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Township of Plumsted, NJ
Ocean County
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[New; Ord. #97-17]
A. 
Words and phrases. Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meaning respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.
B. 
Official time standard. Whenever certain hours are named in this chapter, they shall mean either Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Savings Time as may be in current use.
[New; Ord. #96-10, § I; Ord. #97-17]
A. 
The Director of Public Safety or, in his/her absence, disability or inability to act, the Mayor or his designee is hereby authorized to provide by regulation for the closing of any street or portion thereof to motor vehicle traffic on any day or days during specified hours on any day or days whenever he/she finds that such closing is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare.
B. 
Any regulations promulgated by the Director of Public Safety and in accordance with Subsection A above, shall provide for the posting of proper warning signs of such closing on any street or portion thereof during the time the same is closed in pursuance thereof.
C. 
Any violation of this regulation promulgated thereunder shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50).
D. 
Any regulation adopted that mandates the closing of any street for a period greater than forty-eight (48) consecutive hours shall not become effective unless and until it has been submitted to and approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation.
[New; Ord. #97-17]
Any vehicle parked in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and any police officer may provide for the removal of that vehicle. The owner shall bear the reasonable costs of removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
[New; Ord. #97-17]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this chapter or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than fifty dollars ($50) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen (15) days or both.
[New; Ord. #97-17]
If any part or parts of this chapter are, for any reason, held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
[Ord. #96-10, § I; Ord. #97-17]
All former traffic ordinances of the Township of Plumsted are hereby repealed, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this chapter.
[New; Ord. #97-17]
The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person of the duty to observe other, more restrictive, provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping or standing or parking of vehicles as set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey Statute or as hereinafter provided.
[New; Ord. #97-17]
A. 
Upon the declaration of an emergency, there shall be no parking upon streets or sections of streets where temporary EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are displayed. The Director of Public Safety or, in his/her absence, the Mayor or his designee is authorized to declare an emergency and to direct the posting of EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs when weather conditions, accidents, road construction, fire or public celebrations dictate or require avoidance of hazards or other conditions which interfere with the free flow of traffic. Notification that EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are being or will be posted shall be given to the operator or owner of any vehicle which has been parked prior to the posting of the signs.
B. 
The effectiveness of this subsection is contingent upon the signs being erected as required by law.
C. 
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this section shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic and any police 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.
[New; Ord. #97-17]
A. 
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the street or highway, an emergency shall exist and no vehicles shall be parked on the following streets or highways or portions thereof listed below.
The parking prohibitions listed below shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased, until the streets have been plowed significantly, and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.
B. 
Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this section shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic and any police 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. 
The effectiveness of this subsection is contingent upon signs being erected as required by law.
D. 
Unless other penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of this subsection or any supplement thereto, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than fifty dollars ($50) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen (15) days or both.
Name of Street
Sides
Location
(Reserved)
[New; Ord. #97-17; Ord. #97-32, § 1]
A. 
Controls established for construction zone. The governing body hereby finds and declares that problems of traffic control occur and traffic must be moved through or around street construction, maintenance operations, and utility work, above and below ground which requires blocking the roadway and obstructing the normal flow of traffic; and that such obstructions are or can become dangerous when not properly controlled. In order to better promote the public health, safety, peace and welfare, it is necessary to establish controls and regulations directed to the safety and expeditious movement of traffic through construction and maintenance zones and to provide safety for the work force performing these operations.
The Township of Plumsted, in the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices hereafter known as M.U.T.C.D., except as hereby supplemented and amended, as it controls and regulates whenever construction maintenance operations of utility work obstructs the normal flow of traffic. Any person, contractor, or utility, who fails to comply with the provisions of M.U.T.C.D. while performing such work is in violation of this section.
B. 
Pre-construction meetings. It shall be the responsibility of the person, contractor, or in the case of a public utility agreement, wishing to conduct work on, under or above the roadway to contact the Police Department in order to arrange a pre-construction meeting in order to submit plans for the safe movement of traffic during such period of construction work. Any person, contractor or utility who fails to comply with this section prior to the start of such work or whose plans are not approved by the Police Department is in violation of this section.
