[Added 3-28-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-03]
A. 
Purpose. The Borough Council seeks to promote the public safety and welfare within the Borough by the creation of combat-wounded parking spaces/stalls within the Borough in the following locations:
Location
Quantity
401 Monroe Avenue - David Brearley Middle High School
1
Municipal Parking Lot on 23rd Street (across from Borough Hall)
1
Municipal Parking Lot on 21st Street (across from the Kenilworth VFW Hall)
2
238 North 14th Street - American Legion Parking Lot
1
B. 
No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space/stall designated and established for combat wounded. A combat-wounded parking space means an area of a public roadway or public parking lot designated for use by any combat-wounded person as provided for and which is so marked by proper signage and roadway markings.
C. 
A combat-wounded veteran is any person who served for any length of time in any military service branch; who experiences any level of hostility for any duration resulting from offensive, defensive or friendly fire military action involving a real or perceived enemy in any foreign theater and suffers injury or disability from same.
D. 
No person shall park a vehicle in any of the designated parking stalls for parking for use by combat-wounded persons in locations referred to in the ordinances of the Borough, unless such person is a combat-wounded individual. Any vehicle parked in a parking stall reserved for combat-wounded drivers pursuant to this chapter which does not display the official state license plate, or special identification sticker or placard from the Borough of Kenilworth or the Borough's designee, is presumed to have parked in such a stall unlawfully, and subject to the fines and penalties set forth in Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes.
(1) 
The Borough may designate the Commanders of the Kenilworth Veterans of Foreign Wars and/or the Kenilworth American Legion as compliance officers in determining the eligibility of said combat-wounded persons.
E. 
Any person parking in a restricted parking space without a special vehicle identification as stated above shall be liable for a fine of up to $250 for the first offense and up to 90 days' community service on such terms and in such form as the court shall deem appropriate, or any combination thereof.