[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Town of Clinton 12-11-1990 by Ord. No. 90-13. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
A.
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any
portion of any street, parking yard or parking place, whether publicly
or privately owned, which has been designated as a fire zone except
as specifically permitted herein. Fire Department, rescue squad and
police vehicles are exempted when performing official duties. Armored
cars are exempt when engaged in the actual delivery or pickup of money
and other valuables only for the period of time necessary to complete
the transaction.
B.
No person shall use a fire zone for dropping off or
picking up passengers, packages or deliveries.
Map designations of designated fire zones in
the Town of Clinton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, are on file in
the office of the Town Clerk and are available for inspection during
normal business hours.
The owner of any property on which a fire zone
is designated is hereby required to have proper signs and/or painted
markings calling attention to the provisions of this chapter erected
and/or placed upon the designated fire zones.
A.
The Mayor and Council of the Town of Clinton, in consultation
with the Fire Chief and the Chief of Police and subcode official,
shall designate fire zones on public property or on private property
to which the public is invited if it is necessary to provide safety
to the public or to provide proper access for Fire Department operations.
B.
The Land Use Board may require fire zones after consultation
with the Fire Chief for any commercial applicant seeking site plan
review for a commercial property with 50 or more parking places. The
Land Use Board may adjust the number of parking spaces required of
the applicant if the public need for the fire zone prevents the applicant
from complying with the number of parking places required.
[Amended 12-10-2013 by Ord. No. 13-20]
After designating an area as a fire zone, the
Mayor and Council shall notify the owner of the property, in writing,
by certified mail or personal service, and specifically describe the
area to be designated as a fire zone and the reason for making the
designation. Within 30 days of receiving notice of the designation
of a fire zone, the owner shall mark the fire zone in accordance with
appropriate directives. Any person aggrieved by an order of the Mayor
and Council designating a fire zone on his property shall have the
right to appeal to the Mayor and Council.
Any person who violates any provisions of this
chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not less than $20 nor
more than $100. For purposes of this chapter, each day a violation
continues shall be deemed a separate violation.
Members of the Police Department of the Town
of Clinton and the Fire Official of the Town of Clinton are authorized
to issue summonses for violations of this chapter.
