Parking rules in the Estates at Princeton Junction and Windsor Haven residential developments are about to change, as the Township Council has passed two ordinances that regulate parking in each.
The parking ordinances restrict parking in certain areas of each development, in some cases to only one side of the road, to allow for emergency vehicles to pass more easily through the narrow neighborhood roads.
In the first ordinance, changes included restricting parking on the east side of Casselberry Way, the odd-numbered side, from Ascot Cresent to Hastings Lane; on the interior of Nestlewood Way, also on the odd-numbered side, for its entire length; on Tree Swallow Drive, on the north side, the even-numbered side, for its entire length; and on both sides of Wedgewood Court for that street’s entire length.
In the second ordinance, dealing with Windsor Haven, the council approved a change that specified that parking is only allowed in designated areas between painted lines only, in accordance with a sketch on file with the police department. The language also specifies that there is no parking allowed any time in designated fire lanes.
One resident of the Estates at Princeton Junction questioned why some roads were targeted and not others. She also asked why, in a new neighborhood, where the township can pick the design standards and other site plan issues before it is built, the township simply did not request the roads to be wider — to allow for emergency vehicles — when the plan for the development came up for approval.
Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh explained that the Estates at Princeton Junction came into the township as a result of a builder’s remedy lawsuit and that the Supreme Court had jurisdiction over the site plans, not the township.
Officials also said that the roads regulated in the ordinance were those that had been turned over to the township’s jurisdiction so far. Officials said it is possible that more of the roads will be regulated for parking in the future, as more of them are turned over to the township’s jurisdiction. Originally, emergency officials did not want there to be parking on any side of the roads in the development, but township professionals understood that there may be the need for more parking around the holidays or any other special occasions when residents might entertain guests. Therefore, Ward said, emergency officials actually walked the streets to decide on which sides to prohibit parking.
