[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Washington as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees — See Ch. 212.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 223.
Towing and storage of vehicles — See Ch. 461.
Abandoned vehicles; vehicle display — See Ch. 471.
Zoning — See Ch. 580.
[Adopted 6-3-1985 by Ord. No. 85-5 as Ch. 161 of the 1985 Code]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle on lands of another, whether publicly or privately owned, in the Township of Washington, after notice has been posted as hereinafter provided by the owner, occupant, lessee or licensee prohibiting such parking. Nothing herein contained shall apply to any lands lying within the bounds of any public street or highway.
Suitable signs not less than 18 inches by 24 inches bearing the words "no parking," together with any qualifications or restrictions of such parking, if any, and conspicuously displayed shall be posted on said lands by the owner, occupant, lessee or licensee thereof where this article is effective. Defacing, tampering with or damaging such signs when posted shall constitute a violation of this article.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 71-44 of the 1967 Township Code, Violations and penalties, which followed this section, was repealed 6-3-1985 by Ord. No. 85-5.
[Adopted 5-21-1984 by Ord. No. 84-6 (Ch. 159 of the 1985 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
A motor vehicle displaying any advertising, including but not limited to commercial lettering, name and/or address of an individual or entity or commercial graphics or other medium, or which bears a license plate reflecting or consistent with commercial usage.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which person or property is or may be transported upon a roadway, which is propelled otherwise than by human power.
PRIVATE PREMISES
Every road, driveway, parking yard or other privately owned nongaraged land within the Township of Washington.
PROHIBITED HOURS
Between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
The following zones as defined in Chapter 580, Zoning, of the Code of the Township of Washington: AAA, AA, A, B and PRTD.
No commercial vehicle having any one of the following characteristics shall be parked on private premises in a residential zone during prohibited hours:
A. 
Manufacturer's vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight in excess of 11,000 pounds.
B. 
Height in excess of eight feet.
C. 
Length in excess of 18 feet.
D. 
Width in excess of seven feet.
E. 
Wheels in excess of four.
Not more than one nonprohibited commercial vehicle shall be parked on private premises in a residential zone in the Township of Washington during prohibited hours.
A. 
Any commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight of less than 14,000 pounds and heretofore issued a permit by the Township of Washington pursuant to Ordinance No. 81-6 and/or Ordinance No. 81-19[1] shall be exempt from the provisions of § 330-4. No commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight of 14,000 pounds or more shall be exempt from the provisions of § 330-4. Each exempt commercial vehicle, regardless of the total number thereof, under this section shall be deemed the single nonprohibited commercial vehicle under § 330-5.
[Amended 2-21-1989 by Ord. No. 89-3]
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance Nos. 81-6 and 81-19 were repealed by the ordinance appearing in this article.
B. 
In the event that an exempt commercial vehicle under this section is replaced by its owner, the exemption under this section shall apply to each such replacement vehicle, provided:
(1) 
At any time prior to replacement hereunder, the exempt vehicle shall be inspected by the Police Department, without charge, at which time the Police Department shall be authorized to request and receive documentation as to the manufacturer's or gross vehicle weight of the exempt vehicle. Such inspection shall be for the purpose of recording the specifics of the exempt vehicle as to each type of characteristic set forth in § 330-4. In the absence of such an inspection by the Police Department, the exemption under this section shall not apply to any replacement vehicle.
(2) 
No replacement vehicle shall be exempt under this section if any one characteristic listed in § 330-4 exceeds such characteristic of the exempt vehicle being replaced.
(3) 
Exemption under this section shall continue for an exempt commercial vehicle or replacement vehicle in the event that the ownership of same is transferred, provided that such vehicle is parked during prohibited hours only at the address in the Township of Washington as appears on file with the Township Police Department.
A. 
In order to be parked in a residential zone during prohibited hours, a commercial vehicle shall be required to display a permit affixed thereto by the Police Department. Any commercial vehicle parked in a residential zone during prohibited hours without displaying a permit shall be in violation of this article.
B. 
The application for and issuance of such permits shall be governed by the following procedure:
(1) 
Any person wishing to park a commercial vehicle in a residential zone during prohibited hours shall have said vehicle inspected by the Police Department.
(2) 
The Police Department shall be authorized to request and receive from such person documentation as to the manufacturer's or gross vehicle weight of the subject vehicle. The Police Department shall inspect each vehicle to determine if it has any one of the characteristics set forth in § 330-4. If it does not, the Police Department shall affix a permit to the vehicle.
(3) 
The Police Department shall collect from any person submitting a commercial vehicle to inspection the sum set forth in Chapter 212, Fees, per each inspection prior to initiating any inspection.
[Amended 9-17-2018 by Ord. No. 18-13]
(4) 
Permits issued under this section shall not be transferable in any manner.
(5) 
The Police Department shall maintain records of all inspections and permits, including the registered owner of each commercial vehicle and the address at which each commercial vehicle shall be parked in a residential zone during prohibited hours.
(6) 
The Township Clerk shall prepare a record of all vehicles covered by § 330-6 of this article and shall transmit same to the Police Department for inclusion in its records maintained under this section.
[Amended 12-3-2018 by Ord. No. 18-19]
Any person convicted of violating the provisions of Article I of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties authorized pursuant to § 1-1, Chapter 1, of the Code. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of Article II of this chapter shall be subject to the following penalties:
A. 
For the first violation, a penalty of $100;
B. 
For a second offense occurring after 10 days from the issuance of a first violation, a penalty of $500;
C. 
For a third offense occurring after 10 days from the issuance of a second violation, a penalty of $1,000;
D. 
For a fourth offense occurring after 10 days from the issuance of a third violation, a penalty of $1,500;
E. 
For each offense occurring after 10 days from the issuance of a fourth violation, a penalty of $2,000.