[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Barnegat Light 6-10-1974 by Ord. No. 74-4 as
Ch. VI of the Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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.
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 in the Borough.
A.
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.
B.
Parking prohibited during state of emergency.
(1)
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, 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 signs.
(2)
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.
(3)
The effectiveness of this subsection is contingent
upon signs being erected as required by law.
C.
Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets;
parking prohibited during certain seasons. 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 a part of this chapter. No person
shall park a vehicle at any time specified upon any of the streets
or parts thereof described in Schedule IA attached to and made a part
of this chapter.
[Amended 2-9-1976 by Ord. No. 76-3;5-11-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-005]
D.
Parking prohibited during certain hours on certain
streets. No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified
in Schedule II of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon
any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule II attached
to and made a part of this chapter.
E.
Stopping or standing during certain hours on certain
streets. No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between the hours
specified in Schedule III of any day (except Sundays and public holidays)
upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule
III attached to and made a part of this chapter.
F.
Parking time limited on certain streets. 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 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 a part of
this chapter.
G.
Handicapped parking: violations, penalties and towing.
[Added 6-2-1989 by Ord. No. 89-12; 9-27-1991 by Ord. No.
91-62; 8-28-1995 by Ord. No. 95-149]
(1)
No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space
designated and marked as being set aside for the physically handicapped
in any parking facility or in any location designated for handicapped
parking on Schedule XVI hereof unless said vehicle shall have affixed
thereto an identification certificate or marker issued by the New
Jersey Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(2)
Parking in a handicapped space without the aforesaid
vehicle identification shall create a rebuttable presumption that
use of the space was not for the physically handicapped.
(3)
Any person violating any provision of this subsection shall be punishable as provided in § 195-11.
[Amended 7-16-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
(4)
In addition to the foregoing, a law enforcement officer
personally, or at the request of an eligible handicapped person, may
cause the removal and storage of a motor vehicle unlawfully parked
in a parking space restricted for use by a handicapped person. The
owner of said motor vehicle shall be liable for reasonable costs for
removal and storage as a result of the violation and removal.
H.
Angle parking. Angle parking shall be permitted and
strictly limited to the following streets:
[Added 8-20-2003 by Ord. No. 03-8]
(1)
Bayview Avenue, east side, between Sixth Street and
Seventh Street.
I.
Commercial vehicle parking prohibited during certain hours. No person
shall park a commercial motor vehicle (in excess of 6,000 pounds gross
weight) on any public street within the Borough between the hours
of 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-06]
[Amended 2-8-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1]
A.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:67-16.1,
the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule V are hereby
designated as a truck route for trucks over four tons' gross weight,
and such trucks are hereby excluded from all other streets, except
for the pickup or delivery of materials along such streets, said Schedule
V being attached hereto and made a part of this chapter.
B.
Streets forming the truck route shall be clearly marked
by signs placed and maintained to clearly show the truck routes by
both day and night. Said signs shall designate the weight of the trucks
which are required to use said truck routes.
The streets or parts of streets described in
Schedule VI attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby
designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated.
A.
Through streets. 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 chapter 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 right-of-way signs are provided for in the designations.
B.
Stop intersections. 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 chapter are hereby designated as stop intersections.
Stop signs shall be installed as provided therein.
C.
Yield intersections. 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 chapter are hereby designated as yield
intersections. Yield right-of-way signs shall be installed as provided
therein.
The locations described in Schedule X attached
to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as loading
zones.
The locations described in Schedule XI attached
to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as taxi stands.
The locations described in Schedule XII attached
to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as bus stops.
[Added 9-12-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-14]
The locations described in Schedule XII-A of § 195-23.1 of this chapter are hereby designated as dedicated parking spaces for the purposes provided therein, and parking in said dedicated parking spaces shall be restricted to said purpose accordingly.
A.
Left turn prohibited. No person shall make a left
turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIII attached to
and made a part of chapter.
B.
U-turn prohibitions. No person shall make a U-turn
at any of the locations described in Schedule XIV attached to and
made a part of this chapter.
C.
No turns. No person shall make a turn at any of the
locations described in Schedule XV attached to and made a part of
this chapter.
[Added 12-18-2002 by Ord. No. 02-16]
No person or business entity shall obstruct
the roadway surface of any of the locations described in Schedule
XVII attached to and made a part of this chapter. This prohibition
includes, but is not limited to, obstructions caused by commercial
water hoses placed across the roadway.
