[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Trenton
9-7-1967 as Ch. XIV of the Revised General Ordinances, as amended
through 6-29-2001. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this
chapter, the meanings respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle I
of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be deemed
to apply to such words and phrases used herein.
14-2.1
No stopping or standing. No person shall stop or stand
a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or portions of streets
described in Schedule I attached to and made a part of this chapter.
14-2.2
No stopping or standing during certain hours. No person
shall stop or stand a vehicle during the hours designated upon any
of the streets or portions of streets described in Schedule II attached
to and made a part of this chapter.
14-2.3
No parking. No person shall park a vehicle at any
time upon any of the streets or portions of streets described in Schedule
III attached to and made a part of this chapter.
14-2.4
No stopping or standing between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00
p.m. No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between the hours of
4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any weekday on any of the streets or portions
of streets described in Schedule IV attached to and made a part of
this chapter.
14-2.5
No parking during certain hours. No person shall park
a vehicle during the hours specified on any of the streets or portions
of streets described in Schedule V attached to and made a part of
this chapter.
14-2.6
Two-hour parking. No person shall park a vehicle for
longer than two hours at any time between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., or as otherwise indicated, on any day except Saturday,
Sunday and public holidays upon any of the streets or portions of
streets described in Schedule VI attached to and made a part of this
chapter.
14-2.7
One-hour parking. No person shall park a vehicle for
longer than one hour at any time between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., or as otherwise indicated, on any day except Saturday,
Sunday and public holidays upon any of the streets or portions of
streets described in Schedule VII attached to and made a part of this
chapter.
14-2.8
Thirty-minute parking. No person shall park a vehicle
for longer than 30 minutes at any time between the hours of 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., or as otherwise indicated, on any day except Saturday,
Sunday and public holidays upon any of the streets or portions of
streets described in Schedule VIII attached to and made a part of
this chapter.
14-2.9
Fifteen-minute parking. No person shall park a vehicle
for longer than 15 minutes at any time between the hours of 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., or as otherwise indicated, on any day except Saturday,
Sunday and public holidays upon any of the streets or portions of
streets described in Schedule IX attached to and made a part of this
chapter.
14-2.10
Emergency snow removal. Whenever snow has fallen
and the accumulation is such that it covers the street or highway,
no vehicle shall be parked on the major roadways referred to in Schedule
X attached to and made a part of this chapter.
A.
The prohibitions provided by this subsection shall
remain in effect after the snow has ceased until the streets referred
to have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will
not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.
B.
Upon the declaration of an emergency there shall be
no parking upon streets or portions of streets where temporary emergency
no-parking signs are displayed. The Police Director or, in his/her
absence, the ranking police officer is authorized to declare an emergency
and to direct the posting of emergency no-parking signs are being
or will be posted shall be given to the operator or owner of any vehicle
which has been parked prior to the posting of the signs.
14-2.11
Illegally parked vehicles; towing; immobilizing
procedures; scofflaws; fees; penalties.
A.
Towing. Any vehicle parked in violation of this chapter
or any amendments added thereto shall be deemed a nuisance and any
peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner
shall pay the reasonable cost of removal and storage which may result
from such removal, in addition to posting collateral provided for
hereinbelow in connection with immobilization procedures, before regaining
possession of the vehicle.
B.
Immobilization. Any police or ordinance compliance
officer may also immobilize any such vehicle by means of a clamping
device. The officer employing an immobilizer shall affix a notice
to the vehicle stating the basic procedures for obtaining release
of the device.
C.
Release. Any person having satisfactory proof of ownership
or authorization to operate an immobilized vehicle may obtain its
release from immobilization by depositing with the Violations Clerk
of the Municipal Court the collateral required for his/her appearance
before the Municipal Court of the City of Trenton to answer for the
current citation and all prior unanswered citations, or by paying
all outstanding fines and costs in full, together with an immobilization
release fee of $40.
D.
Failure to respond; removal. If the owner or operator
of an immobilized vehicle fails to respond to the immobilization release
notice within 24 hours of the installation of the device, or if the
interests of public safety require such action, the immobilized vehicle
shall be towed and stored in accordance with procedures applicable
to illegally parked automobiles. Notice of the removal of any such
vehicle shall be provided by certified mail to the registered owner
of the vehicle, specifying the procedure for obtaining release, which
shall include a charge for towing and storage.
E.
Tampering. It shall be unlawful for any person to
remove or attempt to remove an immobilization device applied to a
vehicle pursuant to this section or to move the immobilized vehicle
in any manner without first having complied with the release procedures
herein provided.
F.
