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Township of Teaneck, NJ
Bergen County
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[Ord. No. 1094, § 1; amended by Ord. No. 1106, § 1; Ord. No. 1129, § 1; Ord. No. 1233; § 1; Ord. No. 1319; §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 1477, § 1; Ord. No. 1800, § 1; Ord. No. 3036, 6-3-1986, § 1; Ord. No. 3051, 9-2-1986, § 1; Ord. No. 3056, 9-16-1986, § 1; Ord. No. 3071, 1-6-1987, § 1; Ord. No. 3154, 6-21-1988, § 1; Ord. No. 3560, 5-19-1998, § 1; Ord. No. 3561, 6-9-1998, § 1; Ord. No. 3695, 11-13-2001, § 1; Ord. No. 3856, 2-22-2005, § 1; Ord. No. 4154, 11-9-2009, § 1; Ord. No. 4170, 12-7-2009, § 1]
The following are designated as one-way streets:
Street Name
Direction
Description
Bedford Avenue
Eastbound
From Teaneck Road to Overlook Avenue
Beverly Road
Westbound
From Elm Avenue to River Road
Court Street
[Added by Ord. No. 37-2022, 8-30-2022]
Westbound
From Queen Anne Road to Palisade Avenue
Cranford Place
Westbound
Between Prince Street South and Queen Anne Road, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, from September 1 to June 30
DeMott Avenue
Eastbound
From Railroad Plaza to Palisade Avenue
Elizabeth Avenue
Eastbound
From Queen Anne Road to Teaneck Road
Elm Avenue
Southerly
From Maple Avenue to Beverly Road
Essex Road
Southerly
From Rutland Avenue to West Englewood Avenue
Farrant Terrace
Westbound and southbound
From Queen Anne Road to DeGraw Avenue
Hawthorne Avenue
Southbound
from Letter Avenue to Fycke Lane
Hillside Avenue
Westerly
From Teaneck Road to Morningside Terrace
Irene Court
[Added by Ord. No. 41-2022, 9-20-2022]
Southbound (counterclockwise)
From the northeasterly intersection of Irene Court and Rensselaer Road to the southwesterly intersection of Irene Court and Rensselaer Road
James Street
Southbound
From DeGraw Avenue to Fort Lee Road
Letter Avenue
Westbound
From Glenwood Avenue to Hawthorne Avenue
Maitland Avenue
Easterly
From Hudson Road to Essex Road
Manor Court
Westbound
From Palisade Avenue to Railroad Plaza
Merrison Street
Westbound
From Prince Street to Broad Street
New Bridge Road — Roemer Avenue
Westbound
From a point 330 feet west of Lilbet Road to River Road
North Wilson Avenue
Southbound
From Cornwall Avenue and Northlumberland Road to Route No. 4
Oakdene Avenue
Easterly
From Morningside Terrace to Teaneck Road
Overlook Avenue
Southbound
From Forest Avenue to Robinson Street
Pleasant Place
Northbound
From Fort Lee Road to DeGraw Avenue
Railroad Plaza
Southbound
From Manor Court to DeMott Avenue
Robinson Street
Eastbound
From Overlook Avenue to Arlington Avenue
Roemer Avenue
Eastbound
From River Road to a point 330 feet west of Lilbet Road
Sterling Place
Easterly
From Red Road to Prince Street
Thos. Jefferson Jr. High School Access Road
Eastbound
From Hartwell Street to Salem Street
Walraven Drive
Westbound
From Hill Street to the easterly curbline of The Plaza (north/south)
Washington Place
Eastbound
from Teaneck Road to Crescent Avenue
Willow Street
Eastbound
From DeGraw Avenue to Willow Street
Windsor Road
Northbound
From Cedar Lane to Beverly Road
[Ord. No. 1094, § 5; amended by Ord. No. 1106, § 4; Ord. No. 1897, 2-3-1981, § 1; Ord. No. 2011, 12-6-1983, § 1; Ord. No. 3060, 11-25-1986, § 1; Ord. No. 3546, 4-7-1998, § 1; Ord. No. 3917, 11-22-2005, § 1]
No operator of a vehicle shall make a left turn at any of the following intersections:
Street Name
Description
DeGraw Avenue
Westbound traffic, from the jug handle lane onto Frank Burr Boulevard
Fenimore Road
Eastbound traffic to north on Teaneck Road
Teaneck Road
Entering Intervale Road
Teaneck Road
Northbound traffic to west on Fenimore Road
Teaneck Road
Southbound traffic onto eastbound Golf Court
