BOROUGH OF STONE HARBOR COUNTY OF CAPE MAY STATE OF NEW JERSEY NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION ORDINANCE NO. 1686 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 386 (PARKING LOTS, MUNICIPAL) OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE BOROUGH OF STONE HARBOR TO REVISE PARKING REGULATIONS WHEREAS, the Borough Council of the Borough of Stone Harbor has determined that it is in the best interest of the public to revise regulations governing municipal parking lots to better manage limited parking resources and ensure equitable access; and WHEREAS, the Borough seeks to designate specific parking areas for Borough employees and guests at the Borough Hall Parking Lot and to provide limited free parking for Borough business in front of Borough Hall; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Borough Council of the Borough of Stone Harbor, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey, as follows: Section 1. Amendment to 386-2 (Prohibited Hours; Lots Designated). Section 386-2 of the Borough Code is hereby amended to include the following additional municipal parking areas under the list of Borough-operated parking lots, with the following restrictions: A. Northwest corner of 96th Street and 1st Avenue (Borough Hall Parking Lot) Block 95.02, Lot(s) 55 thru 63.01 and Block 95.02, Lot(s) 63.02 & 65 Parking restricted to vehicles with Borough Employee parking permits and Borough Guest permits only between the hours of 7:30 AM through 5:00 PM. B. East side of 1st Avenue between 96th and 95th Street (in front of Borough Hall) Free ten (10) minute parking for Borough business between the hours of 8:30 AM through 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Section 2. Amendment to 386-7 (Parking Permits). Section 386-7 of the Borough Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 386-7. Parking Permits. A. Parking by permit upon the following five parking lots in the Borough is hereby authorized: the two parking lots east of Sunset Drive on the north side of 96th Street (Lots 238 through 245 and Lots 249 through 254 in Block 95.4), the parking lot west of Second Avenue on the south side of 97th Street (Lots 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, and 92.1 in Block 97.3), Second Avenue on the west side between 93rd and 94th Street (Block 93.03, Lots 71 through 78), and the parking lots east of First Avenue between 94th and 96th Streets, commonly referred to as the Beach Lots (Lots 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, and 22 of Block 94.01; and Lots 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 of Block 95.01), except as it may apply to the northwest corner of 96th Street and 1st Avenue, commonly known as the Borough Hall Parking Lot (Block 95.02, Lot(s) 55 thru 63.01 and Block 95.02, Lot(s) 63.02 & 65), whereby parking will be restricted between the hours of 7:30 AM through 5:00 PM to vehicles with Borough Employee parking permits and/or Borough Guest permits only, and the east side of 1st Avenue between 96th and 95th Street in front of Borough Hall, which shall provide free ten (10) minute parking for Borough business between the hours of 8:30 AM through 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. REPEALER All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. SEVERABILITY If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days after final passage and publication as provided by law. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and passed first reading at the Regular Meeting of the Borough Council of the Borough of Stone Harbor, County of Cape May and State of New Jersey, held on the 6th day of May, 2025 and said Ordinance will be further considered for final passage and adoption and a public hearing will be held thereon at a Regular Meeting of the Stone Harbor Borough Council to be held in the Municipal Building, 9508 Second Avenue, Stone Harbor, New Jersey on the 3rd day of June, 2025 at 5:00 PM or as soon thereafter as the matter may be reached. Maureen Lawshe, RMC, Interim Borough Clerk Borough of Stone Harbor 1 xFee=$80.46 5/14/25
