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.
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.
a. 
The Administrator or, in his/her absence, disability or inability to act, the State Police 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 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 Administrator 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.
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 the Administrator, Public Works Foreman or the State Police 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.
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 $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
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.
All former traffic ordinances of the Upper Freehold Township are hereby repealed, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance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 effect of this chapter.
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.
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 Administrator or, in his/her absence, the State Police and/or Road Department Foreman 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 State Police and/or Road Department Foreman 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.
a. 
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the streets or highways, an emergency shall exist and no vehicle shall be parked on the streets or highways or portions thereof indicated.
The above parking prohibitions 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.
b. 
An unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic and any State Police and/or Road Department Foreman 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.
c. 
The effectiveness of this subsection is contingent upon the signs being erected as required by law.
Name of Street
Sides
Location
All Township Streets
Both
Entire length
The Governing Body hereby 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 and 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 safety and expeditious movement of traffic through construction and maintenance zones and to provide safety for the work force performing these operations.
The Township of Upper Freehold, in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey, does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices hereafter known as M.U.T.C.D., except as hereby supplemented and amended, as it controls and regulates whenever construction maintenance operations of utility work obstruct the normal flow of traffic. Any person, contractor, or utility who fails to comply with the provisions of M.U.T.C.D. while performing such work is in violation of this section.
It shall be the responsibility of the person, contractor, or, in the case of a public utility agreement, the public utility wishing to conduct work on, under or above the roadway, to contact the State Police and/or Road Department Foreman in order to arrange a pre-construction 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 State Police and/or Road Department Foreman is in violation of this section.
The person, contractor, or utility shall provide the State Police and/or Road Department Foreman with at least two emergency contact phone 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 reached, or if the emergency contact person does not respond to the call from the State Police and/or Road Department Foreman to correct a hazardous condition, the Township may respond to correct such hazardous condition. The reasonable fees for such emergency service by the Township shall be charged to the person, contractor, or utility of such condition.
There shall be no construction, maintenance operations, or utility work on any roadway in the Township 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 State Police and/or Road Department Foreman. If it is determined by the Township 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.
Road closing and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted unless approved by the State Police and/or Road Department Foreman.
Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction or maintenance sites when determined by the State Police and/or Road Department Foreman that same is necessary to provide for the safety and expeditious movement of traffic.
The State Police and/or Road Department Foreman 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.
It is to be expressly understood that no materials, vehicle or equipment are to be placed in the roadway or sidewalk until all construction signs, light devices and pavement markings are installed.
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, 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.
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.
This section shall take effect after approval by the Commissioner of Transportation 20 days after passage and publication as prescribed by law.
[Ord. No. 95-02 §§ 5, 6; Ord. No. 103-02 §§ 5, 6]
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
Location
Monmouth County Route 537*
Northerly
All
From Holmes Mill Road to the Crosswicks Creek Bridge
* Note: Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of provision of this section shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $100 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days or both in the discretion of the Court.
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, except where other parking regulations have been provided for.
Street
Side
Time Limit
Hours
Location
(Reserved)
No person shall cause or permit to be parked any motor vehicle between the specified hours and days upon any street or parts thereof described.
Name of Street
Side
Hours and Days
Location
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. 95-02 §§ 5, 6; Ord. No. 103-02 §§ 5, 6]
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.
Name of Street
Side
Hours
Location
All Municipal streets
Both
All hours
Entire length
Monmouth County Route 537*
Northerly
All
Between Holmes Mill Road and Crosswicks Creek Bridge
* Note: Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of provision of this regulation shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $100 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days or both in the discretion of the Court.
No person shall park a truck, tractor, trailer, semi-trailer or omnibus having registered gross weights in excess of 4,000 pounds/tons upon any street between the hours specified.
Name of Street
Side
Hours
Location
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. 83-2001 § 1; Ord. No. 89-2002 § 1]
Vehicles over 10 tons registered gross vehicle 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 street.
Name of Street
Weight
(in tons)
Location
Arneytown-Hornerstown Road
10
Between Province Line Road and Holmes Mill Road (CR)
Davis Station Road
10
Between (CR 539) and Imlaystown Road
Emley's Hill Road
10
Between Davis Station Road and Burlington Path
Harvey Road
10
Between Davis Station and Burlington Path
Hill Road
10
Between Province Line Road and Arneytown-Hornerstown Road
Holmes Mill Road
10
Between Burlington Path and (CR 539)
Hulchy Road
10
Between Old York Road (CR 539) and Sharon Station Road
Hutchinson Road
10
Between Province Line Road and Arneytown-Hornerstown Road
Imlaystown Road (CR)
10
Between (CR 526) East Intersect and (CR 526) West Intersect
Jonathan Holmes Road
10
Between (CR 539) and Emley's Hill Road
Meirs Road
10
Between Davis Station Road and Monmouth Road (CR 537)
Millers Mill Road
10
Between Burlington Path and Monmouth Road (CR 537)
Sharon Station Road
10
Between (CR 526) and Herbert Road
Walnford Road
10
Between Polhemustown Road and Hill Road
Wygant Road
10
Between Burlington Path (CR) and Jonathan Holmes Road
The following described streets or parts of streets 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
Limits
Parking Permitted
(Reserved)
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
Cliffwood Drive
Entire length
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(s) On
(Reserved)
The following intersections are hereby designated as Four-Way Stops.
