Township of Pequannock, NJ Vehicles and Traffic

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Pequannock 7-22-1997 as Ch. 177 of the 1997 Code.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]

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Editor's Note: This chapter was originally approved by the Department of Transportation 12-14-1989, revised in May 1995, and approved by the Department of Transportation 10-26-1995.

§ 340-1 Definitions; official time standard.

Words and phrases. Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meanings 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.

Official time standard. 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.

§ 340-2 Authority to close streets.

The Township Manager or, in the event of his absence, disability or inability to act, the Chief of Police of the municipality 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 on any day or days whenever he finds that such closing is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare.

Any regulation promulgated by the Township Manager or Chief of Police 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.

Any violation of a regulation promulgated under this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $55.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

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.

§ 340-3 Severability.

If any part or parts of this chapter are held to be invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.

§ 340-4 Removal of illegally parked vehicles.

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 any peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall bear the reasonable costs of removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.

§ 340-5 Violations and penalties.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute or this chapter, 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 $55 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or community service for a term not exceeding 15 days.[1]

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Editor's Note: Original § 177.06 of the 1997 Code, Effect of ordinance, which immediately followed this section, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). See § 340-3, Severability.

§ 340-6 Repealer.

All former traffic ordinances of the Township of Pequannock 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.

§ 340-7 Parking regulations not exclusive.

The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person of the duty to observe other or more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles as set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-138 or any other New Jersey statute or as hereinafter provided.

§ 340-8 Parking prohibited during state of emergency.

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 said emergency no parking signs when weather conditions, accidents, fires or public celebrations 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.

The effectiveness of this section is contingent upon the signs being erected as required by law.

§ 340-9 Temporary parking prohibition for snow removal.

[Amended 11-27-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-25]

Prohibition on parking when roads are snow covered. No vehicles shall be parked on any street, highway, or portion thereof within the Township whenever snow or ice has fallen and the accumulation is such that the Township determines that roads must be treated. This prohibition shall remain in effect until the streets have been plowed to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic. It shall be a violation of this chapter to park a vehicle in violation of this section.

Any 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 peace officer 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.

Signs shall be placed at appropriate locations indicating that parking is prohibited throughout the Township when roads are snow or ice covered.

§ 340-10 Off-street parking prohibited in certain locations.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46 the following are prohibited in any areas which are open to the public and to which the public is invited:

(1)

Parking any motor vehicle within any area which is adjacent to any building or structure.

(2)

Parking any motor vehicle in such a way as to impede ingress or egress to any parking area.

(3)

Parking any motor vehicle in any area other than in a designated parking area or outside of or straddling the lines in the parking area.

(4)

Parking any motor vehicle in any parking area which is open to the public after the building for which the parking is provided has closed for the night. This provision is intended to be operative between the hours of sunset and sunrise and is not intended to include any motor vehicle which is lawfully parked on the premises by license or permit of the Township.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

(5)

Motor vehicle parking is prohibited on all fire company property which has been posted with the following designated sign: "No Parking - Fire Emergency Only; Unauthorized Vehicles Will Be Towed."

This section shall be enforced by the Township Police Department and a complaint may be signed on information and belief.

Violations of this section may be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment for a period of not exceeding 90 days, or both, and towing charges and impounding fees for impounding shall not exceed the amount provided in Chapter 152, Fees, in addition to the penalty provided for elsewhere. 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; any peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall pay the reasonable cost of the removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.

§ 340-11 Parking prohibited during certain hours on certain streets.

[Amended 12-14-1999 by Ord. No. 99-27]

No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified any day upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.

Name of Street	Sides	Hours and Days	Location
South Sunset Lane	Both sides	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. when school is in session	West Parkway to Sunset Road
Sunset Road	North	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. when school is in session	Roome Avenue to South Sunset Lane
Sunset Road	South	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. when school is in session	Washburn Road to South Sunset Lane
Wilrue Parkway [Added 4-25-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]	Grass median	12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.	Entirety

§ 340-12 Parking time limited on certain streets.

No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit between the hours listed on any day upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.

