CHAPTER VIII
TRAFFIC
8-1 WORDS AND PHRASES.
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meaning 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.
8-2 OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD.
Whenever certain hours are named in this chapter, they shall mean either Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Saving Time as may be in current use in the borough.
8-3 PARKING.
8-3.1 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, standing or parking of vehicles as set forth in R.S. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey statute or as hereinafter provided.
8-3.2 Parking Prohibited at All Times on Certain Streets.
a. No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule I attached to and made a part of this chapter.
b. It shall be unlawful to park any automobile or other vehicle within twenty-five feet of an intersection of any two public streets or highways, or within fifty feet of the end of any dead-end street within the borough.
c. No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space designated and marked as being set aside for the physically handicapped in any parking facility unless said vehicle shall have affixed thereto an identification certificate or marker issued by the New Jersey Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Parking in a handicapped space without the aforesaid vehicle identification shall create a rebuttable presumption that use of the space was not for the physically handicapped.
d. Any person violating any provision of subsection 8-3.2c of this chapter for the first time shall be fined one hundred ($100.00) dollars.
e. Any person charged with a second or subsequent offense for violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon commission hereof, be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred ($100.00) dollars, nor more than one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or by community service of not more than 90 days, or any combination of fine, imprisonment and community service as determined by the municipal court judge. The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
f. The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to abatement summarily by a restraining order or injunction issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
8-3.3 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 attached to and made a part of this chapter.
8-3.4 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 attached to and made a part of this chapter.
8-3.5 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 attached to and made a part of this chapter.
8-3.6 Loading-Unloading. It shall be unlawful to leave any truck, omnibus or other commercial vehicle standing or parked, except for loading and unloading purposes, upon any of the public streets of the borough.
8-4 TRUCKS OVER FOUR TONS EXCLUDED FROM CERTAIN STREETS.
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. Schedule V is attached to and made a part of this chapter.
8-5 ONE-WAY STREETS.
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VI attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as One-way streets in the direction indicated.
8-6 THROUGH STREETS, STOP INTERSECTIONS AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS.
8-6.1 Through Streets. Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-140, the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VII attached to and made a part of this chapter 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.
8-6.2 Stop Intersections. Pursuant to the provisions of R.S.39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule VIII attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as Stop Intersections. STOP signs shall be installed as provided therein.
8-6.3 Yield Intersections. Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-140, the intersections described in Schedule IX attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as Yield Intersections. YIELD signs shall be installed as provided therein.
8-7 LOADING ZONES.
The locations described in Schedule X attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as Loading Zones.
8-8 TAXI STANDS.
The locations described in Schedule XI attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as Taxi Stands.
8-9 BUS STOPS.
The locations described in Schedule XII attached to and made a part of this chapter are hereby designated as Bus Stops.
8-10 TURN PROHIBITIONS.
8-10.1 Left Turn Prohibition. No person shall make a left turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIII attached to and made a part of this chapter.
8-10.2 U-Turn Prohibition. No person shall make a U-Turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XIV attached and made a part of this chapter.
8-10.3 No Turns. No person shall make a turn at any of the locations described in Schedule XV attached to and made a part of this chapter.
8-11 PENALTY.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this ordinance or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than fifty ($50.00) dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
All former traffic ordinances of the Borough of Harvey Cedars 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 ordinance.
NO PARKING
In accordance with the provisions of subsection 8-3.2, no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the following described streets or parts of street.
Name of Street Sides Location
Sunset Lane Both Entire Length
Maiden Lane Both Entire Length
Compass Street Both Entire Length
Kinsey Lane Both Entire Length
Mallard Lane Both Entire Length
Spar Lane Both Entire Length
*Passaic Avenue Both Entire Length
Hudson Avenue East Entire Length
Salem Avenue East Entire Length
*It shall be unlawful to park any automobile or other vehicle upon Passaic Avenue when appropriate signs to that effect are posted thereon.
PARKING PROHIBITED CERTAIN HOURS
In accordance with the provisions of subsection 8-3.3, no person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified upon any of the following described streets or parts of streets.
RESERVED
SCHEDULE III
NO STOPPING OR STANDING
In accordance with the provisions of subsection 8-3.4, no person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the following described streets or parts of streets.
Name of Street Sides Location
Camden Avenue Both Beginning at the westerly curbline
of Long Beach Boulevard to a
point 100 feet west thereof.
