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Township of Colts Neck, NJ
Monmouth County
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[Adopted 12-30-1982[1] (Ch. 67, Art. I, of the 1969 Code)]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance received Department of Transportation approval 11-14-1983.
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this article, 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.
The provisions of §§ 222-3 through 222-6 imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person of the duty to observe other and 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.
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule I attached to and made part of this article.
[Amended 7-20-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-9]
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule II of any day (except Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule II attached to and made part of this article.
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle for the times specified in Schedule III of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule III attached to and made part of this article.
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown in Schedule IV at any time between the hours listed in said Schedule IV of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IV attached to and made part of this article.
[Amended 3-12-1997; 7-8-1998]
Trucks over four tons' gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule V, except for pickup and delivery on any street located in the township, school buses operated in connection with the transportation of students to or from any school or in connection with any school-related activity or any vehicle registered with the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles as farm machinery or a farm vehicle. Said Schedule V is attached to and made a part of this article.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:67-16.1, the streets or parts of streets as described in Schedule VA attached to and made a part of this article are hereby designated as routes for trucks over four tons. All trucks hauling a total combined gross weight of vehicle plus load in excess of four tons shall be excluded from all streets except from these streets which form a part of the system of truck route.
The streets or parts of street described in Schedule VI attached to and made a part of this article are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VII attached to and made a part of this article are hereby designated as through streets. Stop signs shall be installed on the near right side of each street intersecting the through street except where yield signs are provided for in the designations.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule VIII attached to and made a part of this article are hereby designated as stop intersections. Stop signs shall be installed as provided therein.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule IX attached to and made a part of this article are hereby designated as yield intersections. Yield signs shall be installed as provided therein.
The locations described in Schedule X attached to and made a part of this article are hereby designated as loading zones.
The locations described in Schedule XI attached to and made a part of this article are hereby designated as taxi stands.
The locations described in Schedule XII attached to and made a part of this article are hereby designated as bus stops.
No person shall make a left turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIII attached to and made a part of this article.
No person shall make a U-turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIV attached to and made a part of this article.
No person shall make a turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XV attached to and made a part of this article.
The lane locations described in Schedule XVI attached to and made a part of this article are designated as lane use reservations, and traffic shall move only as indicated.
[Added 4-9-1997]
No-passing zones are established and maintained in the Township of Colts Neck as authorized by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and as described in Schedule XVII, attached to and made a part of this article.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this article 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. The above-suggested penalty form is in conformity with N.J.S.A. 39:4-203 and should be used as a uniform standard throughout the state.
If any part or parts of this article are for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article.
In accordance with the provisions of § 222-3, no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the following described streets or parts of streets:
Name of Street
Side
Location
Beaver Dam Road
Both
Entire length
Cedar Drive
[Added 8-29-1991; amended 5-26-1999]
--
In front of school for entire length of driveway
Colts Neck Boulevard
[Added 5-26-1999]
Both
Entire length
Conover Road School[1]
[Added 12-27-1984]
--
In front of school for entire length of driveway
Five Points Road
[Added 3-26-2003]
Both
First 2,000 feet beginning at County Route 537
Horseshoe Court
Both
Richdale Road to Richdale Road
Huddy's Inn – 206 Route 537[2]
[Added 12-13-2017]
--
Fire zones
Laird Road
[Amended 12-13-2017]
Both
Beginning at Raven Road and extending to Orchard Lane
Lakeside Avenue
[Added 9-27-2000]
Both
Beginning at Barberry Lane going northerly to the end
Long Bridge Road
Both
Between Saratoga Drive and Colts Neck Township - Holmdel Township corporate line
Lovett Road
[Added 12-13-2017]
Both
From High Bridge to the cul-de-sac
Marl Road
[Amended 12-13-2017]
Both
From the northern cul-de-sac 500 feet
Muhlenbrink Road
[Amended 12-13-2017]
Both
Beginning from the center line of the reservoir bridge 1,000 feet north and south of that point
Orchard Lane
[Added 9-27-2000]
Both
Entire length
Phalanx Road
[Amended 12-13-2017]
Both
From the reservoir bridge to Rimwood Lane
Raven Road
[Amended 12-13-2017]
Both
From the cul-de-sac 500 feet westerly
Richdale Road
Both
Phalanx Road to end
Rimwood Road
Both
Phalanx Road to Beaver Dam Road
Rivers Edge Drive
[Added 12-13-2017]
Both
From Laird Road for 250 feet
Trump National Boulevard
[Added 5-12-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-10]
North
Beginning from a point 80 feet west of State Highway Route 34 to a point 160 feet west of State Highway Route 34 (fire zone)
Western Drive
[Added 10-13-1995]
Both
Entire length
Woodhollow Road
[Added 10-29-1987]
Both
From Phalanx Road for 600 feet
[1]
Editor's Note: Fire Zone.
