Editor's Note: Chapter 7, Traffic, contains the codification of Ordinance No. OR:96/07 as amended by further ordinance of the Governing Body. Ordinance No. 96/07 received approval from the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation by letter dated November 6, 1996.
This codified Chapter 7 shall not be in effect or enforced until final approval is received from the Department of Transportation.
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§ 129-1]
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meaning respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.
[New]
Whenever certain hours are named in this chapter, they shall mean either Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Savings Time as may be in current use.
[New]
a. 
The Chief of Police or, in his/her absence, disability or inability to act, the ranking member 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 Chief of Police 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 of 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. OR:96/07§ 129-41; Ord. No. 03/16§ 2]
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 $75 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-32, 129-59]
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.
a. 
When Effective. This Chapter 7 shall take effect upon final passage and publication according to law and its approval by the Commissioner of Transportation as provided by law.
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§ 129-33]
All former traffic ordinances of the Borough of Watchung 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.
[New]
The Governing Body finds and declares that problems of traffic control occur when traffic must be moved through or around street construction, maintenance operations and utility work, above or below ground, which requires blocking the roadway and obstructing the normal flow of traffic; and that such obstructions are or can become dangerous when not properly controlled. In order to better promote the public health, safety, peace and welfare, it is necessary to establish controls and regulations directed to the safe and expeditious movement of traffic through and around construction and maintenance zones and to provide safety for the work forces performing these operations.
The Borough of Watchung, in the County of Somerset, State of New Jersey, does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform Control Devices for Streets and Highways hereafter known as the M.U.T.C.D., except as hereby supplemented and amended, as it controls and regulates whenever construction, maintenance operations or utility work obstructs the normal flow of traffic. Any person, contractor or utility who fails to comply with the provisions of the M.U.T.C.D. while performing such work is in violation of this section.
[New]
It shall be the responsibility of the person, contractor, or in the case of a public utility as required under the public utility agreement, wishing to conduct work on, under or above the roadway to contact the Police Department in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting in order to submit plans for the safe movement of traffic during such period of construction or work. Any person, contractor or utility who fails to comply with this section prior to the start of such work, or whose plans are not approved by the Police Department of the Borough of Watchung is in violation of this section.
[New]
The person, contractor, or utility shall provide the Police Department with at least two emergency contact telephone numbers to be called in case of emergency problems at the construction or maintenance site prior to the start of any work. If, for any reason, emergency contact cannot be made, or if the emergency contact person does not respond to a call from the Police Department to correct such hazardous condition, the Borough may respond to correct the hazardous condition(s). The reasonable fees for such emergency services by the Borough shall be charged to the person, contractor, or utility responsible for the condition.
[New]
There shall be no construction, maintenance operations, or utility work on any roadway in the Borough before the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. This time limit may be adjusted to permit work prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. by the officer in charge of the Police Department. If it is determined by the officer in charge that the construction or maintenance operations prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. would substantially delay traffic or cause a safety or health hazard, the work shall then be permitted only between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
[New]
Road closings and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted unless approved by the Borough Police Department.
[New]
Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction or maintenance sites when determined by the Borough Police Department that same is necessary to provide for the safety and expeditious movement of traffic.
[New]
The Police Department shall have the authority to stop work, including the removal of equipment and vehicles, stored material within the street right-of-way, back filling of open excavations and/or other related work, in order to abate any nuisance and/or safety hazard or for any violation of this section.
[New]
It is to be expressly understood that no materials, vehicle or equipment are to be placed in the roadway or sidewalk or until all construction, signs, lights, devices and pavement markings are installed.
[New]
Any person, contractor or utility who commits a violation of this section shall, upon conviction thereof for a first offense, pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 and/or be imprisoned in the County jail for a term not exceeding 90 days. For a second offense, the person, contractor or utility shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of not less than $250 and/or be imprisoned in the County jail for a term not exceeding 90 days.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
[New]
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby repealed to the extent of any such inconsistency.
[New]
This chapter shall take effect after approval by the Commissioner of Transportation 20 days after passage and publication as prescribed by law.
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§ 129-2; 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.
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§ 129-27; New]
a. 
