[Ord. No. 477; 1972 Code
§ 11-1; Ord. No. 32-89]
Whenever any relevant 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.
[Ord. No. 32-89]
Whenever certain hours are named in this Chapter, they shall
mean either Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Savings Time
as may be in current use in the Borough.
[Ord. No. 477; 1972 Code
§ 11-2.1]
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, any other
New Jersey statute, or as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. No. 32-89]
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 and public celebration, dictate or require the avoidance
of hazards or other conditions which interfere with the free flow
of traffic. Notification that 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. No. 477; Ord. No. 480; Ord. No.
548; Ord. No. 14-74; 1972 Code § 11-2.2; Ord. No. 12-78; Ord. No. 8A-80; Ord. No. 23-83; Ord. No.
4-86; Ord. No. 28-86; Ord. No. 31-86; Ord. No. 10-87; Ord. No. 20-88;Ord. No. 32-89; Ord. No. 31-90; Ord. No.
6-91; Ord. No. 16-91; Ord. No. 26-92; Ord. No. 14-94; Ord. No. 23-96; Ord. No. 6-98; Ord. No. 6-99; Ord. No.
18-02; Ord. No. 23-03; Ord. No. 30-03; Ord. No. 16-04; Ord. No. 18-06; Ord. No. 15-08]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets
or parts thereof described in Schedule I attached to and made a part
of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 477; Ord. No. 547; Ord. No.
548; Ord. No. 569; Ord. No. 5-74; 1972 Code § 11-2.3; Ord. No. 19-80; Ord. No.
34-86; Ord. No. 32-89; Ord. No. 23-91; Ord. No. 29-91; Ord. No. 21-92; Ord. No. 41-92; Ord. No. 3-93; Ord. No.
5-97; Ord. No. 19-99; Ord. No. 16-01; Ord. No. 23-03]
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified on
any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets
or parts of streets described in Schedule II attached to and made
a part of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 477; 1972 Code
§ 11-2.4; Ord. No. 37-87; Ord. No. 30-94; Ord. No. 32-03]
a.
All times. No person shall stop or stand a vehicle
at any time on any street in the Borough of Keyport listed in Schedule
III attached to and made a part of this Chapter, except as otherwise
regulated by this Chapter.
b.
Certain times. No person shall stop or stand a vehicle
between the hours specified on any day (except Sundays and public
holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in
Schedule III attached to and made a part of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 477; Ord. No. 566; 1972 Code § 11-2.5; Ord. No. 8A-80; Ord. No.
16-84; Ord. No. 1-85; Ord. No. 4-86; Ord. No. 14-91; Ord. No. 17-92; Ord. No. 24-92; Ord. No. 31-93; Ord. No.
5-96; Ord. No. 3-02; Ord. No. 18-02; Ord. No. 9-05; Ord. No. 13-05; Ord. No. 18-06; Ord. No. 18-07; Ord. No.
05-08; Ord. No. 14-08]
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit
shown, at any time between the hours listed on any day (except Sundays
and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described
in Schedule IV attached to and made a part of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 22-78; Ord. No. 32-89]
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other
than parallel with the edge of the roadway in the direction of traffic
on the right hand side of the road and with the curb side of the vehicle
within six inches of the roadway, except upon the streets or parts
thereof described in Schedule V attached to and made a part of this
Chapter.
[Ord. No. 24-87; Ord. No. 33-87]
No person shall park an omnibus or school bus of over 30 feet
in length at any time upon any street in the Borough except as permitted
in Schedule VI attached to and made a part of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 7-82; Ord. No. 32-94; Ord. No.
2-95; Ord. No. 18-01; Ord. No. 12-02]
Any resident of the street or portion of the street designated
on Schedule VII attached to and made a part of this Chapter, who has
no space or facility to park a vehicle upon their property, may obtain
a permit to park such a vehicle on the street or parts thereof, and
the vehicle shall not be subject to the parking time limits that would
otherwise apply to the streets or parts thereof, provided:
a.
