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 Lumberton or
the Administrator's designee. In the absence of an Administrator,
it shall be the Emergency Management Coordinator or his deputy coordinators.
VEHICLE
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 snowplowing
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 §
250-26 of this article.
C. It shall be unlawful for a person to park or leave any vehicle on
a street in the Township of Lumberton 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.