[Ord. No. 3584, 2-9-1999, § 2; Ord. No. 4090, 8-4-2008, § 1]
For the purposes of this division, the following terms shall
have the meanings ascribed to them:
An individual parking area marked off by white lines or markings
durably painted or placed upon the parking lot surface as directed
by the Police Department
All lands owned or leased and maintained by the Township
of Teaneck which are devoted to the public parking of vehicles, including
the following:
Beveridge Street Parking Lot (Teaneck Road and Beveridge Street).
Beverly Road Parking Lot (Beverly Road, near Williams Avenue).
Chestnut Avenue Parking Lot [between Chestnut Avenue and American
Legion Drive, to the rear (south) of Cedar Lane businesses].
Court Street Parking Lot (Queen Anne Road and Court Street).
DeGraw Avenue Parking Lot (corner of Queen Anne Road).
Department of Public Works Parking Lot (River Road, opposite
Washburn Street).
Elm Avenue Parking Lot (Cedar Lane and Elm Avenue).
Fire Station No. 4 Parking Lot (Windsor Road, south of West
Englewood).
Garrison Avenue Parking Lot [between Garrison Avenue and Windsor
Road, to the rear (north) of Cedar Lane businesses].
Greenhouse Parking Lot (dead end of Lindbergh Boulevard).
Hawthorne School Parking Lot (Letter Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue).
Municipal Building Parking Lot (Teaneck Road and Cedar Lane).
Orchard Street Parking Lot (Teaneck Road and Orchard Street).
Palisade Avenue Parking Lot (Palisade Avenue and Walraven Drive).
Phelps Park Parking Lot (River Road, between Martense Avenue
and Ramapo Road, opposite FDU, meters).
River Road Parking Lot (River Road and Beverly Road, meters).
State Street Parking Lot - State Street west of Teaneck Road.
State Street Parking Lot - Terrace Circle and State Street.
Teaneck Road Parking Lot (Teaneck Road, opposite Circle Drive).
[Ord. No. 1907, 4-21-1981, § 1; amended by Ord. No. 1924, 9-15-1981, § 2]
(a)
No person shall park anywhere in a municipal parking lot other
than within a designated parking space.
(b)
No person shall park on or over a white painted line.
(c)
No person (other than a person authorized to do so) shall park
in a space which is reserved for a particular person or use and which
is clearly marked as such. Vehicles permitted to park shall be properly
identified.
(d)
No person shall park more than one vehicle in any designated
parking area at one time.
[Ord. No. 3386, 3-8-1994, § 1; amended by Ord. No. 3505, 6-24-1997, § 1; Ord.
No. 3624, 2-8-2000, §§ 1,
2; Ord. No. 3729, 9-3-2002, § 1; Ord. No. 3816, 5-4-2004, § 1; Ord. No. 4001, 4-11-2007, § 3]
(a)
Policy. Vehicles that display a valid current decal issued subject to the provisions hereof shall not be subject to the municipal parking lot restrictions set forth in § 36-21 of this chapter. In addition, vehicles that display a valid current decal issued subject to the provisions hereof, and which are parked in the Beverly Road Municipal Parking Lot and in the State Street Municipal Parking Lots, established mobile telephone access parking zones pursuant to § 36-32.4(a) and § 36-32.4(c), respectively, of this chapter, shall not be subject to the mobile telephone access parking zone restrictions set forth in Chapter 36, Article II, Division 7, Mobile Telephone Access Parking Zones, of this chapter. Decals shall be displayed in the lower left corner of the rear window or the rearview mirror, as determined by the Municipal Manager. The decal issued pursuant to this chapter constitutes a license to park the vehicle for which it is issued in any municipal parking lot, as herein described, but it does not represent a guarantee or assurance of available space. The Township Council shall set the standards for the issuance of the resident-only decals by adoption of a resolution from time to time.
