Ventnor City, NJ Chapter 167 Parking During Emergencies

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Ventnor City 2-19-1987 by Ord. No. 8702.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]

[1] Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 167, Parking During Emergencies, adopted 11-3-1980 by Ord. No. 8021.

§ 167-1 Existence of emergency; parking prohibited.

A. Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the street or highway, an emergency shall exist, and no vehicle shall be parked on the following streets or highways or portions thereof:

Street	Location
Burk Avenue	North side between Little Rock Avenue and Dorset Avenue

B. The above parking prohibition shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.

§ 167-2 Vehicles in violation to be removed; payment of costs.

Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing 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 such vehicle. The owner shall pay the reasonable costs of the removal and storage which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.

§ 167-3 Erection of signs.

The effectiveness of this chapter is contingent on signs being erected as required by law.

§ 167-4 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 2-2-1989 by Ord. No. 8903]

Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both. In addition to or as a substitute for the previously mentioned fine, the imposition of community service shall be authorized as an additional penalty, which community service shall not exceed 90 days.