[2]
Editor's Note: Fire Zone.
[Amended 3-26-2003; 6-30-2004; 1-25-2006; 3-29-2006; 7-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-15]
Unless stated otherwise, the provisions of § 222-4 shall apply to all streets named in this section. 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
Both
2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
All streets in Colts Neck
Edgewood Court
Both
Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; September through June
Entire length
Gaitway Drive*
Both
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; April through October
Entire length
Hillsdale Road*
Both
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; April through October
Hartshorn Drive to Thunder Lane with the exception of the designated parking area on Hillsdale Road at the entrance to Big Brook Park
Kathleen Drive
Both
Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; September through June
First 500 feet beginning at Five Point Road
Montrose Road
Both
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. September through June
First 1,500 feet beginning at County Route 537
Pheasant Drive
Both
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. September through June
Entire length
Thunder Lane*
Both
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; April through October
Entire length
Victorian Way
Both
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. September through June
Entire length
Willow Lake Drive
Both
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. September through June
Entire length
*The exception of § 222-4 permitting street parking on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays shall not apply to streets the names of which are followed by an asterisk in this schedule. Further, the parking prohibitions for streets so marked in this schedule shall not extend to vehicles associated with landscapers, delivery vehicles, septic trucks, or other residential contractors.
In accordance with the provisions of § 222-5, no person shall stop or stand a vehicle during specified times upon any of the following described streets or parts of streets:
Name of Street
Side
Hours
Location
(Reserved)
In accordance with provision of § 222-6, no person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown upon any of the following streets or parts of streets:
Name of Street
Time Limit Hours
Location
Cedar Drive School[1]
[Added 8-29-1991]
15 minutes All
Entire length of driveway on the side opposite the school
[1]
Editor's Note: Fire zone.
In accordance with provisions of § 222-7, trucks over four tons' gross weight are hereby excluded from the following described streets or parts of streets except for the pickup and delivery of materials on such streets:
A. 
Clover Hill Lane.
(1) 
Between Clover Hill Road and County Route 520 (Newman Springs Road).
B. 
Obre Road. The entire length.
C. 
Hockhockson Road.
(1) 
Between County Road 537 (Colts Neck Road) and Earle Naval United States Highway.
(2) 
Earle Naval United States Highway and Colts Neck Township - Tinton Falls Borough.
D. 
Cedar Drive.
(1) 
Between Dutch Lane Road (County Road 46) and Heyers Mill Road.
E. 
Montrose Road.
(1) 
Between Cedar Drive and County Road 537 (Colts Neck Road).
F. 
Heulitt Road.
(1) 
Between Crine Road (County Road 4) and Cedar Drive.
G. 
Prothero Road.
(1) 
Between Heyers Mill Road an Heulitt Road.
H. 
Clover Hill Road.
(1) 
Between Boundary Road and Route 34.
I. 
New Street. The entire length.
[Added 1-29-1997]
J. 
Five Points Road.
[Added 3-12-1997]
(1) 
From County Route 537 to the Colts Neck - Howell Township Corporate line.
In accordance with the provision of § 222-8, a truck route upon which trucks, tractors and tractor-trailer combinations in excess of four tons may travel is hereby established on the following streets or parts of streets:
Name of Street
Location
(Reserved)
In accordance with the provisions of § 222-9, the following streets are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated:
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Limits
(Reserved)
In accordance with the provisions of § 222-10, the following described streets or parts of streets are hereby designated as through streets. Stop signs shall be installed on the near right side of each street intersection the through street except where yield signs are provided for in the designation.
A. 
Phalanx Road (County Road 54) between Route 34 and the Middletown Township line.
B. 
Laird Road between Route 34 and Phalanx Road (County Road 54).
C. 
Hockhockson Road.
(1) 
Between County Road 537 (Colts Neck Road) and Earle Naval United States Highway.
(2) 
Between Earle Naval United States Highway and Colts Neck Township - Tinton Falls Borough corporate line.
D. 
Willowbrook Road between Route 34 and the Holmdel Township line.
E. 
Clover Hill Road between Route 34 and Boundary Road.
F. 
Conover Road between Heyers Mill Road and its southerly intersection with Route 34.
G. 
