A. 
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DEAD-END STREET
A street having but one outlet for vehicular traffic without special provision for turning around.
[Added 7-20-2015 by Ord. No. 39-2015]
LEGAL HOLIDAYS
New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Martin Luther King Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, General Election Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
[Amended 2-23-2015 by Ord. No. 7-2015]
PARKING METER
Any mechanical device or meter placed or erected for the regulation of parking by authority of this chapter.
[Added 7-20-2015 by Ord. No. 30-2015]
U-TURN
Turning the vehicle around so as to proceed in the opposite direction.
B. 
Other words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the same definitions as are provided in N.J.S.A. 39:1-1.
[Amended 5-27-1986 by Ord. No. 25-1986]
The Director of Public Works, when an appropriation is provided therefor, is hereby authorized to provide for the installation and maintenance of traffic control signs, signals and devices, when and as required under the traffic ordinances of this City, to make effective the provisions of said ordinances, subject to the approval of the Director of Motor Vehicles. All traffic control signs, signals and devices shall conform to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, published by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and any other specifications approved by the Director of Motor Vehicles. All signs and signals required hereunder for a particular purpose shall, so far as practicable, be uniform as to type and location throughout the City.
Flashing traffic control signals shall be installed and operated at the intersections listed below. Such installation shall be in accordance with the provisions of an Act Concerning Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations, Subtitle One of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey, and shall conform to the design of the State Department of Transportation, and shall be maintained in operation as authorized by said Department.
Street Intersections
Elmwood Avenue and Freeman Avenue
Freeman Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue
[Added 6-20-2011 by Ord. No. 18-2011]
A. 
Purpose. This section is enacted to encourage drivers to strictly obey traffic control devices at intersections, facilitating the flow of traffic and protecting the safety and well-being of motor vehicle occupants and pedestrians in the City of East Orange in full compliance and accordance with the provisions of an act of legislature of the State of New Jersey entitled "An Act Concerning Traffic Control Signal Monitoring" and supplementing Title 39 of the Motor Vehicle Statutes of the State of New Jersey, N.J.S.A. 39:4-8.12 et seq., and in accordance with any rules and regulations enacted thereto or be enacted by the Commissioner of the State of New Jersey's Department of Transportation, the Chief Administrator of the State of New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission, the Superintendent of the Division of the New Jersey State Police and any Rules of Court that may be adopted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
B. 
Intent. It is the intent that all terms, conditions, requirements of the program as established through N.J.S.A. 39:4-8.12 et seq., are specifically incorporated herein.
C. 
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, words and phrases herein shall have the same meaning as in N.J.S.A. 39:4-8.12 et seq., and any rules and regulations of the Commissioner of the State of New Jersey's Department of Transportation, the Chief Administrator of the State of New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission, the Superintendent of the Division of the New Jersey State Police and any Rules of Court that may be adopted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey enacted pursuant thereto.
D. 
Installation.
(1) 
The City of East Orange hereby determines to install and utilize a traffic control signal monitoring system at various intersections within the City of East Orange as approved by the Commissioner of Transportation pursuant to the Act.
(2) 
The system to be installed shall be approved by resolution of the City Council of the City of East Orange.
(3) 
The City of East Orange shall have the authority to enter into a contract by resolution of the City Council of the City of East Orange, following a lawful procurement process, for the installation of the system. Any contract that contains provisions contrary to the Act shall be null and void.
[Amended 2-23-2015 by Ord. No. 7-2015]
(4) 
The signs notifying drivers that a system is being utilized shall be approved by the City of East Orange's Department of Public Works and shall be placed on each street converging into the affected intersection as required by the Act. The sign shall be of a design and placed in accordance with specifications determined and approved by the Director of the City's Department of Public Works. The specifications so approved shall conform with the uniform system set forth in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.
(5) 
The City's Department of Public Works shall inspect and certify the system at least once every six months from date of its installation.
E. 
