[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Morris 3-17-2021 by Ord. No. 07-21[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 268, Fires and Fire Prevention, which comprised Art I, Fire Areas, adopted 2-27-1980 by Ord. No. 7-80 (Ch. 46A of the 1969 Code); Art. II, Fire Prevention, adopted 8-14-1985 by Ord. No. 24-85 (Ch. 49 of the 1969 Code); and Art. III, Fire Insurance Claims, adopted 2-3-1999 by Ord. No. 1-99 (Ch. 96 of the 1969 Code).
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The Fire Chief or Fire Official of the Township of Morris, upon a finding that such action is necessary for the public safety, shall establish and designate fire areas to ensure fire equipment and other emergency vehicles unobstructed means of ingress and egress to properties and buildings in the Township of Morris. The number, location, dimensions and signing of such areas shall be determined by the Fire Chief or Fire Official, based upon the size, type and location of buildings or structures; the types of uses contained therein; the number of motor vehicles operated and parked upon the property; the number of persons using and occupying the premises; the existing means of ingress and egress; and other relevant factors.
B. 
Such fire areas, to be known as "fire zones" or "fire lanes," shall be established where deemed necessary in connection with any commercial structure, place of public assembly, multiple-dwelling groups, office building, industrial park office building, hotel or motel or schools.
C. 
The Fire Chief or Fire Official is authorized to regulate, restrict or prohibit the parking and operation of motor vehicles in and near such fire areas and to impose other reasonable regulations necessary to ensure that such areas are free from obstruction.
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No person shall at any time park a vehicle or in any other manner obstruct a driveway or other area that has been designated as hereinabove provided as a fire zone or fire lane.
The Fire Chief, Fire Official, Fire Inspectors and the Police Department of the Township of Morris shall have concurrent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this article.
Areas established and designated as fire zones and fire lanes shall be appropriately signed and marked on pavement. Signs are to be of a design and quality and lettered in accordance with applicable state law. Pavement markings shall consist of permanent yellow striping located 24 inches to 36 inches off of the curb. Where required by the Fire Chief or Fire Official, the pavement must also be marked "FIRE ZONE NO PARKING" in permanent yellow paint. The Fire Chief or Fire Official may require the owner or owners of property in appropriate cases to provide such signs and markings in accordance with requirements they may establish.