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.
Map designations of designated fire zones in the Borough of
Washington, Warren County, New Jersey, are on file in the office of
the Borough Clerk and are available for inspection during normal business
hours.
The Borough of Washington 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.
The Fire Official of the Borough of Washington, with the written
approval of the Fire Chief and the Chief of Police, is hereby authorized
to 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.
After designating an area a fire zone, the Fire Official 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, at his own cost and expense, mark the fire zone in accordance
with the directives of the Fire Official. Any person aggrieved by
an order of the Fire Official designating a fire zone on his property
shall have the right to appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals
of the County of Warren pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform
Fire Safety Act, (P.L. 1983, c. 383).
Any person who pleads guilty to any provision of this chapter
and who waives trial shall be fined the sum of $50. Any person who
violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be
fined a sum not exceeding $500 or be imprisoned. For purposes of this
chapter, each day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate
violation.
Members of the Police Department of the Borough of Washington
and the Fire Officials of the Borough of Washington are authorized
to issue summonses for violations of this chapter.