C. 
Hazardous conditions. The person, contractor, or utility shall provide the Police Department with at least two (2) emergency contact phone numbers to be called in case of emergency problems at the construction or maintenance site prior to the start of any work. If for any reason emergency contact cannot be reached, or if the emergency contact person does not respond to the call from the Police Department to correct such hazardous condition, the Township may respond to correct such hazardous condition. The reasonable fees for such emergency service by the Township shall be charged to the person, contractor, or utility for such condition.
D. 
Hours. There shall be no construction, maintenance operations, or utility work on any roadway in the Township before the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. This time limit may be adjusted to permit work prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. by the officer in charge of the Police Department. If it is determined by the officer in charge that the construction or maintenance operations prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. would substantially delay traffic or cause a safety or health hazard, the work shall then be permitted only between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
E. 
Road closing and detours. Road closing and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted unless approved by the Police Department.
F. 
Traffic directors. Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction or maintenance sites when determined by the Police Department that same is necessary to provide for the safety and expeditious movement of traffic.
G. 
Stop work. The Police Department shall have the authority to stop work, including the removal of equipment and vehicles, stored material within the street right-of-way, back filling of open excavations and/or other related work, in order to abate any nuisance and/or safety hazard or for any violation of this section.
H. 
Site preparation. It is to be expressly understood that no materials, vehicle or equipment are to be placed in the roadway or sidewalk or until all construction, signs, lights, devices and pavement markings are installed.
I. 
Violations and penalties. Any person, contractor or utility who commits a violation of this section shall, upon conviction thereof for a first offense pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) and/or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days. For a second offense, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and/or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
J. 
Inconsistent regulations. All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby repealed to the extent of any such inconsistency.
K. 
This section shall take effect after approval by the Commissioner of Transportation twenty (20) days after passage and publication as prescribed by law.
[Ord. #96-10, § 1; Ord. #97-17; Ord. #2002-05]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts of streets described below.
Name of Street
Side
Location
Church Street
Both
Entire Length
County Route 537 (Monmouth Road)
South
Entire length of the accel/decel shoulder lanes fronting Jensen's Deep Run Adult Community Park
County Route 539 (Pinehurst Road)
East
Entire length of the accel/decel shoulder lanes fronting Jensen's Deep Run Adult Community Park
[New; Ord. #97-17]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between the hours specified on any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described, except where other parking regulations have been provided for.
Name of Street
Sides
Hours
Location
(Reserved)
[New; Ord. #97-17]
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit between the hours listed on any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described, except where other parking regulations have been provided for.
Name of Street
Sides
Time Limit
Hours
Location
Bell Street
South
30 minutes
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Southside at a point from the curbline of North Main Street, 73 feet west
[New; Ord. #97-17]
No person shall cause or permit to be parked any motor vehicle upon any street between the specified hours and days described.
Name of Street
Sides
Hours & Days
Location
(Reserved)
[Ord. #96-06, § 1; Ord. #97-17]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any streets or parts thereof described, except where other parking regulations have been provided for.
Name of Street
Side
Location
Brynmore Road
North
544 Feet
[New; Ord. #97-17]
No person shall park or stand a vehicle between the hours specified any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets described, except where other parking regulations have been provided for.
Name of Street
Sides
Days
Hours
Location
Lakeview Drive
North
All
11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
74 feet from curbline south of Main Street
[Ord. #96-10, § 1; Ord. #97-17]
No person shall park a truck, tractor, trailer, semi-trailer or omnibus having registered gross weights in excess of four (4) tons upon any street between the hours specified.
Name of Street
Side
Hours
Location
Oakwood
Both
All
Entire Length
Red Maple
Both
All
Entire Length
Kenyon
Both
All
Entire Length
Sefel
Both
All
Entire Length
Kuzyk
Both
All
Entire Length
[Ord. #96-20, § I; Ord. #97-17]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:67-16.1, the streets or parts of streets as described are hereby designated as route for vehicles OVER four (4) tons. All trucks having a total combined registered gross weight of vehicle plus load in excess of four (4) tons shall be excluded from all streets, except for those streets listed which form a part of the system of truck routes. Vehicles will be permitted on all streets for the purpose of the pick up and delivery of materials.