Upon the declaration of an emergency, there shall be no parking upon the 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.
c. 
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 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.
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-28, 129-29, 129-30, 129-57; Ord. No. OR:11/05]
a. 
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the streets and highways, an emergency shall exist and no vehicles shall be parked on any of the streets or highways within the Borough.
This parking prohibition shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased until the streets have been plowed significantly, 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 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 the removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-5, 129-37; Ord. No. 02/27§ 2; Ord. No. OR:09/14§ 1]
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, except where other parking regulations have been provided for.
Name of Street
Sides
Hours
Location
Bayberry Lane
South
Monday thru Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Starting 580 feet from its inter-section with Valley Road continuing approximately 400 feet south
North
Monday thru Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Starting 800 feet from its intersection with Sequoia Drive continuing approximately 700 feet south
Valley View Road
West
Monday thru Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
From its intersection with Hillside Avenue continuing approximately 200 feet
East
Monday thru Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Starting 305 feet from the intersection of Valley View Road and Stirling Road and continuing 390 feet
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-6, 129-38]
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit between the hours listed on any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.
Name of Street
Sides
Time Limit
Hours
Location
(Reserved)
[New]
No person shall cause or permit to be parked any motor vehicle upon any street between the specified hours and days described.
Name of Street
Sides
Hours and Days
Location
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. OR96/07§§ 129-3, 129-35; Ord. No. 99/20§§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 0501/ § 1; Ord. No. 14/08]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described below.
Name of Street
Sides
Location
Beechwood Place
West
From the intersection of Brookdale Road to its dead-end terminus
Bonnie Burn Road
(CR 641)
Both
From State Highway 22 to its intersection with Valley Road
Brookdale Road
Both
From its intersection with Beechwood Place west and south to its intersection with Mountain Boulevard
South
From its intersection with Stirling Road west to its intersection with Beechwood Place
Drift Road
Both
Entire length
East Drive
Both
Entire length
Helen Street
East
From its intersection with Mountain Boulevard north to the Watchung/Warren corporate line
Hillcrest Road (CR 527)
Both
Entire length
Johnston Drive
South
From its intersection with Somerset Street in a general easterly direction a distance of 400 feet more or less to its intersection with Watchung Avenue
Both
From its intersection with Watchung Avenue east to its intersection with Valley Drive
Lakeview Terrace
Both
Entire length
Mountain Boulevard
(CR 527)
Both
From a point where the Boulevard enters the traffic circle to its intersection with Lakeview Terrace
Both
From its intersection with Helen Street east to its intersection with Carrar Drive
New Providence Road
(CR 655)
Both
From its intersection with Bonnie Burn Road north for a distance of 250 feet
North Drive
Both
Entire length
Park Place
South
From its intersection with Cedar Road West to its dead-end terminus
Plainfield Avenue
(CR 641)
Both
From its intersection with Valley Road north, to the Watchung/Berkeley Heights corporate line
Rock Road East
Both
From the Watchung/Green Brook border north and east, to its intersection with Washington Rock Road
Sequoia Drive
Both
Entire cul-de-sac
South
Entire length with exception of cul-de-sac
Shawnee Drive
East
From its intersection with Mountain Boulevard south for its entire length
West
From a point 270 feet south of its intersection with Mountain Boulevard, south for its entire length
Somerset Street (CR 531)
Both
From its intersection with the traffic circle south to its intersection with Johnston Drive
Stirling Road (CR 653)
Both
From its intersection with the traffic circle west, to its intersection with Hughes Lane
Stony Hill Road
Both
Entire length
Terrill Road
Both
From the bridge dividing Somerset County and Union County north to its intersection with U.S. Highway 22
Traffic Circle (CR 653 and/or CR 527)
Both
Entire circle
Valley Road (CR 527)
Both
From a point where said road enters the traffic circle east to its intersection with Sunbright Road
South
From its intersection with Sunbright Road to the Watchung Borough line
Washington Drive
Both
From its intersection with Mountain Boulevard to Scott Drive
Washington Rock Road
Both
Entire length
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-4, 129-36; Ord. No. OR:02/27§ 1; Ord. No. OR:09/14§ 2]
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified below upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.
