[Ord. No. 4-63 § 1; Ord. No. 28-69; Ord. No. 17-81 § 1; Ord. No. 8-80 § 1]
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meaning respectively ascribed to them in N.J.S. 39:1-1 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 Township.
[New]
a.
The Mayor or, in his/her absence, disability or inability to act, the Chief of Police and, in the event of his/her absence, disability or inability to act, then the ranking officer of the Police Department, is hereby authorized to provide by regulation for the closing of any street or portion thereof to motor vehicle traffic on any day or days during specified hours on any day or days whenever he/she finds that such closing is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare.
b.
Any regulations promulgated by the Mayor and in accordance with paragraph a above, shall provide for the posting of proper warning signs of such closing on any street or portion thereof during the time the same is closed in pursuance thereof.
c.
Any violation of this regulation promulgated thereunder shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $50.
d.
Any regulation adopted that mandates the closing of any street for a period greater than 48 consecutive hours shall not become effective unless and until it has been submitted to and approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation.
[New]
Any vehicle parked in violation in this chapter 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 that vehicle. The owner shall bear the reasonable costs of removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
[Ord. No. 28-69 Art. 7; New]
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 $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
[New]
If any part of parts of this chapter are, for any reason, held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
[New]
As provided in the Adopting Ordinance for the Revision of the Township of Chatham Ordinances, all former traffic ordinances of the Township are hereby repealed, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 28-69 Art. 5]
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 or standing or parking of vehicles as set forth in N.J.S. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey Statute or as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. No. 27-61 § 1-3]
a.
Upon the declaration of emergency, there shall be no parking upon streets or sections of streets where temporary EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are displayed. The Chief of Police or, in his/her absence, the ranking Police Officer is authorized to declare an emergency and to direct the posting of EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs when weather conditions, accidents, road construction, fire or public celebrations dictate or require avoidance of hazards or other conditions which interfere with the free flow of traffic. Notification that EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are being or will be posted shall be given to the operator or owner of any vehicle which has been parked prior to the posting of the signs.
b.
The effectiveness of this subsection is contingent upon the signs being erected as required by law.
a.
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the streets or highways, an emergency shall exist and no vehicle shall be parked on the streets or highways or portions thereof indicated.
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.
An unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation 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 the removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
Name of Street | Side | Location |
|---|---|---|
(RESERVED) | ||
[Ord. No. 28-69 Art. 3; Ord. No. 13-71 § 3; Ord. No. 9-77 § 2; Ord. No. 23-77 § 2; Ord. No. 9-78 § 2; Ord. No. 17-78 § 1; Ord. No. 18-79 § 2; Ord. No. 27-81 § 1, 2; Ord. No. 12-83 § 2; Ord. No. 22-85 § 1; Ord. No. 15-88 § 1; Ord. No. 27-88 § 1; Ord. No. 99-025 § 1; Ord. No. 99-040 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-007 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-014 § 1; Ord. No. 2010-2 § 1; Ord. No. 2013-09 § 1; Ord. No. 2016-06]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle at any time on any day (except Sundays and public holidays or except as specifically provided herein) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.
