Borough of Hamburg, NJ Chapter 203 Vehicles and Traffic

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hamburg 3-7-1977 as Ch. VII of the 1976 Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 203-1 Words and phrases.

Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meaning respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle I of Title 39[1] of the revised statutes of New Jersey shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.

[1] Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. § 39:1-1 et seq.

§ 203-2 Official time standard.

Whenever certain hours are named in this chapter, they shall mean either Eastern standard time or Eastern daylight saving time as may be in current use in the Borough.

§ 203-3 Parking regulations not exclusive.

The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person of the duty to observe other more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles as set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey statute or as hereinafter provided.

§ 203-4 Snow and emergency parking regulations.

[Amended 11-5-1979; 11-7-1994]

A. Parking during snowstorms. No person shall stop or park any automobile or other vehicle in or upon the public streets and roadways or municipal parking lots during a snowstorm or when roads are snow-covered at any time; nor shall any person stop or park any automobile or other vehicle so as to interfere in any way with the plowing and removal of snow from the public streets and roadways.

[Amended 12-7-2009 by Ord. No. 17-2009]

B. Vehicle removal. Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this section shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic and any peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall pay the reasonable costs of the removal and storage which may result from such removal, before regaining possession of the vehicle.

§ 203-5 Parking prohibited at all times.

[Amended 3-19-1979; 7-7-1980; 7-6-1993]

No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described below:

Name of Street	Sides	Location
Jennings Road	East and West	From N.J. Route 23 to end
Linwood Avenue [Amended 9-8-1999]	East	From the southerly end of Linwood Avenue to a point 150 feet northeast of its intersection with Wallkill
Linwood Avenue [Added 12-1-2008 by Ord. No. 13-2008]	North	Between the intersection of Linwood Avenue and Wallkill Avenue and the intersection of Linwood Avenue and Hamilton Street
Linwood Avenue	North	From N.J. Route 23 to Wallkill Avenue
Linwood Avenue	North and South	From the westerly curbline of N.J. Route 23 to a point 50 feet east thereof
Linwood Avenue [Added 12-1-2008 by Ord. No. 13-2008]	South	East 100 feet to 400 feet from the intersection of Linwood Avenue and Wallkill Avenue
Main Street [Added 12-7-2009 by Ord. No. 17-2009; amended 7-6-2011 by Ord. No. 13-2011]	Both	Between N.J. Route 94 and N.J. Route 23, except in designated parking spaces; commercial vehicles shall not park for more than 30 consecutive minutes in said parking spaces
State Street extension	North and South	From N.J. Route 23 to Banks Street
Summit Avenue [Added 5-14-2003 by Ord. No. 4-2003]	East	From Bank Street to Oak Street
Wallkill Avenue	East	From Vernon Avenue (N.J. Route 94) to Linwood Avenue
Wallkill Avenue	North	Opposite Police Department and First Aid Squad Building
Wallkill Avenue	South	From Vernon Avenue (N.J. Route 94) to N.J. Route 23 Avenue

§ 203-5.1 Parking prohibited in fire lanes.

[Added 3-3-2008 by Ord. No. 02-2008]

A. Hamburg Elementary School.

(1) No person shall park a vehicle at any time in that area designated as a fire lane on the premises of the Hamburg Elementary School, located at 30 Linwood Avenue, Hamburg, New Jersey. Said fire lane areas are shown and designated as "Drop Off Zone" on a certain plat prepared by Maser Consulting, P.A., dated October 31, 2001, latest revision December 21, 2001, Sheet 4 of 10, said map entitled “Preliminary and Final Major Site Plans for Borough of Hamburg Board of Education Proposed School Expansion, Dimension Plan, Lots 3, 6, and 7, Block 25, Borough of Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. A copy of the aforesaid map is on file in the Municipal Clerk’s office in the Borough of Hamburg and is available for inspection during regular business hours.

