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Timestamp: 2018-11-21 08:13:59
Document Index: 32166152

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 7', '§ 7', '§ 7', '§ 7', '§ 7', '§ 7', '§ 7', '§ 7', '§ 7', '§ 7', '§ 1', '§ 7', '§ 7', '§ 7']

Township of Lower, NJ Traffic
§ 7-11 Violations and penalties; repealer.
§ 7-12 Speed limits.
§ 7-13 No-passing zones.
§ 7-14 Truck route.
§ 7-15 Closing of public streets.
Ch 7 Art II Bicycle Regulations
§ 7-16 Scope.
§ 7-17 Definitions.
§ 7-18 Motor vehicle traffic regulations.
§ 7-19 Operation/use of bicycles.
§ 7-20 Violations and penalties.
Mandatory penalties for traffic violations — See § 1-21A.
Vehicles on beaches — See Ch. 178, Art. II.
Fire zones, lanes and areas — See Ch. 345.
Handicapped parking — See Ch. 467.
Towing and storage — See Ch. 600.
Traffic regulations in semipublic and private areas — See Ch. 607.
Leasing of vehicles — See Ch. 640.
Unlicensed vehicles — See Ch. 647.
Article II Bicycle Regulations
[Adopted 12-10-1975 as Ch. VII of the 1975 Code]
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meanings respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.
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, fire, public celebrations, etc., dictate or require the 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.
Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets. No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule I below.
[Amended by Ord. No. 79-144; Ord. No. 81-18; Ord. No. 84-8A; Ord. No. 87-10; Ord. No. 87-16; Ord. No. 93-10; Ord. No. 93-13; Ord. No. 93-20; Ord. No. 94-28; Ord. No. 95-16; Ord. No. 96-3; Ord. No. 97-11; Ord. No. 97-34; Ord. No. 98-22; Ord. No. 99-13; Ord. No. 2000-7]
From the center line of Fulling Mill Road to a point 250 feet north of the center line of Fulling Mill Road and from the center line of Fulling Mill Road to a point 290 feet south of the center line of Fulling Road
Bayshore Road (C.R. 603)
From New England Road north to the terminus
From Ocean Avenue to Tampa Avenue
From 200 feet north of Wilde Avenue to Maple Road
From Emerson Avenue to Pinewood Road
From the southerly curbline of Lincoln Boulevard to a point 4/10 of a mile southerly therefrom
North of Pinewood Drive to the terminus
From Lincoln Boulevard to Emerson Avenue
From Lincoln Boulevard north to Pinewood Avenue
Canning House Lane
From Seashore Road to 500 feet east of Seashore Road
Delaware Parkway
From Bayshore Road to Rutgers Avenue
From Bayshore Road to Cornell Avenue
From Route No. 9 to Wilson Drive
From Shore Road to Wissahickon Avenue
From the center line of Bayshore Road to a point 250 feet east of the center line of Bayshore Road
From Bayshore Road west 148 feet
From the west curbline of Bayshore Road (County Road No. 603) to a point 250 feet west therefrom
From the center line of Bayshore Road to the center line of Wayne Avenue
From Ocean Drive to Seaview Avenue
Millman Lane
From Maryland Avenue to Ohio Avenue
From New York Avenue to Pacific Avenue
From its terminus to County Road No. 603, Bayshore Road
From its terminus to 320 feet east of the terminus
From Millman Lane to Columbia Avenue
[Added 6-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-14]
Beginning at Pacific Avenue and extending west 157 feet
Beginning at a point 368 feet west of the curbline of Pacific Avenue and extending west to its terminus
[Repealed 6-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-14]
From the dead end to point 75 feet west of the dead end
[Amended 5-3-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-04]
From the beach to Pacific Avenue
Schellengers Landing Road
From 400 feet east of Route No. 9 to the dead end
Schellinger Avenue
[Added 2-18-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-3]
Beginning at a point approximately 320 feet from the center line of the intersection of Schellinger Avenue and Bay Drive and continuing 30 feet therefrom (also known as Block 70, Lot 11.01)
Between Sandman Boulevard (U.S. Route No. 9 - DRBA) and Townbank Road (CR 648)
From Nevada Avenue to Station Road
[Added 3-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-03]
From Route 109 to Wissahickon Avenue
From the curbline of Route 109 to a point 60 feet therefrom
Weeks Landing Road
From Seashore Road to Route No. 9
From Route No. 9 east to its terminus
From State Highway Route No. 9 to Third Avenue
From Millman Lane to Cornell Avenue
Parking prohibited during certain hours on certain streets. No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule II of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule II below.
[Repealed 5-17-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-12]
Stopping or standing prohibited during certain hours on certain streets. No person shall stop or stand a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule III of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule III below.
