owned by the Borough of Leonia situated in the rear of the public library or to the north of the building and adjacent to and bounded on the north by Wood Park, on the east by the Municipal Building Complex parking area and on the west by residential property.
[Amended 12-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-22]
NONCOMMERCIAL VEHICLE
A vehicle used for personal, nonbusiness purposes excluding recreational vehicles.
[Added 12-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-22]
PARKING AREA
Any area which is owned by the Borough of Leonia whereon public parking of motor vehicles is permitted.
[Amended 12-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-22]
PARKING SPACE
Any space within a parking area marked or otherwise designated for parking a motor vehicle.
TIME
Prevailing time.
No person or operator of a motor vehicle shall, at any time, stand or park the vehicle:
A. 
In any driveway.
B. 
In any entrance to or exit from any parking area.
C. 
In any space other than within a single space designated for parking, by pavement marking or otherwise.
D. 
In any manner so as to block or impede the progress of any other vehicle or so as to prevent access by another vehicle to a vacant parking space or exit from a parking space occupied by another vehicle.
E. 
In any space or driveway where parking is prohibited, as indicated by a no-parking sign.
F. 
In any space marked for or otherwise delineated and designated for the use of emergency and public works vehicles.
[Added 8-1-1983 by Ord. No. 968; amended 12-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-22]
A. 
Every person or operator of a motor vehicle shall, when entering or leaving any parking area or parking space therein or while operating, standing or parking such vehicle within any such parking space, at all times obey any direction or signal given by a police officer of the Borough of Leonia.
B. 
Every person or operator of a motor vehicle shall, when entering or leaving the library parking area described in § 190-1 of this article, utilize the westerly driveway for entrance and the easterly driveway for exit at all times to provide for a safe and controlled flow of traffic.
[Amended 6-6-1983 by Ord. No. 967; 10-11-2000 by Ord. No. 17:00; 7-6-2009 by Ord. No. 09-09; 12-5-2011 by Ord. No. 17-11; 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-5]
A. 
With the exception of the Library parking area and the Borough Hall area and the provisions of §§ 190-6, 190-7, 190-8 and Subsection B below, it shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit any motor vehicle to stand or be parked in any parking area or space for more than two hours on any day, seven days per week, unless the vehicle displays a valid parking permit. Within the Library parking area, as defined in § 190-1, a three-hour restriction shall apply during Library operating hours only, seven days a week.
B. 
In the Borough Hall area, as defined in § 190-1 above, parking shall be limited to no more than one hour, other than a motor vehicle displaying a sticker or permit as provided and prescribed in § 190-9 of this article, on any day exclusive of Saturday and Sunday.
[Amended 10-20-2008 by Ord. No. 30-08; 7-6-2009 by Ord. No. 09-09]
It is unlawful to allow any vehicle to stand or be parked in any municipal parking area of the Borough of Leonia continuously for more than 72 hours without a valid parking permit, and any motor vehicle left on or in any municipal parking area for over 72 hours as aforesaid shall be deemed to have been abandoned. In such case, in addition to the imposition of any other penalty prescribed herein, the Borough of Leonia may provide for the removal of any such vehicle, and the owner thereof shall pay the reasonable costs of the removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of such vehicle.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit any motor vehicle to stand or be parked in the Borough Hall area between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, in any parking space marked "reserved," except a motor vehicle or equipment owned by the Borough of Leonia or a motor vehicle displaying a sticker as provided under § 190-9.
[Amended 10-11-2000 by Ord. No. 17:00]
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit any motor vehicle to stand or be parked in the library parking area at any time between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., except for motor vehicles or equipment owned by the Borough or as otherwise authorized for use by the Borough.
[Amended 7-6-2009 by Ord. No. 09-09; 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-5]
A. 
There shall be 50 parking spaces designated as permit parking only. These spaces shall be indicated by appropriate signage and markings. The remainder of the lot, except for four spaces designated for fifteen-minute parking, shall be considered general parking and shall be available for parking not to exceed two hours on any day.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit any motor vehicle to stand or be parked in the designated permit section of the lot unless the vehicle displays a valid parking permit.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit any motor vehicle to park in the general parking area for any period in excess of two hours on any day.
D. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit any motor vehicle to stand or be parked in the spaces marked "15 minute parking" for any period in excess of 15 minutes.