(2) In addition to the prohibition against parking a vehicle in a fire lane as designated in § 203-5.1A, no person shall park a vehicle at any time in the following area designated as a fire lane on the premises of the Hamburg Elementary School, located at 30 Linwood Avenue, Hamburg, New Jersey: that area marked in cross-hatched fashion as "FIRE LANE" on the opposite side of the drop-off zone on the access road shown and designated on a certain plat prepared by Maser Consulting, P.A., dated October 31, 2001, latest revision December 21, 2001, Sheet 4 of 10, said map entitled "Preliminary and Final Major Site Plans for Borough of Hamburg Board of Education Proposed School Expansion, Dimension Plan," Lots 3, 6, and 7, Block 25, Borough of Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. A copy of the aforesaid map is on file in the Municipal Clerk’s office in the Borough of Hamburg and is available for inspection during regular business hours.

[Added 4-7-2008 by Ord. No. 04-2008]

§ 203-6 Parking prohibited certain hours.

A. No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described below:

Name of Street	Sides	Hours	Location
Linwood Avenue	North and South	7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (school days)	Wallkill Avenue to School Street
Orchard Street [Added 7-6-2011 by Ord. No. 13-2011]	East	2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. any Monday, Wednesday or Friday	Between Route 94 and Main Street
Orchard Street [Added 12-7-2009 by Ord. No. 17-2009; repealed 7-6-2011 by Ord. No. 13-2011]	West	2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. any Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday	Between Route 94 and Main Street
Wallkill Avenue	West	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (school days)	Route 94 to Linwood Avenue

B. No person shall park a vehicle on any municipal lot between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

[Added 12-7-2009 by Ord. No. 17-2009; amended 7-6-2011 by Ord. No. 13-2011]

§ 203-7 Stopping or standing prohibited certain hours.

No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between the hours specified of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described below:

(Reserved)

§ 203-8 Time-limit parking.

[Amended 3-5-1990; 12-7-2009 by Ord. No. 17-2009; 8-2-2010 by Ord. No. 03-2010; 11-1-2021 by Ord. No. 09-2021]

A. No person shall park a vehicle between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the municipal parking lot located at 16 Wallkill Avenue, Hamburg, New Jersey.

B. Parking shall be permitted at all times at the Linwood Avenue parking lot and the Orchard Street extension parking lot.

§ 203-9 Truck exclusions.

[Amended 4-6-1981]

Trucks over five tons gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described below except for the pickup and delivery of materials on such streets:

Name of Street	Location
Edsall Street	Between N.J. State Highway Route 23 and Orchard Street
Linwood Avenue	Between N.J. State Highway Route 23 and Wallkill Avenue
Main Street	Between N.J. State Highway Route 23 and N.J. State Highway Route 94
Orchard Street	Between Edsall Street and Wallkill Avenue
Wallkill Avenue	Between N.J. State Highway Route 23 and N.J. State Highway Route 94

§ 203-9.1 Engine braking.

[Added 10-5-2009 by Ord. No. 12-2009]

As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

A. Definitions.

ENGINE BRAKING

The use or operation of any mechanical exhaust device designed to aid in the braking, decompression or declaration of any motor vehicle which results in the excessive, loud, unusual or explosive noise from such vehicle.

B. Prohibition. It shall be unlawful for the driver of any motor vehicle to use or operate or cause to be used or operated, at any time and on any road within the Borough of Hamburg, any mechanical exhaust or decompression device which results in the practice known as "engine braking."

C. Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply where engine braking is necessary for the protection of persons and/or property which cannot be avoided by application of an alternative braking system. Noise caused by the application of engine compression brakes, otherwise known as "engine braking," which is effectively muffled, or if the application is necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the community, is exempt from the provisions of this section. Sounds created by emergency equipment for emergency purposes are also exempt.

D. Posting of signs. The Borough is hereby authorized to post, at reasonable locations within the Borough, signs indicating the prohibition of engine braking.