The vehicle is owned or operated on a regular basis
by a resident of that street, or portion thereof, as designated on
the attached Schedule VII and the resident demonstrates that such
vehicle cannot be parked upon their property; and
b.
The vehicle has displayed a current residential parking
permit on its left rear window or left side window, in such a manner
as to be clearly visible to an officer enforcing parking regulations.
c.
Application for parking permits under this subsection
shall be made in writing on forms provided by the Borough Clerk. Permits
shall be granted only to persons who are residents on the streets
or portions thereof as set forth on the attached Schedule VII and
comply with the requirements of this subsection. A permanent permit,
valid for one year, shall be issued for every such vehicle owned or
principally operated by such persons.
d.
Expiration date, renewal, fees. All licenses shall
expire on December 31 of the year of issue at 12:00 midnight. Applications
for renewal of licenses shall be made not later than December 1 of
the year of issue. There shall be a fee of $10 for a permit hereunder.
[Ord. No. 38-87]
a.
First Aid members. No person except a first aid member
on call or responding to a call and displaying on the vehicle a valid
permit or decal issued by the Borough, shall stop or stand a vehicle
at any time along the westerly side of Atlantic Street beginning at
a point 103 feet northerly of the intersection of Union Street and
Atlantic Street running thence 39 feet northerly along the westerly
side of Atlantic Street.
[Ord. No. 28-91; amended 8-21-2018 by Ord. No. 15-18]
a.
No person shall park any type of trailer, including,
but not limited to, boat trailers, tag-along trailers pulled by a
motor vehicle or truck, recreational or other detachable non-self-propelled
trailer, at any time upon any street in the Borough of Keyport unless
same is hooked up to an operable and registered motor vehicle. Exemptions
shall be provided to persons utilizing parking for trailers for a
period not to exceed 24 hours upon notification to the Police Department
in writing.
b.
No person shall park any type of trailer, regardless
of whether same is attached to an operable and registered motor vehicle,
at the following locations:
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Hours/Days
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
First Street
|
Both
|
24 hours
|
Between Broad Street and Church Street
|
[Ord. No. 35-94; Ord. No. 16-10]
a.
Whenever snow has fallen and accumulation is such that
it covers the street or highway, an emergency shall exist and no vehicle
shall be parked on the streets or highways or portions thereof described
in Schedule XXII attached to and made a part of this Chapter. 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.
b.
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation
of this subsection shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the
safe and proper regulation of traffic. Any police officer may provide
for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall pay the reasonable
costs of the removal and storage which may result from such removal
before regaining possession of the vehicle.
[Ord. No. 16-99; Ord. No. 20-06; Ord. No.
5-07; Ord. No. 6-12]
No person except a resident displaying on the vehicle a valid
permit issued by the Borough of Keyport for said purpose shall be
permitted to park a vehicle on any of the following streets or parts
of streets thereof.
Permits shall be issued only to vehicles registered to residences
in the applicable areas or to a nonresident family member thereof.
Exemptions for work vehicles required to be brought home are to be
made to the Police Chief or his designee.
The number of permits issued to a residence, including nonresident
family members thereof, is limited to three.
Permits, other than temporary permits, will expire one year
after date of issuance.
Temporary permits for visitors are available upon application
to the Police Chief or his designee, in advance of an event that requires
additional parking. Said permit is of a different color and will specify
the dates and times of validity.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Hours/Days
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Eighth Street
|
North
|
24 hours
|
Entire length
|
|
Fulton Street
|
West
|
24 hours
|
Between Eighth Street and Seventh Street
|
|
Jackson Street
|
Both
|
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday; August through
December
|
Between Atlantic Street and its most easterly terminus
|
|
Manchester Avenue
|
Both
|
24 hours
|
Between Eighth Street and Maple Place
|
|
Seventh Street
|
Both
|
24 hours
|
Entire length
|
[Added 11-10-2015 by Ord.
No. 18-15]
a.
