[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Mendham 4-7-1975 by Ord. No. 6-75 (Ch. 73 of the 1974 Code);
amended in its entirety 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 18-07.
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 206.
For purposes of this chapter, the public parking
areas described below shall be designated by number in the manner
set forth:
A.
Lot No. 1: the parking area located westerly of the
Phoenix House and easterly of the Bowers Building.
B.
Lot No. 2: the parking area located to the rear (southerly)
of the Bowers Building.
C.
Lot No. 3: the parking area located northerly and
easterly of the Hilltop School.
D.
Lot No. 4: the parking area surrounding the Borough
Firehouse.
E.
Lot No. 5: the parking area adjacent to the Borough
Police Station.
F.
Lot No. 6: the parking area located to the rear (northerly)
of the building situate on Lot 3 in Block 3A, known as "6 East Main
Street."
G.
Lot No. 7: the existing parking area in the northerly
section of the Ward Sands Parking Lot and designated as Block 0601,
Lot 16.
H.
Lot No. 8: the existing parking area at and near the
West Field soccer complex.
[Added 4-21-2008 by Ord. No. 3-08]
Parking of vehicles by the general public in Lot Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 as described in § 140-1 of this chapter shall be permitted only in spaces designated by lines painted on the pavement in each lot. No parking shall be permitted at any time in any of the entrance and exit driveways to and from any of the lots. Parking in any lot shall be further subject to and in accordance with the regulations and limitations hereinafter set forth as to each lot:
A.
Lot No. 1.
(1)
No vehicle shall be parked in this parking lot between
the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(2)
During the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.,
no vehicle shall be parked for more than three continuous hours.
(3)
During the hours from 8:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m.,
Monday through Thursday, and Friday from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.,
no vehicle, except those of elected or appointed Borough officials
or employees, shall be parked in any of the nine spaces which shall
be clearly marked "Reserved for Borough Personnel, 8:00 a.m. through
8:00 p.m. except weekends and holidays."
(4)
During the hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., no vehicle,
except those of persons actually conducting business at either the
Phoenix House or Bowers Building, shall be parked in any of the six
parking spaces which shall be dclearly marked "Reserved for Borough
Business Only, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m."
(5)
The parking space closest to the northeasterly corner
of the Bowers Building shall be used only by persons having special
vehicle identification cards duly issued by the New Jersey Division
of Motor Vehicles pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-205 when using a vehicle
on which is displayed a certificate duly issued pursuant to N.J.S.A.
39:4-206.
B.
Lot No. 2.
(1)
No vehicle shall be parked in this parking lot between
the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(2)
During the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.,
no vehicle shall be parked for more than three continuous hours.
(3)
During the hours from 8:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, no vehicle, except those of elected or appointed
Borough officials or employees, shall be parked in any of the six
southernmost spaces, which spaces shall be clearly marked "Reserved
for Borough Personnel."
(4)
The driveways connecting this parking lot to West
Main Street shall be limited to one-way traffic; the westernmost driveway
shall be used to enter the lot, and the easternmost driveway shall
be used to exit the lot.
C.
Lot No. 3.
(1)
No vehicle shall be parked for more than 24 continuous
hours.
(2)
The driveway from Hilltop Road shall be limited to
one-way traffic, in an easterly direction only, to the most easterly
part of the school lot.
(3)
The parking spaces closest to the northwesterly corner
of the Hilltop School shall be used only by persons having special
vehicle identification cards duly issued by the New Jersey Division
of Motor Vehicles pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-205 when using a vehicle
on which is displayed a certificate duly issued pursuant to N.J.S.A.
39:4-206.
D.
Lot No. 4.
[Amended 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 5-09]
(1)
The
driveway connecting this parking lot to East Main Street shall be
limited to one-way traffic; the easternmost lane shall be used to
enter the lot, and the westernmost lane shall be used to exit the
lot.
(2)
The five spaces on the easternmost side of the lot, the 14 spaces along the southernmost side of the lot and the six spaces on the southwesterly corner of the firehouse, excluding the two spots as specifically identified in Subsection D(4) below, as designated by the proper signage, shall only be permitted for Fire and First Aid use.
(3)
The
11 spaces along the westerly portion of the lot, as designated by
the proper signage, shall be designated as public parking, and each
space shall have a four-hour time limit with no parking in each space
from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
(4)
The
two parking spaces closest to the southwesterly corner of the firehouse
shall be used only by persons having special vehicle identification
cards duly issued by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 39:4-205, when using a vehicle on which is displayed a
certificate duly issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-206.
E.
Lot No. 5.
(1)
No vehicle shall be parked for more than 24 continuous
hours. Any violators of this section shall be towed.
(2)
The two parking spaces closest to the northeasterly
corner of the parking lot shall be used only by persons having special
vehicle identification cards duly issued by the New Jersey Division
of Motor Vehicles pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-205, when using a vehicle
on which is displayed a certificate duly issued pursuant to N.J.S.A.
39:4-206.
(3)
The five spaces closest to the northwesterly corner
of the police station shall be used for Police Department vehicles
only.
F.
Lot No. 6.
G.
Lot No. 7.
(1)
No vehicle shall be parked in the designated spaces
in this lot from dusk until dawn.
H.
Lot No. 8.
[Added 4-21-2008 by Ord. No. 3-08]
(1)
No vehicle shall be parked in this parking lot from
dusk until dawn.
(2)
The use of the parking lot shall be limited to those
individuals utilizing the open space, municipal park or recreation
areas of West Field, including the use of its athletic fields for
organized and unorganized outdoor sports other than swimming. All
other uses of the parking lot shall be prohibited.
Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof, unless a different penalty is fixed by New Jersey statute. In addition, any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and any peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall pay the reasonable costs of the removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle, pursuant to Chapter 206, Vehicles and Traffic, § 206-64D.