[Amended by Ord. No. 88-1; Ord. No. 93-20; Ord. No. 94-8; Ord. No. 95-1; Ord. No. 97-34]
[Added 6-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-10]
Lincoln Boulevard to Pinewood Road
Beginning at the east curbline of Bayshore Road and extending eastward to a point 265 feet therefrom
Beginning at the east curbline of Bayshore Road and extending eastward to a point approximately 90 feet therefrom
From the west curbline of Bayshore Road (Co. Road No. 603) to a point 250 feet west therefrom
Beginning at a point 200 feet east of the east curbline of Atlantic Avenue and extending easterly to the terminus (No exceptions for Sundays or holidays)
Beginning at a point 187 feet west of the west curbline of Atlantic Avenue and continuing to a point 365 feet westerly therefrom (No exceptions for Sundays or holidays)
Schellingers Landing Road
From 660 feet east of Route 9 to a point 300 feet east thereof
[Amended 9-7-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-15]
Beginning at a point 725 feet north of the north curbline at Tabernacle Road and continuing 765 feet northerly therefrom
Station Road (Township Hall complex)
[Repealed 9-7-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-15]
Town Bank Road
[Added 9-7-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-15]
Beginning at the intersection of Wakefield Place and continuing east approximately 800 feet
From the west curbline of Bayshore Road (Co. Road No. 603) to a point 90 feet west therefrom
From the west curbline of Bayshore Road to a point 115 feet westerly therefrom
7-3.5(a).
No parking/no stopping/no standing. Parking, stopping, standing of a vehicle is prohibited at all times on certain streets. No person shall park/stop or stand a vehicle at any time upon any street or parts of streets described in Schedule III(a) below.
No Parking/No Stopping/No Standing
Beach Drive and Shore Drive
Parking time limited on certain streets. No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown in Schedule IV at any time between the hours listed in Schedule IV of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IV below.
No parking -- tow-away zone. Any motor vehicle which is parked, stopped or standing in an area designated as no parking -- tow-away zone upon any street or parts of streets described in Schedule IVA below shall be subject to the provisions of Subsection 7-3.8.
[Amended by Ord. No. 81-18; Ord. No. 94-20]
No Parking - Tow Away Zone
Beginning at a point 77 feet south of the south curbline of Townbank Road, County Road No. 613, and extending to a point 55 feet southerly therefrom
Violations in tow-away zone. The Police Department and all members thereof assigned to traffic duty are hereby authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed or towed away by commercial towing service, any car or other vehicle parked in an area duly designated as a no parking -- tow-away zone as designated in Schedule IVA above.
[Amended by Ord. No. 81-18]
Cars or other motor vehicles towed away for illegal parking in a no parking -- tow-away zone shall be stored in a safe place and shall be restored to the owner or operator of such car upon payment of the towing charge.
Angled parking. Angled parking is hereby approved on the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IVB, Schedule IVB being below.
[Amended by Ord. No. 87-18; Ord. No. 92-9]
Schedule IVB
The full eighty-foot right-of-way from a point 220 feet of the center line of South Station Avenue, then north to the vacated center line of Memphis Avenue
7-3.10.
Handicapped parking spaces on the street.
[Amended by Ord. No. 92-9; Ord. No. 93-5; Ord. No. 95-15; Ord. No. 97-14; Ord. No. 97-27; Ord. No. 99-12; Ord. No. 2002-20]
The following locations are hereby designated as handicapped parking spaces on the street pursuant to Paragraph a of this subsection:
Beginning at a point 120 feet north of the north curbline of Raleigh Avenue and extending north 22 feet
83 Beach Drive Tax Block 565, Lot 2
Beginning at a point 35 feet north of the northerly curbline of Browning Avenue and extending to a point 25 feet north thereof
Beginning at a point 25 feet south of the southerly curbline of Browning Avenue and extending to a point 50 feet south thereof, creating two twenty-five-foot handicap parking spaces
221 East Matthews Avenue
[Added 11-5-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-20]
Beginning at a point 53 feet west from the northwest curb of Star Avenue and Matthews Avenue extending west 20 feet to a point 73 feet from the northwest curbline of Star Avenue and Matthews Avenue
402 Eldredge Avenue
[Added 6-2-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-5; amended 8-18-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-11]
Beginning at a point 161 feet south of the southerly curbline of Whittier Avenue and extending to a point 22 feet south thereof
19 Georgia Avenue
Beginning at a point 25 feet east of the easterly curbline of Main Street and extending to a point 22 feet east thereof
Schellenger's Landing Road
[Amended 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007- 20]
Beginning at a point 403 feet east of the easterly curbline of State Highway Route 109 and extending to a point 96 feet east thereof creating 4 24-foot on-street handicap parking spaces; and again beginning at a point 521 feet east of the easterly curbline of State Highway Route 109 and extending to a point 120 feet east thereof creating five 5 24-foot on street handicap parking spaces
[Added 8-4-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-10]
Beginning at a point 55 feet west of the westerly curbline of Atlantic Avenue and extending to a point 25 feet west thereof
Enforcement officials. Any member of the Lower Township Police Department is hereby empowered to enforce the provisions of this section.
7-3.11.