E. Violations and penalties. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished, for a first conviction thereof, by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 10 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. For a second such conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $200 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 20 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Upon the third or any subsequent conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

§ 203-10 One-way streets.

[Amended 9-3-1990; 7-6-1993; 10-4-1993]

The streets or parts of streets described below are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated:

Name of Street	Direction	Hours	Limits
Cinderella	Eastbound		Between Orchard Street and N.J. Route 23
Linwood Avenue	Eastbound		Between N.J. Route 23 and School Street
Linwood Avenue [Added 7-1-1996; amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 9-2007]	Eastbound	7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. during school days	Between Route 23 and Lawrence Street
Urban Street Name of Street	Direction	Hours	From Route 23, without exit therefrom to Route 23 Limits
Wallkill Avenue [Amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 9-2007]	North- bound	7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. during school days	Between Linwood Avenue and N.J. Route 94
Wallkill Avenue	Westbound		Between Vernon Avenue (N.J. Route 94) to Hamburg Turnpike (N.J. Route 23)

§ 203-11 Through streets.

Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described below are hereby designated as through streets. Stop signs shall be installed on the near right side of each street intersecting the through street, except where yield signs having sides 36 inches in length are provided for in the designations.

Name of Street	Location
Linwood Avenue	Between the Hamburg Turnpike (N.J. Route 23) and Lehigh Avenue

§ 203-12 Stop intersections.

[Amended 9-12-1979; 9-2-1986; 7-6-1993]

Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described below are hereby designated as stop intersections. Stop signs shall be installed as provided therein.

Intersection	Stop Sign(s) on
Banks Street and State Street	Banks Street
Center Street and Hillside Street [Added 3-3-1997]	Center Street and Hillside Street
Center Street and State Street	Center Street
Hamilton Street and Lawrence Street	Hamilton Street
Hamilton Street and Linwood Avenue	Hamilton Street
King Cole Road and Prince Street	King Cole Road
Orchard Street and Edsall Street [Amended 5-4-1998; 11-4-1998] Intersection	Orchard Street Stop Sign(s) on
Orchard Street and Wallkill Avenue	Orchard Street
Summit Road and Oak Street	Summit Road
Woodland Avenue and Fairview Avenue	Woodland Avenue

§ 203-13 Yield intersections.

[Amended 9-12-1979]

Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described below are hereby designated as yield intersections. Yield signs having sides 36 inches in length shall be installed as provided therein.

Intersection	Stop Sign(s) on
Center Street and Hillside Drive	Center Street
Circle Drive and Summit Road (northerly intersection)	Circle Drive
Circle Drive and Summit Road (southerly intersection)	Circle Drive
Fern Avenue and Kirkwood Avenue	Fern Avenue
Fern Avenue and Woodland Avenue	Fern Avenue
Orchard Street and Edsall Street	Orchard Street
Prospect Avenue and Kirkwood Avenue	Prospect Avenue
Prospect Avenue and Woodland Avenue	Prospect Avenue
Urban Street and King Cole Road	Urban Street

§ 203-14 Limited access streets.

[Amended 3-5-1979; 10-4-1993]

Pursuant to the provisions N.J.S.A. 39:4-197(e) "regulating the passage or stopping of traffic at certain congested street corners or other designated points," the designated points described below are hereby designated as limited access streets in those areas and times as stated. Appropriate signs posting the limitation of passage as provided below shall be installed as provided for in the said designations.

(Reserved)

§ 203-15 Loading zones.

The locations described below are hereby designated as loading zones:

(Reserved)

§ 203-16 Taxi stands.

The locations described below are hereby designated as taxi stands:

(Reserved)

§ 203-17 Bus stops.

The locations described below are hereby designated as bus stops:

(Reserved)

§ 203-18 Left turns prohibited.

