The provisions of this chapter imposing regulation of parking shall not relieve any person of the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles as set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey statute or as herein provided.
[Ord. No. 9-52, § 3(e); No. 9-55, § 6(m); No. 11-61, § 1; No. 22-63, § 2-2; No. 11-66, §§ 2-2, 2-3; No. 10-67, § 2-2 (Sch. 1); No. 1-70, §§ 1, 5; No. 1-71, § 1; No. 5-75, §§ 1, 3; No. 11-81, § 1; No. 3-84; § 1; No. 15-84, § 1; No. 3-85, § 1; No. 25-85, § 1; No. 16-88, § 1; No. 15-89, § 1; No. 25-89, § 1; No. 20-91, §§ 1, 2; No. 3-92, § 1; No. 4-92, § 1; No. 4-93, § 1; No. 7-95, § 1; No. 11-99, § 1; No. 3-2003, § 1; No. 20-2003, § 1; No. 20-2006, § 2; No. 21-2006, § 1; 20-2007, § 1; Ord. No. 5-2019, § 2; Ord. No. 16-2023, § 1]
No person shall park any vehicle at any time upon any of the following streets, portions of streets or designated points:
Name of Street
Side
Location
Academy Road
North
Entire length
Academy Road
South
From Speedwell Avenue to a point 157 feet east therefrom
Academy Street
North
Entire length
Allen Place
West and south
From Morris Plains Avenue to Speedwell Avenue
Borough Terrace
South
From Keenan Place to a point 110 feet east therefrom
Brook Drive
West
From Granniss Avenue to Mayfair Road
Canfield Place
East
From Academy Road to a point 185 feet south therefrom
Canfield Place
West
From Academy Road to a point 100 feet south therefrom
Community Center circular driveway
East
From the northerly intersection with Jim Fear Drive to a point 54 feet south therefrom
Community Center circular driveway
West
Entire length
Court Road
North
From Littleton Road to Beech Drive
Dayton Road
North
From Speedwell Avenue to Canfield Place
Dayton Road
South
From Speedwell Avenue to a point 275 feet east therefrom
Diana Road
Cul-de-sac
At the easterly terminus of the cul-de-sac, a distance of 46 feet between the driveways of No. 30 and No. 31 Diana Road
Drake Way
Both
A distance of 100 feet in a westerly direction from the terminus of Drake Way
Franklin Place
Both
From Speedwell Avenue to a point 265 feet west therefrom
Glenbrook Road
Both
From Speedwell Avenue to a point 150 feet west therefrom
Granniss Avenue
North
From Speedwell Avenue to Mountain Way
Granniss Avenue
South
From Brook Drive to Speedwell Avenue
Harrison Avenue
Both
From State Route No. 10 to a point 500 feet south therefrom
Headley Avenue
Both
From State Route No. 10 to a point 500 feet south therefrom
Hillview Avenue
North
Entire length
Jim Fear Drive
West
From the intersection at Malapardis Road to a point 110 feet south therefrom
Malapardis Road
North
From the easterly curbline of Littleton Road to a point 280 feet easterly therefrom
Malapardis Road
South
From the easterly curbline of Littleton Road to a point 260 feet easterly therefrom
Maple Avenue
Both
A distance of 40 feet in a westerly direction from the easterly terminus
Maple Avenue
South
Entire length, west of Stiles Avenue
Mountain Way
East
From a point 575 feet north of the northerly corner of Granniss Avenue to a point 800 feet north of the northerly corner of Granniss Avenue
Mountain Way
East
From a point 110 feet north of the northerly curbline of Hillview Avenue to a point 400 feet north of the northerly corner of Hillview Avenue
Mountain Way
West
From the southerly curbline of the southern intersection of Burch Drive and Mountain Way to a point 205 feet south therefrom
Mountain Way
West
From a point 940 feet south of the southerly curbline of Dogwood Road to a point 1,205 feet south of the southerly curbline of Dogwood Road
Park Way
West
From Granniss Avenue to Mayfair Road
Rosedale Avenue
South
Entire length
Speedwell Avenue (extension)
West
From a point 261 feet south of the southerly curbline of Franklin Place to a point 359 feet south therefrom
Speedwell Avenue (extension)
East
From north end of parking lot opposite Mayfair Road to Granniss Avenue
Speedwell Avenue (extension)
West
Beginning at the north curbline of Franklin Place to a point 105 feet northerly therefrom
Speedwell Avenue (extension)
West
From Jaqui Avenue to Granniss Avenue
Stiles Avenue
East
Entire length
Stiles Avenue
West
From Maple Avenue to a point 40 feet south therefrom
Sun Valley Way
West
From a point 306 feet north of Sunrise Drive to a point 572 feet north therefrom
The Buckley Way
East
Entire length
The Buckley Way
West
From East Hanover Avenue to a point 100 feet north therefrom
The Buckley Way
West
From a point 514 feet north of East Hanover Avenue to a point 50 feet north therefrom
[Ord. No. 5-2019, § 4]
