In order to provide safe and ready access for fire-fighting equipment, insure availability of water supply in the event of fire, and assure freedom to use exits from buildings in the event of fire, the Fire Sub-Code Official of the City of Englewood is hereby granted the power to designate as fire zones any of the following areas located on property occupied by any multifamily dwelling, school, or college, property used for commercial or industrial purposes, any place of public assembly, or any parking yard or parking place which is open to the public or to which the public is invited:
A. 
Any driveway or other area which, in the judgment of the Fire Sub-Code Official, should be available for use by fire-fighting equipment or other emergency vehicles in order to reach the building or buildings on the property in the event of fire.
B. 
Any area adjacent to a water standpipe or other source of water to be used in the event of fire, or any area over which fire-fighting equipment would be required to pass in order to reach such water source.
C. 
Any area adjacent to an exit from a building on the premises or any area which must remain vacant and unoccupied in order to permit free use of such an exit.
D. 
Any other area where the parking of vehicles or the placing of any structure or other impediment to free movement of persons and vehicles would interfere with fighting of a fire on the premises or impede the movement of persons away from the premises in the event of fire.
A. 
Upon his designating any such area as a fire zone, the Fire Sub-Code Official shall promptly notify the owner of the premises of such designation. Within 30 days of his receipt of such notification, the owner of the premises shall cause to be erected on the premises, at such location or locations as shall be designated by the Fire Sub-Code Official, signs indicating that parking is not permitted in the said fire zones.
B. 
Such signs shall be constructed of metal, shall be not less than 18 inches by 24 inches in size, and shall bear the words "Fire Zone - No Parking - Englewood Division of Fire Protection," or words of similar import, and shall be approved by the Fire Sub-Code Official before being erected.
C. 
In the event the property owner shall fail to erect such signs within the time limit specified, the Fire Sub-Code Official shall be authorized to enter upon the premises and cause such signs to be erected and shall charge the cost thereof to the owner of the property.
No person shall at any time park or leave unattended a motor vehicle in any area designated as a fire zone, nor shall any person, firm, or corporation place or construct any structure in a designated fire zone, nor place any obstruction thereon which will impair the free passage and access of fire-fighting vehicles, or firemen, or impair free use of an exit from any building.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not in excess of $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. Each day that a continuing violation shall occur shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
A. 
Concurrent jurisdiction. This article shall be enforced by the Division of Fire Protection and the Police Department of the City of Englewood, and complaints for the violation thereof may be filed by any member of the Division of Fire Protection or the Division of Police or the owner or occupant of the premises on which the fire zone in question is located or any other person.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
Issuance and service of summons. In accordance with the applicable rules of court, a law enforcement officer may issue a summons and complaint for violation hereof setting forth the license number of the vehicle involved in lieu of the name of the defendant, which summons and complaint may be served by affixing it to the vehicle involved in the violation.
C. 
The provisions hereof are intended to be cumulative and in addition to such other provisions and remedies as may be otherwise provided by law, including, but not necessarily limited to, provisions contained within the Uniform Fire Code.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 212, Art. II, Fire Prevention Code.