DRIVEWAY
FRONT YARD
IMPROVED SURFACE PARKING AREA
MOTOR VEHICLE
Definitions: Any words or phrases used in this Subsection 7-3.14 shall have the same meanings as those given to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey, and the New Jersey Administrative Code, specifically N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.1 et seq.
A defined paved or improved surface providing vehicular access
to a street. A driveway is not a road, street or highway, nor is a
driveway a walkway or sidewalk.
The area between the street and the front building line of
a residential dwelling unit, except for the portions of such area
that are improved by a driveway or an improved surface parking area.
For a corner property, "front yard" also includes the area from the
sideline of the residential dwelling unit to the side property line,
except for the portions of such area that are improved by a driveway
or an improved surface parking area.
A parking area for one or more motor vehicles constructed
of concrete, asphalt, paving stones or other hard material, exclusive
of any walkway or sidewalk.
Every motorized device in, upon or by which any person or
property is or may be transported or drawn or moved upon a road, street
or highway and shall include any automobile, bus, truck, tractor,
motor house, farm machinery, motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, all-terrain
vehicles, recreational vehicles, golf carts, go-carts, trailers, fifth
wheel trailers, campers, semi-tractor trailers, and mobile homes.
This definition does not include nonmotorized bicycles, small engine
lawn mowers and devices of similar scale.
b.
Prohibition. No person shall park any motor vehicle
upon any front yard.
c.
Snow event exception. In the case of a snow event, the prohibition stated in Subsection 7-3.14b above shall be suspended, beginning 12 hours before the event or emergency and ending 24 hours after the event or emergency. If any on-street parking is not immediately available thereafter, the suspension shall remain in effect until 24 hours after such on-street parking becomes available.
d.
Warnings; summons. For the first 60 days following
the adoption of this subsection, the Keyport Police Department is
hereby authorized to issue warnings to the registered owner(s) of
any and all motor vehicles in violation of this subsection and to
affix same to the driver side windshield of any and all motor vehicles.
Thereafter, the Keyport Police Department, the Borough Zoning Officer
and/or the Borough Property Maintenance Officer shall be authorized
to issue summons to the registered owner(s) of any and all motor vehicles
in violation of this subsection and to affix same to the driver side
windshield of any and all motor vehicles.
[Amended 3-15-2016 by Ord. No. 1-16]
e.
Violation; penalty. Any person violating the provisions
of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $100. If
the violation is of a continuing nature, each and every day during
which it continues will constitute a separate and distinct offense.
[Ord. No. 477; 1972 Code
§ 11-3; Ord. No. 13-76; Ord. No. 2-86; Ord. No. 30-86; Ord. No. 28-94; Ord. No. 19-96; Ord. No. 6-99]
Trucks over four tons gross weight and vehicles over the registered
gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets
described in Schedule VIII except for the pickup and delivery of materials
on such streets, Schedule VIII being attached to and made a part of
this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 477; Ord. No. 20-74; Ord. No.
22-74; Ord. No. 16-75; 1972 Code § 11-4; Ord. No. 15-81; Ord. No. 21-83; Ord. No. 7-84; Ord. No.
4-88; Ord. No. 23-88; Ord. No. 28-89; Ord. No. 32-89; Ord. No. 42-91; Ord. No. 13-96; Ord. No. 23-96; Ord. No.
24-96; Ord. No. 8-97; Ord. No. 10-98; Ord. No. 17-99; Ord. No. 21-06]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IX attached
to and made a part of this Chapter are hereby designated as one-way
streets in the direction indicated.
[Ord. No. 477; Ord. No. 556; 1972 Code § 11-5.1; Ord. No. 32-89; Ord. No.
15-00]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the streets
or parts of streets described in Schedule X 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.
[Ord. No. 477; 1972 Code
§ 11-5.2; Ord. No. 1-76; Ord. No. 19-78; Ord. No. 8A-80; Ord. No. 22-83; Ord. No. 4-87; Ord. No. 23-92; Ord. No.
