[New]
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 therein.
[New]
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.
[New]
a.
The Chief of Police or, in his absence, disability or inability to
act, the Captain, and in the event of his absence, disability or inability
to act, then the Shift Commander 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 finds that such closing
is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or
welfare.
b.
Any regulations promulgated by the Chief of Police and in accordance with Subsection 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.
[Ord. No. 1398]
Any vehicle parking in violation of this chapter, or damaged
and/or disabled in any fashion, shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace
to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and any peace officer
may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall bear
the costs of removal and storage which may result from such removal
before regaining possession of the vehicle.
[Ord. No. 1506 § 1; Ord. No. 1740]
The Township of West Caldwell shall establish standards for
the selection of operators to provide towing and storage services
to the public at the request of the Township, by establishing a rotational
list of no more than six official towers, employed for the purpose
of towing, transporting and/or conveying or removing any and all kinds
of vehicles which are unable to be and/or are actually not operated
under their own power. The Governing Body shall promulgate the Township's
official towers list by resolution of the Governing Body at its reorganization
meeting each year.
[Ord. No. 1398; Ord. No. 1740]
a.
The Township Council shall appoint persons or companies meeting the
criteria set forth in this chapter and engaged in the business of
offering the services of tow vehicles, as defined herein. These persons
or companies shall be known as "official towers."
b.
Licenses shall not be transferable or assignable.
c.
Licenses issued pursuant to this section shall be for a one-year
period commencing on January 1 and terminating on December 31 in the
year in which it was issued. All applicants for a tower's license
shall submit their applications at least 60 days prior to the commencement
date for each one-year license period. The Township shall review and
process applications on a first-come, first-served basis as complete
applications, as determined by the Township Administrator or his/her
designee, are received by the Township in accordance with the procedures
set forth in this section. Upon approval of an application as herein
provided and payment of the required application fee, the Township
Administrator shall issue an applicant an official tower's license,
up to a maximum of six licenses.
This subsection and any amendment thereof shall apply to any
application for a tower's license pending on the effective date of
this subsection or such amendment in the same manner as though such
application was filed after such effective date.
[Ordinance No. 1740, codified
herein was adopted March 19, 2013.]
d.
An official tower may not subcontract any work to be performed pursuant
to this chapter, except those services described in this ordinance
which require a heavy duty wrecker, without first obtaining written
approval from the Chief of Police or his authorized designee. An official
tower who does not own a heavy duty wrecker may nevertheless meet
the requirements of this ordinance by subcontracting this heavy duty
wrecker service to another towing company. The applicant for license
shall additionally supply all information regarding the subcontractor
to be used, as listed below. Any official tower to whom approval is
granted to subcontract services for a heavy duty wrecker shall be
responsible to the Township for the quality of those services performed
by its subcontractor, and shall remain liable for any violations of
this chapter by the subcontractor.
1.
Certificate of insurance evidencing adequate insurance coverage as
provided herein;
2.
Serial number and registration of each vehicle to be operated by
the subcontractor;
3.
Subcontractor business name, address, and telephone;
4.
Name, address, date of birth and social security number of the principal
agent of said subcontractor; and
5.
Licensee shall furnish an original copy of contract with subcontractor.
e.
Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, no towing
and storage service shall be placed on the Township's list of official
towers if:
1.
Any person owning 10% or more of the towing and storage service also
owns 10% or more of another towing service already on the towing list;
2.
The towing and storage service is owned by or owns, in whole or in
part, another towing and storage service already on the Township's
list of official towers; or
3.
The towing and storage service shares an address or place of business
with another towing and storage service already on the Township's
list of official towers, unless each business has obtained a separate
certificate of occupancy for said location.
[Ord. No. 1398; Ord. No. 1740]
a.
Every applicant for a license under this chapter shall file an application in writing pursuant to West Caldwell's General Ordinances, Chapter 7, General Licensing. In addition to the requirements of Chapter 7, the application shall state the following:
1.
Location of storage area(s) and the amount of available space for
storage of towed vehicles;
2.
Certificates of insurance evidencing adequate insurance coverage
as provided herein;
3.
Serial number and registration of each vehicle to be operated by
the applicant;
4.
Consent to appointment of the Township Clerk as the applicant's true
and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging service out of
any court of competent jurisdiction to be served against the applicant;
5.
Certification that the applicant will be able to provide towing services
anywhere in the Township, with a maximum response time of 20 minutes,
except when extraordinary circumstances occur;
6.