Scofflaw vehicles; nuisance. Any motor vehicle which
has been the subject of the issuance of five or more parking violation
citations, each offense constituting a separate occasion, and each
summons and citation remaining unresponded to and unsatisfied and
in default, shall constitute a public nuisance and an impediment to
the traffic and the orderly movement and circulation and parking of
motor vehicles on the streets of the City of Trenton as an impediment
and burden upon the limited parking resources of the portions of the
City of Trenton in which parking is required to be regulated and,
in addition to inhibiting access to public parking, constitutes a
display of contempt of such parking regulations.
G.
Nuisance procedures; hearing. Whenever any vehicle
shall have been the subject of five or more parking citations which
are in default, the Clerk of the Municipal Court shall issue to the
registered owner of such vehicle, as shown by the records of the Division
of Motor Vehicles, Department of Law and Public Safety, State of New
Jersey, or state of registration, a notification of a hearing on the
issue of whether such vehicle constitutes a public nuisance as above
defined.
(1)
Such notification shall include the following
information:
(a)
The license number of the vehicle.
(b)
The name of the registered owner of the vehicle
as shown by the records of the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles
or of the department of licenses of the state of registration.
(c)
The date and nature of each violation which
will form the basis of the declaration of the vehicle as a nuisance.
(d)
A statement that the vehicle will be declared
a nuisance unless:
[1]
All outstanding, unpaid penalties for violation
of the Parking Code of the City of Trenton are paid or sufficient
collateral has been deposited with respect to all citations within
14 calendar days of the date of mailing of the notification; or
[2]
A request for hearing is filed within 14 calendar
days of the date of mailing with the Business Administrator, or his/her
designee, acting as hearing officer.
(e)
A statement that if the vehicle is declared
a nuisance it will be subject to immobilization pursuant to this section.
(f)
The address and telephone number where additional
information may be obtained.
(2)
Upon receipt of a timely request for hearing,
the Business Administrator, or his/her designee, shall promptly set
and conduct a hearing in accordance with such procedures as (s)he
shall establish. The parties shall be notified promptly of the result.
(3)
The hearing officer shall enter a finding of
nuisance only upon making the following determinations:
(a)
The identity of the registered owner of the
vehicle as shown by records of the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles
or the state of registration.
(b)
The identity of the cited vehicle including
the license number of such vehicle.
(c)
Not fewer than five citations were issued for
parking violations within the City which remain in default.
(d)
The person requesting the hearing has failed
to demonstrate good cause for failing to answer the summons for each
of the outstanding citations or has failed to demonstrate an intention
to respond to the summons of which (s)he was made aware during the
nuisance hearing.
H.
Default; nuisance determination. If the registered
or legal owner shall fail to request a hearing within 14 calendar
days of the mailing of the notice, or if the hearing officer shall
make a finding that the vehicle is a nuisance as defined above, (s)he
shall thereupon issue a written order declaring the vehicle a nuisance
and advising the registered owner and the appropriate police officials
that the vehicle is subject to immobilization if found on a public
street in the City until further notice. Copies of this notification
shall be mailed to the registered owner and legal owner of the vehicle,
as shown on the registration record.
I.
Violations during immobilization. The parking regulations
and restrictions otherwise applicable to parked vehicles shall not
apply to any vehicle after it has been and during the period in which
it is immobilized pursuant to this section.
14-2.12
No parking for street cleaning. No person shall
park a vehicle between the hours and on the days specified, except
public holidays, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described
in a notice promulgated by the Director of the Department of Public
Works. Such notice shall be filed with the City Clerk and a copy published
in a newspaper circulating within the City at least 10 days prior
to its effective date. A copy of the notice shall also be filed with
the Police Department. The Director of the Department of Public Works
shall also cause no-parking signs to be posted on the street or portion
thereof upon which parking is prohibited.
14-2.13
Parking restrictions for vans or trucks in residential
areas.
[Amended 8-18-2016 by Ord. No. 16-34]
A.
No person shall park or store any truck, truck tractor,
step van or omnibus having a motor vehicle registration weight in
excess of 6,000 pounds of gross vehicle weight or any vans or trucks
with four tires or more displaying writings, markings, signs or phone
numbers and/or having attached ladders and/or scaffolding on any street
situated within a residential area, defined as within 100 feet of
an occupied residential dwelling within the City, at any time between
8:00 p.m. on any day and 6:00 a.m. on the following day, except when
necessary for the performance of any service or to meet any temporary
need, in which case the owner or operator of the vehicle shall promptly
notify the Police Department of the need for such parking and shall
display a legible notice behind the windshield of the vehicle indicating
the address of the property which is being serviced by the vehicle.
B.
The foregoing restrictions shall not be construed
to apply to vehicles which are designed and used primarily as recreation
vehicles.
C.
There shall be posted at each public roadway entrance
point to the City a sign sufficient to provide notice of the above
prohibition and to advise motorists of the prohibition and to advise
motorists of the telephone number of the Police Department to obtain
information as to the application of the restriction.
