[Ord. #552, S 103-1]
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this Chapter, the
meaning 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.
[New]
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 in the Borough.
[Ord. #552, S 103-5; New]
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, standing or parking
of vehicles as set forth in R.S. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey Statute
or as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. #552, S 103-22; New]
a.
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 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, fires or public celebration dictate or require the avoidance
of hazards or conditions which interfere with the free flow of traffic.
Notification the 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.
b.
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 police officer may provide for the removal of such
vehicle. The owner shall pay the reasonable costs of removal and storage
which may result from such removal before regaining possession of
the vehicle.
c.
The effectiveness of this subsection is contingent upon the signs
being erected as required by law.
[Ord. #552, S 103-21; Ord. #1996-19, S 1]
a.
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the street or highway, no vehicle shall be parked on either side of any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule I which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules.
b.
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.
[Ord. #552, S 103-6; Ord. #778, S 1; Ord. #804, S 2; Ord.
#818, S 1; Ord. #1996-13, S 1; Ord. #1996-14, SS 1, 2; Ord. #1998-29,
S 1; Ord. #2001-29, S 1; Ord. #2004-18, S 1; Ord. #2015-07; Ord. #2015-26; Ord. No. 2016-14; Ord.
No. 2017-15; amended 11-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-15; 8-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-10]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule II which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules.
[Ord. #522, S 103-7; Ord. #556, S 103-31; Ord. #574, S 103-31;
Ord. #603, SS 1, 2; Ord. #774, S 1; Ord. #786, S 1; Ord. #804, S 1;
Ord. #818, S 1; Ord. #837, SS 1, 2; Ord. #879, SS 1, 3; Ord. #93-3,
S 1; Ord. #99-09, S 1; Ord. #2001-29, S 2; Ord. #2002-01, S 1; Ord.
#17-2006, S 1; Ord. #02-2007; Ord. #2011-11; Ord. #2013-02; Ord. #2015-25]
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule III of any day upon any of the streets or parts of streets in Schedule III which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules.
[Ord. #552, S 103-8; Ord. #665, S 1; Ord. #774, S 2; Ord.
#93-17, S 1; Ord. #1998-09, S 1]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule IV of any day upon any of the streets or parts described in Schedule IV which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules.
[Ord. #552, S 103-9; Ord. #609, S 1; Ord. #774, S 3; Ord.
#879, S 2]
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown in Schedule V at any time between the hours listed in Schedule V of any day upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule V which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules.
[Ord. #2014-02]
Head-on parking shall be permitted and required on the easterly
side of Barnegat Bay Boulevard starting at approximately 1711 Barnegat
Bay Boulevard and ending at 1701 Barnegat Bay Boulevard.
[Ord. #552, S 103-11; Ord. #791, S 1; Ord. #815, S 1; Ord.
#879, S 3; Ord. #2005-04, S 1]
Trucks over four (4) tons gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VI except for the pick up and delivery of materials on such streets, Schedule VI may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules.
[Ord. #602, S 1]
Trucks over four (4) tons gross weight are hereby prohibited from parking on the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VII during the hours indicated thereon, Schedule VII may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules.
[Ord. #552, S 103-12; Ord. #620, S 103-26; Ord. #716, S 1;
Ord. #733, S 1; Ord. #741; Ord. #2005-24, S 1]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VIII which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules, are hereby designated as One-way streets in the direction indicated.
[Ord. #552, S 103-13; Ord. #641, S 1; Ord. #679, S 2; Ord.
#681, S 1; Ord. #718, S 1; Ord. #733, S 2; Ord. #757, S 1; Ord. #778,
S 1; Ord. #786, S 2; Ord. #93-3, S 2; Ord. #2002-04, S 1; Ord. #2011-05]
Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IX which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules, 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 having sides thirty-six (36") inches in length are provided for in the designations.
