Public hearing for ordinance to establish new traffic control signals in Elizabeth.

ORDINANCE NO. 6248
PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the following proposed ordinance was introduced and passed on its first reading at a Meeting of City Council of the City of Elizabeth, the County of Union, held on the 10TH day of FEBRUARY, 2026 and that said ordinance will be taken up for further consideration for final passage at their meeting of the City Council to be held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Winfield Scott Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey, on the 24TH day of FEBRUARY, 2026 at 7:30 P.M. or as soon thereafter as the matter can be reached, at which time and place all persons who may be interested therein will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the ordinance.
A copy of this ordinance has been posted on the bulletin board upon which public notices are customarily posted in the City Hall, and a copy is available up to and including the time of said meeting to the members of the general public of the City who shall request same, at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey.
YOLANDA M. ROBERTS, R.M.C. CITY CLERK
  
ORDINANCE NO. 6248
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 10.24.110 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ELIZABETH ENTITLED "TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS” SPECIFICALLY TO ESTABLISH A NEW TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF THIRD AVENUE AND SOUTH STREET/SOUTH REID STREET AND AT THE INTERSECTION OF GROVE STREET AND WEST END PLACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AS-BUILT TRAFFIC SIGNAL PLAN DATED JANUARY 23, 2026.
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works has requested the establishment of a new traffic control signal at the intersection of Third Avenue and South Street/South Reid Street and at the intersection of Grove Street and West End Place; now therefore, be it
ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELIZABETH:
SECTION l. - That Section 10.24.110 of the Code of the City of Elizabeth shall be amended to add the intersection of Third Avenue and South Street/South Reid Street and the intersection of Grove Street and West End Place, which shall be controlled by a Traffic Control Signal in accordance with the As-Built Traffic Signal Plan bearing the date of January 23, 2026, inspected on July 17, 2026, on file in the City Engineer's office.
SECTION 2. - That the Traffic Control Signal installed shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Title 39 of the Revised Statues and the New Jersey Administrative Code; shall conform to the design and shall be maintained in operation.
SECTION 3. - That all prior ordinances or resolutions or portions thereof of the City of Elizabeth inconsistent herewith be and are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. - If any portion or clause of this Ordinance is declared invalid for any reason whatsoever, same shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other part or portion of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. - The effective date of this Ordinance shall be twenty (20) days after its final passage by City Council and approval by the Mayor at the time and in the manner provided by law.
2/16/2026 ($49.92)