[Added 7-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-12]
The speed limit on the following designated roadways shall be
as follows:
|
Name of Roadway
|
Speed Limit
(mph)
|
Direction
|
Duration
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bayview Avenue
|
30
|
Both
|
Year round
|
[Amended 7-16-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
In accordance with the provisions of § 195-3C, no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the following described streets:
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|
|
3rd Street
[Amended 5-10-1985 by Ord. No. 85-8] |
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricades at easterly or
westerly end
|
|
4th Street
[Amended 5-10-1985 by Ord. No. 85-8] |
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricades at westerly end
|
|
5th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
6th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
7th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
8th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
9th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
10th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
10th Street
[Added 9-18-1998; amended 9-17-1999 by Ord. No. 99-11; 12-21-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-05; repealed 4-9-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-003] | ||
|
11th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
12th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
13th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
14th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
15th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
16th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
17th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
18th Street
[Added 9-17-1999 by Ord. No. 99-11] |
South
|
Immediately adjacent to Block 36, Lot 1
|
|
18th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
19th Street
[Added 9-18-1998 by Ord. No. 98-14] |
Both
|
West of Bayview Avenue (cul-de-sac designated
area)
|
|
19th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
20th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
21st Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
22nd Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
23rd Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
24th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
25th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
26th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
27th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
28th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
29th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
30th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
Private Lane
[Amended 2-9-1976 by Ord. No. 76-3] |
Both
|
Within 125 feet from the northerly side of 4th
Street
|
[Added 5-11-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-005]
In accordance with the provisions of § 195-3C, no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the following described streets during the season of June 1 through October 1.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|
|
Central Avenue
|
Both
|
Entire length
|
|
West 4th Street
|
Both
|
Entire length
|
[Amended 5-11-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-005; 12-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
In accordance with the provisions of § 195-3D, no person shall park any commercial vehicle, trailer, camper or any recreation vehicle overnight upon any of the streets within the Borough between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Recreational vehicles shall include, but are not limited to, the following: all types of boats, boat trailers, campers, camper trailers, canoes, jet skis, jet ski trailers, kayaks, motor homes, snowmobiles, trailers, open utility trailers, enclosed storage trailers, and any other vehicle used for recreational purposes.
|
(Reserved)
|
|
(Reserved)
|
[Amended 2-8-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1]
In accordance with the provisions of § 195-4, the following described streets or parts of streets are hereby designated as a truck route for trucks over four tons' gross weight. Trucks over four tons' gross weight are hereby excluded from all other streets except for the pick up or delivery of materials along such streets:
|
Name of Street
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
6th Street
|
Between Broadway and Bayview Avenue
|
|
18th Street
|
Between Central Avenue and Bayview Avenue
|
|
20th Street
|
Between Central Avenue and Bayview Avenue
|
|
Bayview
|
Between 6th Street and 20th Street
|
|
Broadway
|
Entire length
|
|
Central Avenue
|
Between the southerly Borough line at 30th Street
and 8th Street
|
|
(Reserved)
|
|
(Reserved)
|
|
(Reserved)
|
|
(Reserved)
|
|
(Reserved)
|
|
(Reserved)
|
|
(Reserved)
|
[Added 9-12-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-14]
In accordance with the provisions of § 195-9.1, no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the following described streets, except for the purposes dedicated for the same:
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
Purpose
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Central Avenue
|
West
|
Between 5th and 6th Streets
|
Barnegat Light Museum
|
|
(Reserved)
|
|
(Reserved)
|
|
(Reserved)
|
[Added 6-2-1989 by Ord. No. 89-12; amended 2-28-1994 by Ord. No.
94-115; 8-28-1995 by Ord. No. 95-149]
In accordance with the provision of § 195-3G, the following described streets or parts of streets may be used for handicapped parking:
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|
|
8th Street
|
South
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
9th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
23rd Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
27th Street
|
North
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
29th Street
|
Both
|
Within 100 feet of barricade at the easterly
end
|
|
West 7th Street
[Added 8-15-2001 by Ord. No. 01-20] |
North
|
Within 100 feet of the intersection of Central
Avenue
|
[Added 12-18-2002 by Ord. No. 02-16]
In accordance with the provisions of § 195-10.1, no person or business entity shall obstruct the roadway surface of any of the following described streets:
|
Name of Street
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
Central Avenue
|
Between Broadway and the southerly Borough line
at 30th Street
|