Certification that the applicant will be available for service on
business premises 24 hours a day and that the fee schedule contained
herein shall be acknowledged and applied.
b.
Applicant shall include photocopies of registrations of all tow vehicles
to be operated by applicant.
c.
Applicant shall include photocopies of all towing vehicles operators'
current driver's license, along with their social security numbers.
d.
The applicant shall submit completed duplicate applications, along
with a non-refundable application fee of $200, to the Township Clerk,
who shall forward a copy of the application to the Chief of Police
for his or her review and approval.
e.
All applications shall be referred to the Chief of Police, or an officer designated by him or her, for an investigation of the applicant in accordance with Subsection 7-1.3.
1.
Conviction of a criminal offense, or suspension of a driver's license
within one year preceding the date of the applicant shall, in the
discretion of the Chief of Police, be a cause for disqualification
from acceptance as a licensee.
f.
Tow truck drivers shall have and maintain a valid New Jersey commercial
driver's license for the tow vehicle that they operate. Drivers that
operate heavy duty wreckers shall have a valid HAZMAT endorsement
on their commercial driver's license. The licensee or individual drivers
shall be responsible for the payment of any costs associated with
the required license and background checks. Possession of an articulated
license, when required by law, shall be mandatory.
1.
Within two years of the adoption of this section all tow truck drivers
that operate tow vehicles must obtain the Towing and Recovery Association
of America National Driver Certification (TRAA) Level 1. Drivers that
operate the heavy duty tow truck must obtain the Level 2 certification.[1]
2.
New employees shall have one year from their date of hire to obtain
the TRAA Level 1 certification. During the initial year of employment
they may perform services as listed under the provisions of this section
providing that the licensee documents that it has trained the employee
in the proper use of the equipment to be operated.
3.
To perform any recovery operation the licensee must have at least
one employee certified as a TRAA Level 3.
g.
Each driver shall be of good moral character, mentally alert, and
present a neat appearance at all times. At all times the licensee
and its employees shall act in a courteous and professional manner
when interacting with the police and the public.
h.
Each tow truck driver of a licensee shall appear in person at the
Township Police Department to be registered as such tow truck driver
prior to said driver's operation of any tow truck on Township streets.
i.
Licensee must maintain a twenty-four-hour telephone service for the
police to contact licensee personnel. The use of answering machines
or the like is not permitted. Such personnel must have constant two-way
communication, radio or cellular, with the licensee's vehicles.
j.
Upon approval of an application as provided in this chapter, the
Township Administrator shall issue the applicant an official towers
license pursuant to this ordinance.
k.
Applicant shall submit a disclosure statement setting forth the name
of all persons and/or business entities holding 10% or more of the
stock of or 10% or greater interest in the towing and storage service.
If a business entity holds 10% or more of the stock of or 10% or greater
interest in the towing and storage service, that business entity shall
list the names and addresses of said persons and/or business entities
until every person with an interest exceeding the 10% criterion has
been listed. For the purposes of this section, a "business entity"
means any natural or legal person, business corporation, professional
services corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited
partnership, business trust, association or any other legal commercial
entity organized under the laws of this state or any other state or
foreign jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 1398]
a.
The licensee shall have in effect, prior to application and at all
times during the term of the license the following insurance:
1.
Garage keeper's liability must be maintained in the amount of $500,000
for any one claimant, and $1,000,000 for more than one claimant along
with $500,000 coverage for property damage for any one event.
2.
Automobile insurance must be maintained and it must be issued by
a financially sound insurance corporation authorized to transact business
in the State of New Jersey. The policy must insure every tow truck
operator against liability imposed by law for damages arising out
of bodily injury, including death, sustained by any person and injury
or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, caused
by accident and arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of
the tow truck of the licensee. The amount of the limits of liability
coverage to be offered by such policy shall be $1,000,000 for bodily
injury to each person, $3,000,000 for bodily injuries in each accident
and $500,000 for property damage in each accident.
b.
The licensee shall supply all certificates of insurance to the Township
Administrator.
c.
Policies of insurance shall contain endorsements to provide collision
coverage for vehicles in tow.
d.
The Township of West Caldwell shall be named as an additional insured
on all policies of insurance provided pursuant to this chapter. All
certificates of insurance shall provide that the policies may not
be cancelled, terminated or coverage decreased without 30 days' written
notice to the Township.
e.
