[Adopted 1-2-1997 by Ord.
No. 38-1996]
A.
The Mayor and Council hereby finds and declares that problems of
traffic control occur when traffic must be moved through or around
street construction, maintenance operations and utility work, above
or below ground, which requires blocking the roadway and obstructing
the normal flow of traffic; and that such obstructions are or can
become dangerous when not properly controlled. In order to better
promote the public health, safety, peace and welfare, it is necessary
to establish controls and regulations directed to the safe and expeditious
movement of traffic through construction and maintenance zones and
to provide safety for the work force performing these operations.
B.
The City of Gloucester City in the County of Camden, State of New
Jersey, does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices, hereafter known as "MUTCD," except as hereby supplemented
and amended, as it controls and regulates whenever construction, maintenance
operations and utility work obstructs the normal flow of traffic.
A person, contractor or utility who fails to comply with the provisions
of the MUTCD while performing such work is in violation of this article.
It shall be the responsibility of the person, contractor or,
in the case of a public utility, as required under the public utility
agreement, wishing to conduct work on, under or above the roadway
to contact the Chief of the Gloucester City Police Department in order
to arrange a preconstruction meeting to submit plans for the safe
movement of traffic during such period of construction or work. Any
person, contractor or utility who fails to comply with this section
prior to the start of such work or whose plans are not approved by
the Chief of the Gloucester City Police Department is in violation
of this article.
The person, contractor or utility shall provide the Chief of
Police of the Gloucester City Police Department with at least two
emergency contact phone numbers to be called in case of emergency
problems at the construction or maintenance site prior to the start
of any work. If for any reason emergency contact cannot be reached,
or if the emergency contact person does not respond to the call from
the Police Department to correct such hazardous condition, the City
of Gloucester may respond to correct such hazardous conditions. The
reasonable fees for such emergency service by the City of Gloucester
City shall be charged to the person, contractor or utility responsible
for such conditions.
There shall be no construction, maintenance operations or utility
work on any roadway in the City of Gloucester City before 9:00 a.m.
or after 4:00 p.m. This time limit may be adjusted to permit work
prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. by the Chief of the Gloucester
City Police Department. If it is determined by the Chief of Police
that the construction or maintenance operations prior to 9:00 a.m.
or after 4:00 p.m. would substantially delay traffic or cause a safety
or health hazard, the work shall then be permitted only between 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Road closings and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted
unless approved by the Chief of the Gloucester City Police Department.
Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction or maintenance
sites when determined by the Chief of the Gloucester City Police Department
that it is necessary to provide for the safe and expeditious movement
of traffic.
The Chief of the Gloucester City Police Department shall have
the authority to stop work, including the removal of equipment and
vehicles, stored material within the street right-of-way, backfilling
of open excavations and/or other related work, in order to abate any
nuisance and/or safety hazard or for any violation of this article.
It is to be expressly understood that no materials, vehicles
or equipment are to be placed in the roadway or sidewalk area until
all construction, signs, lights, devices and pavement markings are
installed.
A.
Any person, contractor or utility who commits a violation of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, for a first offense pay a
fine of not less than $500 and/or be imprisoned in the county jail
for a term not exceeding 90 days; for a second offense, upon conviction
thereof, pay a fine of not less than $750 and/or be imprisoned in
the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days.
B.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during which
a violation occurs or continues.