Name of Street	Side	Time Limit	Location
Evans Place	Both	1 hour	Entire length
Jackson Avenue	Both	30 minutes	From Newark-Pompton Turnpike to the railroad tracks, except where parking is prohibited
Manor Avenue	Both	30 minutes	Newark-Pompton Turnpike to 150 feet westerly therefrom
Newark-Pompton Turnpike	Both	1 hour	Route 23 south to the Wayne Township line, except Turnpike where parking is prohibited
Newark-Pompton Turnpike	West	30 minutes	From Manor Avenue to Poplar Avenue Turnpike
Sherman Avenue	South	30 minutes	From Newark-Pompton Turnpike to 150 feet west therefrom

§ 340-13 Stopping or standing prohibited during certain hours on certain streets.

[Amended 9-22-1998 by Ord. No. 98-20; 2-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-02; 12-27-1999 by Ord. No. 99-27; 11-26-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-18; 2-25-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-01; 9-27-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-20; 12-18-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-30]

No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between the hours specified on any day upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.

Name of Street	Side	Hours and Days	Location
Alexander Avenue	North	All hours	From the easterly curbline of Newark-Pompton Turnpike to a point 80 feet easterly therefrom
Alexander Avenue	North	All hours	Between Route 23 and the railroad tracks
Alexander Avenue	South	All hours	From the easterly curbline of Newark-Pompton Turnpike to a point 70 feet easterly therefrom
Alexander Avenue	South	All hours	From the railroad tracks to a point 800 feet east of the railroad track
Boulevard	Both	All hours	From the prolongation of the westerly curbline of Route 23 southbound to a point 125 feet westerly thereof
Boulevard	East	All hours	From a point 220 feet north of the northerly curbline of Jacksonville Road to a point 70 feet south of the southerly curbline of Jacksonville Road
Boulevard	East	7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.	From a point 70 feet south of the southerly curbline of Jacksonville Road to a point 200 feet south of said curbline
Boulevard	West	All hours	From a point 70 feet north of the northerly curbline of Jacksonville Road to a point 50 feet south of the southerly curbline of Jacksonville Road
Boulevard	West	7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.	From a point 70 feet north to the northerly curbline of Jacksonville Road to a point 220 feet north of said curbline
Boulevard	West	7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.	From a point 50 feet south of the southerly curbline of Jacksonville Road to a point 200 feet south of said curbline.
Boulevard	East	All hours	From the northern curbline of Sunset Road east to a point (northern leg) 185 feet north thereof
Boulevard	West	All hours	From the northern curbline of Sunset Road west to a point (northern leg) 200 feet north therefrom
Boulevard	East	All hours	From the southern curbline of Sunset Road east to a point (southern leg) 190 feet southerly therefrom
Boulevard	West	All hours	From the southern curbline of Sunset Road west to a point (southern leg) 170 feet southerly therefrom
Carlson Place	Both	All hours	From Route 23 easterly to the existing gate of the Equestrian Center
Elizabeth Avenue	Both	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. when school is in session	From easterly curbline of the Boulevard extending easterly 300 feet
Evans Place	East	All hours	From the northern curbline of Jackson Avenue extending northward 165 feet
Jacksonville Road	North	All hours	From a point 50 feet west of the westerly curbline of Terhune Avenue to a point 40 feet east of the curbline of Fourth Street
Jacksonville Road	South	All hours	From a point 50 feet west of the westerly curbline of Terhune Avenue to a point 40 feet east of the easterly curbline of Fourth Street
Jefferson Street	South	All hours	From the Newark-Pompton Turnpike to the westerly side of New Street
Lincoln Park Road	Both	All hours	Beginning at the intersection with Newark-Pompton Turnpike south to the Lincoln Park Borough line
Meyer Place	Both	2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. when school is in session	Entire length
Newark-Pompton Turnpike	Both	All hours	From the northerly curbline of Park Avenue north to a point 50 feet north of the northerly curbline of Virginia Avenue
Newark-Pompton Turnpike [Repealed 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01]
Newark-Pompton Turnpike [Added 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01]	North	All hours	From existing NYSW railroad tracks (Morris County Trail property) extending to Hilton Street
Newark-Pompton Turnpike [Added 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01]	North	All hours	Between Richards Street extending north to the north property line of Block 3611, Lot 7 (formerly Block 331, Lot 10)
Newark-Pompton Turnpike	South	All hours	Between the southern curbline of Edwards Avenue and the northern curbline of Oak Street
Newark-Pompton Turnpike	West	All hours	From a point 230 feet south of Jacksonville Road north to the southerly line of Della Avenue
Sunset Road [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]	Both	All hours	From the easterly curbline of the Boulevard to a point 130 feet easterly therefrom
Sunset Road	West - north	All hours	From the westerly curbline of the Boulevard to a point 120 feet westerly therefrom
Sunset Road	West - south	All hours	From the westerly curbline of the Boulevard to a point 115 feet westerly therefrom

