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Township of Clark, NJ
Union County
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Whenever any words and phrases are used in this chapter, the meaning respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.
Whenever certain hours are named in this chapter, they shall mean either Eastern standard time or Eastern daylight saving time as may be in current use.
A. 
The Chief of Police, or, in his/her absence, disability or inability to act, the Mayor, and, in the event of his/her absence, disability or inability to act, then the officer in charge of the Police Department, 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.
B. 
Any regulations promulgated by the Director of Public Safety 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.
C. 
Any violation of the regulations promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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.
Any vehicle parked in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and any police officer may provide for the removal of that vehicle. The owner shall bear the reasonable costs of removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
When, in the interest of public safety, the Chief of Police or his/her designee shall deem it necessary and appropriate to temporarily close streets and thoroughfares, in connection with public celebrations, emergencies, calamities, road construction and the like, the governing body reposes in the Chief of Police the authority to take such action, provided that the action to be taken is necessary to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Township, and provided that the emergency action taken hereunder shall end upon the passing of the condition or circumstance necessitating same.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute or in this chapter, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this chapter or any supplement thereto shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
All former traffic ordinances of the Township of Clark which are contained in this chapter are hereby repealed, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this chapter.