[Amended 4-1-2002 by Ord.
No. 02-9]
Due to the recent renovations to the building, sidewalk, roadway
and parking lot that have occurred at the Washington Town Center,
formerly known as the "Washington Township Shopping Center," a privately
owned commercial complex containing parking areas and parking places
that are open to the public, the Township Council hereby finds it
necessary to revise the local ordinances within this article that
pertain to the vehicular and pedestrian traffic and the parking of
vehicles which occur on this property. It is the purpose of the Township
Council, by the revisions to this article, to regulate traffic and
the parking of vehicles in the parking areas and parking places of
the Washington Town Center, and thereby preserve and safeguard the
public health, safety and welfare.
Whenever used in this article, the following terms shall be
deemed and construed to have the following meanings:
A device having a wheel or wheels with pneumatic tires connected
by a frame and arranged to be propelled exclusively by human power.
As defined in Title 39 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes (N.J.S.A.), and § 223-1B.
That area of the Washington Town Center so designated on
the Washington Town Center Map (hereinafter referred to as the "Washington
Town Center Map") and marked with signs and pavement markings giving
notice thereof as shown on the Washington Town Center Map.
That area of the Washington Town Center so designated on
the Washington Town Center Map and marked with signs and pavement
markings or bay doors attached to the building, giving notice thereof
as shown on the Washington Town Center Map.
A bicycle having a helper motor characterized in that either
the maximum piston displacement is less than 50 cubic centimeters
or said motor is rated at no more than 1.5 brake horsepower, and said
bicycle is capable of a maximum speed of no more than 25 miles per
hour on a flat surface, and includes mopeds.
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Those devices that contain wheels that are affixed to shoes,
boots or boards that are generally propelled by human power, but may
also be powered by an assist motor, and including go-peds and no-peds.
Those lanes of traffic located in between parking stall lanes
that allow traffic to travel east, west, north and south in the parking
lots located on the west side of the building.
Those lanes of traffic designated on the Washington Town
Center Map for the purpose of allowing vehicles to travel north and
south along the east and west sides of the building and east and west
along the north and south sides of the building.
Every device in, upon or which a person or property is or
may be transported upon a roadway, excepting devices moved by human
power, bicycles and motorized bicycles.
That complex of commercial buildings and appurtenant access
and parking areas located on Pascack Road and designated as Block
3402, Lots 18, 19 and 20, and Block 3403, Lots 1 and 2, on the Tax
Assessment Map of the Township of Washington (formerly known as the
"Washington Township Shopping Center").
That certain map of the Washington Town Center annexed hereto
and made a part hereof entitled "Washington Town Center Map" revised
as of May 20, 1999, and April 11, 2000, sometimes referred to as "Plan
No. 1."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Washington Town Center Map is on file in
the office of the Township Clerk.
A.
Vehicles. No vehicle shall park or stand in a zone prohibiting same.
No vehicle shall park in any area of the Washington Town Center except
in parking stalls as designated on the Washington Town Center Map
and marked with pavement markings giving notice thereof as shown on
said map. No vehicle shall park, stop or stand in a zone prohibiting
same.
B.
Fire zones. No vehicle shall park, stop or stand in any roadway or
traffic lane so designated by sign as a fire zone.
C.
Bicycles and motorized bicycles. No bicycle or motorized bicycle
shall park, stop or stand in a no-parking or no-standing zone. No
bicycle or motorized bicycle shall park in any area of the Washington
Town Center except in such areas as are specifically designated for
same on the Washington Town Center Map and marked with either pavement
markings or bicycle racks giving notice thereof as shown on said map.
D.
Handicapped parking. No vehicle, bicycle or motorized bicycle shall
park, stop or stand in any handicapped parking area, except vehicles
bearing New Jersey State approved handicapped personal identification.
No vehicle, bicycle or motorized bicycle shall be utilized for
commercial loading or unloading except in loading zones; provided,
however, that such loading or unloading may be performed in any area
designated for vehicle parking between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and
8:00 a.m. of any day.