Intersection
Stop Sign(s) On
(Reserved)
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
Stop Sign(s) On
(Reserved)
No person shall make a turn at any location listed except in the manner described.
Intersection
Turn Prohibited
Movement Prohibited
(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 these locations during the times indicated other than for the loading or unloading of goods and materials.
Name of Street
Time
Side
Location
(Reserved)
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Editor's Note: Minimum length for all Loading Zones is 50 feet. No Loading Zone may be established in any area where it is prohibited to stop, stand or park by N.J.S.A. 39:4-136.
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 these locations between the hours indicated.
Street
Hours
(Reserved)
Note: Below are minimum standards for bus stop length which are based on recommendations of the Institute of Transportation Engineers and studies conducted by the Bureau of Traffic Engineering and Investigations. These standards include minimum lengths required for Bus Stops in order that buses may leave moving traffic lanes safely. Keep in mind that buses must stop alongside the curb within six inches thereof as provided by the State Law pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-135. These minimums are as follows:
NEAR SIDE  – 90 feet plus the distance from the curbline to the end of the curb return, property line or cross-walk approximately 105 feet to 120 feet. Minimum acceptable length is 105 feet.
FAR SIDE – 85 feet plus the distance from the curbline to the end of the curb return, property line or crosswalk approximately 105 feet to 120 feet. Minimum acceptable length is 105 feet.
MID-BLOCK – No intersection on either side of roadway: minimum acceptable length is 135 feet.
FAR-SIDE – (AFTER BUS MAKES RIGHT TURN) – Minimum acceptable length is 150 feet. An additional 45 feet of length should be provided for each additional bus expected to stop simultaneously.
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)
Note: Minimum length of taxi stand near intersection is 25 feet. Adding the sidewalk area of about 10 feet to the area where parking is prohibited by State Law would make the starting point approximately 35 feet from the curbline. Other locations should be at least 30 feet for one taxi and an additional 25 feet for each additional taxi.
No taxi stand may be established in any area where it is prohibited to stand or park pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-136.
The lane locations described are designated as Lane Use Reservations and traffic shall move as indicated.
Intersection
Movement
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. 85-01 § 1; Ord. No. 86-01 § 1; Ord. No. 49-1998 § 1; Ord. No. 55-99 § 1; Ord. No. 93-02 § 1; Ord. No. 94-02 § 1; Ord. No. 104-02 § 1; Ord. No. 110-03 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 111-03 § 1; Ord. No. 118-03 § 1; Ord. No. 150-05 § 1; Ord. No. 180-06 § 1; Ord. No. 189-07 § 1; Ord. No. 193-07 § 1; Ord. No. 241-11]
Speed limits shall be established as follows: Regulatory and warning signs, conforming to the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, shall be erected and maintained to effect the designated speed limit(s), as required by the Commissioner of Transportation of the State of New Jersey and as specified and authorized in writing from the Bureau of Traffic Engineering of the Department of Transportation.
