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Township of Teaneck, NJ
Bergen County
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[R.O. 1951, Ch. 26, § 13]
No person shall obstruct or permit the obstruction of any portion of a street or public place by the storage or placing of any building material or other material or merchandise thereon and permitting the same to remain longer than is necessary to convey the same on or into private property unless a permit therefor shall be obtained from the Township Engineer.
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Editor's Note: For state law as to authority of Township as to obstructions in the streets, see N.J.S.A. § 40:67-1.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 26, § 13]
The application for a permit required by this article shall state the kind and character of material to be used or placed in such public street or place, the exact location where it is to be stored or placed, and the maximum length of time that such obstruction shall continue. The Township Engineer may impose conditions in any permit issued under this article with respect to the keeping of the sidewalk open for traffic and any other conditions which he shall deem proper in the interest of the public safety and convenience.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 26, § 13; amended by Ord. No. 3246, 12-12-1989, § 22]
(a) 
All fees are contained in Appendix III of Chapter 2.
(b) 
Such permit shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place on or near the material and shall be kept there so a to be readily accessible to inspection.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 26, § 29]
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 32-22 and the permit required in such section, no person shall place any building material on any of the streets within the Township and allow the same to occupy or obstruct such street or highway on any point to an extent of more than 1/3 of the width of the street measured from the curbline. Such persons shall, in case of the obstruction of a sidewalk, keep a sufficient passageway open for pedestrians.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 26, § 30]
Any person who, pursuant to the provisions of this article, shall place any building material on any street or sidewalk in the Township shall mark such obstruction from sunset until sunrise with sufficient red lights plainly visible to all persons using such street or sidewalk and indicating the portion thereof which is obstructed.