[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Blairstown 12-12-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-16. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
This chapter shall be entitled "Resident Handicapped On-Street
Parking."
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a restricted parking
zone, by ordinance, in front of a residence occupied by a handicapped
person, which person has been issued a windshield placard or wheelchair
symbol license plates for the vehicle owned by the handicapped person.
This chapter is enacted in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.6,
which does confer upon the Township a right to establish resident
handicapped on-street parking in order to preserve and safeguard the
public health, safety and welfare.
Criteria for resident handicapped parking are as follows:
A.
The person requesting on-street resident handicapped parking is a
resident of Blairstown Township who shall make application to the
Blairstown Township Police Department. The application shall be reviewed
by the Police Director of Blairstown Township. The Police Director
shall issue a report to the Township Committee within 20 days of receipt
of the application regarding the application.
B.
The person requesting on-street resident handicapped parking has
been issued a wheelchair symbol license plate or windshield placard
issued by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles, which is properly
displayed in either the handicapped resident's vehicle, or the
vehicle of an immediate family member who also resides with the handicapped
person.
C.
The subject property passes an on-site inspection by the Blairstown
Township Police Department, which inspection shall determine whether
handicapped parking will interfere with the normal flow of traffic,
or whether there is immediate adjacent off-street parking available
to the applicant.
D.
The applicant complies with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-138(o)
and 39:4-197.6 regulating handicapped parking in designated spaces.
E.
Upon receipt of the Police Director's report and recommendation
regarding an application, the Township Committee will make a determination
as to whether to approve or disapprove said application. In the event
of approval, the Township will enact an appropriate ordinance designating
the name of the subject street, the side of that street where the
resident resides, and a description of the allowed parking area in
front of the subject residence. Such designation shall be within the
property lines of the subject residence, but otherwise shall be subject
to the discretion of the Township Committee.
Any person improperly parking in a properly designated resident
handicapped restricted parking space shall be subject to the penalties
provided by law.