Name of Street
Location
(Reserved)
[New; Ord. #97-17; Ord. #2006-18, § I]
Vehicles over the registered gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described except for residents of such street, pick up and delivery of materials on such street, or the use of emergency vehicles on such street.
Name of Street
Weight
Location
Buckalew Lane
4 tons
Entire Length
East Millstream Road
4 tons
Entire Length
East Colliers Mills Road
4 tons
Entire Length
Hawkin Road
4 tons
Entire Length
Hopkins Road/Ivins Drive
4 tons
Entire Length
Malsbury Lane
4 tons
Entire Length
Loveman Road
4 tons
Entire Length
Shedlock Road
4 tons
Entire Length
Woodruff Road
4 tons
Entire Length
[New; Ord. #97-17; Ord. #2005-14, § I]
The following described streets or parts of streets are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated. Parking on these streets will be permitted on the sides indicated below.
Name of Street
Direction
Limits
Parking Permitted
Hornbeam Lane
North
From Route 528 northerly to Huckleberry Lane
Yes
[Ord. #96-10, § 1; Ord. #97-17]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described 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 signs are provided for in the designation.
Name of Street
Limits
Kuzyk Road
Between Sefel Avenue and Sanders Lane
[Ord. #95-13, § I; Ord. #97-17]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described are hereby designated as stop intersections. Stop signs shall be installed as provided therein.
Intersection
Stop Sign(s) On
Moorehouse Road, Highbridge Road and North Main Street
Moorehouse Road
[New; Ord. #97-17]
The following intersections are hereby designated as four (4) way stops.
Intersection
Stop Sign On
(Reserved)
[Ord. #95-13, § II; Ord. #97-17]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described are hereby designated as yield intersections. Yield signs shall be installed as provided therein.
Intersection
Yield Signs On
Moorehouse Road, Highbridge Road and North Main Street
North Main Street
[New; Ord. #97-17]
No person shall make a turn at any location listed and only in the manner described.
Intersection
Turn Prohibited
Movement Prohibited
(Reserved)
[New; Ord. #97-17]
No person shall make a right turn on the red signal at any location listed:
(Reserved)
[New; Ord. #97-17]
The locations described are hereby designated as loading zones. No person shall park a vehicle in the location during the times indicated other than for the loading or unloading of goods and materials.
Name of Street
Side
Location
(Reserved)
[New; Ord. #97-17]
The locations described are hereby designated as bus stops. No vehicle other than an omnibus, picking up or discharging passengers, shall be permitted to occupy said location between the hours indicated.
Street
Hours
(Reserved)
Note: Below are minimum standards for bus stop length which are based on recommendations of the Institute of Transportation Engineers and Studies conducted by the Bureau of Traffic Engineering and Safety programs. These standards include minimum lengths required for bus stops in order that buses may leave moving traffic lanes safely. Keeping in mind that buses alongside the curb within six (6) inches thereof as provided by state law pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-135. These minimums are as follows:
NEAR SIDE — Ninety (90) feet plus the distance from the curbline to the end of the curb return, property line or crosswalk approximately one hundred five (105) feet to one hundred twenty (120) feet. Minimum acceptable length is one hundred five (105) feet.
FAR SIDE — Eighty-five (85) feet plus the distance from the curbline to the end of the curb return, property line or crosswalk approximately one hundred five (105) feet to one hundred twenty (120) feet. Minimum acceptable length is one hundred five (105) feet.
MID-BLOCK — No intersection on either side of roadside minimum acceptable length is one hundred thirty-five (135) feet.
FAR-SIDE — (AFTER BUS MAKES RIGHT TURN) — Minimum acceptable length is one hundred fifty (150) feet. An additional forty-five (45) feet of length should be provided for each additional bus expected to stop simultaneously.
[New; Ord. #97-17]
The locations described are hereby designated as Taxi Stands. No vehicle other than a taxi shall be permitted to occupy these locations during the times indicated.
