[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Highland Park by Ord. No. 573 (Ch. VII of the 1987 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Attachment 1 - Schedule I - No Parking
Attachment 2 - Schedule II - Parking Prohibited Certain HoursAttachment 3 - Schedule III - No Stopping or StandingAttachment 4 - Schedule IV - Parking Time LimitedAttachment 5 - Schedule V - Alternate Side ParkingAttachment 6 - Schedule VI - Parking Prohibited During Snow RemovalAttachment 7 - Schedule VII - Route for Trucks Over Four TonsAttachment 8 - Schedule VIII - One-Way StreetsAttachment 9 - Schedule IX - Through StreetsAttachment 10 - Schedule X - Stop IntersectionsAttachment 11 - Schedule XI - Yield IntersectionsAttachment 12 - Schedule XII - Loading ZonesAttachment 13 - Schedule XIII - Taxi StandsAttachment 14 - Schedule XIV - Bus StopsAttachment 15 - Schedule XV - No Left TurnAttachment 16 - Schedule XVI - No U-TurnAttachment 17 - Schedule XVII - No TurnsAttachment 18 - Schedule XVIII - Speed LimitsAttachment 19 - Schedule XIX - Parking Prohibited During Street SweepingAttachment 20 - Schedule XX - Right Turn OnlyAttachment 21 - Schedule XXI
Attachment 2 - Schedule II - Parking Prohibited Certain HoursAttachment 3 - Schedule III - No Stopping or StandingAttachment 4 - Schedule IV - Parking Time LimitedAttachment 5 - Schedule V - Alternate Side ParkingAttachment 6 - Schedule VI - Parking Prohibited During Snow RemovalAttachment 7 - Schedule VII - Route for Trucks Over Four TonsAttachment 8 - Schedule VIII - One-Way StreetsAttachment 9 - Schedule IX - Through StreetsAttachment 10 - Schedule X - Stop IntersectionsAttachment 11 - Schedule XI - Yield IntersectionsAttachment 12 - Schedule XII - Loading ZonesAttachment 13 - Schedule XIII - Taxi StandsAttachment 14 - Schedule XIV - Bus StopsAttachment 15 - Schedule XV - No Left TurnAttachment 16 - Schedule XVI - No U-TurnAttachment 17 - Schedule XVII - No TurnsAttachment 18 - Schedule XVIII - Speed LimitsAttachment 19 - Schedule XIX - Parking Prohibited During Street SweepingAttachment 20 - Schedule XX - Right Turn OnlyAttachment 21 - Schedule XXI
[Amended by Ord. No. 610]
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this
chapter, the meaning 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.
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.
[Added 2-7-1989 by Ord. No. 1178]
A.
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, or public celebration,
dictate or require the avoidance of hazards or other conditions which
interfere with the free flow of traffic. Notification of the EMERGENCY-NO
PARKING signs are being or will be posted and shall be given to the
operator or owner of any vehicle which has been parked prior to the
posting of the signs.
B.
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.
C.
The effectiveness of this subsection is contingent
upon the signs being erected as required by law.
[Amended by Ord. No. 610; Ord. No. 726; Ord. No. 777; Ord. No. 827; Ord. No. 902; Ord. No. 1329; Ord. No. 1340; Ord. No. 1370; Ord. No. 1377; Ord. No. 1404; Ord. No. 1426; Ord. No. 1428; Ord. No. 1436; Ord. No. 1451; Ord. No. 1461; Ord. No. 1475; Ord. No. 1485; Ord. No. 1547]
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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule I is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 726; Ord. No. 902; Ord. No. 973; Ord. No. 1329; Ord. No. 1340; Ord. No. 1377; Ord. No. 1451; 8-15-2006 by Ord. No. 1695; 10-3-2006 by Ord. No.
1701]
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 Schedule II attached to and made a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule II is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 726; Ord. No. 1329; Ord. No. 1370]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between
the hours specified in Schedule III of any day (except Saturdays,
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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule III is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 726; Ord. No. 861; Ord. No. 1340; Ord. No. 1345; Ord. No. 1426; Ord. No. 1558]
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 Saturdays, 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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule IV is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 726]
In order to facilitate snow or leaf removal
and the adequate cleaning of streets, no vehicle shall be parked upon
the side of any street described in Schedule V attached to and made
a part of this chapter.[1] For these purposes, the Borough is divided into areas
designated as shown on the map of the Borough of Highland Park attached
hereto and made a part of this chapter.
A.
Area A. Begins at Raritan Avenue at the bank of the
Raritan River, running easterly along the center line of Raritan Avenue
to the center line of Fourth Avenue; thence southerly along the center
line of Fourth Avenue to a point on the bank of the Raritan River;
thence in a general westerly and northerly direction along the course
of the Raritan River to the point of beginning.
