[Added 8-27-1991 by Ord. No. 91-17; amended 3-12-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-8]
The Township of Hillsborough has filed a written
consent with the New Jersey Department of Transportation that the
provisions of Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New
Jersey be made applicable to the semipublic roads, streets, driveways
and parking lots at the Hillsborough Township Municipal Complex located
in the Township of Hillsborough, County of Somerset, and the following
regulations shall be enforceable:
A.
All vehicles must park only in designated areas and
between the lines provided.
B.
Handicapped parking. All stalls are shown on the latest
striping and signage plan 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.
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09]
C.
Through streets. The following street or parts of
streets are hereby designated as through streets, and stop signs shall
be installed on the near right side of each street intersecting the
through street:
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Name of Street
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Location
| |
|---|---|---|
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Municipal Drive
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09] |
Between Municipal Drive South (Veterans Way)
to South Branch Road
| |
|
Municipal Drive East
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09] |
Between Beekman Lane and Municipal Drive
| |
|
Municipal Drive South (Veterans Way)
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09] |
Between Beekman Lane and east driveway of main
parking lot. Also between Municipal Drive and west main parking lot
driveway
|
D.
One-way
streets/parking lot. The following streets, parking lots or parts
of streets are hereby designated as one way:
[Added 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09][1]]
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Name of Street
|
Location
|
|
East Parking Lot
|
As shown on latest Municipal Building Striping and Signage Plan
|
|
Municipal Drive
|
Between Municipal Drive East and Municipal Drive South (Veterans
Way)
|
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Municipal Drive South (Veterans Way)
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Between main parking lot east driveway and main parking lot
west driveway
|
|
West Parking Lot
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As shown on latest Municipal Building Striping and Signage Plan
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E.
Speed limits.
(1)
The speed limits for both directions of traffic in
the parking lots shall be 15 miles per hour.
(2)
The speed limits for both directions of travel on
the following streets are:
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09]
|
Name of Street
|
Speed
Limit
(mph)
|
Limits
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Municipal Drive
|
15
|
Entire length
| |
|
Municipal Drive East
|
15
|
Entire length
| |
|
Municipal Drive South (Veterans Way)
|
15
|
Entire length
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|
Municipal Drive West
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(3)
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and
maintained to effect the above-designated speed limits authorized
by the Department of Transportation.
F.
Tow-away zone. Any vehicle parked or standing as to
obstruct or impede a normal flow of traffic, block entrances or exitways,
loading zones, oil fills, any grass area or 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.
G.
Restricted parking. No person shall stop or stand
a vehicle anytime upon any of the following described streets or parts
of streets:
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Hours
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Municipal Drive
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09] |
Both
|
All
|
Entire length except as shown on latest Municipal
Building Striping and Signage Plan
| |
|
Municipal Drive East
|
Both
|
All
|
Entire length
| |
|
Municipal Drive North
[Repealed 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09] | ||||
|
Municipal Drive South (Veterans Way)
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09] |
Both
|
All
|
Entire length except as shown on latest Municipal
Building Striping and Signage Plan
| |
|
Municipal Drive West
[Repealed 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09] |
H.
Reserved parking. The parking lot has reserved parking
for various types of vehicles, which must be properly identified as
per the latest striping and signage plan.
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09]
I.
Pedestrian crosswalks designated. The following locations
are hereby designated as crosswalks:
|
Name of Street
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Municipal Drive South (Veterans Way)
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09] |
Midblock from the north curbline to the south
curbline, as indicated on the site plan
|
J.
All signs, posts, bolts or other necessary materials
and striping shall be installed and conform to the current Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09]
K.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New
Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of this article
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.
L.
Effect of article. If any part of this article is
for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portion of the article.
M.
Loading zones. Loading zones should have a fifteen-minute
time restriction.
[Added 7-22-1997 by Ord. No. 97-26]
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Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Municipal Drive South (Veterans Way)
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09] |
South side of building
|
At front entrance
| |
|
West Parking Lot
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09] |
West side of building
|
Easternmost curbing by Health Department, stopping
at the Library's side driveway
|
Hillsborough Township park-and-ride-facility
located at Block 178, Lot 3.02, more commonly known as the south side
of Amwell Road between Route 206 and Estate Drive, is hereinafter
designated as Park-and-Ride Lot "A."
