[Adopted 6-8-1970 as Ch. 13 of the Revised General Ordinances]
The districts in which storage of explosives and blasting agents,
storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks, and bulk
storage of liquefied petroleum gases is to be restricted are as follows:
A. The limits referred to in Section 12.5b of the AIA code hereby adopted
in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited,
the limits referred to in Section 16.22a of the AIA code hereby adopted
in which storage of Class I liquids in outside aboveground tanks is
prohibited, and the limits referred to in Section 16.51 of the AIA
code hereby adopted in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas
is restricted, are hereby established as follows:
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Beginning at a point at the intersection of Water Street, Mill
Street and Spring Street in the Town of Newton, Sussex County, New
Jersey, and proceeding thence (1) along the center line of Water Street
in a northeasterly direction to a point at the intersection of the
street with East Clinton Street; thence (2) along the center line
of East Clinton Street in a southerly direction to the intersection
of the street with the center line of Townsend Street; thence (3)
along the center line of Townsend Street in a southwesterly direction
to the intersection of Townsend Street and Trinity Street; thence
(4) along the center line of Trinity Street in a southerly direction
to the intersection of Trinity Street and Union Place; thence (5)
along the center line of Union Place running in a southwesterly direction
to Spring Street, crossing Spring Street and proceeding along the
center line of Madison Street running in a southwesterly direction
to the point where Madison Street intersects Elm Street; thence (6)
along the center line of Elm Street running in a northwesterly direction
to the Main Street intersection; thence (7) along the center line
of Main Street running in a northeasterly direction to the intersection
of Main Street and Church Street; thence (8) along the center line
of Church Street running in a northwesterly direction to the intersection
of Church Street and High Street; thence (9) along the center line
of High Street running in a northeasterly direction to the point or
place of beginning.
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The above-described limits shall be extended to include an additional
area of 200 feet in width around the outside perimeter of the area
contained in the above description.
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The limits designated above shall be further extended to include
an area of 250 feet surrounding any church, school, hospital, nursing
home, auditorium, playground, public park, theater or other place
where the public congregates in large numbers.
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The Mayor, the Chief of the Fire Department and the Chief of
the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as a committee to determine
and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard,
any new materials, processes or occupancies which shall require permits,
in addition to those now enumerated in the code. The Chief of the
Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous place
in his office and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
Such posting of changes will follow the adoption of an appropriate
ordinances establishing new permit requirements by the Town Council.
A person shall not willfully fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of any fire official or interfere with the
compliance attempts of another individual.
It shall be unlawful to obscure from view, damage, deface, obscure
or restrict the access to any fire hydrant or Fire Department connection
for the pressurization of fire-suppression systems, including fire
hydrants, Fire Department connections, and standpipes that are located
on public or private streets and access lanes or on private property.
Except in compliance with the directions of a police officer
or posted traffic sign or signal, no operator of a vehicle shall stop
or stand or park a vehicle in any of the following places:
A. Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant or standpipe.
B. In any area marked by yellow or white lines or signs indicating the
location of a fire zone or fire lane. The fine for parking in a fire
zone is $50.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article or who fails to comply herewith shall, for each and every violation and noncompliance, respectively, upon conviction, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, Article
III, General Penalty.