Policies of insurance required by this chapter must be maintained
in full force and effect at all times. In the event any coverage is
cancelled, terminated, interrupted, decreased in amount, the applicant
may be removed from the Official Tower List and reinstated at the
discretion of the Township Council.
[Ord. No. 1398]
a.
Every licensee, to render the services required by this section, shall own or lease a minimum of two regular-duty wreckers and one flatbed vehicle, or their equivalent. Every licensee must own, lease or, pursuant to Subsection 11-3.2d herein, subcontract for the services with the prior approval of the Chief of Police or his designee, one heavy-duty wrecker.
b.
Regular-duty wreckers must be equipped with a boom or winch assembly
mounted on the chassis, a tow sling or wheel lift assembly, at least
100 feet of either 3/8 inch or 7/16 inch cable attached to a motor-driven
winch.
c.
Heavy-duty wreckers must be capable of towing new-style buses and
trucks with fiberglass front ends.
d.
Flat-bed vehicles must be equipped with a winch or hydraulically
operated bed that slides or tilts to accommodate the transporting
of vehicles.
e.
In addition to the above, the following equipment must be carried
in all trucks at all times:
1.
Chains and tie downs to secure vehicles.
2.
Snatch block.
3.
Auxiliary safety light kit to be placed on rear of towed vehicle
that does not have functioning tail light flashers.
4.
Rotating amber emergency lights mounted on top of truck (state issued
permit required).
5.
Two white working lights facing rear of truck.
6.
Toolbox with assorted hand tools normally used to conduct emergency
roadwork and towing.
7.
One reflectorized vest.
8.
One five-pound A-B-C rated dry powder fire extinguisher.
9.
One flashlight.
f.
Every tow vehicle or flat-bed vehicle shall comply with any and all
state, federal and local laws, regulations and ordinances pertaining
to safety, lighting and towing equipment requirements and shall be
subject to inspection by the Chief of Police or his or her designee
at any time.
g.
Every tow vehicle shall have the name of the tower displayed on the
vehicle in such manner and of such lettering as conforms to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 39:4-46.
[Ord. No. 1398]
a.
Every licensee shall maintain a secured facility meeting the following
requirements:
1.
An outside secured storage area that is in one location sufficient
to accommodate 50 vehicles at any one time and an indoor secured storage
facility in one location sufficient to accommodate at least five vehicles
at any one time. These secured storage areas must be solely under
the control of the licensee at all times.
2.
All storage areas must meet the requirements of N.J.A.C. 11.3-38.2,
particularly that the outside secured area shall be fully enclosed
by a sturdy fence, wall or other man-made barrier having a minimum
height of six feet, with at least one lockable gate for ingress and
egress and shall be lighted from dusk to dawn.
3.
The storage facilities shall be in an area legally zoned for such
use.
4.
The storage facilities shall be available 24 hours a day, 365 days
per year and shall be open to the public on weekdays during normal
business hours and for four hours on Saturdays. The applicant shall
specify the hours on which the facilities will be open on Saturdays.
5.
A licensee shall be responsible for ensuring the proper and safe
storage of all vehicles towed pursuant to this section. A licensee
shall be liable for any damage incurred by such vehicles while in
transit or while stored in a facility.
b.
The principal place of business and principal storage yard of the
licensee shall be maintained at a location not to exceed 10 miles
from the West Caldwell Police Department headquarters.
[Ord. No. 1398]
a.
Official towers shall be placed on the Official Towers List at the
beginning of each year in accordance with the procedures as set forth
in this chapter. The official towers shall rotate on the list for
one week at a time or for such period as designated by the Chief of
Police in accordance with his rule-making authority under this chapter.
Unless otherwise changed by the Chief of Police under his rule-making
authority, the one week rotation shall commence at 12:00 a.m. Monday
and terminate at 11:59 p.m. the following Sunday.
b.
The Township shall request wrecking, towing and storage services
from each official tower in rotation. When called, the tower shall
advise the dispatcher if a vehicle is available and the estimated
time of arrival. If no tow vehicle is available or if, in the discretion
of the Township official making the request, the response time is
inadequate under the circumstances to properly protect the public
health, safety or welfare, the next official tower on the list shall
be called for that particular towing event. The official tower who
is at the top of the list, however, shall remain on the top of the
list for any subsequent calls until that tower's one-week period at
the top of the list is finished.
c.
All requests for service shall be made by the Chief of Police or
his official designee.
d.
