File #: 21-0439    Version: 1 Name: Ordinance Amending Meter Rates
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 3/25/2021 In control: Engineering
On agenda: 4/21/2021 Final action: 5/5/2021
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 23:7-13, METER RATES OF TITLE 23, TRAFFIC AND PARKING, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY INCREASING THE METER RATES.
Sponsors: Council of the Whole

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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 23:7-13, METER RATES OF TITLE 23, TRAFFIC AND PARKING, OF THE  REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY INCREASING THE METER RATES.

 

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             WHEREAS, the Division of Traffic and Signals and the Newark Parking Authority desires to increase the meter rates in Zone 1, Zone 2, and Zone 3 by charging one quarter ($0.25) for ten (10) minutes of parking (affecting all City Wards); and

 

            WHEREAS, the increase in the meter rates will improve traffic flow and encourage parking space turnover for business, customers, and visitors.

 

             NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, THAT:

 

Note:  Additions are shown in Bold and Underlined.  Deletions are shown in Strikeouts.

 

Section 1.  That Section 23:7-13, Meter Rates, of Title 23, Traffic and Parking, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented, be amended by increasing the meter rates as follows:

 

Zone 1.  All the streets in the central business district as defined in Section 23:1-1, excluding therefrom those streets or portions thereof enumerated in Sections 23:5-4 and 23:5-5, the rates shall be as follows:

 

One Quarter                     15 minutes                                          10 minutes

Two Quarters                     30 minutes                                          20 minutes

Three Quarters                     45 minutes                                          30 minutes

Four Quarters                     60 minutes                                          40 minutes

Five Quarters                                                                                    50 minutes

Six Quarters                                                                                    60 minutes

Seven Quarters                                                                                    70 minutes

Eight Quarters                                                                                    80 minutes

Nine Quarters                                                                                    90 minutes

Ten Quarters                                                                                    100 minutes

Eleven Quarters                                                                                    110 minutes                                          

Twelve Quarters                                                                                    120 minutes

 

Zone 2.

a.                     For those streets or portions thereof, where parking is limited to two (2) hours 1 hour, as enumerated in Section 23:5-4, the rates shall be as follows:

 

One Quarter                     15 minutes                                          10 minutes

Two Quarters                     30 minutes                                          20 minutes

Three Quarters                     45 minutes                                          30 minutes

Four Quarters                     60 minutes                                          40 minutes

Five Quarters                                                                                    50 minutes

Six Quarters                                                                                    60 minutes

Seven Quarters                                                                                    70 minutes

Eight Quarters                                                                                    80 minutes

Nine Quarters                                                                                    90 minutes

Ten Quarters                                                                                    100 minutes

Eleven Quarters                                                                                    110 minutes                                          

Twelve Quarters                                                                                    120 minutes

 

b.                     For those streets or portions thereof, where parking is limited to two (2) hours, as enumerated in Section 23:5-5, the rates shall be as follows:

One Quarter                     15 minutes                                          10 minutes

Two Quarters                     30 minutes                                          20 minutes

Three Quarters                     45 minutes                                          30 minutes

Four Quarters                     60 minutes                                          40 minutes

Five Quarters                     75 minutes                                          50 minutes

Six Quarters                     90 minutes                                          60 minutes

Seven Quarters                     105 minutes                                          70 minutes

Eight Quarters                     120 minutes                                          80 minutes

Nine Quarters                                                                                    90 minutes

Ten Quarters                                                                                    100 minutes

Eleven Quarters                                                                                    110 minutes

Twelve Quarters                                                                                    120 minutes

 

c.                     For those streets or portions thereof where parking is limited to thirty (30) minutes, as enumerated in Section 23:5-4.1, the rates shall be as follows:

 

One Quarter                     15 minutes                                          10 minutes

Two Quarters                     30 minutes                                          20 minutes

Three Quarters                                                                                    30 minutes                     

 

 

d.                     For those streets or portions thereof where parking is limited to twenty (20) 15 minutes, as enumerated in Section 23:5-4.2, the rates shall be as follows:

One Quarter                     15 minute                                10 minutes

Two Quarters                                                                                    20 minutes

 

Zone 3.

a.                     For those streets or portions thereof where parking is limited to eight (8) hours the rates shall be as follows:

One Quarter                     15 minutes                                          10 minutes

Two Quarters                                                                                    20 minutes

Three Quarters                                                                                    30 minutes

Four Quarters                                                                                    40 minutes

Five Quarters                                                                                    50 minutes

Six Quarters                                                                                    60 minutes

 

b.                     For those streets or portions thereof, where parking is limited to four (4) hours the rates shall be as follows:

One Quarter                     15 minutes                                          10 minutes

Two Quarters                                                                                    20 minutes

Three Quarters                                                                                    30 minutes

Four Quarters                                                                                    40 minutes

Five Quarters                                                                                    50 minutes

Six Quarters                                                                                    60 minutes

 

c.                     For those streets or portions thereof, where parking is limited to two (2) hours as enumerated in this section 23:7-3 the rates shall be as follows:

One Quarter                     15 minutes                                          10 minutes

Two Quarters                                                                                    20 minutes

Three Quarters                                                                                    30 minutes

Four Quarters                                                                                    40 minutes

Five Quarters                                                                                    50 minutes

Six Quarters                                                                                    60 minutes

 

Section 2.  Any existing ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed.

 

Section 3.  Severability. If any provision of this amendment shall be deemed unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the amendment shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section 4. This ordinance does not require approval by the Commissioner of Transportation.

 

Section 5.  This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

                     This Ordinance increases the meter rates by charging one quarter ($0.25) for ten (10) minutes of parking  (affecting  all City Wards), for Section 23:7-13, Meter Rates of Title 23, Traffic and Parking, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000.