D.
Upon such properties and streets and in such locations
as shall be designated by subsequent ordinance and set forth in Schedule
XXVIII, the above prohibitions shall be extended to include all trucks,
truck tractors, vans, trailers and omnibuses of any weight classification
and meeting the definition provided under N.J.S.A. 39:1-1. Specifically
excluded from such classification and restrictions shall be vehicles
designed primarily for the transportation of persons, rather than
property, and having a seating capacity of 10 passengers or fewer.
The City Council, by ordinance, shall designate such streets or portions
within residential districts as shall be subject to the provisions
of this subsection. The City Clerk shall report to the City Council
the receipt of verified petitions containing signatures of a majority
of registered voters residing wholly or partially within the boundaries
of the street or section for which a designation is sought.
The term "residential street" shall refer to
the portion of any residential street lying between two consecutive
intersecting streets. Whenever a residential street is only partially
intersected so as to form a "T" or "Y" intersection, the center line
of the intersecting street shall be projected to its point of intersection
with the center line of the street proposed for designation and, from
the point of intersection of the center line, a line shall be projected
perpendicularly from that center line to the far side of the curb
marking the far side point of intersection. Any dispute or controversy
or ambiguity in the application of this section to any particular
street or street intersection shall be finally determined by City
Council in the adoption of any designation ordinance. Within 30 days
after filing of an appropriate certified petition, the Director of
the Department of Housing and Economic Development shall submit to
Council a written report upon the merits of the request for designation.
Final action on the petition shall be in accordance with the rules
of the procedure governing the Council for adoption of ordinances.
Upon adoption of an ordinance under this subsection and upon approval
of such ordinance by the Commissioner of Transportation, the areas
designated shall be posted in accordance with the requirements of
Title 39.
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14-2.14
Special vehicle parking (handicapped). Restricted
parking spaces shall be established and set forth in Schedule XIX,
attached to and made a part of this chapter. Only those persons who
are handicapped and who possess a special vehicle identification shall
park in such designated parking spaces.
14-2.15
Resident parking districts.
A.
Findings.
(1)
The City Council finds that on-street parking
spaces in certain areas of the City are insufficient in number to
meet the reasonable needs of the residents of those areas as a result
of excessive use of such spaces by major office, institutional, educational
or transportation facilities of City-wide or regional scale; and
(2)
The City Council finds that the public interest
will be served by increasing access by residents to parking spaces
in such areas, where that can be done without deleterious effect to
neighborhood businesses and community serving institutions, through
the establishment of limitations on parking as set forth in this section.
B.
BLOCK
DEPARTMENT
BUSINESS
NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS
RESIDENT PARKING DISTRICT
VISITOR
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Both sides of any public street from its intersection with
one public street to its intersection with another public street.
The Department of Public Works of the City of Trenton. Except
where stated to the contrary, the functions of the Department under
this section shall be performed by the Division of Engineering and
Operations established within the Department.
The occupation, work or trade in which a person is engaged.
This can be commercial, industrial or professional.
The hours between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Monday through
Friday, except that where the Department determines that the peak
hours of the facility justifying the creation of a resident parking
district are otherwise, the Department may establish other hours for
the purpose of Subsection C(3)(b) below.
The street frontage of one or more blocks found to be impacted
by excessive use of parking on such blocks by major office, institutional,
educational, entertainment or transportation facilities of City-wide
or regional scale; and meeting the standards of Subsection C below.
An individual, or group of individuals, who is physically
present in or about the premises to which the visitor pass (s)he is
using has been assigned, and whose use of the visitor pass shall not
exceed a continuous period of seven days, except where an extended
visitor pass is obtained as provided in Subsection D below.
C.
Standards for creation of resident parking districts.
No resident parking district shall be established by City Council,
except in keeping with the standards set forth in this subsection.
(1)
Criteria.
(b)
City Council, upon recommendation by the Department,
may waive the latter requirement where it finds that the impact of
the facility prompting the creation of the district is limited to
a smaller area, and that enforcement of the requirement will result
in arbitrary inclusion of one or more City blocks not appropriately
included in the district.
(2)
Prior to the Department initiating any study
to determine whether a district should be established, the residents
of the area in which a district is proposed shall meet with tenants
and/or owner-occupied commercial and professional establishments within
the district to determine their inclusion or exclusion in the proposed
resident parking district. Thereafter, the residents of the area in
the proposed resident parking district shall submit a written petition
to the Director of the Department. Such petition shall contain signatures,
including legible names and addresses, of individuals representing
at least 75% of the residential tenants or owner-occupants and include
commercial and professional establishments of each block proposed
to be included in the district, and shall specify names of streets
to be included and the boundaries of the area for which the district
is proposed and the hours for which restricted parking is sought.