The Township shall request service only from official towers provided,
however, that if no emergency or road hazard exists, the Township
shall request such service from such other person as the owner of
the motor vehicle in need of such services may request; and provided
further that, if none of the official towers are available or able
to provide such services as are requested by the Township, or if an
emergency exists, the Township may request such services from any
other available source.
e.
During adverse weather conditions, heavy traffic conditions or emergency
conditions, official towers shall give priority to requests from the
Township over any other requests which may be received by the official
towers.
f.
Nothing in the ordinance shall prevent the owner or operator of a
vehicle from contacting a tower or wrecker of their own choice to
remove the automobile from the public streets of the Township after
it has become disabled or otherwise inoperable, unless the police
officer on the scene determines that public safety requires that the
vehicle be immediately removed from the scene, at which time a licensed
tower will be notified.
[Ord. No. 1398]
a.
Each licensee, prior to departure from the scene of towing services,
shall clean and clear the streets of any debris resulting from any
accident at such scene when a tow is performed, as per N.J.S.A. 39:4-56.8(b)
and to the reasonable satisfaction of the police and at all times
carry the necessary equipment to perform such cleaning services and
may charge the owner's insurance company for the service. The licensee
shall also be responsible to replace and remove absorbent that the
West Caldwell Fire Department uses at an accident scene. Licensee
may charge the vehicle owner for any bags of absorbent that are given
as replacements to the West Caldwell Fire Department.
b.
Before towing a vehicle the licensee shall remove or secure anything
that may fall from the disabled vehicle while being towed.
c.
All tow trucks shall be operated in accordance with all existing
traffic regulations and in a safe and prudent manner. Tow truck drivers
will request police assistance during the course of servicing when
they find it necessary to turn around, back up, tow in a direction
opposite to normal traffic, to cross a median, or other required help.
d.
The police officer investigating the incident is in complete charge
of the incident scene (excluding actual towing operations), and all
drivers shall comply with the officer's instructions.
e.
Each licensee shall provide the Township Police Chief with a typewritten
list of vehicles in its custody towed from the Township of West Caldwell
which remain unclaimed on the first day of each and every month.
f.
The act of cruising, operation of a tow truck upon a roadway within
the Township of West Caldwell to solicit vehicle towing, and other
related towing services, except in response to a police request, is
prohibited.
g.
Vehicles impounded or confiscated by the police and stored by the
licensee shall not be released without written authorization from
the West Caldwell Police Department.
h.
Any additional fees charged for mileage shall exclude the equal distance
from the point of vehicle hook-up to the licensee's described storage
yard.
[Ord. No. 1398]
The Chief of Police shall be responsible for the supervision
and enforcement of the terms and provisions of this chapter and the
rules and regulations adopted hereunder.
[Ord. No. 1398]
a.
Any person or company who shall violate the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable for a fine of not more than
$500. Upon the second or subsequent conviction under this chapter,
a person or company shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000
or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both.
b.
In the event a licensee refuses to tow at the scene of the incident
or refuses to tow when requested by the owner, the police officer
assigned to the incident shall report the refusal in writing to his
superior with all pertinent details. The report of refusal shall be
furnished to the Township Police Chief as soon as practicable for
evaluation of the licensee's performance of its obligation under the
license.
[Ord. No. 1398]
In addition to the grounds for revocation set forth in Subsection 7-1.9, licenses issued hereunder may be revoked by the Township Council, after notice and hearing, for any violation of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 1398; Ord. No. 1506 § 1; amended 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1855-2022]
a.
The rates for towing and storage of standard tow vehicles within
the Township of West Caldwell are set forth in Schedule A attached
hereto.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
b.
Pursuant to law, the fee schedules may be reviewed on an annual basis
and may be revised by ordinance, as necessary.
c.
Fees for towing and storage of private passenger vehicles, other than those damaged and/or disabled in any fashion, shall be the same as those set forth in Subsection a, if an official tower is called to the scene by the Police Department or the Township of West Caldwell in accordance with this chapter. Any other towing services to private passenger vehicles not involved in accidents or recovered after being stolen when requested privately by individuals shall be at the rates as agreed to between the individual and tower.
d.
Licensee shall maintain and offer/accept for payment of services
rendered a minimum of two major credit cards.
e.
The licensee shall provide all towing services free of charge to
all Township of West Caldwell motor vehicles.
f.
The service of winching shall not include the procedure of pulling
a vehicle onto a tilt bed or carrier, nor lifting a motor vehicle
with a conventional tow sling.
g.