[Ord. #552, S 103-14; Ord. #564; Ord. #603, S 3; Ord. #641,
S 2; Ord. #681, S 2; Ord. #684, S 1; Ord. #697, S 1; Ord. #718, S
2; Ord. #733, S 3; Ord. #743, S 1; Ord. #757, S 2; Ord. 799, S 1; Ord. #832, S 1; Ord. #847, S 1;
Ord. #859, S 1; Ord. #860, S 1; Ord. #92-47, S 1; Ord. #92-64, S 1;
Ord. #96-02, S 1; Ord. #96-06, S 1; Ord. #1996-17, SS 1; Ord. #1996-22,
S 1; Ord. #97-02, S 1; Ord. #97-03, S 1; Ord. #1998-10, SS 1, 2; Ord.
#2002-04, S 2; Ord. #2007-14, S 1; Ord. #2011-05]
Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule X which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules, are hereby designated as Stop Intersections. STOP signs shall be installed as provided therein.
[Ord. #552, S 103-15; Ord. #718, S 3]
Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule XI which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules, are hereby designated as Yield Intersections. YIELD signs having sides thirty-six (36") inches in length shall be installed as provided therein.
[Ord. #552, S 103-16]
The locations described in Schedule XII which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules, are hereby designated as Loading Zones.
[Ord. #552, S 103-17]
The locations described in Schedule XIII which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules, are hereby designated as Taxi Stands.
[Ord. #552, S 103-18; Ord. #1998-23, S 1]
The locations described in Schedule XIV which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules, are hereby designated as Bus Stops.
[Ord. #552, S 2 103-20; Ord. #847, S 2; Ord. #92-47, S 2;
Ord. #2007-03, S 1; Ord. #2011-18]
No person shall make a left turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XV which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules.
[Ord. #522, S 103-19]
No person shall make a U-Turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XVI which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules.
[New]
No person shall make a turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XVII which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules.
[Ord. #552, S 103-25; Ord. #685, S 1; Ord. #725, S 1; Ord.
#1996-17, S 2]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XVIII which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules, shall have the speed limits designated in such schedule.
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained
to effect the above designated speed limits as authorized by the Department
of Transportation.
[Ord. #552, S 103-29; Ord. #852, S 1]
No Passing Zones are hereby established and maintained along those streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XIX, which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules, as authorized by the New Jersey Department of Transportation in accordance with the sketch dated and numbered as indicated.
[Ord. #552, S 103-27]
Traffic control signals shall be installed and operated at the intersection of those streets described in Schedule XX which may be found in Chapter 7A, Traffic Schedules.
[Ord. #552, S 103-28]
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 Revised Statutes, shall conform
to the design and shall be maintained in operation as authorized by
the Department of Transportation of the State of New Jersey.
[Ord. #714, S 1]
The purpose of this Section is to increase access to public
buildings by handicapped persons pursuant to local needs and direction
provided by N.J.S.A. 52:32-11 and N.J.S.A. 52:32-12.
[Ord. #714, S 2]
As used in this Section:
shall mean a person who may be classified as having a physical
impairment which manifests itself in one or more of the following
ways: non-ambulatory; semi-ambulatory; visually impaired; deaf or
hard-of-hearing; having faulty coordination; and having reduced mobility,
flexibility, coordination, or perceptiveness due to age, physical,
or mental condition.
shall mean any building, structure, facility or complex used
by the general public or to which the general public is invited, including
but not limited to theaters, concert halls, auditoriums, museums,
schools, libraries, recreation facilities, public transportation terminals
and stations, factories, office buildings, shopping centers, hotels
or motels and public eating places, whether privately or publicly
owned, except that this term shall not include one (1) to four (4)
family housing units, warehouse storage areas and all buildings containing
hazardous flammable or explosive material.
[Ord. #714, S 3]
The owners of all public buildings which provide parking spaces
adjacent to or used in conjunction with the public buildings shall,
within one hundred eighty (180) days of notice thereof, provide and
thereafter maintain parking spaces for handicapped persons in accordance
with the guidelines herein set forth and in a location and manner
as determined by the Construction Official. Any parking facility with
less than twenty-two (22) existing spaces shall be exempt from the
provisions of this Chapter. This does not preclude those with less
than twenty-two (22) spaces from including a space for handicapped
parking. Housing complexes shall identify handicap parking spaces
whenever a handicapped person is a resident of such complex. This
space shall be designated by the owner and or manager of the building.
