The following regulations shall apply to shopping
centers.
A. Fire areas shall be established in all shopping centers
to ensure fire equipment and other emergency vehicles unobstructed
means of ingress to and egress from the properties and buildings located
therein in the event of a fire or other emergency.
B. The number, location, dimensions and markings of such
areas shall be determined by the Fire Official or Fire Subcode Official
based upon the size, type and location of the buildings in the shopping
centers, the type of uses contained therein, the number of motor vehicles
operated and parked upon the property, the number of persons using
and occupying the premises, the existing means of ingress and egress,
the total area of the property and other relevant factors.
[Amended 7-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-79]
C. The Fire Official or Fire Subcode Official is authorized
to regulate, restrict and prohibit the parking and operation of motor
vehicles in and near the fire areas and to impose other reasonable
regulations necessary to ensure that the areas are free from obstruction.
[Amended 7-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-79]
[Amended 12-16-1986 by Ord. No. 86-64]
The Fire Official or Fire Subcode Official,
the Township Police Department, the Code Enforcement Officer, the
Zoning Officer and the Fire Official and inspectors of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention shall have concurrent jurisdiction to enforce the
provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 2-21-1989 by Ord. No. 89-22; 2-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-12]
A. Fines.
(1) Any person violating any provision of this chapter
for the first or second time may avoid a court appearance by pleading
guilty and paying the following fine:
(2) Any person charged with a third or subsequent offense shall be required to make a court appearance and be subject to the penalties set forth in §
109-5B.
B. Any person charged for a third or subsequent offense
for violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90
days or by community service of not more than 90 days, or any combination
of fine, imprisonment and community service as determined in the discretion
of the Municipal Court Judge. The continuation of such violation for
each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person
or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation
may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
C. The violation of any provision of this chapter shall
be subject to abatement summarily by a restraining order or injunction
issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.