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Borough of Spotswood, NJ
Middlesex County
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[Amended 10-4-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-586]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:56-16.1, the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule V, attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as a route for trucks over eight tons gross weight. Trucks over eight tons gross weight are hereby excluded from all other streets, except for the pickup or delivery of material along such streets.
[Added 10-17-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-13]
A. 
Trucks registered four tons gross weight or over are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VA, attached to and made a part of this chapter, except for the pickup and delivery of materials on such street as described herein.
B. 
Any violation of this section shall result in a mandatory court appearance as well as a fine of no less than $250 and no more than $2,000.
[Added 9-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-14]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VI, attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as through streets. Stop signs shall be installed on the near right side of each street intersecting the through street, except where yield-right-of-way signs are provided for in the designations.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VII, attached to and made a part of this chapter, are designated as stop intersections. Stop signs shall be installed as provided therein.
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained to effect the following designated speed limits as authorized by the Department of Transportation.
Name of Street
Speed Limit
Location
Board of Education
10
Entire length of driveway in both directions and parking lot
Brunswick Avenue
[Amended 3-23-2009 by Ord. No. 07-2009]
25
Entire length
Crescent Avenue
35
Entire length
Zone 1
40
In the Borough of Spotswood and East Brunswick Township from Helmetta Boulevard to the center of Summerhill Road; thence
Zone 2
35
In the Borough of Spotswood and East Brunswick Township to Main Street
DeVoe Avenue
35
Both directions of traffic along DeVoe Avenue (County Road 5-R-4) in the Borough
Main Street
Zone 1
40
Between the south Spotswood Borough line and 690 feet north of South Street, except 25 mph for the Immaculate Conception School zone, during recess or while children are going to or leaving school, during opening or closing hours
Zone 2
30
Between 690 feet north of South Street and 825 feet south of Summerhill Road
Zone 3
35
Between 825 feet south of Summerhill Road and the Spotswood Borough — East Brunswick Township line
Memorial School
15
Entire length of driveway in both directions
10
In parking lot
Snowhill Street
[Amended 3-23-2009 by Ord. No. 07-2009]
25
Entire length
Spotswood High School
15
Entire length of the driveway in both directions
10
In all parking lots
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XIV, attached to and made a part of this chapter, are designated and maintained as no-passing zones.
No person shall turn a vehicle to make a right turn when facing a steady red signal (STOP) indication at any of the locations described in Schedule IX, attached to and made a part of this chapter, whenever an official sign is present prohibiting such a turn on the red signal.
[Added 12-4-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-19]
Subject to the provisions of Subtitle 1 of Title 39, the location(s) described in Schedule XVII attached to and made a part of this chapter shall be controlled by a traffic control signal based on the designated traffic signal plan.
[Amended 7-2-2001 by Ord. No. 1999-584]
A. 
No person shall turn any vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street or part of street designated in Schedule XIII, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
B. 
No person shall turn a vehicle to make a left turn so as to proceed in a lefthand direction upon any street or part of street designated in Schedule XIIIA, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
C. 
No person shall turn a vehicle to make a right turn so as to proceed in a righthand direction upon any street or part of street designated in Schedule XIIIB, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
[Added 10-17-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-13]
D. 
No person shall turn a vehicle to make a right turn, left turn, or proceed straight so as to proceed in a right-hand or left-hand direction upon any street designated in Schedule XIIIC, attached to and made part of this chapter.
[Added 2-5-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-02]
The locations described in Schedule XII, attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as bus stops. The driver of a bus, except school buses, shall not stop the vehicle upon any street other than at a designated bus stop. No buses shall travel on any street other than a scheduled bus route.