A.
Words and phrases. Whenever any words and
phrases are used in this chapter, the meaning respectively ascribed
to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey
shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.
B.
Official time standard. Whenever certain
hours are named in this chapter, they shall mean either Eastern Standard
Time or Eastern Daylight Saving Time as may be in the current use.
If any part of this chapter is, for
any reason, held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
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 peace officer may provide for
the removal of such vehicle. The owner of said vehicle deemed to be
a nuisance and menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic,
shall bear the reasonable cost of such removal and storage which may
result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.
A.
The Chief of Police or in his absence,
disability, or inability to act, then the Chief's designee, 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 regulation promulgated by the Chief of Police or the Chief's designee 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 this regulation promulgated
thereunder shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars
($50.).
D.
Any regulation adopted that mandates the
closing of any street for a period greater than forty-eight (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.
Unless otherwise specifically set
forth in any section of this chapter, the penalty for a violation
of any section within this chapter shall be not less than fifty dollars
($50.) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.) and/or imprisonment
in the County jail for any term not to exceed ninety (90) days, or
by a period of community service not to exceed ninety (90) days.
All former traffic ordinances of
the Township of Winslow 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.