§ 340-14 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets.

[Amended 2-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-02; 2-27-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-2]

No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any streets or parts thereof described.

Name of Street	Sides	Location
Atwood Avenue	West	Aqueduct Avenue to Burt Avenue
Beech Street	South	275 feet west of Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Burt Avenue	South	From Leeland Avenue to Atwood Avenue
Marvin Road	East	From the Alexander Avenue intersection extending northward to a point 150 feet therefrom
Newark-Pompton Turnpike [Added 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01]	East	Hilton Street to the border of Wayne Township
Newark-Pompton Turnpike [Repealed 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01]
Newark-Pompton Turnpike [Added 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01]	East	Jackson Avenue to Sunset Road
Newark-Pompton Turnpike [Repealed 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01]
Newark-Pompton Turnpike [Added 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01]	West	Greenwood Avenue to the border of Wayne Township
Newark-Pompton Turnpike	West	Poplar Avenue to Franklin Avenue
Oak Avenue	South	Newark-Pompton Turnpike to Lincoln Park Road
Sunset Road	West - north	From South Sunset Lane to West End Avenue
Washington Street	Both	Newark-Pompton Turnpike to Washington Park entrance
West Parkway	East	From the South Sunset Lane intersection extending northward to a point 155 feet therefrom
West Parkway	East	From a point 165 feet south of the Sunset Road intersection to a point 165 feet north therefrom
West Parkway	West	From a point 200 feet north of the northerly curbline of Sunset Road to a point 435 feet south of the southerly curbline of Brooklawn Drive

§ 340-15 Parking and traffic controls in semipublic places.

Where a written request has been received from the owners, all provisions of Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes, including but not limited to all the traffic controls contained therein, are hereby made applicable to the properties listed below and made part of this chapter. The letter of request and plot plans are on file in the office of the Township Clerk and are hereby made part of this chapter. The owners of the premises referred to in this section shall provide and install signs and pavement markings as required, which signs and markings shall be in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The cost of procurement and installation of the signs and pavement markings shall be the responsibility of the owner of said property. The owner shall subsequently 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 the same.

Location	Approval Date
The Chatfield Glens	9-2-1992
The Plains Plaza Shopping Center	11-18-1993
The Glens at Pompton Plains	10-25-1995

§ 340-16 Routes for vehicles over four tons.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:67-16.1, the streets or parts of streets as described are hereby designated as routes for vehicles over four tons. All trucks having a total combined registered gross weight of vehicle plus load in excess of four tons shall be excluded from all streets, except from those streets listed which form a part of the system of truck routes. Vehicles will be permitted on all streets for the purpose of the pickup and delivery of materials.

Name of Street	Location
Alexander Avenue	Entire length
Boulevard	Entire length
Jackson Avenue	Entire length
Jacksonville Road	Entire length
Lincoln Park Road	Entire length
Newark-Pompton Turnpike	From Route 23 south to the Passaic County line
Oak Avenue	From Newark-Pompton Turnpike to Lincoln Park Road

§ 340-17 Through streets.

