[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Readington 7-16-2012 by Ord. No. 16-2012, as amended 9-3-2013 by Ord. No.
17-2013. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 43.
Municipal parking lots — See Ch. 166.
Parks and recreation areas — See Ch. 168.
Interference with snow removal — See Ch. 194.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 204.
Taxicabs — See Ch. 215.
Towers and wreckers — See Ch. 217.
Trailers and trailer parks — See Ch. 219.
Inoperable vehicles — See Ch. 227.
The purpose of this chapter is to enact a comprehensive revision of the traffic regulations of the Township of Readington so as to organize and establish them under one heading to be known as "Chapter 225, Vehicles and Traffic."
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the
meanings respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of
the New Jersey Statutes Annotated shall be deemed to apply to such
words and phrases used herein.
A.
Traffic control signals.
(2)
The traffic signal installation shall be in accordance with the provisions
of An Act Concerning Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations, Subtitle
1 of Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated, and shall conform
to the design and shall be maintained in operation as authorized by
the Department of Transportation of the State of New Jersey.
B.
G.
Through streets. The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule
VII, attached to and made a part of this chapter, 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 designations.[7]
K.
Commercial motor vehicles over certain weights excluded.[11]
[Amended 12-29-2016 by Ord. No. 15-2016]
(1)
Commercial motor vehicles having a total combined gross vehicle weight
(plus load) in excess of the gross weights indicated are hereby excluded
from the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XI, attached
to and made a part of this chapter, except for the pickup and delivery
of materials on such streets or parts thereof.
(2)
Such weight limit restrictions do not apply to state, county or local
government licensed vehicles, omnibuses, school buses and/or van pools,
farm vehicles, farm equipment or liveries.
A.
Regulations not exclusive. The provisions of this section 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.
D.
Parking prohibited certain hours. No person shall park a vehicle
between the hours specified in Schedule XIV, on any day, unless otherwise
indicated, upon any of the streets, or parts of streets, or within
certain municipally owned parking lots described in said Schedule
XIV, attached to and made a part of this chapter.[3]
E.
Time limit parking. No person shall park a vehicle for longer than
the time limit shown in Schedule XV at any time between the hours
listed in said Schedule XV, on any day, unless otherwise indicated,
upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule
XV, attached to and made a part of this chapter.[4]
I.
Truck parking.
(1)
No person shall park any truck or other vehicle having a total combined
gross weight of vehicle plus load in excess of six tons, or permit
the same to be parked, upon any public street or highway in this Township,
between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day.
(2)
This Subsection I shall not apply to a truck or other vehicle being used in the process of construction or reconstruction of a street or highway, which construction or reconstruction is being undertaken contemporaneously with the parking of such truck or other vehicle at the same place as, or at an adjacent place to, such parking.
A.
Parking prohibited during state of emergency.
(1)
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 Chief of Police or, in his/her absence, the
ranking police officer 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 that has been parked prior to the posting of
the signs.
(2)
The effectiveness of this section is contingent upon the signs being
erected as required by law.
B.
Posting of signs.
(1)
Upon the declaration of an emergency, there shall be no parking upon
streets or parts of streets where temporary emergency no-parking signs
are displayed. The Chief of Police or, in his/her absence, the ranking
police officer is authorized to declare an emergency and to direct
the posting of said emergency no-parking signs when weather conditions,
accidents, fires or public celebrations dictate or require the avoidance
of hazards or other conditions which interfere with the free flow
of traffic.
(2)
Notification that the emergency no-parking signs are being or will
be posted shall be given to the operator or owner of any vehicle that
has been parked prior to the posting of the signs.
C.
Removal of vehicles. 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.
D.
Effectiveness of section. The effectiveness of this section is contingent
upon signs being erected as required by law.
A.
Hunter's Crossing condominium development. The provisions of Subtitle
1, Title 39, of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be made applicable
to the semipublic roads, streets, driveways and parking lots at the
Hunter's Crossing development located in the Township of Readington,
County of Hunterdon, and the following regulations shall be enforceable:
(1)
Parking. No person shall park a vehicle on any roadway in the Hunter's
Crossing condominium development. For the purposes of this section,
"roadway" means the following roads: Foxchase Drive, Foxchase Drive
West and Fawn Drive.