Any vehicle, while being utilized for emptying receptacles by
an authorized representative of the owner of the Washington Town Center,
and any federal, state, county or municipal emergency vehicle or United
States Postal Service vehicle, while such vehicle is being utilized
in the discharge of official duties, shall be exempt from the provisions
of this article. In addition, in circumstances involving nonrecurring
emergencies, the Police Department shall have the authority to exempt
any vehicle from the provisions of this article. The Township Council
shall be provided with monthly reports of all emergency exemptions
authorized by the Police Department.
Vehicles, bicycles, motorized bicycles, roller blades, roller
skates, scooters and skateboards shall adhere to the following traffic
regulations within the Washington Town Center:
A.
Stop at intersections and crosswalks as shall be designated on the
Washington Town Center Map and marked with signs and pavement markings
giving notice thereof as shown on said map.
B.
Yield to pedestrians crossing the travel lanes within a marked crosswalk
or, in the absence of a crosswalk, within my unmarked crosswalk at
any intersection. Whenever a vehicle is stopped to permit a pedestrian
to cross the roadway or travel lanes, the driver of any other vehicle
approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped
vehicle.
C.
Proceed in the direction of traffic lanes between parking stalls
with pavement markings giving notice of said direction as shown on
the Washington Town Center Map.
D.
Pause and observe traffic before exiting from traffic lanes between
parking stalls and entering the travel lanes.
E.
All delivery vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 7,000 pounds
or more shall enter the Washington Town Center via northbound Pascack
Road at the south entrance located north of Pine Lake Drive. These
delivery vehicles will then proceed eastbound passing the south end
of the building, and then proceed northbound to the rear or east side
of the building.
F.
All delivery vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 7,000 pounds
or more shall exit the Washington Town Center via the north exit to
Pascack Road, located south of Westgate Road.
G.
The operation of vehicles, bicycles, motorized bicycles, roller blades,
roller skates, scooters and skateboards on sidewalks in the Washington
Town Center is prohibited.
H.
All vehicles must proceed from the west to the east in the northernmost
traffic aisle of the south parking lot, located south of the main
entrance or Driveway B. All vehicles traveling in the travel lanes
located west of the west side of the building are prohibited from
turning into this aisle that has been designated as one-way, with
travel from the west to the east.
I.
All vehicles must proceed from the west to the east in the southernmost
traffic aisle of the south lot located adjacent to the south entrance,
or Driveway A, to the Washington Town Center.
J.
As per the request of the owner of the Washington Town Center, an
application has been made to the Township Council to have the provisions
of Subtitles 1 and 2 of Title 39 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes
governing motor vehicles applied to the travel lanes, parking aisles
and roadways within the Washington Town Center. By resolution dated
February 2, 1998, the Township Council has granted said request, and
upon approval by the Commissioner of Transportation, all traffic on
the Washington Town Center premises will be governed by the motor
vehicle and traffic laws of Title 39 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes.
A.
Installation. All signs and bicycle racks shall be procured, installed
and maintained as provided in the agreement between the Township of
Washington and the owner of the Washington Town Center executed in
both May 1983 and December of 2000, which agreement is hereby approved
and ratified, and the Mayor and Township Council are hereby authorized
to execute said agreement on behalf of the Township of Washington,
after which time a copy shall remain on file with the Township Clerk.
The cost of installation and maintenance of pavement markings shall
be borne by the owner of the Washington Town Center. The owner of
the Washington Town Center shall, subsequent to initial procurement
and installation, maintain such signs, pavement markings and racks
in accordance with the aforesaid agreement and the provisions of this
article. The owner shall repair, restore or replace any sign, pavement
marking or rack within 30 days after receipt of written notice from
the Chief of Police to do so, which notice shall be sent by certified
mail to the address of the owner as shown on the Township tax records.
B.