[Amended by Ord. No. 10-2022, 3-15-2022; Ord. No. 21-2022, 8-30-2022]
(b)
Eligibility. Decals shall be issued only to owners, operators
and full-time employees of businesses and professionals operating
an office or store in the Township. There shall be a limit of four
decals per business or professional office per year. The Township
Manager is authorized to make exceptions to these eligibility requirements
on a case-by-case and year-by-year basis.
(c)
Application procedure; recordkeeping.
(1)
Applications for decals shall be made at the office of the Township
Clerk by the owners of businesses and professional offices only. Each
applicant shall be required to submit a business license or lease,
vehicle registrations and any other documentation that may be reasonably
required to establish eligibility for the decals.
(2)
The Township Clerk shall keep a record of all decals issued
by number; date of issuance; name and address of person to whom issued;
name, address and phone number of establishment in which the applicant
works; and motor vehicle registration information.
(d)
Fee. The annual fee for each decal shall be as prescribed in
the fee ordinance and paid with the application and shall not be subject
to proration.
(e)
Term. A decal issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire at
12:00 midnight on December 31 of the year in which issued.
(f)
Permitted transfers. Decals may be transferred during the period
for which valid to another motor vehicle acquired by the applicant.
The holder of the decal is required to remove the existing decal and
supply evidence of its removal to the Township Clerk as a condition
precedent to the issuance of a decal to the substituted vehicle.
(g)
Change of conditions. It shall be the responsibility of the
person to whom the decal was issued to remove it from the vehicle
and, regardless of condition, surrender it to the Township Clerk when
the conditions under which the permit was issued no longer exist.
Failure to do so will be a violation of this chapter.
(h)
Penalties for violations of § 36-32.16. Any fraud, misrepresentation or false statement in an application filed pursuant to this section, or any other violation of this section, shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $50 and shall disqualify the applicant from applying for new decals in the two years following the year in which a violation has occurred.
[Ord. No. 3765, 6-10-2003, § 1; amended by Ord. No. 4102, 11-10-2008, § 1; Ord.
No. 4163, 11-23-2009, § 1; Ord. No. 21-2022, 8-30-2022; Ord. No.
10-2022, 3-15-2022]
(a)
Policy. Vehicles that display a valid and current decal issued
subject to the provisions hereof shall not be subject to the municipal
parking lot time restrictions for the River Road Parking Lot (River
Road and Beverly Road) set forth in this chapter. Decals shall be
displayed in the lower left corner of the rear window. The decal issued
pursuant to this chapter constitutes a license to park the vehicle
for which it was issued in the River Road Parking Lot at all times,
but it does not represent a guarantee or assurance of available space.
(b)
Eligibility.
(1)
Decals shall be issued to:
a.
Residents of Beverly Road between River Road and Catalpa, and
there shall be a limit of two decals per residence.
b.
Area owners, operators and full-time employees of businesses and professionals operating an office or store in the Township as determined by the Township Manager, and there shall be a limit of four decals per business or professional office per year. Decals issued pursuant to Subsection (b)(1)b shall be subject to the application procedure and record keeping as required in § 36-32.17 of the Township Code.
(2)
The Township Manager is authorized to make exceptions to these
eligibility requirements on a case-by-case and year-by-year basis.
(c)
Application procedure; recordkeeping.
(1)
Applications for decals shall be made at the office of the Township
Clerk by the residents of Beverly Road between River Road and Catalpa
Avenue only. At the time of application, residents shall be required
to produce a valid driver's license, proof of residency and current
vehicle registration certificate for each such vehicle owned by the
applicant or other suitable evidence that the vehicle is operated
by the applicant or a member of the applicant's immediate family residing
with the applicant within the Township of Teaneck.
(2)
The Township Clerk shall keep a record of all decals issued
by number; date of issuance; name, address and phone number of each
person to whom issued; and motor vehicle registration information.
(d)
Fee. The annual fee for each decal shall be as prescribed in
the fee ordinance and paid with the application and shall not be subject
to proration.