No parking – secondary school zone. No student enrolled in a secondary school in the Township of Lower shall park a vehicle on a public street, road or highway within a radius of 1,000 feet of any property owned by or leased to the secondary school or school board in which such student is enrolled and which is used for school purposes during school hours. This includes, without limitation, the Lower Cape May Regional High School and any other secondary school which may, in the future, exist within the Township of Lower. For the purposes hereof, the one-thousand-foot boundary around secondary school property shall be the same area with respect to any such secondary schools as the drug-free school zone and the maps on file with the Lower Township Clerk in connection therewith pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 278, Drug-Free Zones, of the Code of the Township of Lower.
Trucks over four tons excluded from certain streets.[1] Trucks over four tons' gross weight are hereby excluded from the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule V except for the pick up and delivery of materials on such streets. See Schedule V below.
[Amended by Ord. No. 83-22; Ord. No. 89-7; Ord. No. 89-11; Ord. No. 91-8; Ord. No. 92-20; Ord. No. 94-10]
Trucks Over Four Tons
Fire lane east to Sunnyside Drive
Entire length, south from the Wildwood Crest boundary
Beachhurst Drive
Fieldview Drive north to Mimosa Drive
Fieldview Drive north to Harmony Road
Sunnyside Drive west to Apple Blossom
Bayshore Road east to Sunnyside Drive
Townbank Road north to Apple Blossom
Glade Drive east to Sunnyside Drive
Keyport Road
Linda Anne Avenue
Fieldview Drive east to Sunnyside Drive
Mindy Avenue
North Station Avenue
Sivia Street
South Station Avenue
From Seashore Road to Route 9
Editor's Note: See also § 7-14, Truck route.
7-4.2.
7-4.3.
Limit on overnight parking.
[Amended by Ord. No. 76-34; Ord. No. 81-13; Ord. No. 83-28]
No parking vehicles over four tons (12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m.). No person shall park a vehicle over four tons' gross weight on any street between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.
No automobile occupied by any person shall be permitted to be parked on any street, alley, public right-of-way, or public parking lot in the Township between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., prevailing time.
Penalty. Every person convicted of a violation of this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $500 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.
[Amended by Ord. No. 95-16; Ord. No. 96-3; Ord. No. 96-24; Ord. No. 97-3; Ord. No. 97-16; Ord. No. 97-34; Ord. No. 99-4]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VI below are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated.
Route No. 9 to Wilson Drive
Bayshore Road east 148 feet
Ocean Drive to Seaview Avenue
New Jersey to Pacific Avenue
Seaview Avenue to Ocean Drive
Bayshore Road to Cornell Street
Madison Avenue to southerly curbline of Raleigh Avenue
Raleigh Avenue to the terminus
From Sandman Boulevard and continuing north for a distance of 406 feet
Route No. 9 to First Avenue
Through streets. Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule VII below 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 designations.
[Amended by Ord. No. 77-47; Ord. No. 80-162; Ord. No. 84-8; Ord. No. 85-10; Ord. No. 87-17; Ord. No. 94-28; Ord. No. 2002-8]
Between Clubhouse Drive and Shore Drive
Bate Avenue to its terminus
Between Church Road and Bates Avenue
Between Bayshore Road and its terminus
Between Bayshore Road and Millman Lane
Railroad Avenue (CR 626) to its terminus
Bay Drive/ Clubhouse Drive
Wildwood Avenue to Townbank Road
Beach Drive - Shore Drive
Between a point 50 feet south of Lincoln Boulevard and Pinewood Road
Beachurst Drive
Between Croyden Drive and Old Mill Drive
Between Townbank Road and Croyden Drive
Between Bay Drive and Fourth Avenue
Village Road to Bay Drive
Broadway - Edna Avenue
Between Bay Drive and Weaver Avenue
Between Mirmar Avenue and Beach Drive
Between Tahoe Drive and Baywyn Drive