Issuance of the summons. The City of East Orange's Police Department shall review the recorded images produced by the system to determine whether sufficient evidence exists demonstrating that a traffic signal violation has occurred and shall issue a summons when appropriate in accordance with Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes and the New Jersey Rules of Court.
F. 
Use of recorded images.
(1) 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the recorded images produced by the system shall be available for the exclusive use of the sworn officers of the East Orange Police Department for the purposes of discharging said officers' duties pursuant to P.L. 2007, Chapter 348 (the "Act").
(2) 
Any recorded image or information produced in connection with the system shall not be deemed a public record under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., or common law. The recorded images shall not be:
(a) 
Discoverable as a public record by any person, entity or government agency except upon a subpoena issued by a grand jury or court order in a criminal matter; or
(b) 
Offered as evidence in any civil or administrative proceeding not directly related to a traffic control signal violation.
(3) 
Any recorded images or information collected in connection with a traffic control signal violation shall not be retained after 60 days following the collection of any fine or penalty.
(4) 
If a summons is not issued within 90 business days following the traffic control signal violation, all recorded images and all information collected with respect to the traffic control signal violation shall be removed by the East Orange Police Department within three business days.
(5) 
The City of East Orange shall certify compliance to this section by filing a report with the Commissioner of the State of New Jersey's Department of Transportation in accordance with the Act.
G. 
Locations.
(1) 
Upon approval by the State of New Jersey's Department of Transportation, traffic control signal monitoring systems may be utilized and operated at the following locations:
(a) 
Freeway Drive East and South Harrison Street.
(b) 
Freeway Drive East and South Clinton Street.
(c) 
Freeway Drive West and South Walnut Street.
(d) 
Freeway Drive East and South Arlington Avenue.
(e) 
Central Avenue and South Munn Avenue.
(f) 
Central Avenue and Shepard Avenue.
(g) 
Central Avenue and Halsted Street.
(h) 
Central Avenue and Steuben Street/South 18th Street.
(i) 
Sanford Street and Tremont Avenue.
(j) 
Park Avenue and Prospect Street.
(k) 
Park Avenue and Washington Street.
(l) 
Park Avenue and East Park Street.
(m) 
Park Avenue and North Clinton Street.
(n) 
Park Avenue and North Grove Street.
(o) 
South Grove Street and Winthrop Terrace.
(p) 
Dodd Street and Glenwood Avenue.
(q) 
Rhode Island Avenue and South Clinton Street.
(r) 
South Orange Avenue and South Clinton Street.
H. 
Amendments to list of locations. Any amendments, additions, deletions or modifications to the list of locations shall be by amending ordinance submitted to the City Council of the City of East Orange.
I. 
Liability. The liability of the owner and operator of a motor vehicle for a traffic control signal violation summons pursuant to the system shall be joint, subject to provisions of the Act.
J. 
Repealer. Any ordinance or parts thereof inconsistent with this section are hereby repealed.
K. 
Effective date; expiration date. This section shall take effect upon final passage and publication and in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey and shall expire upon the terms and conditions set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-8.18.
L. 
Statement. This section establishes a pilot program as authorized by P.L. 2007, Chapter 348 (the Act), an act of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey determining that the installation of a traffic control signal monitoring system by municipalities complements local law enforcement and could serve as an effective tool in encouraging drivers to observe and obey traffic control devices at intersections, thereby increasing traffic flow and occupant and pedestrian safety, and establishes the various intersections within the City of East Orange to install the system.
[Amended 5-27-1986 by Ord. No. 25-1986]
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized:
A. 
To designate and maintain, by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway, crosswalks at intersections where, in his opinion, there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway, and at such other places as he may deem necessary.
B. 
To establish safety zones of such kind and character and at such places as he may deem necessary for the protection of pedestrians subject to the approval of the Director of Motor Vehicles.
C. 
To mark lanes for traffic on street pavements at such places as he may deem advisable, consistent with the traffic ordinances of this City.