Specifications. All signs and pavement markings required by this
article, and the installation thereof, shall conform to specifications
established by law for signs and markings for like regulations of
traffic on public highways, including the MUTCD. If there be no such
specifications for any particular sign or pavement marking, and in
the case of bicycle racks, the same shall conform to specifications
established by the Director of Public Safety, and the specifications
so established shall, as nearly as practicable, be patterned after
specifications for signs and markings for similar traffic regulations
on the public highways. Such specifications prescribed by the Director
of Public Safety shall be furnished to the owner of the Washington
Town Center, who shall comply with the requirements under this article
within 45 days of receipt thereof.
C.
Modification. The design and location of signs and pavement markings
required under this article may be modified according to the following
procedure:
(1)
The Township Council shall have full authority to modify the design
and location of signs and pavement markings by resolution duly adopted
and served upon the Washington Town Center owner.
(2)
A resolution under this section shall provide that the Township of
Washington shall effect such modifications at its expense, except
as may otherwise be provided by agreement between the Township of
Washington and the Washington Town Center owner.
(3)
A resolution under this section shall be served upon the Washington
Town Center owner, who shall maintain all signs and pavement markings
effected hereunder in accordance with the agreement between the Township
of Washington and the Washington Town Center owner.
(4)
The Township Engineer shall amend the Washington Town Center Map
in accordance with any resolution under this section. All modifications
under this section shall become effective as of the date of amendment
of the Washington Town Center Map or the date of service of the resolution
on the Washington Town Center owner, whichever is later.
A.
Entrances only. No vehicle shall exit through the following driveways,
which are designated as entrances only, as indicated on the attached
Plan No. 1, which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof:
B.
Exits only. No vehicle shall enter through the following driveways,
which are designated as exits only, as indicated on the attached Plan
No. 1, which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof:
C.
Left-turn prohibitions. No vehicle shall make a left turn at any
of the following locations, as indicated on the attached Plan No.
1, which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof:
(1)
From the westernmost traffic aisle in the parking lot to the southernmost
traffic aisle in the south parking lot.
(2)
From the northbound travel lane in the south parking lot to the northernmost
traffic aisle in the south parking lot.
(3)
From the north exit, or Driveway D, to southbound Pascack Road.
(4)
From southbound Pascack Road into the north exit or Driveway D.
(5)
From southbound Pascack Road into the south entrance or Driveway
A.
D.
Right-turn prohibitions. No person shall make a right turn at any
of the following locations, as indicated on the attached Plan No.
1, which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof:
E.
Lane use reservations. All vehicles shall move as provided below
and as indicated on the attached Plan No. 1, which is incorporated
herein and made a part hereof:
(1)
Driveway C: right lane for right turn only.
(2)
Driveway C: left lane for left turns and straight-ahead movements.
(3)
Driveway B: right lane for right turns only.
(4)
Driveway B: left lane for left turns only.
(5)
Northernmost traffic aisle in the south parking lot: traffic travels
one way from the west to the east.
(6)
Southernmost traffic aisle in the south parking lot: traffic travels
one way from the west to the east.
F.
Do-not-enter areas. No vehicle shall enter the following locations,
as indicated on the attached Plan No. 1, which is incorporated herein
and made a part hereof:
(1)
The eastern end of the southernmost traffic aisle in the south parking
lot at the travel lane.
(2)
The eastern end of the northernmost traffic aisle in the south parking
lot at the travel lane.
(3)
The western end of the southernmost traffic aisle in the south parking
lot at the southern end of the westernmost traffic aisle.
A.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Revised Statutes, every person convicted of a violation of § 223-48 of this article shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $100 or imprisonment for a tern not exceeding 10 days, or both.
B.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article other than § 223-45 or § 223-48 shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, for each offense. Each day that the violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
D.
Any person who shall park or stand in a prohibited zone, other than a fire zone, or park or stand in any area other than a marked parking stall, as mentioned in § 223-45A of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment of 10 days or both.
