[Adopted 12-9-2008 by Ord. No. 4168-08[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former Art. VI, Fire Control Measures and Regulations, adopted 9-8-1987 by Ord. No. 2519-87.
There is hereby adopted by the Township of Toms River the fire control measures and regulations as herein set forth for the purposes of controlling conditions which could impede or interfere with fire-suppression forces.
A person shall not willfully fail or refuse to neither comply with any lawful order or direction of the Fire Official of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his or her designated representatives nor interfere with the compliance attempts of another individual.
It shall be unlawful for any person to damage or deface or attempt or conspire to damage or deface any fire district vehicles or emergency vehicle at any time or to injure or attempt or conspire to injure fire district personnel while performing fire district duties.
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It shall be unlawful to obscure from view, damage, deface, obstruct or restrict the access to any fire hydrant or any fire district connection for the pressurization of fire-suppression systems, including fire hydrants and fire district connections that are located on public or private streets and access lanes or on private property.
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If, upon the expiration of the time mentioned in a notice of violation, obstructions or encroachments are not removed; the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his or her designated representatives shall proceed to remove the same. The cost incurred in the performance of necessary work shall be paid by the individual on certification by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his or her designated representatives and paid directly to the fire district; or the fire district shall institute appropriate action for the recovery of said costs.
A person shall not use or operate any fire hydrant intended for the use of the fire district for fire-suppression purposes unless such person first secures a permit for such use from the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his or her designated representatives and the water company having jurisdiction. This section shall not apply to the use of such hydrants by a person employed by and authorized to make such use by the water company having jurisdiction. The permit may be secured from the Bureau of Fire Prevention for the Township of Toms River, and the cost of said permit shall be $42 per fire hydrant.
The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his designated representatives shall recommend to the appropriate municipal agencies and the water company the location or relocation of new or existing fire hydrants and the placement or replacement of inadequate water mains located upon public property and deemed necessary to provide an adequate fire flow and distribution pattern. A fire hydrant shall not be placed into or removed from service until approved by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his designated representatives.
All new and existing shipyards, oil storage plants, lumberyards, amusement or exhibition parks and educational or institutional complexes and similar occupancies and uses involving high fire or life hazards and which are located more than 150 feet from a public street or which require quantities of water beyond the capabilities of the public water distribution system shall be provided with properly placed fire hydrants. Such fire hydrants shall be capable of supplying fire flows as required by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his designated representatives and shall be connected to a water system in accordance with accepted engineering practices. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his or her designated representatives shall designate and approve the number and location of fire hydrants. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his designated representatives may require the installation of sufficient fire hose and equipment housed in accordance with the approved rules and may require the establishment of a trained fire brigade when the hazard involved requires such measures. Private hydrants shall not be placed into or removed from service until approved by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his or her designated representatives.
A person shall not obstruct, remove, tamper with or otherwise disturb any fire hydrant or fire appliance required to be installed or maintained under the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code except for the purpose of extinguishing fires, training or testing purposes, recharging or making necessary repairs or when permitted by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his or her designated representatives. Whenever a fire appliance is removed as herein permitted, it shall be replaced or reinstalled as soon as the purpose for which it was removed has been accomplished. Defective and nonapproved fire appliances or equipment shall be replaced or repaired as directed by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his or her designated representatives.
A person shall not sell, trade, loan or give away any form, type or kind of fire extinguisher which is not approved by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his or her designated representatives or which is not in proper working order or the contents of which do not meet the requirements of the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his or her designated representatives. The requirements of this section shall not apply to the sale, trade or exchange of obsolete or damaged equipment for junk when said units are permanently disfigured or marked with a permanent sign identifying the unit as junk.
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A person or persons shall not erect, construct, place or maintain any bumps, fences, gates, chains, bars, pipes, wood or metal horses or any other type of obstruction in or on any street within the boundaries of the municipality. The word "street” as used in this article shall mean any roadway accessible to the public for vehicular traffic, including but not limited to private streets or access lanes as well as all public streets and highways within the boundaries of the municipality.
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Exception: Approved traffic-calming devices also known as "speed humps."
The Bureau of Fire Prevention for the Township of Toms River shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this article.
All penalties as indicated in the New Jersey Administrative Code, Title 5, Chapters 70 and 70B (Uniform Fire Code), shall be adopted for the purpose of enforcing this article.