[Added 12-5-2011 by Ord. No. 17-11[1]; amended 7-15-2013 by Ord. No. 05-13; 12-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-22]
A. 
There shall be eight parking spaces designated as permit parking only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight Monday through Friday, except for holidays. These spaces shall be indicated by appropriate signage. Permits shall be issued in accordance with Leonia ordinance § 190-9.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, or permit any motor vehicle to stand or be parked in the designated permit parking section of the lot between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:01 a.m. Monday through Friday, except for holidays, unless the vehicle displays a valid parking permit.
C. 
There shall be two spaces designated for employees of the Borough of Leonia Recreation Department. These spaces shall be reserved for Board of Recreation employees 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
D. 
The remainder of the parking spaces shall be designated as "two-hour free parking" between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:01 a.m. Except as otherwise permitted by the Borough during snow emergencies, it shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit any motor vehicle to stand or be parked in the spaces marked "two-hour free parking" for any period in excess of two hours or at any time during the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
E. 
There shall be no parking permitted in the Beechwood Place parking area between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the renumbering of former §§ 190-8 through 190-11.1.
[Amended 6-6-1983 by Ord. No. 967; 1-3-1990 by Ord. No. 1099; 10-11-2000 by Ord. No. 17:00; 12-21-2009 by Ord. No. 22-09; 3-2-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-1; 12-4-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-18]
A. 
Permits and stickers will be required for all municipal parking areas and may be obtained from the Borough Administrator or designee on or after January 1 of each year and shall be valid until January 1 of the following year.
B. 
Parking permits or stickers required hereunder shall be issued only to residents and taxpayers of the Borough of Leonia and employees thereof, upon proper application to the Borough Administrator or the Administrator's designee. Such permits and stickers shall designate the motor vehicle as either that of a Borough employee (b) or for parking within the Elm Place and Beechwood Place parking areas (e). Permits or stickers shall be displayed by placing same on the inside left rear side window of the motor vehicle, behind the driver.
C. 
Permits and stickers for the Elm Place and Beechwood Place parking areas shall be issued following application to the Borough Administrator or the Administrator's designee, on forms provided therefor, which forms shall request the name and address of the applicant, vehicle description and license plate number. The fee for such permit and sticker shall be as follows:
[Amended 12-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-22]
(1) 
Noncommercial vehicles, annual fee: $200.
(a) 
For permits requested between January 1 and June 30: $200.
(b) 
For permits requested between July 1 and September 30: $150.
(c) 
For permits requested between October 1 and December 31: $100.
(2) 
Commercial vehicles, annual fee: $1,200. No proration of the annual fee is permitted.
(3) 
One noncommercial vehicle belonging to a resident of a property having no driveway, waiver of annual fee for snow-covered roadway parking prohibition only.
D. 
Stickers shall be displayed on the vehicles in positions as shall be indicated on said stickers.
E. 
Permits and stickers for use of the Borough Hall parking area shall be issued following application to the Borough Administrator or the Administrator's designee, on forms provided therefor, which forms shall request the name and address of the applicant, vehicle description and license plate number. This area shall also be limited to parking by only those vehicles displaying a Borough employee (b) permit or sticker between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
[Amended 12-15-1980 by Ord. No. 903; 12-21-2009 by Ord. No. 22-09; 12-9-2013 by Ord. No. 12-13; 12-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-22]
No vehicle weighing over five tons (10,000 pounds) shall be allowed to stand or be parked in any municipal parking area. Borough-owned vehicles are exempt from this prohibition. Vehicles up to 10,000 GVW may obtain a parking permit and park in designated permit spaces in either the Elm Place or Beechwood Place parking lot.
The owner of any motor vehicle taking advantage of any parking area shall assume all the risk of loss or damage to said motor vehicle, its equipment or parts thereof or any personal property contained therein while in said parking area, its approaches, entrances thereto or exits therefrom; and, should the Borough of Leonia deem it necessary to remove the motor vehicle under § 190-5 of this article, the owner of said motor vehicle shall assume all the risk of loss or damage to said motor vehicle, its equipment or parts thereof or any personal property contained therein during its removal or storage. The Borough of Leonia shall not be liable in damage to any person for any personal injury which may be sustained by any person while in or upon any such parking area or the entrances thereto or the exits therefrom.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $50 for each offense or violation or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.