[Amended 7-1-2002 by Ord. No. 2-2002]

No person shall make a left turn at any of the locations described below and only in the manner prescribed:

Intersection	Turn Prohibited	Movement Prohibited
Main Street (CR #657) And Route NJ 23	Left	Eastbound on Main (CR#657) to northbound onto Route 23

§ 203-19 U-turns prohibited.

No person shall make a U-turn at any of the locations described below:

(Reserved)

§ 203-20 Other turns prohibited.

No person shall make a turn at any of the locations described below:

(Reserved)

§ 203-21 Speed limits.

[Amended 9-2-1986]

A. There is hereby established within the Borough of Hamburg a speed limit of 35 miles per hour on the following roadways:

(1) New Jersey State Highway Route 23.

(2) New Jersey State Highway Route 94.

(3) Sussex County Route No. 517.

B. All other roadways located within the Borough of Hamburg shall have a speed limit of 25 miles per hour.

C. Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained to effect the above-designated speed limits as authorized by the Department of Transportation.

§ 203-22 Violations and penalties.

Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this ordinance or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.

§ 203-23 Regulations applicable to specific areas within Borough.

[Added 2-7-1994]

A. Hamburg Village. The provisions of Subtitle One, Title 39,[1] of the revised statutes of New Jersey shall be made applicable to the semipublic roads, streets, driveways and parking lots at the Hamburg Village located in the Borough of Hamburg, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, and the following regulations shall be enforceable:

(1) All vehicles must park only in designated areas and between the lines provided.

(2) Handicapped parking. All stalls shall be 12 feet wide as shown on the attached site plan[2] and signed with R7-8 (reserved parking sign and penalty plate), in the designated parking areas for persons who have been issued the handicapped parking permits by the Division of Motor Vehicles.

[2] Editor's Note: Said site plan is attached to the ordinance adopted 2-7-1994 and is on file in the Borough Clerk's office.

(3) Speed limits.

(a) The speed limits for both directions of traffic in the parking lots shall be 15 miles per hour.

(b) The speed limits for both directions of travel on the following roads are:

	Name of Street	Speed Limit (mph)	Limits
	Village Drive	15	Entire length

(c) Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained to effect the above-designated speed limits authorized by the Department of Transportation.

(4) Tow away. Any vehicle parked or standing as to obstruct or impede a normal flow of traffic, block entrances or exit ways, loading zones, oil fills, any grass area, pedestrian walkways, or present in any way a safety or traffic hazard may be removed by towing the vehicle at the owner's or operator's expense.

(5) One-way street. The following described streets or parts of streets are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated:

	Name of Street	Direction	Limits
	Village Drive	Counter- clockwise	As per site plan

(6) All signs, posts, or other necessary materials shall be installed and paid for by the applicant. Work shall be checked by the Police Department to ensure installations meet state and federal specifications, and all signing shall conform to the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

(7) Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of this subsection or any supplement thereto shall be liable to the penalties as set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq.

[1] Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq.

B. Falcon Ridge "Phase I." Subtitle One of Title 39[3] of the revised statutes of New Jersey is made applicable to the semipublic roads, streets, driveways and parking lots at Falcon Ridge "Phase I," Hamburg, New Jersey, which area is particularly shown and designated on a map entitled "Final Site Plan for Falcon Ridge 'Phase I' as-built," prepared by Canger and Cassera, dated April 5, 1989, and the following regulations shall apply:

(1) General parking.

(a) All vehicles must park in designated areas and between the lines provided.

(b) Restricted parking. No person shall stop or stand a vehicle anytime on any of the streets or parts of streets described:

	Name of Street	Sides	Hours	Location
	All roads	Both	All	Entire length

(c) Handicapped parking. All stalls shall be 12 feet wide as shown on the attached site plan[4] and signed with R7-8 and R7-8P (reserved parking sign and penalty plate), in the designated parking areas for persons who have been issued the handicapped parking permits by the Division of Motor Vehicles.