B.
Area B. Begins at Raritan Avenue on the Bank of the
Raritan River, running easterly along the center line of Raritan Avenue
to the center line of Fourth Avenue; thence northerly along the center
line of Fourth Avenue to the center line of Lincoln Avenue; thence
easterly along the center line of Lincoln Avenue to North Fifth Avenue
and the boundary line with Edison Township; thence northwesterly along
the boundary line of Edison Township to the boundary line of Piscataway
Township; thence southwesterly along the boundary line of Piscataway
Township to the bank of the Raritan River; thence in a general southeasterly
direction along the course of the Raritan River to the point of beginning.
C.
Area C. Begins at the center line of the intersection
of Raritan Avenue and Fourth Avenue; thence easterly along the center
line of Raritan Avenue to the center line of Woodbridge Avenue; thence
easterly along the center line of Woodbridge Avenue to the Edison
Township boundary line; thence southerly along the Edison Township
boundary line to a point on the bank of the Raritan River; thence
in a general westerly direction along the course of the Raritan River
to a point marking the extension of the center line of South Fourth
Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of South Fourth Avenue
to the point of beginning.
D.
Area D. Begins at the center line of the intersection
of Raritan Avenue and Fourth Avenue; thence easterly along the center
line of Raritan Avenue to the boundary line of Edison Township; thence
westerly along the boundary line of Edison Township to the center
line of Lincoln Avenue; thence along the center line of Lincoln Avenue
to the center line of North Fourth Avenue; thence southerly along
the center line of North Fourth Avenue to the point of beginning.
E.
Area E. Begins at a point in the center line of the
intersection of Raritan Avenue and Woodbridge Avenue; thence easterly
along the center line of Woodbridge Avenue to the boundary line of
Edison Township; thence easterly, northerly and westerly along the
boundary line of Edison Township to the center line of Raritan Avenue;
thence westerly along the center line of Raritan Avenue to the point
of beginning.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule V is included at the end of this chapter.
[Added by Ord. No. 635; amended by Ord. No. 1303; Ord. No. 1370; Ord. No. 1428; Ord. No. 1461]
A.
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such
that it covers the street or highway, no vehicle shall be parked on
roadways or portions wherein signs are erected prohibiting parking
as described in Schedule VI attached to and made a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule VI is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
The above parking prohibitions shall remain in effect
after the snow has ceased until the streets have been plowed sufficiently
and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal
flow of traffic.
C.
Upon the declaration of an emergency, there shall
be no parking upon streets or parts 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 the "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.
D.
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.
E.
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation
of this subsection shall be deemed to be 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.
[Added by Ord. No. 1360; amended by Ord. No. 1413]
In order to facilitate the adequate sweeping
of streets, no vehicle shall be parked between the hours specified
on the side of any street described in Schedule XIX, Parking Prohibited
During Street Sweeping, attached to and made a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule XIX is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Added by Ord. No. 1377]
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with
other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a traffic or
police officer or traffic sign or signal, no operator of a vehicle
shall park, stop or stand the vehicle in any of the following places:
A.
Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant;
B.
On a crosswalk;
C.
Within 25 feet of the nearest crosswalk or sideline
of a street;
E.
Within an intersection;
G.
Outside the lines or markings of a designated parking
space, or in such a manner as to be "double parked";
H.
Within a private driveway and/or parking lot without
the consent of the owner;
K.
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked
at the edge or curb of a street.
[Added by Ord. No. 1497; amended 11-7-2018 by Ord. No. 18-1975; 10-6-2020 by Ord. No. 20-2013]
Pursuant to the authority granted to this municipality by N.J.S.A.
39:4-197, the following locations are hereby designated as restricted
parking spaces for use by persons who have been issued special vehicle
identification cards by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. No
other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
|
Name of Street
|
Sides
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|
|
Benner Street
|
South
|
From 45 feet east of the corner of South Sixth Avenue
|
|
South Fourth Avenue
|
East
|
Beginning at a point 33 feet from the southerly curbline of
Raritan Avenue and extending to a point 30 feet southerly thereof
|
[Added by Ord. No. 1377; amended by Ord. No. 1497]
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 peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicles. The owner shall pay the reasonable costs of the removal and storage which may result from such removal as established by this Chapter 7 before regaining possession of the vehicle.
[Added by Ord. No. 1377]
Vehicles over four tons are hereby prohibited
from parking, stopping or standing on any street within the Borough
of Highland Park except on those streets designated by ordinance as
truck routes.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 7-4.1, and pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:67-16.1, the streets or parts of streets as described in Schedule VII attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as routes for trucks over four tons.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule VII is included at the end of this chapter.
Unattached boat trailers, cargo trailers, construction
trailers, and recreational trailers are prohibited from parking, stopping
or standing on any street within the Borough of Highland Park except
as specifically permitted by the Borough ordinance.