(2)
Handicapped parking.
(a)
All stalls for handicapped parking shall be 12 feet wide and
shall contain R7-8-type signs, which include a "Reserved Parking"
sign and penalty plate, in the designated parking areas. Such parking
shall be reserved for persons who have been issued handicapped parking
permits by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(3)
Through streets.
(a)
The following streets or parts of streets are hereby designated
as through streets: Foxchase Drive, from Route 202 to its terminus
at Fawn Drive.
(b)
Stop signs shall be installed on the near right side of each
street intersecting the through streets as follows:
Stop Sign on
|
At Intersection of
| |
---|---|---|
Burdock Court
|
Fawn Drive
| |
Drives located at the clubhouse
|
Foxchase Drive
| |
Ferncrest Court
|
Fawn Drive
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Foxchase Drive West
|
Foxchase Drive
| |
Huckleberry Court
|
Foxchase Drive
| |
Junco Court
|
Foxchase Drive
| |
Kingbird Court
|
Fawn Drive
| |
Mallard Court
|
Foxchase Drive
| |
Milkweed Court
|
Fawn Drive
| |
Mockingbird Court
|
Fawn Drive
| |
Nuthatch Court
|
Fawn Drive
| |
Phoebe Court
|
Fawn Drive
|
(4)
Stop intersection.
(a)
The following street or parts of the street are hereby designated
as a stop intersection: Foxchase Drive West and Sparrow Court.
(b)
Stop signs shall be installed on the near right side of each
street as follows: on Sparrow Court, where it intersects Foxchase
Drive, where it intersects Fawn Drive.
(5)
Speed limits.
(a)
The speed limit for both directions of travel on all roadways, as defined in Subsection A(1) of this section, in the development shall be 25 miles per hour for the entire length of each road.
(b)
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained
to effect the above-designated speed limits authorized by the Department
of Transportation.
(6)
Towing. Any vehicle parked or standing so as to obstruct or impede
the normal flow of traffic or block entrances, exitways or pedestrian
walkways, or which presents in any way a safety or traffic hazard,
may be towed at the owner's or operator's expense.
(7)
Installations. All signs, posts or other necessary materials shall
be installed and paid for by Hunter's Crossing. Work shall be checked
by the Police Department of the Township to ensure that the installations
meet state and federal specifications, and all signage shall conform
to the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
B.
Whitehouse Village condominium development. The provisions of Subtitle
1, Title 39, of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be made applicable
to the semipublic roads, streets, driveways and parking lots at the
Whitehouse Village condominium development located in the Township
of Readington, County of Hunterdon, and the following regulations
shall be enforceable:
(1)
Parking. No person shall park a vehicle on any roadway in the Whitehouse
Village condominium development. For the purposes of this section,
"roadway" means the following road: Wildflower Way.
(2)
Handicapped parking.
(a)
All stalls for handicapped parking shall be 12 feet wide and
shall contain R7-8-type signs, which include a "Reserved Parking"
sign and penalty plate, in the designated parking areas. Such parking
shall be reserved for persons who have been issued handicapped parking
permits by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(3)
Through streets and stop intersections. The following streets or
parts of streets are hereby designated as stop intersections. Stop
signs shall be installed on the near right side of each street from
Juniper Drive to the most northerly drive to Juniper Drive and the
most southerly drive.
(4)
Speed limits.
(a)
The speed limit for both directions of travel on all roadways
in the development shall be 25 miles per hour for the entire length
of each road. For the purpose of this section, "roadway" means Wildflower
Way.
(b)
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained
to effect the above-designated speed limits authorized by the Department
of Transportation.
(5)
Towing. Any vehicle parked or standing so as to obstruct or impede
the normal flow of traffic or block entrances, exitways or pedestrian
walkways, or which presents in any way a safety or traffic hazard,
may be towed at the owner's or operator's expense.
(6)
Installations. All signs, posts or other necessary materials shall
be installed and paid for by Whitehouse Village. Work shall be checked
by the Police Department of the Township to ensure that the installations
meet state and federal specifications, and all signage shall conform
to the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
C.
