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§ 218-3 Premises to which chapter applies.
§ 218-4 Requirements for parking spaces.
§ 218-5 Maintenance of parking spaces.
§ 218-6 Prohibited conduct; violations and penalties; enforcement.
§ 218-7 Handicapped parking spaces designated.
§ 218-8 Township park and ride facilities.
§ 218-9 Designation of permit parking lots.
§ 218-10 Issuance and expiration of permits.
§ 218-13 Site plan for Park and Ride Lot A adopted.
Fire zones — See Ch. 169.
Designation, regulation and enforcement of parking stalls for handicapped persons is hereby made in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46, 52:32-6 et seq., 39:4-197.5, 52:32-5, 39:4-1, and 39:4-197(1)(g).
Any person who has lost the use of one or more limbs as a consequence of paralysis, amputation or other permanent disability or who is permanently disabled as to be unable to ambulate without the aid of an assisting device or whose mobility is otherwise limited as certified by a physician with a plenary license to practice medicine and surgery in this state or bordering state in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:4-204 and who possesses a handicapped person identification card issued by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles or the Municipal Chief of Police in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:4-205 and 39:4-206.
Category 1 : Any building, structure, facility or complex which contains parking yards and parking places and which is open to the public or to which the public is invited and which is required under municipal site plan and/or subdivision approval and/or the Uniform Construction Code and or N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46 to contain handicapped parking spaces pursuant to the authority delineated in N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46 and N.J.S.A. 52:32-6 et seq.
Category 2: The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any publicly owned buildings, including public schools, owned by any state, county or municipal government agency or instrumentality which contain parking yards or parking places which have handicapped parking spaces, where said governmental agency has requested of the municipality that Title 39 of the New Jersey statutes be made applicable to their roads, streets, driveways, parkways, parking areas or other roadways. Enforcement with respect to handicapped parking spaces on these properties shall occur through the application of Chapter 143 of the Hillsborough Township Municipal Code pursuant to the authority set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:5A-1.
Category 3: The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any privately owned building, structure, facility or complex, whether open to the public or not or whether the public is invited to it or not, which contains parking yards or parking places which have handicapped parking spaces whose owners have requested of the municipality that Title 39 of the New Jersey statutes be made applicable to their roads, streets, driveways, trails, terraces, bridle paths, parkways, parking areas or other roadways. Enforcement with respect to handicapped parking spaces on these properties shall occur through the application of Chapter 143 of the Hillsborough Township Municipal Code pursuant to the authority set forth in N.J.S.A 39:5A-1.
Parking spaces for the physically handicapped where lawfully required or voluntarily installed shall be constructed in accordance with the following guidelines.
Said handicapped parking spaces shall be provided in an area of the parking facility which is most accessible and approximate to the building or buildings which the facility serves. In shopping centers and other multistore facilities, the handicapped parking spaces shall be as near to the flagship store as possible and/or at such other locations as may be agreeable between the Construction Official and the owner.
Each space or group of spaces shall be identified with clearly visible sign detail and stall detail in accordance with the prerequisite set forth in MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices), which are attached hereto as Exhibits 1 and 2, respectively. In addition, all such signs shall notify the public that parking in a space reserved for the handicapped may result in the imposition of a fine of $100 for the first offense and, for subsequent offenses, a fine of at least $100 and up to 90 days' community service on such terms and in such form as the court shall deem appropriate, or any combination thereof. Any sign erected after the date of adoption of this ordinance shall contain this language setting forth the penalty, and any signs erected prior to the effective date of this amendatory ordinance shall be modified as delineated hereinabove by June 1, 1991.
Editor's Note: The exhibits referred to are on file in the office of the Township Clerk.
Editor's Note: "This ordinance" refers to Ord. No. 91-5, adopted 6-11-1991, which provided that it shall take effect after final adoption by the Township Committee and publication thereof.
Each space shall be 12 feet wide to allow room for persons in wheelchairs or on braces or crutches to get in or out of either side of the automobile on a level, paved surface suitable for wheeling and walking.
Where possible, such spaces shall be located so that persons in wheelchairs or using braces or crutches are not compelled to wheel or walk behind parked cars.
Where applicable, curb ramps shall be provided to permit handicapped people access from the parking area to the sidewalk.
Signs shall be posted and maintained, and said signs shall conform to regulations adopted by the Department of Transportation and/or be in conformance with MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices).
All signing, pavement markings, depressed curbing and/or ramps shall be maintained in good and proper condition, including but not limited to the condition of required markings and signs which should remain distinctly visible at all times.
