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Timestamp: 2019-04-18 11:01:35+00:00

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§ 7-8 Traffic controls during construction and maintenance operations.
§ 7-10 Stopping or standing prohibited during certain hours on certain streets.
§ 7-11 Parking time limited on certain streets.
§ 7-12 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets.
§ 7-13 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets.
§ 7-14 Parking prohibited during certain hours on certain streets.
§ 7-15 Parking of vehicles weighing in excess of four tons prohibited.
§ 7-16 Routes for trucks over four tons.
§ 7-17 Vehicles over designated weight excluded from certain streets.
§ 7-24 No turn on red.
§ 7-28 Lane use reservations.
§ 7-32 In-street pedestrian crossing right-of-way signs.
§ 7-37 Control for movement and parking of traffic on public and private property.
Vehicle impoundment and storage — See Ch. 323.
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 19-2002, adopted 12-19-2002, adopted a codification of Ch. VII, Traffic, of the 1998 Revised General Ordinances, in accordance with the model ordinance approved by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. In addition, a number of changes were made to update the traffic regulations. A complete copy of Ord. No. 19-2002 is on file in the Township office.
The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works or, in his absence, disability or inability to act, the Mayor and, in the event of his absence, disability or inability to act, then the Chief of Police of the Township, 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 whenever he finds that such closing is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health, or welfare.
Any regulations promulgated by the Township Committee 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.
All former traffic ordinances of the Township of Mendham are hereby repealed, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this chapter.
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 Chief of Police or, in his 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.
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 peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall pay the reasonable costs of removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
Parking prohibited when roads are snow covered.
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the street or highway, an emergency shall exist and no vehicle shall be parked on the paved portion of any road within the boundaries of the Township. This emergency shall exist for as long as the snow continues to fall, and shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased until the streets have been plowed to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.
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.
Editor's Note: Original Subsection D, Parking prohibited during certain hours, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 5-12-2014 by Ord. No. 6-2014.
The Township of Mendham recognizes that a high number of vehicles, speeders and aggressive drivers may travel our roads at any given time. In order to better promote the public health, safety, peace and welfare, it is necessary to establish controls and regulations directed to the safe and expeditious movement of vehicle and pedestrian traffic through and around construction and maintenance zones and to provide safety for the work forces performing these operations.
The governing body of the Township of Mendham finds and declares that problems of traffic control increases when traffic must be moved through or around street construction, maintenance operations and utility work, above or below the ground, which requires blocking the street and obstructing the normal flow of vehicle or pedestrian traffic; and that such obstructions are or can become dangerous when not properly controlled.
Scope. The provisions of this section shall apply to any person, contractor, utility or company that obstructs, blocks or detours the normal flow of vehicle or pedestrian traffic within the Township of Mendham.
Traffic control standards. The Township of Mendham in the County of Morris, State of New Jersey, does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, hereafter known as the "MUTCD," except as hereby supplemented and amended, as it controls and regulates whenever construction, maintenance operations or utility work obstructs the normal flow of vehicle or pedestrian traffic. Any person, contractor or utility that fails to comply with the provisions of the MUTCD while performing such work is in violation of this section.
The Township of Mendham does hereby recognize that it is important to require traffic control personnel to have an understanding of work zone safety in compliance with the MUTCD standards. Any person, contractor or utility that fails to comply with the provisions of the MUTCD while performing such work is in violation of this section. The Mendham Township Police Department shall have the authority to order the removal from any roadway or pedestrian walkway any contractor or utility that fails to comply with the MUTCD standards.
Preconstruction requirements. It shall be the responsibility of any person, firm or corporation, including any public utility as required under the public utility agreement, N.J.A.C. 16:25-9.2, wishing to conduct work on, under or above the roadway or any work adjacent to the roadway that will obstruct, interfere with and/or detour vehicle or pedestrian traffic on the roadway to contact the Traffic Safety Unit of the Police Department, prior to the start of any such work, in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting for the submission of plans for the safe movement of traffic during such periods of construction of work.
The preconstruction meeting must occur three or more working days prior to the planned construction or work. "Working days" shall be any day the Township Clerk's office is open. These preconstruction meetings shall be arranged with the Traffic Safety Unit of the Police Department of the Township of Mendham.
Such plans shall require approval by the Traffic Safety Unit of the Police Department. This requirement shall be in addition to any other permit or other approval required by any other federal, state or municipal law, ordinance or regulation.
