[Adopted 5-28-1996 by Ord. No. 1367]
The Mayor of the Borough of Middlesex is hereby
authorized to close by regulation Howard Avenue between Woodland Avenue
and Fisher Avenue to vehicular traffic from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
when school is in session and is further authorized, if he shall find
that a safety problem exists for ingress and egress to any public
or private school or for the provision of recreational facilities
for children attending such school, or both, to close by regulation
any portion of any street within the block upon which such school
is located to the use of through traffic during such time as he shall
determine, as limited by N.J.S.A. 40:67-16.7, on any days upon which
such school is in session, and to permit the use of said portion of
said street, during said hours, for ingress and egress to such school
and for the use by the pupils of such school for recreational purposes
under proper supervision.
Proper signs and barriers shall be erected at
the intersections of Howard Avenue and Fisher Avenue and at Howard
Avenue and Woodland Avenue and at any other intersections should the
Mayor decide, for safety reasons, to close any other streets or portions
thereof to the use of through traffic on days when school is in session.
Any person violating the provision of this article
and/or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be subject to
a fine not to exceed $250.
