Borough of Hampton, NJ Vehicles and Traffic

Words and phrases. Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meanings respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.

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.

§ 225-2 Authorization for the closing of any street.

The Mayor of the Borough of Hampton or, in his absence, disability or inability to act, the Commissioner of Streets and Roads or, in his absence, disability or inability to act, the Assistant Commissioner of Streets and Roads, is hereby authorized to provide by regulation for the closing of any street or portion thereof to motor vehicle traffic on any day or days during specified hours on any day or days whenever he finds that such closing is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare, except for county roads located within the Borough of Hampton, in which case the permission of the Hunterdon County Board of Freeholders shall be sought.

Any regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Streets and Roads and in accordance with Subsection A above shall provide for the posting of proper warning signs of such closing on any street or portion thereof during the time the same is closed in pursuance thereof.

Any violation of regulations promulgated thereunder shall be punished as set forth in this chapter under § 225-24, Violations and penalties.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Original Subsection D, regarding street closing for a period greater then 48 hours, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 225-3 Towaway.

Any vehicle parked in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and the Municipal Violations Officer of the Borough of Hampton or any peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall bear the reasonable costs of removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.

§ 225-4 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 or 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.

§ 225-5 Parking prohibited during state of emergency.

Upon the declaration of an emergency, there shall be no parking upon streets or sections of streets where temporary EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are displayed. The Mayor or, in his absence, the Commissioner of Streets and Roads or, in his absence, the Assistant Commissioner of Streets and Roads is authorized to declare an emergency and to direct the posting of EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs when weather conditions, accidents, road construction, fire or public celebrations dictate or require avoidance of hazards or other conditions which interfere with the free flow of traffic. Notification that EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are being or will be posted shall be given to the operator or owner of any vehicle which has been parked prior to the posting of the signs.

The effectiveness of this section is contingent upon the signs being erected as required by law.

§ 225-6 Temporary parking prohibition for snow plowing and removal.

Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the streets or highways, an emergency shall exist, and no vehicle shall be parked on the streets or highways or portions thereof indicated. The above parking prohibitions shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.

Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and the Municipal Violations Officer or any police 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.

Name of Street	Side	Location
Black Brook Road	Both	From Charlestown Road to the border of the Borough
Blossom Lane	Both	Entire length
Blossom Road	Both	Entire length
Bowlby Street	Both	Entire length
Church Street	Both	Entire length
East Grand Street	Both	Entire length
Foss Avenue	Both	Entire length
Johnson Avenue	Both	Entire length
Lackawanna Street	Both	Entire length
Lower Skillman Street	Both	Entire length
MacKenzie Road	Both	From Route 31 to the border of the Borough
Madeline Street	Both	Entire length
Main Street	Both	Entire length
McIntosh Lane	Both	Entire length
Moore Street	Both	Entire length
New Street	Both	Entire length
Railroad Street	Both	Entire length
Smith Street	Both	From Route 31 to the border of the Borough
South Street	Both	Entire length
StarGlo Drive	Both	Entire length
Sunset Terrace	Both	Entire length
Upper Skillman Street	Both	Entire length
Valley Road	Both	From Main Street to the border of the Borough
Wells Avenue	Both	Entire length
West Grand Street	Both	Entire length
West Street	Both	Entire length

§ 225-7 Parking time limited on certain streets.

No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit between the hours listed on any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described:

Name of Street	Side	Location	Time	Duration
Madeline Street [Added 11-3-2003 by Ord. No. 19-03]	West	Beginning 200 feet from Foss Avenue proceeding north to 15 feet from New Street	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.	30 minutes

§ 225-8 Parking prohibited for street cleaning.

No person shall cause or permit to be parked any motor vehicle upon a street between the specified hours and days described:

(Reserved)

§ 225-9 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets.

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

Name of Street	Side	Location
Bowlby Street	East	Entire length
Bowlby Street	West	85 feet from Main Street intersection
Church Street	West	Entire length
East Grand Street	South	Entire length
John Street	Both	Entire length
MacKenzie Road	Both	Between StarGlo Drive and Dutch Hill Road
Madeline Street [Amended 11-3-2003 by Ord. No. 19-03]	West	200 feet from Foss Avenue North
Main Street	West	Entire length
South Street	West	Between New Street and Foss Avenue
StarGlo Drive	—	Within cul-de-sac
Sunset Terrace	—	Within cul-de-sac
Wells Avenue	North	Entire length
West Grand Street	Both	100 feet from Main Street intersection
West Grand Street	North	Entire length

§ 225-10 Parking prohibited during certain hours on certain streets.

No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified any day (except Sundays and public holidays, or as otherwise herein provided) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described:

Name of Street	Side	Hours/Days	Location
Madeline Street [Added 11-3-2003 by Ord. No. 19-03]	West	Midnight to 8:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. to midnight	Entire length
South Street	East	8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. when school is in session/ Monday through Friday	200 feet from Foss Avenue North except handicap and bus parking

§ 225-10.1 Parking at certain public buildings.

[Added 6-12-1995 by Ord. No. 5-95]

Borough of Hampton Municipal Building.

(1)

No person shall park a vehicle except where stalls are provided.

(2)

Handicapped parking. All stalls that are 12 feet wide and signed with R7-8 ("reserved parking" signs) in the designated parking areas are reserved for persons who have been issued the handicapped parking permit by the Division of Motor Vehicles.

(3)

Reserved parking. The parking lot is for reserved parking, and all vehicles must be properly identified.

