[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 township.
[Ord. #80-358; Ord. #91-600; Ord. #94-676; Ord. #96-715;
Ord. #2001-862; Ord. #2005-1002; Ord. #2006-1056; Ord. #2007-1071;
Ord. #2008-1088; Ord. #2008-1109; Ord. #2011-1189; Ord. #2012-1204]
[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.
[Ord. #61-137; New; Ord. #88-548, §§ 1,2]
a.
Upon the declaration of an emergency, with the exception of snow
emergencies, which emergencies are specifically regulated under paragraph
b hereof, there shall be no parking upon streets or sections of streets
where TEMPORARY EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are dis-played. The chief
of police or, in his or her absence, the ranking police officer or
the department of public works supervisor, is authorized to declare
an emergency and to direct the posting of EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs
when accidents, fire or public celebrations 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.
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers
the street or highway, an emergency shall exist and no vehicle shall
be parked on the following streets or highways or portions thereof:
all municipally owned streets or highways.
The above parking prohibition shall remain in effect after the
snow has ceased until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and
to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow
of traffic.
c.
Any unoccupied vehicle parked 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 vehicle.
d.
The effectiveness of this subsection is contingent upon the signs
being erected as required by law.
[Ord. #50-67; Ord. #54-99; Ord. #69- 223; Ord. #72-258; Ord.
#82-424, § I; Ord. #82-428, § 1; Ord. #88-530, § 1;
Ord. #92-634, § 1; Ord. #95-701, § 1; Ord. #2000- 813, §
1; Ord. #2002-882, § 1; Ord. #2009-1142, § 1; Ord. #2009-1148,
§ 1; Ord. #2010-1149, § 1; Ord. #2013-1232; Ord. #2014-
1259; Ord. No. 2015-1292; Ord. No. 2017-1305; Ord.
No. 2018-1336]
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. #78-329; Ord. #2000-813, § 2]
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 of Chapter 7A.
[New; Ord. #2006-1005, § 1]
No person shall stop or stand 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 III of Chapter 7A.
[New]
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 of Chapter 7A.
The parking of vehicles of a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of 8,500 pounds and the parking of trailers or semitrailers not attached to passenger automobiles is prohibited upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IA of Chapter 7A.
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any cul-de-sac or part thereof as described in Schedule XIX of Chapter 7A.
Pursuant to the statutory authority granted to this municipality, the locations listed in Schedule XX of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as restricted parking spaces for use by handicapped persons who have been issued special identification by the Motor Vehicle Commission. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces at any time.
All restricted parking spaces designated for use by handicapped
persons shall be marked by signs in conformance with the current manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.
[Ord. #33-13; Ord. #75-286; Ord. #88-525; Ord. #90-583;
Ord. #92-634; Ord. #96-716; Ord. #2002-902; Ord. #2009-1141; Ord.
#2009-1143]
Trucks over four tons registered 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 being of Chapter 7A.
All vehicles are hereby excluded from streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XXII of Chapter 7A, except for destinations along those streets or parts of streets and for the pick up and delivery of materials along those streets or parts of streets.
Emergency vehicles and school buses are exempt from 7-4.2.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former subsections 7-4.2 and 7-4.3 previously
codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance Nos. 81-397 and
90-583, pertaining to trucks over three tons were repealed in their
entirety by Ordinance No. 92-634.
[New; Ord. #2009-1122; Ord. #2009-1140]
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. #82-423; Ord. #88-540; Ord. #88-542; Ord. #89-559;
Ord. #92-634; Ord. #94-672; Ord. #97-741; Ord. #2008-1088]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 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.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule VIII of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as Stop Intersections. STOP signs shall be installed as provided therein.
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.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197 no driver of a vehicle shall cross an appropriately marked "No Passing" line unless otherwise directed by a duly constituted traffic or police officer, or when the lane in which he is operating is obstructed and impassable on any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XVIII of Chapter 7A.
[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]
The locations described in Schedule XII of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as Bus Stops.
[New; Ord. #2013-1237]
No person shall make a left turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIII of Chapter 7A.
No person shall make a U-Turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIV of Chapter 7A.
No person shall make a turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XV of Chapter 7A.
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 of Chapter 7A.
Vehicles over four tons registered gross weight are prohibited
from making a right turn from Central Place in a northerly direction
onto Station Road in an easterly direction.
