Ordinance amends fire zones on Paterson Plank Road for emergency access.

ORDINANCE NO. 2026-7
 
AN ORDINANCE OF
THE TOWN OF SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY
 
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 127 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF SECAUCUS ENTITLED “VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC” TO DESIGNATE FIRE ZONES ON PATERSON PLANK ROAD
 
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council recognize that the safety of all residents is of utmost concern, particularly in fire or other emergency situations; and
 
WHEREAS, the Town wants to ensure that vehicles are not parked, blocking, or standing at any time in locations critical to the entrance, passage and parking of emergency apparatus and access for emergency personnel; and
 
WHEREAS, upon the recommendation of the Secaucus Police Traffic Division and Fire Chief that the Town amend the fire zone to be inclusive of roadway area on Paterson Plank Road due to need for access by emergency apparatus and personnel to adjacent properties in the Town of Secaucus.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT BE ORDAINED, by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Secaucus, County of Hudson, State of New Jersey, as follows:
 
1. Chapter 127 entitled “Vehicles and Traffic”, Article XVI entitled “Fire Zones,” § 127-61 of the Code of the Town of Secaucus be, and is hereby amended and supplemented to read as follows: (additions are indicated in bold)
 
§ 127-61. Descriptions.
Paterson Plank Road. In front of 1285 Paterson Plank Road for a distance of 110 feet along the northeasterly curbline of the parking lot.
 
2. There are no other changes to this Chapter of the Code of the Town of Secaucus.
 
3. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
 
4. If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid, such adjudication shall apply only to that section, subdivision, clause, or provision so adjudged and the remainder of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be valid and effective.
 
5. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and publication in accordance with law.
 
IT IS FURTHER ORDAINED, that the remainder of this Chapter 127 of the Code of the Town of Secaucus shall remain in full force and effect.
 
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the foregoing proposed ordinance was introduced and passed on first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Secaucus in the County of Hudson, New Jersey, on the 10th day of February, 2026 and that said ordinance will be taken up for further consideration for final passage at a meeting of said Mayor and Council to be held in the Municipal Government Center, 1203 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus, New Jersey, on the 10th day of March, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as said matter can be reached, at which time and place all persons who may be interested therein will be given the opportunity to be heard concerning the same.
A copy of this ordinance has been posted on the bulletin board upon which public notices are customarily posted in the Secaucus Municipal Government Center and a copy is available up to and including the time of such meeting to the public of the town, who shall request such copies, at the office of the Town Clerk in said Municipal Government Center in Secaucus, New Jersey.
 
MICHAEL MARRA
 
Town Clerk
Record/Herald    2/19/2026
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