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Township of Florence, NJ
Burlington County
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[Adopted 3-15-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-8]
All truck traffic entering the Burlington County Solid Waste Facilities Complex shall utilize the mandatory routes set forth in Amendment 87-2 to the Burlington County Solid Waste Management Plan and is thus prohibited from gaining access to the facility by roadways located within the boundaries of the Township of Florence.
All truck traffic exiting the Burlington County Solid Waste Facilities Complex shall utilize the mandatory routes set forth in Amendment 87-2 to the Burlington County Solid Waste Management Plan and thus is prohibited from utilizing the roadways within the boundaries of Township of Florence.
The mandatory access and egress routes set forth in §§ 122-9 and 122-10 of this article shall not apply to the following vehicles:
A. 
Pickup trucks driven by employees working at the county complex for the purpose of traveling to and from their employment.
B. 
Vehicles hauling materials generated within the Township of Florence.
C. 
Vehicles traveling to the Burlington County Solid Waste Facilities Complex from a destination within the Townships of Florence, Mansfield and Springfield.
[Amended 5-20-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-13]
D. 
Vehicles traveling from the Burlington County Solid Waste Facilities Complex to a destination within the Townships of Florence, Mansfield and Springfield.
[Added 5-20-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-13]
During emergencies or times when the prescribed access or routes are closed, all vehicles shall comply with the alternate routes set forth in Amendment 87-2 to the Burlington County Solid Waste Management Plan and, more specifically regarding roadways within the Township of Florence, as follows:
A. 
In the event of the closure of the northbound lanes of Interstate I-295 between Interchange 47 and Interchange 52, vehicles traveling north shall be permitted to use Route 130 north in the Township of Florence to County Road 656 east (Florence-Columbus Road), turn right onto County Route 656 spur and turn right and travel west on County Route 543 to the entrance of the county complex.
B. 
In the event of the closure of the southbound lanes of Interstate I-295 between Interchange 55 and 52, all vehicles shall be permitted to utilize Route 130 south in the Township of Florence to County Route 656 east (Florence-Columbus Road), turn right onto County Route 656 spur and turn right and travel west on County Route 543 to the entrance of the county complex.
C. 
In the event that the segment of the access route between Interchange 52 and the entrance of the complex is closed, all vehicles shall be permitted to exit Interstate I-295 via exit 52, travel west on County Route 656 (Florence-Columbus Road), turn left on to Old York Road, turn left on to Burlington Columbus Road (County Route 543) and proceed to the facility entrance.
All vehicles transporting dewatered sludges to the Burlington County Solid Waste Facilities Complex shall comply with the access and egress requirements set forth in §§ 122-9 through 122-10 of this article.
[Amended 12-1-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-32]
Any person who violates any section of this article shall be subject to a penalty of a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.