Name of Street | Side of Street | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Buxton Road | Both | From the westerly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 250 feet southwesterly | |
Central Avenue | Both | River Road to the Township of Chatham-Borough of New Providence boundary line | |
Dale Drive | a. | North | From the westerly curbline of Spring Street to a point 212 feet west thereof, and, between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on days when school is in session, from said point to the easterly curbline of Rolling Hill Drive |
b. | South | From the westerly curbline of Spring Street to a point 168 feet west thereof | |
Fairmount Avenue | a. | Both | River Road to Mountainview Road |
b. | Both | From the westerly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 440 feet west thereof | |
c. | North | From the easterly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 730 feet east thereof | |
d. | North | From the easterly curbline of Mountainview Road to a point 355 feet east thereof | |
e. | South | From the easterly curbline of Mountainview Road to a point 250 feet east thereof | |
f. | South | From the easterly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 400 feet easterly thereof | |
Green Village Road | a. | East | From the southerly curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 925 feet south of the southerly curbline of Hickory Place |
b. | West | From the southerly curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 525 feet south thereof | |
c. | East | Beginning 100 feet from the Township of Chatham-Township of Harding boundary line to a point 625 feet east thereof | |
d. | West | Shunpike Road to the Township of Chatham-Borough of Madison boundary line | |
Hampton Road | a. | West | From the southerly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 365 feet southerly thereof, and, between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on days when school is in session |
Hickory Place | North | Southern Boulevard to Green Village Road | |
Jay Road | West | From the southerly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 122 feet southerly thereof | |
Lafayette Avenue | a. | Both | Southerly curbline of Shunpike Road (Watchung Avenue) to a point 125 feet southerly therefrom |
b. | North | From the westerly curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 115 feet west therefrom | |
c. | South | From the westerly curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 130 feet west therefrom | |
d. | South | Longwood Avenue to Fairview Avenue | |
Lenape Trail | South | From the westerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 140 feet west thereof from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, when school is in session | |
Longwood Avenue | East | From the southerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 1,018 feet south thereof | |
Meyersville Road | Both | From the westerly curbline of Fairmount Avenue to a point 460 feet west thereof | |
Mountainside Drive | a. | East | River Road to Ormont |
b. | West | River Road to Ridge Road | |
c. | West | Valley View Road to Ormont Road | |
Noe Avenue | a. | East | Southern curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 160 feet south |
b. | East | Northern curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 175 feet north | |
c. | West | Southern curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 75 feet south | |
Ormont Road | a. | North | Mountainside Drive to Marian Lane |
b. | South | From the easterly curbline of Mountainside Drive to a point 50 feet east thereof | |
Passaic Street | Both | River Road to the Township of Chatham-Borough of New Providence boundary line | |
Pine Street | Both | From the westerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 300 feet northwest thereof between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, during days school is in session | |
River Road | a. | Both | Passaic Street to intersection of Mount Vernon Avenue and Hillside Avenue |
b. | Both | From the westerly curbline of Snyder Avenue (Bridge Avenue) to a point 500 feet west thereof | |
c. | Both | From the easterly curbline of Snyder Avenue (Bridge Avenue) to a point 500 feet east thereof | |
d. | South | Beginning 2,000 feet from the westerly curbline of Passaic Street to a point 1,200 feet west thereof | |
e. | North | Beginning 2,000 feet from the westerly curbline of Passaic Street to a point 850 feet west thereof | |
f. | North-east | From the northeast curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 228 feet north-easterly therefrom | |
g. | North-west | From the northwest curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 240 feet north-easterly therefrom | |
School Avenue | North | From the northerly curbline of the intersection of Spring Street and School Avenue to a point 500 feet east thereof | |
Shunpike Road | a. | East | From the northerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 75 feet north therefrom |
b. | North | Easterly curbline of Noe Avenue to a point 340 feet easterly | |
c. | South | Easterly curbline of Noe Avenue to a point 370 feet easterly | |
d. | West | From the northerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 75 feet north therefrom | |
Snyder Avenue (Bridge Avenue) | Both | From the southerly curbline of River Road to a point 500 feet south thereof | |
Southern Boulevard | a. | Both | From the northerly curbline of Fairmount Avenue to a point 250 feet north thereof |
b. | Both | From the southerly curbline of Fairmount Avenue to a point 250 feet south thereof | |
c. | East | From the southerly curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 1950 feet southeasterly therefrom | |
Spring Street [Ord. No. 2016-06] | a. | East | From the intersection of Lafayette Avenue to School Avenue |
Woodlawn Drive | a. | North | Long Hill Lane to Cedar Lane |
b. | North | Cedar Lane to Long Hill Road | |
[Ord. No. 99-026 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-029 § 1; Ord. No. 2006-11 § 1; Ord. No. 2010-2 § 2; Ord. No. 2015-19; Ord. No. 2016-14]
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit between the hours listed on any day (except Sundays and public holidays or except as specifically provided herein) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.
Street | Side | Time Limit | Hours | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Falmouth Road | Both | 2 hours | 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (school days) | Entire length |
Jay Road [Ord. No. 2015-19; Ord. No. 2016-14] | South | 2 hours | 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (school days) | Entire length |
Lenape Trail | Both | 2 hours | 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (school days) | From the southerly curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 1,060 feet south thereof |
Plymouth Road | Both | 2 hours | 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (school days) | Entire length |
Robert Drive [Ord. No. 2015-19; Ord. No. 2016-14] | South | 2 hours | 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (school days) | Entire length |
Yarmouth Road | Both | 3 hours | 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (school days) | Entire length |
No person shall cause or permit to be parked any motor vehicle between the specified hours and days upon any street or parts thereof described.
