Borough of Rockaway, NJ Article XIV Closing of Streets

§ 241-48 Authority to close streets.

A. The Mayor or, in his absence, disability or inability to act, the Chief of Police of the 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 during specified hours on any day or days whenever he finds that such closing is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare.

B. Any regulations promulgated by the Mayor or Chief of Police and in accordance with § 241-48A 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 violation of this regulation promulgated thereunder shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $2,000.

[Amended 8-24-2006 by Ord. No. 15-06]

D. Any regulation adopted that mandates the closing of any street for a period 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.

§ 241-49 Closing of school streets.

A. The Mayor of the Borough of Rockaway or, in his absence, the Acting Mayor or Administrator of the Borough of Rockaway may, if he shall find that a safety problem exists for ingress and egress to any public or private school or for the provision of recreational facilities for children attending such school, or both, due to a lack of a suitable area surrounding the school, close, by regulation, any portion of any street within the block upon which such school is located to the use of through traffic during such time as he shall determine, not to exceed one hour between 7:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., two hours between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and one hour between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., on any days upon which such school is in session and permit the use of said portion of said street, during said hours, for ingress and egress to such school and for the use by the pupils of such school for recreational purposes, under proper supervision, and provide adequate police facilities for such supervision and for the control of traffic upon such portion of said street, which ordinance shall provide for the posting of proper warning signs in said street, indicating that said street is so closed and the purpose thereof, during the time when the same is so closed and shall provide penalties for the violation of the terms of such ordinance or of any regulation promulgated thereunder.

B. No such regulation shall become effective unless and until it shall have been approved by the Commissioner of Transportation as required pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-8.