[Amended 2-22-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-05; 11-27-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-22; 5-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-3]

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	Location
Ackerson Avenue	Between Boulevard and Mandeville Avenue
Alexander Avenue	Between Route 23 south and Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Banta Avenue	Between Boulevard and Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Caroline Avenue	Between Boulevard and Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Della Avenue	Between Boulevard and Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Duncan Avenue	From Boulevard to West Parkway
Edward Avenue	Between Boulevard and Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Garden Place	Between Route 23 south and Elm Road
Greenwood Avenue	Between Newark-Pompton Turnpike and its northerly terminus
Hopper Avenue	Between Boulevard and Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Hopper Avenue	Between Boulevard and West End Avenue
Mandeville Avenue	Between Boulevard and Lincoln Park Road
Mandeville Avenue	Between West Parkway and Boulevard
Mountain Avenue	From Boulevard to West Parkway
Mountain Avenue	From Newark-Pompton Turnpike to Boulevard
Mountain Avenue	From West Parkway to its westerly terminus
Munson Drive
Pequannock Avenue	Between Newark-Pompton Turnpike and Route 23 south
Riverside Drive	From Newark-Pompton Turnpike to its westerly terminus
South Sunset Lane
Sunset Road	From Boulevard to West Parkway
Sunset Road	From Jacksonville Road to West Parkway; a yield sign shall be installed on Munson Drive
Sunset Road	From Mountain Avenue to South Sunset Lane-Sunset Road
Sunset Road	From Newark-Pompton Turnpike to the Boulevard
Sunset Road	From Sunset Road-Munson Drive to Jacksonville Road
Sunset Road	From West Parkway to and including its intersection with Van Allen Place
Village Road-Brookside Avenue	From Jackson Avenue to the southerly intersection of Village Road and Brookside Avenue
Village Road-Romondt Road	From the northerly intersection of Village Road-Brookside Avenue to Brookside Avenue; the intersection of Village Road-Romondt Road and Village Road is designated as a yield intersection; a yield sign shall be installed on the easterly approach of Village Road facing westbound traffic
West End Avenue	The intersection of West End Avenue-Sunset Road and Sunset Road is designated as a stop-yield intersection; a stop sign shall be installed on the eastbound approach of Sunset Road at West End Avenue-Sunset Road controlling left turn movement from east on Sunset Road to north on West End Avenue; a yield sign shall be installed on the eastbound approach of Sunset Road at West End Avenue-Sunset Road controlling right turn movement from east on Sunset Road to south on Sunset Road
West Franklin Avenue	Between Boulevard and Lincoln Park Road
West Parkway	From Jacksonville Road to the Township of Pequannock-Borough of Lincoln Park corporate line
West Parkway	From Mountain Avenue to Jacksonville Road
West Parkway	From Route 23 to Mountain Avenue; the intersection of West Parkway and Mountain Avenue is designated as a multi-way stop intersection; stop signs shall be installed on all approaches

§ 340-18 Stop intersections.

[Amended 4-28-1998 by Ord. No. 98-8]

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.

Name of Street	Stop Sign Location
Atwood Avenue and Burt Avenue (both intersections)	Burt Avenue
Beverly Road and Garrow Avenue	Garrow Avenue
Beverly Road and Marlin Avenue	Marlin Avenue
Birch Road and Davis Avenue	Davis Avenue
Davis Avenue and Libby Avenue	Libby Avenue
Davis Avenue and Whitebirch Avenue	Whitebirch Avenue
East Franklin and Hilton Street	Hilton Street
East Franklin and Richards Street	Richards Street
Evelyn Place and Roome Avenue	Roome Avenue
Evelyn Place and Sanders Place	Evelyn Place
Frances Road/Henry Street and Schuyler Avenue	Schuyler Avenue
Franklin Avenue and Centre Street	Centre Street
Greenview Drive and Benjamin Place	Benjamin Place
Greenview Drive and Reynolds Road (northerly intersection)	Reynolds Road
Jefferson Street and Adam Street	Adam Street
Jefferson Street and New Street	New Street
Jocelyn Place and Sanders Place	Sanders Place
Kinney Place and Andrews Place	Andrews Place
Ladd Street and Hickory Road	Hickory Road
Nichols Road and Washburn Road	Washburn Road
Oak Avenue and First Street	First Street
Oak Avenue and Second Street/Stuhr Place	Second Street/Stuhr Place
Reynolds Road and Greenview Drive (Southerly intersection)	Greenview Drive
Roome Avenue and Van Saun Place	Van Saun Place
Slingerland Avenue and Frances Road	Frances Road
Van Dyk Place and Wren Place	Wren Place
Van Ness Avenue and Evelyn Place	Evelyn Place
Van Ness Avenue and Jocelyn Place	Jocelyn Place
Van Ness Avenue and Van Saun Place	Van Saun Place
Washburn Road and Harmon Place	Harmon Place
Washburn Road and Kinney Place	Kinney Place
Winding Way and Greendale Avenue (northerly intersection)	Greendale Avenue
Winding Way and Greendale Avenue (southerly intersection)	Winding Way
Woodland Place and Elm Road [Added 5-9-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-07]	Elm Road

§ 340-19 Multi-way stop intersections.