Name of Street | Side | Hours & Days | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
(RESERVED) | |||
[Ord. No. 15-88 § 2; Ord. No. 96-18 § 1]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any streets or parts thereof described.
Name of Street | Side | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Fairview Avenue [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | Both | Lafayette Avenue to Township of Chatham-Borough of Chatham boundary line | |
Lafayette Avenue [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | Both | Pine Street to Yarmouth Road | |
Southern Boulevard [Added 3-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-03] | Both | Beginning from the entrance and exit of the Police Station 1,000 feet south and 1,000 feet north | |
Stonewyck Drive | a. | East | Beginning 355 feet from the northerly curbline of Fairmount Avenue to a point 540 feet north therefrom |
b. | West | Beginning 325 feet from the northerly curbline of Fairmount Avenue to a point 550 feet north therefrom | |
[Ord. No. 15-63 § 1; Ord. No. 28-69 Art. 4; Ord. No. 13-71 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 9-78 § 3; Ord. No. 18-79 § 3; Ord. No. 27-81 § 1; Ord. No. 24-83 § 1; Ord. No. 34-89 § 1; Ord. No. 94-13 § 1; Ord. No. 95-18 § 1; Ord. No. 96-18 § 2; Ord. No. 96-25 § 1; Ord. No. 96-31 § 1; Ord. No. 96-37 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 97-008 § 1; Ord. No. 2009-17 § 1; Ord. No. 2010-2 § 3; Ord. No. 2013-09 § 2; Ord. No. 2016-07]
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified any day (except Sundays and public holidays, except as otherwise indicated) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.
Name of Street | Side | Hours | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
All Streets * (all days) | Both | 2:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. | Entire length |
* Notwithstanding the prohibition set forth above, in the event of a weather emergency, overnight parking is permitted on the odd-numbered side of any street except Fairmount Avenue, Meyersville Road, Southern Boulevard, Shunpike Road, River Road, Lafayette Avenue, Green Village Road and Noe Avenue, provided that prior to such overnight parking, the person desiring to so park notifies the Chatham Township Police Department and supplies the Department with his/her name, address and phone number, and the description and registration information of the vehicle. The term "weather emergency" means a snow or ice storm or an impending snow or ice storm. Any vehicle parking overnight shall be removed from such street or road not later than 2:00 a.m. of the following day. Every person convicted of a violation of this section shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $50 and imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days. | |||
Buttonwood Lane | Both | 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Entire length |
Buttonwood Road [Added 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | East | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days | Entire length |
Crestwood Drive [Added 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | Both | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School says | Entire length |
Dellwood Avenue [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | North | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days | Longwood Avenue to the Township of Chatham-Borough of Chatham boundary line |
Dellwood Avenue | South | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Longwood Avenue to the Township of Chatham-Borough of Chatham boundary line |
Floral Street | East | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Lafayette Avenue to School Avenue |
Floral Street [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | West | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days | Lafayette Avenue to School Avenue |
Hall Road [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | Both | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days | Highland Avenue to end of street |
Jay Road | West | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | From the southerly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 435 feet south thereof |
Lafayette Avenue | North | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Pine Street to Maple Street |
Lafayette Avenue [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | South | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days | Maple Street to Spring Street |
Lafayette Avenue [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | North | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days | Maple Street to Floral Street |
Lafayette Avenue [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | North | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days | Floral Street to Spring Street |
Lafayette Avenue [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | South | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days | Yarmouth Road to Shunpike Road |
Lafayette Avenue [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | North | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Yarmouth Road to Shunpike Road |
Lenape Trail | North | 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (school days) | From the westerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 915 feet west thereof |
Lenape Trail [Added 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | East | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days | Lafayette Avenue to a point 850 feet north of Lafayette Avenue intersection |
Lenape Trail | South | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (school days) | From the westerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 915 feet west thereof |
Lenape Trail [Added 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | West | 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. School days | Lafayette Avenue to a point 850 feet north of Lafayette Avenue intersection |
Longwood Avenue | East | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Fairmount Avenue to Lafayette Avenue |
Longwood Avenue [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | West | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days | Washington Avenue to Lafayette Avenue |
Maple Street | Both | 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. School days | Entire length |
Pine Street [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | East | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days | Lafayette Avenue to Robinhood Lane |
Pine Street | West | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Lafayette Avenue to Robin Hood Lane |
Robert Drive | West | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. during days when school is in session | From a point 50 feet north of the northerly curbline of Southern Boulevard and extending 148 feet northerly thereof |
School Avenue [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | South | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days | Maple Street to Spring Street |
School Avenue [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | North | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days | Maple Street to Spring Street |
Spring Street [Ord. No. 2016-07] | East | 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. School days | From the intersection of School Avenue to Dale Drive |
Spring Street [Ord. No. 2016-07] | West | 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. School days | From the intersection of Dale Drive to Lafayette Avenue |
Whitman Drive [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | Both | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days | Entire length |
Williams Road [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | South | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days | Longwood Avenue to Crestwood Drive |
Williams Road [Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | North | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days | Longwood Avenue to Crestwood Drive |
[Added 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | East | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days | Entire length |
[Added 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34] | West | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days | Entire length |
No person shall park a truck, tractor, trailer, semi-trailer or omnibus having registered gross weights in excess of 4,000 pounds upon any street between the hours specified.