Street
Location
Hours
(Reserved)
Note: Minimum length of taxi stand near intersection is twenty-five (25) feet. Adding the sidewalk area of about ten (10) feet to the area where parking is prohibited by State Law would make the starting point approximately thirty-five (35) feet from the curbline. Other locations should be at least thirty (30) feet for one (1) taxi and twenty-five (25) feet for each additional taxi.
No taxi stand may be established in any area where it is prohibited to stand or park by Statute pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-136.
[New; Ord. #97-17]
The lane locations described are designated as lane use reservations and traffic shall move as indicated.
Intersection
Movement
(Reserved)
[Ord. #94-24, § 1; Ord. #95-02, § I; Ord. #96-10, § I; Ord. #96-20, § I; Ord. #96-24, § I; Ord. #97-17; Ord. #2000-01, § I; Ord. #2007-08, § I]
Speed limits shall be established as follows. Regulatory and warning signs, conforming to the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, shall be erected and maintained to effect the designated speed limit(s), as required by the Commissioner of Transportation of the State of New Jersey and as specified and authorized in writing from the Bureau of Traffic Engineering of the Department of Transportation.
Name of Street
Speed Limit
(mph)
Location
Brynmore Road
35
Between Brindletown Road and
(Zone 1)
500 feet east of Cedar Street
(Zone 2)
40
Between 500 feet east of Cedar Street and 130 feet west of Inman Road
(Zone 3)
45
Between 130 feet west of Inman Road and Carter Lane
(Zone 4)
35
Between Carter Lane and West Colliers Mill-Archertown Road
Hopkins Road
35
Entire Length
Ivins Drive
35
Entire Length
Kuzyk Road
25
Entire Length
Loveman Road
30
Entire Length
Moorehouse Road
35
Entire Length
Oak Lane
25
Entire Length
Sanders Lane
35
Entire Length
Tower Road
35
Entire Length
Woodruff Road
25
Entire Length
[New; Ord. #97-17]
A mid-block crosswalk shall be established and maintained at the following location.
Name of Street
Location
(Reserved)
[Ord. #95-10, § I; Ord. #95-16, § I; Ord. #95-20, § I; Ord. #96-10, § I; Ord. #97-17]
No Passing Zones are hereby established and shall be maintained upon the following described streets or parts thereof.
Name of Street
Sketch Dated
Sketch Number
Applegate Lane
8/26/80
N.J.D.O.T. Drawing UTSC-127-A
Brynmore Road
2/1/95
Reference N.J.D.O.T. drawing NPZ-3584
Cedar Street
8/31/83
From Magnolia Avenue to Brynmore Road, a distance of approximately 1,740 feet
Hopkins Road
8/31/83
From Route 539 to 500 feet before end of pavement, a distance of approximately 6,520 feet
Kuzyk Road—
From East Millstream
Sanders Lane
Road to Loveman Road, a distance of approximately 7,750 feet
Moorehouse Road
4/12/95
Reference N.J.D.O.T. drawing NPZ-889B
Province Line Road
3/8/85
N.J.D.O.T. Drawing NPZ-617-B
Woodruff Road
8/31/83
From Hawkin Road (Co. Rt. 61) to Co. Rt. 539 a distance of approximately 3,610 feet
[Ord. #97-17]
A. 
Handicapped parking on streets. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the following on street locations are designated as handicapped parking places. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards or plates or placards by the Division of Motor Vehicles, or a temporary placard issued by the Public Safety Director. No other person shall be permitted to park in these places.
Street
No. of Spaces
Location
(Reserved)
B. 
Handicapped parking on street for private residences. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.6, the following on-street locations are designated as handicapped parking spaces in front of private residences occupied by handicapped persons. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards or plates or placards by the Division of Motor Vehicles, or a temporary placard issued by the Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
Street
Location
Permit Number
(Reserved)
C. 
Handicapped parking in municipal parking lots and Board of Education property. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197 the following off street parking yards and Board of Education property are designated as handicapped parking areas. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards, plates or placards issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles, or a temporary placard issued by the Public Safety Director.
