[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council
of the City of Clifton 4-18-1962 by Ord. No. 3429 (Article 4 of Chapter
9 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Clifton, New Jersey, 1960).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The provisions of this chapter shall govern
the materials and construction of family fallout shelters constructed
for the protection of persons from radioactive fallout from enemy
nuclear bombs.
[Amended 7-2-1985 by Ord.
No. 4988-85]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Building Inspector of the City of Clifton.
The excess in pounds per square inch of pressure over normal
atmospheric pressure as defined in the Office of Civil and Defense
Mobilization Publication MP-18, Page 2.
A degree of radiation protection as defined in the Office
of Civil and Defense Mobilization Publication MP-18, Page 2.
Any structure or building or parts thereof constructed, erected,
altered or enlarged for the purpose of furnishing protection from
natural or man-caused disasters.
A.
No shelter shall be constructed, erected, altered
or enlarged unless a permit for such construction, erection, alteration
or enlargement is first approved by the Office of Civil Defense and
Disaster Control of the City of Clifton and issued by the Building
Official.
B.
Before a building permit shall be issued, it shall
be necessary to submit the following:
(1)
A building permit application.
(2)
A blast and fallout shelter application, which is
to include protection factor and overpressure limit.
(3)
A specification sheet.
(4)
A plot plan showing the following: lot lines; grades;
water table (if an underground shelter); location of the existing
house and/or structure; location of shelter and distance from lot
lines; blueprints or drawings; and location of underground public
utility facilities.
(5)
A certificate to protect underground utility facilities,
if required.
(6)
A bond, if required.
(7)
A permit fee, if required.
C.
Electrical wiring shall conform to standards as set
forth in the building subcode of the State Uniform Construction Code
or where required by the building official.
[Amended 7-2-1985 by Ord.
No. 4988-85]
D.
Plumbing shall conform to standards as set forth in
the plumbing subcode of the State Uniform Construction Code or where
required by the Plumbing Inspector.
[Amended 7-2-1985 by Ord.
No. 4988-85]
[Amended 7-2-1985 by Ord.
No. 4988-85]
No fee shall be paid for the issuance of any
permits that might be required by the building subcode or the plumbing
subcode of the State Uniform Construction Code for the construction,
erection, alteration or enlargement of any family fallout shelter.
However, this exemption from the payment of permit fees shall not
apply when any shelter is constructed, erected, altered or enlarged
for a purpose which is not exclusively for the protection of persons
from natural or man-caused disasters.
Shelter design and construction shall equal
and may exceed performance standards as outlined in the Office of
Civil Defense Mobilization Publications MP-15, NP-10-2, MP-18 and
TR-11 and Interim Technical Bulletin Family Blast Shelters draft,
May 15, 1959. Said publications herein described shall be on file
available for examination and in the office of the building official.
[Amended 7-2-1985 by Ord.
No. 4988-85]
No existing structure shall be altered or converted
for any other use unless it complies with all provisions of the building
subcode and the plumbing subcode of the State Uniform Construction
Code and all zoning regulations of the City of Clifton applying to
the authorized use.
No shelter shall be permitted except in conformity
with existing Zoning Ordinance requirements and until a zoning permit
has been obtained either in combination with the building permit or
separately. Family fallout shelters shall be considered as an accessory
use as defined under the existing Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Clifton.[1]
[Amended 5-9-1969 by Ord. No. 3912; 3-17-1970 by Ord. No. 3969]
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter, whether as principal or agent or employee of another, shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or
by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both.
[Amended 7-2-1985 by Ord.
No. 4988-85]
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith to the extent of such inconsistency only, be and the same
are hereby repealed, except that this chapter shall in no way affect
or repeal the provisions, requirements and standards as set forth
in the building subcode and the plumbing subcode of the State Uniform
Construction Code for the erection, construction, alteration or enlargement
of any structure or building which is to be used for a purpose other
than for the protection of persons from natural or man-caused disasters.
