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[Ord. No. 4-63 § 1; Ord. No. 28-69; Ord. No. 17-81 § 1; Ord. No. 8-80 § 1]
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meaning respectively ascribed to them in N.J.S. 39:1-1 shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.
[New]
Whenever certain hours are named in this chapter, they shall mean either Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Saving Time as may be in current use in the Township.
[New]
a. 
The Mayor or, in his/her absence, disability or inability to act, the Chief of Police and, in the event of his/her absence, disability or inability to act, then the ranking officer of the Police Department, 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 Mayor and in accordance with paragraph 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 $50.
d. 
Any regulation adopted that mandates the closing of any street for a period greater than 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]
Any vehicle parked in violation in 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.
[Ord. No. 28-69 Art. 7; New]
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 $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
[New]
If any part of 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.
[New]
As provided in the Adopting Ordinance for the Revision of the Township of Chatham Ordinances, all former traffic ordinances of the Township 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.
[Ord. No. 28-69 Art. 5]
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. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey Statute or as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. No. 27-61 § 1-3]
a. 
Upon the declaration of emergency, there shall be no parking upon streets or sections of streets where temporary EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs are displayed. The Chief of Police or, in his/her absence, the ranking Police Officer 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.
a. 
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the streets or highways, an emergency shall exist and no vehicle shall be parked on the streets or highways or portions thereof indicated.
The above parking prohibitions shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.
b. 
An unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation 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.
Name of Street
Side
Location
(RESERVED)
[Ord. No. 28-69 Art. 3; Ord. No. 13-71 § 3; Ord. No. 9-77 § 2; Ord. No. 23-77 § 2; Ord. No. 9-78 § 2; Ord. No. 17-78 § 1; Ord. No. 18-79 § 2; Ord. No. 27-81 § 1, 2; Ord. No. 12-83 § 2; Ord. No. 22-85 § 1; Ord. No. 15-88 § 1; Ord. No. 27-88 § 1; Ord. No. 99-025 § 1; Ord. No. 99-040 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-007 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-014 § 1; Ord. No. 2010-2 § 1; Ord. No. 2013-09 § 1; Ord. No. 2016-06]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle at any time on any day (except Sundays and public holidays or except as specifically provided herein) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.
Name of Street
Side of Street
Location
Buxton Road
Both
From the westerly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 250 feet southwesterly
Central Avenue
Both
River Road to the Township of Chatham-Borough of New Providence boundary line
Dale Drive
a.
North
From the westerly curbline of Spring Street to a point 212 feet west thereof, and, between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on days when school is in session, from said point to the easterly curbline of Rolling Hill Drive
b.
South
From the westerly curbline of Spring Street to a point 168 feet west thereof
Fairmount Avenue
a.
Both
River Road to Mountainview Road
b.
Both
From the westerly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 440 feet west thereof
c.
North
From the easterly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 730 feet east thereof
d.
North
From the easterly curbline of Mountainview Road to a point 355 feet east thereof
e.
South
From the easterly curbline of Mountainview Road to a point 250 feet east thereof
f.
South
From the easterly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 400 feet easterly thereof
Green Village Road
a.
East
From the southerly curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 925 feet south of the southerly curbline of Hickory Place
b.
West
From the southerly curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 525 feet south thereof
c.
East
Beginning 100 feet from the Township of Chatham-Township of Harding boundary line to a point 625 feet east thereof
d.
West
Shunpike Road to the Township of Chatham-Borough of Madison boundary line
Hampton Road
a.
West
From the southerly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 365 feet southerly thereof, and, between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on days when school is in session
Hickory Place
North
Southern Boulevard to Green Village Road
Jay Road
West
From the southerly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 122 feet southerly thereof
Lafayette Avenue
a.
Both
Southerly curbline of Shunpike Road (Watchung Avenue) to a point 125 feet southerly therefrom
b.
North
From the westerly curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 115 feet west therefrom
c.
South
From the westerly curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 130 feet west therefrom
d.