PARKING TIME LIMITED
In accordance with the provisions of subsection 8-3.5, no person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown upon any of the following streets or parts of streets.
Name of Street Sides Time Limit Hours Location
All streets Both 2 Hours 9 A.M. Entire Length
to
5 P.M.
TRUCKS OVER FOUR TONS
In accordance with the provisions of section 8-4, trucks over four tons gross weight are excluded from the following described streets or parts of streets.
RESERVED
ONE-WAY STREETS
In accordance with the provisions of section 8-5, the following described streets or parts of streets are hereby designated as one-way streets.
Name of Street Direction Limits
Kinsey Lane West Entire Length
Maiden Lane West Entire Length
81st Street West Between Long Beach
Boulevard and Anchor
Street
Anchor Street South Between 81st Street and
80th Street
THROUGH STREETS
In accordance with the provisions of subsection 8-6.1, the following described streets or parts of streets 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.
RESERVED
STOP INTERSECTIONS
In accordance with the provisions of subsection 8-6.2, the following intersections are hereby designated as Stop Intersections.
86th Street and Jamaica Lane:
STOP signs shall be installed on Jamaica Lane.
86th Street and Sandpiper Lane:
STOP signs shall be installed on Sandpiper Lane.
86th Street and Driftwood Lane:
STOP signs shall be installed on Driftwood Lane.
84th Street and Anchor Street:
STOP signs shall be installed on Anchor Street.
83rd Street and Anchor Street:
STOP Signs shall be installed on Anchor Street.
83rd Street and Mallard Street:
STOP signs shall be installed on Mallard Street.
80th Street and Anchor Street:
STOP signs shall be installed on Anchor Street.
80th Street and Compass Street:
STOP signs shall be installed on Compass Street.
79th Street and Compass Street:
STOP signs shall be installed on Compass Street.
78th Street and Compass Street:
STOP signs shall be installed on Compass Street.
Cumberland Avenue and Holly Avenue:
STOP signs shall be installed on Holly Avenue.
Union Avenue and Holly Avenue:
STOP signs shall be installed on Holly Avenue.
Atlantic Avenue and Cedars Avenue:
STOP signs shall be installed on Cedars Avenue at:
1. East Intersection
2. West Intersection
Schedule VIII Con’t.
Mallard Street and Kinsey Street:
STOP signs shall be installed on Kinsey Street.
Maiden Lane and Sunset Lane:
STOP signs shall be installed on Sunset Lane.
Maiden Lane and Meadowview Street:
STOP signs shall be installed on Meadowview Street.
Maiden Lane and Compass Street:
STOP signs shall be installed on Compass Street.
Essex Avenue and Holly Avenue:
STOP signs shall be installed on Holly Avenue.
Essex Avenue and Harvest Avenue:
STOP signs shall be installed on Harvest Avenue.
Essex Avenue and Cox Avenue:
STOP signs shall be installed on Cox Avenue.
Essex Avenue and Olsen Avenue:
STOP signs shall be installed on Olsen Avenue.
Essex Avenue and Fives Avenue:
STOP signs shall be installed on Fives Avenue.
Camden Avenue and Harvest Avenue:
STOP signs shall be installed on Harvest Avenue.
Harvest Avenue and Barnegat Avenue:
STOP signs shall be installed on Barnegat Avenue.
Salem Avenue and Holly Avenue:
STOP signs shall be installed on Holly Avenue.
YIELD INTERSECTIONS
In accordance with the provisions of subsection 8-6.3, the following intersections are designated as Yield Intersections. YIELD signs having sides 36 inches long shall be installed.
RESERVED
LOADING ZONES
In accordance with the provisions of section 8-7, the following described locations are hereby designated as Loading Zones.
RESERVED
TAXI STANDS
In accordance with the provisions of section 8-8, the following described locations are hereby designated as Taxi Stands.
RESERVED
BUS STOPS
In accordance with the provisions of section 8-9, the following described locations are hereby designated as Bus Stops.
RESERVED
NO LEFT TURN
In accordance with the provisions of subsection 8-10.1, no person shall make a left turn at any of the following described locations.
RESERVED
NO U-TURN
In accordance with the provisions of subsection 8-10.2, no person shall make a U-Turn at any of the following described locations.
RESERVED
NO TURNS
In accordance with the provisions of subsection 8-10.3, no person shall make a turn at any of the following described locations.
RESERVED