Public utilities conducting routine maintenance which does not obstruct or interfere with traffic on the roadway shall be exempt from these requirements. Any person, firm or corporation, including any public utility, conducting emergency repair work on, under, above or adjacent to the roadway shall be exempt from the requirements of this section, provided that the below-listed emergency repair work subsection is complied with.
Emergency contact information. The person, contractor or utility shall provide at least two emergency contact telephone 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 made, or if the emergency contact person does not respond to a call from the Police Department to correct a hazardous condition, the Township of Mendham may respond to correct the hazardous condition(s). The reasonable fees for such emergency services by the Township of Mendham shall be charged to the person, contractor or utility responsible for the condition.
Restrictions on construction. The Police Department of the Township of Mendham has identified a list of roads that are determined to be "heavily traveled," based on existing patterns of traffic flow for the purposes of this chapter. Such list may be updated from time to time by the Traffic Safety Unit of the Police Department as conditions warrant and shall be available for inspection and copying during normal business hours. The heavily traveled roads shall include but not be limited to: state highways, county roads and all roadways designated as through streets pursuant to local ordinance.
There shall be no construction, maintenance operations or utility work on any roadway listed on the current heavily traveled roadway list in the Township before the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. The Chief of Police, or his designee, may adjust this time limit to permit work prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. If the Chief of Police, or his designee, determines 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. On all other streets, hours of operation shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Road closures must be authorized by the Mayor or Acting Mayor as permitted by law. Road closing and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted unless preapproved by the Township Police Department.
Traffic-control personnel shall be posted at all construction or maintenance sites when determined by the Township Police Department that same is necessary to provide for the safe and expeditious movement of traffic. Contractors providing traffic control must comply with OSHA and MUTCD standards (MUTCD Chapter 6E).
Any person controlling, detouring or otherwise interfering with the normal traffic patterns on any roadway within the Township of Mendham shall comply with the current regulations for traffic control as established under the MUTCD Manual, Department of Transportation and/or the Township of Mendham Police. This shall include, but not be limited to, the use of traffic warning signs, cones, vehicles with adequate emergency lighting and the use of high-visibility garments when performing any type of traffic diversion.
The Township of Mendham Police Department shall have the authority to halt construction and require or effectuate the removal of equipment and vehicles, stored material within the street right-of-way, backfilling of open excavations and/or related work, in accordance with the Township Engineer's requirements, in order to abate any nuisance and/or safety hazard or for any violation of this section.
Editor's Note: See § 7-19, Through streets.
Emergency work. Emergency repair work is defined as situations that, if not corrected immediately, may endanger public life, health and safety. Recognized emergencies consist of water main breaks, gas leaks, down power lines, road collapses, etc. The Chief of Police or designee shall determine if traffic diversion is necessary due to an emergent condition.
In the case of emergency repair work where emergency construction, maintenance operations or utility work must be performed that will obstruct, interfere or detour traffic on any roadway in the Township, the person, contractor or utility performing such operations shall immediately notify the Township of Mendham Police Department of such emergency operation and shall disclose the nature of the emergency, location, anticipated hours of operation and if necessary provide an emergency traffic diversion plan for approval.
All emergency repair operations shall be performed with full regard to safety and to keep traffic interference to an absolute minimum. There shall be compliance with the current regulations for traffic control as established under the MUTCD Manual, Department of Transportation and/or the Township of Mendham Police. This shall include but not be limited to the use of traffic warning signs, cones, vehicles with adequate emergency lighting and the use of high-visibility garments when performing any type of traffic diversion.
Traffic diversion preparation. It is to be expressly understood that no materials, vehicles or equipment are to be placed in the roadway or sidewalk until all construction signs, light devices and pavement markings are installed and approved. Once normal traffic patterns are altered the approved traffic control plan shall be employed.
Notification of traffic delays/detours. The Township of Mendham Police Department shall have sole responsibility to notify immediately all affected agencies, including but not limited to police, fire, EMS, the school transportation office, of any work or construction upon or near a roadway within the Township that would delay or interfere with the providing of services. Such notification shall be made in a manner pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Township Police Department's policy and procedures.
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.
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.
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.
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.
No persons shall park a truck, tractor, trailer, semitrailer or omnibus having registered gross weights in excess of four tons upon any street between the hours specified.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:67-16.1, the streets or parts of streets as described are hereby designated as routes for vehicles over four tons. All trucks having a total combined registered gross weight of vehicle plus load in excess of four 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 pickup and delivery of materials.