South
Longwood Avenue to Fairview Avenue
Lenape Trail
South
From the westerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 140 feet west thereof from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, when school is in session
Longwood Avenue
East
From the southerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 1,018 feet south thereof
Meyersville Road
Both
From the westerly curbline of Fairmount Avenue to a point 460 feet west thereof
Mountainside Drive
a.
East
River Road to Ormont
b.
West
River Road to Ridge Road
c.
West
Valley View Road to Ormont Road
Noe Avenue
a.
East
Southern curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 160 feet south
b.
East
Northern curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 175 feet north
c.
West
Southern curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 75 feet south
Ormont Road
a.
North
Mountainside Drive to Marian Lane
b.
South
From the easterly curbline of Mountainside Drive to a point 50 feet east thereof
Passaic Street
Both
River Road to the Township of Chatham-Borough of New Providence boundary line
Pine Street
Both
From the westerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 300 feet northwest thereof between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, during days school is in session
River Road
a.
Both
Passaic Street to intersection of Mount Vernon Avenue and Hillside Avenue
b.
Both
From the westerly curbline of Snyder Avenue (Bridge Avenue) to a point 500 feet west thereof
c.
Both
From the easterly curbline of Snyder Avenue (Bridge Avenue) to a point 500 feet east thereof
d.
South
Beginning 2,000 feet from the westerly curbline of Passaic Street to a point 1,200 feet west thereof
e.
North
Beginning 2,000 feet from the westerly curbline of Passaic Street to a point 850 feet west thereof
f.
North-east
From the northeast curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 228 feet north-easterly therefrom
g.
North-west
From the northwest curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 240 feet north-easterly therefrom
School Avenue
North
From the northerly curbline of the intersection of Spring Street and School Avenue to a point 500 feet east thereof
Shunpike Road
a.
East
From the northerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 75 feet north therefrom
b.
North
Easterly curbline of Noe Avenue to a point 340 feet easterly
c.
South
Easterly curbline of Noe Avenue to a point 370 feet easterly
d.
West
From the northerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 75 feet north therefrom
Snyder Avenue (Bridge Avenue)
Both
From the southerly curbline of River Road to a point 500 feet south thereof
Southern Boulevard
a.
Both
From the northerly curbline of Fairmount Avenue to a point 250 feet north thereof
b.
Both
From the southerly curbline of Fairmount Avenue to a point 250 feet south thereof
c.
East
From the southerly curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 1950 feet southeasterly therefrom
Spring Street
[Ord. No. 2016-06]
a.
East
From the intersection of Lafayette Avenue to School Avenue
Woodlawn Drive
a.
North
Long Hill Lane to Cedar Lane
b.
North
Cedar Lane to Long Hill Road
[Ord. No. 99-026 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-029 § 1; Ord. No. 2006-11 § 1; Ord. No. 2010-2 § 2; Ord. No. 2015-19; Ord. No. 2016-14]
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit between the hours listed on any day (except Sundays and public holidays or except as specifically provided herein) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.
Street
Side
Time Limit
Hours
Location
Falmouth Road
Both
2 hours
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (school days)
Entire length
Jay Road
[Ord. No. 2015-19; Ord. No. 2016-14]
South
2 hours
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (school days)
Entire length
Lenape Trail
Both
2 hours
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (school days)
From the southerly curbline of Shunpike Road to a point 1,060 feet south thereof
Plymouth Road
Both
2 hours
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (school days)
Entire length
Robert Drive
[Ord. No. 2015-19; Ord. No. 2016-14]
South
2 hours
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (school days)
Entire length
Yarmouth Road
Both
3 hours
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (school days)
Entire length
No person shall cause or permit to be parked any motor vehicle between the specified hours and days upon any street or parts thereof described.
Name of Street
Side
Hours & Days
Location
(RESERVED)
[Ord. No. 15-88 § 2; Ord. No. 96-18 § 1]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any streets or parts thereof described.