Wa-Wa Food Market. The provisions of Subtitle 1, Title 39, of the
Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be made applicable to the semipublic
roads, streets, driveways and parking lots at the Wa-Wa Food Market
(Route U.S. 202 and Summer Road) located in the Township of Readington,
County of Hunterdon, and the following regulations shall be enforceable:
(2)
General parking.
(a)
All vehicles must park in designated areas and between the lines
provided.
(b)
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the streets
or parts of streets described below:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Hours
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
Road A
|
East
|
All
|
Areas not having parking stalls
| |
Road A
|
West
|
All
|
Entire length
| |
Roads B, C and D
|
Both
|
All
|
Entire length
|
(c)
Handicapped parking. All stalls shall be 12 feet wide as shown
on the attached site plan and shall be 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 handicapped parking permits
by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(4)
Through streets and stop intersections.
(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
| |
---|---|---|
Road A
|
Entire length
|
(b)
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 Summer Road
|
Road A
| |
Road B and Road C
|
Road C
|
(5)
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 is as follows:
Name of Street
|
Speed Limit
(mph)
|
Limits
| |
---|---|---|---|
All roads
|
15
|
Entire length
|
(c)
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained
to effectuate the above designated speed limits authorized by the
Department of Transportation.
(6)
Tow-away zones. Any vehicle parked or standing so as to obstruct
or impede a normal flow of traffic or block entrances or exitways,
loading zones, oil fills or pedestrian walkways, or presents in any
way a safety or traffic hazard, may be removed by towing the vehicle
at the owner's expense.
(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 and unloading of goods
and materials:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Times
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
Road A
|
West
|
All
|
As indicated on site plan
|
(8)
Running engines. No person shall stop or stand a vehicle on the property
and permit the vehicle's engine to remain running.
(9)
Cost of signs. All signs, posts or other necessary materials shall
be installed and paid for by the property owner of the Wa-Wa Food
Market (applicant). All signage 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.
(10)
Copies of as-built map. A copy of the as-built map shall be
kept on file at all times in both the Township Clerk's office and
in the office of the Chief of Police.
(11)
No trucks or other vehicles of any kind in excess of 15,000
pounds' registered vehicle gross weight shall be permitted to enter
the premises at any time, except delivery trucks which are in the
process of making deliveries to the WaWa property.
D.
Winfield Management development. The provisions of Subtitle 1, Title
39, of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be made applicable
to the semipublic roads, streets, driveways and parking lots within
Block 8, Lot 3 (742 Route U.S. 22 and Haver Place), located in the
Township of Readington, County of Hunterdon, and the following regulations
shall be enforceable:
(2)
General parking
(a)
All vehicles must park in designated areas and between the lines
provided.
(b)
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the streets
or parts of streets described below:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Times
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
Roads A, B and C
|
Both
|
All
|
Entire length
|
(c)
Handicapped parking. All stalls shall be 12 feet wide as shown
on the attached site plan and shall be 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 handicapped parking permits
by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(4)
Tow-away zones. Any vehicle parked or standing so as to obstruct
or impede a normal flow of traffic or block entrances or exitways,
loading zones, oil fills or pedestrian walkways, or which presents
in any way a safety or traffic hazard, may be removed by towing the
vehicle at the owner's expense.
(5)
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 and unloading of goods
and materials:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Times
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
Road A
|
South
|
All
|
As indicated on site plan
|
(6)
Running engines. No person shall stop or stand a vehicle on the property
and permit the vehicle's engine to remain running.
(7)
Disabled and certain other vehicles. Parking of disabled vehicles,
recreational vehicles, trailers or boats on the property is strictly
prohibited.
(8)
Cost of signs. All signs, posts or other necessary materials shall
be installed and paid for by the property owner (applicant). All signage
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.
(9)
Copies of as-built map. A copy of the as-built map shall be kept
on file at all times in both the Township Clerk's office and in the
office of the Chief of Police.
E.