18-96; Ord. No. 15-00; Ord. No. 23-03; Ord. No. 16-04; Ord. No. 17-04]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections
described in Schedule XI attached to and made a part of this Chapter
are hereby designated as stop intersections. STOP signs shall be installed
as provided therein.
[Ord. No. 477; 1972 Code
§ 11-5.3; Ord. No. 32-89]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections
described in Schedule XII attached to and made a part of this Chapter
are hereby designated as yield intersections. YIELD signs shall be
installed as provided therein.
[Ord. No. 477; 1972 Code
§ 11-6; Ord. No. 32-87; Ord. No. 32-89; Ord. No. 5-95]
a.
No
operator of a vehicle shall stand or park a vehicle in a loading zone
for a period of time longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading
of passengers or materials. The maximum time that a vehicle can stand
or park in a loading zone is 15 minutes. The locations described in
Schedule XIII attached to and made a part of this Chapter are hereby
designated as loading zones.
b.
School
zone. In accordance with state statute, N.J.S.A. 39:4-139, the loading
or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes
in an alley or at a curb adjacent to the entrance of a school, church,
theater, hotel or hospital or any other place of public assemblage
during hours designated by official signs.
[Ord. No. 477; 1972 Code
§ 11-7; Ord. No. 8A-80; Ord. No. 9-03]
The locations described in Schedule XIV attached to and made
a part of this Chapter are hereby designated as taxi stands.
[Ord. No. 477; 1972 Code
§ 11-8]
The locations described in Schedule XV attached to and made
a part of this Chapter are hereby designated as bus stops.
[Ord. No. 32-89]
No person shall make a left turn at any of the locations described
in Schedule XVI attached to and made a part of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 32-89]
No person shall make a U-Turn at any of the locations described
in Schedule XVII attached to and made a part of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 32-89; Ord. No. 6-99]
No person shall make a turn at any of the locations described
in Schedule XVIII attached to and made a part of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 32-89]
No person shall make a right turn when facing a steady red signal
(STOP) indication whenever an official sign is presented prohibiting
such turn on the red signal as described in Schedule XIX.
[Ord. No. 3-76; Ord. No. 6-77; Ord. No.
11-87; Ord. No. 32-89]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XX attached
to and made a part of this Chapter 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. No. 32-89; Ord. No. 31-93; Ord. No.
22-95; Ord. No. 22-96; Ord. No. 3-98; Ord. No. 18-98; Ord. No. 15-01; Ord. No. 4-02; Ord. No. 2-03; Ord. No.
7-03; Ord. No. 19-03; Ord. No. 29-03; Ord. No. 9-07; Ord. No. 16-07; Ord. No. 26-07; Ord. No. 22-08]
Pursuant to the authority granted to the municipality by N.J.S.A.
39:4-197, the locations described in Schedule XXI are hereby designated
as restricted parking spaces for use by persons who have been issued
special vehicle identification cards by the Motor Vehicle Commission.
No other person shall be permitted to park in this space.
[Ord. No. 477; Ord. No. 32-89]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute,
every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this ordinance
or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more
than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
All former traffic ordinances of the Borough 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. No. 3-92; amended 5-16-2017 by Ord. No. 4-17]
Three mid-block crossings along the Bayshore Trail be and are
hereby created with expressed authorization from the New Jersey Department
of Transportation; said crossings are as follows:
|
Name of Street
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
Beers Street
|
From a point 160 feet north of the northerly curbline of Pershing
Place to a point 10 feet north thereof
|
|
Fulton Street
|
From a point 100 feet south of the southerly curbline of Third
Street to a point 10 feet south thereof
|
|
Green Avenue Grove (County Road 516)
|
From a point 100 feet south of the southerly curbline of Fifth
Street to a point 10 feet south thereof
|
The following mid-block crossings are located within the Borough:
|
Name of Street
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|
|
American Legion Drive
|
Six locations, starting at the intersection of West Front Street
and American Legion Drive, at the following intervals from West Front
Street:
| |
|
1.
|
265 feet
| |
|
2.
|
670 feet
| |
|
3.
|
860 feet
| |
|
4.