Name of Street
Side
Location
Fairview Avenue
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
Both
Lafayette Avenue to Township of Chatham-Borough of Chatham boundary line
Lafayette Avenue
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
Both
Pine Street to Yarmouth Road
Southern Boulevard
[Added 3-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-03]
Both
Beginning from the entrance and exit of the Police Station 1,000 feet south and 1,000 feet north
Stonewyck Drive
a.
East
Beginning 355 feet from the northerly curbline of Fairmount Avenue to a point 540 feet north therefrom
b.
West
Beginning 325 feet from the northerly curbline of Fairmount Avenue to a point 550 feet north therefrom
[1]
Editor's Note: "No parking" restrictions for streets in the Villages of Briarwood and Coachlight Square are codified in Part III of this chapter, Section 7-42.
[Ord. No. 15-63 § 1; Ord. No. 28-69 Art. 4; Ord. No. 13-71 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 9-78 § 3; Ord. No. 18-79 § 3; Ord. No. 27-81 § 1; Ord. No. 24-83 § 1; Ord. No. 34-89 § 1; Ord. No. 94-13 § 1; Ord. No. 95-18 § 1; Ord. No. 96-18 § 2; Ord. No. 96-25 § 1; Ord. No. 96-31 § 1; Ord. No. 96-37 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 97-008 § 1; Ord. No. 2009-17 § 1; Ord. No. 2010-2 § 3; Ord. No. 2013-09 § 2; Ord. No. 2016-07]
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified any day (except Sundays and public holidays, except as otherwise indicated) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.
Name of Street
Side
Hours
Location
All Streets *
(all days)
Both
2:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m.
Entire length
* Notwithstanding the prohibition set forth above, in the event of a weather emergency, overnight parking is permitted on the odd-numbered side of any street except Fairmount Avenue, Meyersville Road, Southern Boulevard, Shunpike Road, River Road, Lafayette Avenue, Green Village Road and Noe Avenue, provided that prior to such overnight parking, the person desiring to so park notifies the Chatham Township Police Department and supplies the Department with his/her name, address and phone number, and the description and registration information of the vehicle. The term "weather emergency" means a snow or ice storm or an impending snow or ice storm. Any vehicle parking overnight shall be removed from such street or road not later than 2:00 a.m. of the following day. Every person convicted of a violation of this section shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $50 and imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days.
Buttonwood Lane
Both
7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Entire length
Buttonwood Road
[Added 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
East
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days
Entire length
Crestwood Drive
[Added 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
Both
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School says
Entire length
Dellwood Avenue
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
North
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days
Longwood Avenue to the Township of Chatham-Borough of Chatham boundary line
Dellwood Avenue
South
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Longwood Avenue to the Township of Chatham-Borough of Chatham boundary line
Floral Street
East
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Lafayette Avenue to School Avenue
Floral Street
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
West
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days
Lafayette Avenue to School Avenue
Hall Road
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
Both
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days
Highland Avenue to end of street
Jay Road
West
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
From the southerly curbline of Southern Boulevard to a point 435 feet south thereof
Lafayette Avenue
North
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pine Street to Maple Street
Lafayette Avenue
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
South
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days
Maple Street to Spring Street
Lafayette Avenue
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
North
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days
Maple Street to Floral Street
Lafayette Avenue
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
North
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days
Floral Street to Spring Street
Lafayette Avenue
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
South
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days
Yarmouth Road to Shunpike Road
Lafayette Avenue
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
North
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Yarmouth Road to Shunpike Road
Lenape Trail
North
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (school days)
