The Mayor or Borough Administrator 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 such closing is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety or welfare.
A. 
The Mayor or Borough Administrator is hereby authorized, if he/she shall find that a safety problem exists for ingress or egress to any public or private school or for the provision of recreational facilities for children attending such school, or both, due to a lack of a suitable area surrounding the school, 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/she shall determine, not to exceed one hour between 7:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., two hours between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and one hour between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., 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, and for the control of traffic upon such portion of said street.
B. 
The Borough Council herewith provides for a pickup and drop-off zone in front of North Arlington High School located at 222 Ridge Road, North Arlington, New Jersey; two signs alerting the drivers to the restricted parking are required as follows to read: "Pickup and drop-off area only M - F 7:00 a.m. - 4: 00 p.m. on school days," with an arrow pointing south and another sign that reads the same with the arrow pointing north. The following area as identified below will have the requested two signs:
[Added 7-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2135]
Location
Side
Description
222 Ridge Road
East
Beginning at a point 432 feet north of the northerly curbline of Beaver Avenue and extending to a point 112 feet north therefrom (25 feet north of the north crosswalk to the north driveway of the high school)
The Mayor or Borough Administrator shall provide for the posting of proper signs warning of such closing in any street or portion thereof during the time the same is closed in pursuance thereof.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this article or of any regulation promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty provided in Chapter 1, Article I, General Penalty.