City of Hoboken, NJ Article VI Temporary No-Parking Signs

[Added 3-20-2019 by Ord. No. B-119]

§ 190-12.1 Sale and use of temporary no-parking signs.

A. A temporary regulation pursuant § 190-26 shall include the purchase and use of temporary no-parking signs (or "TNP" signs) for vehicles needing temporary reserved curbside access and to clear public rights-of-way of parked vehicles in the interest of public safety, health, and welfare.

B. TNP signs may be purchased for the following purposes:

(1) Moving;

(2) Construction;

(3) Special events;

(4) Dumpsters;

(5) Television and film;

(6) City business;

(7) Large deliveries;

(8) Any other purpose which implicates public safety, health, or welfare as determined by the Director of Transportation and Parking or his or her designee.

C. TNP signs may be purchased for reserved curbside access for commercial vehicles (a vehicle which has up-to-date registration as a commercial vehicle with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and has license plates which indicate same) or for personal vehicles. For personal vehicles, the vehicle must be registered with the Parking Utility by providing vehicle information, including make, model, and license plate number at the time of the sign purchase.

D. Residents, businesses, institutions, or agencies can purchase TNP signs to reserve temporary curbside access for four-, eight-, twelve-, and twenty-four-hour increments according to the following pricing, noting that a minimum of two TNP signs must be purchased at a time:

(1) Four hours:

(a) Cost for two signs: $30.

(b) Cost for each additional sign: $15.

(2) Eight hours:

(a) Cost for two signs: $50.

(b) Cost for each additional sign: $25.

(3) Twelve hours:

(a) Cost for two signs: $80.

(b) Cost for each additional sign: $40.

(4) Twenty-four hours:

(a) Cost for two signs: $120.

(b) Cost for each additional sign: $60.

E. Each TNP sign shall cover 15 linear feet of curbside.

F. TNP signs must be purchased at the Hoboken Parking Utility as follows:

(1) For residential moving, moving storage containers, dumpsters, block parties, television and film, street fairs, parades, marathons, and other circumstances as deemed necessary by the Director of Transportation and Parking (nonmetered locations and metered locations wherein residential parking is also permitted): must be purchased 10 days in advance and will be posted by the Hoboken Parking Utility seven days in advance of the scheduled no-parking designation.

(a) A maximum of two temporary no-parking signs may be active per account, per day, by residential contractors, unless otherwise approved by the Director of Transportation and Parking or his or her designee.

(b) A maximum of three temporary no-parking signs may be active per account, per day, for dumpsters and storage containers, unless otherwise approved by the Director of Transportation and Parking or his or her designee.

(2) For emergencies, public safety, construction activity, and official City business, (nonmetered locations and metered locations where residential parking is also permitted): must be purchased a minimum of three days in advance and will be posted by the Hoboken Parking Utility three days in advance of the scheduled no-parking designation.

(3) For all metered locations where only meter parking is permitted: must be purchased 24 hours in advance and will be posted by the Hoboken Parking Utility four hours in advance of the scheduled no-parking designations.

G. TNP sign fees shall be waived by the Department Director, or his or her designee, for registered nonprofit organizations or approved special community events organized by noncorporate entities, such as block parties, festivals, and 5K races. However, each nonprofit organization shall only be entitled to have the fee waived for signs for no more than 10 cumulative days per calendar year.

[Amended 7-10-2019 by Ord. No. B-149]

H. It shall be the responsibility of the individual, business, institution, or agency who purchases temporary no-parking signs to remove the sign within two hours of expiration of the posted date and time on the temporary no-parking signs or upon completion of the purpose of the purchase, whichever is sooner. Any individual, business, institution, or agency found to be in violation of this section shall be subject to a penalty in the amount of $45 per sign.

I. TNP signs cannot be sold for locations on private property.

J. With the exception of construction vehicles, TNP signs excuse vehicles from observing street cleaning regulations in accordance with § 190-28 (Alternate parking locations). Construction vehicles must abide by street cleaning regulations. Authorized vehicles (commercial vehicles or personal vehicles that have been registered with the Parking Utility) will be exempt from residential parking requirements if parked in a residential spot during the times and dates listed on the TNP signs.

[Amended 10-27-2020 by Ord. No. B-295]

K. The Director of Transportation and Parking for the Hoboken Parking Utility or his or her designee may enact such reasonable regulations, not inconsistent with this article, as necessary for the establishment and enforcement of the purchase and use of TNP signs.

L. The Hoboken Parking Utility and the Hoboken Police Department shall have the authority to tow unauthorized vehicles parked within active temporary no-parking sign zones at the vehicle owner's sole expense.

M. No individual shall tamper with, manipulate, move, or otherwise alter a posted temporary no-parking sign, except for the purchaser removing the sign as required in Subsection H above. Any individual found to be in violation of this section shall be subject to penalties as follows: imprisonment in the county jail or in any place provided by the municipality for the detention of prisoners, for any term not exceeding 90 days; or by a fine of not less than $100 and not exceeding $2,000; or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.