Storage fees for towed vehicles stored less than a total of 24 hours
shall be limited to the maximum fee allowable for one day of storage,
whereas each additional day or part thereof shall be counted as a
complete day of storage (e.g., one day maximum storage fee applicable
if storage begins and ends in less than 24 hours).
h.
The application of yard fees by licenses under this section, which is defined as the towing company's additional charge to vehicle claimants when other vehicles in the towing company's yard require relocation to access and remove the claimed vehicle, is strictly prohibited. The application of yard fees (or its equivalent) for vehicles towed pursuant to this section may be grounds for license revocation under Subsection 11-3.11.
[Ord. No. 1398]
a.
Fee schedules setting forth the maximum rates for towing and storage
of vehicles within the Township of West Caldwell shall be conspicuously
displayed in or on every tow truck licensed pursuant to this chapter.
c.
A copy of the Towing and Storage Fee Schedule shall also be provided
by a licensee to every owner of a vehicle that has been towed at the
time that the owner reclaims the vehicle. The licensee shall include
an acknowledgment on the licensee's invoice, which may be signed or
initialed by the vehicle owner, indicating the vehicle owner's receipt
of the Towing and Storage Fee Schedule.
[Ord. No. 1398]
a.
The relationship between a licensee and the Township of West Caldwell
is one of an independent contractor. Neither party shall be construed
in any manner whatsoever to be an employee of the other, nor shall
any employee or agent furnished by any party be construed to be an
employee or agent of the other party.
b.
A licensee shall, at all times, be solely responsible for the conduct
of its employees.
[Ord. No. 1398]
Applicant shall agree in writing to assume the defense of and
indemnify and hold harmless the Township, its elected officials, boards,
commissions, officers, employees and agents, from all suits, actions,
damages or claims to which the Township may be subjected of any kind
and nature whatsoever resulting from, caused by, arising out of or
as a consequence of the provisions of towing, wrecking, storage and/or
emergency services provided at the request of the Township pursuant
to this chapter. Official towers shall enter into a hold harmless
agreement in a form to be prepared by the Township Attorney prior
to being included on the Official Towers List.
a.
In the event a complaint is received by the Township involving the
improper or unsatisfactory performance of services by an official
tower, excessive charges or damage to a motor vehicle while in custody
of the tower, written notice of same shall be provided by the Township
Administrator to the official tower involved. The tower shall have
the opportunity to respond, in writing, within five days.
b.
Within 14 days of receipt of the tower's response, or within 21 days
of receipt of the complaint, if no response is received, whichever
is later, the matter shall be presented by the Township Administrator
to the Township Council.
c.
The Township Council shall consider the matter at a regular public
meeting and may request that the complainant and the tower involved
appear and give testimony regarding the complaint.
d.
If, after considering the matter, the Township Council shall determine that one of the causes for revocation of the official towers license, as set forth in Subsection 11-3.11 exists, the license shall be revoked and the tower shall surrender same to the Township Administrator within one day.
e.
Failure to surrender the license upon revocation shall constitute
a violation of this section.
f.
Nothing contained herein shall prevent or limit the right of any
person to commence or maintain an action for damages or any other
relief directly against an official tower in a court of competent
jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 1398]
[New; Ord. No. 1717]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by law, any 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 or 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]
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 of this chapter.
[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 or 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.
[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, road constructions, 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.
[New; Ord. No. 1457; Ord. No. 1718]
a.
No vehicle may be parked, stopped, or left standing on any street,
avenue, public highway or public place within the Township of West
Caldwell whenever snow has accumulated on the street, avenue, public
highway or public place to such depth that snow removal and plowing
operations will be required.
b.
The above parking prohibitions shall remain in effect after snow
has ceased until the streets, avenues, public highways and public
places within the Township have been plowed sufficiently and to the
extent that parking will not interfere with snow removal or plowing
or the normal flow of traffic.
c.
Any unoccupied vehicle parked, stopped or left 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.
d.
The effectiveness of this section is contingent upon appropriate
signage being posted as required by law.