From the westerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 915 feet west thereof
Lenape Trail
[Added 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
East
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days
Lafayette Avenue to a point 850 feet north of Lafayette Avenue intersection
Lenape Trail
South
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (school days)
From the westerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue to a point 915 feet west thereof
Lenape Trail
[Added 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
West
8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. School days
Lafayette Avenue to a point 850 feet north of Lafayette Avenue intersection
Longwood Avenue
East
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Fairmount Avenue to Lafayette Avenue
Longwood Avenue
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
West
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days
Washington Avenue to Lafayette Avenue
Maple Street
Both
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. School days
Entire length
Pine Street
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
East
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days
Lafayette Avenue to Robinhood Lane
Pine Street
West
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Lafayette Avenue to Robin Hood Lane
Robert Drive
West
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. during days when school is in session
From a point 50 feet north of the northerly curbline of Southern Boulevard and extending 148 feet northerly thereof
School Avenue
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
South
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days
Maple Street to Spring Street
School Avenue
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
North
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days
Maple Street to Spring Street
Spring Street
[Ord. No. 2016-07]
East
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. School days
From the intersection of School Avenue to Dale Drive
Spring Street
[Ord. No. 2016-07]
West
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. School days
From the intersection of Dale Drive to Lafayette Avenue
Whitman Drive
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
Both
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days
Entire length
Williams Road
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
South
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days
Longwood Avenue to Crestwood Drive
Williams Road
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
North
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days
Longwood Avenue to Crestwood Drive
[Added 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
East
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. School days
Entire length
[Added 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34]
West
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School days
Entire length
No person shall park a truck, tractor, trailer, semi-trailer or omnibus having registered gross weights in excess of 4,000 pounds upon any street between the hours specified.
Name of Street
Side
Hours
Location
(RESERVED)
[Ord. No. 2005-008 § 1]
a. 
No person shall park any commercial vehicle or truck at the parking lots adjacent to Shunpike Field (both lots), Nash Field (both lots), or Esternay Field at any time, unless such parking is in connection with an ongoing activity at such field.
b. 
No person shall park any vehicle between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following morning at the parking lots adjacent to Shunpike Field (both lots), Nash Field (both lots) or Esternay Field.
[Ord. No. 10-91; New; Ord. No. 95-12 § I; Ord. No. 2003-009 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-001 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-010 § 1]
Trucks over the registered gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described except for the pick-up and delivery of materials on such streets.
Name of Street
Weight
Location
Chandler Road
4 tons
Entire length
Edgewood Road
4 tons
Entire length
Fairview Avenue
4 tons
Entire length
Hillside Avenue
4 tons
From River Road to the Township of Chatham-Borough of Chatham corporate line
Hilltop Terrace
4 tons
Entire length
Inwood Road
4 tons
Entire length
Lafayette Avenue
10 tons
Entire length
Mount Vernon Avenue
4 tons
Entire length
Noe Avenue
4 tons
Entire length
Oak Drive
4 tons
Entire length
River Road
10 tons
Entire length
Treadwell Avenue
4 tons
Entire length
Woodland Road
4 tons
From the Township of Chatham-Borough of Chatham corporate line to the Township of Chatham-Township of Madison corporate line
[Ord. No. 2013-09 § 3]
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
School Avenue
North
Spring Street to Floral Street from the Saturday before Memorial Day through Labor Day
East side during term of one-way designation when Colony Pool is open