No person shall stand or park any vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading of passengers or materials or longer than is hereinafter provided upon any of the following streets, portions of streets or designated points:
Name of Street
Side
Hours
Location
Community Center circular driveway
East
15-minute time limit, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
From the southerly intersection with Jim Fear Drive to a point 44 feet north therefrom
[Ord. No. 1-70, § 4; No. 15-85, § 3; No. 16-88, § 2; No. 15-89, § 1; No. 19-89, § 1; No. 15-94, § 1; No. 20-2003, § 2; No. 21-2006, § 2; No. 20-2007, § 2; No. 1-2010, § 1; No. 9-2010, § 1; No. 18-2010, § 1; Ord. No. 2-2020, § 1]
(a) 
No person shall park any vehicle upon any of the following streets, portions of streets or designated points at the times indicated below:
Name of Street
Side
Time
Location
Franklin Place
South
Every day from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
From a point 265 feet west of Speedwell Avenue to Keenan Place
Glenbrook Road
North
2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., every day
From a point 150 feet west of Speedwell Avenue to Keenan Place
Keenan Place
East
Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
From Borough Terrace to Franklin Place
Malapardis Road
South
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
From a point 260 feet from the easterly curbline of Littleton Road to Forest Avenue
Mountain Way
East
On days when school is in session, between the hours 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., during which this location shall be delineated as a drop-off zone
From a point 380 feet north of the northerly corner of Granniss Avenue to a point 575 feet north of the northerly corner of Granniss Avenue
Mountain Way
East
Every day except Sundays
From West Hanover Avenue to Rosedale Avenue
Speedwell Avenue
West
7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
From a point 105 feet south of the southerly curbline of Franklin Place to a point 261 feet south therefrom
Speedwell Avenue
West
7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
From a point 359 feet south of the southerly curbline of Franklin Place to a point 428 feet south therefrom
Speedwell Avenue (Extension)
East
12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m.
Entire length
Speedwell Avenue (Extension)
West
12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m.
From the north of Franklin Place to Jaqui Avenue
Speedwell Avenue (Extension)
West
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Beginning at a point 105 feet north of Franklin Place to a point 44 feet northerly therefrom (as shown on Schedule B attached hereto[1])
Stiles Avenue
West
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
From a point 40 feet south of Maple Avenue for a distance of 58 feet south therefrom
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule B is on file in the Borough offices and may be examined there during regular business hours.
(b) 
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this article shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and any peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall pay the reasonable costs of the removal and storage which may result from such removal, before regaining possession of the vehicle.
(c) 
All-night parking restriction. No person shall park a commercial motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer, as defined by N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq., between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., prevailing time, on any street in the Borough of Morris Plains; provided, however, that the Chief of Police or his designee may grant permission for the overnight parking of a such vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer due to an emergent situation; provided, further, that this prohibition shall not apply to pickup trucks or passenger minivans parked on Allen Place, Carlyle Avenue, Concord Place, Diana Road, Maple Avenue or Sunset Road during the hours of said restriction.
[5-18-2023 by Ord. No. 9-2023, § 1]
(a) 
The parking of all commercial vehicles and commercial equipment, as hereinafter defined, which are being used to provide a private service within the Borough shall be prohibited from parking on any street between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. in all residential zones. Residential zones shall include the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, R-7 and R-8 zones.
