2675-22 Rock Spring Avenue Fairview Avenue and Old Indian Road Multiway Stop Ordinance.pdf

2675-22 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 7, TRAFFIC SUBSECTION 7-19, THROUGH STREETS, 7-20 STOP INTERSECTIONS AND 7-21 MULTIWAY STOP INTERSECTION OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, that the intersection of Rock Spring Avenue and Edgewood Avenue, the intersection of Fairview Avenue and Edgewood Avenue and the intersection of Old Indian Road and Ridgeway Avenue be designated as Multiway Stop Intersections pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-8(b) under the Municipal Engineer’s Certification and License Number GE026706 as follows: Section 1. The Township Council of the Township of West Orange finds it in the interest of public safety to designate the intersection of Rock Spring Avenue and Edgewood Avenue, the intersection of Fairview Avenue and Edgewood Avenue and the intersection of Old Indian Road and Ridgeway Avenue as Multiway Stop Intersections pursuant to N.J.S.A.39:4-8(b). Section 2. The Municipal Engineer of the Township of West Orange has submitted and certified all the legislative requirements pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-8(b) and the criteria as set forth by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Engineering and Investigations has been met. Section 3. Subsection 7-19, Through Streets, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange is hereby supplemented and amended as follows pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39: 4-140 (italic type denotes deletion, bold type denotes addition): Name of Street Limits: Fairview Avenue Ridgeway Avenue and Chestnut Road. A YIELD sign shall be installed on Highland Boulevard Fairview Avenue a. Ridgeway Avenue and Edgewood Avenue b. Edgewood Avenue and Chestnut Road

Old Indian Road a. Pleasant Valley Way and Edgewood Avenue North/Gavin Road b. Prospect Avenue and Edgewood Avenue North/Gavin Road Old Indian Road a. Pleasant Valley Way and North Edgewood Avenue/Gavin Road b. North Edgewood Avenue/Gavin Road and Ridgeway Avenue Ridgeway Avenue a. Northfield Avenue and Fairview Avenue b. Old Indian Road and Benvenue Avenue Ridgeway Avenue a. Northfield Avenue and Fairview Avenue b. Old Indian Road and Benvenue Avenue Section 4. Subsection 7-20, Stop Intersections, of the Revised General Ordinances of The Township of West Orange is hereby supplemented and amended as follows pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140 (italic type denotes deletion, bold type denotes addition): Intersections Stop Signs On: Rock Spring Avenue and Edgewood Avenue Edgewood Avenue Section 5. Subsection 7-21, Multi-Way Stops, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange is hereby supplemented and amended as follows pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-140 (italic type denotes deletion, bold type denotes addition): Intersections Stop Signs On: Rock Spring Avenue and Edgewood Avenue All Intersecting Streets Fairview Avenue and Edgewood Avenue All Intersecting Streets Old Indian Road and Ridgeway Avenue All Intersecting Streets

Section 6. If any provisions of the Ordinance or application thereof, under any circumstances, is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect any of the provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given effect without the valid provision(s) or application and to this end, the provisions of the Ordinance are severable. Section 7. All other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 8. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this Ordinance or any supplement thereto shall be liable to the penalty of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment for a term not to exceed fifteen (15) days or both, as per W.O.R.G.O. Chapter 7-4.2 Robert D. Parisi, Mayor Susan McCartney, Council President Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C., Municipal Clerk Introduced: January 4, 2022 Adopted: January 18, 2022 2675-22 Legislative History

The Ordinance, which amends the Traffic Regulations of the Township, designates the intersection of Rock Spring Avenue and Edgewood Avenue, the intersection of Fairview Avenue and Edgewood Avenue and the intersection of Old Indian Road and Ridgeway Avenue as Multi Way Stop intersections with Stop signs on all intersecting streets at each intersection. Due to the volume of traffic through these intersections, turning movements at each intersection and limited sight distances at various approaches at all three intersections, the Township's Engineering Division determined that traffic needed to be regulated on all approaches to these intersections for the safe movement of traffic through them. Currently the intersections are regulated by Stop Signs but they are not Multi Way Stops Intersections.