[Ord. #801, AI]
Words and phrases used in this Chapter shall be the meanings ascribed to them by N.J.S.A. 39:1-1.
[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.
[Ord. #801, § 4-1]
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 N.J.S.A. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey Statute or as hereinafter provided.
a. 
Upon the declaration of an emergency, there shall be no parking upon streets or sections of streets where temporary EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are displayed. The Chief of Police or, in his absence, the ranking police officer is authorized to declare an emergency and to direct the posting of EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs when weather conditions, accidents, fires or construction, public celebrations or gatherings dictate or require the avoidance of hazards or other conditions which interfere with the free flow of traffic. Notification that the EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are being or will be posted shall be given to the operator or owner of any vehicle which has been parked prior to the posting of the signs.
b. 
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this section shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic and any police officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall assume the reasonable costs of removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
c. 
The effectiveness of this subsection is contingent upon the signs being erected as required by law.
[Ord. #801, § 4-2; Ord. #893; Ord. #1064; Ord. #1341, § 1; Ord. #1345, § 1; Ord. #1376, § 1; Ord. #1386, § 1; Ord. #1458; Ord. #1461; Ord. #1517 § 1; Ord. #1552]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule I which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #801, § 4-3; Ord. #1234, § 1]
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule II of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule II which can be found in Chapter 7A. A fine not to exceed $30 shall be imposed for violations to this subsection.
[Ord. #801, § 4-4]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule III which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #801, § 4-5; Ord. #990, § II; Ord. #1051; Ord. #1165, § 1; Ord. #1188, § 1; Ord. #1341, § 1; Ord. #1521]
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 Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IV which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[Added 4-21-2021 by Ord. No. 1669]
a. 
Be it ordained that parking of vehicles is prohibited after hours of operation at the following Borough-owned properties:
Keansburg Waterfront Library
55 Shore Boulevard
Keansburg Police Department/Donohue Park
179 Carr Avenue
Keansburg Borough Public Works Yard
40 Frazee Place
Keansburg Borough Hall Parking Lot
29 Church Street
b. 
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this section shall be deemed a nuisance and any police officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall assume the reasonable costs of removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
[New; Ord. #1311, § 2]
Trucks over four tons gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule V except for the pick up and delivery of materials on such streets. Schedule V which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #801, § 2-1; Ord. #1226, § 1; Ord. #1349, § 1; Ord. No. 1601]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VI which can be found in Chapter 7A are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated.
[Ord. #801, § 3-1; Ord. #1096; Ord. #1527]
In accordance with the provisions of subsection 7-6.1, the following streets or parts of streets are hereby designated as Through Streets. STOP signs shall be installed on or near the right side of each street intersecting or each entrance onto the Through Street except where YIELD right-of-way signs are provided for in Schedule IX which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #801, § 3-2; Ord. #1111; Ord. #1196; Ord. #1208; Ord. #1327, § 1; Ord. #1341, § 1; Ord. #1342, § 1; Ord. #1439; Ord. #1517 § 2; Ord. #1527]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule VIII which can be found in Chapter 7A are hereby designated as Stop Intersections. STOP signs shall be installed as provided therein.
[New]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule IX which can be found in Chapter 7A are hereby designated as Yield Intersections. YIELD signs shall be installed as provided therein.
[New]
The locations described in Schedule X which can be found in Chapter 7A are hereby designated as Loading Zones.
[New]
The locations described in Schedule which can be found in Chapter 7A are hereby designated as Taxi Stands.
[Ord. #801, § 10; Ord. #887; Ord. #947; Ord. #1215; Ord. #1217]
The locations described in Schedule XII which can be found in Chapter 7A are hereby designated as Bus Stops.
[1]
Editor's Note: For regulations on Charter Buses, Unloading and Loading, see Chapter V, Section 5-3, Charter Buses.
[Ord. #801, § 5-1]
No person shall make a left turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIII which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[New]
No person shall make a U-Turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIV which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[New]
No person shall make a turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XV which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #801, § 6-1]
No person shall make a right turn when facing a steady red signal (STOP) indication whenever an official sign is present prohibiting such turn on the red signal as described in Schedule XVI which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[New; Ord. #1344, § 1]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XVII, which can be found in Chapter 7A, shall have the speed limits designated in such schedule. Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained to effect the above designated speed limits as authorized by the Department of Transportation.
