[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
(now City Council) of the City of Brigantine as indicated in article
histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-4-1956 by Ord. No. 7-1956]
[Amended 9-5-2001 by Ord. No. 17-2001]
A.
No person shall park any vehicle in any of the ocean
front parking areas owned and maintained by the City of Brigantine
for the time period beginning with the Friday of Memorial Day weekend
and ending with the Monday of Labor Day weekend unless such vehicle
is registered with and bears an identification tag issued by the City
of Brigantine as hereinafter provided. During the time period from
Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend when permit parking is required,
no permit shall be necessary to park in ocean front municipal lots
between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
B.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
above, no vehicle may be parked in any municipal parking area between
6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. for a period of time in excess of four hours.
No oversized vehicle that occupies more than one parking space or
extends further then the length of any parking space is permitted
to be parked in any municipal parking area. Nothing herein shall apply
to any vehicles owned by the City of Brigantine and used in conjunction
with official business of the City of Brigantine. The City Manager
of the City of Brigantine may authorize parking of said oversized
vehicles in emergency or other situations.
[Added 8-7-2002 by Ord. No. 11-2002]
C.
No person shall park any vehicle in the municipal
parking lot located at 13th Street and Brigantine Avenue for a consecutive
time period in excess of two hours.
[Added 8-20-2003 by Ord. No. 11-2003]
D.
No commercial vehicle or trailers of any type may
be parked at the municipal parking lot located at 14th Street with
the exception of jitneys which have been assigned a space at said
municipal lot.
[Added 8-20-2003 by Ord. No. 11-2003]
E.
There is hereby established municipal parking lots
at Block 4102, Lot 2 (501 Casa Drive), and Block 4703, Lot 16 (530
Casa Drive). No commercial vehicle or trailers of any type shall be
parked at these municipal parking lots. No oversize vehicle that occupies
more than one parking space or extends farther than the length of
any parking space is permitted to be parked in these municipal parking
lots. No person or other entity shall park any vehicle for a consecutive
time period in excess of 24 hours at these municipal parking lots.
[Added 8-4-2004 by Ord. No. 25-2004]
[Amended 6-19-1985 by Ord. No. 11-1985; 4-16-1986 by Ord. No. 10-1986]
Identification tags shall be sold by the Fire
Department or the Beach Patrol Office of the City of Brigantine. Identification
tags shall be sold commencing the first business day of each year.
[Amended 6-19-1985 by Ord. No. 11-1985; 12-16-1987 by Ord. No. 22-1987; 6-3-1992 by Ord. No. 14-1992; 12-28-1992 by Ord. No. 28-1992; 4-5-1995 by Ord. No. 5-1995]
The identification tags shall be such tags as are designated by the Director of Public Safety. Identification tags will expire on December 31 of the year in which they are issued, and the registration fee shall be as set forth in Chapter 210, Mercantile Businesses, Article II, Fees Schedule, per annum, when purchased prior to June 1 and as set forth in Chapter 210, Mercantile Businesses, Article II, Fees Schedule, per annum, when purchased on or subsequent to June 1. Daily permits shall be as set forth in Chapter 210, Mercantile Businesses, Article II, Fees Schedule. All parking shall be available on a first come first served basis.
[Amended 2-19-1964 by Ord. No. 3-1964; 8-19-2009 by Ord. No.
16-2009]
A.
This article
shall be enforced by members of the Police Department, auxiliary police
and the Beach Patrol of the City of Brigantine.
B.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, any vehicle with a legally
issued and displayed handicap license plate or emblem shall be allowed
to park in the designated handicap spaces in any municipal parking
lot or parking area without paying for and obtaining a municipal identification
tag or parking permit.
[Amended 2-19-1964 by Ord. No. 3-1964; 12-28-1992 by Ord. No. 28-1992]
Any person who shall be convicted of a violation
of any of the provisions hereof shall be punished for each offense
by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term not to
exceed 90 days, or both.
[Adopted 7-15-1987 by Ord. No. 10-1987]
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Editor’s Note: Former § 234-6, Creation of parking
lot; location and vehicle specifications, was repealed 8-7-2019 by
Ord. No. 14-2019.