Name of Street
Sides
Hours
Location
All municipal streets
Both
2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Entire length
Bayberry Lane
South
Monday thru Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Starting 580 feet from its inter-section with Valley Road continuing approximately 400 feet south
North
Monday thru Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Starting 800 feet from its inter-section with Sequoia Drive continuing approximately 700 feet south
Valley View Road
South
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Stirling Road to Cedar Road
West
Monday thru Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
From its intersection with Hillside Avenue continuing approximately 200 feet
East
Monday thru Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Starting 305 feet from the intersection of Valley View Road and Stirling Road and continuing 630 feet
Verona Place
Both
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Entire length
Regulatory no parking signs shall be erected and maintained to effect the above designated no parking restrictions.
[New]
No person shall park a vehicle on streets or parts of streets as described below unless an appropriate and current parking permit as issued by the Borough of Watchung is displayed on said vehicle for those streets or parts of streets as described below.
Section Street
Location
Hours
Days
(Reserved)
[New]
No person shall park any truck or vehicle over four tons gross vehicle weight (GVW), a school bus, any other type of bus, recreational vehicle, camper, boat or trailer between the hours specified upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.
Name of Street
Sides
Hours
Location
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-9, 129-39]
No person shall park any vehicle parallel to the edge of the roadway or curb in the following designated places, and at such places the street shall be marked for Angle Parking and all vehicles shall be parked at a thirty (30°) degree angle to the curb and within the lines indicated by the marks or signs on the roadway on streets or parts of streets listed below. The following streets or parts of streets are hereby established as Angle Parking at an angle so indicated below.
Name of Street
Sides
Location
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-12, 129-42]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:67-16.1, the streets or parts of streets below are hereby designated as routes for trucks over four tons. All trucks having a total combined gross weight of vehicle plus load in excess of four tons shall be excluded from all streets except from those streets which form part of the system of truck routes.
Name of Street
Location
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-11, 129-41]
Vehicles over the registered gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described except for the pickup and delivery of materials on such street, or the use of emergency vehicles on such streets.
Name of Street
Weight Limit
Location
Brookdale Road
4 tons
Entire length
Carrar Drive
4 tons
Entire length
Elsinore Drive
4 tons
Entire length
Hill Hollow
4 tons
Entire length
Johnston Drive
4 tons
Entire length
Shawnee Drive
4 tons
Entire length
Valley Drive
4 tons
Entire length
Wildwood Terrace
4 tons
Entire length
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-13, 129-43]
The streets or parts of streets described below 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
Location
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-14, 129-44; Ord. No. OR:09/09§ 1]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described below 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
Locations
Anderson Road
From Mountain Boulevard to and including its southerly intersection with Stanie Brae Drive
Bonnie Burn Road
(CR 641)
From the Watchung/Scotch Plains corporate line to Valley Road
Deer Run
From Stanie Brae Drive to the Watchung/Greenbrook Township corporate line.
Johnston Drive
1. From Watchung Avenue to the Watchung/North Plainfield corporate line
2. From the Watchung/North Plainfield corporate line to Bonnie Burn Road
Knightsbridge
From Valley Road to and including its intersection with Chelsea.
Nottingham Drive
From Hill Hollow Road to and including its intersection with Canterberry Lane.
Ridge Road
From Hillcrest Road to Phillip Lane
Valleyview Road
From Stirling Road to Cedar Road
Washington Drive
From Mountain Boulevard to the Watchung/Green Brook corporate line
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-15, 129-45; amended 7-13-2023 by Ord. No. 23/11]
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
Acorn Road and Knollwood Drive
Acorn Road
Carrar Drive and Glen Eagle Drive
[Added 7-13-2023 by Ord. No. 23/11]
Carrar Drive
Dale Road and High Tor Drive
Dale Road
Deer Run and Stanie Brae Drive
Deer Run
Eaton Road and Sunbright Road
Eaton Road
Gildersleeve Place and Rock Avenue
Gildersleeve Place
Grandview Drive and Skyline Drive
Grandview Drive
Sequoia Drive and Bayberry Lane
Sequoia Drive
Shawnee Drive and Carrar Drive
Shawnee Drive
Spencer Lane and Fawn Lane
Spencer Lane
Valleyview Road and Lakeview Avenue
Valleyview Road
Verona Place and the westerly driveway of the Valleyview School
The westerly driveway of the Valleyview School
Winter Lane and Scott Drive
Winter Lane
[Ord. No. OR:09/09§ 2]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections herein described are designated as Multi-Way Stop Intersections. Stop signs shall be installed as provided herein.
