Public hearing for ordinance amendment regarding left turn restrictions in Elizabeth.

ORDINANCE NO. 6249
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. 6249
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 10.12.040 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ELIZABETH ENTITLED "SCHEDULE-NO LEFT TURNS” TO SPECIFICALLY TO ADD EAST GRAND STREET, EASTBOUND, APPROACHING REID STREET AND TURNING NORTH ONTO REID STREET; GRAND STREET, WESTBOUND, APPROACHING REID STREET AND TURNING SOUTH ONTO REID STREET.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELIZABETH:
SECTION 1. - That Section 10.12.040, "Schedule –No Left Turns" of The Code of the City of Elizabeth be amended to ADD the following subsection:
T.
Intersection                        Turn Prohibited    Movement Prohibited
East Grand Street                 Left                         Turning north onto Reid Street
eastbound approaching
Reid Street
 
East Grand Street                  Left                        Turning south onto Reid Street
westbound approaching
Reid Street 
 
SECTION 2. - The administrative and enforcement aspects of this Ordinance shall be under the jurisdiction of the Police Department of the City of Elizabeth.
SECTION 3. - All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.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 ($49.14)