[Amended 3-3-2004 by Ord. No. 6-2004]
Permanent vehicle parking shall be limited only
to the owner, lessee, tenant or occupant of a residence or dwelling
in the City of Brigantine, residing in such zones where the parking
of such vehicles, except during the course of the activity for which
they are customarily used, is prohibited. Temporary vehicle parking
shall be limited to those vehicles or pieces of equipment being utilized
in the City of Brigantine, on a temporary basis and only for the term
of such work. Permanent parking is limited to one vehicle. The lot
shall be for the parking of commercial vehicles, and the parking of
boats and/or boat trailers on said lot shall be prohibited.
[Amended 12-28-1992 by Ord. No. 28-1992; 3-3-2004 by Ord. No. 6-2004]
Identification tags shall be issued only to those persons who have completed an application form as established by the City Manager or his designee and have made payment of a fee as set forth in Chapter 210, Mercantile Businesses, Article II, Fee Schedule. Temporary identification tags may be issued upon completion of the appropriate application and payment of fee and may not be used in lieu of permanent tags. All permits shall expire on December 31 of the year in which they were issued, and no individual or entity shall be entitled to a pro rata reimbursement for any portion of the calendar year.
[Amended 3-3-2004 by Ord. No. 6-2004]
The Superintendent of the Department of Public
Works or his designee shall be the issuing authority for the tags
described above. Application shall be made on a form designated for
such purpose and shall require the applicant to provide necessary
information, including the name, address, birthdate, social security
or employer identification number and telephone number of applicant.
In addition, proof of current registration, inspection and general
liability insurance shall be provided. Where such vehicle is to be
used by the employees of the applicant, proof of current worker's
compensation insurance shall also be required.
Persons making application and parking such
vehicles shall agree, further, to hold the City of Brigantine harmless
and free of loss and expense for damage to any vehicle or other property
contained therein. In addition, applicants shall hold the City harmless
as to damage, loss or expense arising out of use of the City's premises
or the operation of the vehicle. Persons using the City's premises
shall keep their vehicles in a clean and serviceable condition and
shall store no equipment or property on the City's grounds, other
than that which is fully enclosed and secured within or on the vehicle.
Vehicles shall not be used for the storage of hazardous substances
or materials or for the accumulation of waste. Open vehicles shall
not contain any materials, other than equipment items properly secured
thereon. Upon request, the City's representative shall be supplied
with a set of operable keys for the vehicle, to be kept in the City's
possession during the term of storage or parking on the City's premises.
The City, however, will assume no responsibility for the movement
or safekeeping of vehicles, and it is the responsibility of the applicant
to remove such vehicles in the event of storm or other natural calamity.
[Amended 3-3-2004 by Ord. No. 6-2004]
The City may deny any application based upon
failure to comply with the application requirements or based upon
the City's need for space in the municipal parking facility. A request
to remove such vehicle for violation will be made, upon written or
telephonic notice to the applicant at the address listed on the application,
and in normal cases the owner shall be given five working days to
remove the vehicle. In an emergent situation, the City may request
immediate removal of the vehicle. Placement of a notice to remove
the vehicle or parking citation shall be deemed proper notice to the
owner, where the owner does not respond to the direct notice given
in the fashion stated in this section.
[Amended 3-3-2004 by Ord. No. 6-2004]
Failure to remove vehicles, upon the expiration
of permission as granted by this application, or upon expiration of
current registration, shall entitle the City to have such vehicle
removed at the expense of the owner, and the owner shall pay all costs,
including storage fees. An owner may be cited for any other violation
of this article or for any violations of the ordinances or regulations
in effect in the City of Brigantine.
[Amended 12-28-1992 by Ord. No. 28-1992; 3-3-2004 by Ord. No. 6-2004]
In addition to the cost of removal, the owner
of such vehicle may be charged with violation of this article and,
upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of at least $25 per day, but not
more than $1,250 or be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 90 days,
or both in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. Each day of
noncompliance can be considered an additional violation. In addition,
the Municipal Court can award costs payable to the City of Brigantine
for any costs incurred by the City of Brigantine in the enforcement
of this article or for the moving, storage or securing of any vehicle
by the City of Brigantine pursuant hereto.
[Added 3-3-2004 by Ord. No. 6-2004]
The parking of any trucks, box trucks, motor
homes, or other commercial vehicles of any kind having a gross weight
in excess of 8,100 pounds or a cargo capacity in excess of one ton,
net, shall be prohibited from being parked on the streets of the City
of Brigantine between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless
being actively used in commercial activity or emergency during said
time. This section shall not apply to any jitneys, the owners of which
have entered into an agreement with the City of Brigantine to help
provide evacuation services in the case of flooding or other emergency
or natural disaster.