[Ord. No. 1540, § 1; amended by Ord. No. 1629, § 1; Ord. No. 1795, § 1; Ord. No. 1862, 5-20-1980, § 1; Ord. No. 1925, 9-15-1981, § 1; Ord. No. 1971, 11-9-1982, § 1; Ord. No. 2011, 12-6-1983, § 2; Ord. No. 2092, 8-13-1985, § 1; Ord. No. 3060, 11-25-1986, § 1; Ord. No. 3071, 1-6-1987, § 1; Ord. No. 3917, 11-22-2005, § 2]
The following lanes on the following streets are reserved for the operation of vehicles set forth as follows:
Street Name
Direction of Traffic
Description
American Legion Drive
Northbound traffic
Left lane reserved for left turns only onto Cedar Lane
American Legion Drive
Northbound traffic
Right lane reserved for right turns only onto Cedar Lane
Cedar Lane
Eastbound traffic
Left lane reserved for left turns only at River Road
Cedar Lane
Westbound traffic
Left lane reserved for left turns only at River Road
DeGraw Avenue
Eastbound traffic
The 2 northernmost lanes reserved for left turns into Frank W. Burr Boulevard
DeGraw Avenue
Eastbound traffic
Southerly lane reserved for right turns into the entrance ramp to Route I-95 southbound
DeGraw Avenue
Eastbound traffic
Left lane reserved for left turns only onto Teaneck Road
DeGraw Avenue
Westbound traffic
Left lane reserved for left turns only onto Teaneck Road
DeGraw Avenue
Westbound traffic
Right lane reserved for right turns only onto Teaneck Road
DeGraw Avenue
Westbound traffic
Northerly lane reserved for right turn into the entrance to the reserve jug handle at Frank W. Burr Boulevard
Frank W. Burr Boulevard
Southbound
Both southbound lanes for left turns into DeGraw Avenue
Garrison Avenue
Southbound traffic
Left lane reserved for left turns only onto Cedar Lane
Garrison Avenue
Southbound traffic
Right lane reserved for right turns only onto Cedar Lane
Holy Name Hospital Driveway
Eastbound traffic
Right lane reserved for right turns only at Teaneck Road
New Bridge Road
Easterly approach
Left lane reserved for left turns only at River Road
Queen Anne Road
Northbound traffic
Center lane reserved for left turns only at Cedar Lane
Queen Anne Road
Northbound traffic
Center lane reserved for left turns only at DeGraw Avenue from a point 175 feet south of DeGraw Avenue
Left turns only at Cedar Lane
Queen Anne Road
Southbound traffic
Center lane reserved for left turns only at DeGraw Avenue from a point 200 feet north of DeGraw Avenue
River Road
Northbound traffic
Right lane reserved for right turns only at West Englewood Avenue
Roemer Avenue
Easterly departure
Left lane reserved for left turns only at River Road
Teaneck Road
Southbound traffic
Center lane reserved left turns only onto DeGraw Avenue
Teaneck Road
Northbound traffic
Left lane reserved for left turns only at DeGraw Avenue
Teaneck Road
Southbound traffic
Left lane reserved for left turns only at DeGraw Avenue
Windsor Road
Southbound traffic
Left lane reserved for through traffic only at West Englewood Avenue
Windsor Road
Southbound traffic
Right lane reserved for right turns only at West Englewood Avenue
[Ord. No. 2011, 12-6-1983, § 3; Ord. No. 3071, 1-6-1987, § 1]
All turns shall be prohibited at the following intersections:
Street Name
Direction of Traffic
Description
DeGraw Avenue
Westbound traffic
At Frank W. Burr Boulevard
River Road
Northbound traffic
At New Bridge Road
[Ord. No. 2048, 9-4-1984, § 1; Ord. No. 3695, 11-13-2001, § 2]
(a) 
Entrances and exits are hereby designated for the following municipal parking lots:
Elm Avenue Parking Lot. Southerly driveway for entrance only; northerly driveway for exit only.
Palisade Avenue Parking Lot (Block 5008, Lot 4). The north driveway, between 1401 and 1407 Palisade Avenue, is designated an entrance only. Additionally, this driveway, between Lots 1 and 14 of Block 5008, is designated one-way, eastbound.
(b) 
No vehicle shall exit a municipal parking lot driveway designated as an entrance.