The petition shall be on forms provided by the Department, which shall
clearly state that, in the event the district is created, each signer
agrees to accept the rules of district management as set forth in
Subsection D below.
(3)
Upon receipt and verification of such a petition,
the Department shall undertake a study of the proposed district. In
order for the Department to recommend creation of a district, it shall
find:
(a)
That the district meets the standards set forth
herein, or that justification exists for a waiver of any standard
as provided herein.
(b)
That the district is significantly impacted
by excessive use of on-street parking spaces, or can reasonably be
expected to be significantly impacted by use associated with a major
facility being planned or under construction; for purposes of this
section, a finding that 75% of the legal parking spaces in the district
are in use at any time during normal business hours and that at least
25% of the spaces are occupied by nonresidents shall be considered
facial evidence of excessive use.
(c)
That creation of the district will not result
in an adverse spillover effect with respect to parking in any area
in proximity to, but outside, the proposed district.
(d)
That creation of the district will not have
a deleterious effect on businesses or community-serving institutions
within the district, which may include measures to be enacted simultaneously
with creation of the district to accommodate parking needs of businesses
and institutions in the district.
(4)
Upon conclusion of its study, the Department
will present its recommendations to Council which may create a resident
parking district by ordinance, which districts and the streets pertaining
thereto shall be listed in Schedule XXIX.
D.
District management. The following rules shall be
applied to the management of resident parking districts:
(1)
The Department shall design and print resident
permit decals and visitor passes with appropriate colors and lettering
to ensure that permits and passes shall only be usable in the district
for which they are issued, and for the year and month in which issued.
(2)
Residents shall be entitled to one permit decal
for each registered vehicle in the household on submission of proof
that the vehicle is registered with the New Jersey Division of Motor
Vehicles and registered to the address of the household, and for two
visitor passes for each household without regard to the number of
residents in the household.
(3)
If it is determined that commercial and professional
establishments located within the boundaries of the resident parking
district should be entitled to visitor passes, then each commercial
and professional establishment within the district shall be entitled
to receive two temporary visitor passes per establishment.
(4)
Nonresident owners of buildings in the district
shall be entitled to up to two temporary visitor passes per owner,
without regard to the number of buildings owned.
(5)
Any house of worship within any district may
obtain such number of permit decals and visitor passes as the Department
may determine to be appropriate, upon request by the house of worship.
Each such house of worship shall also be permitted to obtain, upon
request made at least one week before the event, special event passes
valid for no more than three consecutive days, up to such number as
the Department may determine can be issued without detriment to residents
and commercial establishments in the district.
(6)
The permit decal shall be visibly mounted in
the lower corner of the operator's side of the rear windshield of
the vehicle, or as close as possible to that location. The visitor
pass shall be visibly mounted in the lower corner of the operator's
side of the front windshield, or as close as possible to that location.
(7)
There will be a charge of $15 to replace a lost
permit decal or visitor pass. Replacement permit decals or visitor
passes will be issued to cover only the balance of the year for which
the permit decal or pass was initially issued. The Department shall
void any permit decal and/or visitor pass that has been reported as
missing. Any person who uses a decal and/or pass which has been voided
will result in that person being subjected to the fines described
in Subsection D(10) below. Multiple violations of the conditions concerning
usage of visitor passes may result in the loss of visitor pass privileges.
(8)
No permit decal or visitor pass may be used
at any time, except for the purpose for which it was issued and by
the individual, firm or organization to whom it was issued, and with
respect to permit decals, on the vehicle for which it was issued.
Any new visitor passes issued to a person in a household whose previous
owner(s) did not return the prior issued visitor passes to the Department
or transfer the visitor's passes to the new person(s) or tenant(s)
of the household will be subject to reviews by the Department. There
will be a charge of $25 for each replaced visitor pass not returned
to the Department by the previous owner.
(9)
Vehicles in violation of the standards of the district shall be ticketed and shall be subject to fines as set forth in § 14-5. That schedule shall provide for fines for vehicles with illegally obtained or expired decals or passes.
(10)
Persons found in violation of any provision
of this section, including unauthorized sale, transfer, physical modification
or mutilation, or falsification of any permit decal or visitor pass
shall be subject to a fine of $100 for the first offense, and a fine
of $500 and loss of the privilege of obtaining permit decals or visitor
passes for any subsequent offense.
E.
Miscellaneous provisions.
(1)
All resident parking districts previously created
shall remain in effect under this section. All provisions of this
section, where different from the provisions of prior ordinances under
which such districts were established, shall become effective in such
districts 20 days after September 2, 1999.
(2)
The Department of Public Works shall be authorized
to adopt such regulations consistent with the provisions of this section
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
14-2.16
Twenty-minute parking. No person shall park
a vehicle for longer than 20 minutes at any time between the hours
indicated, except Sundays and public holidays, upon any streets or
portions of streets, described in Schedule XXX, attached to and made
a part of this chapter.