Hampton School.

(1)

No person shall park a vehicle except where stalls are provided.

(2)

Hampton Post Office.

(1)

No person shall park a vehicle except where stalls are provided.

(2)

All stalls that are 12 feet wide and signed with R7-8 ("reserved parking" signs) in the designated parking areas are reserved for persons who have been issued the handicapped parking permit by the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Violations and penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, park or stand a motor vehicle in a legally designated handicapped parking space unless such a person is a handicapped person or is transporting a handicapped person and is using the handicapped parking space for the benefit of said handicapped person. Any person who shall violate this section shall be subject to a fine of $250 for the first offense, plus, for subsequent offenses, a fine of at least $250 and up to 90 days' community service on such terms and in such form as the court shall deem appropriate, or any combination thereof.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 225-11 Parking of trucks weighing in excess of four tons prohibited.

No person shall park a truck, tractor, trailer, semitrailer or omnibus having registered gross weight in excess of four tons upon any street between the hours specified:

(Reserved)

§ 225-12 Routes for trucks over eight tons.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:67-16.1, the streets or parts of streets as described are hereby designated as routes for vehicles over eight tons. All trucks having a total combined registered gross weight of vehicle plus load in excess of eight tons shall be excluded from all streets, except from those streets listed which form a part of the system of truck routes. Vehicles will be permitted on all streets for the purpose of the pickup and delivery of materials.

(Reserved)

§ 225-13 Vehicles over designated weight excluded from certain streets.

[Amended 10-28-1996 by Ord. No. 9-96]

Vehicles over the registered gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described except for the pickup and delivery of materials on such streets:

Name of Street	Vehicle Weight Limit (tons)	Location
South Street	12	From Wells Avenue to New Street
Upper Skillman Street	12	From New Street to West Grand Street
Wells Avenue	12	From Upper Skillman Street to Main Street

§ 225-14 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
East Grand Avenue	West	From Church Street to Main Street
South Street	North	From Foss Avenue to New Street
Wells Avenue	West	From South Street to Upper Skillman Street
West Grand Street	East	From Upper Skillman Street to Main Street

§ 225-15 Through streets.

[Amended 6-13-1994 by Ord. No. 7-94]

Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described 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
Charlestown Road	From Hampton Borough - Bethlehem Township corporate line to New Street - Skillman Street
Foss Avenue	Entire length
MacKenzie Road	Entire length
Main Street	Entire length
New Street	Entire length
Skillman Street – West Railroad Avenue	From its southerly intersection with Main Street to its northerly intersection with Main Street

§ 225-16 Stop intersections.

[Amended 6-13-1994 by Ord. No. 7-94]

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

Stop Sign on	At Intersection of
Crabapple Cove	Blossom Road
Main Street [Added 2-12-2007 by Ord. No. 2-07]	Valley Road
McIntosh Lane	Blossom Road
Skillman Street	Charlestown Road
South Street	Wells Avenue
Valley Road [Added 2-12-2007 by Ord. No. 2-07]	Main Street
Wells Avenue	Skillman Street

§ 225-17 Yield intersections.

[Amended 6-13-1994 by Ord. No. 7-94]

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

Yield Sign on	At Intersection of
Charlestown Road	New Street

§ 225-18 Turn prohibitions.

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

(Reserved)

§ 225-19 No turn on red.

No person shall make a right turn on the red signal at any location listed:

(Reserved)

§ 225-20 Loading zones.

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.

§ 225-21 Bus stops.

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:

(Reserved)

§ 225-22 Taxi stands.

The locations described are hereby designated as taxi stands. No vehicle other than a taxi shall be permitted to occupy said locations during the times indicated:

(Reserved)

§ 225-23 Lane use reservations.

The lane locations described are designated as lane use reservations and traffic shall move as indicated:

(Reserved)

§ 225-24 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 4-24-1995 by Ord. No. 4-95]

Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this chapter 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. As an alternative or in addition to the penalties set forth herein is the service of a period of community service not to exceed 90 days.

§ 225-25 Repealer.

All former traffic ordinances of the Borough of Hampton are hereby repealed, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this chapter.

§ 225-26 Speed limits.

[Added 9-8-2003 by Ord. No. 15-03]

The speed limit on Main Street shall be 25 mph except for the county-owned portion.

The speed limit on the following roads shall be as listed except for the county-owned portions thereof:

[Added 9-22-2003 by Ord. No. 16-03]

	Name of Street	Limits (mph)
	Black Brook Road	25
	Blossom Road	25
	Bowlby Street	25
	Charlestown Road	25
	Church Street	25
	Crabapple Cove	25
	Dutch Hill Road	25
	East Grand Street [Amended 11-28-2011 by Ord. No. 7-11]	15
	Foss Avenue	25
	Hackett Lane	25
	John Street	25
	Johnson Avenue	25
	Lackawanna Street	25
	Lake Street	25
	Lower Skillman Street	25
	MacKenzie Road	25
	Madeline Street	25
	Maple Lane	25
	McIntosh Lane	25
	Moore Street	25
	New Street	25
	Railroad Avenue	25
	Riddle Avenue	25
	Smith Street	25
	South Street	25
	Starglo Drive	25
	Sunset Place	25
	Sunset Terrace	25
	Upper Skillman Street	25
	Valley Road	25
	Wells Avenue [Amended 11-28-2011 by Ord. No. 7-11]	15
	West Grand Street [Amended 11-28-2011 by Ord. No. 7-11]	15
	West Street	25