This chapter shall be known and cited as the
"Traffic Ordinance."
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this
chapter, the meaning respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of
Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be deemed to
apply to such words and phrases used herein.
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 Township.
A.
The Mayor or, in his absence, disability or inability
to act, the Chief of Police of the Township is hereby authorized to
provide by regulation for the closing of any street or portion thereof
to motor vehicle traffic on any day or days or during specified hours
on any day or days whenever said official finds that such closing
is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or
welfare.
B.
Any regulations promulgated by the Mayor or Chief
of Police shall provide for the posting of proper warning signs of
such closing in any street or portion thereof during the time the
street is closed.
C.
Any act officially closing a street for a period greater
than 48 consecutive hours shall not become effective unless and until
it has been approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation.
D.
Any violation of this section or the regulations promulgated
hereunder shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $50.
[Amended 11-23-1998 by Ord. No. 582]
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 peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall bear the costs of removal before regaining possession of the vehicle as provided in Chapter 133, Towing.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided
by New Jersey Statute, any person convicted of a violation of a provision
of this chapter or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a fine
of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days,
or both.
