Full Notification

The cold weather marks the beginning of the true winter season and snow cannot be far behind. The Saddle Brook Police would like to take this time to remind residents and businesses of local ordinances and state statutes that come into play when the snow begins to falls.

LOCAL/STATE REGULATIONS REGARDING SNOW EMERGENCIES

NO PARKING WHEN 3" or more of Snow Covers Roadway

* Local ordinance 835:196-25 states that no vehicles may be parked on Township streets when 3" or more of snow has accumulated. Vehicle must remain off of the streets until they have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.

ATTENTION: The Towship Council approved an increase in the fines for violation of the snow emergency parking ordinance. A violation of 835:196-25 will result in a fine of $50 per violation

SIDEWALKS NEED TO BE CLEARED AFTER SNOW STORM

* Local ordinance 203:168-1 requires sidewalks to be cleared of snow and ice within 12 daylight hours of the snow ending.

ILLEGAL TO SHOVEL / THROW SNOW INTO THE STREET

* Local ordinance 203:168-3 states no person shall place or deposit snow or ice, for the purpose of disposing of same, in or upon any public street, avenue, highway or roadway of any kind or in or upon any public sidewalk and walkway.



MUST CLEAR SNOW ICE FROM VEHICLE PRIOR TO OPERATION

* NJSA 39:4-77.1 states each driver of a motor vehicle operated on a street or highway in this State shall have an affirmative duty to make all reasonable efforts to remove accumulated ice or snow from exposed surfaces of the motor vehicle prior to operation, which surfaces shall include, but not be limited to, the hood, trunk, windshield, windows, and roof of the motor vehicle, the cab of a truck, the top of a trailer or semitrailer being drawn by a motor vehicle, and the top of an intermodal freight container being carried by an intermodal chassis. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection may be stopped on a street or highway by a law enforcement officer who believes the accumulated ice or snow may pose a threat to persons or property and shall be subject to a fine of not less than $25 or more than $75 for each offense regardless of whether any snow or ice is dislodged from the motor vehicle.