[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Lower 12-10-1975 as Secs. 11-1 through 11-3 of
the 1975 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Nothing herein contained shall effect the term
or terms of members of the respective Boards of Fire Commissioners
or officers or personnel thereof, nor any bonds or obligations, if
any, of such fire district.
[Amended by Ord. No. 81-22; Ord. No. 2002-2]
A.
Schedule A., Fire District No. 1. Bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Fulling Mill Road with
the southwesterly boundary line of Middle Township; thence
(1)
In a southwesterly direction along said Fulling Mill
Road to, and continuing along the northwesterly line of Tax Lot 85
Block 410 to a corner; thence
(2)
In a southeasterly direction along the southwesterly
line of said Tax Lot 85 Block 410 to a corner; thence
(3)
In a southerly direction along the division line between
Tax Lot 36 and Tax Lots 88, 89, 95, 99, 99A and 99B, Block 410 to
a corner; thence
(4)
In a southwesterly direction along the division line
between said Tax Lot 36 and Tax Lot 19 Block 410 to a corner of last
mentioned Lot and Tax Lot 30A Block 410; thence
(5)
In a westerly direction through Tax Lot 36, Block
410 to the easterly end of the Cape May County Airport East-West Runway,
and continuing through said lands along the middle of said runway
to the westerly end thereof; thence
(6)
Still in a westerly direction through said Tax Lot
36 Block 410 to a point in the westerly line thereof, a corner of
Tax Lots 38 and 38D Block 410; thence
(7)
In a westerly direction on a line between Tax Lot
38 and 38D Block 410 to a corner; thence
(8)
In a northeasterly direction on a line between Tax
Lots 38E and 38D Block 410 to a corner; thence
(9)
In a northwesterly direction on a line between Tax
Lots 65 and 38E Block 410 to a corner; thence
(10)
In a southerly direction on a line separating
Tax Lots 46 and 46A from 38E Block 410 to a corner; thence
(11)
In a westerly direction on a line between Tax
Lots 46 and 39, Block 410 to a corner; thence
(12)
In a southwesterly direction on a line between
Tax Lots 46 and 39, Block 410 to and continuing along the rear line
of lots fronting on Marshall Avenue, being Tax Lots 25, 24, 23, 22,
21 and 20 to a corner in Tax Lot 18 Block 414; thence
(13)
In a southeasterly direction along the line
of Tax Lots 18, 17, Block 414 crossing the end of Lennox Avenue and
along the line of Tax Lot 16 Block 415 to a corner; thence
(14)
In a southwesterly direction along the southeasterly
line of Tax Lot 16, Block 415 to a corner; thence
(15)
In a southeasterly direction along the northeasterly
line of Tax Lot 1F Block 416 to the easterly corner of the same; thence
(16)
In a southwesterly direction along Tax Lot 1F
Block 416 to the northerly corner of Tax Lot 1, Block 416; thence
(17)
In a southeasterly direction along the northeasterly
line of Tax Lot 1, Block 416 to the easterly corner of the same; thence
(18)
In a southwesterly direction along the southeasterly
line of Tax Lot 1, Block 416 to the northerly corner of Tax Lot 2
Block 416; thence
(19)
In a southeasterly direction along the northeasterly
line of Tax Lots 2 and 3, Block 416 to Cedar Avenue; thence
(20)
In a southwesterly direction along Cedar Avenue
to Fishing Creek Road; thence
(21)
In a southeasterly direction along Fishing Creek
Road, crossing Breakwater Road to and continuing along Tabernacle
Road to a line between Tax Lots 1 and 2, Block 498; thence
(22)
In a southerly direction along a line between
Tax Lots 1 and 2, Block 498 to a corner; thence
(23)
In a northwesterly direction along a line between
Tax Lots 1 and 18, Block 498 to a corner of last mentioned Lot; thence
(24)
In a southerly direction along the rear line
of Tax Lots 19, 17 and 16, Block 498 to and continuing along Fishing
Creek Road to a line dividing Tax Lots 11R and 11S, Block 496; thence
(25)
In a westerly direction along the line between
Tax Lots 11R and 11S, Block 496 to a rear corner of the same; thence
(26)
In a northwesterly direction through Tax Lot
14, Block 496 to a corner of the same and Tax Lots 16, 21 and 20,
Block 496; thence
(27)
In a northwesterly direction on a line separating
Tax Lots 21 and 22 from Tax Lot 20, Block 496 to a corner; thence
(28)
In a northerly direction on a line separating
Tax Lot 26 from Lots 22 and 23, Block 496 to the northeasterly corner
of last mentioned Lot; thence
(29)
In a northwesterly direction along the northerly
line of said Tax Lot 23, Block 496 to a corner in Bay Shore Road;
thence
(30)
In a northerly direction along Bay Shore Road,
passing Fishing Creek Road to a corner of Tax Lots 5 and 3, Block
494; thence
(31)
In a northwesterly direction through Tax Lot
3, Block 494 to the southerly corner of Tax Lot 27, Block 494; thence
(32)
In a westerly direction along the southerly
line of said Lot to Bay Drive; thence
(33)
In a westerly direction crossing Bay Drive,
along the southerly line of Tax Lot 2B, Block 494-N1 to the shoreline
of Delaware Bay; thence
(34)
In a northeasterly direction along the said
shoreline of Delaware Bay to the southwesterly boundary line of Middle
Township; thence
(35)
In a southwesterly direction along said boundary
line of Middle Township to its intersection with Fulling Mill Road,
the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
(36)
Notwithstanding the above, Tax Lots 17, 18 and
19, Block 414 are excluded from Fire District No. 1.