[New]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the streets
or parts of streets described below.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|
|
(RESERVED)
| ||
[Ord. No. 1285; amended 11-21-2023 by Ord. No. 1874-2023]]
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.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Hours/Days
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Central Avenue
[Added 11-21-2023 by Ord. No. 1874-2023] |
Both
|
7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
|
From Washington Avenue to Pleasant Avenue
|
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit
specified between the hours listed on any day upon any of the streets
or parts of streets described.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Time Limit; Hours/Days
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
All streets
|
Both
|
30 minutes; 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m./All
|
Entire length
|
[New]
No person shall cause or permit to be parked any motor vehicle
upon any designated street between the specified hours and days described.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Hours/Days
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
(RESERVED)
| |||
[Ord. No. 1458 § 1; Ord. No. 1788-2016]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any streets
or parts thereof described.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|
|
Bloomfield Avenue
|
North
|
From Kirkpatrick Lane west to Sanford Avenue
|
|
Bloomfield Avenue
|
South
|
From Kirkpatrick Lane west to Distler Avenue
|
|
Bloomfield Avenue
|
South
|
From Melrose Place west for 120 feet
|
|
Cedar Street
|
South
|
From Fairfield Avenue to Woodside Avenue
|
|
Central Avenue
|
East
|
From Washington Avenue to Kramer Avenue
|
|
Central Avenue
|
West
|
From the north property line of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board
of Education (Washington School) to a point 170 feet south of the
northerly property line
|
|
Dodd Road
|
West
|
From Bloomfield Avenue north for 300 feet
|
|
Dougal Place
|
Both
|
From Fairfield Avenue east to York Avenue
|
|
Elmwood Terrace
|
North
|
From Central Avenue east for 300 feet
|
|
Evergreen Road
|
West
|
From the north boundary of the lands of the Caldwell-West Caldwell
Board of Education south to Westville Avenue, a distance of 1,150
feet, more or less
|
|
Fairfield Avenue
|
East
|
From Bloomfield Avenue to Stonybrook Road
|
|
Fairfield Avenue
|
West
|
From Clinton Road north for 200 feet
|
|
Fairmount Road
|
North
|
From Annin Road 345 feet west on Fairmount Road
|
|
Fairmount Road
|
West
|
From Grove Street to the right-angle turn of Fair-mount Road
|
|
Forest Avenue
|
West
|
From Mountain Avenue to Crane Avenue
|
|
Grove Street
|
South
|
From Annin Road to Fairmount Road
|
|
Kirkpatrick Lane
|
West
|
From Bloomfield Avenue, southerly for a distance of 200 feet
|
|
Lane Avenue
|
East
|
From the north line of Westville Avenue to the Caldwell Borough
line
|
|
Long Meadow Lane
|
North
|
From Fairfield Avenue to Passaic Avenue
|
|
Lougheed Avenue
[Ord. No. 1788-2016] |
East
|
From Bloomfield Avenue south for 350 feet
|
|
Lougheed Avenue
[Ord. No. 1788-2016] |
West
|
From Bloomfield Avenue south for 155 feet
|
|
Melrose Place
|
Both
|
From Bloomfield Avenue south for 230 feet
|
|
Orton Road
|
West
|
From the north side of the Wilson School drive-way on Orton
Road to a point 300 feet north of the north side of the Wilson School
Driveway
|
|
Orton Road
|
West
|
From the south side of the Wilson School drive-way on Orton
Road to a point 300 feet south of the south side of the Wilson School
driveway
|
|
Passaic Avenue
|
Both
|
From the boundary line between the Borough of Fairfield to the
Township of West Caldwell south to the boundary line between the Borough
of Roseland and the Township of West Caldwell
|
|
Patton Drive
|
Both
|
From York Avenue for its entire length
|
|
Pine Tree Place
|
Both
|
From Passaic Avenue west for 90 feet
|
|
Smull Avenue
|
West
|
From the Caldwell Borough line north to the North Caldwell Borough
line
|
|
Westville Avenue
|
North
|
From an extension of the east curbline of Sunnie Terrace, produced,
to Westville Avenue and to Passaic Avenue
|
|
Westville Avenue
|
South
|
From Passaic Avenue east for 282 feet
|
|
Westville Avenue
|
South
|
From Sunnie Terrace to the Caldwell Borough-West Caldwell Township
line
|
|
York Avenue
|
Both
|
From Dougal Place north to Patton Drive and south from Dougal
Place to and including the turnaround
|
[Ord. No. 1323 § 1; Ord. No. 1458 § 2; Ord. No. 1548 § 1]
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.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Hours/Days
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Central Avenue
|
West
|
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./school days
|
From Stonybrook Road north for 500 feet
|
|
Evergreen Road
|
Both
|
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./school days