[New]
No Passing Zones shall be established and maintained on the streets or parts of streets as described in Schedule XVIII which can be found in Chapter 7A, as authorized by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
[Ord. #1264, § 1]
No person shall park a vehicle in an Emergency Vehicles Only Zone, as designated in Schedule XIX, which can be found in Chapter 7A, unless such vehicle is an emergency vehicle, as defined in Chapter 4 of Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated, and as defined in N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, or a personal vehicle operated by a member of the EMS.
[Ord. #944, § 4]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this section shall be fined $25; and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
[New]
As used in this Chapter the term "holidays" means and includes New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, General Election Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, on the dates fixed by law for their observance.
[New; Ord. #1129]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this ordinance or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
All former traffic ordinances of the Borough of Keansburg covered in this Traffic Chapter are hereby repealed except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this ordinance.
a. 
The following penalties are hereby established for these designated offenses:
[Amended 8-21-2019 by Ord. No. 1642]
No parking 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
$50
No parking 1 1/2 ton from 12:01 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
$50
[Ord. #1125]
"Mid-Block Crossings" are hereby established at the following location(s) in the Borough of Keansburg.
Name of Street
Location
Creek Road
Beginning at a point 200 feet North of the northerly curbline of 10th Street along the westerly curbline of Creek Road and 160 feet North of the northerly curbline of Church Street along the easterly curbline of Creek Road and extending to a point 10 feet therefrom.
[Ord. #1300, § 2]
The following areas of the Public Right-of-Way shall be designated as "School Drop-Off Zones."
Street
Side
Location
a.
Ramsey Avenue
East
Beginning at a point 120 feet South of the intersection of the easterly curbline of Ramsey Avenue and the southerly curbline of Terrace Place and continuing 75 feet south therefrom
East
[Added 9-19-2018 by Ord. No. 1621]
Frances Place to Terrace Avenue (excluding designated handicapped parking spaces and school bus drop-off areas)
b.
Myrtle Avenue
West
Beginning at a point of 120 feet South of the intersection of the westerly curbline of Myrtle Avenue and the southerly curbline of Terrace Place and continuing 75 feet south therefrom
Both
[Added 9-19-2018 by Ord. No. 1621]
Frances Place to Terrace Place
c.
Frances Place
[Added 9-19-2018 by Ord. No. 1621]
North
Myrtle Avenue to Ramsey Avenue
[Ord. #1300, § 2]
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 10:00 a.m. and the hours of 2:00 p.m. through 3:30 p.m. upon the areas designated as School Drop-Off Zones as identified in subsection 7-17.1 on any day, except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays when schools are closed.
[Ord. #1300, § 2]
A person shall be permitted to stop or stand a vehicle in the areas designated in subsection 7-17.1 above notwithstanding the provision of subsection 7-17.2 only during the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. through 3:30 p.m. for the sole purpose of discharging passengers who attend or are employed at the schools abutting the School Drop-Off Zone.
[Ord. #1300, § 2]
Every person convicted of a violation of this section shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $50 nor more than $500.
Former Section 7-18, Resident Parking in Front of Driveways, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance No. 1308, was rescinded in its entirety by Ordinance No. 1464.
[Ord. #1343, § 1]
Handicapped parking spaces are hereby designated as listed in Schedule XX which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #1537]
RESIDENTIAL PARKING
Shall mean that only motor vehicles owned and/or leased by residents of the Borough of Keansburg may park in certain areas during prescribed time periods. Said motor vehicles must be registered by the resident with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
SCHOOL SESSION
As used in the Revised General Ordinances shall mean the dates and hours of operation of the Keansburg School District as promulgated by the Keansburg Board of Education.
[Ord. #1537; Ord. #1542; Ord. #1545]
Residential parking areas shall be contained in Schedule XXI which can be found in Chapter 7A of the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Keansburg.
[Ord. #1544]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this section shall be fined $40; and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
[Added 9-19-2018 by Ord. No. 1622]
a. 
Parking on the following streets shall be restricted to permit parking. Permits shall be required during the hours of School Session as defined in the Borough ordinances and shall be issued from the Borough of Keansburg:
Street
Side
Location
Creek Road
East
Church Street to Frances Place
Frances Place
North
Creek Road to Ramsey Avenue
North
Myrtle Avenue to Carr Avenue
South
Creek Road to Carr Avenue
Manning Place
Both
Creek Road to Myrtle Avenue
Myrtle Avenue
Both
Frances Place to Manning Place
Ramsey Avenue
East
Frances Place to Manning Place
West
Frances Place to Terrace Place
Waackaack Avenue
Both
Terrace Place to Frances Place
b. 
Any and all areas designated as "Residential Parking Permit Required" previously adopted by Borough Ordinance are hereby repealed.