[Added 6-8-1987 by Ord. No. 0-87-11]
A.
Determination of emergency. The Mayor or, in the event
of his/her absence, the Deputy Mayor and the Emergency Management
Coordinator or, in his/her absence, the Deputy Emergency Management
Coordinator, when he/she determines that an emergency exists or is
imminent as the result of mob action, riot, disorderly assemblage
or other widespread or perilous disturbances which may cause death
or injury to persons or the destruction of property; or natural disaster
or man-made calamity, such as flood, conflagration, earthquake, explosion
or the uncontained presence of corrosive, radioactive or poisonous
substances or gases, shall have the power and authority to impose
by proclamation any or all of the following regulations necessary
to protect and preserve the health, safety and welfare of the citizens
and inhabitants of the Township of Plainsboro.
B.
Regulations. Regulations shall be as follows:
(1)
To impose a curfew upon all or any portion of the
Township by requiring all persons in such designated curfew areas
to forthwith remove themselves from the public streets, parks or other
public places or lands abutting the same; provided, however, that
physicians, nurses and ambulance operators performing medical services,
utility personnel maintaining essential public service, firemen and
Township-authorized or -requested law enforcement officers and personnel
shall be exempted from such curfew.
(2)
To order the closing of any business establishment
anywhere within the Township for the period of the emergency or impose
such other limitation on business activities or sales as may be necessary.
(3)
To designate any public streets, thoroughfare or vehicle
parking area closed to motor vehicles and pedestrian traffic.
(4)
To call upon regular and auxiliary law enforcement
agencies and organizations within or without the Township to assist
in preserving and keeping the peace within the Township.
(5)
To impose such other rules and regulations as may
be deemed necessary to implement and carry out emergency control operations
and to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens and
residents of the Township.
C.
Authority. This section is duly promulgated under
the authority granted by Chapter 251 of the Laws of 1942, as amended
and supplemented, N.J.S.A. App. A:9-30 et seq., N.J.S.A. 40:48-1(6)
and N.J.S.A. 2C:33-1 et seq.
D.
Proclamation. Any proclamation of emergency provided
herein shall become effective upon its issuance and dissemination
to the public. Any emergency and the rules and regulations proclaimed
thereunder shall remain in full force and effect until amended or
terminated by proclamation.
E.
Additional power. Any powers granted by this section
shall be in addition to and supplemental with any existing authority
invested in the governing body of the Township of Plainsboro and in
the Plainsboro Township Police Department.