[Added 2-22-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-05]

Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:-4-140, the intersections herein described are designated multi-way stop intersections. Stop signs shall be installed as provided herein.

Name of Intersection	Stop Sign Location
West Parkway and Mountain Avenue	All approaches

§ 340-20 Yield intersections.

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.

Name of Street(s)	Yield Sign Location
Greenview Drive and Baxter Place	Baxter Place
Reynolds Road and Baxter Place	Baxter Place
Reynolds Road and Benjamin Place	Benjamin Place

§ 340-21 Traffic control signals.

Traffic control signals shall be installed and operated at the intersections of those streets described. The traffic signal installation shall be in accordance with the provisions of An Act Concerning Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations, Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated, and shall conform to the design and shall be maintained in operation as authorized by the Department of Transportation of the State of New Jersey.

Boulevard and Jacksonville Road. Approval date: December 14, 1989.

Boulevard and Sunset Road. Approval date: December 14, 1989.

Newark-Pompton Turnpike and Alexander Avenue. Approval date: December 14, 1989.

Newark-Pompton Turnpike and Jackson Avenue. Approval date: December 14, 1989.

Newark-Pompton Turnpike and Jacksonville Road. Approval date: December 14, 1989.

Newark-Pompton Turnpike and Sunset Road. Approval date: October 25, 1989.

West Parkway and Jacksonville Road. Approval date: December 23, 1993.

§ 340-22 Speed limits.

Speed limits are hereby established upon the following streets or parts thereof:

Name of Street	Speed Limit (mph)	Location
Ackerson Avenue Zone 1	25	Duncan Avenue to Ann Place
Ackerson Avenue Zone 2	30	Ann Place to Boulevard
Alexander Avenue (per statute)	35	Newark-Pompton Turnpike to State Highway Route 23
Greenwood Avenue	30	Newark-Pompton Turnpike to its northerly terminus
Hopper Avenue	30	Newark-Pompton Turnpike to West End Avenue
Jefferson Street	30	Newark-Pompton Turnpike to Greenwood Avenue
Madison Street	30	Greenwood Avenue to Pequannock Avenue
Mandeville Avenue	30	Lincoln Park Road to West Parkway
Mountain Avenue Zone 1	20	From the westerly terminus thereof to 250 feet west of Meade Place
Mountain Avenue Zone 2	25	250 feet west of Meade Place to West End Avenue
Mountain Avenue Zone 3	30	West End Avenue to Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Pequannock Avenue	30	Newark-Pompton Turnpike to Route 23
Poplar Avenue	30	Newark-Pompton Turnpike to Boulevard
Roosevelt Avenue	30	Greenwood Avenue to Pequannock Avenue
Sunset Road Zone 1	35	Jacksonville Road to a point 200 feet east of Forest Drive
Sunset Road Zone 2	30	200 feet east of Forest Drive to South Sunset Lane
Sunset Road Zone 3	35	South Sunset Lane to Newark-Pompton Turnpike, except 25 mph school speed limit in the Pequannock High School area in Zone 3, when the presence of children is clearly visible from the roadway or while children are going to or leaving school during opening or closing hours
West End Avenue Zone 1	30	Between Sunset Road and Hopper Avenue
West End Avenue Zone 2	25	Between Hopper Avenue and Mountain Avenue
West Parkway Zone 1 per statute	35	From the southerly Township line to Sunset Road with a 25 mph speed limit in the Pequannock Township High School zone during recess or while children are going to or leaving school, during the opening or closing hours
West Parkway Zone 2 per statute	35	Sunset Road to Route No. 23 Ramp L with a 25 mph limit in the Chancellor Academy school area, when the presence of children is clearly visible from the roadway or while children are going to or leaving school during opening or closing hours
West Franklin Avenue	30	Lincoln Park Road to Boulevard

§ 340-23 Traffic controls for street and highway construction and maintenance operations.

