[Adopted 4-12-00 by Ord. No. 6-2000]
A.
The "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices," hereinafter designated
as M.U.T.C.D., together with all supplements and amendments thereto
as may from time to time be adopted and established, be and is hereby
adopted as a Manual for the policies, practices and procedures to
be utilized by the Woodbury Heights Police Department or other appropriate
and lawful officers and agents of the Borough of Woodbury Heights
whenever construction, excavation, maintenance or utility activities
occur, above or below, public roadways within the Borough.
B.
Preconstruction Meetings. Any person, entity, public utility or their
agents, employees or assigns desiring to conduct within, under or
above public roadways, construction or other activity that may impair,
impede or endanger the safe and efficient movement of traffic, shall
be obligated to establish a preconstruction meeting with the Chief
of Police or his designee, except in emergencies, and at such time
submit plans for the safe and efficient movement of traffic during
planned construction or other activities defined above. Failure to
establish and conduct such preconstruction meeting or provide acceptable
plans or information to the Chief of Police shall be a violation of
this Article upon the occurrence of any construction, excavation,
maintenance or other work upon public roadways as above defined.
C.
Hazardous Conditions. Any person, contractor, utility or entity responsible
for compliance with this Article shall provide a minimum of two emergency
contact telephone numbers to the Police Department prior to any work
in, under or upon a public roadway. In the event that the Police Department
cannot reach an emergency contact person at such numbers or such person
fails to respond to a notice of the Police Department to correct a
hazardous condition, the borough may respond to correct, alleviate
or modify such hazardous condition with all reasonable fees associated
with such borough response to be chargeable and subject to a claim
of the borough to the person, entity, contractor or utility causing
such hazardous condition.
D.
Hours of operation. No construction, maintenance, utility work or
other work associated with the impediment of traffic as herein above
defined shall occur on any public roadway before the hour of 7:00
a.m. or after the hour of 5:00 p.m. except by permission of the Chief
of Police or his designee or in cases of emergency.
E.
Road closing and detours. Road closings and/or detours shall not
be permitted unless approved by the Woodbury Heights Police Department.
F.
Traffic Directors. Traffic directors shall be utilized at all construction
or maintenance sites that may impair, impede or otherwise impact the
safe and efficient movement of vehicles on public roadways as may
be determined by the Woodbury Heights Police Department. In such cases,
traffic directors shall be assigned by the Police Department with
all such directors to be regular police officers of the Woodbury Heights
Police Department or such other regular police officers of other jurisdictions
when approved by the Woodbury Heights Police Department.
[Amended 10-17-12 by Ord. No. 17-2012]
G.
Stop work. The Woodbury Heights Police Department shall have authority
to stop all work, including ordering removal of equipment, vehicles
and stored materials within street rights-of-way, backfilling of open
excavations and/or other related work in order to abate any nuisance
and/or impediment to the safe and efficient movement of vehicle traffic
or to abate any safety hazards in violation of this Article or other
laws.
H.
Site preparation. No person or entity shall place any materials,
vehicles, equipment or other impediments in public roadways or sidewalks
until all construction signs, lights, warning devices and pavement
markings are installed.
Any person requesting use of traffic directors through the Woodbury
Heights Police Department shall be responsible to indemnify and hold
the Borough of Woodbury Heights harmless for any claims or actions
arising therefrom and shall indemnify the borough for and against
all such claims or actions.
Any person, entity, or employer representative thereof who commits
or causes a violation of this Article shall, upon conviction for a
first offense, pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000
and, for a second or subsequent offense, a fine of not less than $300
nor more than $1,000. A separate offense shall be deemed to have occurred
on each day or instance of a violation of this Article.