Borough of New Providence, NJ Traffic Regulations

The driver of every vehicle and every pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any traffic control device applicable thereto, described below, placed in accordance with the provisions of Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer. Traffic control devices are hereby established at the following intersections:

(Reserved)

§ 257-6 Speed limits.

No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of that indicated below, in the areas listed below. Speed limits are hereby established upon the following described streets or parts thereof:

Name of Street	Speed Limit (mph)	Location
Central Avenue	35	From the Chatham Township - New Providence Borough line (Passaic River) to 650 feet west of the center of Springfield Avenue
Central Avenue	25	Hillview School Zone (during school opening and closing hours)
Central Avenue	40	From the westerly New Providence Borough line to the center of South Street
Central Avenue	35	From the center of South Street to Maple Street
Central Avenue	30	From 650 feet west of the center of Springfield Avenue to 100 feet east of the center of Valentine Road
Central Avenue	40	From 100 feet east of the center of Valentine Road to South Street
Glenside Road	35	Entire length
Maple Street	40	From the center of Central Avenue to Springfield Avenue
Maple Street	35	From Mountain Avenue to the center of Central Avenue
Maple Street	25	Salt Brook School Zone (during school opening and closing hours)
Mountain Avenue	45	From Diamond Hill Road - Union Avenue to the center of Glenside Road - South Street
Mountain Avenue	40	From the center of Glenside Road - South Street to the center of Seven Oaks Drive
Mountain Avenue	35	From the center of Seven Oaks Drive to Division Avenue
Ryder Way [Amended 5-22-1995 by Ord. No. 95-5; 6-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98-6]	30	Entire length
Southgate Road	30	Entire length
South Street - Passaic Street	35	Entire length, except that in the Our Lady of Peace School Zone, during school opening and closing hours, the speed limits shall be 25 mph
Springfield Avenue	35	From 325 feet west of the center of Central Avenue to 500 feet east of the center of Ridgeview Avenue
Springfield Avenue	35	From 30 feet west of the center of Jane Road to the easterly New Providence Borough line
Springfield Avenue [Repealed 5-22-1995 by Ord. No. 95-5; 6-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98-6]
Springfield Avenue	40	From the westerly New Providence Borough line to 325 feet west of the center of Central Avenue
Springfield Avenue	30	From 500 feet east of the center of Ridgeview Avenue to 30 feet west of the center of Jane Road
Springfield Avenue	25	Zone (during school opening and closing hours)
Union Avenue	35	Entire length

§ 257-7 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 of Travel	Limits
Floral Avenue [Repealed 10-10-1995 by Ord. No. 95-6]
Oakwood Drive	North	East leg of channelization at intersection with Mountain Avenue
Oakwood Drive	South	West leg of Oakwood Drive channelization at intersection with Mountain Avenue
Westerly Avenue	East	Entire length

§ 257-8 Turn prohibitions.

No person shall make a turn at any location listed and only in the manner described.

Intersection	Turn Prohi- bited	Movement Prohibited	Hours/Days
Floral Avenue and South Street [Added 10- 10-1995 by Ord. No. 95-6]	Left	Eastbound on Floral Avenue to northbound on South Street	All times
Possum Way and Union Avenue	Left	Westbound on Possum Way to southbound on Union Avenue	7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m./Monday to Friday
	Left	Southbound on Union Avenue to eastbound on Possum Way	7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m./Monday to Friday
Ryder Way and Possum Way	Left	Northbound on Ryder Way to westbound on Possum Way	7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m./Monday to Friday
Willow Street Springfield Avenue [Added 10-10- 2000 by Ord. No. 2000-7]	Left	Northbound on Willow Street to westbound on Springfield Avenue	7:30 a.m. to 9:00 and 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. school days only

§ 257-9 No turn on red.

No person shall make a right turn on listed red signal at any of the locations described below.

