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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, 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 18TH AVENUE AND SOUTH 13TH 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 January 30, 2026, as per the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), the intersection approaches of 18th Avenue and South 13th 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 18th Avenue and South 13th 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. Section 23:15-2, Multi-way Stop Intersections, of Title 23, Traffic, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented, be amended by adding thereto the following:
18th Avenue and South 13th 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 Any ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.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 c...
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