[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Camden 3-14-2023 by Ord. No. MC-5439. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is hereby established, for public safety purposes,
to regulate the parking of commercial trucks, Type B, C and D school
buses or school vehicles, freight containers, portable storage containers,
roll-off containers, tractor-trailers and trailers on the streets
and highways within the City of Camden.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Refers to a truck which has more than two axles and has more
than four tires and which may also be equipped with any of the following:
commercial signage on the truck, ladder or other equipment racks,
a flat bed, a trailer, a liftgate, a lift bucket, a plow attachment,
or other equipment contained on or in the vehicle.
Refers to a container which may also be referred to as "cargo
container" or "shipping container," and which is generally made of
metal or steel and is used for transporting goods, supplies or equipment
through various modes of transportation including by ocean-going vessel,
train or truck.
Refers to a portable storage container as defined in Chapter 722 of the Camden City Code.
Refers to a dumpster as defined in Chapter 309 of the Camden City Code.
Are those listed as Types A, B, C, D and S, as defined at
N.J.A.C. 13:20-30.2, and this definition which is hereby incorporated
herein refers to a motor vehicle operated by, or under contract with,
a public or governmental agency, or religious or other charitable
organization or corporation, or privately operated for the transportation
of children to or from school for secular or religious education,
school-connected activity, day camp, summer day camp, nursery school,
child-care center, preschool center, or other similar places of education,
classified in the following manner:
A "Type A" school bus is a conversion or body constructed and
installed upon a van-type compact truck or a front-section vehicle
chassis, with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less, originally designed
by the manufacturer for carrying 10 to 16 passengers.
A "Type B" school bus is constructed utilizing a stripped or
cutaway chassis with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds, originally
designed by the manufacturer for carrying 10 to 54 passengers. Part
of the engine is beneath and/or behind the windshield and beside the
driver's seat. The service door is behind the front wheels.
A "Type C" school bus is a body installed upon a flat back cowl
chassis with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds, originally designed
by the manufacturer for carrying 10 to 54 passengers. The engine is
in front of the windshield, or part of the engine is beneath and/or
behind the windshield and beside the driver's seat. The service
door is behind the front wheels.
A "Type D" school bus is a body installed upon a chassis, with
the engine mounted in the front, middle, or rear, with a GVWR of more
than 10,000 pounds, originally designed by the manufacturer for carrying
10 to 54 passengers. The engine may be behind the windshield and beside
the driver's seat; it may be at the rear of the school bus, behind
the rear wheels; or it may be in the middle of the school bus between
the front and rear axles. The service door is ahead of the front wheels.
A "Type S" school bus is a motor vehicle with a GVWR of 3,000
pounds or more, originally designed by the manufacturer with a maximum
seating capacity of nine passengers or less excluding the driver.
A combination trucking unit consisting of a truck or tractor
hooked up or connected to a full trailer or semitrailer.
A road vehicle, usually two-wheeled, towed by a motor vehicle,
truck or tractor used for the transportation of equipment, goods,
wares or merchandise.
No person shall park a commercial truck as defined in this chapter,
upon the streets and highways within the City of Camden during the
hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
A.
No person shall park a tractor-trailer upon the streets and highways
within the City of Camden at any time.
B.
No person shall park a trailer upon the streets and highways within
the City of Camden at any time.
C.
No person shall park a freight container, as defined in this chapter,
upon the streets and highways within the City of Camden at any time.
D.
No person shall park a Type B, C or D school bus or school vehicle,
as these terms are defined in this chapter, upon the streets and highways
within the City of Camden at any time.
E.
The parking of portable storage containers upon the streets and highways within the City of Camden shall be governed by § 722-5E of the Camden City Code.
F.
The parking of roll-off containers or dumpsters upon the streets and highways within the City of Camden shall be governed by Chapter 309 of the Camden City Code.
G.
The parking of temporary construction trailers upon the streets and highways within the City of Camden shall be governed by § 870-200 of the Camden City Code.
H.
No person shall park a commercial truck at any time on the following
streets and highways within the City of Camden:
(1)
On Federal Street between Dudley Street and 36th Street.
(2)
On Fremont Street between 30th Street and 36th Street.
(3)
On Washington Street between 30th Street and Dudley Street.
(4)
On Dudley Street between Fremont Street and Federal Street.
(5)
On 30th Street between Fremont Street and Federal Street.
(6)
North 34th Street between Westfield Avenue and Lemuel Avenue.
(7)
Harrison Avenue between East State Street and 36th Street.
(8)
Adams Avenue, north of North 28th Street.
(9)
East State Street between River Avenue and Harrison Avenue.
A.
Except as provided for herein, nothing shall prohibit a commercial
truck or a tractor-trailer from parking temporarily for the purpose
of making deliveries of goods, wares or merchandise to any business
located along that same City street or highway as long as such temporary
parking does not obstruct the flow of motor vehicle traffic.
B.
Nothing herein shall prohibit a Type A or Type S school bus or school
vehicle from parking on a City street or highway at any time.
C.
Nothing herein shall prohibit a Type A, B, C, D or S school bus or
school vehicle, as these terms are defined in this chapter, from parking
temporarily for the purpose of picking up passengers.
D.
Nothing herein shall prohibit a public utility company from parking
on a street in connection with the construction, maintenance and/or
installation of public utilities.
E.
Noting herein shall prohibit an emergency vehicle from parking on
a City street or highway at any time.
F.
Nothing herein shall prohibit the temporary parking of any commercial
truck which is actively engaged in repair, maintenance or construction
work located along that same City street or highway.
Signs shall be installed on the streets and highways within
the City of Camden thereby advising of the parking prohibitions of
this chapter.
A.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall
be subject to a fine of up to $250 for a first violation, up to $500
for a second violation and up to $750 for a third violation.
B.
For fourth and subsequent violations of any provisions of this chapter, penalties shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of § 1-15.
C.
Removal. For fourth and subsequent violations of this chapter involving
either a tractor-trailer or a trailer as defined herein, any authorized
police officer or any authorized traffic enforcement officer of the
Parking Authority of the City of Camden may provide for the removal
of such vehicle and the owner shall be responsible for the reasonable
costs of removal of such vehicle and the storage fees associated with
such removal.
The violations and penalties, as provided for in § 508-7 herein, shall take effect only after 30 days following the effective date, to allow the City, the Camden County Police Department and the Parking Authority the opportunity to inform the public and provide the public with information with regard to the provisions of this chapter, which may include, but is not limited to, the use of verbal and written warnings for potential violations of this chapter.
