There is hereby established a residential parking permit program to be administered by the Parking Authority of the City of Camden.
The Parking Authority is hereby authorized to restrict parking on public streets in certain residential areas to vehicles displaying valid parking permits issued pursuant to this chapter. This authority shall be in addition to and may be exercised in conjunction with any other authority that the Parking Authority may have to regulate parking.
As used in this chapter, the following words or terms shall have the meanings set forth below, except when the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
MOTOR VEHICLE
An automobile, truck, motorcycle or other motor-driven form of transportation.
PERSON
Any natural person.
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL
An area where at least 50% of the ground-level space is residential.
RESIDENT
A person who occupies a dwelling unit within a residential area as his or her primary residence.
RESIDENTIAL AREA
A continuous or nearly continuous area containing public streets where residents dwell.
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING ZONE
A residential area designated as herein provided, where resident motor vehicles displaying a valid permit shall be exempt from parking time restrictions established under this chapter.
RESIDENT MOTOR VEHICLE
A New Jersey registered motor vehicle owned or leased by a resident of a residential permit parking zone.
A. 
A residential area shall be deemed eligible for the residential parking permit program if, based on objective criteria established by the Parking Authority, parking therein is impacted by commuter vehicles.
B. 
In determining whether an area identified shall be designated as a residential permit parking zone, the Parking Authority shall take into consideration the following factors:
(1) 
The extent of the desire and need of the residents for residential permit parking and their willingness to bear the administrative cost in connection therewith.
(2) 
The proximity of the neighborhood to major parking attractors, including employment centers, retail stores, restaurants, universities, hospitals and tourist attractions.
(3) 
Proximity of the neighborhood to transit services.
(4) 
Scarcity of convenient on-street parking for residents.
(5) 
The extent to which motor vehicles registered to persons residing in the residential area cannot be accommodated by the number of available off-street parking spaces.
(6) 
Substantial use of neighborhood curb space by commuter and other nonresidents for parking.
(7) 
Traffic, noise, safety problems and inconvenience to residents caused by vehicles seeking parking spaces.