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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225']

Borough of Chester, NJ Vehicles and Traffic
§ 225-2 Authorization for the closing of any street.
§ 225-3 Tow-away.
§ 225-4 Penalties.
§ 225-5 Effect of ordinance.
§ 225-6 Repeal.
§ 225-7 Traffic controls for street and highway construction and maintenance operations for municipal roads.
§ 225-8 Parking.
§ 225-9 Parking prohibited during state of emergency.
§ 225-10 Temporary parking prohibition for snow plowing and removal.
§ 225-11 Stopping or standing prohibited during certain hours on certain streets.
§ 225-12 Parking time limited on certain streets.
§ 225-13 Parking prohibited for street cleaning.
§ 225-14 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets.
§ 225-15 Parking prohibited during certain hours on certain streets.
§ 225-16 Parking of certain trucks, vehicles and trailers prohibited.
§ 225-17 Residential permit parking.
§ 225-18 Angle parking.
§ 225-19 Through streets.
§ 225-20 Stop intersections.
§ 225-21 Multi-way stop intersections.
§ 225-22 Yield intersections.
§ 225-23 One-way streets.
§ 225-24 Routes for trucks over _____ tons.
§ 225-25 Vehicles over designated weight excluded from certain streets.
§ 225-26 Turn prohibitions.
§ 225-27 Right turn only.
§ 225-28 No turn on red.
§ 225-29 Mid-block crosswalks.
§ 225-30 Lane use reservations.
§ 225-31 Exclusive lane use.
§ 225-32 Bicycle routes/lanes.
§ 225-33 Speed limits.
§ 225-34 No passing zones.
§ 225-35 Bus stops.
§ 225-36 Articulated bus stops.
§ 225-37 Loading zones.
§ 225-38 Taxistands.
§ 225-39 Handicapped parking.
§ 225-40 Control for the movement and the parking of traffic on public and private property.
Chapter 225 Vehicles and Traffic
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Chester 5-17-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-8. This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 225, Vehicles and Traffic, adopted 4-3-1980 as Ch. VII of the 1980 Code, as amended. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Limousine and livery service — See Ch. 168.
Parking and fire zones — See Ch. 175.
Towing — See Ch. 214.
Words and phrases. Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meanings respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.
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.
Any street closure 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.
Any request by an individual or entity to close any street or portion thereof to motor vehicle traffic on any day or days for a planned event must be submitted to the governing body of the Borough of Chester for approval a minimum of 30 days prior to the date of the requested closure.
Any violation of this regulation promulgated hereunder shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100.
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 such vehicle. The owner shall bear the reasonable costs of removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
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 $100 or imprisonment for term not exceeding 15 days, or both.
All former traffic ordinances of the Borough of Chester 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.
Necessity for traffic control; adoption of manual.
The Borough of Chester finds and declares that problems of traffic control occur 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 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 safe and expeditious movement of traffic through and around construction and maintenance zones and to provide safety for the work forces performing these operations.
The Borough of Chester, in the County of Morris, State of New Jersey does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform Control Devices for Streets and Highways, hereafter known as the "M.U.T.C.D.," except as hereby supplemented and amended, as it controls and regulates whenever construction, maintenance operations or utility work obstructs the normal flow of traffic. Any person, contractor or utility that fails to comply with the provisions of the M.U.T.C.D. while performing such work is in violation of this section.
Preconstruction meeting. It shall be the responsibility of the person, contractor or, in the case of a public utility, as required under the public utility agreement, Section 16:25-9.2, wishing to conduct work on, under or above the street, to contact the Police Department of the Borough of Chester in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting and submit plans for the safe movement of traffic during such period of construction or 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 of the Borough of Chester is in violation of this section.
Emergency contact telephone numbers. 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 must be made, or if the emergency contact person does not respond to a call from the Police Department to correct such hazardous condition, the Borough of Chester may respond to correct the hazardous condition(s). The reasonable fees for such emergency services by the Borough of Chester shall be charged to the person, contractor or utility responsible for the condition.
Hours. There shall be no construction, maintenance, operations or utility work on any roadway in the Borough on weekends or legal holidays as observed by the Borough of Chester or before the hour of 7:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. The officer in charge of the Borough of Chester Police Department may adjust this time limit as deemed appropriate to permit work prior to 7:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. on weekdays that are not legal holidays as observed by the Borough of Chester. If the officer in charge determines that the construction or maintenance operations prior to 7:00 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 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Road closing. Road closing and/or traffic detours for the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare in accordance with this chapter shall not be permitted unless approved by the Borough of Chester Police Department.
