(A) The state of emergency declaration may prohibit accessing or attempting to access any location within the emergency area that is designated by an order, clearly posted notice, or barricade indicating that access to the designated location is denied or restricted.
(B) The state of emergency declaration may also provide authorization for the closure within the emergency area of streets, roads, highways, bridges, public vehicular areas, or other areas ordinarily used for vehicular traffic; provided, however, the following conditions must be satisfied whenever this emergency road closure authority is exercised:
(1) In addition to any other notice or dissemination of information, notification of any closure of a road or public vehicular area shall be given to the North Carolina Department of Transportation as soon as practicable; and
(2) The above-stated emergency road closure authority shall not restrict the movement of emergency responders and other persons necessary for recovery from the emergency.
(C) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, and in accordance with G.S. 166A-19.70(c) and (d), access to and from a restricted area must be allowed, regardless of whether a local curfew is in effect, upon the presentation of a valid state re-entry certificate for drivers and vehicles transporting essential goods or assisting in restoring utility services during a state of emergency.
(D) Within the emergency area, the Chief of Police, or the Chief's designee, may use the emergency road closure authority and identify locations to which access is denied or restricted so long as the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The state of emergency declaration delegates to the Chief of Police, or the Chief's designee, the authority to deny or restrict access to locations within the emergency area and to exercise the emergency road closure authority provided by G.S. 166A-19.31 and this section; and
(2) The Chief of Police, or the Chief's designee, has concluded that the denial or restriction of access to a location, including the use of the emergency
road closure authority, within the emergency area is reasonably necessary to maintain order and protect lives or property during the state of emergency.
(Ord. 20 ORD 8-15, passed 8-6-15; Am. Ord. 13 ORD 4-20, passed 4-9- 20) Penalty, see § 93.99