There is hereby established on the premises hereinafter described
a metered and permit parking area for the parking of motor vehicles,
to be designated as "Municipal Lot No. 1."
Municipal Parking Lot No. 1 shall be located at the southwesterly
corner of North Union Avenue and Springfield Avenue in Block 13 indicated
on the official Tax Map of the Township.
[Amended 12-22-1998 by Ord. No. 98-18; 7-17-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-16; 4-26-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-24]
A.
This lot shall be in operation between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays except legal holidays.
B.
During the hours and days set forth in Subsection A of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of or operated by such person to be parked in any nine-hour space without the required permit affixed to said motor vehicle.
C.
No person shall park or permit any vehicle to remain parked in this lot between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. except those who conform to Subsection D.
D.
Residents of the Township of Cranford will be allowed to park overnight
in this parking lot in designated areas upon the payment of the annual
fee set forth in this chapter. Applications may be obtained from the
Township Police Department and an annual sticker will be issued. Said
vehicle will be identified by a permit affixed to said vehicle in
the lower right-hand corner of the inside of the rear window of the
motor vehicle for which the permit has been issued. All persons will
park only in those areas designated for this purpose. Such parking
privileges will be allowed between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00
a.m. At all other times parking in the lots will be in accordance
with the regulations listed in this chapter.
E.
The Chief of Police may designate certain parking spaces for handicapped
persons. Such spaces shall be properly posted and shall be available
only to vehicles with proper special identification as belonging to
handicapped persons. Such designation as handicapped person spaces
shall conform in all ways to the appropriate state statute and regulations.[1]