(1) 
For purposes of this article, "commercial vehicle" shall be defined as follows:
(i) 
Any truck, being any motor vehicle designed and used or maintained primarily for the transport of property.
(ii) 
Any van or pickup truck bearing commercial license plates or having any sign, lettering or other indicia indicating that the vehicle is maintained for business or commercial purposes.
(iii) 
Tractors.
(iv) 
Tractor-trailers.
(v) 
Any truck trailers.
(vi) 
All dump trucks regardless of size.
(vii) 
All non-passenger vehicles and/or equipment or machinery, including, but not limited to, construction vehicles and equipment.
(2) 
For purposes of this article, "commercial equipment" shall be defined as "any construction equipment or large equipment used primarily in the course of conducting a trade or business." Examples of commercial equipment shall include, but not be limited to, excavators, backhoes, rollers, pavers and equipment commonly used for landscaping purposes.
(b) 
Municipal vehicles exempted.
(1) 
Exempt from the provisions of this article are any motor vehicles owned or operated by the Borough of Morris Plains or any agency or department thereof.
(2) 
Also exempt from the provisions of this article shall be any commercial vehicle that is providing a service to the Borough at the Borough's request.
(c) 
Violations and penalties.
(1) 
Any person found guilty of violating this article of the Code of the Borough of Morris Plains shall be subject to a penalty consisting of a fine, the maximum of which shall be the maximum fine permitted to be imposed by the court having jurisdiction over the violation of this article of the Code of the Borough of Morris Plains; provided, however, that the fine shall not be less than $500 nor more than $2,000 per offense.
(2) 
In the event of a continuing violation, each day shall constitute a separate offense.
(3) 
Each vehicle which is parked in contravention of the provisions of this article shall constitute a separate offense.
(4) 
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Borough's Police Department and the Borough's Zoning Official.
(5) 
In the event that any commercial vehicle or equipment that is in violation of the provisions of this article shall remain parked for a period of seventy-two (72) hours in the residential zone, it shall be towed by the Borough at the owner's expense.
(6) 
No commercial vehicle or commercial equipment shall be deemed to be in violation of the provisions of this article if the commercial vehicle or commercial equipment is reported to the Borough's Police Department as being inoperable, and is removed from the residential zone within twenty-four (24) hours by the owner.
(7) 
Any commercial vehicle or commercial equipment that is not registered, or whose owner is otherwise unidentifiable, which shall remain parked in any residential zone for a period of thirty-six (36) hours, shall be removed by the Borough.
(8) 
Commercial vehicles and equipment that are servicing utilities within the Borough are exempt from the provisions of this act unless the vehicle or equipment has been parked for more than five (5) days.
(d) 
All other parts, portions and provisions of the Borough of Morris Plains Code, be and the same, are hereby ratified and confirmed, except where inconsistent with the terms hereof. In the event of any such inconsistency, the terms of this section shall be deemed to govern.