(e)
Term. A decal issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire at
12:00 midnight on December 31 of the year in which issued.
(f)
Permitted transfers. Decals may be transferred during the period
for which valid to another motor vehicle acquired by the applicant.
The holder of the decal is required to remove the existing decal and
supply evidence of its removal to the Township Clerk as a condition
precedent to the issuance of a decal to the substituted vehicle.
(g)
Change of conditions. It shall be the responsibility of the
person to whom the decal was issued to remove it from the vehicle
and, regardless of condition, surrender it to the Township Clerk when
the conditions under which the permit was issued no longer exist.
Failure to do so will be a violation of this chapter.
(h)
Emergencies. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, the use of the decals may be revoked and/or suspended by
the Township Manager in the event of an emergency(ies).
(i)
Penalties for violations of § 36-32.17. Any fraud, misrepresentation or false statement in an application filed pursuant to this section, or any other violation of this section, shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $50 and shall disqualify the applicant from applying for new decals in the two years following the year in which a violation has occurred.
[Ord. No. 4001, 4-11-2007, § 4; amended by Ord. No. 4089, 8-4-2008, § 1; Ord.
No. 4111, 2-3-2009, § 1; Ord.
No. 4163, 11-23-2009, § 2; Ord. No. 10-2022, 3-15-2022]
(a)
Policy. Vehicles that display a valid and current decal issued
subject to the provisions hereof shall not be subject to the municipal
parking lot time restrictions for the State Street Parking Lots (between
Palisade Avenue and Teaneck Road) set forth in this chapter. Decals
shall be displayed in the lower left corner of the rear window. The
decal issued pursuant to this chapter constitutes a license to park
the vehicle for which it was issued in the State Street Parking Lots
at all times, but it does not represent a guarantee or assurance of
available space.
(b)
Eligibility.
(1)
Decals shall be issued to area residents pursuant to the standards as established by the Township Council by resolution, and there shall be a limit of two decals per residence. Decal parking is also permitted by those residents who are issued a valid decal pursuant to § 36-32.17.2 of the Township Code.
(2)
The Township Manager is authorized to make exceptions to these eligibility
requirements on a case-by-case and year-by-year basis.
(c)
Application procedure; recordkeeping.
(1)
Applications for decals shall be made at the office of the Township
Clerk. At the time of application, residents shall be required to
produce a valid driver's license, proof of residency and current vehicle
registration certificate for each such vehicle owned by the applicant
or other suitable evidence that the vehicle is operated by the applicant
or a member of the applicant's immediate family residing with the
applicant within the Township of Teaneck.
(2)
The Township Clerk shall keep a record of all decals issued
by number; date of issuance; name, address and phone number of each
person to whom issued; and motor vehicle registration information.
(e)
Term. A decal issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire at
12:00 midnight on December 31 of the year in which issued.
(f)
Permitted transfers. Decals may be transferred during the period
for which valid to another motor vehicle acquired by the applicant.
The holder of the decal is required to remove the existing decal and
supply evidence of its removal to the Township Clerk as a condition
precedent to the issuance of a decal to the substituted vehicle.
(g)
Change of conditions. It shall be the responsibility of the
person to whom the decal was issued to remove it from the vehicle
and, regardless of condition, surrender it to the Township Clerk when
the conditions under which the permit was issued no longer exist.
Failure to do so will be a violation of this chapter.
(h)
Emergencies. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, the use of the decals may be revoked and/or suspended by
the Township Manager in the event of an emergency(ies).
(i)
Penalties for violations of § 36-32.17.1. Any fraud, misrepresentation or false statement in an application filed pursuant to this section, or any other violation of this section, shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $50 and shall disqualify the applicant from applying for new decals in the two years following the year in which a violation has occurred.