[Ord. #714, S 4]
Parking spaces for the handicapped shall be constructed according
to the following guidelines:
a.
A minimum of one (1%) percent of the total number of parking spaces,
but not less than two (2) parking spaces, shall be provided in an
area of the parking facility which is most accessible and approximate
to the buildings which the facility serves.
b.
Each space or group of spaces shall be identified with a clearly
visible sign displaying the International Symbol of Access along with
the following wording: "These spaces reserved for handicapped drivers."
c.
Each space shall be twelve (12') feet wide to allow room for persons
in wheelchairs or on braces or crutches to get in and out of either
side of an automobile onto a level, paved surface suitable for wheeling
and walking.
d.
Where possible, such spaces shall be located so that persons in wheelchairs
or using braces or crutches are not compelled to wheel or walk behind
parked cars.
e.
Where handicapped parking is designated curb ramps shall be provided
to permit handicapped people access from parking areas to sidewalk.
[Ord. #714, S 5]
No persons shall park a vehicle in any parking space designated
and marked as being set aside for the physically handicapped in any
parking facility unless the operator of the vehicle is the holder
of an identification card issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-205 or
68-7 hereof, and the operator's vehicle shall have affixed thereto
an identification certificate or marker issued by the New Jersey Director
of the Division of Motor Vehicles, or temporary permits issued for
thirty (30) days by the Police Chief for handicapped individuals upon
verification by physician.
[Ord. #10-2007, S 2]
The purpose of this section is to establish a restricted parking
zone, by ordinance, in front of a residence occupied by a handicapped
person, which person has been issued a windshield placard or wheelchair
symbol license plates for the vehicle owned by the handicapped person.
[Ord. #10-2007, S 2]
This section is enacted in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.6
which does confer upon the Borough a right to establish resident handicapped
on-street parking in order to preserve and safeguard the public health,
safety and welfare.
[Ord. #10-2007, S 2]
a.
The person requesting on-street resident handicapped parking is a
resident of the Borough of Point Pleasant who shall make application
to the Point Pleasant Borough Police Department. The application shall
be reviewed, and approved or denied, by the Chief of Police of the
Borough of Point Pleasant. A negative determination may be appealed
to the Borough Council if a request from a resident aggrieved, is
received within twenty (20) days from the date of the Chief's declination.
b.
The person requesting on-street resident handicapped parking has
been issued a wheelchair symbol license plate or windshield placard
issued by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles, which is properly
displayed in either the handicapped resident's vehicle, or the vehicle
of an immediate family member who also resides at that location.
c.
The subject property passes an on-site inspection by the Point Pleasant
Borough Police Department, which inspection shall determine whether
handicapped parking will interfere with the normal flow of traffic,
or whether there is immediate adjacent off-street parking available
to the applicant.
d.
The applicant complies with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-138(o)
and 39:4-197.6 regulating handicapped parking in designated spaces.
e.
Upon approval of an applicant's request for resident handicapped
on-street parking, the Borough will enact an appropriate ordinance
designating the name of the subject street, the side of that street
where the resident resides, and a description of the allowed parking
area in front of the subject residence. Such designation shall be
within the property lines of the subject residence, but otherwise
shall be subject to the discretion of the Police Department and the
Chief of Police.
[Ord. #10-2007, S 2]
Any person improperly parking in a properly designated resident
handicapped restricted parking space shall be subject to the penalties
under N.J.S.A. 39:4-203 and 39:4207.7.
[Ord. #574, S 103-2, S 103-4; New; Ord. #90-16, S 2; Ord.
#2003-27, S 1]
Any person parking a motor vehicle in a restricted parking space
without a special vehicle identification card shall be liable for
a fine of two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars for the first offense
and for subsequent offenses, a fine of at least two hundred fifty
($250.00) dollars and up to ninety (90) days community service on
such terms and in such form as the Court shall deem appropriate, or
any combination thereof.
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 one hundred ($100.00) dollars or imprisonment for a term not
exceeding fifteen (15) days or both.
All former traffic ordinances of the Borough of Point Pleasant
covered in this Traffic 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.
