[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.
e. Vehicle limit.
1. Each residential unit shall be limited to two vehicle permits for
parking on the street.
2. Additional parking permits in excess of those allowed under subsection
7-3.9e1 will be issued for unlimited parking of vehicles by residents in the Division Street parking lot only.
[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. 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.
DRIVEWAY
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.
FRONT YARD
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.
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.
MOTOR VEHICLE
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; 12-17-2019 by Ord. No. 21-19]
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 (County Route 4) [Added 10-4-2022 by Ord. No. 20-22]
|
From a point 430 feet south of the southerly curbline of East
Front Street and West Front Street to a point 10 feet south 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), in the designated parking areas for persons who have been
issued the handicapped parking permits by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
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.
f. Mid-block crosswalks. The following described locations are hereby
established as mid-block crosswalks:
Name of Street
|
Location
|
---|
Road "A"
|
As indicated on site plan
|
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
|
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.
[Added 12-17-2019 by Ord. No. 20-19]
All vehicle traffic on Union Street, between Osborn Street and
Atlantic Street in the Borough, shall be restricted, and the street
shall be closed to through traffic from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on
days when school is in session.
[Added 10-5-2021 by Ord. No. 13-21]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the following
intersections are designated as multiway stop intersections with stop
signs installed as indicated in Schedule XXIII attached to and made
a part of this chapter.