[Adopted 2-1-1988 by Ord. No. 1152; amended 7-9-1990 by Ord. No.
1219 (Title 4, Ch. 5, of the 1977 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
A.
Draw water from a fire hydrant for any purpose other than firefighting
without permission from the appropriate water company and the Fire
Marshal.
B.
Willfully permit water from a hydrant to be wasted.
C.
Hinder or obstruct any firefighter or any vehicle of the Fire Department
from passing along the streets to a fire or other emergency or from
conducting fire-fighting operations at the scene of a fire.
D.
Hinder or prevent any firefighter from performing his functions,
powers, or duties as a firefighter.
E.
Erect any sign containing the words "Fire Marshal" without the authorization
of the Fire Marshal.
F.
Damage, deface, obscure from view, obstruct or restrict access to
any fire hydrant or any Fire Department connection for the pressurization
of fire-suppression systems.
A person shall not willfully fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of the Fire Marshal, Assistant Fire Marshal,
or senior Fire Department officer at the scene of an emergency, or
to interfere with the compliance attempts of another individual.
In the event that the Fire Marshal or any Assistant Fire Marshal
determines that there is an existing violation of any of the provisions
of this chapter, any standard adopted by reference hereunder, or any
rule or regulation adopted pursuant hereto, a compliance notice shall
be issued in accordance with the following conditions:
A.
The compliance notice shall be set forth on a form to be prepared
by the Township and shall set forth a concise statement as to the
nature of the violation of this chapter involved, with reference to
the specific provision of this chapter involved, the remedial or corrective
action required, and an instruction to the owner of the property involved
or any contractor that, in order to avoid prosecution for such violation
of this chapter, such owner or contractor shall fulfill the following
conditions:
(1)
Returning to the Township, within five days of receipt of the compliance
notice, on the form provided, a written acknowledgement of receipt
of the compliance notice, agreeing to correct the condition which
constitutes the violation within such time as is provided in the compliance
notice, and agreeing to contact the Department of Emergency Services
when such work is accomplished;
(2)
Correcting the condition which constitutes the violation within such
time as is provided in the compliance notice or, in the case that
the violation is the failure to obtain any permit required under the
Fire Prevention Code, the obtaining of such permit by such person
as may be responsible for obtaining such permit; and
(3)
Paying, for the use of the Township, the sum of $10 to the Township
Treasurer.
B.
The Fire Marshal or Assistant Fire Marshal shall deliver the compliance
notice by personally handing such compliance notice to the adult person
in charge or, where no such person can be found, by mailing the compliance
notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner of
the property or contractor, if any and if known.
C.
The Fire Marshal or Assistant Fire Marshal shall set forth in the
compliance notice such time as is deemed reasonable by the same Fire
Marshal or Assistant Fire Marshal, considering the nature of the violation,
for the initiation and completion of the remedial or corrective action.
Such time period shall not exceed 60 days. However, an extension for
completion may be granted by the Fire Marshal for an additional period
upon cause shown that the violation cannot be corrected within the
time allowed.
D.
In the event that a person to whom a compliance notice has been issued shall fail to respond to such compliance notice within the time required by Subsection A(1) hereof or, in the event that such compliance notice is mailed, shall refuse delivery of such compliance notice, the Fire Marshal or Assistant Fire Marshal shall institute a criminal summary proceeding by issuing a citation or citations to such person and filing the original or originals with the proper issuing authority.
E.
The imposition of any penalty pursuant to a summary proceeding before
an issuing authority shall not preclude the Township from issuing
an additional compliance notice with respect to an uncorrected violation
or instituting any other legal or equitable proceeding to carry out
the purposes of the provision of this chapter in question.