A.
Regulations.
(1)
General parking.
(a)
All vehicles must park in designated areas and
between the lines provided.
(b)
No person all stop or stand a vehicle upon any
of the streets or parts of streets described below, except in areas
covered by other parking restrictions.
|
Name of Street
|
Sides
|
Hours
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All streets
|
Both
|
All
|
As indicated on site plan
|
(c)
Permit parking. No person shall park a vehicle
in the locations indicated on the site plan for Lot "A," attached,
unless said vehicle shall have a valid permit displayed.
(d)
Handicapped parking. All stalls shall be 12
feet wide as shown on the attached site plan and signed with the 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.
(2)
Stop intersections. The following described intersections
are hereby designated as stop intersections. Stop signs shall be installed
as provided therein.
|
Intersection
|
Stop Sign(s) on
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Road "A" and Lot "A" (west intersect)
|
Lot "A" (west intersect)
| |
|
Road "A" and Lot "A" (east intersect)
|
Lot "A" (east intersect)
|
(3)
One-way streets.
|
Name of Street
|
Direction
|
Limits
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Road "B"
|
North
|
From Lot "A," northwest intersect, to Amwell
Road (CR 514)
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(4)
Speed limits.
(a)
The speed limit for both directions of traffic
in the parking lot(s) shall be 15 miles per hour.
(b)
The speed limit for both directions of travel
on the following roadways are:
|
Name of Roadway
|
Speed Limit
(mph)
|
Limits
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Road "A"
|
15
|
Entire length
| |
|
Road "B"
|
15
|
Entire length
|
(c)
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected
and maintained to affect the above-designated speed limits authorized
by the Department of Transportation.
(5)
Tow-away zones. Any vehicle parked or standing as
to obstruct or impede a normal flow of traffic or that blocks entrances
or exitways, loading zones, oil fills, any grassy area pedestrian
walkway or presents in any way a safety or traffic hazard may be removed
by towing the vehicle at the owner's or operator's expense.
(6)
Turn prohibitions. No person shall make a turn at
any location listed and only in the manner described.
|
Intersection
|
Turn Prohibited
|
Movement Prohibited
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Road "B" and Amwell Road (CR 514)
|
Left
|
From Road "B" northbound onto Amwell Road (CR
514) westbound
|
(7)
Loading zone(s). The locations described are hereby
designated as loading zones. No person shall park a vehicle in said
location during the times indicated other than for the loading or
unloading of goods and materials.
|
Name of Street
|
Time
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Road "C"
|
All
|
As indicated on site plan
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(8)
Bus stop(s). The locations described are hereby designated
as bus stops. No vehicle other than an omnibus, picking up or discharging
passengers, shall be permitted to occupy said location between the
hours indicated.
|
Name of Street
|
Hours
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Road "A"
|
All hours
|
As indicated on site plan
|
B.
Site plan for Park-and-Ride Lot "A" adopted.
(1)
The site plan originally produced on July 2, 1996 by Paul M. Sterbenz of Maser Sosinski & Assoc. and subsequently marked up by Mark Hiestand of the NJDOT on October 26, 2001, to delineate the areas regulated by § 143-81A is hereby approved and adopted as an official finding and record of the location and areas within the Park and Ride Lot "A" which are to be used for permit parking, nonpermit parking, handicapped parking and other parking and traffic regulations as contained in § 143-81A and shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Site Plan for Park and Ride Lot "A."
(2)
The site plan for Park and Ride Lot "A" approved and adopted pursuant to this section shall continue to constitute an official finding and record as to the location and boundaries of the areas regulated by § 143-81A until such time, if any, that this section shall be amended to reflect any additions or deletions of the regulated portions of Park and Ride Lot "A." The Township Clerk is hereby directed to receive and to keep on file the original of the site plan for Park and Ride Lot "A" approved and adopted pursuant to this section.