Any owner of premises required to provide handicapped parking spaces or who voluntarily provides handicapped parking spaces and requests of the municipality the enforcement of Title 39 of the New Jersey statutes on his property and who shall fail to install and/or maintain spaces in proper condition shall be subject to penalties in accordance with this chapter. No person shall deface or remove any sign erected pursuant to this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, stop or stand a motor vehicle in a parking space designated to the exclusive use of handicapped persons unless such person is a handicapped person or is transporting a handicapped person and is utilizing the handicapped parking space for the benefit of said handicapped person.
Any person convicted of a violation of § 218-6A shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50.
Any person convicted of a violation of § 218-6B shall be subject to a fine of $250 for the first offense and, for subsequent offenses a fine of at least $100 and up to 90 days of community service on such terms and in such form as the court shall deem appropriate, or any combination thereof.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Police Department of the Township of Hillsborough.
Note: Exhibits 0 through 52 delineating the above-referenced sites are on file in the office of the Township Clerk and are hereby incorporated herein and made an official part hereof for the purposes of adoption and publication in accordance with law.
Category 1 sites to be added after effective date of this ordinance. Private sites and designated areas in Category 1 which are not included within § 218-7A at the time of adoption of this ordinance shall be added to this ordinance pursuant to municipal site plans or subdivision approval, Uniform Construction Code and/or N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46 by a periodic amendment to this ordinance by the governing body of the Township of Hillsborough.
A sticker issued by the Township of Hillsborough which allows the parking of a vehicle in a permit parking lot.
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon or in any parking space.
Any space within the parking lot designated for the parking of a single vehicle and delineated by lines painted on the surface.
Any municipal parking lot in the Township of Hillsborough requiring a permit to park a vehicle.
Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported upon a roadway.
Park and Ride Lot A: The parking lot located at Block 178, Lot 3.02, more commonly known as the South side of Amwell Road between Route 206 and Estate Drive, hereinafter designated as Park and Ride Lot A, shall require permits for the parking spaces so designated on the attached site plan, and identified in the lot by appropriate notice, including but not limited to signage and striping.
The Clerk of the Township of Hillsborough shall issue parking permits for permit parking lots to applicants upon the filing of a permit application and payment of the required fee. Permits shall be issued semiannually subject to availability. The semiannual permits shall be valid from August 1 to January 31 and February 1 to July 31.
The fee for obtaining a semiannual parking permit for the Park and Ride Lot A on Amwell Road shall be $25. The permit fee shall not be prorated based on the time of application and issuance.
Parking permits are assigned to the vehicle identified on the application and are nontransferable.
Parking permits must be adhered to the rear window of the driver’s side of the vehicle.
Vehicles must be parked head-on in a designated parking space.
Signs or advertisements identifying a vehicle is for sale may not be displayed in or upon a vehicle or be made visible in any way while a vehicle is parked in a permit parking lot.
The site plan originally produced on July 2, 1996, by Paul M. Sterbenz of Maser Sosinski & Assoc. and subsequently marked up by Mark Hiestand of the NJDOT on October 26, 2001, to delineate the areas regulated by § 143-81A and this section is hereby approved and adopted as an official finding and record of the location and areas within the Park and Ride Lot A which are to be used for permit parking, nonpermit parking, handicapped parking and other parking and traffic regulations as contained in § 143-81.A and this section and shall hereinafter be referred to as the “site plan for Park and Ride Lot A."
The site plan for Park and Ride Lot A approved and adopted pursuant to this section shall continue to constitute an official finding and record as to the location and boundaries of the areas regulated by Section 143-81.A and this section until such time, if any, that this section shall be amended to reflect any additions or deletions of the regulated portions of Park and Ride Lot "A". The Township Clerk is hereby directed to receive and to keep on file the original of the site plan for Park and Ride Lot A approved and adopted pursuant to this section.
It is understood that the site plan for Park and Ride Lot A was prepared and is intended to be used as evidence in prosecutions arising under the laws of this state, and the ordinances of this Township, and that such site plan shall constitute prima facie evidence of the location and boundaries of areas which are regulated by § 143-81A and this section.
A prosecutor is not precluded from introducing or relying upon any other evidence or testimony to establish a violation of the offense defined in the laws of this state, and the ordinances of this Township, including use of a map or diagram other than the one approved and adopted pursuant to this section.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall upon conviction for a first offense be punished by a fine not to exceed $100 and/or a sentence of community service of not more than 15 days.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall upon conviction for a second offense be punished by a fine not to exceed $200 and/or a sentence of community service of not more than 30 days.
Upon the second violation of the provisions of this section the vehicle will be towed and impounded at the owner's expense.

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