The Fire Official, in consultation with, and with the approval
of, the Milford Borough Fire Chief, may designate fire lanes and fire
zones on public and/or private property to which the public is invited
or which is devoted to public use, if it is necessary to provide for
the safety of the public, to provide emergency access for Fire Department
vehicles in the case of fire or emergencies, and to allow for Fire
Department operations during such fires or emergencies.
All existing designated fire zones within the Borough of Milford
shall comply with the provisions of this article.
It shall be a violation of the Uniform Fire Code for any person
to park a motor vehicle in or otherwise obstruct a fire lane or fire
zone.
It shall be unlawful to obstruct with any motor vehicle any
public or private fire hydrant or building Fire Department sprinkler
or standpipe connection.
The Fire Department, Fire Official and Fire Inspectors of the
Fire Prevention Department, the Fire Chief of the Borough and the
New Jersey State Police shall have concurrent jurisdiction to enforce
the provisions of this article by the issuance of summons of the Joint
Municipal Court serving the Borough of Milford.
Any vehicle parked in any fire zone in violation of this article
and deemed a hazard to the general public may be towed and impounded
by the New Jersey State Police.
Each violation of this article shall be punishable by a fine
not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days
and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.