Village of Ridgefield Park, NJ Vehicles and Traffic

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Village of Ridgefield Park, NJ

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Table of Contents

Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 5 Administration
Ch 17 Ambulance Corps
Ch 23 Boards and Commissions
Ch 30 Claims, Payment of
Ch 36 Court, Municipal
Ch 42 Defense and Indemnification
Ch 55 Fire Department
Ch 57 Green Team Committee
Ch 62 Length of Service Awards Program
Ch 68 Parking Enforcement Officer
Ch 73 Personnel Practices
Ch 77 Police Department
Ch 82 Pricing, Cooperative
Ch 91 Salaries and Compensation
Part II: Land Use Legislation
Ch 96 Zoning
Ch 96A Development Regulations
Part III: General Legislation
Ch 108 Alarm Systems
Ch 113 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 118 Amusements
Ch 123 Animals
Ch 129 Auctioneers
Ch 139 Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 142 Buildings, Unfit or Unsafe
Ch 147 Business Hours
Ch 153 Certificates of Compliance
Ch 160 Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 172 Fair Share Housing
Ch 177 Fees
Ch 182 Filming
Ch 188 Fire Prevention
Ch 193 Flood Hazard Areas
Ch 197 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 197 Art I General Provisions
§ 197-1 Definitions.
§ 197-2 Repealer.
§ 197-3 Severability.
§ 197-4 Violations and penalties.
Ch 197 Art II Parking
§ 197-5 Regulations not exclusive.
§ 197-6 Parking prohibited at all times.
§ 197-7 Parking prohibited during certain hours and days on certain streets.
§ 197-8 Stopping or standing prohibited.
§ 197-9 Parking time limited.
§ 197-10 Truck parking.
§ 197-11 Parking regulations for Village parks.
§ 197-12 Regulations for vehicle and pedestrian traffic and parking of vehicles on Village school property.
Ch 197 Art III Truck Routes
§ 197-13 Truck routes designated.
Ch 197 Art IV One-Way Streets
§ 197-14 One-way streets designated.
Ch 197 Art V Through Streets; Stop and Yield Intersections
§ 197-15 Through streets designated.
§ 197-16 Stop intersections designated.
§ 197-17 Yield intersections designated.
Ch 197 Art VI Special Zones and Areas
§ 197-18 Loading zones designated.
§ 197-19 Bus stops designated.
§ 197-20 Special purpose parking.
§ 197-20.1 Mid-block crosswalks.
Ch 197 Art VII Turn Prohibitions and Lane Reservations
§ 197-21 U-turns.
§ 197-22 Turns at intersections.
§ 197-23 Prohibited right turns on red signal.
§ 197-24 Lane use reservations.
Ch 197 Art VIII Emergency No Parking
§ 197-25 Designation of snow emergency no-parking areas.
§ 197-26 Emergency no parking.
§ 197-27 Removal of vehicles.
§ 197-28 Effectiveness.
Ch 197 Art IX Speed Limits
§ 197-29 Limits established.
§ 197-30 Posting of signs.
Ch 197 Art X Traffic Control Signals
§ 197-31 Traffic signals established.
§ 197-32 Installation of signals.
Ch 197 Art XI No-Passing Zones
§ 197-33 No-passing zones established.
Ch 197 Art XII Parking Meters
§ 197-34 Parking meter zones designated.
§ 197-35 Duties of Chief of Police relative to parking meters.
§ 197-36 Location; legend on meter; indication of legal and illegal parking.
§ 197-37 Marking of parking spaces; parking of vehicles within spaces.
§ 197-38 Deposit of coins in meters required; amount of parking time allowed upon deposit of coins.
§ 197-39 Overtime parking.
§ 197-40 Deposit of illegal substitute for lawful coin.
§ 197-41 Destruction or damage of meters.
§ 197-42 Notice of violations to be attached to vehicles; payment of penalties.
Ch 197 Art XIII Schedules
§ 197-43 Schedule A: Parking Prohibited at All Times.
§ 197-44 Schedule B: No Parking Certain Hours.
§ 197-45 Schedule C: No Stopping or Standing.
§ 197-46 Schedule D: Time Limit Parking.
§ 197-47 Schedule E: Truck Routes Designated.
§ 197-48 Schedule F: One-Way Streets.
§ 197-49 Schedule G: Through Streets.
§ 197-50 Schedule H: Stop Intersections.
