The purpose of this article is to provide a system to declare
and notify persons of snow emergencies and enforce the provisions
for same. Without such provisions, vehicles remain parked on Township
streets, impairing effective plowing and snow and ice removal. Consequently,
potential hazards are created by unplowed snow and untreated ice.
As used in this article, the following words shall have the
following meanings:
ADMINISTRATOR
The Township Administrator of the Township of Cinnaminson
or the Administrator's designee.
VEHICLE
Shall have the same meaning as defined in N.J.S.A. 39:1-1,
as the same may be modified or amended from time to time.
The Administrator shall declare a snow emergency when the Administrator
finds, on the basis of falling snow, sleet, freezing rain or on the
basis of a forecast by the United States weather bureau or on the
basis of any other weather service, that weather conditions will make
it necessary for motor vehicle traffic to be limited and for parking
on Township streets to be prohibited or restricted for snow plowing
or other purposes. The following parking regulations shall be in effect
during snow emergencies:
A. Effective
time of snow emergency. A snow emergency shall take effect not earlier
than four hours after it is declared, except if a snow emergency is
declared after 8:00 p.m., enforcement of the same shall not take effect
until 8:00 a.m. the next day, unless otherwise indicated in the declaration.
B. A snow emergency shall be in force for a minimum of 24 hours after taking effect unless canceled or changed under §
450-29 of this article.
C. It shall
be unlawful for a person to park or leave any vehicle on a street
in the Township of Cinnaminson when a snow emergency has been declared.
D. No motor
vehicle shall be parked in the front of driveways where doing so will
cause the vehicle to block an adjacent walkway or sidewalk or where
the vehicle extends into the street.
E. Vehicles
which are disabled which block the roadway must be removed at the
owner's expense.
F. The above
parking prohibitions shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased
until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent
that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.
Once in effect, the prohibition under this article shall remain
in effect until terminated by announcement of the Administrator in
a manner similar to the announcement of the snow emergency.