(37)
Notwithstanding the above, Tax Lot 1.10, Block 416 is excluded
From Fire District No. 1.
[Added 11-2-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-09]
B.
Schedule B, Fire District No. 3. Bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Fulling Mill Road with
the southwesterly boundary line of Middle Township; thence
(1)
In a southeasterly direction along said Township line
crossing the Garden State Parkway to the intersection of the Township
line with Richardson channel; thence
(2)
In a southerly direction down said Channel to and
along the Intracoastal Waterway, crossing Jarvis Sound, along Middle
Thorofare, crossing Ocean Drive and through Cape May Harbor to the
boundary line of Cape May City; thence
(3)
In a westerly direction through Cape May Harbor along
said city line to its intersection with the center line of the Cape
May canal, if extended; thence
(4)
In a northwesterly direction along said canal to its
intersection with the westerly side of Route No. 9; thence
(5)
In a northerly direction along said side of Route
No. 9 to and along the arc of a curve bearing to the left to a tangent
and then continuing in a northwesterly direction along the said road
to the intersection of the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Approach Road; thence
(6)
Still in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned
road to its intersection with the Seashore Road; thence
(7)
In a northeasterly direction along said road to its
intersection with Academy Road; thence
(8)
In a northwesterly direction along said road to and
continuing along Fishing Creek Road to a point in range of the westerly
line of Tax Lot 15, Block 498; thence
(9)
In a northerly direction along the rear line of Tax
Lots 16, 17 and 19, Block 498 a common line with Tax Lots 15 and 18
to the northwesterly corner of last mentioned Lot; thence
(10)
In a southeasterly direction along a line between
Tax Lots 18 and 1, Block 498 to a corner of last mentioned Lot; thence
(11)
In a northerly direction along a line between
Tax Lots 1 and 2, Block 498 to Tabernacle Road; thence
(12)
In a northwesterly direction along said road
to and continuing along Fishing Creek Road and passing Breakwater
Road to Cedar Avenue; thence
(13)
In a northeasterly direction along Cedar Avenue
to the northeasterly line of Tax Lot 3, Block 416; thence
(14)
In a northwesterly direction along the northeasterly
line of Tax Lots 3 and 2, Block 416 to the northerly corner of said
Lot 2; thence
(15)
In a northeasterly direction along the southeasterly
line of Tax Lot 1, Block 416 to the easterly corner of the same; thence
(16)
In a northwesterly direction along the northeasterly
line of Tax Lot 1, Block 416 to the northerly corner of the same;
thence
(17)
In a northeasterly direction along the southeasterly
line of Tax Lot 1F, Block 416 to the easterly corner of the same;
thence
(18)
In a northwesterly direction along the northeasterly
line of Tax Lot 1F, Block 416 to the northerly corner of the same;
thence
(19)
In a northeasterly direction along the southeasterly
line of Tax Lot 16, Block 415 to the easterly corner of the same;
thence
(20)
In a northwesterly direction along the northeasterly
line of Tax Lot 16, Block 415, crossing the end of Lennox Avenue and
along the line of Tax Lots 17 and 18, Block 414 to a corner; thence
(21)
In a northeasterly direction along the rear
line of lots fronting on Marshall Avenue, being Tax Lots 20 through
25, Block 414 and continuing on a line between Tax Lots 46 and 39,
Block 410 to a corner; thence
(22)
In an easterly direction still on a line between
Tax Lots 46 and 39, Block 410 to a corner; thence
(23)
In a northerly direction on a line separating
Tax Lots 46 and 46A from 38E Block 410 to a corner; thence
(24)
In a southeasterly direction on a line between
Tax Lots 65 and 38E, Block 410 to a corner; thence
(25)
In a southwesterly direction on a line between