Intersection
Stop Signs On
Valleyview Road and Cedar Road
Valleyview Road and Cedar Road
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
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-20, 129-21, 129-22, 129-50, 129-51, 129-52; New]
No person shall make a turn at any location listed and only in the manner described.
Intersection
Turn Prohibited
Movement Prohibited
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-25, 129-55]
No person shall make a right turn on the red signal at any location listed:
Intersection
Direction of Travel
Prohibited Turn On Red
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-17, 129-47]
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.
Street Time
Sides
Location
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-19, 129-49; New]
The locations described are hereby designated as Bus Stops. No vehicle other than an omnibus which is picking up or discharging passengers shall be permitted to occupy said location between the hours indicated.
Street
Hours
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-18, 129-48; New]
The locations described are hereby designated as Taxi Stands. No vehicle other than a taxi shall be permitted to occupy these locations during the times indicated.
Street
Location
Hours
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-24, 129-54]
The lane locations described are designated as Lane Use Reservations and traffic shall move as indicated.
Intersection or Location
Movement
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-23, 129-53; Ord. No. OR:96/19 § 1; Ord. No. 03/05§ 1; Ord. No. 03/11§ 1; amended 6-4-2020 by Ord. No. 20/04]
a. 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along the streets or parts thereof described below, and made a part of this chapter, are hereby established at the rate of speed indicated.
b. 
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained to effect the above designated speed limits.
Name of Street
Speed Limit
Location
Anderson Road
35 mph
Between Mountain Boulevard and its terminus
Bonnie Burn Road
(CR 641)
35 mph
Between Valley Road and the Somerset-Union County corporate line
East Drive
35 mph
Entire length
Gray Street
35 mph
Between East Drive and U.S. Route 22
High Tor Drive
35 mph
Between Ridge Road and Phillip Lane
Hillcrest Road (County 531)
[Added 6-4-2020 by Ord. No. 20/04]
25 mph
Between Crestwood Drive and Watchung Circle
Mountain Boulevard (County 527)
[Added 6-4-2020 by Ord. No. 20/04]
35 mph
Between Wildwood Terrace and Brookdale Road
Mountain Boulevard (County 527)
[Added 6-4-2020 by Ord. No. 20/04]
25 mph
Between Brookdale Road and Watchung Circle
Plainfield Avenue
(CR 641)
35 mph
Between Valley Road and the Watchung/Berkeley Heights corporate line
Ridge Road
35 mph
Zone 1: Between Hillcrest Road and High Tor Drive
40 mph
Zone 2: Between High Tor Drive and its terminus
Somerset Street (County 531)
[Added 6-4-2020 by Ord. No. 20/04]
25 mph
Between Johnston Drive and Watchung Circle
Stirling Road (County 653)
[Added 6-4-2020 by Ord. No. 20/04]
25 mph
Between Dogwood Lane and Watchung Circle
Terrill Road
35 mph
Between the Watchung/Plainfield corporate line to its intersection with U.S. Highway 22
Valley Drive
25 mph
Between Valley Road and Johnston Drive
Valley Road (County 527)
[Added 6-4-2020 by Ord. No. 20/04]
35 mph
Between Bonnie Burn Road and Knightsbridge
Valley Road (County 527)
[Added 6-4-2020 by Ord. No. 20/04]
25 mph
Between Knightsbridge and the Watchung Circle
[New]
A Mid-Block Crosswalk shall be established and maintained at the following location.
Name of Street
Location
(Reserved)
[New]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-183.1b, the following locations shall be established as "Crosswalks for the Older and Walking Impaired Persons."
