[New]
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the
meaning respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle I 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 Saving Time
as may be in current use in the Borough.
[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, standing or parking
of vehicles as set forth in R. S. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey statute
or as hereinafter provided.
[New; Ord. 3/12/87, § 1]
a.
Upon the declaration of an emergency, or during parades, house tours,
or other similar events which are likely to generate substantial parking
problems, 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 or anticipated substantial parking problem
and to direct the posting of EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs when the conditions
enumerated above or when weather conditions, accidents, fire or public
celebration, dictate or require the 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.
Any unoccupied vehicle parking or standing in violation of this section
shall be deemed a nuisance and menace to the safe and proper regulations
of traffic and any police officer may provide for the removal of such
vehicle. The owner shall pay the reasonable costs of removal and storage
which may result from such removal before regaining possession of
the vehicles.
c.
The effectiveness of this subsection is contingent upon the signs
being erected as required by law.
[Ord. 4/10/52; Ord. 6/26/52; Ord. 8/22/64; Ord. 8/27/64; Ord. 4/11/74; Ord. 12/14/78; Ord. 4/26/79, § 1; Ord. 5/10/79; Ord. 2/26/81, § 1; Ord. 4/25/85; Ord. 4/10/86, § 1; Ord. 6/25/87, § 1; Ord. 11/24/87, § 1; Ord.
8/25/88, § 1; Ord. 6/14/90, § 1; Ord. 1/24/91; Ord. 6/13/91; Ord. 10/8/92, § 1; Ord.
10/21/93, § 3; Ord. 5/20/99, § 1; Ord. 7/26/06, § 1; Ord. No. 07-003G, § 1; Ord. No. 08-008G, § 1; Ord. No. 08-016G, § 1; Ord. No. 10-009G; Ord. No. 10-011G, § 1; Ord. No. 10-016G, § 1; Ord. No. 11-010G; Ord.
No. 11-014G, § 1; Ord.
No. 13-009G; Ord. No. 14-001G § 1; Ord. No. 14-006G § 1; Ord. No. 15-010G; Ord. No. 16-006G § 5; Ord. No. 18-015G § 2]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule I of Chapter 7A.
[Ord. 2/8/62; Ord. 4/27/78, § 1; Ord.
12/14/78; Ord. 7/22/82; Ord. 7/10/86; Ord. 10/8/92, § 2; Ord.
8/3/95, § 1; Ord. 7/15/99, § 1; Ord. 12/2/99, § 1; Ord. 11/20/03,
§ 1; Ord. 12/19/04, §§ 1,2; Ord. 8/4/05, §§ 1,2; Ord. No. 08-016G, § 1; Ord. No. 13-009G; Ord.
No. 14-001G § 2; Ord.
No. 15-010G; Ord. No. 16-001G § 3; Ord. No. 16-006G § 5]
No person or company shall park a vehicle or dumpster of any type between the hours specified in Schedule II of any day upon any of the streets, or parts of streets, or municipal parking lots described in Schedule II of Chapter 7A.
[Ord. 8/28/80; Ord. No. 07-014G, §§ 1,2; Ord. No. 14-010G § 4]
No person shall park a commercial truck, tractor or trailer between the hours specified in Schedule IIA of any day upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IIA of Chapter 7A. Commercial truck shall be any truck weighing over 17,500 pounds.
[Added 8-8-2023 by Ord. No. 23-002G]
No person shall park any recreational or commercial boat or
boat trailer and recreational watercraft or recreational watercraft
trailer between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5 a.m. on any day upon
any of the streets or parts of streets in the Borough of Rumson.
[New; Ord. No. 16-006G § 5]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule III of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule III of Chapter 7A.
[Ord. 8/24/64; Ord. 6/9/77; Ord. 4/26/79, § 2; Ord. 10/21/93, § 4; Ord. 3/5/98, § 1; Ord. 10/20/05, § 1; Ord. No. 9/7/06, § 1; Ord. 10/7/07; Ord. No. 08-016G, § 1; Ord. No. 10-011G, § 2; Ord. No. 10-016G, § 2; Ord. No. 13-009G; Ord. No. 15-010G; Ord. No. 16-006G § 5]
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown in Schedule IV at any time between the hours listed in Schedule IV of any day (except Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IV attached to and made a part of this chapter. No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown in Schedule IVA upon any of the Municipal parking lots of the Borough as described in Schedule IVA of Chapter 7A.
[Ord. 7/27/78, § 1; Ord. 12/23/80, § 1; Ord. 1/12/89, § 1]
Parking in the lot adjacent to the Rumson Fire Company is hereby prohibited except for vehicles bearing the proper identification decal, as described in Schedule IA of Chapter 7A.
