Snow emergency declared for Bergenfield

The Bergenfield Police Department has declared a snow emergency for Friday, January 22, 2016 at 11:05 pm, which will be in effect until further notice due to the Winter Storm Warning and road conditions.  Twelve (12) to sixteen (16) inches of snow is expected to accumulate. 

All are urged to remain indoors.  If travel is necessary please use extreme caution.  No parking will be permitted on the streets to allow for plowing of the roadways.

Borough Ordinance       299-12. Snow emergency.

A. A snow emergency shall exist whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the street or highway. In addition to this, when weather conditions cause a state or condition of the street that is hazardous or dangerous to vehicular or pedestrian traffic even if the entire street or highway is not covered by snow shall constitute a snow emergency when declared by the Chief of Police or, in her absence, the ranking police officer in charge.

B. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

SNOW: Any precipitation depositing any accumulation and shall be deemed to include snow, sleet, hail, ice, freezing rain or any combination thereof.

SNOW TIRES: Tires with or without studs and having treads designed for use in snow which tread shall be of sufficient depth to accomplish the purpose for which the tire was designed.

C. Snow emergency declared. Upon the occurrence of a snow emergency as hereinabove defined, the Chief of Police or, in her absence, the ranking police officer shall have the authority to declare such emergency. Within one hour after such declaration, no person shall cause, permit, allow or suffer any vehicle owned or driven by him to become stalled or immobile on any portion of any street in the Borough of Bergenfield because of the failure of the vehicle to be equipped with snow tires or chains. The Chief of Police or the ranking police officer shall immediately inform the public of said snow emergency by issuing a press release to the local and metropolitan radio, television and news services.

D. Snow emergency routes. All streets of the Borough of Bergenfield are snow emergency routes upon which no parking shall be allowed during a snow emergency, and such parking prohibition shall remain in effect until after the snow has ceased or until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic or until otherwise terminated by the Chief of Police or, in her absence, the ranking police officer, in the same manner as declared in above.