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Township of Independence, NJ
Warren County
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[Added 12-9-1974]
In accordance with the provisions of § 149-6, trucks over four tons' gross weight are hereby excluded from the following described streets or parts of streets, except as otherwise stated in § 149-6:
Name of Street
Location
Catswamp Road
[Added 8-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-11; amended 6-9-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-03]
Between Ryan Road and the Independence Township-Allamuchy Township corporate line
Mt. Rascal Road
[Repealed 6-9-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-03]
Ridge Road
[Added 8-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-11; amended 6-9-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-03]
Between Pettersburg Road (CR No. 614) and the Independence Township-Allamuchy Township corporate line
Ryan Road
[Added 6-9-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-03]
Between Alphano Road (CR No. 613) and Petersburg Road (CR No. 614)
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Editor's Note: Former § 149-11, Schedule I: Parking Prohibited, as amended, was repealed 11-10-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-08. Said ordinance also provided for the renumbering of the remaining sections and schedules.
[Added 8-11-1986 by Ord. No. 86-12; amended 9-9-2003 by Ord. No. 03-16; 8-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-11]
In accordance with the provisions of § 149-6.1, trucks over 10 tons' gross weight are hereby excluded from the following described streets or parts of streets except as otherwise stated in § 149-6.1:
Name of Street
Location
(Reserved)
[Added 1-11-1982 by Ord. No. 82-17; amended 8-13-1984 by Ord. No. 84-9; 8-11-1986 by Ord. No. 86-13; 2-9-1988 by Ord. No. 88-1; 4-12-1988 by Ord. No. 88-9; 7-12-1988 by Ord. No. 88-22; 11-7-1988 by Ord. No. 88-28; 4-22-1991 by Ord. No. 91-2; 12-10-1991 by Ord. No. 91-14; 8-9-1994 by Ord. No. 94-8; 11-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-6]
In accordance with the provisions of § 149-8, speed limits are hereby established upon the following described streets or parts thereof:
Name of Street
Speed Limit
(mph)
Location
Asbury Road
35
Entire length
Autumn Lane
25
Entire length
Barkers Mill Road
35
Entire length
Catswamp Road
[Added 12-16-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-12]
35
Entire length within Independence Township
Catswamp Road
40
Entire length from its intersection with Ryan Road to the jurisdictional boundary line of Independence Township and Allamuchy Township
Cemetery Road
30
Entire length of Township jurisdiction from three tenths of a mile west of U.S. Route 46 to Barkers Mill Road
Chaucer Drive
25
Entire length
Cheryl Drive
25
Entire length
Christine Road
25
Entire length
Crestwood Court
25
Entire length
Deer Park Road
25
Entire length
Dogwood Court
25
Entire length
Endicott Drive
25
Entire length
Farview Drive
30
Entire length
Fern Drive
25
Entire length
Fieldcrest Drive
25
Entire length
Heather Lane
25
Entire length
Highland Road
25
Entire length
Hill Terrace
25
Entire length
Johnson Road
35
Entire length
Ketcham Road
35
Entire length
Limonite Road
25
Entire length
Mount Bethel Road
30
Entire length between intersection of Barkers Mill Road and Russling Road to the jurisdictional line of Independence Township and Mansfield Township
Mount Rascal Road
35
Entire length
Odessa Drive
25
Entire length
Old Bilby Road
30
Entire length
Overlook Way
25
Entire length
Pohatcong Drive
25
Entire length
Regina Lane
25
Entire length
Ridge Lane
25
Entire length
Ridge Road
[Added 12-16-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-12]
35
Entire length within Independence Township
Ridge Road
35
Entire length from its intersection with Petersburg Road to the jurisdictional boundary line of Independence Township and Allamuchy Township
Rolling View Drive
25
Entire length
Roosevelt Avenue
25
Entire length from its intersection with U.S. Route 46 to the jurisdictional boundary line of Independence Township and the Town of Hackettstown.
Rosewood Drive
25
Entire length
Russling Road
30
From U.S. Route 46 to a point 800 feet west of its intersection with Tannery Road
Russling Road
40
From its intersection with Mt. Bethel Road and Barkers Mill Road to a point 800 feet west of Tannery Road
Ryan Road
25
From its intersection with Alphano Road to its intersection with Catswamp Road
Ryan Road
35
From its intersection with Catswamp Road to its intersection with Petersburg Road
Shades of Death Road
35
Entire length
Shakespeare Road
25
Entire length
Shire Drive
25
Entire length
Springdale Road
25
Entire length
Tannery Road
25
Entire length
Thomas Drive
25
Entire length
Townsbury Road
30
From the jurisdictional boundary line of Independence Township and Mansfield Township to its intersection with Cemetery Road
Vassar Road
25
Entire length
Vienna Hills Road
25
Entire length
Wendy Way
25
Entire length
Woodward Terrace
25
Entire length
[Added 6-9-1986 by Ord. No. 86-8; amended 9-14-1987 by Ord. No. 87-19; 10-9-2001 by Ord. No. 01-5]
In accordance with the provisions of § 149-9, the following described intersections are hereby designated as stop intersections, and stop signs shall be installed as follows:
Intersection
Stop Sign On
Barkers Mill Road/Russling Road and Mount Bethel Road
[Amended 7-11-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-08]
Mount Bethel Road
Barkers Mill Road/Russling Road and Mount Bethel Road
[Added 7-11-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-08]
Barkers Mill Road
Barkers Mill Road/Russling Road and Mount Bethel Road
[Added 7-11-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-08]
Russling Road
Dear Park Road and Christine Road
Christine Road
Fairview Drive/Hill Terrace and Black Bear Trail
Black Bear Trail
Hill Terrace and Autumn Lane
Autumn Lane
Ridge Lane/Overlook Way and Wendy Way
Wendy Way
Route 517 and Old Bilby Road
Old Bilby Road
Ryan Road and Catswamp Road Catswamp
A stop sign shall be installed on the easterly approach of Road facing westbound traffic
Vienna Hills Road and Vienna Hills Road
A stop sign shall be installed on the southerly approach of Vienna Hills Road facing northbound traffic[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 149-15, Schedule V: Yield Intersections, added 6-9-1986 by Ord. No. 86-8, as amended, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 7-11-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-08.