§ 197-51 Schedule I: Yield Intersections.
§ 197-52 Schedule J: Loading Zones.
§ 197-53 Schedule K: Bus Stops.
§ 197-54 Schedule L: Special Purpose Parking.
§ 197-55 Schedule M: U-Turn Prohibitions.
§ 197-56 Schedule N: Prohibited Turns at Intersections.
§ 197-57 Schedule O: Prohibited Right Turns on Red Signal.
§ 197-58 Schedule P: Lane Use Reservations.
§ 197-59 Schedule Q: Snow Emergency No-Parking Areas.
§ 197-60 Schedule R: Speed Limits.
§ 197-61 Schedule S: Traffic Control Signals.
§ 197-62 Schedule T: No-Passing Zones.
Ch 197 Art XIV Impoundment and Towing of Illegally Parked Vehicles
§ 197-63 Vehicles subject to impoundment.
§ 197-64 Removal of vehicles.
Ch 197 Art XV Effectiveness
§ 197-65 Erection of signs required.
Ch 197 Art XVI Enforcement of Traffic Regulations in Semipublic Places
§ 197-66 Overpeck Office Park.
Ch 197 Art XVII Handicapped Parking Spaces
§ 197-67 Purpose.
§ 197-68 Statutory authority.
§ 197-69 Use restricted.
§ 197-70 Size and location.
§ 197-71 Violations and penalties.
§ 197-72 Recognized vehicle identification.
Ch 197 Art XVIII Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 197-73 Fire lanes or zones; hydrants.
Ch 197 Art XIX Traffic Controls for Construction and Maintenance Operations
§ 197-74 Findings; purpose; adoption of standards.
§ 197-75 Preconstruction meetings.
§ 197-76 Emergencies; hazardous conditions.
§ 197-77 Hours.
§ 197-78 Road closings; detours.
§ 197-79 Traffic directors.
§ 197-80 Stop work.
§ 197-81 Site preparation.
§ 197-82 Violations and penalties.
Ch 197 Art XX Street Closings
§ 197-83 Authorization.
§ 197-84 Posting of signs.
§ 197-85 Violations and penalties.
§ 197-86 Submission to Department of Transportation.
Ch 197 Art XXI Permit Parking
§ 197-87 Permit required certain times.
§ 197-88 Exceptions.
§ 197-89 Application for permit; terms and conditions.
§ 197-90 Nonresident employee parking fee.
§ 197-91 Regulations not exclusive.
§ 197-92 Violations and penalties.
Ch 197 Art XXII Low-Speed Vehicles
§ 197-93 Definitions.
§ 197-94 Operation of low-speed vehicles permitted.
§ 197-95 Crossing of certain intersections permitted.
§ 197-96 Violations and penalties.
§ 197-97 Authority.
Ch 202 Food and Beverage Vending Machines
Ch 208 Games of Chance
Ch 214 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
Ch 216 Garage Sales
Ch 218 Graffiti
Ch 220 Hazardous Materials
Ch 225 Housing Standards
Ch 231 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
Ch 236 Library Materials
Ch 239 Loitering
Ch 244 Motels and Hotels
Ch 249 Newsracks
Ch 254 Noise
Ch 265 Outdoor Display and Sales
Ch 271 Parks
Ch 276 Peace and Good Order
Ch 281 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 287 Property Maintenance
Ch 293 Rental Property
Ch 297 Rent Control
Ch 302 Sanitary Regulations
Ch 307 Secondhand Dealers
Ch 312 Sewers
Ch 316 Signs
Ch 327 Stormwater Control
Ch 333 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 340 Swimming Pools
Ch 346 Taxation
Ch 351 Taxicabs and Limousines
Ch 356 Telephones, Public
Ch 362 Towing and Storage
Ch 368 Trees and Shrubs
Ch 375 Vehicles, Inoperable
Ch 381 Water Emergencies
Ch 385 Waterway Cleanup
Appendix
Ch A400 Cable Television Franchise
Derivation Table
Ch DT Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 197 Vehicles and Traffic

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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Village of Ridgefield Park 9-9-1986 by Ord. No. 8-86[1] (Ch. 197 of the 1985 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Parking Enforcement Officer — See Ch. 68.

Taxicabs and limousines — See Ch. 351.

Towing and storage — See Ch. 362.

Inoperable vehicles — See Ch. 375.

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Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved 1-8-1987 by the New Jersey State Department of Transportation.