The Council hereby finds and declares that problems of traffic control occur when traffic must be moved through or around road or street construction, maintenance operations and utility work above or 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 safe and expeditious movement of traffic through construction and maintenance zones and to provide safety for the work forces performing these operations. The Township of Pequannock in the County of Morris, State of New Jersey, does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, hereafter known as "MUTCD," except as hereby supplemented and amended, as it controls and regulates whenever construction, maintenance operations or utility work obstructs the normal flow of traffic. Any person, contractor, or utility which fails to comply with the provisions of MUTCD while performing such work is in violation of this section.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

Preconstruction meeting. It shall be the responsibility of the person or contractor, or in the case of a public utility, as required under the public utility agreement, wishing to conduct work on, under or above the roadway to contact the Traffic Bureau of the Pequannock Township Police Department in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting to submit plans for the safe movement of traffic during such period of construction or work. Any person, contractor, or utility which fails to comply with this section prior to the start of such work or whose plans are not approved by the Traffic Bureau of the Pequannock Township Police Department is in violation of this section. Public utilities conducting routine maintenance work need not comply with the preconstruction meeting requirement.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

Emergency contact telephone numbers. The person, contractor or utility shall provide the Traffic Bureau 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 contacts cannot be reached or if the emergency contact person does not respond to a call from the Police Department to correct a hazardous condition, the Township may respond to correct such hazardous condition. The reasonable fees for such emergency services by the Township shall be charged to the person, contractor or utility responsible for such condition.

Heavily traveled roads. The Township of Pequannock Police Department Traffic Bureau shall maintain a list of all roads determined to be heavily traveled for the purpose of this section. Such determination shall be made by the Police Department Traffic Bureau and shall be binding. Said list may be amended from time to time as conditions warrant to include roads which become heavily traveled due to temporary conditions or events. This list shall be available for inspection during normal business hours, and a copy shall be provided upon request of any party.

Time limits. There shall be no construction, maintenance operations or utility work under, on or above any heavily traveled 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 Traffic Bureau of the Pequannock Township Police Department. If it is determined by the officer in charge of the Traffic Bureau that the construction or maintenance operations prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. on any roadway 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 closings and detours. Road closings and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted unless approved by the Pequannock Police Traffic Bureau.

Traffic directors. Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction or maintenance sites when determined by the Pequannock Township Police Traffic Bureau that the same is necessary to provide for the safety and expeditious movement of traffic. Traffic directors shall be qualified personnel as determined by the Chief of Police.

Stop-work order. The Traffic Bureau of the Pequannock Township Police Department shall have the authority to stop work, including the removal of equipment and vehicles, stored material within the street right-of-way, backfilling of open excavations and/or other related work, in order to abate any nuisance, traffic delay and/or safety hazard or for any violation of this section.

Emergency repair work. In case of emergency repair work where construction maintenance operations or emergency utility work must be performed that will obstruct, interfere or detour traffic on any roadway in the Township, the person, contractor or utility performing such operation shall notify the Pequannock Police Department of such emergency operation. The person, contractor or utility shall disclose the nature of the emergency, location, and hours of operation. All emergency construction and maintenance operations shall be performed with full regard to safety and to keep traffic interference to an absolute minimum. During such emergency repair work, the person, contractor or utility shall comply with the provisions of the MUTCD while performing such emergency repair work.

Violations and penalties. Any person, contractor or utility which 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; and for a third or subsequent conviction pay a fine of not less than $500 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.

§ 340-24 Parking of vehicles over 10 tons; overnight parking of certain vehicles.

[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-11]

Parking of vehicles in excess of 10 tons prohibited. No person shall park a truck, tractor, trailer, semitrailer or omnibus having registered gross weight in excess of 20,000 pounds (10 tons) upon any street at any time.

Overnight parking of certain vehicles prohibited.

[Amended 11-27-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-25]

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any person to park the following described vehicles upon any Township or county street located within the Township of Pequannock between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day:

(a)

Any commercial vehicle having a gross weight of 7,200 pounds or more and/or a maximum length of 19 feet, including vans registered with commercial plates, vans for commercial purposes, contracting equipment, vehicles registered as livery vehicles, taxis or any other business intended vehicle for transportation of passengers for a fee. Township of Pequannock emergency vehicles are excluded.

