[Adopted 5-22-1975 by Ord. No. 6-75 (Ch.
103, Art. I, of the 1981 Code)]
This article is adopted for the purpose of promoting
the orderly and safe parking of motor vehicles within parking areas
established by the Township of Marlboro for commuter parking at or
near Route 9, within the Township.
A.
The provisions, rules and regulations of this article
pertaining to parking areas are applicable to all those parcels of
land and premises which are owned, leased, occupied or controlled
by the Township of Marlboro and devoted to the purpose of parking
motor vehicles, but do not apply to any lands or area within the right-of-way
of any public street, road or highway.
B.
These provisions, rules and regulations shall also
be applicable to any other parcels of land premises owned, leased,
occupied or controlled by the Township of Marlboro now or hereafter.
[Amended 7-28-1983 by Ord. No. 15-83; 12-10-1998 by Ord. No.
29-98; 6-14-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-9]
A.
Unless otherwise permitted by this chapter, parking on said lands and premises designated in § 258-2 shall be permitted by permit only, which shall be evidenced by a permit issued to the owner of the motor vehicle.
[Amended 10-6-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-50]
B.
Such parking area shall be marked by signs indicating that parking
will be by permit only, Monday through Friday, 4:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.,
and that vehicles must bear the required permit, which signs may state
"Parking for Vehicles With Permits Only."
[Amended 5-17-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-13]
C.
No vehicle shall be parked in any such parking area
unless it displays from the rear view mirror while the vehicle is
properly parked in such parking area a current and valid permit issued
by the Township of Marlboro as herein provided. Such permit shall
be removed from the rear view mirror prior to operation of the vehicle.
D.
No vehicle shall be parked or remain parked in any
such parking area at certain times as may be designated by the Township
Council.
E.
No trailers, trucks or buses shall be parked in any
such parking area except only in such space as may be specifically
designated for the same.
F.
All vehicles must be parked in any such area with
the front of the vehicle facing the control sign which designates
the parking space therefor.
G.
No vehicle shall be parked within the entrance or
exit to any parking area or within any of the aisles thereof.
[Amended 9-25-1975 by Ord. No. 23-75; 12-30-1976 by Ord. No.
23-76; 2-20-1986 by Ord. No. 1-86; 2-12-1987 by Ord. No. 1-87; 2-11-1988 by Ord. No. 4-88; 2-22-1990 by Ord. No. 11-90; 2-21-1991 by Ord. No.
3-91; 10-23-1997 by Ord. No. 26-97; 12-10-1998 by Ord. No. 29-98; 6-14-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-9]
A.
Issuance; numbers restricted.
[Amended 3-4-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-003; 12-16-2021 by Ord. No.
2021-023]
(1)
Said permits shall be issued by the Business Administrator during
the regular hours during which his or her office is open and only
upon copies being furnished of:
(a)
A current and valid motor vehicle registration and insurance
certificate.
(b)
A current gas, water, sewer or electric utility bill dated within
the previous 30 days. In order to receive Marlboro or Manalapan resident
renewal or registration priority, the bill provided must indicate
the name and address of the applicant as a resident of the Township
of Marlboro, or as a resident of the Township of Manalapan.
(2)
The Business Administrator shall issue not more than 150 permits
to the residents of the Township of Manalapan on a first-come, first-served
basis in any one year.
(3)
The Business Administrator shall not issue more than two permits
to any Marlboro household, and shall not issue more than one permit
to any Manalapan or non-resident household.
(4)
Replacement fee or addition of vehicles. For permit holders requiring
a replacement permit or changing vehicles after March 31 and prior
to the end of the permit year, a replacement permit may be issued.
B.
Permits shall be valid from April 1 of the year in
which issued to 12:00 midnight of March 31 of the following year.
This time period shall be referred to herein as the "permit year."
[Amended 1-25-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-1]
C.
Fees.
[Amended 1-25-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-1; 2-12-2009 by Ord. No.
2009-4; 2-2-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-3; 2-25-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-4]
(1)
Manalapan residents may apply for a parking permit
at any Township commuter parking facility. Nonresidents of jurisdictions
other than Manalapan may apply for a parking permit at the Texas Road
parking facility, subject to the provisions of § 254-4D(1) and
(2), and shall be charged at the rate of $275 per permit year, payable
at the time of application.
[Amended 4-23-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-4; 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-023; 12-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-012]
(2)
Daily fee for meter parking: $5.
[Amended 4-23-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-4; 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-023]
(4)
An
additional fee of $25 shall be imposed for the replacement of a permit
or addition of vehicles prior to the end of a permit year.
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-023]
(5)
Purple Heart designation. Residents of Marlboro who possess a permit for parking under § 258-4C who have obtained a placard from the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles for having received a "Purple Heart" designation from the United States Government shall be eligible for a reimbursement of 100% of the cost of a permit under this section. Residents shall submit an application for reimbursement along with the NJDMV placard and Purple Heart citation letter in order to receive reimbursement.
[Added 2-15-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-5]
D.
Permits shall be valid from the date of issue until
12:00 midnight of March 31 of the following year, and shall be charged
at the yearly rate specified hereinbefore. The parking spaces of permit
holders who fail to renew by April 1 shall be forfeited and offered
to applicants maintained on a waiting list and nonresidents.
[Amended 3-4-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-003; 12-16-2021 by Ord. No.
2021-023]
(1)
Marlboro and Manalapan parking permit holders shall be entitled to
the first opportunity to renew annually, but must do so on or before
March 31 of the permit year.
(2)
Applications for parking permits from nonresidents shall be reviewed
following the completion of the renewal process for Marlboro and Manalapan
residents, beginning April 1 of the permit year.
E.
Said permits shall have written thereon "Marlboro
Township Parking Permit," together with the number of the permit,
the date of expiration of the permit and the license plate number(s)
of the vehicle(s) registered. No more than two vehicles shall be listed
on said permit.
F.
The Business Administrator shall make and keep a record
of all permits issued, a list of applicants waiting for an available
parking space, and the necessary procedures for the administration
thereof.
[Amended 3-4-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-003]
G.
In the event that a permit holder must use a vehicle
whose license plate number is not listed on the permit, the permit
holder may park another vehicle registered at the same address as
the permit holder, provided that such permit holder gives notice to
the Division of Police prior to parking such vehicle.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former § 103-5, Presumptive
evidence of authorized parking, which immediately followed this section,
was repealed 6-14-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-9.
Further rules and regulations pertaining to
such parking areas and to parking of motor vehicles therein may be
made from time to time by resolution of the Township Council.
No person shall park or place any disabled vehicle
or permit any such disabled vehicle to remain in any such parking
area without the express permission of the police or the attendant
in charge of such parking area.
[Amended 12-10-1981 by Ord. No. 47-81; 6-14-2001 by Ord. No.
2001-9]
A.
In the case of a violation of any provision of this article, the person so parking and the owner of the vehicle shall be liable to the penalties in § 4-3 of the Code, and each day the violation continues shall be a separate and distinct violation.
B.
Any vehicle parked in a parking area in violation
of this article, except a vehicle displaying a valid permit and parked
as not herein required, may be removed from the parking area upon
order of any police officer, and the owner thereof shall pay the reasonable
cost of such removal and storage which may result from such removal
before being allowed to regain possession of the vehicle, and such
costs of removal and storage shall be in addition to any penalty or
fine hereinbefore provided.
This article shall not apply to any municipal
vehicles registered to the Township of Marlboro or to any vehicles
engaged in police work.