[Ord. No. 13-52, § 1(a); No. 9-55, § 6(p); No. 10-57, § 2-3 (Sch. 11); No. 20-68, § 2; No. 1-70, §§ 1, 2, 3; No. 1-71, § 1; No. 1-73, § 1; No. 5-75, §§ 2, 3; No. 11-79, § 1; No. 12-82, § 1; No. 3-84, § 2; No. 15-85, §§ 5, 6; No. 23-85, § 1; No. 19-86, §§ 1, 2, 3, 4; No. 25-87; No. 16-88, §§ 3, 4; No. 15-89, §§ 3, 4; No. 16-90, § 1; No. 20-91, § 1; No. 15-94, §§ 2, 3; No. 8-2001, § 1; No. 3-2003, § 2; No. 12-2006, § 1; No. 20-2006, §§ 1, 3; No. 10-2007, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 18-2015, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 8-2017, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 16-2023, § 1]
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the indicated time limit during certain indicated hours, except on Sundays and legal holidays, upon any of the streets or parts of streets or designated points or places within the Borough described below. These time limits apply except where parking is always prohibited pursuant to Sections 22-10 and 22-11:
Street
Side
Hours
Location
15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
Speedwell Avenue
East
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
From a point 30 feet south of the southerly curbline of Academy Road to a point 184 feet south therefrom
30-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
Speedwell Avenue
East
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
From a point 105 feet south of the southerly curbline of Academy Road to a point 261 feet south therefrom
Speedwell Avenue (extension)
West
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
From a point 105 feet north of Franklin Place to a point 25 feet south of Jaqui Avenue as shown on Schedule B[1]
1-HOUR TIME LIMIT
Academy Road
South
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Entire length
2-HOUR TIME LIMIT
Dayton Road
South
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
From a point 275 feet east of Speedwell Avenue to a point 274 feet east therefrom
Elizabeth Court
Both
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Entire length
Franklin Place
North
North 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Entire length
Franklin Place
South
South 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
From Keenan Place to Mountain Way
Mountain Way
West
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
From West Hanover to Rosedale Avenue
3-HOUR TIME LIMIT
Allen Place
North
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Between Speedwell Avenue and the point where Allen Place makes a right-angle turn southward
Allen Place
East
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Between Morris Plains and the point where Allen Place makes a left-angle turn westward
Beech Drive
Both
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Entire length
Canfield Place
Both
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Entire length
Court Road
South
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Entire length
Glenbrook Road
Both
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Between Speedwell Avenue and Mountain Way
Grannis Avenue
South
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Between Brook Drive and Mountain Way
Hillview Avenue
South
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Beginning at a point 130 feet east of the intersection Mountain Way and Hillview Avenue and thence running easterly to Speedwell Avenue
Jaqui Avenue
Both
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, legal holidays excluded
Entire length, from a point 195 feet west of the intersection of Jaqui Avenue and Brook Drive south to the easterly end of Jaqui Avenue
Keenan Place
East
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
From Borough Terrace to Glenbrook Road
Keenan Place
West
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, legal holidays excluded
Entire length
Leamoor Drive
Both
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Entire length
Mayfair Road
Both
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, legal holidays excluded
Entire length
Morris Plains Avenue
Both
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Entire length
Parker Drive
Both
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Entire length
Rosedale Avenue
North
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Entire length
Sun Valley Way
Both
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Entire length
The Buckley Way
West
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Entire length
6-HOUR TIME LIMIT
Brook Drive South
Both
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, legal holidays excluded
Between Mayfair Road and Jaqui Avenue
Brook Drive
East
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, legal holidays excluded
Between Granniss Avenue and Mayfair Road
Park Way
Both
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, legal holidays excluded
Between Mayfair Road and Jaqui Avenue
Park Way
East
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, legal holidays excluded
Between Granniss Avenue and Mayfair Road
Watnong Park on Granniss Avenue
All
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, legal holidays excluded
Entire park parking lot
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule B is on file in the Borough offices.
[Ord. No. 2-75, § 1; Ord. No. 23-2008; Ord. No. 8-2017, § 3; Ord. No. 16-2023, § 2]
RESIDENT PARKING EXEMPTIONS.
(a) 
Exemption. Noncommercial motor vehicles owned and operated on a regular basis by residents of the following streets shall be exempt from the one-hour, two-hour, three-hour and six-hour time limit parking restrictions set forth in Section 22-12, provided the said vehicles display a current resident parking sticker, are parked on the street where the sticker holder resides, and are otherwise in compliance with this section, and provided further that no such vehicle remains parked in one location more than 48 hours.
Name of Street
Academy Road
Allen Place
Brook Drive
Brook Drive South
Canfield Place
Dayton Road
Hillview Avenue
Jaqui Avenue
Keenan Place
Mayfair Road
Morris Plains Avenue
Park Way
Rosedale Avenue
(b) 
Administration. Applications for resident parking stickers pursuant to this section shall be made in writing using the application provided by the Borough Clerk and stickers shall be issued to residents on the following terms and conditions:
(1) 
Persons who are residents of the streets listed in Paragraph (a) above shall be eligible for resident parking stickers for a maximum of two noncommercial motor vehicles owned or principally operated by persons residing at that street address, upon presentation of proof of residence and payment of the appropriate resident parking sticker fee. Proof of residence shall consist of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle registration for the noncommercial vehicle to be issued a resident parking sticker.
