A. 
Words and phrases. Whenever any word(s) and phrase(s) is/are used in this chapter, the meaning respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey shall be deemed to apply to such word(s) and phrase(s) used herein.
B. 
Official time standard. Whenever certain hours are named in this chapter, they shall mean either Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Savings Time as may be in current use.
A. 
The Chief of Police or officer in charge of this 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 whenever he finds that such closing is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health and welfare.
B. 
Any regulations promulgated by the Chief of Police or officer in charge 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 regulation adopted that mandates the closing of any street for a period of 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.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-8, the Township hereby asserts authority and control, in conformance with law, over the following: stop signs, four-way stop control, traffic signals, speed limits, no-passing zones, parking restrictions, and traffic controls on private property.
A. 
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.
B. 
That owner shall bear the reasonable costs of removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
Findings; adoption of manual.
A. 
The Township Committee 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 the ground, which requires blocking the street 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 and around construction and maintenance zones and to provide safety for the work forces performing these operations.
B. 
The Township of Franklin, in the County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey, does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, (hereafter known as the "MUTCD") except as hereby supplemented and amended, as it controls and regulates whenever construction, maintenance operations or utility work obstructs the normal flow of traffic. Any person, contractor or utility who fails to comply with the provisions of the MUTCD while performing such work is in violation of this section.
(1) 
Preconstruction meetings. It shall be the responsibility of the person, contractor, or in the case of a public utility, wishing to conduct work on, under or above the street to contact the Police Department of the Township of Franklin in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting in order 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 Police Department of the Township of Franklin, is in violation of this section.
(2) 
Hazardous conditions. The person, contractor or utility shall provide at least two emergency contact telephone numbers to be called in cases of emergency problems at the construction or maintenance site prior to the start of any work. If, for any reason, emergency contact cannot be made, or if the emergency contact person does not respond to a call from the Police Department to correct such hazardous condition, the Township of Franklin may respond to correct the hazardous condition(s). The reasonable fees for such emergency services by the Township of Franklin shall be charged to the person, contractor, or utility responsible for the condition.
(3) 
Hours. There shall be no construction, maintenance operations, or utility work on any roadway in the Township before the hour of 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 officer in charge of the Township Police Department. If it is determined by the officer in charge 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. and 4:00 p.m.
(4) 
Road closing. Road closing and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted unless approved by the Township Police Department.
(5) 
Traffic directors. Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction or maintenance sites when determined by the Township Police Department that same is necessary to provide for the safety and expeditious movement of traffic.
(6) 
Stop work. The Township 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 excavation and/or other related work, in order to abate any nuisance and/or safety hazard or for any violation of this section.
(7) 
Site preparation. It is to be expressly understood that no materials, vehicle or equipment are to be placed in the roadway or sidewalk until all construction signs, lights, devices and pavement markings are installed.
Prior to the final adoption and implementation of such ordinance, resolution, or regulation, the Municipal Engineer shall, under his seal as a licensed professional engineer, certify to the governing body of the Township that any designation for erection of signs or placement of paper markings has been approved by the Engineer after investigation of the circumstances and any such designation, in the opinion of the Engineer, is in the best interest of safety and expedition of traffic on the public highways, and that such designation conforms to the current standards prescribed by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways as adopted by the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation.
The following may be adopted, amended, modified, or repealed by resolution:
A. 
Prohibit and/or restrict general parking;
B. 
Designate restricted parking, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.6;
C. 
Designate time limit parking;
D. 
Install parking meters;
E. 
Designate loading and unloading zones and taxi stands;
F. 
Approve street closing for periods of up to 48 continuous hours;
G. 
Designate restricted parking, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.5;
H. 
Establish angle parking;
I. 
Reinstate or add parking on any street;
J. 
Install or place an in-street pedestrian crossing right-of-way sign at marked crosswalks or unmarked crosswalks at an intersection;
K. 
Designate stops, stations, or stands for omnibuses and/or taxis.
The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person of the duty to observe other, more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping or standing or parking of vehicles as set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey statute, or as herein provided.