Hughes Avenue to Townbank Avenue
Seashore Road to Seashore Road
Cape Woods Road
Fishing Creek Road to Capewoods Court
Between Main Street and Beach Avenue
U.S. Route 9 to its terminus
U.S. Route 9 to Lakeview Avenue
Cedardale Avenue
Between Bay Drive and Bybrook Drive
Between Bayshore Road and Fishing Creek Road
Between Beachhurst Drive and Linda Anne Avenue
Between Bayridge Drive and Linda Anne Avenue
Between Heidi Avenue and Roseann Avenue
Delaware Avenue - Millman Lane - Beach Avenue
Between Maryland Avenue and Miami Avenue
Between Spruce Avenue and Maryland Avenue
The intersection of Beach Avenue and Maryland Avenue is hereby designated as a stop intersection. A stop sign shall be installed on the southerly approach of Beach Avenue facing northbound traffic
Delaware Bay Avenue
Maryland Avenue to its north terminus
Delford Road
Clubhouse Road to Shore Drive
Between Bermuda and Peters Road
Drumbed Road
Between Bayshore Road and Beach Avenue
Between Bayshore Road and Woolson Avenue
Between Beach Avenue and Bayshore Road
From Woolson Road to Garfield Avenue
U.S. Route 9 to Willow Drive
Erma Lake to Lakeview Avenue
Erma Lane to its terminus
Fire Lane/ Crawford Road
Shunpike Road (CR 644) to Sunnyside Drive
Sunnyside Drive to Shunpike Road
Between Bayshore Road and Peters Road
Broadway Avenue to its southerly terminus
Between Yuma Avenue and Beach Avenue
Between Pilgrim Circle and Beach Drive
Between Townbank Road and Apple Blossom Lane
Townbank Road to Whittier Avenue
Between Bayshore Road and Delaware Avenue
Between Bayshore Road and its easterly terminus
Between Breakwater Road and its terminus
Between Bayshore Road and Washington Boulevard
Between Washington Boulevard and Beach Drive
From U.S. Route 9 to Idell Street
Pine Street to Holmes Avenue
Between Cornell Street and Peters Road
Idell/Tecumseh Road
Lenape Avenue to its terminus
From Towerview Road to its terminus
Katherine Boulevard
Fay Avenue to its terminus
Between Fishing Creek Road and its terminus
Between Beach Drive and Bayshore Road
Between Deborah Avenue and Clearwater Drive
Between Weber Avenue and Georgia Avenue
U.S. Route 9 to Idell Street
Between Main Street and Delaware Avenue
From Linda Ann Avenue to its terminus
Mirmar Avenue - Clubhouse Drive - Delaware Bay Drive
Between Scott Avenue and Townbank Road
Between Townbank Road and Wildwood Avenue
Mowery Avenue - Harvard Avenue - Peters Road
Between Fulling Mill Road and Miami Avenue
Between East and West Vineyard
North Cape Woods Road
Fire Lane to East Cape Woods Road
Oakdale Avenue - McKinley Avenue
Between Bay Drive and Bayshore Road
Between Bayshore Road and Cornell Street
Millman Avenue to Bayshore Road
Between Bayshore Road and Croyden Drive
Between Bayshore Road and Glade Drive
Between Madison Avenue and Richmond Avenue
Pontaxit Avenue
Between 11th Avenue and Nantucket Drive
Between Bates Avenue and Tampa Avenue
Racetrack Drive
Rosehill Parkway
Between Bayshore Road and Beach Drive
Between Gorham Avenue and Beach Drive
Scott and Roslyn Avenues
[Added 2-18-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-2]
Between Mallow Road and Delview Road
Between Delaware Avenue and Bayshore Road
Drumbed Road to Fulling Mill Road
Between Fulling Mill and Caroline Avenue
Greenwood Avenue to Fulling Mill Road
Between Carolina Avenue and Station Road
Sunnyside Drive - Apple Blossom Lane - Fieldview Drive
Between Old Mill Drive and Glade Drive
Between Townbank Road and Old Mill Drive
Between Woolson Road and its terminus
Paddock Lane to Paddock Lane
Between Bayshore Road and Delaware Bay Drive
Between Beach Drive and Mayflower Circle
Between Mayflower Circle and Pilgrim Circle
Between Pilgrim Circle and Bayshore Road
Weekslanding Road
U.S. Route 9 to its east terminus
Between Howland Avenue and Washington Boulevard
Between Church Road and its terminus
Between Seashore Road and its terminus
Woolson Road
Between Fulling Mill Road and Greenwood Avenue
Wilde Avenue to Cardinal Road
Stop intersections. Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule VIII below are hereby designated as stop intersections. STOP signs shall be installed as provided therein.