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
Lafayette Avenue
Southern Boulevard to Shunpike Road
Longwood Avenue
Entire length
Noe Avenue
Southern Boulevard to Shunpike Road
River Road
From Township of Chatham-Township of Passaic corporate line to Passaic Street. (A Yield sign shall be installed on the easterly approach of Bridge Street facing northbound traffic on River Road)
From Southern Boulevard to the Township of Chatham-Borough of Chatham corporate line
Runnymede Road
Entire length
[Ord. No. 2012-14; Ord. No. 2013-09 § 4; Ord. No. 2015-18; Ord. No. 2015-20; Ord. No. 2018-13]
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 on:
Candace Lane and Mountain Avenue
Mountain Avenue
Floral Street and School Avenue
Floral Street and School Avenue
Hall Road and Wynwood Road
[Ord. No. 2018-13]
Hall Road
Highland Avenue and Hall Road
[Ord. No. 2018-13]
Highland Avenue
Rolling Hill Drive-Dale Drive and Rolling Hill Drive-Robert Drive
Rolling Hill Drive-Robert Drive
Spring Street and School Avenue
School Avenue
Mountainside Drive and Club Road
Club Road
Mountainside Drive and Ridge Road
Ridge Road
Ormont Road and Henry Drive
Henry Drive
Ormont Road and Marion Avenue
Marion Avenue
Fairmount Avenue and Johnson Drive
Johnson Drive
Sandy Hill Road and Aberdeen Road
[Ord. No. 2015-18; Ord. No. 2015-20]
Sandy Hill Road
Sandy Hill Road and Overlook Road
[Ord. No. 2015-18; Ord. No. 2015-20]
Sandy Hill Road and Overlook Road
Sandy Hill Road and Warwick Road
[Ord. No. 2015-18; Ord. No. 2015-20]
Sandy Hill Road and Warwick Road
Maple Street and School Avenue
[Ord. No. 2015-18; Ord. No. 2015-20]
School Avenue
[Ord. No. 17-83 § 2; Ord. No. 2007-17 § 1; Ord. No. 2015-17; Ord. No. 2015-21]
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 Sign on:
Dale Drive and Spring Street
Spring Street
Maple Street and School Avenue
[Repealed by Ord. Nos. 2015-17 and 2015-21]
Sunset Drive and Sunset Terrace
Sunset Terrace
[Ord. No. 12-74 § 1; Ord. No. 1-85 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-007 § 1]
No person shall make a turn at any location listed and only in the manner described.
Intersection
Turn Prohibited
Movement Prohibited
From east exit of Hickory Tree Shopping Center to north on Southern Boulevard, on the westerly side of Southern Boulevard 190 feet southerly of the southerly curbline of Shunpike Road
Left
From east on Fairmount Avenue to northeasterly on Runnymede Road at the westerly intersection of Fairmount Avenue and Runnymede Road between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., prevailing time, Monday through Friday
Left
From northeasterly on Lafayette Avenue to northwesterly on Pine Street at the northwesterly intersection of Lafayette Avenue and Pine Street between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, during days school is in session
Left
No person shall make a right turn on the red signal at any location listed:
(RESERVED)
The locations described are hereby designated as Loading Zones. No person shall park a vehicle in these locations during the times indicated other than for the loading or unloading of goods and materials.
Name of Street
Time
Side
Location
(RESERVED)
[Ord. No. 17-81 § 2]
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 these locations between the hours indicated.
Name of Street
Direction
Side
Hickory Place
Westbound
On the northerly side thereof between Green Village Road and Southern Boulevard-mid-block. Beginning at a point 72 feet east of the easterly curbline of Green Village Road and extending 135 feet easterly therefrom
Shunpike Road
Eastbound
On the southerly side thereof at:
a.
Ferndale Road
Beginning at the easterly curbline of Ferndale Road and extending 105 feet easterly therefrom
Far side
b.
Noe Avenue
Beginning at the westerly curbline of Noe Avenue and extending 105 feet westerly therefrom
Near side
c.
Robin Hood Lane
Beginning at the westerly curbline of Robin Hood Lane and extending 105 feet westerly therefrom
Near side
d.
Lafayette Avenue
Beginning at the westerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue and extending 130 feet westerly therefrom
Near side
Shunpike Road
Westbound
On the northerly side thereof at:
a.
Lafayette Avenue
Beginning at the westerly curbline of Lafayette Avenue and extending 100 feet westerly therefrom
Far side
b.
Rose Terrace
Beginning at the easterly curbline of Rose Terrace and extending 105 feet easterly therefrom
Near side
c.
Noe Avenue
Beginning at the easterly curbline of Noe Avenue and extending 105 feet easterly therefrom.
Near side
Southern Boulevard
Southbound
On the westerly side thereof between Shunpike Road and Hickory Place - midblock. Beginning at a point 210 feet south of the southerly curbline of Shunpike Road and extending 135 feet southerly therefrom
The locations described are hereby designated as Taxi Stands. No vehicle other than a taxi shall be permitted to occupy these location during the times indicated.
