[Amended 1-24-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-2]
A. The Director of the Department of Public Safety or,
in his absence, disability or inability to act, the Mayor and, in
the event of his absence, disability or inability to act, then the
Chief of Police of the municipality, 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 during specified hours on
any day or days whenever he finds that such closing is necessary for
the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare.
B. Any regulations promulgated by the above official and in accordance with Subsection
A above shall provide for the posting of proper warning signs of such closing on any street or portion thereof during the time the same is closed in pursuance thereof.
C. Any regulation adopted that mandates the closing of
any street for a period greater than 48 consecutive hours shall not
become effective unless and until it has been submitted to and approved
by the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation.
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 reasonable costs of removal and
storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession
of the vehicle.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided
by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of a
provision of this chapter or any supplement thereto shall be liable
to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
15 days, or both.
If any part or parts of this chapter are for
any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
All former traffic ordinances of the municipality
are hereby repealed, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter
are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent
the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed
in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking
effect of this chapter.