[Amended by Ord. No. 77-47; Ord. No. 78-80; Ord. No. 84-8A; Ord. No. 87-17; Ord. No. 93-12; Ord. No. 93-14; Ord. No. 93-16; Ord. No. 93-22; Ord. No. 94-19; Ord. No. 94-28; Ord. No. 98-2; Ord. No. 99-20; Ord. No. 2002-8; Ord. No. 2002-25; Ord. No. 2002-27]
11th Avenue and Montauk Court
Alexander Avenue and Franklin Avenue
Alexander Avenue and Morris Street
Arbor Road and Elmwood Avenue
Arbor Road and Presper Avenue
Presper Avenue
Arrowhead Road and East Cape Woods Road
Arrowhead Road and North Cape Woods Road
Atlantic Avenue (North and South) and Raleigh Avenue
Atlantic Avenue and Cornell Street
Bate Avenue and Angus Avenue
Bate Avenue and Cornell Street
Bay Avenue and Yale Avenue
Baywyn Road and Bybrook Road
Beach Drive (northbound) and Pinewood
[Added 5-21-2007 by Res. No. 2007-129]
Beach Drive (southeast) corner)
Bentz Avenue and Franklin Avenue
Birch Avenue and Presper Avenue
Birch Road and Grove Lane
Boothbay Drive and Montauk Court
Briarwood Drive and Timber Lane
Bridlepath and Saddle Court
[Added 10-2-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-11]
Bryant Avenue and Whildam Avenue
Whildam Avenue
Bybrook Road and Tahoe Drive
Caroline Avenue and Franklin Avenue
Carolina Avenue and States Avenue
Carriage Lane and Timber Lane
Church Road and Angus Avenue
Cliffside Road and Glen Creek Road
Cold Spring Avenue and Cape Avenue
[Added 8-9-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-16]
Cornell Street and Hudson Avenue
Cove and Beachhead Avenue
Beachhead Avenue
Croyden Avenue and Linda Ann Avenue
Linda Ann Avenue
Delair Road and Lawnside Road
Delaware Bay Drive and Arbor Road
Delaware Bay Drive and Birch Road
Delaware Parkway and Cornell Street
Desola Avenue and Cornell Street
Desoto Avenue and Bermuda Road
East Miami Avenue and Peters Road
Edna Avenue and Fourth Avenue
Edna Avenue East and Weaver Avenue
Eighth Avenue and Osage Avenue
Eighth Avenue and Wissahickon Avenue
Eleventh Avenue and Portsmouth Road
Ellery Avenue and Franklin Avenue
Ellery Road and Morris Street
Elm Avenue and Willow Avenue
Elm Street and Magnolia Street
Emerson Avenue and Atlantic Avenue
Emerson Avenue and Deland Avenue
Emerson Avenue and Pacific Avenue
Englewood Road and Wayside Road
Erma Lane and Fay Avenue
Farmstead Avenue and Cape Avenue
Farmstead Avenue
Fieldview Drive and Commander Road
Folsom Drive and Oxford Road
Fourth and McKinley Avenue
Georgia Avenue and Main Street
Glen Creek Road and Iselin Road
Iselin Road
Glenwood Avenue and Rose Lane
Golden Lane and Magnolia Avenue
Gordon Terrace and Haverford Avenue
Harmony Lane and Commander Road
Heather Lane and Meadowview
Heidi Avenue and Amhurst Avenue
Heidi Avenue and Deborah Avenue
Heidi Avenue and Judith Avenue
Heidi Avenue and Service Road
Heron Way and Fire Lane
Honeysuckle Lane and Corson Lane
Corson Lane
Hudson Avenue and Yale Avenue
Hyannis Drive and 11th Avenue
Hyannis Drive and Gloucester Drive
Hyannis Drive and Newport Drive
Iselin Road and Harmony Road
Kechemeche Street and Williams Street
Kentucky Avenue and States Avenue
Kenvil and Sheppard Avenue
Kenville Road and Englewood Road
Langs Avenue and Franklin Avenue
Lawnside Road and Brookdale Avenue
Lenape Avenue and Tecumseh Avenue
Main Street and Corson Lane
Mathemek Street and Pakahake Street
Mathemek Street
Mathemek Street and South Kechemeche Street
Matthews Avenue and Franklin Avenue
Mayflower Avenue and Cape Avenue
Memphis Avenue (westbound) and Atlantic Avenue
Memphis Avenue and Atlantic Avenue
Monomy Terrace and East Vineyard Court
Monomy Terrace
Monomy Terrace and West Vineyard Court
Montauk Court and Boothbay Drive
Morris Street and Maple Avenue
Mowery Avenue and Alexander Avenue
Mowery Avenue and Ellery Avenue
Myrna Road and Corson Lane
Mystic Terrace and Rockport Drive
Mystic Terrace
Nantucket Drive and East Vineyard
East Vineyard
New York Avenue and Franklin Avenue
Newport Drive and Gloucester Drive
Norwood Road and Avalon Road
Norwood Road and Fernwood Avenue
Oakdale Avenue (east and west) and Second Avenue
Ocean Avenue and Cornell Street
Oxford Road and Delair Road
Oxford Road and Elwood Road
Pacific Avenue and Cornell Street
Pacific Avenue and Yale Avenue
Park Boulevard and Memphis Avenue
Pirate Road and East Miami Avenue
East Miami Avenue
Poplarwood Avenue and Redwood Avenue
Poplarwood Avenue and Rosewood Avenue
Portsmouth Circle and Portsmouth Drive
Portsmouth Road and Tranquility Drive
Presper Avenue and Warwick Road
Provincetown Drive and Rockport Drive
Racetrack Drive and Cliffside Road
Racetrack Drive and Folsom Drive
Racetrack Drive and Glen Creek Road
Racetrack Drive and Harmony Road
Racetrack Drive and Iselin Road
Raleigh Avenue and Seaview Avenue
Seaview Avenue (both intersects)
Regina Avenue and Rossi Avenue
Richmond Avenue and Park Avenue
Rochester Avenue (east and west) and Atlantic Avenue
Rochester Avenue and Atlantic Avenue
Rochester Avenue and Park Avenue
Rockport Drive and Mystic Trail
Rose Lane and Bayberry Road
Roseanne Avenue and Amhurst Road
Roseanne Avenue and Service Road
Roslyn Avenue and Emerson Avenue
Rutgers Avenue and Magnolia Avenue
Seaview Avenue and Rochester Avenue
Rochester Avenue (both intersects)
Seaview Avenue and South Station Road
South Station Road (both intersects)
Sheppard Avenue and Haverford Avenue
Sheppard Avenue and Mallard Place
South Parkway and Crescent Drive
States Avenue and Carolina Avenue
States Avenue (northbound)
States Avenue and Idaho Avenue
States Avenue and Oregon Avenue
States Avenue and Station Road
States Avenue (southbound)
Summer Court and Summer Circle
Taylor Lane West and Taylor Lane North
Taylor Lane North
Teal Avenue and Gordon Terrace
Teal Avenue and Sheppard Avenue
Tennessee Avenue and States Avenue
Third Avenue and Oakdale Avenue
Tomlin Avenue and Cornell Street
Towerview Road and Corson Lane
Virginia Avenue and Franklin Avenue
Walnut Avenue and Willow Avenue
Walnut Street and Magnolia Street
Washington Avenue and Cornell Street
Weber Avenue and Franklin Avenue
Willow Drive and Walnut Avenue