(b)

All recreation vehicles having a gross weight of 5,200 pounds and/or a maximum length of 15 feet, including but not limited to motor homes, all-terrain vehicles, campers, boat trailers, utility trailers, landscaping trailers or any other type of trailer requiring a New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission registration plate, whether such registration plates are considered under Motor Vehicle Commission regulations to be commercial or private plates.

(c)

Any vehicles having more than four wheels exclusive of a spare wheel intended to be used as a spare tire.

(d)

Any attached trailer or unattached trailer regardless of the status of the registration of the vehicle said trailer is attached to.

(2)

The provisions of this subsection are not intended to prohibit vehicles parking on any Township or county street located within the Township of Pequannock between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. that are registered as a private passenger vehicle but not limited and used for personal transportation only, including vehicles commonly referred to as sport utility vehicles, family vans, rear open bed pickup trucks and utility vans.

(3)

There shall be no prohibition in this subsection on the parking of any vehicles for the purpose of installing, maintaining or performing public utility services.

(4)

Whenever certain hours are named in this subsection, they shall mean either Eastern standard time or Eastern daylight saving time, as may be in current use by the Township.

(5)

The owner of any vehicle described herein who shall violate or fail to comply with any provisions of this subsection, upon conviction thereof, shall be assessed a fine of $55 for the first offense and $200 for each subsequent offense.

§ 340-25 One-way streets.

[Amended 2-24-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-02]

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	Permitted Parking On	Direction of Travel	Location
Sunset Road	North side	Westbound	Between West Parkway and Sunset/West End Avenue

§ 340-26 Turn prohibitions.

[Amended 4-30-1999 by Ord. No. 99-5; 11-2-1999 by Ord. No. 99-22]

No person shall make a maneuver at any location listed and only in the manner described.

Name of Intersection	Prohibited Turn	Prohibited Movement
Greendale Avenue and First Fidelity Bank entrance	Left	Eastbound on Greendale Avenue to bank entrance
Hilton Street and Newark-Pompton Turnpike	Left	Southbound on Hilton Street to eastbound on Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Jackson Avenue and Sunoco Gas Station	Left	Northbound from driveway to westbound on Jackson Avenue
Oak Street and Newark-Pompton Turnpike	Left	Eastbound on Oak Street to northbound on Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Pequannock Valley Library driveway	Left from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (when school is in session)	Eastbound on the Pequannock Township Library driveway (north and south) to northbound on Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Pequannock Valley Middle School driveways (north and south)	Left from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (when school is in session)	Eastbound on the Pequannock Township Middle School driveway (north and south) to northbound on Newark-Pompton Turnpike

§ 340-27 No turn on red.

No person shall make a right turn on the red signal at any location listed:

From Jacksonville Road eastbound to Boulevard southbound.

From Jacksonville Road westbound to Boulevard northbound.

§ 340-28 Loading zone.

The locations described are hereby designated as loading zones. No person shall park a vehicle in said location during the times indicated other than for the loading or unloading of goods and materials.

(Reserved)

§ 340-29 Bus stop.

[Amended 4-24-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-13; 10-28-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-29]

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 said locations between the hours indicated. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the following described locations are designated as bus stops:

County Road.

(1)

Pompton Turnpike, northbound, on the easterly side thereof at:

(a)

New Read Street (near side). Beginning at the southerly curbline of New Read Street and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.

(b)

New Street (far side). Beginning at the northerly curbline of New Street and extending 100 feet northerly therefrom.

(c)

Alexander Avenue (near side). Beginning at the southerly curbline of Alexander Avenue and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.

(d)

Meyer Place (near side). Beginning at the southerly curbline of Meyer Place and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.

(e)

Wilrue Parkway-Meyer Place (mid-block). Beginning 307 feet from the southerly curbline of Wilrue Parkway and extending 135 feet southerly therefrom.

(f)

Grove Street (near side). Beginning at the southerly curbline of Grove Street and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.

