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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 23 (STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING), CHAPTER 23:5 (PARKING-STOPPING AND STANDING, GENERALLY) OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 23:5-17 ENTITLED "LIMITATION ON PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS"
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (hereinafter "City") is a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of New Jersey, with the authority to enact and enforce ordinances for the health, safety, welfare, and quality of life of its residents; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark has received numerous constituent complaints throughout the City regarding the unauthorized and extended use of on-street residential parking spaces and public sidewalks by commercial establishments, including but not limited to rental vehicle businesses, automobile dealerships, automobile repair shops, automobile paint and body repair establishments, and vehicle maintenance shops; and
WHEREAS, residents in neighborhoods across Newark have reported that commercial establishments have systematically occupied public parking spaces and sidewalks in residential areas to store inventory vehicles, fleet vehicles, and shop vehicles belonging to their customers, thereby depriving residents of reasonable access to on-street parking near their homes and safe passage along public sidewalks; and
WHEREAS, such occupation of residential parking spaces and sidewalks by commercial vehicles has created a public nuisance and has unreasonably burdened residents who rely upon on-street parking for personal use and who depend upon unobstructed sidewalks for pedestrian access, causing significant inconvenience, frustration, and hardship, and posing safety risks particularly to persons with disabilities, the elderly, and children; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that certain commercial ...
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