14-2.17
Parking of boats, trailers and dumpsters.
A.
Definition. Trailers shall include, but not be limited
to, machinery with wheels which can be self-propelled, moved manually
or towed by a motor vehicle.
B.
Prohibited. No person shall park, store or leave unattended
any boat, trailer or dumpster on any street within the City, except
for the purpose of loading or unloading.
C.
Exception. Subsection B above shall not apply to construction
trailers and dumpsters which are being used for on-site work. Persons
engaged in on-site work are permitted to park trailers and dumpsters
on any streets only when work is actively in progress. All trailers
and dumpsters left on City streets must be equipped with reflective
devices.
D.
Approval required. Trailers and dumpsters shall not be placed on city streets without first obtaining approval for placement from the Department of Public Works. When a trailer or dumpster is to be located in a parking meter zone, an approved application shall also be obtained from the Division of Traffic and Parking in accordance with § 188-11, Parking meter bags, of Chapter 188, Parking Meters.
E.
Violation and penalties. Failure to observe restrictions
listed on an approved application, parking restriction under Title
39 or City ordinance will subject the owner of the trailer or dumpster
to removal of same and its contents by the City. The cost of such
removal will be borne by the owner of the trailer or dumpster. The
Director of the Division of Traffic and Parking shall formulate any
further rules or regulations necessary to implement the intent and
purpose of this section.
14-2.18
Angle parking permitted at all times on certain
streets. No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon the streets
or parts thereof described in Schedule XXXI, attached to and made
a part of this chapter, except at the angle described therein.
14-2.19
Emergency vehicle parking only. The locations
described in Schedule XXXIII, attached to and made a part of this
chapter, are hereby designated as emergency vehicle parking only.
14-3.1
Turning restrictions. No person shall turn any vehicle
in the direction indicated at any of the locations described in Schedule
XI, or turn a vehicle which weighs more than five tons in the direction
indicated at any of the locations described in Schedule XI-A, said
schedule being attached to and made a part of this chapter.
14-3.2
One-way streets designated. The streets or parts of
streets described in Schedule XII attached to and made a part of this
chapter are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction
indicated.
14-3.3
No U-turns. No persons shall turn any vehicle so as
to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street or part of a
street designated in Schedule XIII attached to and made a part of
this chapter.
14-3.4
Truck route for trucks over four tons gross weight.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:67-16.1, the following streets
or parts of streets listed in Schedule XIV, attached to and made a
part of this chapter, are hereby designated as routes for trucks over
four tons gross weight. Trucks over four tons gross weight are hereby
excluded from all other streets, except for pickup or delivery of
material along such streets.
14-3.5
Crossing fire hose. No vehicle shall be operated or
driven over any unprotected hose of the Fire Department when laid
down on any street or private driveway to be used at any fire or alarm
of fire without consent of the Fire Department official in command.
14-3.7
Other regulations. Bus stops, taxi stands, loading
zones, through streets, stop intersections and yield intersections
shall be designated by resolution of the City Council as required
with the approval of the Commissioner of Transportation.
14-3.8
Speed zones. Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A.
39:4-98, the roadways or parts of roadways described in Schedule XVI,
attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated
as speed zones with speed limits as specified. Regulatory and warning
signs shall be erected and maintained to effect the designated speed
limits as prescribed by the Commissioner of Transportation.
14-3.9
Public and quasi-public parking yards; operating and
parking motor vehicles. No person shall operate, park or leave parked
any motor vehicle upon any public or quasi-public parking yard contrary
to the demand or orders of the person, institution or organization,
public or private, having dominion, control or ownership thereof,
whether such demand or orders be by sign, placard or given orally,
whether or not appropriate permission has been given to any other
person at any time and whether or not the vehicle is attended while
parked.
14-3.10
Applicability to property of Trenton Housing
Authority. Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey
shall be and is hereby declared to be applicable and enforceable upon
the properties and housing sites of the Trenton Housing Authority,
as more particularly described on the attached plans, particularly
upon its private streets, driveways, terraces, parking areas and other
roadways used for vehicular travel, prohibiting vehicles from stopping
and/or standing or parking in restricted areas (as shown and described
on attached plans and legend), showing emergency or garbage disposal
sites, properly posted by appropriate signs of particular violations,
and providing for towing or removal of any vehicles in violation.
The owner or driver shall be assessed reasonable costs for towing,
removal and storage of such vehicle before regaining possession thereof,
and said owner or driver, upon a plea or hearing and upon conviction
thereof before the Municipal Court of the City of Trenton, shall be
punishable by a fine of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 15 days, or both, in the discretion of the court, unless
the statutes of New Jersey provide another or different penalty pursuant
to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-1.