(c) 
No vehicle shall enter a municipal parking lot driveway designated as an exit.
[Ord. No. 3665, 4-3-2001, § 1]
All traffic movement around the traffic circles at the following intersections shall be only in a counterclockwise direction:
Buckingham Road/Thames Boulevard.
Emerson Avenue/Forest Avenue/Kensington Road (Pershing Circle)
Grenville Avenue/Trafalgar Street/Wellington Avenue/ Wellington Gate
Jefferson Street/Warwick Avenue
[Ord. No. 17-2023, 4-4-2023]
Drivers of motor vehicles shall be prohibited from making right-hand turns on a red or caution signal at the following intersections where traffic is controlled by a traffic control signal during the days and times indicated, and the Police Department is hereby authorized and directed to install official signs to enforce such restrictions.
Intersection Location
Days
Times
Fycke Lane (Westbound) at Teaneck Road
Mondays to Fridays
7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
[Ord. No. 1094, § 6; Ord. No. 1233, § 2; Ord. No. 2011, 12-6-1983, § 4]
No operator of any vehicle shall turn such vehicle around or make a U-turn on any of the following streets:
Street Name
Location
Cedar Lane
From Teaneck Road to the Hackensack River
DeGraw Avenue
At Frank W. Burr Boulevard
DeGraw Avenue
From Bogota Borough line to Teaneck Road
Fort Lee Road
From Leonia Borough line to Teaneck Road
Fort Lee Road
From Teaneck Road to Bogota Borough line
Frank W. Burr Boulevard
At DeGraw Avenue
Garrison Avenue
Palisade Avenue
From DeMott Avenue to Frances Street
The Plaza
Queen Anne Road
River Road
State Street
Sussex Road
Teaneck Road
Tryon Avenue
West Englewood Avenue
West Tryon Avenue
Windsor Road
[Ord. No. 3506, 6-24-1997, § 1; Ord. No. 3761, 5-27-2003, § 1; Ord. No. 3771, 7-22-2003, § 1; Ord. No. 4108, 1-6-2009, § 1; Ord. No. 4184, 6-15-2010, § 1]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the following intersections are hereby designated as stop intersections:[1]
(a) 
The intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Fycke Lane is hereby designated as a multiway stop intersection. Stop signs shall be installed at all approaches to the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Fycke Lane.
(b) 
The intersection of Red Road and Cranford Place, with a stop sign installed on the Red Road approach.
(c) 
The intersection of Prince Street and Cranford Place, with a stop sign installed on the Prince Street approach.
(d) 
The intersection of Greenwood Road and Lakeview Terrace, with stop signs installed on both Lakeview Terrace approaches.
(e) 
The intersection of Princeton Road and West Laurelton Parkway, with a stop sign installed on the Princeton Road approach.
(f) 
The intersection of East Lawn Drive/Country Club Drive and East Lawn Drive/Lakeview Terrace is hereby designated as a multiway stop intersection. Stop signs shall be installed at all approaches to the intersection of East Lawn Drive/Country Club Drive and East Lawn Drive/Lakeview Terrace.
(g) 
The intersection of Elm Avenue and Beverly Road, with a stop sign installed on both Elm Avenue approaches.
(h) 
The intersection of Terhune Street and Elm Avenue is hereby designated as a multi-way stop intersection. Stop signs shall be installed at all approaches to the intersection of Terhune Street and Elm Avenue.
[Added by Ord. No. 7-2015, 2-24-2015]
(i) 
The intersection of Birch Street and Belle Avenue is hereby designated as a stop intersection. A stop sign shall be installed at the corner of Birch Street at the intersection of Belle Avenue.
[Added by Ord. No. 52-2022, 11-22-2022]
(j) 
The intersection of Haddon place with Birch Street is hereby designated as a stop intersection. A stop sign shall be installed at the corner of Haddon Place at the intersection of Birch Street.
[Added by Ord. No. 52-2022, 11-22-2022]
(k) 
The intersection of Alicia Avenue with Bogert Street is hereby designated as a stop intersection. A stop sign shall be installed at the corner of Alicia Avenue at the intersection of Bogert Street.
[Added by Ord. No. 9-2023, 2-14-2023]
(l) 
The intersection of Beaumont Avenue with Bogert Street is hereby designated as a stop intersection. A stop sign shall be installed at the corner of Beaumont Avenue at the intersection of Bogert Street.