|
From Park Street to the north boundary of the Caldwell-West
Caldwell Board of Education (James Caldwell High School)
|
|
Fairfield Place
|
Both
|
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m./weekdays
|
From Fairfield Avenue to the boundary line between the Township
of West Caldwell and the Borough of Fairfield, a distance of approximately
3,375 feet
|
|
Francisco Avenue
|
East
|
4:00 p.m. to dusk/weekdays; 12:00 noon to dusk/weekends
|
Between Washington Avenue and the boundary line of Francisco
Avenue with Francisco Park
|
|
Park Street
|
Both
|
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./school days
|
From Evergreen Road east for 400 feet
|
|
Park Street
|
Both
|
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./school days
|
From Evergreen Road west for 400 feet
|
|
Pleasant Avenue
|
North
|
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./school days
|
From Central Avenue east for 300 feet
|
|
Sweetwood Court
|
North
|
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./school days
|
From Central Avenue west for 300 feet
|
|
Stonybrook Road
|
South
|
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./school days
|
From Central Avenue west to Oates Terrace, a distance of approximately
800 feet
|
|
Washington Avenue
|
North
|
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./school days
|
From Central Avenue east for 300 feet
|
[New]
No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts
thereof described except at the angle designated and only within the
painted white stall lines.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Angle
(degrees)
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
(RESERVED)
| |||
[New]
No person shall park a truck, tractor, trailer, semi-trailer
or omnibus having registered gross weights in excess of four tons
upon any street between the hours specified.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Hours
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
(RESERVED)
| |||
[New]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:67-16.1, the streets or parts of streets
as described are hereby designated as Route for Vehicles Over Four
Tons. All trucks having a total combined registered gross weight of
vehicle plus load in excess of four tons shall be excluded from all
streets, except from those streets listed which form a part of the
system of truck routes. Vehicles will be permitted on all streets
for the purpose of the pick-up and delivery of materials.
|
Name of Street
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
(RESERVED)
| |
[Amended 3-19-2019 by Ord. No. 1814-2019; 11-22-2022 by Ord. No.
1866-2022]
Vehicles over four tons 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 Limit
(tons)
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|
|
DeBaun Avenue
|
4
|
From Bloomfield Avenue to Clinton Road
|
|
Fairfield Avenue
|
4
|
From Clinton Road to Dougal Place
|
|
Forest Avenue
[Added 3-19-2019 by Ord. No. 1814-2019] |
4
|
From Mountain Avenue to Harrison Street
|
|
Kirkpatrick Lane
|
4
|
Entire length southerly from Bloomfield Avenue to Passaic Avenue
|
|
Orton Road
|
4
|
From Harrison Avenue to Westville Avenue
|
|
Park Avenue
[Added 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 1866-2022] |
4
|
From Marshall Street to Brookwood Drive
|
|
Roosevelt Avenue
|
4
|
From Bloomfield Avenue to Clinton Road
|
|
Sanford Avenue
|
4
|
From Bloomfield Avenue to Clinton Road
|
|
Smull Avenue
[Added 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 1866-2022] |
4
|
From Marshall Street to Oakland Avenue
|
The following described streets or parts of streets are hereby
designated as One-Way Streets in the direction indicated.
|
Name of Street
|
Direction of Travel
|
Limits
|
|---|---|---|
|
Kirkpatrick Lane
|
North
|
From Bloomfield Avenue to Clinton Road
|
|
Kirkpatrick Lane
|
South
|
From Bloomfield Avenue to Passaic Avenue
|
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
|
|---|---|
|
Brian Road
|
From Orton Road to Passaic Avenue
|
|
Dalewood Road
|
From Orton Road to Harrison Avenue
|
|
Fairfield Avenue
|
From Bloomfield Avenue to the Fairfield Borough-West Caldwell
Township line
|
|
Forest Avenue
|
From the Caldwell Borough-West Caldwell Township line to Mountain
Avenue
|
|
Orton Road
|
From Westville Avenue to Harrison Avenue
|
|
Park Avenue
|
From the Caldwell Borough-West Caldwell Township line to the
West Caldwell Township-North Caldwell Borough line
|
|
Ravine Avenue
|
From the Caldwell Borough-West Caldwell Township line to Fairfield
Avenue
|
|
Smull Avenue
|
From the Caldwell Borough-West Caldwell Township line to the
West Caldwell Township-North Caldwell Borough line
|
|
Stonybrook Road
|
From Fairfield Avenue to Central Avenue
|
|
Washington Avenue
|
From Central Avenue to Smull Avenue
|
|
Washington Avenue
|
From Smull Avenue to Forest Avenue
|
[Ord. No. 1287 § 1; Ord. No. 1372 § 1; Ord. No. 1395 § 1; Ord.