14-3.11
Authorization of street closing by Mayoral regulations.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to provide by regulation for the closing
of any street or portion thereof to motor vehicle traffic on any day
or days during specified hours whenever (s)he finds that such closing
is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or
welfare.
A.
Any regulations promulgated by the Mayor under and
in accordance with the above shall provide for the posting of proper
warning signs of such closing of any street or portion thereof during
the time it is closed in pursuance thereof.
B.
Any violation of this subsection or of any regulation
promulgated thereunder shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $50.
C.
Any regulation adopted under the provisions of this
subsection shall not become effective unless and until it has been
submitted to and approved by the Commissioner of Transportation of
the Department of Transportation.
14-3.12
Right turn on red prohibition. No person shall
turn a vehicle to make a right turn when facing a steady red signal
(STOP) indication at any of the locations described in Schedule XVII
attached to and made a part of this chapter. Signs indicating "NO
TURN ON RED," as prescribed by the Commissioner of Transportation,
shall be installed in the appropriate places at the locations indicated.
14-3.13
Lane use restrictions. All vehicles shall move
on certain designated streets in the directions set forth and described
in Schedule XVIII attached to and made a part of this chapter.
14-3.14
(Reserved)
14-3.15
State traffic regulations to apply to certain
private property; other regulations.
A.
Trenton Lutheran Housing Corporation. Subtitle I of
Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey shall
be and is hereby declared to be applicable and enforceable upon the
property of Trenton Lutheran Housing Corporation, known as Luther
Towers, located at 489 West State Street, and in particular upon its
private streets, driveways, terraces, parking areas and other roadways
used for vehicular traffic, in accordance with the plans attached
hereto, pursuant to provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-1.
(1)
No person shall park a vehicle at any time on
roadway "A" for the entire length.
(2)
Parking in Area A shall be for staff only.
(3)
Parking in Area B shall be for residents, employees
and visitors.
(4)
All vehicles shall park between the painted
lines in the parking area shown on the plan.
(5)
Roadway "A" shall be hereby designated as a
one-way street in a clockwise direction from West State Street to
West State Street.
B.
Mercer Medical Center; regulations. The following
traffic regulations, as shown on the site plan attached to Ordinance
No. 78-3, shall be established on the lands and grounds of the Mercer
Medical Center pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:1, made applicable by City
Ordinance No. 73-65 and approved by the Commissioner of Transportation.
(1)
Parking.
(a)
Parking of vehicles shall be prohibited alongside,
in front or in back of any buildings shown on the site plan, which
is hereby made part of this subsection. All vehicles shall park between
the painted lines in parking areas also shown on plan.
(b)
No person shall stop or stand on either side
of Roadway "A," for the entire length.
(c)
No person shall park in or on any other roadway
or aisle.
(d)
Parking in Area A, for doctors only.
(e)
Parking in Area B, for ambulance and emergency
vehicles.
(f)
Parking in Areas C and D, for handicapped only.
(g)
Vehicles permitted to park shalt be properly
identified.
(2)
Roadway "E" shall be hereby designated as a
one-way street in a general easterly direction between Bellevue Avenue
and Roadway "E."
C.
City Hall and Annex. The provisions of N.J.S.A. 39-1
et seq. shall be and is hereby declared to be applicable and enforceable
upon the property of the City of Trenton, known as the "City Hall
and Annex," located behind 319 East State Street, bordered by South
Stockton Street, Front Street and Armory Drive, and in particular
upon its private streets, driveways, terraces, parking areas and other
roadways used for vehicular traffic, in accordance with the plans
attached hereto, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-197(1)(g).
(1)
No person shall park a vehicle at any time on
Roadway "A" for the entire length.
(2)
No person shall park a vehicle at any time in
any aisle.
(3)
All vehicles shall park only between the painted
lines in the parking areas shown on the plan attached hereto.
(4)
Parking in Area 1 shall be for employees of
the City Hall and Annex only for vehicles displaying A, C or D City
of Trenton parking permits.
(5)
Parking in Area 2 shall be only for visitors
while conducting business at the Trenton Municipal Building or Annex,
except for the four most westerly spaces. The most westerly space
shall be reserved for the Mayor; the second most westerly space shall
be reserved for the City Council President; the third and fourth most
westerly spaces shall be reserved for City Council members. All visitors'
parking spaces in Area 2 shall have a maximum time limit of 30 minutes
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
holidays.
(6)
Parking in Area 3 shall be for visitors conducting
business at the City Hall or Annex only. The two most westerly parking
stalls shall be reserved for handicapped parking only. All parking
spaces in Area 3 shall have a maximum time limit of 30 minutes between
8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
(7)
Roadway "A:" and all aisles shall be hereby
designated as two-way with two exceptions, as follows:
(8)
The Front Street Aisle A driveway shall be egress
only.