Name of Street | Side | Hours | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
(RESERVED) | |||
[Ord. No. 2005-008 § 1]
a.
No person shall park any commercial vehicle or truck at the parking lots adjacent to Shunpike Field (both lots), Nash Field (both lots), or Esternay Field at any time, unless such parking is in connection with an ongoing activity at such field.
b.
No person shall park any vehicle between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following morning at the parking lots adjacent to Shunpike Field (both lots), Nash Field (both lots) or Esternay Field.
[Ord. No. 10-91; New; Ord. No. 95-12 § I; Ord. No. 2003-009 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-001 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-010 § 1]
Trucks over the registered gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described except for the pick-up and delivery of materials on such streets.
Name of Street | Weight | Location |
|---|---|---|
Chandler Road | 4 tons | Entire length |
Edgewood Road | 4 tons | Entire length |
Fairview Avenue | 4 tons | Entire length |
Hillside Avenue | 4 tons | From River Road to the Township of Chatham-Borough of Chatham corporate line |
Hilltop Terrace | 4 tons | Entire length |
Inwood Road | 4 tons | Entire length |
Lafayette Avenue | 10 tons | Entire length |
Mount Vernon Avenue | 4 tons | Entire length |
Noe Avenue | 4 tons | Entire length |
Oak Drive | 4 tons | Entire length |
River Road | 10 tons | Entire length |
Treadwell Avenue | 4 tons | Entire length |
Woodland Road | 4 tons | From the Township of Chatham-Borough of Chatham corporate line to the Township of Chatham-Township of Madison corporate line |
[Ord. No. 2013-09 § 3]
The following described streets or parts of streets are hereby designated as One-way Streets in the direction indicated. Parking on these streets will be permitted on the sides indicated below.
Name of Street | Direction | Limits | Parking Permitted |
|---|---|---|---|
School Avenue | North | Spring Street to Floral Street from the Saturday before Memorial Day through Labor Day | East side during term of one-way designation when Colony Pool is open |
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described 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 |
|---|---|
Lafayette Avenue | Southern Boulevard to Shunpike Road |
Longwood Avenue | Entire length |
Noe Avenue | Southern Boulevard to Shunpike Road |
River Road | From Township of Chatham-Township of Passaic corporate line to Passaic Street. (A Yield sign shall be installed on the easterly approach of Bridge Street facing northbound traffic on River Road) |
From Southern Boulevard to the Township of Chatham-Borough of Chatham corporate line | |
Runnymede Road | Entire length |
[Ord. No. 2012-14; Ord. No. 2013-09 § 4; Ord. No. 2015-18; Ord. No. 2015-20; Ord. No. 2018-13]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described are hereby designated as Stop Intersections. Stop signs shall be installed as provided therein.
