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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 23:15-1, 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, BY DESIGNATING MCWHORTER STREET AND JOHNSON STREET A STOP SIGN INTERSECTION.
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Deferred 6PSF-h 110713
Due to advertising, Public Hearing will be held at the November 18, 2013, Regular Meeting.
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WHEREAS, the Division of Traffic and Signals desires to improve safety at the intersection of McWhorter Street and Johnson Street by requiring drivers to stop on McWhorter Street before entering the path of vehicles traveling on Johnson Street, in the East Ward.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
Section 1. That Section 23:15-1, 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:
McWhorter Street and Johnson Street with stop on McWhorter Street
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 Any ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed.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.
STATEMENT
This ordinance establishes the intersection of McWhorter Street and Johnson Street as a stop intersection with vehicles stopping on McWhorter Street, in the East Ward.