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Township of Kingwood, NJ
Hunterdon County
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[Adopted 6-5-1952]
Any motor vehicle which shall be operated by any person over the following portions of roads and highways located in Kingwood Township shall be operated within the speeds set out in Subsections A, B, C, D and E hereof:
A. 
Within 0.4 of a mile north and 0.15 of a mile south of the intersection of the Baptistown - Barbertown Road where the same intersects with New Jersey Highway No. 12, a speed of not more than 25 miles per hour.
B. 
On the Baptistown - Barbertown Road where said road intersects with the road from Barbertown to Point Breeze, within 0.25 of a mile south and 0.2 of a mile north of said intersection, a speed of not more than 25 miles per hour.
C. 
The speed limits for both directions of traffic along Oak Grove Road shall be established as follows: 35 miles per hour between Kingwood Road (County Route 519) and the Franklin Township line.
[Added 4-21-1986 by Ord. No. 5-3-86]
D. 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic on Firehouse Road along its entire length shall be established at 15 miles per hour.
[Added 10-19-1992 by Ord. No. 8-10-92; amended 5-17-1993 by Ord. No. 8-7-93; 6-16-1997 by Ord. No. 9-8-97]
E. 
A speed limit of 35 miles per hour is hereby established for the following described roads:
[Added 8-16-1999 by Ord. No. 10-15-99]
(1) 
Fitzer Road: beginning at the intersection of State Highway Route 12 and Fitzer Road and extending 0.6 of a mile in a southerly direction on Fitzer Road.
(2) 
Locktown Road: beginning at the intersection of State Highway Route 12 and Locktown Road and extending 0.3 of a mile in a southerly direction on Locktown Road.
(3) 
Hampton Road: for its entire length, which is from Oak Summit Road to Oak Grove Road.
(4) 
Ridge Road: from Tinsman Road to Kingwood Road (County Road 519).
(5) 
Oak Grove Road: for its entire length, which is between its intersection with Kingwood Road (County Road 519) and the Franklin Township line.
(6) 
Barbertown Point Breeze Road: for its entire length, which is from County Road 519 at Barbertown to State Highway Route 12 at Point Breeze Road.
(7) 
Lower Oak Grove Road: for its entire length, which is between its intersection of State Highway Route 12 and Lower Oak Grove Road and the Franklin Township line.
(8) 
Fairview Road: for its entire length, which is from State Highway Route 29 to County Road 519.
(9) 
Oak Summit Road: for its entire length, which is from County Road 519 and extending to the Alexandria Township/Franklin Township line.
(10) 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic along Hammar Road beginning at its intersection with Kingwood-Locktown Road and extending northerly to its termination at Barbertown-Point Breeze Road and shall be established at no more than 35 miles per hour.
[Added 8-21-2000 by Ord. No. 11-8-2000; amended 11-20-2000 by Ord. No. 11-14-2000]
(11) 
The speed limit for both directions of traffic along Barbertown-Idell Road beginning at its intersection with Byram-Kingwood Road (County Route 651) and extending northerly and easterly to its termination at Kingwood Road (County Route 519) shall be established at no more than 35 miles per hour.
[Added 11-20-2000 by Ord. No. 11-14-2000]
(12) 
Muddy Run Road: for its entire length beginning at Barbertown Point Breeze Road and running to Kingwood-Locktown Road, a distance of approximately .75 miles.
[Added 10-15-2001 by Ord. No. 11-6-2001]
(13) 
Federal Twist Road: beginning at the Delaware Township border and running to County Route 651, a distance of approximately 2.0 miles.
[Added 11-19-2001 by Ord. No. 11-7-2001]
(14) 
Featherbed Road: for its entire length beginning at Kingwood Road (County Route 519) and running to the Delaware Township line, a distance of approximately 1.4 miles.
[Added 7-1-2003 by Ord. No. 12-7-2003]
(15) 
Horseshoe Bend Road: for its entire length beginning at the Frenchtown Borough line and running to Fairview Road, a distance of approximately 2.2 miles.
[Added 12-6-2005 by Ord. No. 13-15-2005]
(16) 
Spring Hill Road: for its entire length beginning at Horseshoe Bend Road and running to Kingwood Road (County Route 519), a distance of approximately 1.6 miles.
[Added 12-6-2005 by Ord. No. 13-15-2005]
[Amended 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 11-13-2001]
Every person convicted of a violation of this article or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000 and court costs and/or by imprisonment for up to a period of 15 days and/or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days in the discretion of the court.