Vehicles over the registered gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets except for the pickup and delivery of materials on such streets, the use by public works vehicles, emergency vehicles or school vehicles on such streets.
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.
Editor's Note: Minimum length for all loading zones is 50 feet. No loading zone may be established in any area where it is prohibited to stand or park by statute N.J.S.A. 39:4-136.
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 the location between the hours indicated.
Near side. Ninety feet plus the distance from the curbline to the end of the curb return, property line or crosswalk, approximately 105 feet to 120 feet. Minimum acceptable length is 105 feet.
Far side. Eighty-five feet plus the distance from the curbline to the end of the curb return, property line or crosswalk, approximately 105 feet to 120 feet. Minimum acceptable length is 105 feet.
Midblock. No intersection on either side of roadway minimum acceptable length is 135 feet.
Far-side (after bus makes right turn). Minimum acceptable length is 150 feet. An additional 45 feet of length should be provided for each additional bus expected to stop simultaneously.
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.
Note: Minimum length of taxi stand near intersection is 25 feet. Adding the sidewalk area of about 10 feet to the area where parking is prohibited by state law would make the starting point approximately 35 feet from the curbline. Other locations should be at least 30 feet for one taxi and an additional 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.
Speed limits shall be established as follows: Regulatory 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.
Signs and pavement markings conforming to the Manual on Uniform Control Devices for Streets and Highways shall be erected and placed at locations specified by the Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Transportation.
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 Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these places.
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 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.
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 spaces are designated handicapped parking areas. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special vehicle identification cards, plates or placards by the New Jersey 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.
In any space on public or private property appropriately marked for vehicles for the physically handicapped pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.5, 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.
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 locations. Such spaces are for use by persons who have been issued special identification cards, plates or placards by the New Jersey 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.
* NOTE: All sketches are on file in the office of the Township Clerk.
Signs, pavement markings, installation and maintenance. The owners of the premises referred to in Subsections C and D shall provide and install signs and pavement markings for each parking space reserved for the use of handicapped persons, 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 of Mendham. The owner shall be responsible for the repair and restoration or replacement of same.
Penalty for violations. The penalties for violations of this section shall be $250 for the first offense and for a subsequent offense must be a fine of at least $250 and up to 90 days community service on such terms and such form as the court shall deem appropriate, or any combination thereof.
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.
Mendham Township Middle School and Elementary School.
The speed limits for both directions of traffic in the parking lots shall be 15 mph.
Parking on Township Department of Public Works site at 40 Mount Pleasant Road. No person other than a Township employee shall park a vehicle upon the Township Department of Public Works site at 40 Mount Pleasant Road (consisting of all of Lot 73 in Block 127 on the Township Tax Map), except in a public parking area designated and marked by signs of off-street parking.
The Township is hereby authorized to erect signs to regulate parking and traffic movement and to erect stop signs on Block 137, Lots 15, 16 and 17 in the locations depicted in Municipal Complex Sign Exhibits A, B, and C and of the type indicated in Municipal Complex Sign Exhibits D, E, and F which exhibits are made a part of this chapter.
The Township is hereby authorized to enforce the parking, and traffic movement as set forth on the signs indicated in Municipal Complex Sign Exhibits A through F in the same manner as all other parking and traffic control devices in the Township.
All signs, posts, bolts, or other necessary materials shall be installed and paid for by the applicant. Work shall be checked by the Police Department to insure installations meet state and federal specifications, and all signing shall conform to the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $100 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
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, on 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.
The Township is hereby authorized to erect signs to regulate parking, traffic movement and speed and to erect stop signs on Block 100, Lot 17.02, in the locations depicted in Mosle Preserve Sign Exhibits A and B, and of the type indicated in Mosle Preserve Sign Exhibits C and D, which exhibits are made a part of this chapter.
The Township is hereby authorized to enforce the parking, speed, and traffic movement as set forth on the signs indicated in Mosle Preserve Sign Exhibits A through D in the same manner as all other parking and traffic control devices in the Township.
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.
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 of Mendham. The owner shall be responsible for the repair and restoration or replacement of same.
Violations. For a violation of the provision of this section or any supplement thereto for which no specific penalty is provided, the offender shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both; except that for a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-80 et seq., N.J.S.A. 39:4-105 et seq., N.J.S.A. 39:4-123 et seq. or N.J.S.A. 39:4-140 et seq., the offender shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $50 nor more than $200 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.

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