[Ord. #66-188; Ord. #70-239; Ord. #71-244; Ord. #78-327;
Ord. #79-356; Ord. #82-425; Ord. #91-599; Ord. #92-634; Ord. #94-672;
Ord. #96-709; Ord. #97-725; Ord. #97-741; Ord. #2002-901; Ord. #2007-1067;
Ord. #2013-1217; Ord. #2013-1236]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XVII of 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.
[Ord. #77-308; Ord. #88-547; Ord. #89-552; Ord. #92-634]
a.
The mayor of the township is hereby authorized to provide by regulation for the closing of any street under municipal jurisdiction or portion thereof to motor vehicle traffic on any day or days or during specified hours on any day or days whenever he or she finds that such closing is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare. Any such regulation promulgated hereunder shall provide for the posting of proper warning signs of such closing in any street or portion thereof during the time the same is closed and shall also contain a reference to the penalty provision for violation of this section, which is set forth in section 7-13.
b.
In the event any such regulation provides for the closure of any
street for more than 48 continuous hours, said regulation shall not
become effective until it has been approved by the Commissioner of
Transportation, pursuant to R.S. 39:4-8.
c.
For purposes of this section, a "regulation" shall be the written
authorization by the mayor for a specific street closing which is
to be implemented pursuant to standard procedures recommended by the
township engineer and approved by the mayor.
d.
Only the mayor or the mayor's designee shall have the authority
to authorize the closing of any street under the municipal jurisdiction
in the township for any purpose.
e.
No person shall close or cause to be closed any street under municipal jurisdiction in the township without first having received authorization for such closure from the mayor or the mayor's designee. No person shall close or cause to remain closed any street under municipal jurisdiction in the township in excess of the time authorized for such a closure by the mayor. Each day or portion of a day during which a street is closed or remains closed in violation of this section 7-12e shall constitute a separate violation, subject to the penalties set forth in section 7-13.
[New; Ord. #89-552; Ord. #2009-1121]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this chapter or any amendment thereto shall be liable to a minimum penalty of not less than $50 and not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both; provided, however, that every person convicted of a violation of section 7-12e and 7-4 of this chapter shall be liable for each day or portion of a day said section is violated to a minimum penalty of not less than $250 and not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.
All former traffic ordinances of the Township of Branchburg
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.
[Ord. #93-654; Ord. #93-658; Ord. #94-676]
All vehicles must park only in designated areas and between
the lines provided.
a.
Through street. The following street or parts of streets are hereby
designated as through streets. Stop signs shall be installed on the
near right side of each street intersecting the through streets.
|
Name of Street
|
Limits
|
|---|---|
|
Breckenridge Drive
|
Entire Length
|
b.
Stop intersections. The following intersections are hereby designated
as stop intersections. Stop signs shall be installed as provided therein:
|
Intersection
|
Stop Signs On
|
|---|---|
|
Winthrop Drive and Boxwood Drive
|
Boxwood Drive
|
|
Winthrop Drive and Red Crest Lane
|
Red Crest Lane
|
|
Red Crest Lane and Boxwood Drive
|
Red Crest Lane
|
a.
The speed limits for both directions of travel on the following roads
are:
|
Road
|
MPH
|
Limits
|
|---|---|---|
|
Breckenridge Drive
|
15
|
Entire Length
|
|
Boxwood Drive
|
15
|
Entire Length
|
|
Stowe Court
|
15
|
Entire Length
|
|
Longley Court
|
15
|
Entire Length
|
|
Red Crest Lane
|
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.
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle any time upon any of
the streets or parts of streets described:
|
Name of Street
|
Sides
|
Hours
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Boxwood Drive
|
Both
|
All
|
North of Breckenridge Dr.
|
All signs, posts or other necessary materials shall be installed
and paid for by the Society Hill at Branchburg Condominium Association,
Inc. Work shall be checked by the Police Department to insure installations
meet State and Federal Specifications and all signing shall conform
to the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The Department
of Public Works may replace or repair signs; the price of which will
be reimbursed by the Society Hill at Branchburg Condominium Association,
Inc.
[Ord. #98-777, § 1, 2; Ord. #2002-886; S 1; Ord. #2010-1147,
§ 1; Ord. No. 2017-1316]
The locations described in Schedule XXI of Chapter 7A are hereby designated as mid block crosswalks.
