Winter Storm Ordinances

If significant snow fall is anticipated, residents should park their vehicles off the public roadways. If there is not room in your driveway to fit all your vehicles, you may ask a neighbor who has room in their driveway, or park on your front lawn until the roadways have been plowed. Without the vehicles on the roadway the public works department can then plow easily from curb to curb. When vehicles are on the roadway, the plows have to make a large curving pattern around the vehicle; are not able to clear that side of the street and your vehicle will usually have more snow around it from the plowing efforts.

During a snow emergency the law prohibits parking on the street. Keep in mind during these types of emergencies the police have the authority to ticket the owner of the vehicle.

Portable Basketball Nets:
All portable basketball nets within close proximity to the street should be removed to prevent any damage to them from the snow plow trucks.

10.08.070 – Parking temporarily prohibited for snow removal and other emergencies

Upon the discretion of the chief of police, or in his or her absence the ranking police officer, is authorized to declare an emergency. Upon the declaration of an emergency, there will be no parking upon streets when weather conditions, accidents, fires or public celebrations dictate or require the avoidance of hazards or other conditions which interfere with the free flow of traffic.

Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this section 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.

12.12.010 – Responsibility to remove snow and ice

The owner or owners, occupant or occupants, tenant or tenants of premises abutting or bordering upon any street in the borough shall remove all snow and ice from the abutting sidewalks of such streets or, in the case of ice which may be so frozen as to make removal impracticable, shall cause the same to be thoroughly covered with sand, salt or other suitable materials within twelve (12) hours of daylight after the same shall fall or be formed thereon.

In case the building is occupied by more than one (1) family or business unit, then the tenant or occupant of the first floor or story thereof is hereby required to remove all snow and ice from such portion of the sidewalks or, in the case of ice which is impracticable to remove, cover the same with sand, salt or other suitable materials within twelve (12) hours of daylight after the same shall be formed or fall thereon.

12.12.020 – Throwing or placing of snow or ice upon streets

No person, firm or corporation nor the owner, tenant or occupant of any premises abutting on any street shall throw, place or deposit any snow or ice into or upon any street in said borough, it being the intent and purpose of this provision to prohibit all persons from throwing, casting, placing or depositing snow and ice, which accumulated within the private property belonging to said person, upon the sidewalks or streets of the borough.

12.12.030 – Procedure upon nonremoval

12.12.040 – Violations and penalties

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both

12.12.050 – Statutory authority

This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority conferred by N.J.S.A. 40:65-12.

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