[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Old Bridge 1-9-2006 by Ord. No. 38-2005. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Mayor or his or her designee is hereby authorized
to designate, by order, subject to approval by the Council as hereinafter
provided, areas within the Township of Old Bridge on which the parking
of vehicles may be restricted to vehicles bearing a valid parking
permit issued pursuant to this article. This authority may be in addition
to and may be exercised in conjunction with any other authority the
Police Department may have to regulate the time and conditions of
motor vehicle parking.
In determining whether an area identified as
eligible for commuter permit parking shall be designated as a commuter
permit parking area, the Mayor or his or her designee shall take into
consideration the following factors:
A.Â
The local needs with respect to clean air and the
requirements of federal and district air quality plans, rules and
regulations.
B.Â
The possibility of a reduction in total vehicle miles
driven in the Township of Old Bridge.
C.Â
The likelihood of alleviating traffic congestion,
illegal parking and related health and safety hazards.
D.Â
The proximity of public transportation to the commuter
parking area.
E.Â
The desire and need of the residents for commuter
permit parking and their willingness to bear the administrative costs,
if any, in connection therewith.
In order to determine whether a particular location
is designated as a commuter permit parking area, the Mayor or his
or her designee may conduct, upon his or her own initiative or upon
a petition of a majority of the households in such area addressed
to the Mayor or the Council, an investigation prior to the designation
once it is established.
Within 30 days following the close of the investigation,
the Mayor or his or her designee shall recommend, by report to the
Council, whether to designate the area under consideration as a commuter
permit parking area or to remove the designation in case of an established
commuter permit parking area. Within 45 days following the receipt
of the report, the Council shall approve or disapprove the recommendation
of the Mayor or his or her designee.
[Amended 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-36]
Following Council approval of the designation
of a commuter permit parking area, the Mayor shall cause parking signs
to be erected in the area, indicating the times, locations and conditions
under which parking shall be by permit only and further indicating
that anyone violating the restrictions shall be subject to a penalty
and/or towing of the vehicle at owner or operator expense. A permit
shall be issued by the Township Department of Public Works upon application
only to the owner or operator of a motor vehicle. The Township Department
of Public Works will determine if a resident permit or nonresident
permit shall be issued based on the credentials provided at the time
of the application.
Rules and regulations shall be promulgated by
the Township Mayor with the approval of the Township Council by resolution
establishing procedures regarding issuance of permits, form of the
permits, applicable fees, and related administrative matters.
[Amended 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-36]
Permits will be classified as resident and nonresident
permits based on the documentation provided to the Township Department
of Public Works at the time of the application. If the status of the
permit carrier changes during the course of the permitted year, the
fee previously paid will not be prorated and or refunded.
[Amended 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-36]
The motor vehicle registration certificate,
valid insurance card, and the operator's driver's license shall be
presented at the time of making the application in order to verify
the contents thereof. The owner of any motor vehicle applying for
a commuter parking permit shall provide a valid email address and
have a valid State of New Jersey vehicle registration, New Jersey
driver's license and insurance card showing New Jersey residence address.
[Amended 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-36]
No out-of-state registrations will be accepted.
All required documents must be changed to reflect the New Jersey residence
prior to application for a parking permit. Exceptions: See leased
cars and company cars.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-19; 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-36]
A.Â
A person recently moved into the Township of Old Bridge
from another part of New Jersey is required to have the change of
address sticker that is issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles adhered
to their driver's license showing the change of address in order to
qualify for a resident permit. On renewal of their registration, the
registration must be changed to reflect the Old Bridge address.
B.Â
Nonresidents must provide all documentation as required
pursuant to all applicable provisions, rules, or regulations contained
in this article.
[Amended 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-36]
On a yearly basis the Township of Old Bridge will make a determination as to the number of nonresident parking permits that will be issued in a given year. This determination is in the sole discretion of the Township of Old Bridge determined by the demand for resident parking permits. Nonresident parking permits will be issued on a first-come-first-served basis at the rate set by Chapter 160, Fees, Article IV, Parking Fees, §§ 160-21 and 160-22 and § 331-20.
[Amended 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-36]
Any permit holder (resident or nonresident) purchasing a new vehicle is required to update the vehicle information electronically for free or if in person a fee, pursuant to § 331-20, at the Public Works Department during normal business hours, prior to utilizing any commuter lot or free parking facility.
Anyone submitting an insurance binder as part
of their documentation is required to submit a copy of their permanent
insurance upon expiration of the binder. A temporary permit will be
issued for a period of 30 days only.
[Amended 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-36]
All lease cars must have proper registration. In addition to submission of the documents outlined in § 331-8, the applicant for a commuter parking permit must submit proof of residency in the State of New Jersey.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 331-15, Unlawful use of
sticker; placement of sticker, was repealed 11-14-2022 by Ord. No.
2022-36.
It shall constitute a violation of this article
for any person to falsely represent himself or herself as eligible
for a commuter parking permit or to furnish any false information
in an application to the Township Clerk in order to obtain or attempt
to obtain a commuter parking permit.
[Amended 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-36]
A.Â
The Township
Department of Public Works is authorized to revoke the commuter parking
permit of any permittee found to be in violation of this article.
