City of North Wildwood, NJ Article I Fees for Parking [1]

[Adopted 6-20-1967 by Ord. No. 498]

[1] Editor's Note: The title of this article was changed from "Parking Meters" to "Fees for Parking" 8-3-2021 by Ord. No. 1848.

§ 418-1 Installation; payment of fees.

[Amended 6-29-1971 by Ord. No. 567; 7-16-1980 by Ord. No. 760; 5-15-1984 by Ord. No. 865; 4-15-1986 by Ord. No. 926; 6-17-1986 by Ord. No. 931; 5-19-1998 by Ord. No. 1293; 3-20-2001 by Ord. No. 1385; 7-1-2003 by Ord. No. 1440; 4-21-2009 by Ord. No. 1559; 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1563; 7-7-2015 by Ord. No. 1681; 8-3-2021 by Ord. No. 1848]

A. A fee for parking, either by centralized parking payment station or by mobile parking app, shall be paid upon parking a vehicle on the following streets and areas in the City of North Wildwood:

Name of Street	Side	Location
1st Avenue	Both	From Atlantic Avenue to Surf Avenue
2nd Avenue to 23rd Avenue [Amended 7-18-2023 by Ord. No. 1907]	Both	From Surf Avenue to John F. Kennedy Beach Drive and/or the easterly terminus
24th Avenue and 25th Avenue	Both	From Atlantic Avenue to the easterly terminus
26th Avenue [Repealed 4-6-2021 by Ord. No. 1834]
City Parking Lot [Repealed 11-4-2015 by Ord. No. 1687]
John F. Kennedy Beach Drive [Amended 7-18-2023 by Ord. No. 1907]	Both	From 2nd Avenue to 13th Avenue, inclusive
New York Avenue	Both	From Pine Avenue to Hereford Inlet
Ocean Avenue	Both	2nd Avenue to southerly terminus
Olde New Jersey Avenue [Amended 11-1-2022 by Ord. No. 1888]	Both	From Spruce Avenue to Hereford Inlet
Pine Avenue [Amended 11-1-2022 by Ord. No. 1888]	Both	From Olde New Jersey Avenue to New York Avenue
Pine Avenue [Repealed 11-4-2015 by Ord. No. 1687]
Spruce Avenue	Both	Walnut Avenue to New York Avenue
Surf Avenue [Amended 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1860]	Both	From 1st Avenue through 17th Avenue, inclusive
Surf Avenue	Central parking spaces	From 18th Avenue through 26th Avenue, inclusive

B. Payment of fees for parking shall be made at a centralized parking payment station or by mobile parking app. The rates that are to be charged during the times when parking fees are in effect shall be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council and such rates shall be posted on each centralized payment station. No parking fees shall be required in any location where parking is prohibited under N.J.S.A. 39:4-138. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to apply to any parking space provided within any of the City parking lots that are referred to in § 418-82, as supplemented and amended.

§ 418-2 Payment; hours.

[Amended 8-5-1980 by Ord. No. 767; 5-5-1981 by Ord. No. 785; 4-15-1986 by Ord. No. 926; 11-6-1996 by Ord. No. 1245; 3-20-2001 by Ord. No. 1385; 8-19-2008 by Ord. No. 1544; 4-21-2009 by Ord. No. 1559; 8-3-2021 by Ord. No. 1848; 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1860]

Commencing on May 15 and continuing until September 30 of each year, it shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of a vehicle to cause, allow, permit or suffer any such vehicle to remain in a parking space on the streets or areas enumerated in § 418-1A, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12 midnight, without first having paid the requisite fee at a centralized payment station or by mobile parking app. No vehicle shall be permitted to remain in a parking space during said hours beyond the period of time covered by the payment of the appropriate fee. This section shall be applicable to all parking spaces requiring payment of parking fees within the City limits of the City of North Wildwood.

§ 418-3 Manner of parking.

It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle across any line or marking designating a parking space during the periods covered by § 418-2.

§ 418-4 Purpose of meter deposits.

[Amended 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1860]

The fees for parking as provided for in this chapter are for the purpose of regulating parking and to cover part of the cost, convenience and protection of the public.

§ 418-5 Yearly parking permits.

[Added 4-15-1986 by Ord. No. 926; amended 5-5-1987 by Ord. No. 955; 5-17-1994 by Ord. No. 1175; 6-9-1994 by Ord. No. 1178; 4-7-1998 by Ord. No. 1288; 6-7-2000 by Ord. No. 1362; 5-18-2010 by Ord. No. 1583; 6-5-2013 by Ord. No. 1629; 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1860]

A. Any person desiring to obtain a yearly parking permit may do so by applying to the Office of the City Clerk of the City of North Wildwood. All permits issued pursuant to this section shall be transferable from one vehicle to another without prior approval or payment of an additional fee, and shall be valid in any parking space in the City of North Wildwood where payment is required for parking. In the event that a permit is lost or stolen, the replacement cost shall be the full price of the original permit. The cost of a yearly parking permit is hereby fixed as follows:

(1) 2022: $300.

(2) 2023: $400.

(3) 2024: $500.

B. Transferable parking permits issued pursuant to this section shall not be valid for low-speed vehicles.

[Added 10-3-2023 by Ord. No. 1915]

§ 418-6 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 4-15-1986 by Ord. No. 926; 3-20-1991 by Ord. No. 1054; 5-21-2002 by Ord. No. 1411]

Any person violating the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both.