Intersection | STOP Sign on: |
|---|---|
Candace Lane and Mountain Avenue | Mountain Avenue |
Floral Street and School Avenue | Floral Street and School Avenue |
Hall Road and Wynwood Road [Ord. No. 2018-13] | Hall Road |
Highland Avenue and Hall Road [Ord. No. 2018-13] | Highland Avenue |
Rolling Hill Drive-Dale Drive and Rolling Hill Drive-Robert Drive | Rolling Hill Drive-Robert Drive |
Spring Street and School Avenue | School Avenue |
Mountainside Drive and Club Road | Club Road |
Mountainside Drive and Ridge Road | Ridge Road |
Ormont Road and Henry Drive | Henry Drive |
Ormont Road and Marion Avenue | Marion Avenue |
Fairmount Avenue and Johnson Drive | Johnson Drive |
Sandy Hill Road and Aberdeen Road [Ord. No. 2015-18; Ord. No. 2015-20] | Sandy Hill Road |
Sandy Hill Road and Overlook Road [Ord. No. 2015-18; Ord. No. 2015-20] | Sandy Hill Road and Overlook Road |
Sandy Hill Road and Warwick Road [Ord. No. 2015-18; Ord. No. 2015-20] | Sandy Hill Road and Warwick Road |
Maple Street and School Avenue [Ord. No. 2015-18; Ord. No. 2015-20] | School Avenue |
[Ord. No. 17-83 § 2; Ord. No. 2007-17 § 1; Ord. No. 2015-17; Ord. No. 2015-21]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described are hereby designated as Yield Intersections. Yield signs shall be installed as provided therein.
Intersection | Yield Sign on: |
|---|---|
Dale Drive and Spring Street | Spring Street |
Maple Street and School Avenue [Repealed by Ord. Nos. 2015-17 and 2015-21] | |
Sunset Drive and Sunset Terrace | Sunset Terrace |
[Ord. No. 12-74 § 1; Ord. No. 1-85 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-007 § 1]
No person shall make a turn at any location listed and only in the manner described.
Intersection | Turn Prohibited | Movement Prohibited |
|---|---|---|
From east exit of Hickory Tree Shopping Center to north on Southern Boulevard, on the westerly side of Southern Boulevard 190 feet southerly of the southerly curbline of Shunpike Road | Left | |
From east on Fairmount Avenue to northeasterly on Runnymede Road at the westerly intersection of Fairmount Avenue and Runnymede Road between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., prevailing time, Monday through Friday | Left | |
From northeasterly on Lafayette Avenue to northwesterly on Pine Street at the northwesterly intersection of Lafayette Avenue and Pine Street between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, during days school is in session | Left |
No person shall make a right turn on the red signal at any location listed:
(RESERVED) |
The locations described are hereby designated as Loading Zones. No person shall park a vehicle in these locations during the times indicated other than for the loading or unloading of goods and materials.
Name of Street | Time | Side | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
(RESERVED) | |||
[Ord. No. 17-81 § 2]
The locations described are hereby designated as Bus Stops. No vehicle other than an omnibus picking up or discharging passengers, shall be permitted to occupy these locations between the hours indicated.
Name of Street | Direction | Side | |
|---|---|---|---|
Hickory Place | Westbound | On the northerly side thereof between Green Village Road and Southern Boulevard-mid-block. Beginning at a point 72 feet east of the easterly curbline of Green Village Road and extending 135 feet easterly therefrom | |
Shunpike Road | Eastbound | On the southerly side thereof at: | |
a. | Ferndale Road | Beginning at the easterly curbline of Ferndale Road and extending 105 feet easterly therefrom | Far side |
b. | Noe Avenue | Beginning at the westerly curbline of Noe Avenue and extending 105 feet westerly therefrom | Near side |
c. | Robin Hood Lane | Beginning at the westerly curbline of Robin Hood Lane and extending 105 feet westerly therefrom | Near side |
d. | Lafayette Avenue | Beginning at the westerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue and extending 130 feet westerly therefrom | Near side |
Shunpike Road | Westbound | On the northerly side thereof at: | |
a. | Lafayette Avenue | Beginning at the westerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue and extending 100 feet westerly therefrom | Far side |
b. | Rose Terrace | Beginning at the easterly curbline of Rose Terrace and extending 105 feet easterly therefrom | Near side |
c. | Noe Avenue | Beginning at the easterly curbline of Noe Avenue and extending 105 feet easterly therefrom. | Near side |
Southern Boulevard | Southbound | On the westerly side thereof between Shunpike Road and Hickory Place - midblock. Beginning at a point 210 feet south of the southerly curbline of Shunpike Road and extending 135 feet southerly therefrom | |
The locations described are hereby designated as Taxi Stands. No vehicle other than a taxi shall be permitted to occupy these location during the times indicated.
