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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 15, STOP INTERSECTIONS, YIELD INTERSECTIONS AND THROUGH STREETS, SECTION 23:15-2, MULTI-WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY DESIGNATING AVON AVENUE AND SOUTH 20th STREET AS A MULTI-WAY STOP SIGN INTERSECTION (SOUTH WARD).
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WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals, completed a multi-way stop control warrant study on November 14, 2023, as per the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), the intersection approaches of Avon Avenue and South 20th Street, in the South Ward, met the conditions for a multi-way stop sign intersection; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals, desires to improve safety at the intersection of Avon Avenue and South 20th Street, in the South Ward, by requiring drivers to stop at all approaches before entering the intersection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
SECTION 1. That Section 23:15-2, Multi-way Stop Intersections, of Title 23, Traffic and Parking, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented, be amended by adding thereto the following:
Avon Avenue and South 20th Street (South Ward)
SECTION 2. Any ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication and in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance does not require approval by the Commissioner of Transportation.
SECTION 5. Codification. This Ordinance shall be a part of the Code of the City of Newark as though codified and fully set forth therein. The City Clerk shall have this Ordinance codified and incorporated in the official copies of the Code. The City Clerk and the Corporation Counsel are authorized and directed to change any Chapter, Article and/or Section number of the Code of the City of Newark in the event that the codification of this Ordinance reveals that there is a conflict between the numbers and the existing Code, and in order to avoid confusion and possible accidental repealers of existing provisions not intended to be repealed.
STATEMENT
This Ordinance authorizes the Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals, to improve safety at the intersection of Avon Avenue and South 20th Street, in the South Ward, by placing stop signs on four (4) approaches, thereby requiring drivers to stop at all approaches before entering the intersection, and designates this intersection as a Multi-way Stop Intersection (South Ward).