Retail development (Hartman Project, Block 36, Lot 48). The provisions
of Subtitle 1, Title 39, of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall
be made applicable to the semipublic roads, streets, driveways and
parking lots within Block 36, Lot 48 (Route U.S. 22 and Coddington
Road), located in the Township of Readington, County of Hunterdon,
and the following regulations shall be enforceable:
(2)
General parking.
(a)
All vehicles must park in designated areas and between the lines
provided.
(b)
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the streets
or parts of streets described below:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Hours
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
Roads A,B and C
|
---
|
All
|
Areas not having parking stalls
| |
Road D
|
Both
|
All
|
Entire length
|
(c)
Handicapped parking. All stalls shall be 12 feet wide, as shown
on the attached site plan, and shall be 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 handicapped parking permits
by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(4)
Tow-away zones. Any vehicle parked or standing so as to obstruct
or impede a normal flow of traffic or block entrances or exitways,
loading zones, oil fills or pedestrian walkways, or which present
in any way a safety or traffic hazard, may be removed by towing the
vehicle at the owner's expense.
(5)
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 and unloading of goods
and materials:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Times
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
Road C
|
East
|
All
|
As indicated on site plan
|
(6)
Running engines. No person shall stop or stand a vehicle on the property
and permit the vehicle's engine to remain running.
(7)
Disabled and certain other vehicles. Parking of disabled vehicles,
recreational vehicles, trailers or boats on the property is strictly
prohibited.
(8)
Cost of signs. All signs, posts or other necessary materials shall
be installed and aid for by the property owner (applicant). All signage
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.
(9)
Copies of as-built map. A copy of the as-built map shall be kept
on file at all times in both the Township Clerk's office and in the
office of the Chief of Police.
A.
Schedule I: Traffic Control Signals. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-3A, traffic control signals shall be installed at the following described intersections:
Intersection
| |
---|---|
(Reserved)
|
B.
Schedule II: Speed Limits. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-B,
speed limits are hereby established upon the following described streets
or parts thereof:
Name of Street
|
Direction of Travel
|
Speed Limit
(mph)
|
Scope
|
Description of Location
| |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob White Road
|
Both
|
25
|
Entire length
|
From the eastern edge of its intersection with Higginsville
Road to its intersection with the Readington Township / Branchburg
Township line
| |
Brookview Road
|
Both
|
35
|
Entire length
|
From its intersection with the Readington Township / Branchburg
Township line, to the eastern edge of its intersection with Hillcrest
Road
| |
Buck Head Drive
|
Both
|
25
|
Entire length
|
From its intersection with the Readington Township / Clinton
Township line south to the northern edge of its intersection with
Paterson Road
| |
Cedar Road
|
Both
|
30
|
Entire length
|
From the eastern edge of its intersection with Mill Road north
to its intersection with the Readington Township / Tewksbury Township
line
| |
Centerville Road
|
Both
|
30
|
Entire length
|
From the southern edge of its intersection with Brookview Road
to its intersection with the Readington Township / Branchburg Township
line
| |
Central Avenue
|
Both
|
25
|
Entire length
|
From the intersection of County Rt. 523 to Far Knoll Lane
| |
Chamberlain Road
|
Both
|
30
|
Entire length
|
From County Rt. 629 (Pleasant Run Road) to its intersection
with Edgewood Road
| |
County Line Road
|
Both
|
25
|
Entire length
|
From Mitchell Road to a point 400 feet north of County Structure
R-42 (a total distance 1,000 feet north of Mitchell Road)
| |
Cozy Lane
|
Both
|
25
|
Entire length
|
From the intersection of Summer Road to its terminus
| |
Craig Road
|
Both
|
30
|
Entire length
|
From the northern edge of its intersection with County Rt. 629
(Pleasant Run Road) to its intersection with the Readington Township/
Branchburg Township line
| |
Dreahook Road
|
Both
|
35
|
Portion
|
From Stanton Mountain Road to a point 2,800 feet west of Round
Valley Road
| |
Dreahook Road
|
Both
|
30
|
Portion
|
From a point 2,800 feet west of Round Valley Road to County
Rt. 523 (Whitehouse Road)
| |
Hall's Mill Road
|
Both
|
30
|
Entire length
|
From Potterstown Road to its intersection with County Rt. 523
(Oldwick Road)
