(A) The proclamation may prohibit obtaining access or attempting to obtain access to any area, designated in the manner described in this section, in violation of any order, clearly posted notice, or barricade indicating that access is denied or restricted.
(B) Areas to which access is denied or restricted shall be designated by the Pasquotank or Camden County Sheriff, Elizabeth City Police Chief, his or her subordinates or other law enforcement officers when directed in the proclamation to do so by the Chairperson(s) and/or Mayor. When acting under this authority, the Sheriff(s) and/or Police Chief and his or her subordinates may restrict or deny access to any area, street, highway or location within the county or city if that restriction or denial of access or use is reasonably necessary to promote efforts being made to overcome the emergency or to prevent further aggravation of the emergency.
(C) During a declared emergency, and within the emergency area, the Sheriff of Pasquotank County, the Sheriff of Camden County, and the Police Chief of Elizabeth City are delegated authority to close streets, roads, highways, bridges, vehicular areas, or other areas ordinarily used for vehicular travel, except to the movement of emergency responders and other persons necessary for recovery from the emergency. When the Sheriff(s) or Police Chief so act, they are to provide prompt notification to the Emergency Operations Center.
(Ord. passed 10-17-2022)