The provisions of this article imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person of the duty to observe other and 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.
[Amended 5-28-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-06]
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown below on any of the streets or parts of streets, during the times, days and hours listed:
Name of Street
Side
Location
Time Limit
Hours and Days
Anderson Street
Both
From Somerset Street to Route 202
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Bell Avenue
Both
From Anderson Street to Victoria Street
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Church Street
Both
From First Street to Second Street
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Colfax Street
Both
From Thompson Street to Lincoln Street
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Farrand Street
Both
From North Second Avenue to North Gaston Avenue
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Fifth Street
Both
From Anderson Street to First Avenue
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
First Avenue
West
From a point along the westerly curbline of First Avenue 138 feet north of the northwesterly curbline of First Avenue and Somerset Street to a point 160 feet north of the northwesterly curbline of First Avenue and Somerset Street
1 hour
7:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
First Street
Both
From First Avenue to Anderson Street
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Gaston Avenue
Both
From Burns Street to Johnson Drive
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
John Street
West
Between a point 75 feet south of the southerly curbline of Somerset Street and a point 114 feet south of the southerly curbline of Somerset Street
15 minutes
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
LaGrange Street
Both
From Thompson Street to Coddington Street
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Mill Street
Both
Entire length
12:00 a.m. through 5:00 a.m. All days
Nevius Street
Both
From Somerset Street to Orlando Drive
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
North Second Avenue
Both
From Route 202 to Railroad Tracks
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Railroad Avenue
North
From the westerly curbline of Thompson Street to a point 122 feet west of said curbline, as Railroad Avenue enters and continues into Municipal Parking Lot Number 2
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Railroad Avenue
North
From Thompson Street to Victoria Street
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Second Avenue
Both
From First Street to Second Street
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Second Avenue
East
From Third Street to railroad tracks
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Second Avenue
West
From Second Street to railroad tracks
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Second Street
Both
From Thompson Street to First Avenue
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Sherman Avenue
Both
From Anderson Street to Southwick Street
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Somerset Street
Both
From Frederick Street to Nevius Street
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Third Street
Both
From First Avenue to Second Avenue
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Thompson Street
Both
From Route 202 to Canal Street
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Thompson Street Borough Parking Lot
All
Entire lot
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Tillman Street
Both
From First Avenue to North Gaston Avenue
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Victoria Street
Both
From Railroad Avenue to Frelinghuysen Avenue
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Wall Street
Both
From First Street to Somerset Street
2 hours
8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
[Added 12-19-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-20; amended 5-21-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-11]
A. 
No person shall park any trailer, be it landscape trailer, boat trailer, equipment trailer, or the like between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any Borough street.
B. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles owned by the Borough, emergency vehicles, or vehicles owned by a public entity or public utility when such vehicles are being used for work in connection with a public purpose.
C. 
Enforcement. Enforcement of this section shall be the responsibility of the Raritan Borough Police Department.
D. 
Penalties. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be liable for a fine of $150 for each such violation, and each day in which such violation continues shall constitute a separation violation or offense.
E. 
Any vehicle in violation of this section is subject to being towed with the owner of such vehicle being responsible for all costs.
[Added 5-21-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-10]
A. 
Definitions.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
Shall mean and include vehicles with commercial registrations.
PARK OR PARKING
The standing, idling or waiting on a street, road or highway of a vehicle not actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers or mechandise, unless for the purpose of complying with traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals.
PERSON
Natural persons, firms, associations, partnerships, corporations or limited liability companies.
B. 
No person shall park any commercial vehicle overnight on any public street in the Borough of Raritan between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. except when the owner and or operator shall be actively engaged in the performance of his/her trade.
C. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles owned by the Borough, public entity or public utility when such vehicles are being used for work in connection with a public purpose.
D. 
Enforcement. Enforcement of this section shall be the responsibility of the Raritan Borough Police Department.
E. 
Penalties. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be liable for a fine of $150 for each such violation, and each day in which such violation continues shall constitute a separation violation or offense.
F. 
Any vehicle in violation of this section is subject to being towed with the owner of such vehicle being responsible for all costs.
[Added 11-10-1981 by Ord. No. 81-9; amended 8-19-2003 by Ord. No. 03-06]
A. 
Any person, company or entity shall not park any vehicle or otherwise obstruct any of the areas set forth in Schedule I, attached hereto and made a part of this Part 1, as designated fire zones.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 82-33.
B. 
The owner(s) of any property designated in Schedule I shall mark the fire lane(s) described in that schedule by providing signs constructed of metal with raised red letters a minimum of two inches in size on a white background with the words NO STANDING OR STOPPING — FIRE LANES. Spacing of the signs shall be a minimum of one sign for every 100 feet of fire lane or part thereof. The area of the fire lane shall be delineated with yellow lines four inches in width which contain the marking indicating NO STANDING OR STOPPING — FIRE LANE in yellow letters at least 18 inches in height. The inside of the fire lane shall be further marked with diagonal-striped yellow lines four inches in width spaced at intervals of five feet. If a designated fire lane abuts a curb, such curbing shall be yellow in color as to designate it as part of the fire lane. The costs associated with performing the above-mentioned work to comply with this section shall be the responsibility of the property owner or business owner.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to obscure from view, damage, obstruct or restrict access within 10 feet of any fire hydrant or any Fire Department connection for the pressurization of Fire Department suppression systems, including fire hydrants and Fire Department connections located on public, private or other streets and access lanes or on private property.
D. 
The Raritan Fire Official, Fire Inspectors, Fire Chief and Assistant Chief, or any police officer may enforce Subsections A through D by issuing a summons. If the Fire Official or duly appointed representatives or police officer deems necessary, or any obstructions or encroachments are not removed, the Fire Official, representative or police officer shall be empowered to remove the same. Costs incurred in the performance of the necessary work shall be paid by the owner of the obstruction or his/her representative. Any individual engaging in official action such as the Fire Official, Fire Chief or police officer shall not be responsible or liable for any damages done to any obstruction during the removal process performed as part of an official duty.
E. 
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this section or any of its supplements or amendments shall be liable to a fine of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both.
F. 
All penalty money collected by the Raritan Bureau of Fire Prevention and/or the Raritan Fire Department through this section shall be placed in the Raritan Bureau of Fire Prevention's dedicated trust account as required per the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.12(f)2; furthermore, all monies collected through the Raritan Borough Police Department shall be placed into the Borough's general fund.