The following vehicles are exempt from complying
with this section:
[Amended by Ord. No. 726; Ord. No. 912; Ord. No. 1449; Ord. No. 1701]
The streets or parts of streets described in
Schedule VIII attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby
designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule VIII is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 610; Ord. No. 726; Ord. No. 1395; Ord. No. 1485; Ord. No. 1534]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140,
the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IX attached
to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as through
streets.[1] Stop signs shall be installed on the near right side of
each street intersecting the through street except where yield signs
having sides 36 inches in length are provided for in the designations.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule IX is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 610; Ord. No. 726; Ord. No. 777; Ord. No. 902; Ord. No. 912; Ord. No. 1320; Ord. No. 1360; Ord. No. 1413; Ord. No. 1438; Ord. No. 1454; Ord. No. 1475; Ord. No. 1497; Ord. No. 1554; 3-4-2008 by Ord. No. 08-1734]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140,
the intersections described in Schedule X attached to and made a part
of this chapter are hereby designated as stop intersections.[1] Stop signs shall be installed as provided therein.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule X is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 726; Ord. No. 1513]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140,
the intersections described in Schedule XI attached to and made a
part of this chapter are hereby designated as yield intersections.[1] Yield signs having sides 36 inches in length shall be
installed as provided therein.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule XI is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 610; Ord. No. 726; Ord. No. 1485; Ord. No. 1566]
The locations described in Schedule XII attached
to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as loading
zones.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule XII is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 726; Ord. No. 1497]
The locations described in Schedule XIII attached
to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as taxi stands.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule XIII is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 726; Ord. No. 1354; Ord. No. 1392; Ord. No. 1590]
The locations described in Schedule XIV attached
to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as bus stops.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule XIV is included at the end of this chapter.
[Added 2-7-1989 by Ord. No. 1178; amended
by Ord. No. 1365; Ord. No. 1449]
[Amended by Ord. No. 1365; Ord. No. 1449]
No person shall make a left turn at any of the
locations described in Schedule XV attached to and made a part of
this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule XV is included at the end of this chapter.
No person shall make a U-Turn at any of the
locations described in Schedule XVI attached to and made a part of
this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule XVI is included at the end of this chapter.
No person shall make a turn at any of the locations
described in Schedule XVII attached to and made a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule XVII is included at the end of this chapter.
[Added 7-6-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1787]
In accordance with the provisions of § 7-10.4, a person shall make a right turn only, at any of the locations described in Schedule XX attached to and made a part of this chapter.
[Added 2-7-1989 by Ord. No. 1178]
A.
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule
XVIII attached to and made a part of this chapter shall have the speed
limits designated in such schedule.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule XVIII is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and
maintained to effect the above designated speed limits as authorized
by the Department of Transportation.
[Amended by Ord. No. 726]
No vehicle shall be parked upon any public street
displaying such vehicle for sale.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1377]
No vehicle shall be greased or repaired upon
any public street or Borough owned parking lot or property, except
for emergency repairs.
No vehicle shall be operated or parked upon
any public street with display or sound advertising.
Passing shall be prohibited along the following
streets or parts of streets:
|
Name of Street
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
DucLos Lane
[Added by Ord. No. 1387] |
Entire length
|
[Added 8-3-2021 by Ord.
No. 21-2025]
The purpose of this section is to regulate electric scooters.
This section shall apply to electric scooter operations and the placement
upon any street or upon any public right-of-way within the Borough.
A.
ELECTRIC SCOOTER
OWNER
PRIVATE ELECTRIC SCOOTER
SHARED ELECTRIC SCOOTER
USER
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
A scooter with a floorboard that can be stood upon by the
operator, with handlebars, and an electric motor that is capable of
propelling the device with or without human propulsion at a maximum
speed of 19 miles per hour.
Any company, entity or individual that has ownership of an
electric scooter.
Any electric scooter owned and operated by a private individual.
Any electric scooter owned by a company authorized and permitted
by the Borough of Highland Park to offer publicly electric scooters
through a pay-per-ride or subscription program.
Any person who is operating an electric scooter.
B.
Application of motor vehicle laws to electric scooters. Every person
riding an electric scooter within the Borough of Highland Park shall
be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable
to the driver of a vehicle by the laws of this state, including the
provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 39 of the New Jersey Revised Statues
applicable to bicycles as defined in N.J.S.A. 39:4-10 and the traffic
provisions of this Code applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except
as to special regulations in this section and except as to those provisions
of laws and ordinances which by their nature are inapplicable to such
persons.
C.