[Ord. #863, S 1]
The following are hereby established as parking regulations
adjacent to Borough Hall:
a.
The parking lot southerly and westerly of the Borough Hall structure,
north of Bridge Avenue, containing sixty-seven (67) parking spaces,
shall be limited to parking for a maximum of ten (10) minutes.
c.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to Borough employees,
officials, or individuals transacting business at the Borough Hall.
d.
The Borough shall post signs indicating that there is a time limitation
for use of the Borough Hall public parking spaces.
[Ord. #863, S 1]
No person shall park or store between the hours of 9:00 p.m.
and 6:00 a.m. a motor drawn vehicle, omnibus, pole trailer, road tractor,
or commercial motor vehicle at the Borough Hall parking lot.
[Ord. #863, S 1]
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, and other
New Jersey Statutes.
[Ord. #863, S 1]
Any person found to have violated the provisions of this section
shall be subject to a penalty of between twenty-five ($25.00) dollars
and one hundred ($100.00) dollars for the first offense, and a penalty
of between two hundred ($200.00) dollars and one thousand ($1,000.00)
dollars for a second and subsequent offense.
[Ord. #863, S 1]
The provisions of this Section shall be enforced in the Municipal
Court of the Borough of Point Pleasant.
[Ord. #2000-11, S 1]
This Section shall be known and cited as the "Block Closure
Ordinance of the Borough of Point Pleasant."
[Ord. #2000-11, S 1]
No person and/or persons shall engage in, participate in, aid,
form, or start a block party and/or the closing of any public roadway
located within the Borough of Point Pleasant unless and until a permit
has been obtained from the Borough Clerk.
[Ord. #2000-11, S 1]
This Chapter shall not apply to:
[Ord. #2000-11, S 1]
Any person and/or persons seeking the issuance of a block party
permit shall file an application with the Borough Clerk on forms provided
by the Borough Clerk. Such applications shall be filed no later than
twenty-one (21) days prior to the date upon which it is proposed to
conduct said block party.
[Ord. #2000-11, S 1]
The application for a block party, street closing permit shall
set forth the following information:
a.
The name, address and telephone number of the person or persons seeking
to conduct such block party.
b.
If the block party is proposed to be conducted for, on behalf of
or by any organization, the names, addresses and telephone numbers
of any and all individuals who are members of said organization, who
are authorized to act for and are responsible for the actions of such
organization.
c.
The date when the block party will be conducted.
d.
The street which is proposed to be closed to vehicular and/or pedestrian
traffic.
e.
The approximate number of persons who will participate in such block
party.
f.
The hours of when such block parties shall start and terminate.
g.
A statement as to the exact location where the applicant intends
to conduct said block party including exact location where the applicant
proposes to block vehicular access.
h.
The name and address of the individual who is responsible for blocking
and/or removing any blockades upon any said street or roadway.
i.
Any additional information which the Borough Clerk shall request
and/or find reasonably necessary for a fair determination as to whether
or not such permit should be issued.
[Ord. #2000-11, S 1; Ord. #2015-22 § 1]
The Borough Clerk, upon receipt of any such application, shall
submit a copy thereof to the Chief of Police of the Borough of Point
Pleasant and shall provide a copy of same to each member of Council
and the Mayor. The Chief of Police shall be given seven (7) days to
comment upon such application, including the opinion of the Chief
of Police and/or his designee as to whether or not it is in the best
interest of the municipality to permit such a block party to take
place and his reasons therefor. The Borough Administrator of the Borough
of Point Pleasant shall determine whether or not to issue a permit
based upon the application submitted and any comments provided to
it by the Chief of Police or his designee. The Borough Administrator
shall have the discretion to grant the application and issue the permit,
deny the application or to grant the application with any and all
reasonable and necessary conditions it deems appropriate.
[Ord. #2000-11, S 1; Ord. #2015-22 § 2]
If the Borough Administrator disapproves of the application,
the Borough Administrator shall notify the applicant of his decision.
In the event of a denial, the applicant is permitted to file an appeal
with the Borough Council for review and consideration.