Intersection	Right Turn on Red Prohibited
Central Avenue and Livingston Avenue	All right turns at all times
Maple Street and Springfield Avenue	All right turns from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday during school days
Passaic Street, South Street and Springfield Avenue	All 4 right turns from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday during school days
Springfield Avenue and Central Avenue [Added 10-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-7]	All right turns from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday during school days
South Street and Central Avenue [Added 10-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-7]	All right turns from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday during school days

§ 257-10 Control for movement and the parking of traffic on public and private property.

Municipal and Board of Education property.

(1)

Regulation for the movement and the parking of traffic on municipal property and Board of Education property. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the following municipal and Board of Education property shall have the movement of traffic controlled by the type of regulation indicated. No person shall operate or park a vehicle in violation of the regulations indicated:

(a)

New Providence High School, 35 Pioneer Drive.

[1]

Restricted parking. No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the portions of off-street municipal parking yards and Board of Education property described below.

Name of Street	Sides	Hours	Location
New Providence High School Main Drive	Both	All	As per sketch on file in the Borough Clerk's office and the New Jersey Department of Transportation
New Providence High School Faculty Drive	West	All	As per sketch on file in the Borough Clerk's office and the New Jersey Department of Transportation
New Providence High School West Drive	Both	All	As per sketch on file in the Borough Clerk's office and the New Jersey Department of Transportation

[2]

One-way streets. The following described streets or portions of streets are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated.

Name of Street	Direction of Travel	Limits
New Providence High School Faculty Drive	West	Per sketch on file in the Borough Clerk's office and the New Jersey Depart- ment of Transportation
New Providence High School Main Drive	West	Per sketch on file in the Borough Clerk's office and the New Jersey Depart- ment of Transportation

[3]

Turn prohibitions. No person shall make a turn at any location listed and only in the manner described.

Intersection	Turn Prohi- bited	Movement Prohibited	Hours/Days
Any Board of Education driveway on north side of Pioneer Drive and Pioneer Drive	Right	Northbound from the driveway to eastbound on Pioneer Drive	7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./Monday to Friday
Any Board of Education driveway on south side of Pioneer Drive and Pioneer Drive	Left	Southbound from the driveway to eastbound on Pioneer Drive	7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./Monday to Friday

(b)

Allen W. Roberts School, 80 Jones Drive.

[1]

Restricted parking. No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the portions of off-street municipal parking yards and Board of Education property described below.

Name of Street	Sides	Hours	Location
Allen W. Roberts School Main Drive	Both	All	As per sketch on file in the Borough Clerk's office and New Jersey Department of Transportation

(c)

Salt Brook School, 40 Maple Street.

[1]

Restricted parking. No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the portions of off-street municipal parking yards and Board of Education property described below.

Name of Street	Sides	Hours	Location
Salt Brook School Horseshoe Drive	Both	All	As per sketch on file in the Borough Clerk's office and New Jersey Department of Transportation
Salt Brook School North Drive	Both	All	As per sketch on file in the Borough Clerk's office and New Jersey Department of Transportation
Salt Brook School South Drive	Both	All	As per sketch on file in the Borough Clerk's office and New Jersey Department of Transportation

[2]

Parking prohibited certain hours. No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified below, on any day upon any of the portions of off-street municipal parking yards and Board of Education property described below:

[Added 10-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-7]

Name of Street	Sides	Hours	Location
Salt Brook School Willow Street driveway	Both	7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. school days only	Entire length

(d)

Municipal commuter parking lots located at 866 Springfield Avenue, 1 Foley Place and 24 Floral Avenue. Parking locations as per sketches on file in the office of the Borough Clerk and the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

[1]

Restricted parking. No person shall park a vehicle in any of the designated municipal commuter parking lots without having first deposited the appropriate fee in a parking meter or after obtaining and properly displaying a permit sticker as provided for below.