(g)

Ramapo Road (near side). Beginning at the prolongation of the southerly curbline of Ramapo Road and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.

(h)

Fairview Avenue (near side). Beginning at the southerly curbline of Fairview Avenue and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.

(i)

Prospect Avenue (near side). Beginning at the southerly curbline of Prospect Avenue and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.

(j)

Jackson Avenue. Beginning at the prolongation of the northerly curbline of Jackson Avenue and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.

(2)

Pompton Turnpike, southbound, on the westerly side thereof at:

(a)

Ramapo Road (far side). Beginning at the northerly curbline of Ramapo Road and extending 100 feet northerly therefrom.

(b)

Prospect Avenue (near side). Beginning at the northerly curbline of Prospect Avenue and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.

(c)

Wilrue Parkway-Meyer Place (mid-block). Beginning 211 feet south of the southerly curbline of Wilrue Parkway and extending 135 feet southerly therefrom.

(d)

Meyer Place (far side). Beginning at the prolongation of the southerly curbline of Meyer Place and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.

(e)

Alexander Avenue (far side). Beginning at the prolongation of the southerly curbline of Alexander Avenue and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.

(f)

New Street (near side). Beginning at the prolongation of the northerly curbline of New Read Street and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.

(g)

New Read Street (far side). Beginning at the prolongation of the southerly curbline of New Read Street and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.

(h)

Marlin Avenue and Greenwood Road (mid-block). Beginning 205 feet north of the prolongation of the northerly curbline of Marlin Avenue and extending 135 feet northerly therefrom.

(i)

Jackson Avenue. Beginning at the prolongation of the northerly curbline of Jackson Avenue and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.

(j)

Polpar Avenue. Beginning at the prolongation of the northerly curbline of Poplar Avenue and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.

§ 340-30 Lane use reservations.

The lane locations described are designated as lane use reservations and traffic shall move as indicated.

(Reserved)

§ 340-31 Mid-block crosswalks.

The following mid-block crosswalks shall be established and maintained at the following locations:

Name of Street	Location
Newark-Pompton Turnpike	Beginning at a point 352 feet south of the prolongation of the southerly curbline of Wilrue Parkway and extending 12 feet southerly therefrom

§ 340-32 Handicapped parking; design and location of spaces.

Handicapped parking spaces shall be not less than 12 feet wide and not less than 20 feet long in parking yards and not less than 22 feet long on streets.

Handicapped parking spaces shall be so located so as to allow room for individuals in wheelchairs or individuals on braces, canes, or crutches to get in and out either side of an automobile.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

(1)

Handicapped parking on street. 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 identification cards or plates or placards by the State Motor Vehicle Commission or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.

Name of Street	No. of Spaces	Location
(Reserved)

(2)

Handicapped parking in municipal parking lots and Board of Education property. 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 designed as handicapped parking areas. Such places are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards, plates or placards by the State Motor Vehicle Commission or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.

Property	No. of Spaces	Location
(Reserved)

(3)

Handicapped parking on private property open to the public. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 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 identification cards, plates or placards by the State Motor Vehicle Commission or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.

Property	No. of Spaces	Location
(Reserved)

(4)

Handicapped parking on all other private property. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197 or 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 State Motor Vehicle Commission or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.

Property	No. of Spaces	Location
(Reserved)

(5)

The owners of the premises referred to in Subsection B(3) and (4) shall provide and install signs and pavement markings for each parking space reserved for use by handicapped persons, which signs and markings shall be in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The cost of procurement and installation of the signs and pavement markings shall be the responsibility of the owner of said property. The owner shall, subsequent to 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 the same.

§ 340-33 Low-speed vehicles.

[Added 7-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-16]

Definitions. Unless specifically provided, the following words and terms shall be construed and defined as follows:

LOW-SPEED VEHICLE

A four-wheeled low-speed vehicle, as defined in 49 CFR 571.3(b), whose attainable speed is more than 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour on a paved level surface and which is not powered by gasoline or diesel fuel and complies with federal safety standards as set forth in 49 CFR 571.500.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

Prohibition on the use of low-speed vehicles on municipal streets and roads. It shall be a violation of this chapter to operate a low-speed vehicle upon any public road or highway under the jurisdiction of the Township of Pequannock.