[Added by Ord. No. 9-2023, 2-14-2023]
(m) 
The intersection of Longfellow Avenue with Bogert Street is hereby designated as a stop intersection. A stop sign shall be installed at the corner of Longfellow Avenue at the intersection of Bogert Street.
[Added by Ord. No. 9-2023, 2-14-2023]
[1]
Editor's Note: The entries originally appearing in this section, which were derived from Res. No. 288-71, were deleted at the request of the Township. Stop intersections are designated by resolution, and copies of the current resolutions are on file in the office of the Township Clerk.
[Ord. No. 4107, 12-22-2008, § 1]
The following are designated yield intersections:
Intersection
Description
Somerset Road and Sunderland Road
Yield sign on Somerset Road
Berwick Avenue and South Forest Drive (east)
Yield signs on Berwick Avenue
Berwick Avenue and South Forest Drive (west)
Yield signs on Berwick Avenue
State Street and Windsor Road
Yield sign on State Street ramp north
Sheffield Road and Phelps Road
Yield sign on Sheffield Road
Roemer Avenue and River Road
Yield sign on River Road
Elizabeth Avenue and Route 4
Yield sign on Elizabeth Avenue
Fayette Street and Grenville Avenue
Yield sign on Fayette Street
Mercedes Street and Grenville Avenue
Yield sign on Mercedes Street
Degraw Avenue and Frank Burr Boulevard
Yield signs on Degraw Avenue and Frank Burr Boulevard
[Ord. No. 1706, § 1; amended by Ord. No. 1862, 5-20-1980, § 2; Ord. No. 1892, 1-6-1981, § 1; Ord. No. 3375, 11-9-1993, § 1; Ord. No. 3416, 2-28-1995, § 1; Ord. No. 3555, 5-19-1998, § 1; Ord. No. 3843, 11-23-2004, § 1; Ord. No. 3917, 11-22-2005, § 3; Ord. No. 3922, 12-6-2005, § 1; Ord. No. 3998, 2-20-2007, § 1; Ord. No. 4155, 11-9-2009, § 1]
(a) 
No person shall turn a vehicle to make a right turn when facing a steady red signal (STOP) indication at any of the following intersection approach locations, during the times indicated, whenever an official sign is present prohibiting such a turn on the red signal:
Intersection
Approach
Times
American Legion Drive and Cedar Lane
North on American Legion Drive to east on Cedar Lane
All times
Cedar Lane and American Legion Drive
East on Cedar Lane to south on American Legion Drive
All times
Cedar Lane and Elm Avenue
North on Elm Avenue to east on Cedar Lane
All times
Cedar Lane and Elm Avenue
East on Cedar Lane to south on Elm Avenue
All times
Cedar Lane and Elm Avenue
West on Cedar Lane to north on Elm Avenue
All times
Cedar Lane and Elm Avenue
Southbound on Elm Avenue to westbound on Cedar Lane
All times
Cedar Lane and Garrison Avenue. , at all times.
West on Cedar Lane to north on Garrison Avenue
All times
Cedar Lane and Garrison Avenue
South on Garrison Avenue to west on Cedar Lane
All times
DeGraw Avenue and Teaneck Road.
South on Teaneck Road to west on DeGraw Avenue
Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
DeGraw Avenue and Teaneck Road
East on DeGraw Avenue to south on Teaneck Road
Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Queen Anne Road and Fort Lee Road
West on Fort Lee Road to north on Queen Anne Road
Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Queen Anne Road and State Street
All 4 corners
Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Teaneck Road and Forest Avenue
All 4 corners
Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
West Englewood Avenue and Sussex Road
North on Sussex Road to east on West Englewood Avenue
Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
West Englewood Avenue and Windsor Road
Southbound on Windsor Road to west on West Englewood Avenue and eastbound on West Englewood Avenue to south on Windsor Road
Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(b) 
No person shall make a right turn at the following intersections:
Intersection
Approach
Times
Cedar Lane and Pomander Walk
East on Cedar Lane to south on Pomander Walk
Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
(c) 
Right turns only shall be permitted at the following intersections:
Intersection
Description
Old New Bridge Road and New Bridge Road.
Northbound on Old New Bridge Road to east on New Bridge Road
[Ord. No. 1846, 2-19-1980, § 1; Ord. No. 1894, 1-6-1981, § 1; Ord. No. 1911, 5-5-1981, § 1]
Trucks over four tons shall be prohibited from using the following streets as through streets; pickup and delivery of materials shall be allowed.