[Ord. No. 4068, 4-14-2008, § 2; amended by Ord. No. 4109, 2-3-2009, §§ 1,
2; Ord. No. 4110, 2-3-2009, § 1; Ord. No. 4163, 11-23-2009, § 3]
(a)
Policy. Vehicles that display a valid current decal issued subject to the provisions hereof shall not be subject to the municipal parking lot restrictions set forth in § 36-21 of this chapter for the following Township-owned municipal parking lots:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
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Teaneck Road/Beveridge Street
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Teaneck Road/Church Street
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Teaneck Road/Orchard Street
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Queen Anne Road/DeGraw Avenue
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American Legion Drive/North Street/Chestnut Avenue
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State Street Parking Lots (between Palisade Avenue and Teaneck
Road)
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(1)
Vehicles properly displaying the current Township-issued "commuter
decal" shall be permitted to park in any legal parking space within
the designated Township-owned municipal parking lots where commuter
decal parking is permitted, Monday through Friday, except holidays,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(2)
Decals shall be displayed in the lower left corner of the rear
window or the rearview mirror, as determined by the Municipal Manager.
The decal issued pursuant to this chapter constitutes a license to
park the vehicle for which it is issued in the designated Township-owned
municipal parking lot, as herein described, but it does not represent
a guarantee or assurance of available space. The Township Council
shall set the standards for the issuance of the resident-only commuter
decals by adoption of a resolution from time to time.
(b)
Eligibility. Decals shall only be issued to bona fide Teaneck
residents, who currently reside in Teaneck. A decal shall be vehicle
specific.
(c)
Application procedure; recordkeeping.
(1)
Applications for decals shall be made at the office of the Township
Clerk. At the time of application, residents shall be required to
produce a valid driver's license, proof of residency and current vehicle
registration certificate for each such vehicle owned by the applicant
or other suitable evidence that the vehicle is operated by the applicant
or a member of the applicant's immediate family residing with the
applicant within the Township of Teaneck.
(2)
The Township Clerk shall keep a record of all decals issued
by number; date of issuance; name, telephone number and address of
person to whom issued; and motor vehicle registration information
for the specific vehicle.
(d)
Fee. The annual fee for each decal shall be as prescribed in
the fee ordinance and paid with the application and shall not be subject
to proration.
(e)
Term. A decal issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire at
12:00 midnight on December 31 of the year in which issued.
(f)
Permitted transfers. Decals may be transferred during the period
for which valid to another motor vehicle acquired by the applicant.
The holder of the decal is required to remove the existing decal and
supply evidence of its removal to the Township Clerk as a condition
precedent to the issuance of a decal to the substituted vehicle.
(g)
Change of conditions. It shall be the responsibility of the
person to whom the decal was issued to remove it from the vehicle
and, regardless of condition, surrender it to the Township Clerk when
the conditions under which the permit was issued no longer exist.
Failure to do so will be a violation of this chapter.
(h)
Penalties for violations of § 36-32.17.2. Any fraud, misrepresentation or false statement in an application filed pursuant to this section, or any other violation of this section, shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $100 and shall disqualify the applicant from applying for new decals in the two years following the year in which a violation has occurred.
[Added by Ord. No. 3-2020, 5-19-2020]
(a)
The Township Manager shall designate such portions of the State
Street Municipal Parking Lot (State Street west of Terrace Circle)
as he/she shall consider proper for the parking of vehicles by municipal
officials and employees and the hours during which parking shall be
permitted.
(b)
No person shall park any vehicle on any portion of the State
Street Municipal Parking Lot (State Street west of Terrace Circle)
designated "Municipal Officials and Employees Only" unless such person
is an official or employee of the Township and such vehicle is properly
identified.
[Ord. No. 3806, 4-1-2004, § 2]
The speed limit in the lots defined in § 36-32.14 above is 10 miles per hour.
[Added by Ord. No. 34-2018, 1-8-2019]
Notwithstanding any ordinance to the contrary, in any municipal
parking lot or designated area in which commuter decal parking is
permitted, there shall be five commuter decal parking spaces designated
for commuter decal parking only between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and
8:00 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, holidays excepted.
