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.

Adoption of Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for streets and highways.

Preconstruction meetings.

Hazardous conditions. The person, contractor or utility shall provide the Township of Blairstown 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 the emergency contact cannot be reached, or if the emergency contact person does not respond in a timely manner to the call from the Police Department to correct a hazardous condition, the Township may respond to correct such hazardous conditions. The reasonable fees for such emergency service by the Township shall be charged to the person, contractor or utility responsible for such conditions.

Hours. There shall be no construction, maintenance operations or utility work on any roadway in the Township before the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after 3:30 p.m. This time limit may be adjusted to permit work prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 3:30 p.m. by the officer in charge of the Township of Blairstown Police Department if it is determined by that officer that the construction or maintenance operations prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 3:30 p.m. would not substantially delay traffic or cause a safety or health hazard.

Road closing and detours. Road closing and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted unless approved by the officer in charge of the Township of Blairstown Police Department. Advance notice of detours must be given to motorists, except in emergent circumstances.

Traffic directors. Any person, contractor, or, in the case of a public utility, as required under the public utility agreement (other than municipal, county or state employees), wishing to conduct work on, above or on any and all roads in the Township; is working within 200 feet of an intersection of any road within the Township; is working in the vicinity of specific geographic features (e.g., sharp curves, alongside of rivers, steep embankments, etc.); is working within 1,000 feet of a Township of Blairstown Board of Education property; and/or diverts or interrupts motor vehicle or pedestrian traffic flow shall be required to hire off-duty Township of Blairstown police officers or traffic directors to ensure compliance with the MUTCD as well as to control traffic traveling through the work zone. The Administrative Division of the Township of Blairstown Police Department shall be contacted at least 48 hours before starting work to arrange for the hiring of off-duty officers if needed. The number of officers or traffic directors required shall be determined by the Township of Blairstown Police Department and approved by the officer in charge. For all work on roads listed in Table 1,[1] traffic control shall be by off-duty Township of Blairstown police officers. The requirement to hire off-duty officers for work on, above, below, or adjacent to the roads listed in Table 1 shall only apply to work that will take in excess of one hour to complete. All work on, above, below, or adjacent to the roads listed in Table 1 taking less than one hour, or taking place on roads other than those listed in Table 1, may be controlled with traffic directors, unless off-duty Township of Blairstown police officers are deemed necessary by the Police Department and approved by the officer in charge. All civilian flagmen must wear lime green glow-type traffic vests and must be educated as to the proper operation of traffic flag controls. If flagmen cannot see each other, they must have walkie-talkie communication between them. In the event that work requires any road to be closed to traffic 24 hours a day, the hiring of off-duty Township of Blairstown police officers will be required when it is deemed necessary by the Police Department and approved by the officer in charge.

Stop work. The Police Department shall have the authority to stop work, including the removal of equipment and vehicles, stored material within the street right-of-way, backfilling of open excavations and/or other related work, in order to abate any nuisance and/or safety hazard or for any violation of this section.

Site preparation and maintenance. It is to be expressly understood that no materials, vehicles or equipment are to be placed in roadway or sidewalk area until all construction signs, lights, devices and pavement markings are installed. All construction signs which do not currently apply must be bagged or removed from view of the motorists (i.e., Flagman Ahead signs after workmen have finished for the day).

Violations and penalties.