Tax Lots 38D and 38E Block 410 to a corner; thence
(26)
In an easterly direction on a line between Tax
Lots 38D and 38, Block 410 to a corner; thence
(27)
In an easterly direction through Tax Lot 36
Block 410 to the westerly end of the Cape May County Airport East-West
Runway and continuing through said lands along the middle of said
Runway to the easterly end thereof; thence
(28)
Still in an easterly direction through said
Tax Lot 36, Block 410 to a point in the easterly line thereof, a corner
of Tax Lots 30A and 19, Block 410; thence
(29)
In a northeasterly direction along the division
line between the said Tax Lot 36 and Tax Lot 19, Block 410 to a corner;
thence
(30)
In a northerly direction along the division
line between Tax Lot 36 and Tax Lots 99B, 99A, 99, 95, 89 and 88,
Block 410 to a corner; thence
(31)
In a northwesterly direction along the southwesterly
line of Tax Lot 85, Block 410 to a corner; thence
(32)
In a northeasterly direction along the northwesterly
line of said Tax Lot 85, Block 410 to and continuing along Fulling
Mill Road to its intersection with the southwesterly boundary line
of Middle Township, the first mentioned point and place of Beginning.
(33)
All that land located in the area of Lower Township
more commonly designated as Shawcrest and Diamond Beach.
(34)
Notwithstanding the above, Tax Lots 17, 18 and
19, Block 414 are included in Fire District No. 3.
(35)
Notwithstanding the above, Tax Lot 1.10, Block 416 is included
in Fire District No. 3.
[Added 11-2-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-09]
C.
Schedule C, Fire District No. 2. Bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Academy Road and Seashore
Road; thence
(1)
In a southwesterly direction along Seashore to its
intersection with the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Approach; thence
(2)
In a southeasterly direction along said Ferry Approach
Road to its intersection with Route No. 9; thence
(3)
In a southeasterly direction along said Route No.
9 to and along the arc of a curve bearing to the right to a tangent
in the westerly side of said Route No. 9 and continuing in a southerly
direction along the same to its intersection with the center line
of the Cape May Canal; thence
(4)
In a westerly direction along said canal to its intersection
with the shoreline of Delaware Bay; thence
(5)
In a northeasterly direction along said shoreline
of Delaware Bay to the southerly line of Tax Lot 2B, Block 494-N1;
thence
(6)
In an easterly direction along the southerly line
of said Tax Lot 2B, Block 494-N1 to Bay Drive; thence
(7)
In an easterly direction crossing Bay Drive and along
the southerly line of Tax Lot 27, Block 494 to the southerly corner
of the same; thence
(8)
In a southeasterly direction through Tax Lot 3, Block
494 to a corner of the same and Tax Lot 5, Block 494 in Bay Shore
Road; thence
(9)
In a southerly direction along said Bay Shore Road,
passing Fishing Creek Road to the line dividing Tax Lots 24 and 23,
Block 494; thence
(10)
In a southeasterly direction along the northerly
line of said Tax Lot 23, Block 496, to the northeasterly corner of
the same; thence
(11)
In a southeasterly direction on a line separating
Tax Lot 26 from Lots 22 and 23, Block 496 to a corner; thence
(12)
In a southeasterly direction on a line separating
Tax Lots 21 and 22 from Tax Lots 20, Block 496 to a corner of Tax
Lots 20, 21, 16 and 14, Block 496; thence
(13)
In a southeasterly direction through said Tax
Lot 14, Block 496, to the rear corner of Tax Lots 11R and 11S, Block
496; thence
(14)
In an easterly direction along the line between
said Tax Lots 11R and 11S, Block 496, to a corner in Fishing Creek
Road; thence
(15)
In a southeasterly direction along Fishing Creek
Road to and continuing along Academy road to its intersection with
Seashore Road, the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
(16)
All that land in the Township of Lower south
of the Cape May Canal.