Heyers Mill Road between County Road 537 (Colts Neck Road) and Conover Road.
H. 
Bucks Mill Road between Route 537 and Cedar Drive.
I. 
Five Point Road between Route 537 and the Howell Township line.
J. 
Mercer Road between Route 537 and the dead end.
K. 
Heulitt Road between Cedar Drive and Dutch Lane Road.
L. 
Long Bridge Road between Laird Road and the Holmdel Township line.
M. 
Cedar Drive between Dutch Lane Road and Heyers Mill Road.
N. 
Montrose Road between Cedar Drive and Route 537 (Colts Neck Road).
O. 
Hillsdale Road between Crine Road (County Road 4) and Clover Hill Road.
P. 
Tulip Lane between Clover Hill Road and Mulberry Lane.
Q. 
[1]Colts Neck Boulevard from Hunt Road to Stone Hill Road.
[Added 5-26-1999]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 220-30Q, established a through street on a portion of Stone Hill Road, added 2-25-1998, was repealed 7-29-1998.
[Amended 7-29-1998]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the following described intersections are hereby designated as stop intersections. A stop sign shall be installed as provided therein.
Intersection
Stop Sign On
Clover Hill Road and Boundry Road
Clover Hill Road
Conover Road and Heyers Mill Road
Heyers Mill Road
Hunt Road and Colts Neck Boulevard
Colts Neck Boulevard
Stone Hill Road and Colts Neck Boulevard
Colts Neck Boulevard
In accordance with the provisions of § 222-12, the following described intersections are hereby designated as yield intersections:
Yield Sign on
Direction of Travel
At Intersection of
(Reserved)
In accordance with provisions of § 222-13, the following locations are designated as loading zones:
Name of Street
Side
Location
(Reserved)
In accordance with the provisions of § 222-14, the following described locations are hereby designated as taxi stands:
Name of Street
Side
Location
(Reserved)
In accordance with the provisions of § 222-15, the following described locations are hereby designated as bus stops:
Name of Street
Side
Location
(Reserved)
[Amended 4-24-1996; 5-28-1996]
In accordance with provisions of § 222-16, no persons, except a person operating a school bus, shall make a left turn at any of the following locations and during the following hours:
Location
Hours
From County Road 537 Eastbound onto New Street
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
From County Road 537 Eastbound onto Heyers Mill Road
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
From County Road 537 Westbound onto the Orchards at Colts Neck development site driveway across from Heyers Mill Road
[Added 10-13-1999[1]]
All times
From County Road 537 onto the westerly driveway at Block 48, Lot 19. This left-turn prohibition shall be null and void and shall self-expire upon the installation and operation of a traffic signal at this location, which shall eliminate the need for the turn prohibition, adopted in accordance with Monmouth County Planning Board approval regarding File No. CNSP9013.
[Added 5-14-2014]
All times
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also stated that it was adopted in accordance with County Planning Board approval re File No. CNSP 6093A.
In accordance with provisions of § 222-17, no person shall make a U-turn at any of the following locations:
Name of Street
Location
(Reserved)
In accordance with provisions of § 222-18, no person shall make a turn at any of the following intersections:
Location
(Reserved)
In accordance with provisions of § 222-19, all vehicles shall move as described below:
Intersection
Lane Reserved
Purpose
(Reserved)
[Added 4-9-1997]
In accordance with provisions of § 222-20, no-passing zones shall be established and maintained in and along the following streets at the following locations and in the following directions in the Township of Colts Neck:
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Location
Heulitt Road
Both
Entire length
Speed limits shall be designated as follows:
A. 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along Clover Hill Lane in the Township of Colts Neck shall be established at 30 miles per hour.
B. 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along Laird Road in the Township of Colts Neck shall be established at 45 miles per hour.
C. 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along New Street in the Township of Colts Neck shall be established at 30 miles per hour.
D. 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along Richdale Road in the Township of Colts Neck shall be established at 30 miles per hour.
E. 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along Tulip Lane between Clover Hill Road and Mulberry Lane shall be established at 30 miles per hour.
[Amended 3-30-2005]
F. 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along Village Lane in the Township of Colts Neck shall be established at 30 miles per hour.
G. 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic along Woodhollow Road in the Township of Colts Neck shall be established at 30 miles per hour.
H. 
Conover Road.
(1) 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along the after-described portion of Conover Road shall be 40 miles per hour.
(2) 
The section of Conover Road so regulated commences at the south leg of the intersection of Conover Road with State Highway 34 and runs to the commencement of County Route 4, which county road commences at the bridge which traverses a stream, which stream or brook is a tributary to Big Brook within the Township of Colts Neck and is located immediately to the north of Heyers Mill Road.