Wilson Drive and First Avenue
Wilson Drive and Second Avenue
Wilson Drive and Third Avenue
Wissahickon Avenue and Seventh Avenue
Woolson Road and Corson Lane
Woolson Road and Crescent Drive
Yield intersections. Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule IX below are hereby designated as yield intersections. YIELD signs shall be installed as provided therein.
[Amended by Ord. No. 77-47]
[Amended by Ord. No. 88-18; Ord. No. 99-15]
The locations described in Schedule X below are hereby designated as loading zones.
Pacific Avenue/ Ocean Drive
Beginning at a point 33 feet south of the south curbline of Richmond Avenue and extending to a point 50 feet south therefrom
Beginning at a point 90 feet northwest of the southwest corner of U.S. Route 9 and Second Avenue and extending 25 feet northwest therefrom
Beginning at a point 202 feet northwest of the southwest corner of U.S. Route 9 and Wilson Drive and extending to a point 20 feet northwest therefrom
The locations described in Schedule XI below are hereby designated as taxi stands.
[Amended 2-20-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-03; 2-20-2008 by Res. No. 2008-60]
The locations described in Schedule XII below are hereby designated as bus stops.
Along Bayshore Road, northbound, on the easterly side thereof at:
Town Bank Road [mid-block (185 feet north) (at shelter)]
Beginning 185 north of the northerly curbline of Town Bank Road and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.
Fire Lane (near side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Fire Lane and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.
Breakwater Road (far side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Breakwater Road and extending 100 feet northerly therefrom.
Station Road [near side (at shelter)]
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Station Road and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.
Arizona Avenue (near side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Arizona Avenue and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.
Greenwood Avenue (far side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Greenwood Avenue and extending 100 feet northerly therefrom.
Locust Road (near side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Locust Road and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.
Weber Avenue (far side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Weber Avenue and extending 100 feet northerly therefrom.
Delaware Avenue [far side (at NJT shelter)]
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Delaware Avenue and extending 100 feet northerly therefrom.
Miami Avenue (near side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Miami Avenue and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.
Along Bayshore Road, southbound, on the westerly side thereof at:
Miami Avenue (far side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Miami Avenue and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.
Delaware Avenue (far side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Delaware Avenue and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.
Weber Avenue (near side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Weber Avenue and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.
Alabama Avenue (far side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Alabama Avenue and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.
Ridgewood Avenue (near side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Ridgewood Avenue and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Woodland Avenue and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.
Evergreen Avenue (near side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Evergreen Avenue and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.
Village Road (near side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Village Road and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.
Shawmount Avenue (near side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Shawmount Avenue and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.
Charles Street (near side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Charles Street and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Breakwater Road and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.
Beginning approximately 100 feet south of the southerly curbline of Jennifer Lane and extending southerly therefrom (new location)
Along Route 9, northbound, on the easterly side thereof at:
Sandman Boulevard (Rt. 109) and Cold Spring Village Railroad Crossing (mid-block)
Beginning 1,500 feet north of the northerly curbline of Sandman Boulevard and extending 135 feet northerly therefrom (in front of Cape May Mobile Estates).
Cold Spring Village Driveway (far side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Cold Spring Village Driveway and extending 100 feet northerly therefrom (opposite the Cold Spring Village Train Station).
Bennetts Crossing (near side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Bennetts Crossing and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.
Heather Lane (far side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Heather Lane and extending 100 feet northerly therefrom.
Kathryn Boulevard (near side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Kathryn Boulevard and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.
Honeysuckle Road (far side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Honeysuckle Road and extending 100 feet northerly therefrom.
Walnut Lane (far side)
Beginning at the prolongation of the northerly curbline of Walnut Lane and extending 100 feet northerly therefrom.
Along Route 9, southbound, on the westerly side thereof at:
Walnut Lane (near side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Walnut Lane and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Honeysuckle Road and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.