| |
Higginsville Road
|
Both
|
35
|
Portion
|
From the southern edge of its intersection with Summer Road
to the northern edge of its intersection with the Conrail Railroad
right-of-way
| |
Higginsville Road
|
Both
|
25
|
Potion
|
From the intersection of the Readington Township / Hillsborough
Township line to the northern edge of the Conrail Railroad right-of-way
| |
Kline Boulevard
|
Both
|
25
|
Entire length
|
From County Rt. 523 (Main Street) to its intersection with School
Road
| |
Lamington Road
|
Both
|
30
|
Entire length
|
From the northern edge of its intersection with Old Highway
Rt. 28 to its intersection with the Readington Township / Bedminster
Township line
| |
Lilac Drive
|
Both
|
25
|
Entire length
|
From its intersection with the Clinton Township / Readington
Township line to the northern edge of its intersection with Stanton
Station Road
| |
Mill Road
|
Both
|
30
|
Entire length
|
From the northern edge of its intersection with Old Highway
Rt. 28 to its intersection with the Readington Township / Tewksbury
Township line
| |
Mountain Road
|
Both
|
30
|
Entire length
|
From County Rt. 523 (Main St) to its intersection with State
Rt. 22
| |
Old York Road
|
Both
|
35
|
Portion
|
From the southern edge of its intersection with County Route
629 (Pleasant Run Road) south for a distance of 9,700 feet
| |
Old York Road
|
Both
|
25
|
Portion
|
From the northern edge of its intersection with County Route
613 (Main Street Three Bridges) north for a distance of 3,500 feet
| |
Old York Road
|
Both
|
25
|
Portion
|
From the northern edge of its intersection with County Route
629 (Pleasant Run Road) to its intersection with the Readington Township
/ Branchburg Township line
| |
Potterstown Road
|
Northbound Only
|
30
|
Entire length
|
From the northern edge of its intersection with the access road
of State Highway Rt. 22 westbound, to the Readington Township / Tewksbury
Township line
| |
Pulaski Road
|
Both
|
35
|
Portion
|
From County Rt. 523 (Main Street) to the Readington Township
/ Branchburg Township line
| |
Railroad Avenue - Whitehouse Station
|
Both
|
25
|
Portion
|
From the western edge of its intersection with County Rt. 523
(Flemington Whitehouse Road) west for a distance of 4,900 feet to
the County Bridge structure R-37
| |
Railroad Avenue - Whitehouse Station
|
Both
|
35
|
Portion
|
From its intersection with the Readington Township / Clinton
Township line to the western edge of its intersection with Mountain
Road
| |
Railroad Avenue - Whitehouse Station
|
Both
|
35
|
Portion
|
From the eastern edge of its intersection with Mountain Road,
east for a distance of 2,300 feet to the County Bridge structure R-37
| |
Railroad Lane
|
Both
|
35
|
Portion
|
From School Road to its terminus
| |
Ridge Road
|
Both
|
35
|
Entire length
|
From State Rt. 22 to its intersection with Pulaski Road
| |
Rockafellow Mill Road
|
Both
|
35
|
Entire length
|
From the southern edge of its intersection with Barley Sheaf
Road to the intersection of the Raritan Township / Readington Township
line
| |
Rockaway Road
|
Both
|
25
|
Entire length
|
From its westerly intersection with the Tewksbury Township /
Readington Township line to the easterly intersection with the Readington
Township / Tewksbury Township line
| |
Round Valley Road
|
Both
|
25
|
Entire length
|
From the northern edge of its intersection with Dreahook Road
to its intersection with the Readington Township/ Clinton Township
line
| |
School Road
|
Both
|
35
|
Portion
|
From Pulaski Road to its intersection with Railroad Lane
| |
School Road
|
Both
|
30
|
Portion
|
From Railroad Lane to its intersection with State Rt. 22 (eastbound
lane) except 25 miles per hour shall be observed in school zone
| |
School Road
|
Both
|
25
|
Portion
|
From State Rt. 22 (westbound lane) to its intersection with
Old Rt. 28
| |
Springtown Road
|
Both
|
25
|
Entire length
|
From Dreahook Road to its intersection with County Rt. 523 (Flemington
Whitehouse Road) and County Rt. 629 (Stanton Road)
| |
Stanton Mountain Road
|
Both
|
30
|
Entire length
|
From the northern edge of its intersection with County Rt. 629
(Stanton Road) to its intersection with the Readington Township /
Clinton Township line
| |
Stanton Station Road
|
Both
|
25
|
Entire length
|
From the western edge of its intersection with State Highway
Rt. 31 to its intersection with the Readington Township / Raritan
Township line
| |
Summer Road
|
Both
|
35
|
Portion
|
From the intersection of the Branchburg Township/ Readington
Township line to the eastern edge of its intersection with Old York
Road
| |
Summer Road
|
Both
|
35
|
Portion
|
From the western edge of its intersection with Old York Road
to the eastern edge of its intersection with State Highway Rt. 202
| |
Summer Road
|
Both
|
35
|
Portion
|
From the western edge of its intersection of State Highway Rt.