I. 
Hockhockson Road.
(1) 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along Hockhockson Road commencing at the boundary line between the Borough of Tinton Falls and the Township of Colts Neck and running thence to Water Street in the Township of Colts Neck shall be 40 miles per hour.
(2) 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along Hockhockson Road commencing from Water Street in the Township of Colts Neck and running thence to the bridge over Hockhockson Brook in the Township of Colts Neck (which bridge is located approximately 1,300 feet north of Obre Road) shall be 35 miles per hour.
(3) 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along Hockhockson Road commencing from the bridge over Hockhockson Brook in the Township of Colts Neck and running thence to Route 537 in the Township of Colts Neck shall be 45 miles per hour.
J. 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along Water Street in the Township of Colts Neck shall be 35 miles per hour.
K. 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic along Brookview Drive for its entire length is established at 25 miles per hour.
L. 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic on Salem Drive is established at 25 miles per hour for its entire length.
M. 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic on Hominy Hill Road starting from its intersection with Route 537 and extending to its terminus at Route 18 is established at 40 miles per hour.
N. 
Cedar Drive.
[Added 9-24-1987; amended 10-29-1992]
(1) 
Except where posted as a school zone, the speed limits for both directions of traffic along Cedar Drive commencing from Dutch Lane Road in the Township of Colts Neck and running thence to a point approximately 800 feet east of Pond View Drive in the Township of Colts Neck shall be 40 miles per hour.
(2) 
Except where posted as a school zone, the speed limits for both directions of traffic along Cedar Drive commencing at a point approximately 800 feet east of Pond View Drive in the Township of Colts Neck and running thence to Heyers Mill Road in the Township of Colts Neck shall be 35 miles per hour.
O. 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic on Heyers Mill Road starting from its intersection with Route 537 and extending to its terminus at County Route 4 is hereby established at 35 miles per hour.
[Added 6-30-1988; amended 10-28-1992]
P. 
Boundary Road.
[Added 11-10-1988; amended 10-28-1992]
(1) 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along Boundary Road commencing from Dutch Lane Road in the Township of Colts Neck and running thence to Vandeveer Road - Crine Road in the Township of Colts Neck shall be 45 miles per hour.
(2) 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along Boundary Road commencing from Vandeveer - Crine Road in the Township of Colts Neck and running thence to Silver Colt Road in the Township of Colts Neck shall be 40 miles per hour.
(3) 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along Boundary Road commencing from Silver Colt Road in the Township of Colts Neck and running thence to Newman Springs Road in the Township of Colts Neck shall be 35 miles per hour.
Q. 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic on Heulitt Road between Cedar Drive and Dutch Lane is hereby established at 40 miles per hour.
[Added 3-14-1991]
R. 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic on Montrose Road shall be as follows:
[Added 3-14-1991]
(1) 
Zone 1: between County road 537 and 500 feet south of Carriage Hill Road, 45 miles per hour.
(2) 
Zone 2: between 500 feet south of Carriage Hill Road and Cedar Drive, 40 miles per hour.
S. 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic along Five Points Road between the Colts Neck Township - Howell Township line and Colts Neck Road (CR 537) shall be established at 35 miles per hour.
[Added 3-9-1994; amended 1-26-2005]
T. 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along New Street for its entire length is established at 25 miles per hour.
[Added 1-29-1997]
U. 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic on Colts Neck Boulevard for its entire length is established at 25 miles per hour.
[Added 5-26-1999]
V. 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic along Maple Drive between Clover Hill Road and Meadowview Drive shall be established at 30 miles per hour.
[Added 4-13-2005]
W. 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic on all access roads and parking areas in all Township parks, including but not limited to Town Hall Park, Bucks Mill Park, Five Points Park, Laird Road Park and Obre Road Preserve, shall be established at 15 miles per hour.
[Added 5-26-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-13]
Regulatory signs (24 inches wide by 30 inches high), warning signs (diamond-shaped, 30 inches by 30 inches) and advisory speed plates (18 inches by 18 inches), as specified in the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways Bureau of Public Roads, except where superseded by Title 39 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes and/or as otherwise specified in the letter of authorization of the State of New Jersey, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles, Traffic Safety Service, dated December 23, 1963, shall be installed to the right of the roadway known as "County Road 537" facing northbound traffic and to the right of the roadway known as "County Road 537" facing southbound traffic.