The Borough of Palisades Park in the County
of Bergen, State of New Jersey, does hereby adopt the current Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, hereafter known as "M.U.T.C.D.,"
except as hereby supplemented and amended, as it controls and regulates
whenever construction maintenance operations of utility work obstructs
the normal flow of traffic. Any person, contractor or utility who
fails to comply with the provisions of M.U.T.C.D. 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 Department of Public Works and the 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 Police Department is in violation of this section.
The person, contractor or utility shall provide
the Department of Public Works and the 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 a hazardous condition, the Borough
may respond to correct such hazardous conditions. The reasonable fees
for such emergency service by the Borough 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 Borough 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 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. to 4:00 p.m.
Road closing and/or traffic detours shall not
be permitted unless approved by the Police Department.
Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction
or maintenance sites when determined by the Police Department that
the same is necessary.
The Palisades Park Police Department shall have
the authority to stop work, including the removal of equipment and
vehicles, stored material within the street right-of-way, back filling
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 is to be placed in the roadway or sidewalk area
until all construction, signs, lights, devices and pavement markings
are installed.
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 $100 nor more than $500
and/or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90
days; and for a second offense, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine
for not less than $250 and/or be imprisoned in the County Jail for
a term not exceeding 90 days. A separate offense shall be deemed committed
on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.