A.
Words and phrases. Whenever any words and phrases
are used in this chapter, the meanings respectively ascribed to them
in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated 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 savings time as may be in current use.
A.
The Chief of Police or, in his absence, disability
or inability to act, the Mayor and, in the event of his absence, disability
or inability to act, the Township Committee 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 days whenever he finds that such closing
is necessary for the preservation of the public safety, health or
welfare.
B.
Any regulations promulgated by the Chief of Police 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 $50.
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 peace officer may provide for the removal of such
vehicle. The owner shall bear the reasonable costs of removal before
regaining possession of the vehicle.
[Amended 4-23-2014 by Ord. No. 11-2014]
Any person violating or failing to comply with
any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by a fine of $100 for the first offense, and for subsequent
offenses a fine of at least $100 and not more than $2,000, or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days, or community service for a term
not exceeding 90 days. The continuation of such violation for each
successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person
or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation
may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
If any part or parts of this chapter are, for
any reason, held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
All former traffic ordinances of the Township
of Egg Harbor 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.