202 to the eastern edge of its intersection with Lazy Brook Road
| |
West Woodschurch Road
|
Both
|
30
|
Entire length
|
From State Rt. 31 to its intersection with County Rt. 629 (Foothill
Road)
| |
Wren Lane
|
Both
|
25
|
Entire length
|
From the eastern edge of its intersection with Robin Way to
its intersection with the Readington Township / Branchburg Township
line
|
C.
Schedule III: One-Way Streets. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-3C, 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
| |
---|---|---|---|
Old Highway Rt. 28
|
West
|
From Route 22 West exit to Route 22 West entrance
| |
Springtown Road
[Repealed 5-17-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021] |
D.
Schedule IV: U-Turn Prohibitions. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-3D, no person shall make a U-turn at any of the following locations:
Name of Street
|
Location
|
---|---|
(Reserved)
|
E.
Schedule V: Prohibited Turns at Intersections. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-3E, no person shall make a turn of the kind designated below at any of the following locations:
Name of Street
|
Direction of Travel
|
Prohibited Turn
|
Hours
|
At Intersection of
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Reserved
|
F.
Schedule VI: Prohibited Right Turns on Red Signal. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-3F, no person shall make a right turn when facing a steady red signal (stop indication) at any of the following locations:
Name of Street
|
Direction of Travel
|
Prohibited Right Turn on Red Signal Onto
|
---|---|---|
(Reserved)
|
G.
Schedule VII: Through Streets. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-3G, the following described streets or parts thereof are hereby designed as through streets. Stop signs shall be installed on the near right side of each street intersection the through street, except where yield signs are provided for in the designation.
Name of Street
|
Location
|
---|---|
Pulaski Road
|
From County Rt. 523 to County line Road. A yield sign shall
be installed on Lightfield Road
|
School Road
|
From Pulaski Road to State Rt. 22
|
H.
Schedule VIII: Stop Intersections. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-3H, the following described intersections are hereby designated as stop intersections, and stop signs shall be installed as follows:
Stop Sign on
|
Direction of Travel
|
At Intersection of
|
---|---|---|
Brookview Road
|
West
|
Hillcrest Road
|
Centerville Road
|
North
|
Brookview Road
|
Higginsville Road
|
North
|
Summer Road
|
Holland Brook Road
|
North
|
Cole Road
|
Lazy Brook Road
|
North
|
Locust Road
|
Lazy Brook Road
|
South
|
River Avenue
|
Lightfield Road
[Added 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 36-2022] |
North
|
Pulaski Road
|
Lilac Road
|
South
|
Stanton Station Road
|
Locust Road
|
West
|
Barley Sheaf Road
|
Oakland Drive
|
Both
|
Oakland Drive East
|
Oakland Drive East
|
West
|
Oakland Drive West
|
Pinebank Road
|
East
|
Hillcrest Road
|
South Street
|
North
|
CR 613
|
Summer Road
|
West
|
Lazy Brook Road
|
West Woodschurch Road
|
East
|
Woodschurch Road
|
Wildflower Way
|
East
|
Juniper Drive
|
Woodland Way
|
East
|
Oakland Drive West
|
I.
