[Amended 6-5-2012 by Ord. No. 1251-12]
In the event that the Essex County Sheriff's Department Office
of Emergency Management declares an emergency due to disaster situations
such as fires, floods, accidents, terrorist attacks, storms, or other
events and conditions that may interfere with the free flow of traffic,
there shall be no parking on streets or sections of streets where
emergency "No Parking When Emergency Declared" signs are displayed
or as otherwise directed during the emergency. Any unoccupied vehicle,
whether parked or standing, that shall be in violation of this section
shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation
of traffic and shall be removed.
Parking shall be prohibited at the following locations upon
declaration of an emergency by the County of Essex:
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Name of Street
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Side
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Location
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Bloomfield Avenue
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Both
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Between Mountain Avenue and Lane Avenue
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Central Avenue
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Both
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Between Bloomfield Avenue and Miller Street
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Lane Avenue
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Both
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Between Bloomfield Avenue and the Borough boundary line
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Mountain Avenue
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Both
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Between Bloomfield Avenue and the Borough boundary line
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Roseland Avenue
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Both
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Between Bloomfield Avenue and the Borough boundary line
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Westville Avenue
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Both
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Between Roseland Avenue and the Borough boundary line
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Upon the declaration of an emergency by the Chief of Police
or by the Borough Office of Emergency Management, there shall be no
parking upon streets or parts of streets where temporary emergency
no-parking signs are displayed. The Chief of Police, or, in his/her
absence, the ranking police officer, is authorized to direct the posting
of said emergency no-parking signs when weather conditions, accidents,
fires or public celebrations dictate or require the avoidance of hazards
or other conditions which interfere with the free flow of traffic.
A.
It is the purpose and intent of this section, in the interests of
public safety and the general welfare of the Borough, to facilitate
snow removal from curb to curb on public streets of the Borough as
efficiently and expeditiously as possible after a snowfall.
B.
Despite any regulation to the contrary, no person shall park a vehicle
upon either side of any public street or allow any portion of a vehicle
to extend into the roadway when any accumulation of snow completely
covers the roadway and obstructs road markings.
C.
The above parking prohibition shall remain in effect after the snow
has ceased until the entire block on which a vehicle seeks to park
has been plowed.
D.
This section shall not be applicable to locations designated for metered parking pursuant to § 230-41, except during the following hours:
E.
As used in this section, the term "snow" shall mean any precipitation
depositing any accumulation on the public streets of the Borough requiring
plowing, including, without limitation, snow, sleet, hail or ice.
F.
Regulatory and warning signs in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:4-138
shall be erected and maintained at major street entrances to the Borough
for motor vehicles. Signs for exempt streets shall be posted as applicable.
Notice of said parking prohibition shall be deemed adequate when posted
on the Borough website and available via a prerecorded phone message.
G.
Vehicles displaying a valid handicapped placard or having handicapped
license plates otherwise legally parked shall be permitted to remain
parked without violating this section notwithstanding that snow is
covering the street.
