{"id":22551,"date":"2023-08-03T06:25:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T10:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=22551"},"modified":"2023-08-03T06:25:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T10:25:44","slug":"state-traffic-laws-now-apply-at-20-brick-parking-lots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2023\/08\/state-traffic-laws-now-apply-at-20-brick-parking-lots\/","title":{"rendered":"State Traffic Laws Now Apply at 20 Brick Parking Lots"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A sign exiting a private business restricts motorists to right turns only. (Photo: Shorebeat)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Brick Township council last week adopted an ordinance proposed several weeks ago to extend the police department\u2019s jurisdiction over traffic enforcement to 20 additional private parking lots in town.<\/p>\n

Under state law, a private property owner can request their plot of land to be covered under the state traffic code. It allows police to enforce general traffic regulations as well as signage posted in the lot \u2013 essentially, everything covered under Title 39 of the state code, which is enforced on all public roadways.<\/p>\n

After a long review process, several new properties were approved for enforcement under an ordinance introduced last month. It was formally adopted, with no objections, last week. Many of the largest, established shopping centers such as Brick Plaza and the Kohl\u2019s plaza, already are covered. The ordinance adds 22 additional properties to the list.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe engineer provided the committee with a list of sites,\u201d said Council President Heather deJong at the time of introduction, adding that township officials performed in-person inspections at each site to ensure proper signage and marking were compliant with the law.<\/p>\n

The new properties are:<\/p>\n