Schedule IX: Yield Intersections. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-3I, the following described intersections are hereby designated as yield intersections, and yield signs shall be installed as follows:
Yield Sign on
|
Direction of Travel
|
At Intersection of
|
---|---|---|
Cole Road
|
South
|
Holland Brook Road
|
Lightfield Road
[Repealed 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 36-2022] |
J.
Schedule X: Lane Use Reservations. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-3J, all vehicles shall move as described below:
Intersection/Location
|
Lane Reserved
|
Purpose
|
---|---|---|
(Reserved)
|
K.
Schedule XI: Commercial Motor Vehicles Over Certain Weights Excluded. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-3K, commercial motor vehicles in excess of the total combined gross vehicle weight (GVW) plus load indicated are hereby excluded from the following streets or parts of streets, except for the pickup and delivery of materials on such streets. Such weight limit restrictions do not apply to state, county or local government licensed vehicles, omnibuses, school buses and/or van pools, farm vehicles, farm equipment or liveries.
[Amended 12-29-2016 by Ord. No. 15-2016; 5-16-2022 by Ord. No. 15-2022]
Name of Street
|
Gross Vehicle Weight Limit
(tons)
|
Location
|
---|---|---|
Barley Sheaf Road
|
4
|
Entire length
|
County line Road
|
4
|
From the southerly Readington Township/Branchburg Township boundary
line (vicinity of Mitchell Road) northerly a distance of approximately
2,350 feet to the northerly Readington Township/Branchburg Township
Boundary line (approximately 840 feet south of Industrial Parkway)
|
Lamington Road
[Added 9-5-2023 by Ord. No. 22-2023] |
4
|
From Old Highway 28 to the Bedminster border
|
Mill Road
[Added 11-21-2022 by Ord. No. 33-2022] |
4
|
North of the bridge to the Tewksbury Township border
|
Mullen Road
|
4
|
Entire length, 4 between the hours of 8:15 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
|
Old Highway Rt. 28
|
4
|
Entire length
|
School Road
|
4
|
Entire length
|
Springtown Road
|
4
|
From County Rt. 629 and Rt. 523 to Clearview Road
|
L.
Schedule XII: Parking Prohibited at All Times. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-4B, no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the following described streets or parts of streets unless otherwise noted:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Limits
|
---|---|---|
Anderson Road
|
North
|
In the area of the underground water tank as delineated by no-parking
signs
|
Coddington Road
|
Both
|
Entire length from Pulaski Road to Rt. 22 intersection
|
County Line Road
|
West
|
From Route 22 to a point 3,360 feet south
|
County Line Road
|
Both
|
Starting at a point 3,850 feet south of Route 22 and ending
at the Branchburg Township line 6,150 feet from Route 22
|
County Rt. 523 (Main Street)
|
East
|
From the intersection of Bank Street to a point 130 feet south
and from the intersection of Bank Street to a point 45 feet north
|
County Rt. 523 (Main Street)
|
West
|
From the intersection of High Street south to the intersection
of Mountain Road
|
County Rt. 523 (Main Street)
|
West
|
From Railroad Ave to State Rt. 22
|
Fire Lane
|
West
|
From its beginning at Old Highway 28 to its end at Route 22
|
Groendyke Road
|
East
|
In the area of the underground water tank as delineated by no-parking
signs
|
Haver Place
|
Both
|
From State Rt. 22 to a point 295 feet north
|
Kosciuszko Road
|
North
|
In the area of the underground water tank as delineated by no-parking
signs
|
Lightfield Road
|
Both
|
Along the portions described in Schedule A[1]
|
Magriet Road
|
North
|
In the area of the underground water tank as delineated by no-parking
signs
|
Pierce Farm Road
|
West
|
In the area of the underground water tank as delineated by no-parking
signs
|
Ridge Road
|
Both
|
Entire length from Pulaski Road to Rt. 22 intersection
|
Round Valley Road
|
Both
|
Entire length
|
Somerset Street
|
North
|
From County Rt. 523 (Main Street) to its dead end (not posted)
|
Springtown Road
|
Both
|
From County Rt. 629 and Rt. 523 to Clearview Road (not posted)
|
Summer Road
|
Both
|
From Hixson Road and running southerly and easterly approximately
2,200 feet to the westerly line of Readington Township Summer Road
(Block 75, Lot 18)
|
Whitehouse Avenue
|
North
|
From County Rt. 523 to a point about 200 feet east thereof
|
Whitehouse Avenue
|
South
|
From County Rt. 523 to a point about 500 feet east thereof
|
Witherspoon Street
|
East
|
In the area of the underground water tank as delineated by no-parking
signs
|
Wyckoff Road
|
South
|
In the area of the underground water tank as delineated by no-parking
signs
|
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
M.