[Ord. #2000-11, S 1; Ord. #2015-22 § 3]
Immediately upon the issuance of a block party permit, the Borough
Clerk shall provide a copy of same to the following:
[Ord. #2000-11, S 1]
Each such block party permit shall state the following information:
[Ord. #2000-11, S 1]
Any person or persons issued a permit under the provisions of
this Chapter shall comply with all permit direction and/or conditions
as well as all applicable laws and ordinances of the Borough of Point
Pleasant.
[Ord. #2000-11, S 1]
The applicant and/or applicants shall maintain the permit at
the location of the block party at all times during said event and
shall display same and provide same to any police officer or other
official of the Borough of Point Pleasant who requests same.
[Ord. #2000-11, S 1]
The Chief of Police or his designee shall have the authority
to revoke any block party permit issued hereunder in the event the
Chief of Police determines that the public health, safety and welfare
necessitates the revocation thereof.
[Ord. #2000-11, S 1]
Any person violating or failing to comply with any provision
of this Chapter, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by
fine of not less than fifty ($50.00) dollars and not more than five
hundred ($500.00) dollars.
[Ord. #2000-22, S 3]
The following locations shall be established as mid-block crosswalks:
|
Name of Street
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
Bay Avenue
|
Beginning at a point approximately 350 feet south of Harbour
Lane and extending southward therefrom for a distance of 8 feet.
|
[Ord. #2004-23, S 1]
The following locations are hereby designated as speed hump
zones and will have installed speed humps, traffic pavement markings
and signage, including advisory speed plates, in accordance with the
provisions set forth in the recommended Practice of the Institute
of Transportation Engineers "Guidelines for the Design and Application
of Speed Humps." The designated speed hump zones are set forth herein.
[Ord. #2004-23, S 1]
In accordance with the provisions of this Section, the following
described locations are designated as speed hump zones:
[Ord. #2004-20, S 1]
All persons entering onto Board of Education property shall
park their vehicles in designated parking spaces in designated parking
areas on the school property. Parking of vehicles in any other area
on school property not designated for parking shall be prohibited.
[Ord. #2004-20, S 1]
No student shall park a vehicle on school property during school
hours or allow his or her vehicle to remain parked during school hours
except in areas specifically designated for student parking and only
with a proper parking permit issued by the school district.
[Ord. #2004-20, S 1]
Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this
Section shall be subject to a fine for a first offense of twenty-five
($25.00) dollars, and for a second or subsequent offense, a fine of
fifty ($50.00) dollars. For a second or subsequent offense, the offending
vehicle may be towed and the owner thereof shall be responsible for
all costs of towing and storage.
[Ord. #05-2009, S 1]
Only persons using and enjoying the Point Pleasant Community
Park on Bridge Avenue, Point Pleasant, New Jersey, and/or conducting
business in the municipal building located on Bridge Avenue, Point
Pleasant, New Jersey, shall be permitted to park vehicles in the parking
lot located in and adjoining the Point Pleasant Community Park.
[Added 10-26-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-11]
a.
It is hereby
established that there shall be a no parking zone on the west side
of River Avenue, south of Bridge Avenue, for eighty-five (85) feet
south of the intersection.
b.
There shall
be established a no parking zone on the east side of River Avenue,
from the southerly curb-line of Bridge Avenue, seventy-five (75) feet
to the south thereof.
c.
The Borough
shall install appropriate “No Parking From Here to Corner”
signs to be installed on both sides of the roadway.
[Added 10-26-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-11]
[Added 8-28-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-11]
a.
LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLE
MOTORIZED BICYCLE
Definitions. As used in this Chapter, the following terms, consistent
with NJ Statutes and N.J.S.A. 39:1-1, shall have the definitions indicated:
A two- or three-wheeled vehicle with fully operable pedals
and an electric motor of less than 750 watts that meets the requirements
of one of the following classifications: "class 1 low-speed electric
bicycle," which means a low-speed electric bicycle equipped with a
motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and
that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed
of 20 miles per hour; or "class 2 low-speed electric bicycle," which
means a low-speed electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may
be used exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is not capable
of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles
per hour.
