For the purpose of this chapter, words and phrases herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in N.J.S.A. 39:1-1.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Stillwater as Ch. VII of the 1971 Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the following streets 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 | Location |
|---|---|
Mount Benevolence Road | Between West Shore Drive and the Stillwater Township - Hampton Township corporate line |
Stillwater Road | Between Middleville Road and Mount Benevolence Road |
Stillwater Road | Between West Shore Drive and Middleville Road |
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the following described intersections are designated as stop intersections:
Intersection | Stop sign On |
|---|---|
Dove Island Road and Duck Pond Road [Added 9-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-7] | Duck Pond Road |
Middleville Road and Stillwater Road | Stillwater Road in the right leg of the Y-intersection |
Possum Hill Road and Partridge Road [Added 7-15-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-9] | Partridge Road |
West End Drive and Duck Pond Road | Duck Pond Road |
[Amended 8-15-1972; Ord. No. 143; 6-19-1979]
Speed limits shall be established as follows. Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained at locations listed in the appropriate letter of authorization.
Name of Street | Speed Limit (mph) | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Duck Pond Road [Added 9-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-7] | ||||
Zone 1 | 25 | For the entire length of Duck Pond Road | ||
Fairview Lake Road (Routes 617-624) | ||||
Zone 1 | 35 | From Stillwater Road (Route 521) to Middleville Road thence | ||
Zone 2 | 40 | From Middleville Road to the northerly Stillwater Township line | ||
Fredon-Stillwater Road (County 610) [Added 7-3-1984 by Ord. No. 84-13] | ||||
Zone 1 | 30 | Between County Route 521 and 400 feet east of Cedar Ridge Road | ||
Middleville Road [Added 5-20-1997 by Ord. No. 97-6] | ||||
Zone 1 | 35 | From its intersection with Stillwater Road to its intersection with Mount Holly Road | ||
Mount Benevolence Road [Added 4-2-1991 by Ord. No. 91-9] | ||||
Zone 1 | 40 | Between Stillwater - Myrtle Grove Road (County Route 521) to Lake Owassa Road (County Route 617) | ||
Mount Holly Road [Added 5-20-1997 by Ord. No. 97-6] | ||||
Zone 1 | 35 | From its intersection with Millbrook Road to its intersection with Old School House Road | ||
Old Foundry Road [Added 5-21-1991 by Ord. No. 91-16; amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)] | 35 | Entire length | ||
Old School House Road [Added 5-21-1991 by Ord. No. 91-16] | ||||
Zone 1 | 35 | From Hardwick Township - Stillwater Township line to the Fairview Lake Road (County Route 617) | ||
Zone 1 | 35 | From Fairview Lake Road (County Route 617) to Stillwater Road | ||
Zone 2 | 20 | From Stillwater Road to a point 2,215 feet east of the intersection between Old Foundry Road and Stillwater Road | ||
Zone 3 | 35 | From a point 2,215 feet east of the intersection of Old Foundry Road and Stillwater Road to Mount Benevolence Road | ||
Owassa Road (Route 617) | ||||
County portion | ||||
Zone 1 | 30 | From Fairview Lake Road to 3,300 feet north thereof | ||
Zone 2 | 45 | From Fairview Lake Road to Possum Hill Road thence | ||
Municipal portion | ||||
Zone 3 | 35 | From Fairview Lake Road to Mount Benevolence Road | ||
Possum Hill Road [Added 7-15-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-9] | ||||
Zone 1 | 35 | Entire length of Possum Hill Road | ||
Ridge Road [Added 4-2-1991 by Ord. No. 91-9] | ||||
Zone 1 | 30 | From West End Drive to the Stillwater/Hampton Township line | ||
Stillwater Road (Route 521) | ||||
Zone 1 | 40 | From the southerly Stillwater Township line, also the Sussex County - Warren County line, to Main Street, County Road 610 | ||
Zone 2 | 30 | To the northerly leg of Fairview Lake Road, County Road 617 thence | ||
Zone 3 | 45 | From the northerly leg of Fairview Lake Road, County Road 617 to West Shore Drive | ||
School speed limit | 20 in Zone 2 | In the Stillwater Elementary School zone, during recess or while children are going to or leaving school, during opening or closing hours | ||
Zone 4 [Added 5-21-1991 by Ord. No. 91-16] | 35 | From the intersection of Stillwater - Myrtle Grove Road (County Route 521) to the intersection with Old Foundry Road | ||
Zone 5 [Added 5-21-1991 by Ord. No. 91-16] | 45 | From the intersection with Old Foundary Road to the intersection with Mt. Benevolence Road | ||
Wall Street [Added 12-21-1999 by Ord. No. 99-10] | ||||
Zone 1 | 25 | For distance between East Wall Street and Cedar Ridge Road | ||
West End Drive [Added 4-2-1991 by Ord. No. 91-9] | ||||
Zone 1 | 35 | Between Fredon Township/Stillwater Township line to East Shore Drive (County Route 619) | ||
West Shore Drive (Route 521) | ||||
Zone 1 | 35 | From Stillwater Road to Swartswood Road thence | ||
Zone 2 | 25 | From Swartswood Road to the northerly Stillwater Township line | ||
[Added 10-1-1991 by Ord. No. 91-26]
A.
