[Amended 4-11-1994 by Ord. No. A-11-94; 11-10-2003 by Ord. No. O-75-03; 10-13-2015 by Ord. No. O-30-15; 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. O-45-21]
A. No vehicle shall be parked for longer than two or four hours at any time between the hours and days listed in Schedule XXV (§
401-84) unless:
(1) The vehicle is owned or operated on a regular basis by a resident
of that street; and
(2) The vehicle has displayed on its left rear window or left fork, if
a motorcycle, in such a manner as to be clearly examined by an officer,
a current residential parking permit; or
(3) The vehicle falls under one of the exceptions to this article.
B. Any vehicle covered by Subsection
A(1),
(2) or
(3) above shall be exempt from the two- or four-hour parking provisions of this section only, and shall abide by all other parking regulations, whether same are contained in the City's ordinance or the statutes of the State of New Jersey.
C. No vehicle shall be parked for longer than two or four hours at any time between the hours and days listed in Schedule XXVA (§
401-84.1) unless the vehicle is owned or operated by an employee of Rahway Hospital and/or a resident of that street whose vehicle displays a valid Parking Utility permit. The provision allowing Rahway Hospital employees to utilize permit parking will be for a period of 18 months or until the completion of the project, whichever comes first.
The following vehicles shall be exempt from
this article:
A. Visitors. A vehicle displaying a current visitors
parking permit may park a maximum of seven days, provided the operator
of the vehicle is a bona fide guest of a resident within the permit
parking area.
B. The visitors permit shall be displayed on the dashboard
of the vehicle in such a manner as to be clearly visible to an officer
enforcing parking regulations.
[Amended 9-8-1997 by Ord. No. O-67-97; 4-13-2020 by Ord. No. O-14-20; 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. O-45-21]
A. The responsibility and authority to administer and
enforce the provisions of this article are hereby delegated to the
Parking Utility of the City of Rahway (herein referred to as "the
Parking Utility.") The Parking Utility may adopt rules and regulations,
if necessary, to effectuate the implementation and administration
of this article.
B. Applications for parking permits under this article
shall be made in writing on forms provided by the Parking Utility.
C. When applying for a permit, each person shall display
to the Parking Utility a valid New Jersey driver's license, vehicle
registration, proof of insurance and proof of residency in the parking
permit area.
D. Permits shall be issued only by the Parking Utility
to those persons who are residents on said street thereof upon which
parking is restricted by this article. A permanent permit shall be
valid for as long as a vehicle is owned by the resident and the resident
lives within the permit parking area. Permits are not transferable.
E. The permit shall be removed upon sale, junking or
other transfer of a vehicle. Permit holders shall inform the Parking
Utility when moving within the permit parking area.
F. The following fees are hereby established:
(2) Issuance of new permit(s) following sale, junking
or other transfer of vehicles: $5; however, there shall be no fee
imposed if the owner of the existing permit returns same, in any condition,
in exchange for the new permit sought.
(3) Lost visitors permit: $5.
G. Each permit holder shall be limited to three visitors
permits at any one time. Visitors permits may be obtained from the
Parking Utility and must be returned within seven days of issuance.
Visitors permits shall be nontransferable.
H. The City of Rahway authorizes dual enforcement agencies which shall
be the Parking Enforcement Division, within the Police Department,
and the Division of Parking, within the Department of Administration
to enforce the Central Business District defined by the following
area:
(1) On-street.
Name of Street
|
Side
(East/West)
|
Location
|
---|
Augusta Street
|
Both
|
Lewis Street to Central Avenue
|
Campbell Street
|
Both
|
Broad Street to Central Avenue
|
Central Avenue
|
Both
|
Irving Street to Campbell Street
|
Coach Street
|
Both
|
Irving to West Main Street
|
Dock Street
|
Both
|
Monroe Street to East Milton Avenue
|
East Cherry Street
|
Both
|
Main Street to Campbell Street
|
East Milton Avenue
|
Both
|
Dock Street to Broad Street
|
Elizabeth Avenue
|
Both
|
Irving Street to Grand Avenue
|
Elm Avenue
|
Both
|
West Main Street to Campbell Street
|
Hamilton Street
|
Both
|
Gordon Place to Irving Street
|
Irving Street
|
Both
|
Whittier Street to West Milton
|
Lewis Street
|
Both
|
Irving Street to Dock Street
|
Main Street
|
Both
|
East Milton to Irving Street
|
Monroe Street
|
Both
|
Main Street to Bridge
|
Poplar Street
|
Both
|
Irving Street to Main Street
|
West Main Street
|
Both
|
Main to Irving Street
|
West Milton Avenue
|
Both
|
Broad Street to Fulton Avenue
|
(2) Off-street.
Name
|
Location
|
---|
Parking Garage
|
67 Lewis Street and 1436 Main Street
|
Any person violating any provision of this article,
failing to comply herewith or providing any false information in conjunction
with an application for a parking permit shall be subject to imprisonment
for a term not to exceed 30 days or a fine not to exceed $500, or
both; and shall forfeit their privilege to hold a parking permit under
this article for a period of one year.