No. 1475 § 1]
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 herein.
|
Stop Sign on
|
Direction of Travel
|
At Intersection of
|
|---|---|---|
|
Dedrick Place
|
South
|
Henderson Drive
|
|
Ellis Road
|
East
|
Memorial Road
|
|
Fairmount Road
|
East
|
Annin Road
|
|
Francine Avenue
|
North/South
|
Franklin Avenue
|
|
Franklin Avenue
|
East/West
|
St. Charles Avenue
|
|
Franklin Avenue
|
East/West
|
Richard Avenue
|
|
Gymoty Road
|
North
|
Dillon Road
|
|
Harding Road
|
South
|
Wilson Terrace
|
|
Hillcrest Road
|
North
|
Westover Avenue
|
|
Jameson Place
|
North/South
|
Sylvan Way
|
|
Jameson Place
|
North/South
|
Nutting Place
|
|
Memorial Road
|
South
|
Dillon Road
|
|
Mt. Herman Way
|
East
|
St. Charles Avenue
|
|
Mt. Herman Way
|
West
|
St. Charles Avenue
|
|
Thrumont
|
North
|
Westover Avenue
|
|
Westover Avenue
|
West
|
Westover Terrace
|
|
Westover Avenue
|
West
|
Annin Road
|
[Ord. No. 1372 § 2]
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.
|
Yield Sign on
|
Direction of Travel
|
At Intersection of
|
|---|---|---|
|
(RESERVED)
| ||
[Ord. No. 1689]
No person shall make a left turn at any location listed below.
|
Name of Street
|
Direction of Travel
|
Prohibited Turn
|
Hours
|
At Intersection of
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bloomfield Avenue
|
East
|
Left
|
All
|
Westerly Drive of 551 Bloomfield Avenue
|
|
551 Bloomfield Avenue westerly driveway
|
South
|
Left
|
All
|
Bloomfield Avenue (right-hand turn only)
|
|
Smull Avenue
|
North
|
Left
|
All
|
Elmwood Terrace
|
No person shall make a right turn at any location listed below.
|
Name of Street
|
Direction of Travel
|
Prohibited Turn
|
Hours
|
At Intersection of
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Smull Avenue
|
South
|
Right
|
All
|
Elmwood Terrace
|
No person shall make a U-turn at any of the following locations:
|
Name of Street
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
(RESERVED)
| |
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 the location during the times indicated
other than for the loading or unloading of goods and materials.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|
|
(RESERVED)
| ||
[Ord. No. 1456]
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 the location between the hours indicated.
|
Street
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
Bloomfield Avenue
|
On the eastbound side of Bloomfield Avenue, a distance of 500
feet east of the easterly right-of-way line of Passaic Avenue
|
The locations described are hereby designated as Taxi Stands.
No vehicle other than a taxi shall be permitted to occupy the locations
during the times indicated.
|
Street
|
Location
|
Hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
(RESERVED)
| ||
The lane locations described are designated as Lane Use Reservations
and traffic shall move as indicated.
|
Intersection
|
Movement
|
|---|---|
|
(RESERVED)
| |
"No Passing Zones" are hereby established and maintained along
the following described streets or parts of streets, as authorized
by the New Jersey Department of Transportation in accordance with
the sketch dated and numbered as indicated.
|
Name of Street
|
Sketch Dated
|
Sketch Number
|
|---|---|---|
|
Fairfield Avenue
|
12-12-1975
|
NPZ-2081
|
|
Stonybrook Road
|
12-1-1975
|
NPZ-2073
|
The following described streets or parts of streets shall have
the speed limits designated below.
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained
to effect the designated speed limits as authorized by the Department
of Transportation.
|
Name of Street
|
Speed Limit
(mph)
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|
|
Henderson Drive
|
35
|
Entire length, except 25 mph when passing through the Hebrew
Youth Academy of Essex County school zone, during recess when the
presence of children is clearly visible from the roadway or while
children are going to or leaving school, during opening or closing
hours
|
Former § 11-21, Handicapped Parking, previously codified herein was deleted by Ordinance No. 1748. See § 11-47 for Handicapped Parking.