Property
No. of Spaces
Location
(Reserved)
D. 
Handicapped parking on private property open to the public and to which the public is invited (Retail Business). In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46, the following off street parking yards are designated as handicapped parking areas. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards, plates or placards by the Motor Vehicle Commission, or a temporary placard issued by the Public Safety Director. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
Property
No. of Spaces
Location
(Reserved)
In any space on public or private property appropriately marked for vehicles for the physically handicapped pursuant to P.L. 1977 c202 (C.39:4-197.5), P.L. 1975 c217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.) or any other applicable law unless the vehicle is authorized by law to be parked therein and a handicapped person is either the driver or a passenger in that vehicle. State, county, or municipal law enforcement officers shall enforce the parking restrictions on spaces appropriately marked for vehicles for the physically handicapped on both public and private property. (chgd. by L1989, c201(1), eff. 6/1/90).
No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
Pursuant to P.L. 1989, C 201, the penalties for violations must be one hundred dollars ($100) for a first offense and for a subsequent offense must be a fine of at least one hundred dollars ($100) and up to ninety (90) days community service on such terms and such form as the court shall deem appropriate, or any combination thereof.
E. 
Handicapped parking on all other private property. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-1; the following off street parking locations are designated as handicapped parking. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards, plates or placards by the Motor Vehicle Commission, or a temporary placard issued by the Public Safety Director. No other person shall be permitted to park in these spaces.
Property
No. of Spaces
Location
(Reserved)
F. 
Signs, pavement markings, installation and maintenance. The owners of the premises referred to in subsections B and C shall provide and install signs and pavement markings for each parking space reserved for the use of handicapped persons, which signs and markings shall be in accordance with the manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The cost of procurement and installation of the signs and pavement markings shall be the responsibility of the owner of said property. The owner shall subsequent to initial procurement and installation, maintain such signs and pavement markings in good condition at no cost or expense to the Township of Plumsted. The owner shall be responsible for the repair and restoration or replacement of same.
[Ord. #2010-02]
No person shall park a vehicle in municipal owned, leased or operated parking lots during the overnight hours of 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
[New; Ord. #97-17]
A. 
Regulation for the movement and the parking of traffic on municipal property and Board of Education property. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the following Municipal and Board of Education property shall have the movement of traffic controlled by the type of regulation indicated. No person shall operate, or park a vehicle in violation of the regulations indicated.
(1) 
Parking time limited. No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit between the hours listed on any day (except Sundays and public holidays) in any of the places described.
Name of Lot
Areas
Time Limit
Location
(Reserved)
B. 
Regulation for the movement and the parking of traffic on private property open to the public and to which the public is invited (Retail Business). In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.46, the following private property that is open to the public and to which the public is invited, the movement of traffic shall be controlled by the types of regulations indicated. No person shall operate or park a vehicle in violation of the following regulations.
Property
Regulation
(Reserved)
Violations of provision of chapter.
For a violation of the 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 fifty dollars ($50) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen (15) days, or both; except that for a violation of a section of article 11 [N.J.S.A. 39:4-80 et seq.], 13 [N.J.S.A. 39:4-105 et seq.], 14 [N.J.S.A. 39:123 et seq.] or 17 [N.J.S.A. 39:4-140 et seq.] of this chapter or any supplement thereto for which no specific penalty is provided, the offender shall be liable to a penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50) or more than two hundred dollars ($200) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen (15) days, or both.
C. 
Regulation for the movement and the parking of traffic on all other private property. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-1 the regulations of Subtitle 1 of the Title 39 are hereby made applicable to the properties listed below.
Property
Regulation
(Reserved)
D. 
Signs, pavement markings, installation and maintenance. The owners of the premises referred to in this section shall provide and install signs and pavement markings as required, which signage and markings shall be in accordance with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control devices. The cost of procurement and installation of the signs and pavement markings shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property. The owner shall, subsequent to the initial procurement and installation, maintain such signs and pavement markings in good condition at no cost or expense to the Township. The owner shall be responsible for the repair and restoration or replacement of same.