(9)
The following intersection shall be hereby designated
as a stop intersection, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-140:
Roadway "A" and Armory Drive
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A STOP sign shall be installed on Roadway "A".
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(10)
Violators of these regulations shall be subject to tow away in addition to other penalties provided in § 14-5 herein.
(11)
Parking in Area 4 shall be reserved parking
by permit only, placard or registration, for City of Trenton officials.
The most easterly parking space shall be reserved for handicapped
parking.
D.
Trenton Police Department. Title 39 of the Revised
Statutes of the State of New Jersey shall be and is hereby declared
to be applicable and enforceable upon the property of the City of
Trenton, known as the "Trenton Police Department," located behind
225 North Clinton Avenue, bordered by North Clinton Avenue, Perry
Street and Esher Street, and in particular upon its private streets,
driveways, terraces, parking areas and other roadways used for vehicular
traffic, in accordance with the plans attached hereto, pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 39:4-197(1)(g).
(1)
No person shall park a vehicle at any time on
any roadway.
(2)
No person shall park a vehicle at any time in
an aisle.
(3)
All vehicles shall be parked only between the
painted lines.
(4)
No vehicle shall be parked so as to block the
entrance of any reserved parking space or so as to block the exit
of any vehicle from any parking space.
(5)
Those areas set aside for specific persons or
functions shall be signed to indicate such intent; and parking in
those areas shall be restricted to authorized persons and vehicles.
(6)
Pursuant to Subsection 14-3.9, during the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, parking within the Police Department parking yard will be restricted to those persons possessing authorized permit. Such permits shall be issued through the office of the Police Director.
(7)
Every vehicle, except those owned or controlled
by the Police Department, shall prominently display the required parking
permit in accordance with the guidelines promulgated by the Police
Director.
(8)
Suitable signs bearing the qualifications, restrictions
or regulations or parking and traffic flow shall be posted and conspicuously
displayed. Defacing, tampering with or damaging such signs when posted
shall constitute a violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3.1.
(9)
Upon the declaration of an emergency, there
shall be no parking on the police department parking yard where temporary
emergency no-parking signs are displayed. The Police Director, or
in his/her absence the ranking police officer, is authorized to declare
an emergency and to direct the posting of such emergency no-parking
signs whenever conditions exist which pose a potential threat to public
safety, and such conditions require that the entire parking yard be
readily available to facilitate an appropriate response. The Police
Director is further authorized to impose a parking ban, full or partial
as (s)he deems necessary, to provide for the safety and maintenance
of the parking yard.
14-3.16
Mid-block crosswalks. The locations described
in Schedule XX attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby
designated as mid-block crosswalks.
14-3.17
Bus stops. The locations described in Schedule
XXI attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated
as bus stops.
14-3.18
Taxi stands. The locations described in Schedule
XXII attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated
as taxi stands.
14-3.19
Loading zones. The locations described in Schedule
XXIII attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated
as loading zones between the hours specified, Monday through Saturday,
except as otherwise specified. No person shall park a vehicle in such
location during the times indicated other than for the loading or
unloading of goods and materials.
14-3.20
Through streets. Pursuant to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described in
Schedule XXIV attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby
designated as through streets. Stop signs shall be installed on the
near right side of each street intersecting the through street, except
where yield right-of-way signs are provided for in the designations.
14-3.21
Stop intersections. Pursuant to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described in
Schedule XXV attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby
designated as stop intersections. Stop signs shall be installed as
provided herein.
14-3.22
Four-way stop intersections. Pursuant to the
provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule
XXVI, attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated
as four-way stop intersections. Stop signs and supplemental four-way
panels shall be installed as provided herein.
14-3.23
Yield intersections. Pursuant to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule XXVII,
attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated
as yield intersections. Yield signs shall be installed as provided
herein.
14-3.24
Multiway stop intersections. Pursuant to N.J.S.A.
39:1-140, the intersections herein described are designated as multiway
stop intersections. Stop signs shall be installed as provided herein.
[Added 9-5-2002 by Ord. No. 02-79]
Intersection
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Stop Sign on
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Landing Street and Lamberton Street
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All approaches
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14-4.1
South Clinton Avenue Bridge. The weight limit for
a single vehicle on the South Clinton Avenue Bridge over AMTRAK shall
be 15 tons gross load weight, total vehicle weight including load.
14-4.2
North Clinton Avenue Bridge.
A.
The weight limit for a single vehicle on the North
Clinton Avenue "Old Stone" bridge over CONRAIL shall be five tons
gross load weight, total vehicle weight including load.
B.