|
1,255 feet
| |
|
5.
|
1,460 feet
| |
|
6.
|
1,715 feet
| |
|
Broad Street (County Route 4)
|
From a point 225 feet north of the northerly curbline of Hurley
Street to a point 10 feet north thereof
| |
|
Broad Street - Central School (County Route 4)
|
From a point 400 feet north of the northerly curbline of Jackson
Street to a point 10 feet north thereof
| |
|
Main Street
|
From a point 40 feet north of the northerly curbline of Hurley
Street to a point 10 feet north thereof
| |
|
Maple Place (County Route 516)
|
From a point 5 feet north of the northerly curbline of Orchard
Street to a point 10 feet north thereof
| |
[Ord. No. 17-01; Ord. No. 5-02]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-183.1b, the following locations shall
be established as crosswalks for older and walking impaired persons.
|
Name of Street
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
South Main Street
|
At the intersection of South Main Street and Raritan Street
extending from the southwest corner of Raritan Street at said intersection
in an easterly direction across South Main Street
|
|
West Front Street
|
At the intersection of West Front Street and Beers Street extending
from the southwest corner of Beers Street at said intersection in
a northerly direction across West Front Street
|
The provisions of Subtitle One of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes
of New Jersey are made applicable to the semi-public roads, streets,
driveways and parking lots at the Keyport Plaza located in the Borough
of Keyport, County of Monmouth and the following regulations shall
be enforceable:
a.
General parking.
1.
All vehicles must park in designated areas and between
the lines provided.
2.
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of
the streets or parts of streets described below:
|
Name of Street
|
Sides
|
Hours
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
All roads
|
Both
|
All
|
Entire length
|
3.
Handicapped parking. All stalls shall be 12 feet wide
as shown on the attached site plan and signed with the R7-8 and R7-8P
(Reserved Parking Sign and Penalty Plate),[1] in the designated parking areas for persons who have been
issued the handicapped parking permits by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
[1]
Editor's Note: The site plan referred to herein may be
found on file in the office of the Borough Clerk.
b.
Through streets, stop intersections.
1.
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
|
|
Road "E"
|
Entire length
|
2.
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 "D" and Road "E"
|
Road "E"
|
|
Road "E" and Aisle "C-D"
|
Road "E"
|
|
Aisle "E" and Aisle "I"
|
Aisle "E"
|
c.
One-way streets. The following described streets or
parts of streets are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction
indicated:
|
Name of Street
|
Direction
|
Limits
|
|---|---|---|
|
Road "B"
|
North
|
Entire length
|
|
Road "C"
|
North
|
Entire length
|
d.
Speed limits.
1.
The speed limit for both directions of traffic in the
parking lot(s) shall be 15 mph.
2.
The speed limit for both directions of travel on the
following roadways are:
|
Name of Roadways
|
MPH
|
Limits
|
|---|---|---|
|
All roads
|
15
|
Entire length
|
3.
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained
to effect the above designated speed limits authorized by the Department
of Transportation.
e.
Tow-away zones. Any vehicle parked or standing as to
obstruct or impede a normal flow of traffic, block entrances or exit
ways, loading zones, oil fills, any grassy area, pedestrian walkway,
or present in any way a safety or traffic hazard may be removed by
towing the vehicle at the owner's expense.
g.
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
|
Time
|
Sides
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Road "B"
|
All
|
West
|
As indicated on site plan[3]
|
[3]
Editor's Note: The site plan referred to herein may be
found on file in the office of the Borough Clerk.
h.
All signs, posts or other necessary materials shall
be installed and paid for by the applicant. All signing 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.
i.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New
Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of this Ordinance
or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more
than $45 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
[Ord. No. 7-04; 12-5-2017 by Ord. No. 14-17]
All vehicular traffic from the northern driveway on Block 80,
Lot 1.02 is hereby restricted and limited to ingress only from Broad
Street and no vehicular traffic shall exit from the northern driveway
on Block 80, Lot 1.02 onto Broad Street within the Borough of Keyport.