Parking of vehicles in the municipal lot adjacent to the Rumson
Fire Company Lot should be at a 90 degree angle. The stalls shall
be painted white and be a minimum of nine feet in width.
a.
Parking Limited to Rumson Fire Department Members Only. Parking in
the following described areas is limited to Rumson Fire Department
members only:
[Ord. 10/17/96, § 1;
amended 12-14-2021 by Ord. No. 21-012G]
Parking on the south side of Wilson Circle from East River Road
to a point 230 feet east thereof is hereby prohibited except for members
of the Rumson Emergency Medical Services (EMS). All such vehicles
shall bear a proper identification decal, indicating that it is a
vehicle of a member of Rumson EMS.
[Ord. No. 13-010G]
a.
HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES
HANDICAPPED PERSON
Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to the provisions of Subsection 7-3.9:
Shall mean parking spaces on the street or within a parking
yard or parking place which are open to the public or to which the
public is invited, whether maintained or operated separately or in
conjunction with any business enterprise, and which is designated
by suitable signs as being reserved for parking by a handicapped person
only and which has been approved by the Planning Board of the Borough
of Rumson.
Shall mean any person who qualifies under the provision of
N.J.S.A. 39:204 and who possesses a special vehicle identification
by the State of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, pursuant to N.J.S.A.
39:4-205, or by a similar body in another state when such motor vehicle
is properly identified pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-206 by a registration
plate bearing the national wheelchair symbol, or properly identified
pursuant to the laws of another state, or displaying a temporary handicapped
placard issued by the Chief of Police.
b.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, stop or stand a motor
vehicle in any parking space designated for the exclusive use of handicapped
persons, unless such person is a handicapped person or is transporting
a handicapped person and is utilizing the handicapped parking space
for the benefit of such handicapped person.
c.
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-107, 39:4-202, 39:4-183.27 and 30:4-198, on-street locations as shown in Schedule IB of Chapter 7A, Subsection 7-3.9 of Chapter 7, are designated as handicapped parking spaces. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards for plates or placards by the State of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
[Ord. No. 09-016G, § 1; Ord. No. 13-010G]
Any person(s), firm(s), or corporation(s) who violates or neglects to comply with any provisions of § 7-3, Parking or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, shall be subject to a penalty of $40.
[New; Ord. 7/25/91, § 1]
Trucks over four tons gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule V except for the pickup and delivery of materials on such streets. Schedule V being in Chapter 7A.
[Ord. 6/12/51; Ord. 4/28/77; Ord. 4/14/83; Ord. 10/5/95; Ord. 7/5/01, § 1; Ord. 9/7/06, § 1; Ord.
No. 08-016G, § 1; Ord.
No. 16-001G § 3]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VI of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated.
[New; Ord. 8/13/81, § 1; Ord. 1/21/99, § 1; Ord. No. 08-016G, § 1]
Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VII of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as Through Streets. STOP signs shall be installed on the near right side of each street intersecting the Through Street except where YIELD signs are provided for in the designations.
[New; Ord. 12/14/78; Ord. 8/13/81, § 2; Ord. 3/24/83; Ord. 6/14/84; Ord. 2/28/85; Ord. 5/24/90, § 1; Ord. 1/21/99, § 2; Ord.
5/20/99, § 1; Ord. No.
08-016G, § 1; Ord. No.
11-008G; Ord. 11-014G, § 2]
Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule VIII and VIIIA of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as Stop Intersections. STOP signs shall be installed as provided therein.
[New; Ord. 8/13/81, § 3; Ord. No. 08-016G, § 1]
Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule IX of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as Yield Intersections. YIELD signs shall be installed as provided therein.
[New]
The locations described in Schedule X of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as Loading Zones.
[New]
The locations described in Schedule XI of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as Taxi Stands.
[New; Ord. 11/22/72; Ord. 4/27/78; Ord. 10/21/93, §§ 1,5; Ord. No. 08-016G, § 1]
The locations described in Schedule XII of Chapter 7A 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 and days indicated.
[New]
No person shall make a left turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIII of Chapter 7A.
[New; Ord. 1/14/88, § 1; Ord. 2/3/00]
No person shall make a U-Turn or a K-Turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIV of Chapter 7A.
[New]
No person shall make a turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XV of Chapter 7A.
[Ord. 12/11/58; Ord. 2/22/73; Ord. 12/11/86; Ord. 11/11/87, § 1; Ord. 2/23/89, § 1; Ord. 11/19/98, § 1; amended 12-17-2019 by Ord. No.
19-007G007G]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XVI of Chapter 7A shall have the speed limits designated in such schedule. All other Borough streets not listed in Schedule XVI shall be 25 miles per hour one way, both directions.
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained
to effect the above designated speed limits as authorized by the Department
of Transportation.