[4] Editor's Note: Said site plan is attached to the ordinance adopted 8-7-1995 and is on file in the Borough Clerk's office.

(2) Through streets; stop intersection.

(a) Through streets. The following streets or parts of streets are hereby designated as through streets. Stop signs shall be installed on the near right side of each street intersecting the through street except where yield signs are provided for in the designation.

	Name of Street	Limits
	Falcon Ridge Way	Limits between Oak Street and the terminus at the prolongation of the northerly curbline of Lot "D"

(b) Stop intersection. The following intersections are hereby designated as stop intersections. Stop signs shall be installed as provided therein.

	Intersection	Stop Signs On
	Falcon Ridge Way and Oak Street	Falcon Ridge Way

(3) Speed limits.

(a) The speed limit for both directions of traffic in the parking lots shall be 15 miles per hour.

(b) The speed limits for both directions of travel on the following roadways are:

	Name of Street	Speed Limit (mph)	Limits
	All roads	25	Entire length

(c) Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained to effect the above-designated speed limits authorized by the Department of Transportation.

(4) Tow away. Any vehicle parked or standing as to obstruct or impede a normal flow of traffic, block entrances or exit ways, loading zones, oil fills, any grassy area, pedestrian walkway, or present in any way a safety or traffic hazard may be removed by towing the vehicle at the owner's or operator's expense.

(5) One-way streets. The following described streets or parts of streets are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated:

	Name of Street	Direction	Limits
	Road "B"	North	From Route NJ 23 to Falcon Ridge Way

(6) All signs, posts, or other necessary materials shall be installed and paid for by the applicant. All signing shall conform to the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-198 and N.J.S.A. 39:4-183.27.

(7) Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of this subsection or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.

[3] Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq.

C. The Pointe at Winding Brook.

[Added 9-4-1995]

(1) General parking.

(a) All vehicles must park in designated areas and between the lines provided.

(b) Restricted parking. No person shall stop or stand a vehicle anytime upon any of the streets or parts of streets described:

	Name of Street	Sides	Hours	Location
	All roads	Both	All	Entire length

(c) Handicapped parking. All stalls shall be 12 feet wide as shown on the attached site plan[5] and signed with R7-8 and R7-8P (reserved parking sign and penalty plate), in the designated parking areas for persons who have been issued the handicapped parking permits by the Division of Motor Vehicles.

[5] Editor's Note: Said site plan is on file in the Borough Clerk's office.

(2) Through streets. The following streets or parts of streets are hereby designated as through streets. Stop signs shall be installed on the near right side of each street intersecting the through street except where yield signs are provided for in the designation.

	Name of Street	Limits
	Winding Brook Road	Between N.J. Route 23 and terminus at cul-de-sac

(3) Speed limits.

(a) The speed limit for both directions of travel on the following roadways are:

	Name of Street	Speed Limit (mph)	Limits
	All roads	25	Entire length

(b) Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained to effect the above-designated speed limits authorized by the Department of Transportation.

(4) Tow away. Any vehicle parked or standing as to obstruct or impede a normal flow of traffic, block entrances or exit ways, loading zones, oil fills, any grassy area, pedestrian walkway, or present in any way a safety or traffic hazard may be removed by towing the vehicle at the owner's or operator's expense.

(5) All signs, posts, or other necessary materials shall be installed and paid for by the applicant. All signing shall conform to the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-198 and N.J.S.A. 39:4-183.27.

(6) Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of this subsection or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.

§ 203-24 Reserved parking on Block 5, Lots 6, 6X and 7 as shown on the Hamburg Tax Map.

[Added 7-6-2011 by Ord. No. 14-2011]

No person shall park a vehicle on Block 5, Lots 6, 6X and 7 where the parking space is designated for parking for emergency service personnel, Borough employees and other designated personnel as may be determined from time to time by resolution of the Mayor and Council.