Name of Street
Location
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. 96/07§§ 129-26, 129-56]
No person shall pass any vehicle moving in the same direction at any of the locations listed below and appropriately marked as No Passing Zones.
Name of Street
Location
Plainfield Avenue
(CR 641)
a. Northbound Traffic:
1. From the north curbline of Valley Road to the Somerset County/Union County line (center of the southern most bridge over the Green Brook), a distance of approximately 500 feet
2. From the Somerset County/Union County line (center of the bridge over the Green Brook approximately 140 feet north of the center of Horseshoe Road) to the Somerset County/Union County line (center of the northernmost bridge over the Green Brook), a distance of approximately 1,260 feet
b. Southbound Traffic:
1. From the Somerset County/Union County line (center of the northernmost bridge over the Green Brook) to the Somerset County/Union County line (center of the bridge over the Green Brook approximately 140 feet north of the center of Horseshoe Road), a distance of approximately 1,260 feet
2. From the Somerset County/Union County line (center of the southernmost bridge over the Green Brook) to the north curbline of Valley Road, a distance of approximately 500 feet
[New]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the following street locations are designated as handicapped parking spaces. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards or plates or placards by the Motor Vehicle Commission, or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
Street
No. of Spaces
Location
(Reserved)
[New]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.6, the following on-street locations are designated as handicapped parking spaces in front of private residences occupied by handicapped persons. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards or plates or placards by the Motor Vehicle Commission, or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted in these spaces.
Property
Location
Permit Number
(Reserved)
[New; Ord. No. 04/07§ 1]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the following off-street parking yards and Board of Education property are designated as Handicapped Parking areas. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards, plates or placards issued by the Motor Vehicle Commission, or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
Property
No. of Spaces
Location
Watchung Firemens Exempt Hall
31 Mountain Boulevard
1
As indicated on site plan*
Watchung Fire House
57 Mountain Boulevard
1
As indicated on site plan*
* Editor's Note: The site plan referred to herein may be found on file in the office of the Township Clerk.
[Ord. No. 96/07§ 129-6.2; New]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46, the following off-street parking yards are designated as handicapped parking areas. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards, plates or placards by the Motor Vehicle Commission, or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
Property
No. of Spaces
Location
(Reserved)
[New]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-1, the following off-street parking locations are designated as handicapped parking. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards, plates or placards by the Motor Vehicle Commission, or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
Street
No. of Spaces
Location
(Reserved)
[New]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-4, the following off-street parking locations are designated as handicapped parking. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards, plates or placards by the Division of Motor Vehicles, or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
Property
No. of Spaces
Location
(Reserved)
[New]
The owners of the premises referred to in subsections 7-39.3, 7-39.4 and 7-39.5 shall provide and install signs and pavement markings for each parking space reserved for the use of handicapped persons, which signs and markings shall be in accordance with the Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The cost of procurement and installation of the signs and pavement markings shall be the responsibility of the owner of said property. The owner shall, subsequent to initial procurement and installation, maintain such signs and pavement markings in good condition at no cost or expense to the Borough of Watchung. The owner shall be responsible for the repair and restoration or replacement of same.
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§ 129-6.2; Ord. No. OR:03/16]
For violations of this section, the offender shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $20 nor more than $300 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-10, 129-40; New]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the following Municipal and Board of Education property shall have the movement of traffic controlled by the type of regulation indicated. No person shall operate or park a vehicle in violation of the regulations indicated.
Property
Regulation
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§ 129-7; New]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46, the following private property that is open to the public and to which the public is invited, the movement of traffic shall be controlled by the types of regulations indicated. No person shall operate or park a vehicle in violation of the following regulations.
a. 
Blue Star Shopping Center. D.O.T. Approved 7.29.70
1. 
