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Township of Byram, NJ
Sussex County
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
[Added 11-16-1998 by Ord. No. 18-1998]
A. 
General parking.
(1) 
All vehicles must park in designated numbered areas and between the lines provided in accordance with the approved site plan.
(2) 
Overnight parking prohibition. No person shall park a vehicle within the Park and Ride location overnight between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m., Sunday through Saturday, including holidays.
Hours
Location
Exceptions
12:00 midnight to 5:00 a.m.
Two designated stalls
Overnight private residential parking permitted
(3) 
Parking of vehicles weighing in excess of four tons prohibited. No person shall park a vehicle in excess of four tons in the Byram Township Park and Ride.
Hours
Location
Exceptions
All
Entire lot
Municipal or emergency vehicles
(4) 
Articulated vehicles and vehicles having more than two axles are prohibited.
Hours
Location
Exceptions
All
Entire lot
Municipal or emergency vehicles
(5) 
Commercial activity prohibited. No person shall advertise or offer for sale goods or merchandise of any kind, engage in any other commercial activity, or solicit contributions for any cause, on any portion of the Cranberry Lake Park and Ride Facility. Incidental "for sale" signs in an otherwise legally parked vehicle shall not be considered to constitute commercial activity within the general prohibition contained herein.
(6) 
Handicapped parking. All stalls shall be 12 feet wide as shown on the attached site plan and signed with R7-8 and R7-8P (reserved parking sign and penalty plate), in the designated parking areas for persons who have been issued handicapped parking permits by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Hours
Location
All
Two stalls designated, north and immediate to shelter
B. 
Restricted to certain traffic. This lot is to be utilized by motor vehicles and pedestrian traffic only.
Location
Entire lot
C. 
Speed limits.
(1) 
The speed limit for traffic in the parking lot shall be 15 mph.
(2) 
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained to effect the above-designated speed limits authorized by the Department of Transportation.
D. 
One-way traffic. Direction of traffic shall be one way only and flow from north to south.
E. 
Tow-away. Any vehicle parked or standing as to obstruct or impede a normal flow of traffic, block entrances or exit ways, loading zones, oil fills, any grassy area, pedestrian walkway, private rights-of-way or which presents in any way a safety or traffic hazard, may be removed by towing the vehicle at the owner's or operator's expense.
F. 
Bus stop(s). The location described is hereby designated as a bus stop. No vehicle, other than an omnibus picking up or discharging passengers, shall be permitted to occupy said location between the hours indicated:
Hours
Street Location
All
Route 206 area of shelter as indicated on site plan
G. 
No left turn shall be made from exit of Park and Ride.
Hours
All
H. 
No stopping, standing, tow-away zone.
Hours
Location
Exceptions
All
Western (lakeside) portion of Park and Ride
Municipal or emergency vehicles
I. 
Exempt leased private residential right-of-way and parking pursuant to DEP Lease No. 09-117-001-71. Two parking stalls as designated on approved site plan and right-of-way access to the residence at Block 337 and Lot 2 shall be exempt from these regulations.
J. 
Uniform traffic control. All sign and traffic control devices shall conform to the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
K. 
Penalty and fines. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of this article or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.
[Added 11-20-2000 by Ord. No. 11-2000; amended 3-1-2004 by Ord. No. 4-2004; 10-4-2016 by Ord. No. 28-2016]
A. 
No vehicle shall be parked in the VB Village Business District (§ 240-56), VC Village Center District (§ 240-59), NC Neighborhood Commercial District (§ 240-57) or IPR Industrial Professional Recreational District (§ 240-60) of the Township by its owner or with his/her knowledge for the purpose of offering it for sale or lease except as otherwise permitted as an accessory to an automotive sale, service or repair business on the same lot. This section shall not apply to a registered vehicle owned by the owner or tenant of the property or by a person lawfully doing business on the property.
B. 
A violation of this section shall be presumed when: there is a sign, lettering or similar display on or in the vehicle indicating that it is for sale or lease, including but not limited to a sign that states "for sale" and/or "for lease," a dollar amount or asking price, "best offer," telephone number and/or contact information; and the vehicle is parked on a property that is vacant land or when the business on the property is closed.
C. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 230-3A, the penalty for violation of this section shall be $200 for the first offense and $500 for a second or subsequent offense or imprisonment for up to 15 days, or both. Each day that a vehicle is parked for sale or lease in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.