It shall be unlawful to obscure from view, damage, deface, obstruct
or restrict access to any fire hydrant or any Fire Department connection
for the pressurization of fire-suppression systems, including fire
hydrants and Fire Department connections that are located on public
or private streets, access lanes or on private property.
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Any vehicle blocking a fire hydrant or Fire Department connection
shall be subject to being towed, at the owner's expense, to remove
the obstruction.
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The penalty for each violation of this Subsection A shall be not less than $100 nor more than $200.
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The owners of all new and existing private occupancies and uses
involving high fire or life hazards which have driveways extending
more than 75 feet from a public or private street or have buildings
or structures which are located more than 75 feet from a public or
private street or which require quantities of water beyond the capabilities
of the public water distribution system shall provide properly placed
yard fire hydrants.
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Such yard fire hydrants shall be capable of supplying fire flows
as required by the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official and
shall be connected to a water system in a grid fashion, not dead-ended,
and in accordance with acceptable engineering practices. The Fire
Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official shall designate and approve
the number and location of such yard fire hydrants to be installed.
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Such yard fire hydrants shall not be placed into or removed
from service unless and until approved by the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire
Code Official and shall be maintained in proper working condition
at all times by the owner of the property.
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The penalty for the unauthorized shutdown or installation of
a yard fire hydrant shall be a minimum of $1,000 per occurrence and
up to $5,000 maximum per occurrence.
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The requirements shall apply to all privately installed and
owned fire hydrants and all Fire Department connections, including
all Fire Department sprinkler and standpipe connections within the
Township.
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In front of all fire hydrants, public and private, and Fire
Department sprinkler and standpipe connections shall be a rectangular
prohibited parking area, extending 10 feet on either side of the hydrant
or Fire Department connection and extending out from the hydrant or
connection into the roadway a distance of 10 feet. The outline of
this prohibited parking area shall be outlined by three-inch yellow
lines, with three-inch yellow lines painted diagonally striped inside
the no parking area. Signs mounted on seven-foot posts, or on building
walls mounted seven feet from the ground, shall be placed along the
side of the marking or above the fire hydrant or Fire Department connection
for private property to indicate the restricted parking areas in snow
conditions. These signs shall be 18 inches high by 12 inches wide,
with red letters on a white background, and shall read "No Parking
Fire Zone."
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It shall be the responsibility of the property owner, upon discovery,
to immediately notify the Fire Department of all hazardous material
or substances and waste spills, leaks, dumping or discharges into
the atmosphere, whether on public or private property. Cleanup efforts
shall be diligently pursued to abate all conditions. The property
owner shall also be responsible for complying with the requirements
of NJUFC, Section 5:18-2.9, B and C.[1]
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In addition to the hazardous materials identified in the Index,
all combustible, flammable, corrosive, radioactive and oxidizing materials,
as well as poisonous gases and substances, etiological agents, potentially
explosive chemicals, or highly reactive or toxic materials, shall
be considered hazardous materials.
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The failure to report immediately after discovery a hazardous
material or waste spill, discharge or dumping to the Fire Official/Fire
Marshal/Fire Code Official shall subject the violator to a minimum
fine of $1,000 per occurrence and a maximum fine of $5,000 per occurrence.
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A fire inspection report shall be filed with the Uniform Fire
Code Enforcing Agency annually by any business, industrial or residential
property owner, except owner-occupied one- or two-family dwellings,
located in the Township where there exists or should exist a sprinkler
or smoke-detection or -extinguishing system on the property. A fire
inspection report shall also be required whenever there is a sale
of any such property or a new certificate of occupancy is to be issued.
In the case of property where there is a smoke-detection-type system,
the fire inspection report may be completed and filed by the owner.
However, in the case of property where there is a sprinkler or extinguishing
system in existence or required, the fire inspection report must be
completed and filed by an independent testing company. Such reports
shall be filed annually, no later than December 31 of each year.
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