The Director of the Department of Public Works or, in his absence, disability or inability to act, the Mayor and, in the event of his absence, disability or inability to act, then 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/she finds that such closing is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or welfare.

Any regulations promulgated by the Township of Blairstown and in accordance with Subsection A 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.

Any violation of the regulation promulgated thereunder shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $50.

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.

Upon the declaration of an emergency, there shall be no parking upon streets or sections of streets where temporary emergency no parking signs are displayed. The Chief of Police, or, in his absence, the ranking police officer is authorized to declare an emergency and to direct the posting of emergency no parking signs when weather conditions, accidents, road construction, fire or public celebrations dictate or require avoidance of hazards or other conditions which interfere with the free flow of traffic. Notification that emergency no parking signs are being or will be posted shall be given to the operator or owner of any vehicle which has been parked prior to the posting of the signs.

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

Removal.

Any unoccupied vehicle parked in violation of this section shall be deemed a nuisance inimical to the public health, safety and welfare and subject to ticketing or towing in the sound discretion of any police officer charged with enforcing this chapter. If a vehicle is towed, the owner shall be responsible for the reasonable cost of removal and storage prior to regaining possession of the same. Any ticket issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to the general penalty provision of the Code, Chapter 1, Article II, § 1-5, and a fine established in the sound discretion of the Municipal Court Judge.

No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any streets or parts thereof described.

Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $25 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 10 days, or both.

Streets. No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limited between the hours listed on any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described.

Municipal parking lots. In accordance with the provisions of this subsection, no person shall park a vehicle for a period of more than 24 consecutive hours in any of the following described municipal parking lots.