City of Trenton Fire Department apparatus and Sanitation
Division vehicles shall be exempt from the five-ton gross load weight
limit.
C.
The five-ton gross load weight limit shall not apply
to vehicles of Public Service Electric and Gas Company necessary to
the repair and maintenance to facilities accessible only by the use
of the North Clinton Avenue Bridge, provided that the utility company
shall assume all risks associated with such usage.
14-4.3
Vehicles over designated weight excluded from certain
streets. Vehicles having a registered gross weight plus load in excess
of the weight prescribed for certain streets in Schedule XXXII, attached
to and made part of this chapter, are hereby excluded from those streets.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided
by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of a
provision of this chapter, or any amendment or supplement thereto,
shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.
Where an emergency or temporary condition is
declared by resolution of City Council pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.3
and subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Transportation
of the State of New Jersey, all rules and regulations set forth hereinafter
shall be subject to such changes as shall be provided by such resolution.
[Added 1-3-2019 by Ord.
No. 18-76]
14-7.1
Approval criteria. The potential honoree must be a natural person,
living or deceased, who has made a demonstrable and significant positive
impact on the community or contributed to the cultural, economic,
educational, intellectual, political, or scientific vitality of the
community or have made an extraordinary contribution in the service
of humanity.
14-7.2
Restrictions.
A.
Only a segment of a street between one and three contiguous blocks
may be proposed for honorary street dedications, and in the case of
walkways, trails, or bicycle paths, the designation shall apply to
the entire length of the way.
B.
The proposed name should be appropriate, easy to read and shall not
exceed 30 letters or spaces, including street type and direction.
C.
Names having the same or similar pronunciation but with different
spellings are prohibited (e.g., Smith, Smyth or Smythe).
D.
Avoid the use of derogatory names.
E.
Avoid the use of frivolous, complicated or unconventional spellings
in the name (e.g., Pointe, Greene, Olde) and standard suffixes or
prefixes as part of the street name (e.g., Boulevard Drive or Street
Avenue).
F.
Avoid the use of abbreviations and special characters such as hyphens,
apostrophes or periods.
G.
Street names shall not be duplicated.
14-7.3
Honorary street dedication signage.
A.
Honorary street dedication signs must be mounted in a way that distinguishes
them and does not distract from the primary street sign. These honorary
signs may therefore be only mounted below the primary street sign
in a way that is otherwise clearly distinguishable from the primary
street sign.
B.
Honorary street dedication signs shall have a distinct design, as
determined by the City, and be in a contrasting color to distinguish
them from primary street name signs, as approved by the City. This
official design shall be used for all honorary street dedication signs.
C.
Honorary signs can be removed at any point as deemed necessary by
resolution of the City Council.
14-7.4
Costs.
A.
The applicant shall remit a $450 application fee to the City Clerk
at the time of submission. Applicants are additionally responsible
for all costs associated with the fabrication, installation and maintenance
of honorary street dedication signs. In addition, the applicant will
pay all costs, as determined by the Department of Public Works, for
the updating and modification of City, county and state maps and documents.
B.
The Department of Public Works will evaluate the cost of the signage,
labor, and associated parts and equipment for honorary street dedication
signs. This cost will be the full responsibility of the applicant.
14-7.5
Application and approval process.
A.
An application for an honorary street dedication must be submitted
to office of the City Clerk.
B.
The application shall include the following:
(1)
A petition signed by no less than 2/3 of the record property owners
whose property abuts the street in which the proposed name change
is being requested.
(2)
The applicant shall remit a $450 application fee to the City Clerk
to cover the costs associated with administrative review.
(3)
Name and contact information of the person or group requesting honorary
street naming.
(4)
Location of proposed honorary street dedication, including total length of the street to be affected and bounding streets or other boundaries, subject to the limitations in Subsection 14-7.2 and a map correctly identifying the precise location of the subject street and the cross streets that intersect with the street.
(6)
A biography of the person to be honored, or a description of the
organization, object, or event to be honored, whichever is applicable.
(7)
An explanation of the reason for the honorary dedication, including
the person's relevance to the location being proposed.
C.
Upon submission of a completed application, the City Clerk shall
forward it to the Department of Public Works, which shall produce
a statement of costs for the installation and maintenance of the sign(s)
and an impact statement to ensure the proposed signage will not be
confusing to the public. These documents shall be returned to the
City Clerk within 45 days of receipt.
D.
Upon receipt from the Department of Public Works, the City Clerk
shall prepare an ordinance for placement on the Council agenda for
Council action.
E.
If an ordinance to effectuate the proposed honorary street naming
is adopted, the applicant shall deposit funds for the cost of the
fabrication and installation of the signage with the Department of
Public Works prior to its fabrication or installation on the street.
Only upon receipt of funds in full will the signage be created and
installed by the Department of Public Works.