Traffic directors. Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction or maintenance sites when determined by the Borough of Chester Police Department that same is necessary to provide for the safe and expeditious movement of traffic.
Stop work. The Borough of Chester Police Department shall have the authority to stop work, including the removal of equipment and vehicles, stored material within the street right-of-way, backfilling of open excavations and/or related work, in order to abate any nuisance and/or safety hazard or for any violation of this section.
Site preparation. It is to be expressly understood that no materials, vehicles or equipment are to be placed in the roadway or sidewalk or until all construction, signs, light devices and pavement markings are installed and approved by the Borough of Chester Police Department.
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 $100 nor more than $500 a day for each day a violation occurs and/or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days. For a second offense, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of not less that $250 a day for each day a violation occurs and/or be imprisoned in the county jail for a tern not exceeding 90 days.
Regulations not exclusive. 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.
Upon the declaration of an emergency, there shall be no parking upon the 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.
The enforcement of this section is contingent upon the signs being erected as required by law.
[Amended 7-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-21]
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the streets and highways, an emergency shall exist and no vehicle shall be parked on the streets or highways or portions thereof indicated below. 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.
Any 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.
Unless otherwise permitted by the Borough police, no person shall stop or stand a vehicle between the hours specified on any day upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.
All streets*
12:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
* From November 15 to April 1
Sentry Lane
No person shall park or stand a vehicle at any time upon any streets or parts thereof described. (Note: Measurement from referenced streets is from nearest curbline.)
Budd Avenue
From Grove Street to Orange Street
From Main Street (CR 513), north for 500 feet
Collis Lane
From Ammerman Way, south for 1,450 feet
East Main Street (CR 510)
From Main Street (CR 513) to the Chester Borough/Chester Township corporate line
Entire length, including cul-de-sac
From Main Street (CR 513), south for 75 feet
From Main Street (CR 513), north for 50 feet
From Hedges Road to the Chester Borough/Chester Township corporate line
Main Street (CR 513)
From Hillside Avenue, east for 178 feet
From Oakdale Road, west for 1,600 feet
From Hillside Road, west for 40 feet
Beginning 400 feet west of Hillside Road, west to SH 206.
From SH 206, east for 250 feet
From Warren Street to Grove Street
Beginning 400 feet west of Sentry Lane, east to East Main Street (CR 513)
Seminary Avenue to SH Route 206
From Grove Street to Seminary Avenue
North Road (CR 513)
From East Main Street (CR 510) to the Chester Borough/Chester Township corporate line
From Main Street (CR513), to the Chester Borough/Chester Township corporate line
Old Gladstone Road
From SH Route 206 to the Chester Borough/Chester Township corporate line
From Fairmount Avenue to Main Street (CR 513)
From Main Street (CR 513) south for 165 feet
West Main Street (CR 513)
From SH 206 to the Chester Borough/Chester Township corporate line
No person shall park any truck or vehicle over ______ tons gross vehicle weight (GVW), a school bus, any other type of bus, recreational vehicle, camper, boat or trailer between the hours specified upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.
No person shall park a vehicle on streets or parts of streets as described within the following sections unless an appropriate and current parking permit as issued by the Borough of Chester is displayed on said vehicle for those streets or parts of streets as described or listed within the following sections.
The following streets or parts of streets are hereby established as angle parking at an angle so indicated below.
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.
Ammerman Way
Between Hillside Road and its westerly intersection with Cedar Tree Lane
Between Fairmount Avenue and Grove Street
Between Fairmount Avenue and Main Street (CR513)
Between Main Street (CR 513) and the Chester Borough/Chester Township corporate line
Between SH Route 206 and Grove Street
Seminary Avenue/ Fairmount Avenue
1. Between Main Street (CR513) and Maple Avenue
2. Between Maple Avenue and its easterly terminus
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.
Cedar Tree Lane and Ammerman Way (westerly intersection)
Collis Lane and Cedar Tree Lane
Melville Place and Wheeler Road
Orchard Lane and Valley View Road
Pleasant Hill Road and Valley View Road
Ridge Road and Wheeler Road
Sawyze Lane and Elm Street
Swayze Lane
[Amended 10-18-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-18]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections herein described are designated as "multi-way stop intersections." Stop signs shall be installed as provided herein.
Maple Avenue and Seminary Avenue
[Added 3-18-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-4]
Each corner of intersection (4-way stop)
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.