Street
Location
Hours
(RESERVED)
[Ord. No. 25-83 § 1; Ord. No. 15-87 § 1]
The lane locations described are designated as Lane Use Reservations and traffic shall move as indicated:
Intersection
Movement
Hillside Avenue
From the intersection of River Road and Hillside Avenue to the Chatham Borough boundary line for a distance of 2,404 feet (.46 miles)
Mt. Vernon Avenue
From the Passaic River Bridge to the intersection of Mt. Vernon Avenue and River Road for a distance of 2,557 feet (0.48 miles)
Noe Avenue
From the intersection of Southern Boulevard (County Road 647) to the intersection of Shunpike Road (County Road 646) for a distance of 3,257 feet (.62 miles)
Woodland Avenue
From the intersection of Woodland Avenue in the Township of Chatham and the Harding Township boundary line easterly 3,793 feet to the intersection of Woodland Avenue in the Township of Chatham with the Borough of Madison boundary line
[Ord. No. 97-050 § 1]
Name of Street
Location
Fairmount Avenue
Between Southern Boulevard and River Road.
[Ord. No. 11-70 § 1; Ord. No. 12-72 § 1; Ord. No. 16-72 § 1; Ord. No. 22-80 § 1; Ord. No. 19-83 § 1; Ord. No. 22-84 § 1; Ord. No. 95-09 § 1; Ord. No. 95-15 § I; Ord. No. 99-010 § 1; Ord. No. 2002-010 § 1; Ord. No. 2002-014 § 1; Ord. No. 2015-22]
Speed limits along designated streets shall be as designated below:
Name of Street
Direction
Speed Limit and Location
Fairmount Avenue
Both
a.
35 m.p.h. from the southerly Chatham Township line (Passaic River) to River Road, thence
b.
30 m.p.h. to Meyersville Road; thence
c.
30 m.p.h. from Meyersville Road to Mountainview Road, thence
d.
35 m.p.h. to the Chatham Borough line
Green Village Road
Both
35 m.p.h. from the Madison Borough line to the Harding Township line
Hillside Avenue
Both
35 m.p.h. between River Road and the Chatham Township-Chatham Borough corporate line
Lafayette Avenue
[Ord. No. 2015-22]
Both
25 m.p.h. from Southern Boulevard to Shunpike Road within Chatham Township
Loantaka Way
Both
35 m.p.h. from the Madison Borough line to the Harding Township line
Meyersville Road
Both
35 m.p.h. from the Long Hill Township line to Fairmount Avenue
Mount Vernon Avenue
Both
35 m.p.h. entire length
River Road
Both
a.
35 m.p.h. between the Chatham Township-Passaic Township boundary line and the centerline of Fairmount Avenue
b.
40 m.p.h. between the centerline of Fairmount Avenue and the centerline of the Chatham Township-Chatham Borough boundary line
River Road
Both
35 m.p.h. from Passaic Avenue to Fairmount Avenue
Shunpike Road
Both
a.
35 m.p.h. from the Chatham Borough line to Edgewood Road, thence
b.
40 m.p.h. from Edgewood Road to Southern Boulevard, thence
c.
35 m.p.h. from Southern Boulevard to Loantaka Way
Treadwell Avenue
Both
25 m.p.h. from 1,320 feet south of the Madison Borough-Chatham Township boundary line to the Madison Borough-Chatham Township boundary line
Woodland Avenue
Both
40 m.p.h. entire length
[Ord. No. 17-83 § 3; New]
Mid-Block Crosswalks are hereby established at the following locations within the Township:
Street
Location
Dale Drive
From a point 414 feet south of the southerly curbline of Robert Drive to a point 6 feet south thereof.
Lafayette Avenue
From a point 120 feet south of the southerly curbline of Maple Street to a point 10 feet southerly therefrom
School Avenue
From a point 272 feet east of the easterly curbline of Spring Street, to a point 6 feet east thereof