Name of Street
MPH
Limits
Chambers Road
25
Entire length
Cliffwood Drive
25
Entire length
Davis Station Road
40
Between Meirs Road and 275 feet north of Mill Pond Road
30
Between 275 feet north of Mill Pond Road to Imlaystown Road
Denise Drive
25
Entire length
Diana Court
25
Entire length
Elisha Drive
25
Entire length
Ellisdale Road
Zone 1
40
Between Polhemustown Road and Heritage Drive
Zone 2
35
Heritage Drive and Old York Road
Harvey Road
40
Entire length
Hulchy Road
40
Between Old York Road and 4,398 feet east of Old York Road
25
Between 4,398 feet east of Old York Road and Sharon Station Road
Hutchinson Road
35
Entire length
Imlaystown/Hightstown Road
Zone 1
35
From County Road 526 to 1,925 feet northerly thereof, thence
Zone 2
45
To County Road 524
Jennings Drive
25
Entire length
Jonathan Holmes Road
35
From CR 539 to a point 400 feet east of Wygant Road
50
From that point 400 feet east of Wygant Road easterly on Jonathan Holmes Road extending to CR 537
In the westbound direction approaching the recommended 35 mph speed zone a "Speed Reduction Sign" R3-5 should be placed 500 feet in advance of the "Speed Limit" (R2-1) sign
Lonnie Drive
25
Entire length
Province Line Road
45
From a point beginning at Arneytown-Chesterfield Road to 1,615 feet south of Ellisdale-Walnford Road
35
From a point 1,615 feet south of Ellisdale-Walnford Road to a point 330 feet north of Ellisdale-Walnford Road
45
From a point 330 feet north of Ellisdale-Walnford Road to Ellisdale-Extonville Polhemustown Road
Rues Road
Zone 1
40
Between Imlayston Road and 2,800 feet north of Imlayston Road
Zone 2
35
Between 2,800 feet north of Imlaystown Road and 4,810 feet south of Chambers Road
Zone 3
25
Between 4,810 feet south of Chambers Road and Chambers Road
Sharon Station Road
35
Entire length except the speed limit shall be 35 m.p.h. between County Route 539 and County Route 526
Intersection of County Route 524 on Sharon Station Road
Somerset Court
25
Entire length
Yellow Meeting House Road
40
Between County Route 526 (Allentown-Red Valley Road) and 2,060 feet east of County Route 526
45
Between 2,060 feet east of County Route 526 and the Millstone Township corporate line/Upper Freehold Township corporate line
[Ord. No. 285-2017]
A Mid-Block Crosswalk shall be established and maintained at the following location:
Name of Street
Location
Burlington Path Road
[Ord. No. 285-2017]
Between County Route 539 and Wygant Road
Davis Station Road
[Ord. No. 285-2017]
Between County Route 539 and Grant Drive
Davis Station Road
[Ord. No. 285-2017]
Between Mill Pond Drive and Imlaystown Lake/Dam Bridge
Jonathon Holmes Road
[Ord. No. 285-2017]
Between County Route 539 and Wygant Road
[Ord. No. 118-03 § 1; Ord. No. 178-06[1]]
No Passing Zones are hereby established and shall be maintained upon the following described streets or parts thereof.
Name of Street
Sketch Dated
Sketch No.
Holmes Mill Road From Burlington Path to County Road 539
Not dated
Entire length
Burlington Path
December 13, 1995
NPZ-3603
Sharon Station Road From Route 526 southerly to County Road 539
Sketch available in the office of the Township Clerk.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 178-06, codified herein, received approval from the New Jersey Department of Transportation September 29, 2006.
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the following on-street locations are designated as handicapped parking spaces. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special vehicle identification cards or plates or placards by the New Jersey 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.
Street
No. of Spaces
Location
(Reserved)
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 Division of Motor Vehicles, or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other persons shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
Street
Location
Permit Number
(Reserved)
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the following off-street Municipal 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 vehicle 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.
Street
No. of Spaces
Location
(Reserved)
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S. 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 vehicle identification cards, plates or placards by the New Jersey 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.
Street
No. of Spaces
Location
(Reserved)
In any spaces on public or private property appropriately marked for vehicles for the physically handicapped pursuant to N.J.S.A., 39:4-197.5, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq., or any other applicable law unless the vehicle is authorized by law to be parked therein and a handicapped person is either the driver or a passenger in that vehicle, State, county or municipal law enforcement officers or parking enforcement officers shall enforce the parking restrictions on spaces appropriately marked for vehicles for the physically handicapped on both public and private property.
No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S. 39:5A-1, 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 New Jersey 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.
Street
No. of Spaces
Location[1]
(Reserved)
[1]
Editor's Note: All sketches are on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk.
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 Manual of 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 Township. The owner shall be responsible for the repair and restoration or replacement of same.
Pursuant to P.L. 1989, C201, the penalties for violations of this Section 7-35 must be $250 for a first offense and for a subsequent offense must be a fine of at least $250 and up to 90 days community service on such terms and such form as the Court shall deem appropriate, or any combination thereof.
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.
a. 
Parking Time Limited. No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit between the hours listed on any day (except Sundays and public holidays) in any of the places described.
Name of Lot
Areas
Time Limit
Location
(Reserved)
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46, on the following private property that is open to the public and to which the public is invited, no person shall operate or park a vehicle in violation of the following regulations.
Property
Regulation
(Reserved)
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-1, the regulations of Subtitle 1 of Title 39 are hereby made applicable to the properties listed below.
Property
Regulation
(Reserved)
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 Manual of 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 Township. The owner shall be responsible for the repair and restoration or replacement of same.
For a violation of the provisions of this Section 7-37 or any supplement thereto for which no specific penalty is provided, the offender shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both; except that for a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-80 et seq., N.J.S.A. 39:4-105 et seq., N.J.S.A. 39:123 et seq. or N.J.S.A. 39:4-140 et seq., the offender shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $50 or more than $200 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.