Township of Hillsborough, NJ
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2023-11-28
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 259 Streets and Sidewalks
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Article III Use of Bike Paths and Sidewalks
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Agricultural Advisory Committee
- Ch 11 (Repealed)
- Ch 15 Claims Procedures
- Ch 19 (Reserved)
- Ch 23 Court, Municipal
- Ch 27 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 35 Economic and Business Development Commission
- Ch 43 Engineering, Department of
- Ch 45 Environmental Commission
- Ch 49 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 54 Fire District
- Ch 57 Fire Operations, Bureau of
- Ch 58 Flood Control Commission, Raritan and Millstone Rivers
- Ch 59 Grants and Shared Services Advisory Committee
- Ch 61 Health, Board of
- Ch 66 Interlocal Services Agreements
- Ch 73 Officers and Employees
- Ch 77 Open Space Trust Fund and Advisory Committee
- Ch 78 Library Advisory Board
- Ch 81 (Reserved)
- Ch 85 Payroll
- Ch 87 Pensions and Retirement
- Ch 89 Personnel Policies
- Ch 92 Police Department
- Ch 95 Recreation and Parks Committee
- Ch 99 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 101 (Reserved)
- Ch 103 Utilities Authority
- General Legislation
- Ch 109 Alarms
- Ch 113 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 115 Amusement Games
- Ch 117 Animals
- Ch 124 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 128 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 132 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 136 Checks, Returned
- Ch 140 Cigarette Vending Machines
- Ch 143 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 145 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 147 Criminal History Background Checks
- Ch 149 Curfew
- Ch 153 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 154 Children's Safety Zones
- Ch 156 Emergency Management
- Ch 158 Entertainment, Public
- Ch 160 Environmental Impact Statement
- Ch 163 Farming
- Ch 166 Fire Prevention
- Ch 169 Fire Zones
- Ch 172 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 177 Games of Chance
- Ch 183 Hunting and Wildlife Management
- Ch 188 Land Use and Development
- Ch 193 Limousines and Taxicabs
- Ch 197 Littering
- Ch 200 Loitering
- Ch 203 Markets
- Ch 205 Massage Establishments
- Ch 211 Noise
- Ch 218 Parking
- Ch 221 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 224 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 227 Peddlers, Solicitors, and Itinerant Vendors
- Ch 232 Property Maintenance
- Ch 233 Clothing Donation Bins
- Ch 234 Municipal Complex Multipurpose/Conference Room Use
- Ch 237 Records, Public
- Ch 245 Sewers
- Ch 251 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 255 Solid Waste
- Ch 259 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 259 Art III Use of Bike Paths and Sidewalks
- § 259-14 Definitions.
- § 259-15 Purpose.
- § 259-16 Vehicular restrictions.
- § 259-17 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 262 Stormwater Control
- Ch 269 Tax Bills, Duplicate
- Ch 279 Vehicles, Off-Road
- Ch 287 Wrecker Service and Vehicle Storage
- Board of Health Legisaltion
- Ch 288 Smoking
- Ch 291 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 295 Air Pollution
- Ch 300 Animals
- Ch 304 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 309 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 315 Kennels and Pet Shops
- Ch 321 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 325 Public Recreational Bathing
- Ch 329 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 333 Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
- Ch 337 Sewers
- Ch 341 Sump Pump Disconnection
- Ch 344 Swimming Pools
- Ch 350 Water Supply
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 9-14-1982 by Ord. No. 82-15 (Ch. 131, Art. III, of the 1977 Code)]
For the purposes of this article, the following
terms shall have meanings indicated:
A macadam or concrete thoroughfare designed in accordance
with overall site plan requirements.
A macadam or concrete thoroughfare designed to aid pedestrian
traffic.
In order to promote off-the-street travel, bike paths and sidewalks have been designed and built to aid in the movement of pedestrian and nonmotorized traffic vehicles. In order to protect the safety of those persons utilizing bike paths and sidewalks throughout the Township, it is desirable and necessary to adopt this Article III to ensure proper safety in the use of bike paths and sidewalks.
No person shall operate a motor-driven vehicle
on any bike path and/or sidewalk within the Township. Motor-driven
vehicles include any truck, car, motorcycle, moped, minibike, motor
scooter, go-cart, trail bike, dune buggy, all-terrain vehicle and/or
any other motorized vehicle designed primarily for recreational use.[1] Emergency vehicles operated by police, fire and rescue
departments shall be exempt. Additionally, the Police Department's
motorcycle patrol vehicles shall be exempted.