(2) 
Each resident parking sticker shall be valid for one calendar year or until residency on said street is terminated, whichever first occurs.
(3) 
A resident parking sticker shall be valid only to whom issued and to the vehicles specified on the application and shall not be transferable to another person or vehicle. Upon termination of the residency, the person holding a resident parking sticker shall surrender same to the Borough Clerk's office.
(4) 
A properly displayed sticker shall constitute authorization to park the vehicle for an unlimited period of time in any one-hour, two-hour, three-hour or six-hour time limit parking areas on the street for which the exemption sticker was issued, except when emergency or snow removal restrictions are in effect, and provided further that such vehicles shall not be parked in one location for more than 48 hours.
(5) 
The resident parking sticker fee shall be the fee set forth in the Fee Schedule of the Borough of Morris Plains, Section 2-46 of the Revision.
(6) 
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Section for any person to represent that he/she is entitled to resident parking exemption when he/she is no longer entitled, to fail to surrender a resident parking sticker to which he/she is no longer entitled, or to park a vehicle displaying such a parking sticker at any time when the holder of the sticker or the vehicle is not so entitled.
[Ord. No. 16-2017, § 1; Ord. No. 8-2019, §§ 1, 2]
(a) 
Exemption. Motor vehicles operated on a regular basis by owners or employees of businesses with a street address fronting on the following streets shall be exempt from the three-hour time limit parking restrictions set forth in Section 22-12 of the Revised Ordinances, provided the said vehicles display a current business parking sticker and are otherwise in compliance with this section, and provided further that no such vehicle remains parked in one location more than 12 consecutive hours:
The Buckley Way
(b) 
Administration. Applications for business parking stickers pursuant to this section shall be made, in writing, on forms provided by the Borough Clerk and stickers shall be issued to owners and employees of businesses on the following terms and conditions:
(1) 
A maximum of 32 business parking stickers shall be issued annually. Persons who are owners or employees of businesses with a street address fronting on the streets listed in Paragraph (a) above shall be eligible for business parking stickers on a first-come-first-served basis, upon presentation of proof of eligibility and payment of the appropriate business parking sticker fee. Proof of eligibility shall consist of either proof of ownership of a business with a street address fronting on an eligible street or, in the case of an employee of a business with a street address fronting on an eligible street, a verification of employment letter on the letterhead of the business, signed by the owner of the business with a street address fronting on an eligible street, to be issued a business parking sticker.
(2) 
Each business parking sticker shall be valid for one calendar year, or until the business is no longer located on said street, or, in the case of an employee, the employee's employment by said business is terminated, whichever first occurs.
(3) 
A business parking sticker shall be valid only to whom issued. Upon termination as outlined in Paragraph (b)(2) above, any and all persons holding a business parking sticker shall surrender same to the Borough Clerk's office.
(4) 
A properly displayed sticker shall constitute authorization to park the vehicle for an unlimited period of time in any three-hour time limit parking space on the street for which the exemption sticker was issued, except when emergency or snow removal restrictions are in effect and provided further that such vehicles shall not be parked in one location for more than 12 hours.
(5) 
The business parking sticker fee shall be the fee set forth in the Fee Schedule of the Borough of Morris Plains, Section 2-46 of the Revision.
(6) 
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this section for any person to represent he/she is entitled to a business parking exemption when he/she is not so entitled, to fail to surrender a business parking sticker to which he/she is no longer entitled, or to park a vehicle displaying such a parking sticker at any time when the holder of the sticker, or the vehicle, is not so entitled.
[Ord. No. 3-70, § 1; Ord. No. 15-84, § 1; Ord. No. 15-85, § 4]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle at any time upon any of the following streets or portions of streets:
Name of Street
Side
Location
Franklin Place
South
From Speedwell Avenue to a point 100 feet west therefrom, except for deliveries which are limited to 15 minutes per stop
Malapardis Road
North
From the easterly curbline of Littleton Road to a point 280 feet easterly therefrom
Malapardis Road
South
From the easterly curbline of Littleton Road to a point 260 feet easterly therefrom
Stiles Avenue
Both
From West Hanover Avenue to a point 150 feet north therefrom