2702-22 Ordinance - Speed Limit-Rock Spring Rd..pdf

2702-22 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 7, TRAFFIC, SUBSECTION 7-29.1, SPEED LIMITS, GENERAL, 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 Speed Limit on Rock Spring Road between Northfield Avenue and the end of the roadway, a Township Road, be established at 20 miles per hour 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 establish a Speed Limit of 20 Miles per hour on R o c k S p r i n g R o a d between Northfield Avenue and the end of the roadway, a Township Road, 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 7-29.1, Speed Limits, General, 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 Direction Speed Limit Location Rock Spring Road Both 20mph From Northfield AAvenueAvenue to End. Section 4. 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 5. hereby repealed. All other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance are Section 6. 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. Section 7. This Ordinance is subject to the consent, by Resolution, of the Essex County Commissioners. Robert D. Parisi, Mayor Susan McCartney, Council President Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C., Municipal Clerk Introduced: December 6, 2022 Adopted: December 20, 2022

2702-22 Legislative History The Ordinance, which amends the Traffic Regulations of the Township, establishes a Speed Limit of 20 miles per hour (mph) on R o c k S p r i n g A v e n u e , between N o r t h f i e l d Avenue and the end of roadway at the Rock Spring Golf Course, a Township Road. The Municipal Engineer reviewed data on vehicular speeds and vehicular volumes along R o c k S p r i n g R o a d . The Municipal Engineer under his Professional Engineer's License GE026706 determined the criteria of the New Jersey Department of Transportation and N.J.S.A. 39:4-8(b) were met to establish a Speed Limit of 20 mph.