Township of Saddle Brook, NJ Article VIII Emergency No Parking

§ 196-25 Designation of snow emergency no parking.

[Amended 7-9-2009 by Ord. No. 1473; 4-14-2011 by Ord. No. 1507; Ord. No. 1569-14]

A. Whenever two inches of snow have fallen and accumulation is such that it covers the street or highway, no vehicle shall be parked on either side of any street or part thereof within the Township.

B. The above parking prohibition shall remain in effect until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic. It shall be unnecessary during a snow emergency for the Police Department to post EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs.

C. Any person, firm or corporation, and its agents, servants or employees, violating any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of $50. Each day a violation exists constitutes a separate and distinct offense. This specific provision of § 196-25 is not governed by § 196-4 for fines and penalties.

§ 196-26 (Reserved) [1]

[1] Editor's Note: Former § 196-26, Posting of signs, was deleted 7-9-2009 with the addition of Ord. No. 1473.

§ 196-27 Removal of vehicles.

Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this article 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 pay the reasonable costs of the removal and storage which may result from such removal, before regaining possession of the vehicle.

§ 196-28 Effectiveness of Article.

The effectiveness of this article is contingent upon signs being erected as required by law.