A pedal bicycle having a helper motor characterized in that
either the maximum piston displacement is less than 50cc. or said
motor is rated at no more than 1.5 brake horsepower or is powered
by an electric drive motor and said bicycle is capable of a maximum
speed of no more than 25 miles per hour on a flat surface or a pedal
bicycle having an electric motor that is capable of propelling the
bicycle in excess of 20 miles per hour with a maximum motor-powered
speed of no more than 28 miles per hour on a flat surface. This term
shall not include a Low-Speed Electric Bicycle.
b.
Operation of Low-Speed Electric Bicycles within the Borough.
1.
Duties of persons on low-speed electric bicycles.
Any person operating a low-speed electric bicycle shall obey
the instructions of official traffic control signals, signs, and other
control devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed
by a police officer. Operators of a low-speed electric bicycle shall
ride as near to the right-side of the traveled roadway as practicable,
exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding
in the same direction.
2.
Lights and reflectors.
Every low-speed electric bicycle shall have reflectors in the
front and back. Every low-speed electric bicycle shall, when in use
at nighttime, be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit
a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the
front, and with a lamp on the rear which shall emit a red light visible
from a distance of at least 500 feet to the rear.
3.
Audible sound/signal.
No person shall operate a low-speed electric bicycle unless
it is equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a signal
audible for a distance of at least 100 feet, except that such low-speed
electric bicycles shall not be equipped with, nor shall any person
use upon a low-speed electric bicycle any siren or whistle.
4.
Helmet.
All persons under the age of 17 are required to wear a protective
helmet while operating a low-speed electric bicycle.
5.
Riding on sidewalks and walking paths.
No person over the age of 14 shall operate a low-speed electric
bicycle upon a sidewalk within the Borough of Point Pleasant, nor
in any location prohibited by signage.
6.
Reckless or careless riding.
No person shall ride or operate a low-speed electric bicycle
in a reckless or careless manner which endangers or is likely to endanger
the safety or welfare of themselves or other persons or property.
No person operating a low-speed electric bicycle shall attach themselves
to any streetcar or vehicle, nor shall the operator of the low-speed
electric bicycle allow others to hitch or hold onto an electric bicycle
during operation. It shall be prohibited for a person operating a
low-speed electric bicycle to allow another person to ride as a passenger,
unless the person is carried in a proper seat, trailer or other accessory
that complies with current regulations and contains adequate provision
for retaining the passenger in place and for protecting the passenger.
7.
Prohibited locations.
Low-speed electric bicycles, to include any electric powered,
gas powered or motorized vehicles, are prohibited from operating within
or upon any of the Borough owned property or recreation areas to include
the Riverfront Park, Community Park and Heritage Park. Those who have
obtained a permit for use of the park or recreational area for a special
event where use of such vehicles are authorized, shall be exempt.
This shall also not apply to those devices used to increase the independent
mobility of an individual who has limited or no ambulation abilities,
such as a motorized wheelchair. This also shall not apply to toy electric
vehicles, such as power wheels, designed for toddlers, where the maximum
speed is less than 3MPH.
8.
Motorized bicycles.
Motorized bicycles shall only be operated within the Borough
of Point Pleasant if properly registered, insured and operated by
a licensed operator. Motorized bicycles can only be operated by licensed
operators on the roadways in accordance with the New Jersey Motor
Vehicle Code. All operators, regardless of age, are required to wear
a protective helmet while operating a motorized bicycle.
9.
Enforcement.
The Point Pleasant Police Department is hereby authorized to
promulgate, with the approval of the Borough of Point Pleasant Council,
such further rules and regulations concerning the operation, equipment
and safety of low-speed electric bicycles as deemed necessary from
time to time.
10.
Registration.
Because of possible involvement in accidents, as well as the
possibility of stolen vehicles, all electric bicycles must be properly
registered with the Borough Clerk's Office before being utilized
on public highways. The Borough Clerk shall have an appropriate notification/registration
form available. There will be no charge for registration. However,
if failure to properly register, that will be deemed a violation of
this section.
11.
Penalties for violations.
Each person violating any provisions of this section shall,
upon first conviction, be liable to a penalty of $50, and upon a second
conviction shall be liable to a penalty of $100. No court appearance
shall be required for a first or second alleged offense but will be
required for a third or subsequent alleged offense.
