Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meaning respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.
Whenever certain hours are named in this chapter, they shall mean either Eastern standard time or Eastern daylight saving time as may be in current use.
A.
The Moonachie Police Chief or, in his/her absence, disability or inability to act, the Moonachie Police Chief's designate and, in the event of his/her absence, disability or inability to act, then the Moonachie Police Department Next In Command 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/she finds that such closing is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare.
B.
Any regulations promulgated by the Chief of Police 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 violation of this regulation promulgated thereunder shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $50.
D.
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.
A.
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.
B.
Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of § 176-51 or any supplement thereto or amendment thereof shall be subject to one or more of the following penalties: imprisonment in the county jail or in any place provided by the municipality for the detention of prisoners for any term not exceeding 90 days; or by a fine in the minimum amount of $100 to a maximum amount not exceeding $2,000; or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. Any person who is convicted of violating § 176-51 of this chapter within one year of the date of the previous violation of the same section and who was fined for the previous violation, shall be sentenced by a court to an additional fine as a repeat offender. The additional fine imposed by the court upon a person for repeated offense shall not be less than the minimum or exceed the maximum fine fixed for a violation of this chapter, but shall be calculated separately from the fine imposed for violation of the chapter.
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 or parts thereof of the Borough of Teterboro 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.