(3)
The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared, recited and stated: It is understood that the site plan for Park and Ride Lot "A" was prepared and is intended to be used as evidence in prosecutions arising under the laws of this state, and the ordinances of this Township, and that such site plan shall constitute prima facie evidence of the location and boundaries of areas which are regulated by § 143-81A. Further, a prosecutor is not precluded from introducing or relying upon any other evidence or testimony to establish a violation of the offense defined in the laws of this state and the ordinances of this Township, including use of a map or diagram other than the one approved and adopted pursuant to this section.
C.
Violations.
(3)
Upon the second violation of the provisions of § 143-81A(1)(c) the vehicle will be towed and impounded at the owner's expense.
D.
Severability. If any provisions of this article are
found to be invalid for any reason by the final judgment of a court
of competent jurisdiction, the validity of such portions shall not
affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this chapter, which
shall be severable therefrom.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
A.
CHARGING STATION
CHARGING STATION EQUIPMENT
CHARGING STATION SPACE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY/SERVICE EQUIPMENT ("EVSE")
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
Definitions. Definitions as used in this section shall have the following
meanings:
A location that is fitted with electric charging equipment.
The conductions, including underground and grounded, and
the electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fittings,
devices, power outlets, charging status or apparatus installed specifically
for the purpose of delivering electrical energy from the charging
station to the electric vehicle.
A dedicated, marked and signed parking space that is fitted
with charging station equipment and exclusively used for the charging
of electric vehicles.
Any vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation
on public and private highways, roads, and streets, and operates either
partially or exclusively using an electric motor powered by an externally
changed on-board battery.
The equipment, including the cables, cords, conductors, connectors,
couplers, enclosures, attachment plugs, power outlets, power electronics,
transformer, switchgear, switches and controls, network interfaces,
point of sale equipment, and associated apparatus designed and used
for the purpose of transferring energy from the electric supply system
to to a plug-in electric vehicle. "EVSE" may deliver either alternating
current or, consistent with fast charging equipment standards, direct
current electricity. "EVSE" is synonymous with "electric charging
vehicle charging station."
EVSE that is available for use by the general public.
B.
Scope. This section shall pertain to the electric vehicle charging stations known as electric vehicle supply/service equipment located at Hillsborough Township municipal properties. EVSE parking spaces shall be reserved for parking and charging electric vehicles only. Publicly accessible EVSE parking spaces located on municipally owned properties shall be monitored by the municipality's Police Department and enforced in the same manner as any other parking. It shall be a violation of this section to park or stand a nonelectric vehicle in such a space or to park an electric vehicle in such a space when it is not connected to the EVSE. Any nonelectric vehicle parked or standing in an EVSE parking space or any electric vehicle parked and not connected to the EVSE shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 143-4 and the towing/impoundment of the offending vehicle at the vehicle owner's expense. Signage indicating the penalties for violations shall comply with Subsection C below. Any vehicle parked in such a space shall make the appropriate payment for the space and observe applicable parking time limits.
C.
Signs. EVSE parking spaces shall have posted regulatory signs allowing
only charging electric vehicles to park in such spaces. For purposes
of this section, "charging" means that an electric vehicle is parked
at an EVSE and is connected to the EVSE. Regulatory signs shall be
installed immediately adjacent to and visible from the EVSE. All regulatory
signs comply with visibility, legibility, size, shape, color, and
reflectivity requirements contained within the Federal Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices as published by the Federal Highway Administration.
In addition to the signage described above, the following information
shall be available on the EVSE or posted at or adjacent to all publicly
accessible EVSE parking spaces: hour of operations; time limits; tow-away
provisions; usage fees; parking fees; and contact information (telephone
number) for reporting when the equipment is not operating or other
problems.
D.
Usage fees. The rate for charging electric vehicles shall be $1.50
per hour for the first three hours. After the first three hours, the
fee shall be $5 per hour.
E.
Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave a vehicle in a space designated for the recharging of electric vehicles unless the vehicle is connected for electric charging purposes. Any person violating the provisions of this section and/or the owner of the vehicle shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 143-4 and the towing/impoundment of the offending vehicle at the vehicle owner's expense.