Schedule XIII: No Stopping or Standing. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-4C, no person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the following described streets or parts thereof:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
---|---|---|
Lake Drive
|
Both
|
Entire length
|
Lightfield Road
|
Both
|
Portion described in Schedule A[2]
|
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
N.
Schedule XIV: Parking Prohibited Certain Hours. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-4D, no person shall park a vehicle between the hours listed upon any of the following described streets or parts of streets or the following municipally owned parking places:
(1)
Streets.
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Hours/Days
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mullen Road
|
Both
|
8:15 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
|
Entire length; No person shall park a truck, tractor, trailer,
semi-trailer or omnibus having a registered gross weight in excess
of 4 tons
| |
School Road
|
Both
|
8:00 am to 6:00 pm
|
From Park Lane and the Northerly Boundary of the Railroad Crossing
| |
Whitehouse Ave
|
Both
|
8:00 am to 6:00 pm
|
From School Road to Juniper Drive
|
(2)
Municipal parking lots.
Municipal Parking Lot Property Location
|
Hours/Days
|
Name of Municipal Facility
|
Street Location
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
Block 13, Lot 54
|
2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
|
East Whitehouse Park
|
Old Highway Rt. 28
| |
Block 22, Lot 63
[Repealed 10-18-2021 by Ord. No. 34-2021] | ||||
Block 25, Lot 20
|
2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
|
Pickell Park
|
Mountain Avenue
| |
Block 30, Lot 3
|
2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
|
Bank Street Parking Lot
|
Intersection of Bank Street and Rt. 523
| |
Block 55, Lot 23.03
|
2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
|
Hillcrest Park
|
Hillcrest Road
| |
Block 75, Lot 18
|
2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
|
Summer Road Park
|
Intersection of Summer Road and Rt. 202
|
O.
Schedule XV: Time Limit Parking. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-4E, no person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown upon any of the following described streets or parts of streets:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Time Limit; Hours/Days
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
Somerset Street
|
South
|
2 hrs.; 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m./All
|
From a point 35 feet east of County Rt. 523 to a point 200 feet
east thereof
|
P.
Schedule XVI: Angle Parking. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-4F, no person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts thereof described below, except at the angle designated:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Angle
(degrees)
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
(Reserved)
|
Q.
Schedule XVII: Loading Zones. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-4G, the following described locations are here by designated as loading zones:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|---|
(Reserved)
|
R.
Schedule XVIII: Bus Stops. In accordance with the provisions of § 225-4H, the following described locations are hereby designated as bus stops:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|---|
(Reserved)
|
S.
Schedule
XIX: Street Closures.
[Added 5-17-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
Name of Street
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|
Springtown Road
|
At Route 523
|
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute,
any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall, upon
conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than
$250 (plus court costs, if contested) and/or a period of community
service not exceeding 15 days, or both. Each day a violation continues
after the time required for the abatement thereof shall constitute
a separate offense.
If any section, paragraph, subsection, clause or provision of
this chapter shall be adjudged by the courts to be invalid, such adjudication
shall apply only to the section, paragraph, subsection, clause or
provision so adjudged and the remainder of this chapter shall be deemed
valid and effective.
All former traffic ordinances of the Township of Readington
and all ordinances or sections or portions of ordinances or the Readington
Township Code which are 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.
This chapter shall become effective immediately upon publication
according to law.