[Ord. #9/6/63]
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
Editor's Note: Revisions made to Chapter 7, Traffic, in Supplement No. 5 were at the direction of the New Jersey State Department of Transportation.
Provision for sight distances at intersections may be found in Section 3-17 of these Revised General Ordinances.
[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 in the Borough.
[Ord. #9/6/63]
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. #98-08, § 1]
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 and public celebration, 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 pay 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.
d.
Without restricting the declaration of emergency hereinabove set forth at paragraph a., the following specific streets shall be emergency no-parking zones during holiday or certain celebrations as declared from time to time:
Name of Street | Sides | Location |
|---|---|---|
Barnegat Avenue | West | From Starboard Street to Larboard Street |
Brigantine Street | Both | From Route 166 to Compass Avenue |
Capstan Avenue | West | From Starboard Street to Larboard Street |
Compass Avenue | West | From Spring Street to Larboard Street |
Forepeak Avenue | West | From Starboard Street to Larboard Street |
Harpoon Street | Both | From Route 9 to Bayside Avenue |
Larboard Street | Both | From Route 9 to the riverfront |
Lookout Street | Both | From Route 9 to Beacon Avenue |
Spring Street | Both | From Route 166 to Compass Avenue |
[Ord. #9/19/73, § 85-121; Ord. #88-15, § 3; Ord. #91-14, § 1; Ord. #2000-15, § I]
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.
[New; Ord. #99-11, §§ 1, 2; Ord. #2002-01, §§ 1,2]
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule II on 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.
[New]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule III on any day upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule III which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #88-15, § 1; Ord. #98-08, § 2; Ord. #2002-01, § 3]
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 on any day upon any streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IV which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #88-5, §§ 1, 2]
a.
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers a Borough street, no vehicle shall be parked on any Borough street or portions thereof.
The above parking prohibitions shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased and until the streets have been plowed sufficiently 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 subsection shall be deemed a nuisance and menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic and any police officer may provide for 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.
[Ord. #9/9/73, § 85-122]
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 which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[New]
Trucks over four tons gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets during certain hours as described in Schedule VA except for pickup and delivery of materials on such streets, Schedule VA being which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #81-9, § 3]
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. #9/9/73, § 85-123; Ord. #84-11, § 1; Ord. #86-18, § 1; Ord. #88-18, § 1; Ord. #92-12, §§ 1-2]
Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VII, which can be found in 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 having sides thirty-six (36") inches in length are provided for in the designations.
[Ord. #9/9/73, § 85-124; Ord. #8/7/78, § 1; Ord. #8/28/80, § 1; Ord. #84-11, § 2; Ord. #84-11a, §§ 1 and 2; Ord. #84-16, §§ 1 and 2; Ord. #86-28, § 1; Resolution 4/19/89; Ord. #92-12, § 3; Ord. #99-11, § 1]
Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule VIII and Schedule VIIIA, which can be found in Chapter 7A, are hereby designated as Stop Intersections. STOP signs shall be installed as provided therein.
[Ord. #9/9/73, § 85-125]
Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:140, the intersections described in Schedule IX, which can be found in Chapter 7A, are hereby designated as Yield Intersections. YIELD signs having sides thirty-six (36") inches in length 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 XI, which can be found in Chapter 7A, are hereby designated as Taxi Stands.
[New]
The locations described in Schedule XII, which can be found in Chapter 7A, are hereby designated as Bus Stops.
[Ord. #4/3/78, § 1; Ord. #8/20/79, § 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.
[New]
No person shall make a right turn when facing a steady red signal (STOP) indication whenever an official sign is presented prohibiting such turn on the red signal as described in Schedule XVI which can be found in Chapter 7A.
[Ord. #9/9/73, § 85-141; Ord. #6/4/79, § 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.
[Added 7-16-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-14]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XVIII, which can be found in Chapter 7A, shall have the no passing zones designated in such schedule.
[New]
No person shall park in the area situated on the premises described in Schedule XIX, which can be found in Chapter 7A, unless they have been issued special vehicle identification cards by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, when using a motor vehicle for which a special vehicle identification card has been issued by the Commission.
[New; Ord. #2005-25, § 6]
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 $100 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days or both.
[New]
All former traffic ordinances of the Borough of Beachwood 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 chapter.