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46, no person shall park or leave standing a vehicle at any time upon that portion of land in the Blue Star Shopping Center known as Lot 11, Block 64, Route 22, Watchung, New Jersey, and being more specifically described as follows: Beginning at the westerly corner, adjacent to the existing curb of the Blue Star Shopping Center Stores, said corner as of this date being occupied by Dress Barn; thence from said point in a northeasterly direction a distance of approximately 600 feet to an angle point; thence continuing in a northeasterly direction along the curb of said stores a distance of approximately 1,200 feet to another angle point, said point being in the westerly line of a building this date designated as C.J. Becker School Supplies; thence continuing in a northeasterly direction a distance of approximately 350 feet to another angle point, said point being at the easterly edge of a building this date designated as Funcoland; thence continuing again in a northerly direction a distance of approximately 150 feet to the end of a building this date designated as Blue Star Cleaners. The no parking zone shall be 32 feet in width for a distance of 2,300 feet.
Additionally, no person shall park or leave standing a vehicle at any time upon that portion of land specifically described as follows: Beginning at the northeasterly corner of the existing curb of a building this date designated as T.G.I. Fridays and continuing in a westerly direction a distance of approximately 180 feet to an angle point; thence continuing in a southerly direction along the curb of said building a distance of approximately 100 feet to an angle point; thence continuing in an easterly direction along the curb of said building a distance of approximately 140 feet to the curb's terminus. The no parking zone shall be 40 feet in width for a distance of 420 feet.
2. 
All of the land area described in paragraph a, 1 is hereby designated a no parking zone.
3. 
Signs and necessary markings shall be erected designating the above land area as no parking zones and placed and maintained as required by the Commissioner of Transportation.
b. 
The owners of the premises referred to in this section shall provide and install signs and pavement markings as required, which signage and markings shall be in accordance with the current Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The cost of signs and installations shall be the responsibility of the owner of said property. The owner shall, subsequent to the initial procurement and installation, maintain such signs and pavement markings in good condition at no cost or expense to the Borough of Watchung.
c. 
The penalty for a violation and conviction of this section shall be not less than $50 nor more than $1,000 and/or imprisonment in the County jail for a term not to exceed 90 days, or by a period of community service not to exceed 90 days.
[New; Ord. No. 06/10§§ 1—4]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-1 the regulations of Subtitle 1, Title 39 of the Revised Statutes are hereby made applicable to the properties listed below.
a. 
Villa Domenico.
1. 
General Parking.
(a) 
All vehicles must park in designated areas and between the lines provided.
(b) 
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts of streets described below, except in areas covered by other parking restrictions.
Name of Street
Sides
Hours
Location
All roads
Both
All
As indicated on the site plan*
*Editor's Note: The site plan referred to herein may be found on file in the office of the Township Clerk.
(c) 
Handicapped Parking. All stalls shall be 12 foot 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 Permit by the Motor Vehicles Commission.
2. 
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
Schmidt Circle
Counterclockwise
Entire length
3. 
Speed Limits.
(a) 
The speed limit for both directions of travel on the following roadway are:
Name of Roadway
MPH
Limits
All roads
15
Entire length
(b) 
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained to effect the above designated speed limits authorized by the Department of Transportation.
4. 
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 or operator's expense. That all signs, posts, or other necessary materials 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.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided for by the New Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of this paragraph a or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than the maximum penalty allowed or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
[Ord. No. OR:96/07§§ 129-8, 129-39; Ord. No. OR:00/29§ 1]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-4, the regulations of Subtitle 1, Title 39 of the Revised Statutes are hereby made applicable to the properties listed below.
a. 
Watchung Lake Park.
1. 
Parking at the municipal parking lot at Watchung Lake Park is limited to those persons using this park. Parking at this municipal lot by anyone not using this park is prohibited.
2. 
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than two hours at the Watchung Lake Park municipal parking lot.
3. 
The Police Department and Department of Public Works are hereby authorized to post signs at the Watchung Lake Park municipal parking lot briefing the public on this section and consistent with the rules and regulations applicable to signs.
4. 
For violations of this subsection 7-40.4, the offender shall be liable for a penalty of $50.
[New]
The owners of the premises referred to in subsections 7-40.2 and 7-40.3 shall provide and install signs and pavement markings as required, which signage and markings shall be in accordance with the Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The cost of procurement and installation of the signs and pavement markings shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property. The owner shall, subsequent to the initial procurement and installation, maintain such signs and pavement markings in good condition at no cost or expense to the Borough of Watchung. The owner shall be responsible for the repair and restoration or replacement of same.