Notification will provided to the permittee to the email address provided
to the Township at the time the application was submitted. Upon notification,
the permittee shall no longer be permitted to park in any Township
parking facilities. Such revocation shall also act as a forfeiture
of the permittee's future right to apply to the Township Department
of Public Works for a parking permit for a period of two years from
the date of violation.
B.Â
Appeal
of the decision made by the Director of the Department of Public Works
shall be made within five calendar days to the Township Business Administrator
by submitting a written request which shall include all the facts
and any proofs the appellant believes are relevant to the revocation
decision. Failure of the appellant to file within the five days shall
be an automatic waiver and unappealable.
[Amended 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-36]
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in
violation of this article shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace
to the safe and proper regulation of commuter permit parking areas,
and any police officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle,
provided that the police officer or his or her designee shall witness
the removal of such vehicle and shall keep a record of the removing
agency and the location to which the vehicle should be taken. The
owner shall pay the reasonable cost of removal and storage which may
result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
[Amended 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-36]
[Amended 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-36]
The following fees plus an associated processing
fee of $2.50, except under Subsection A which is a $3.75 processing
fee, are payable during the current licensing term.
A.Â
Resident commuter parking permit: $25 fee plus a $3.75
processing fee; nonresident commuter parking permit: $50 fee plus
$3.75 processing fee.
B.Â
Substitution of vehicle, i.e., new vehicle: no charge
if completed online, otherwise a $5 for residents; $10 fee for nonresident
plus a $2.50 processing fee.
C.Â
One-day parking permit (temporary permit): $5 fee
resident; $10 fee nonresident plus a $2.50 processing fee.
D.Â
Car lease expires (same or new vehicle; requires return
of former issued permit; copy of lease to be provided): no charge
if completed online, otherwise a $5 fee resident; $10 fee nonresident
plus a $2.50 processing fee.
E.Â
Car stolen (copy of police report to be submitted):
no fee.
F.Â
Rental car (temporary permit: 30 days; rental documents
are to be provided): $5 fee resident; $10 fee nonresident plus a $2.50
processing fee.
G.Â
Registration and insurance - Old Bridge address; driver's
license not changed yet (temporary permit: 30 days): $5 fee resident;
$10 fee nonresident plus a $2.50 processing fee.
H.Â
New resident - documentation not yet changed to reflect
Old Bridge address (temporary permit: 30 days; requires submission
of documents affirming residency): $5 fee plus a $2.50 processing
fee.
[1]
Editor's Note: The schedule of residential
permit parking areas is included in § 10-8.9, Residential
permit parking.
No person shall park a vehicle on the streets
or parts of streets designated in § 10-8.9, Residential
permit parking, of the Code of the Township of Old Bridge during the
hours designated in the schedule, Monday through Friday, unless:
A.Â
The vehicle is owned or operated on a regular basis
by a resident of that street.
B.Â
The vehicle has displayed on the lower left-hand corner
(from inside the car) on the last window on the driver's side so as
to be visible, in such a manner as to be closely examined by an officer,
a current residential parking permit.
C.Â
The vehicle falls under one of the exceptions to this
parking ban.
The following vehicles shall be exempt from
this article and § 10-8.9, Residential permit parking:
A.Â
Visitors. A vehicle displaying a current visitor parking
permit may park a maximum of two days, provided that the operator
of the vehicle is a bona fide guest of a residence within the permit
parking area. The visitor's permit shall be displayed on the dashboard
of the vehicle in such a manner as to be clearly visible by an officer
enforcing parking regulations.
B.Â
Contractors, service and delivery vehicles. Contractors,
service and delivery vehicles bearing the name and address of a commercial
business may park without a permit during the time they are rendering
service to a residence within the permit parking area.
C.Â
Emergency vehicles. Emergency vehicles and public
service, telephone and other public utility vehicles may park within
the permit parking area during the time they are rendering service
or repairs within the area.
Whenever the Director of Police, or his or her
designee, shall determine that certain streets, exclusively or primarily
servicing residential land uses, or portions of such streets, are
being used for parking by the operators of vehicles who do not reside
on the streets, and that the average number of such vehicles parking
in such manner is in excess of 25% of the number of parking spaces
on such streets and that the total number of parking spaces actually
occupied exceeds 65% of the total number of parking spaces on such
streets on the weekdays of any month, as disclosed by an engineering
or traffic study, then the Director of Police, or his or her designee,
shall recommend to the Township Council that such streets be included
within this article.
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in
violation of this article shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace
to the safe and proper regulation of residential permit parking areas,
and any police officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle,
provided that the police officer, or his or her designee, shall witness
the removal of such vehicle and shall keep a record of the removing
agency and the location of where the vehicle should be taken. The
owner shall pay the reasonable cost of removal and storage which may
result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
Application for parking permits under this article
shall be made in writing on forms provided by the Township Clerk.
Permits shall be granted only under the following terms and conditions:
A.Â
To persons who are residents on the street or portion
thereof upon which parking is restricted by this article, a permanent
permit shall be issued for every vehicle owned or principally operated
by such person.
B.Â
Four visitor permits shall be issued to each residential
unit on any street or portion thereof upon which parking is restricted
by this article for use only by visitors to that residential unit.
[Amended 9-24-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-23]