Street Name
Description
Bayard Street
Between Lindbergh Boulevard and East Cedar Lane
Fycke Lane
Entire length
George Street
Between Lindbergh Boulevard and East Cedar Lane
Glenwood Avenue
From the northerly exit ramp of Route 80 to its northerly terminus, north of Lindbergh Boulevard
Hartwell Street
Between Lindbergh Boulevard and East Cedar Lane
Howard Street
Between Lindbergh Boulevard and East Cedar Lane
John Street
Between Lindbergh Boulevard and East Cedar Lane
Lindbergh Boulevard
Entire length
Redmond Street
Between Lindbergh Boulevard and East Cedar Lane
Salem Street
Between Lindbergh Boulevard and East Cedar Lane
Stelton Street
Between Lindbergh Boulevard and East Cedar Lane
[Ord. No. 3793, 1-20-2004, § 1]
Street Name
Description
Hargreaves Avenue
From Tryon Avenue east to the Teaneck/Englewood border
Shepard Avenue
From Teaneck Road east to the Teaneck/Englewood border
Vandelinda Avenue
From Teaneck Road west to Queen Anne Road, and from Queen Anne Road west to Palisade Avenue
Washington Place
From Teaneck Road east to the Teaneck/Englewood border
[Ord. No. 3933, 2-7-2006, § 1; amended by Ord. No. 4120, 4-7-2009, § 1]
The following midblock crosswalks are established:
Street Name
Description
Cedar Lane
245 feet east of the intersection of the extension of the east curbline of Elm Street
Cedar Lane
250 feet east of the intersection of the extension of the east curbline of American Legion Drive
River Road
560 feet northerly along the easterly curbline of River Road from its intersection with the northerly curbline of Martense Avenue
[Ord. No. 12-2023, 3-14-2023]
(a) 
The area from the north side of the State Street overpass to a point 350 feet north of Galway Place is hereby designated as a school zone with the appropriate signage marking the beginning and end of the designated school zone. In accordance with the Uniform Manual of Traffic Control Devices, a school zone sign and "school zone ahead" sign shall be posted on the northbound side of Palisade Avenue on the north side of the State Street overpass and additional school zone signs shall be posted on the east and west sides of Palisade Avenue between Amsterdam Avenue and the State Street overpass and between West Tryon Avenue and Galway Place. School speed limit (25 mph) assembly signs shall be installed on the east and west sides of Palisade Avenue in the vicinity of 1475 Palisade Avenue. A school cross sign shall be posted at the marked crosswalk located on Palisade Avenue between Block 5109, Lot 1, and Block 5001, Lot 1.
[Ord. No. 1094, § 25]
The time limitations and hours referred to in this chapter shall be either Eastern standard or daylight saving time, whichever time shall be in effect.
[Ord. No. 1094, § 26; amended by Ord. No. 1319, § 3; Ord. No. 3254, 2-27-1990, § 1; Ord. No. 3587, 4-6-1999, § 1; Ord. No. 3672, 5-8-2001, § 1; Ord. No. 3937, 3-7-2006, § 1; Ord. No. 4026, 8-21-2007, § 1]
Holidays, for the purpose of this chapter, except as specifically provided for in the Municipal Building parking area in § 36-31.1, shall be as follows:
New Year's Day, January 1 and the federally observed holiday
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
Lincoln's Birthday
Asian Lunar New Year
Presidents Day
Ash Wednesday
Purim
Passover (First/Second Days)
Holy Thursday
Holy Thursday (Orthodox)
Good Friday
Good Friday (Orthodox)
Passover (Seventh/Eighth Days)
Solemnity of Ascension
Shavuot (2 days)
Memorial Day
Independence Day, July 4 and the federally observed holiday
Feast of Assumption
Labor Day
Rosh Hashanah, first day and second day
Yom Kippur
Succoth (2 days)
Shemini Atzereth
Simchas Torah
Columbus Day
Idul-Fitr (3 days)
All Saints Day
General election day
Diwali
Veterans' Day, November 11 and the federally observed holiday
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving Day
Immaculate Conception
Idul-Adha (3 Days)
Christmas Day and the federally observed holiday
[Ord. No. 1094, § 28; amended by Ord. No. 3482, 10-22-1996, § 2; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
For a violation of a provision of this chapter or any supplement thereto for which no specific penalty is provided, the offender shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term no exceeding 15 days, or both.