Electric scooter rules and regulations. Rules and regulations shall
pertain to electric scooters and their operation within the Borough:
(1)
Obedience to traffic control devices. Any person operating an electric
scooter shall comply with New Jersey Statutes, including Chapter 4
of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, Rules and Regulations applicable
to bicycles as defined in N.J.S.A. 39:4-10.
(2)
(Reserved)
(3)
User age restrictions. Electric scooter operators should follow the
manufacturer's recommendation regarding age of rider.
(4)
Helmet requirements. Electric scooter operators under the age of
17 must wear a helmet per N.J.S.A. 39:40-10.1.
(5)
Manner of riding. No electric scooter shall be used to carry more
persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
(6)
Speed restrictions. No person shall operate an electric scooter at
a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the condition
then and there existing, provided it does not exceed 19 miles per
hour.
(7)
(Reserved)
(8)
Riding on sidewalks.
(a)
No person shall ride an electric scooter upon a sidewalk.
(b)
Any person traveling on the sidewalk with an electric scooter
shall dismount before entering the sidewalk throughway and walk the
electric scooter along the sidewalk.
(c)
No person shall start or stop an electric scooter trip on the
sidewalk.
(9)
Carrying articles. No person operating an electric scooter shall
carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents the user from
keeping both hands upon the handlebars.
(10)
(Reserved)
(11)
Lamps and equipment on electric scooters.
(a)
Electric scooters in use at nighttime shall be equipped with
a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a
distance of at least 500 feet to the front with a lamp emitting a
red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear.
(b)
Electric scooters shall be equipped with a kickstand to prevent
them from toppling over when parked.
(12)
Electric scooter parking/placement.
(a)
Private electric scooters are permitted to be secured at municipal
bicycle racks for up to four consecutive days without being utilized.
(b)
Private electric scooters may be attached or secured to the
bicycle rack. No person shall attach or secure an electric scooter
to any fixed object not suited for electric scooter parking or typically
used for bicycle parking.
(c)
Electric scooters shall be parked in designated electric scooter
parking areas if they are available and advertised as such by either
signage, pavement markings or racks.
(d)
No person or owner shall leave an electric scooter lying on
or standing upon the sidewalk or any portion of the Borough's
right-of-way so as to hinder or impede pedestrian access.
(13)
Abandonment of electric scooters.
(a)
An electric scooter may be deemed abandoned by the Borough if:
[1]
It has been parked for a period of 48 or more consecutive hours,
except in designated bicycle racks and approved marked areas;
[2]
It appears visually to be in a state of prolonged disuse such
that it has deflated tires, damaged or missing equipment making it
inoperable, accumulated debris associated with it; or
[3]
It is parked, placed or left on a roadway or in any public right-of-way
in violation of this chapter.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person, user or owner to abandon
any electric scooter within the Borough.
(c)
In the event that an electric scooter is deemed to be abandoned
as defined herein, the Borough's Department of Public Works,
the Police Department or the Department of Code Enforcement shall
have the authority to seize and impound same pursuant to this section
and that it will be removed.
(14)
Shared electric scooter rental restriction. The shared electric
scooter user shall be the same person who made the rental reservation.
No person shall rent a shared electric scooter for another user.
(15)
Electric scooter charging. No electric scooter battery shall
be recharged in the public right-of-way without prior written authorization
from the Borough.
(16)
Electric scooter disposal. All electric scooters shall be disposed
of in a manner in accordance with state and federal regulations as
they relate to hazardous materials disposal.
(17)
All operators of electric scooters shall certify once (at the
time of sign-up for an electric scooter program prior to riding) that
they have read the state law (N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq.) and the herein
ordinance governing electric scooter use.
(18)
Electric scooters shall only be operated on bicycle paths and
roadways in public parks.
D.
Violations and penalties.
(1)
Except as detailed below, in the event that any user or owner violates
the terms of this section, the violator shall be subject to a fine
in the Municipal Court of the Borough of Highland Park in an amount
of $100 for a nonmoving violation. No court appearance shall be required
for this violation.
(2)
If the offense involves a moving violation under N.J.S.A. Title 39,
then the violation shall be subject to appropriate Title 39 penalties
as determined by the Municipal Court Magistrate.
E.
Voluntary personal scooter registration. Any resident of the Borough
that desires to voluntarily register their privately owned personal
electric scooter may do so with the Highland Park Police Department.
[Amended by Ord. No. 726; Ord. No. 1167]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided
by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of a
provision of this chapter shall be liable to a penalty of not more
than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both,
providing that the penalty for overtime parking shall not be less
than $20.
[Amended by Ord. No. 726]
All former traffic ordinances of the Borough
of Highland Park covered in this Traffic 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.
[Added 10-10-2023 by Ord. No. 23-2076]
The locations described in Schedule XXI are designated for mid-block
pedestrian crossings.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule XXI is included as an attachment to this chapter.