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.
Between Main Street (CR 513) and Maple Avenue
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 ______ tons." All trucks having a total combined gross vehicle weight (GVW) of vehicle plus load in excess of ______ tons shall be excluded from all streets, except from 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 vehicle weight (GVW) are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described except for the pickup and delivery of materials on such streets.
No person shall turn at the below described location as indicated.
No person shall make a turn at the below listed location other than a right turning movement.
Movement Permitted
Main Street (CR 513) and Oakdale Road
West onto Main Street (CR 513) from Oakdale Road
The following locations are hereby established as "mid-block crosswalks."
Beginning at a point 439 feet east of the easterly curbline of Seward Lane and extending 24 feet easterly therefrom
Beginning 140 feet east of Hillside Road and extending10 feet easterly therefrom
Beginning 2040 feet east of the easterly curbline of Chesterfield Drive and extending to a point 10 feet easterly therefrom
The lane locations described are designated as "lane use reservations" and traffic shall move as indicated.
The lane locations described are hereby designated as "exclusive lanes" for use by certain vehicles as indicated.
The lane locations described, are hereby designated as "bicycle lanes." Bicycle lanes shall be a minimum of four feet in width, pursuant to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.
12-20-1996, Ord. No. 96-14
12-30-1988, Ord. No. 88-20
12-9-1980, Adopting Ordinance
a. Between Main Street (CR 513) and Pleasant Hill Road
b. From Pleasant Hill Road to the Chester Borough/Chester Township corporate line
Between East Main Street (CR 510) and the Chester Borough/Chester Township corporate line
Between Main Street/North Road (CR 513) and the Chester Borough/Chester Township corporate line
8-17-1997, Ord. No. 97-13
Between SH 206 and the Chester Borough/Chester Township corporate line
Between Hillside Road and the Chester Borough/Chester Township corporate line
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained to affect the above-designated speed limits.
No passing zones are hereby established and shall be maintained upon the following described streets or parts thereof:
DOT, 10-18-1989
Resolution, 9-5-1989
NPZ 3628
8-28-1997
DOT, 3-5-1998
DOT, 11-10-1983
NPZ 3531
1-22-1993
1-26-1993
NPZ 597A
8-8-1973
7-20-1984 AND 9-17-1973
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.
The locations described are hereby designated as "articulated bus stops." No vehicle other than an omnibus picking up or discharging passengers shall be permitted to occupy said location between the hours indicated.
The locations described are hereby designated as "loading zones." No person shall park a vehicle in said location during the times indicated other than for the loading or unloading of goods and materials.
(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. 39:4-138.)
The locations described are hereby designated as "taxistands." No vehicle other than a taxi shall be permitted to occupy said locations during the times indicated.
Handicapped parking on streets. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-197, the following street locations are designated as "handicapped parking spaces." 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.
Handicapped parking on streets 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 in these spaces.
Handicapped parking in municipal parking lots and Board of Education property. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-1 and 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 Chief of Police. No other person shall be permitted to park in these areas.
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 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 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 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 municipal parks. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-4, 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 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 postal properties. In accordance with 40 U.S.C. 318B and a written request from the postmaster, the following off-street locations are hereby designated as "handicapped parking," pursuant to P.L.1989 c.201(1), effective 6-1-1990. 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.
Signs, pavement markings, installation and maintenance. The owners of the premises referred to Subsections C, D and G 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 for Streets and Highways. The cost of procurement and installation of the signs and pavement markings shall be the responsibility of the owner 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 Borough of Chester. The owner shall be responsible for the repair and restoration of same.
Regulation for the movement and the parking of traffic on municipal property and Board of Education property. In accordance with the provisions 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.
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, Title 39 of the Revised Statutes are hereby made applicable to the properties listed below.
Regulation for the movement and the parking of traffic on municipal park property. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5A-4, the regulations of Subtitle 1, Title 39 of the Revised Statutes are hereby made applicable to the properties listed below.
Regulation for the movement and the parking of traffic on United States Post Office property. In accordance with 40 U.S.C. 318B and a written request from the Postmaster, the following various traffic regulations are hereby made applicable to the properties listed below, as follows. No person shall operate or park a vehicle in violation of the regulations listed below.
Signs, pavement markings, installation and maintenance. The owners of the premises referred to in Subsections B and E shall provide and install signs and pavement markings as required, which signage and markings shall be in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. The cost for the procurement and installation of 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 Borough of Chester. The owner shall be responsible for the repair and restoration or replacement of same.