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Hazlet Committee reviews No‑Knock list, Freedom Park parking rules and speed‑limit change
Summary
The committee reviewed ordinances to create a municipal No‑Knock List (with $10 list copies and required decal), add Freedom Park parking rules (6 a.m.–9 p.m. with 4‑hour limit and fines of $100–$500), and reduce Union Avenue’s speed limit from 40 to 35 mph.
At its April 14 meeting the Hazlet Township Committee considered multiple ordinances affecting local regulation and code enforcement.
No‑Knock List: The proposed ordinance (§325‑8) would allow residents to register addresses with the Municipal Clerk to prevent canvassers, peddlers, solicitors and hawkers from approaching their homes; Hazlet police, fire and first‑aid squads would be exempt. Registered residents would receive a decal reading "DO NOT KNOCK; Registered on the No‑Knock List with Hazlet Township's Municipal Clerk's office; VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED" to display near their front door. The Clerk would maintain the list and sell copies to licensed persons or organizations for $10, and licensed parties must purchase monthly updates or risk automatic license revocation. Penalties for violations are set at $250–$1,000 per violation.
Freedom Park Parking: Another proposed ordinance would add Chapter 196, Article XI, creating regulated parking spaces adjacent to Freedom Park accessed by 8th Street and Brown Avenue. Parking would be permitted only between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., limited to four hours; commercial vehicles would be prohibited. Enforcement would be under the Police Department and fines for violations would range from $100 to $500.
Speed limit change: The Committee also considered amending §305‑34 to lower the speed limit on Union Avenue (from the Holmdel–Hazlet line to Middle Road) from 40 mph to 35 mph.
The meeting record contains ordinance texts and procedural placeholders for hearings and roll calls; the transcript does not show final roll‑call outcomes for these ordinances in the provided pages.