Kathryn Boulevard (far side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Kathryn Boulevard and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Heather Lane and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.
Bennetts Crossing (far side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Bennetts Crossing and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.
Cold Spring Village Driveway (near side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Cold Spring Village Driveway and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom (in front of the Cold Spring Village Train Station).
Sandman Boulevard (Rt. 109) and Cold Spring Village Driveway (mid-block)
Beginning 1,500 north of the northerly curbline of Sandman Boulevard and extending 135 feet northerly therefrom (opposite the Cape May Mobile Estates).
Along Route 109/Lafayette Street, northbound, on the easterly side thereof at:
3rd Avenue (near side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of 3rd Avenue and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.
Along Route 109/Lafayette Street, southbound, on the westerly side thereof at:
2nd Avenue (near side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of 2nd Avenue and extending 100 feet northerly therefrom.
Along Seashore Road, northbound, on the easterly side thereof at:
Canning House Road (far side):
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Canning House Road and extending 100 feet northerly therefrom.
Farmstead Avenue (near side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Farmstead Avenue and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.
Sandman Boulevard (near side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Sandman Boulevard and extending 105 feet southerly therefrom.
Along Seashore Road, southbound, on the westerly side thereof at:
Sandman Boulevard (far side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Sandman Boulevard and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.
Strawberry Lane (far side)
Beginning at the southerly curbline of Strawberry Lane and extending 100 feet southerly therefrom.
Canning House Road (near side)
Beginning at the northerly curbline of Canning House Road and extending 105 feet northerly therefrom.
Along Town Bank Road, eastbound, on the southerly side thereof at:
Sunnyside Drive (near side)
Beginning at the westerly curbline of Sunnyside Drive and extending 105 feet westerly therefrom.
Shunpike Road (far side)
Beginning at the easterly curbline of Shunpike Road and extending 100 feet easterly therefrom.
Seashore Road (near side)
Beginning at the westerly curbline of Seashore Road and extending 105 feet westerly therefrom.
Along Town Bank Road, westbound, on the northerly side thereof at:
Seashore Road (mid-block)
Beginning 145 feet of the westerly curbline of Seashore Road and extending 135 feet westerly therefrom.
Shunpike Road (near side)
Beginning at the easterly curbline of Shunpike Road and extending 105 feet easterly therefrom.
Beginning at the easterly curbline of Sunnyside Drive and extending 105 feet easterly therefrom.
Left turn prohibition. No person shall make a left turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIII below.
[Amended by Ord. No. 93-8; Ord. No. 94-29]
Heidi Avenue and Bayshore Road
From Heidi Avenue northbound onto Bayshore Road (CR 603)
U.S. Route 109 and Schellenger's Landing Road
From westbound Schellenger's Landing Road to south on U.S. Route 109
U-Turn prohibition. No person shall make a U-turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIV below.
No turns. No person shall make a turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XV below.
7-10.4.
No turn on red. No person shall turn a vehicle to make a right turn, when facing a steady red signal (STOP) indication at any of the following locations listed on Schedule XVII below whenever an official sign is present prohibiting such turn on such red signal.
[Amended by Ord. No. 93-11; Ord. No. 97-22]
Bayshore Road and Station Road
Right turn from northbound on Bayshore Road (CR 603) to eastbound onto Station Road
Seashore Road (County Road No. 626) at Town Bank Road (County Road No. 648)
Right turn heading south on Seashore Road to westbound on Town Bank Road
All former traffic ordinances of the Township of Lower covered in this Traffic 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.
[Amended by Ord. No. 86-27; Ord. No. 92-21; Ord. No. 93-15; Ord. No. 98-22; Ord. No. 2002-10]
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XVI below shall have the speed limits designated in such schedule.
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained to effect the above-designated speed limits as authorized by the Department of Transportation.