(2)

Issuance of permits; expiration. The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized to issue to persons applying therefor, on payment of the required fees, permits for the parking of motor vehicles in the parking permit areas of the municipal public parking lots now or hereafter existing in the Borough of New Providence. Said permits shall be issued on an annual basis for a period of one year commencing April 1 of such year and terminating March 31 of the succeeding year, or upon a quarterly basis for the three-month periods commencing January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year, and each permit shall authorize the person to whom it has been issued to park a designated motor vehicle or one of a designated number of motor vehicles, in the permit parking areas provided in the municipal public parking lots during the hours when vehicles may be legally parked in said lots. All permits shall expire on the last day of the month.

(3)

Fee and application.

(a)

The fee for obtaining one parking permit shall be in accordance with Chapter 147, Fees and Licenses, of the Code of the Borough of New Providence.

(b)

An applicant shall fill out a form provided by the Borough Clerk, giving the applicant's name and address and the license number of the automobile for which the applicant desires a parking permit. The Borough Clerk shall enter the license number on a sticker to be issued to the applicant. However, in the event that the applicant desires a permit to park either of two automobiles owned by him, or if he is a member of a car pool alternately using one of up to six automobiles, he shall furnish the owner's name and address and the license number of each automobile for which the parking permit will be used. The Borough Clerk then shall enter all the license numbers on a card to be issued to the applicant. In the event that it is desired to change a license number or add members to a car pool having fewer than six members, this may be done by the original applicant at any time during the period for which the permit was issued, for the balance of the permit period remaining, upon written application therefor to the Borough Clerk and upon payment of a transfer fee of $5 and surrender of the original permit.

(c)

Any person to whom a permit has been issued may surrender such permit to the Borough Clerk and obtain a refund for each full quarter of the permit parking period remaining unexpired in accordance with the schedule set forth below, provided that the person making said application shall pay to the Borough Clerk a refund fee of $5 and shall, at the time of making said applicant, surrender the permit issued.

Schedule of Refunds for Annual Permit
	3 Quarters	2 Quarters	1 Quarter
Resident	$70.00	$40.00	$10.00
Nonresident	$180.00	$110.00	$40.00

(4)

Sticker and display. At the time of the issuance of each permit, the Borough Clerk shall also issue to the person to whom the permit is granted a sticker containing the license number of the motor vehicle for which the permit was issued and the expiration date of said permit. Each such person to whom a parking permit is issued shall display the same facing the rear, on the back bumper, on the driver's half of the motor vehicle. Said parking permit must be kept visible at all times while parked in the municipal public parking lot.

(5)

Available times. During the hours between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. of each day, except Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays, it shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of or operated by such person to be parked in any permit parking area without a permit therefor or without the required sticker affixed to said motor vehicle; provided, however, that any parking space equipped with a parking meter may be occupied by a motor vehicle not having attached to it a permit for such period as is permitted by operation of the meter, whether or not such parking space is included in the area in which parking by permit is permitted.

(6)

Meter parking. Motor vehicles are hereby permitted to be parked for one day only, during the hours in which vehicles may legally be parked as provided for herein on depositing the sum of $1 in a meter if the same is provided or by payment of said sum in such other manner as may be established by resolution of the Mayor and Council.

(7)

Head-in parking. At all locations where parking spaces are designated, motor vehicles are required to be parked head in and within the spaces so designated.

(8)

Violations and penalties. Any person who may violate any provision of this subsection shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of $50 or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding five days.

Regulation for the movement and the parking of traffic on private property open to the public and to which the public is invited. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46, the following private property that is open to the public and to which the public is invited, the movement of traffic shall be controlled by the type of regulations indicated. No person shall operate or park a vehicle in violation of the following regulations:

(1)

Summit Bank, 15 South Street.

(a)

No person shall make a turn at any location listed and only in the manner described.

Intersection	Turn	Movement Prohibited	Hours/Days
South Street and exit driveway	Left	Easterly on exit driveway to northerly on South Street	4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m./Monday to Friday

Regulation for the movement and the parking of traffic on all other private property. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-1, the regulations of Subtitle 1 of Title 39 are hereby made applicable to the properties listed below:

(1)

Our Lady of Peace Church, 111 South Street.

(a)