Parking prohibited during state of emergency. Upon a declaration of an emergency, there shall be no parking upon streets or sections of streets where temporary EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are displayed. The Township Committee, Office of Emergency Management Coordinator and/or Fire Chief or their designee is authorized to declare an emergency and direct the posting of EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs when weather conditions, accidents, fires, public celebrations, etc., 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.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
C.
Handicapped parking.
(1)
In any space on any 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 or any other applicable law, said space shall be occupied only by a vehicle operated by a handicapped person or in which a handicapped person is a passenger.
(2)
Any person parking a motor vehicle in a restricted parking space without a special vehicle identification card shall be liable to a fine of $250 for the first offense and, for subsequent offenses, a fine of at least $250 and up to 90 days' community service on such terms and in such form as the court shall deem appropriate, or any combination thereof.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
D.
Fire zones.
[Added 3-1-1994 by Ord. No. 94-1]
(1)
No persons shall park any vehicle at any time in any space designated as a fire zone. This prohibition likewise applies to fire zones created at the request of, and upon the property of, any corporation or institution of a public or semipublic character not for pecuniary profit pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-1 et seq.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
[Added 12-1-1992 by Ord. No. 92-24]
A.
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified upon any of the following described streets or parts of streets.
Name of Street | Side | Hours | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
All streets and roads in the Township, except state highways | Both | 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. each day from November 15 to April 15 | Entire Township |
B.
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 more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles as set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey statute or as hereinafter provided.
C.
Violations and penalties. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, any person convicted of a violation 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.
[Added 9-2-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-14]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any streets or parts thereof as hereinafter described.
Name of Street | Sides | Location |
|---|---|---|
Sussex County Route 622 | Both | From the intersection of County Route 521 with County Route 622 in the Township of Stillwater to a point 450 feet east thereof |
[Added 12-1-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-09]
A.
Definitions. "Engine-braking" shall mean the use or operation of any mechanical exhaust device designed to aid in the braking, decompression or deceleration of any motor vehicle which results in excessive, loud, unusual or explosive noise from such vehicle.
B.
Prohibition. It shall be unlawful for the driver of any motor vehicle to use or operate or cause to be used or operated, at any time and on any road within the Township of Stillwater, any mechanical exhaust or decompression device which results in the practice known as engine-braking.
C.
Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to engine-braking where necessary for the protection of persons and/or property which cannot be avoided by application of an alternative braking system. Noise caused by the application of engine compression brakes, otherwise known as engine-braking, which is effectively muffled or if the application is necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the community is exempt from the provisions of this section. Sounds created by emergency equipment for emergency purposes are also exempt.
D.
Posting of signs. The Township is hereby authorized to post at reasonable locations within the Township signs indicating the prohibition of engine-braking.
E.
Violations and penalties. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished for a first conviction thereof by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 10 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a second such conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $200 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 20 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and upon the third or any subsequent conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[Added 10-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-23; amended 7-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-15; 4-15-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-09]
A.
Vehicles over the registered gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described, except for the pickup and delivery of materials on such streets.
Name of Street | Weight (tons) | Location |
|---|---|---|
Middleville Road | 10 | From Stillwater Road to Fairview Lake Road |
Mount Benevolence Road | 10 | Entire length |
Stillwater Road | 10 | From Mount Benevolence Road to County Route 521 |
B.
Violations And Penalties. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished for a first conviction thereof by a fine of $1,000.00; for a second such conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of $1,500.00; and, upon the third or any subsequent conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of $2,000.00. The owner of a vehicle in violation of this section will be jointly liable for the penalties imposed.