Delview Road to Wildwood Avenue
Arctic Avenue to Beach Drive
Bayshore Road to Hughes Avenue
Hughes Avenue to Arctic Avenue
Roseanne Avenue to Heidi Avenue
Sandman Boulevard (U.S. Route 9 - DRBA) and Townbank Road (CR 648)
[Added 11-21-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-18]
Beginning approximately 300 feet from the easterly curbline of Bayshore Road and extending 84 feet south therefrom
[Added 10-3-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-17]
Between N.J. Route 109 and 2,330 feet south of Bennetts Crossing Road
Between 2,330 feet south of Bennetts Crossing Road and Cresse Land except for 35 miles per hour when passing through the Lower Cape May Regional High School - Teitelman School zone while 35 miles per hour "When Flashing" signs are operat- ing during recess or while children are going to or leaving school during opening or closing hours
Between Sally Marshall Drive/ Cresse Lane and the Lower Township corporate line and Middle Township corporate line
Seashore Road to U.S. Route 9
[Amended by Ord. No. 94-21; Ord. No. 95-17; Ord. No. 97-10; Ord. No. 99-5; Ord. No. 99-11; Ord. No. 99-17; Ord. No. 2000-14; Ord. No. 2000-16]
No-passing zones shall be established and maintained along the roadways in the Township of Lower as described in Schedule XVIII below as authorized by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Beach Drive/Shore Drive
From the circle at park entrance to Pinewood Road, a distance of approximately 10,010 feet (authorizing letter dated August 4, 2000)
Clubhouse Drive/Bay Drive
From Town Bank Road (CR 648) to Wildwood Avenue, a distance of approximately 10,750 feet (authorizing letter dated May 10, 1999)
Crawford Road/Fire Lane
Sunnyside Drive to Shunpike Road (CR 644) (authorizing letter dated July 31, 2000)
Florida Avenue (East/West)
Delaware Avenue to 70 feet east of the center of Peter Avenue (authorizing letter dated February 16, 1999)
From Beach Drive to Pilgrim Plaza (authorizing letter dated December 30, 1998)
From Beach Drive to Bayshore Road (CR 603) (authorizing letter dated December 30, 1998)
In accordance with the sketch dated December 9, 1987, bearing drawing number NPZ 3336
From NJ Route 109 to the fish market parking lot driveway, a distance of approximately 750 feet (authorizing letter dated August 11, 1995)
Beach Drive to Gorham Avenue
Lighthouse Road (CR 629) to Sunset Boulevard (CR 606), a distance of approximately 3,030 feet (authorizing letter dated March 12, 1997)
From the shopping center driveway (at the end of the one-way portion) to Town Bank Road (CR 648) (authorizing letter dated February 16, 1999)
From Portsmouth Drive to NJ Route 109, a distance of approximately 650 feet (authorizing letter dated August 11, 1995)
From Beach Drive to Mayflower Circle; From Mayflower Circle to Plaza Circle; From Plaza Circle to Bayshore Road (CR 603) (authorizing letter dated December 30, 1998)
From Beach Drive to 70 feet east of the center of Washington Boulevard (authorizing letter dated December 30, 1998)
§ 7-14 Truck route. [1]
[Amended by Ord. No. 94-22; Ord. No. 95-18]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:67-16.1, the streets or parts of streets as described below are hereby designated as a route for trucks and buses over four tons. All trucks and buses having a total combined gross weight of vehicle plus load in excess of four 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.
Pacific Avenue, County Route 621
From the corporate line of Wildwood Crest, Lower Township, to County Route 630, Fish Dock Road
Editor's Note: See also § 7-4.1, Trucks over four tons excluded from certain streets.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2000-18]
7-15.1.
Findings. The Township Council of the Township of Lower finds that the closure of municipal streets during block parties and holiday celebrations is necessary for the preservation of public health, safety and welfare of the Township's residents.
7-15.2.
Closure of public streets. The Chief of Police or his designee may authorize the closure of any municipal street or portion thereof to motor vehicle traffic on any day or days or during specified hours on any day or days for block parties and holiday celebrations whenever the Manager finds that such closing is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare.
7-15.3.
Advanced notice of street closure. Whenever a street is to be closed for any such reason, either continuously or during certain hours, to vehicular traffic for a period of 48 hours or more necessitating the interruption of the flow of traffic, the Township shall cause the erection and maintenance of signs at or near the affected area at least 72 hours in advance of the closing. Such signs shall name the municipal roadway or street to be closed and the anticipated dates and times of closing.
Article II: Bicycle Regulations
[Adopted 6-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-11]
The provisions of this section shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any street or upon any public right-of-way within the Township of Lower, subject only to those exceptions set forth herein.
All words and phrases set forth herein shall be afforded their ordinary meanings as defined and outlined within N.J.S.A. 39:1-1.
Any person operating, using and/or riding a bicycle upon a street, roadway or highway located within the Township of Lower shall be granted all rights and shall be subject to all laws and regulations as outlined within N.J.S.A. 39:4-1 et seq. and Chapter 7 of the Township Code regulating traffic.
Any person operating and/or riding a bicycle shall:
Comply with any and all traffic regulations, traffic signals, traffic control signs and any other device, mechanism and/or sign which applies to vehicles operated within the Township of Lower, unless otherwise directed by a police officer or unless specifically exempted herein.
Obey all rules and regulations applicable to the operators/drivers of motor vehicles unless specifically exempted or inappropriate.
Travel in the same direction, and on the same side of the roadway, as motor vehicle traffic.
Ride in single file when two or more bicycles are being operated by two or more individuals within a group.
Stop for all pedestrians in crosswalks.
Utilize marked bicycle lanes whenever and wherever said lanes have been established, and shall ride in the same direction as the normal flow of motor vehicle traffic.
Not operate and/or ride said bicycle on the sidewalks located within the Township of Lower in the following locations:
Beach Drive and Shore Drive - Lincoln Boulevard to Pinewood Road.
Any individual who violates the terms and provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine of $100 for a first offense and a fine of $200 for a second and/or subsequent violation.