[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Somers Point 4-22-2021 by Ord. No. 7-2021. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings indicated:
MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT
Those parcels identified in the Tax Map of the City of Somers Point, Atlantic County, New Jersey, initially prepared by John R. Walker, Engineer, in November of 1968 and in use in March of 2021, as Block 1513, Lot 6; Block 1612, Lot 2; and Block 1912, Lot 16.
PARKING FEE
Rates charged the general public for the use of the municipal parking lots during those time periods and for those time allotments set forth in this chapter.
PARKING PERMIT
Parking permit means the prepayment for parking in the municipal parking lots by use of any of the following timed means: parking meter, parking kiosk, or any other manner of prepaid parking including the use of any type of mobile phone app, electronic or internet technology wherein payment may be made for purposes of parking at said lots.
A parking permit shall be required for all vehicles parked on municipal parking lots during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. during the period of April 15 through October 31 of each calendar year,
An hourly rate shall be charged for parking motor vehicles on the municipal parking lots in the time period set forth in this chapter of $1 per hour.
Every person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this chapter relative to the payment of fees for parking on the municipal parking lots shall be liable of a penalty of not more than $51 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.