Street | Location | Hours |
|---|---|---|
(RESERVED) | ||
[Ord. No. 25-83 § 1; Ord. No. 15-87 § 1]
The lane locations described are designated as Lane Use Reservations and traffic shall move as indicated:
Intersection | Movement |
|---|---|
Hillside Avenue | From the intersection of River Road and Hillside Avenue to the Chatham Borough boundary line for a distance of 2,404 feet (.46 miles) |
Mt. Vernon Avenue | From the Passaic River Bridge to the intersection of Mt. Vernon Avenue and River Road for a distance of 2,557 feet (0.48 miles) |
Noe Avenue | From the intersection of Southern Boulevard (County Road 647) to the intersection of Shunpike Road (County Road 646) for a distance of 3,257 feet (.62 miles) |
Woodland Avenue | From the intersection of Woodland Avenue in the Township of Chatham and the Harding Township boundary line easterly 3,793 feet to the intersection of Woodland Avenue in the Township of Chatham with the Borough of Madison boundary line |
[Ord. No. 97-050 § 1]
Name of Street | Location |
|---|---|
Fairmount Avenue | Between Southern Boulevard and River Road. |
[Ord. No. 11-70 § 1; Ord. No. 12-72 § 1; Ord. No. 16-72 § 1; Ord. No. 22-80 § 1; Ord. No. 19-83 § 1; Ord. No. 22-84 § 1; Ord. No. 95-09 § 1; Ord. No. 95-15 § I; Ord. No. 99-010 § 1; Ord. No. 2002-010 § 1; Ord. No. 2002-014 § 1; Ord. No. 2015-22]
Speed limits along designated streets shall be as designated below:
Name of Street | Direction | Speed Limit and Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Fairmount Avenue | Both | a. | 35 m.p.h. from the southerly Chatham Township line (Passaic River) to River Road, thence |
b. | 30 m.p.h. to Meyersville Road; thence | ||
c. | 30 m.p.h. from Meyersville Road to Mountainview Road, thence | ||
d. | 35 m.p.h. to the Chatham Borough line | ||
Green Village Road | Both | 35 m.p.h. from the Madison Borough line to the Harding Township line | |
Hillside Avenue | Both | 35 m.p.h. between River Road and the Chatham Township-Chatham Borough corporate line | |
Lafayette Avenue [Ord. No. 2015-22] | Both | 25 m.p.h. from Southern Boulevard to Shunpike Road within Chatham Township | |
Loantaka Way | Both | 35 m.p.h. from the Madison Borough line to the Harding Township line | |
Meyersville Road | Both | 35 m.p.h. from the Long Hill Township line to Fairmount Avenue | |
Mount Vernon Avenue | Both | 35 m.p.h. entire length | |
River Road | Both | a. | 35 m.p.h. between the Chatham Township-Passaic Township boundary line and the centerline of Fairmount Avenue |
b. | 40 m.p.h. between the centerline of Fairmount Avenue and the centerline of the Chatham Township-Chatham Borough boundary line | ||
River Road | Both | 35 m.p.h. from Passaic Avenue to Fairmount Avenue | |
Shunpike Road | Both | a. | 35 m.p.h. from the Chatham Borough line to Edgewood Road, thence |
b. | 40 m.p.h. from Edgewood Road to Southern Boulevard, thence | ||
c. | 35 m.p.h. from Southern Boulevard to Loantaka Way | ||
Treadwell Avenue | Both | 25 m.p.h. from 1,320 feet south of the Madison Borough-Chatham Township boundary line to the Madison Borough-Chatham Township boundary line | |
Woodland Avenue | Both | 40 m.p.h. entire length | |
[Ord. No. 17-83 § 3; 11-9-1995 by 95-16; amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-06]
Mid-Block Crosswalks are hereby established at the following locations within the Township:
Street | Location |
|---|---|
School Avenue | At the Colony Pool parking lot entrance between Spring Street and Floral Street |
Southern Boulevard | At the Fairmount Country Club golf cart/golfer crossing between Woodmont Drive and Fairmount Country Club entrance |
Woodland Road | At the Morris County Trail crossing between Dodge Drive and Treadwell Avenue |